February 8, 2016 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call
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2. Notice of Open Meeting Act—Posted
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3. Motion to excuse absent board members
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4. Approval of the agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Consent Agenda
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5.1. Hold for discussion and for possible action approval of the following items:
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.1.1. Minutes of prior meeting(s)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve minutes of prior meeting Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.1.2. Treasurer’s report
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Treasurer's report Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.1.3. Receipts
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve receipts Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.1.4. Expenditures
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve expenditures Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.1.5. Claims for payment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Claims for payment Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Attachments:
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6. Public Forum: Recognition of visitors, delegations, and reading of communications.
Discussion:
No public comment
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7. Reports
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7.1. Committee:
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7.1.1. Transportation, Building and Grounds
Discussion:
Committee met on Jan 25. Reviewed contract with Husker Construction, and discussed buses. Materials have been selected for new storage building.
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7.1.2. Policy Review
Discussion:
Committee met January 26. Developed a list of those policies to begin with in the review process. Next committee meeting will be February 24 at 7:00pm
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7.2. Administration
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7.2.1. Elementary Principal
Discussion:
PTC are being held tonight. NeSA-Writing testing is complete. "Taste it Tuesday" is a hit at elementary lunchtime. The 100th day of school was celebrated on January 28. Evaluations are going well. A schedule for the reading curriculum visits is attached to board information. Elementary teachers will visit Seward and Lincoln to see two different reading curriculums in practice. Preschool roundup is April 12. Foundation scholarship applications are due March 1. ESU6 is holding a Child Development Screening on March 8.
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7.2.2. Secondary Principal
Discussion:
PTC are being held tonight. NHS induction is tomorrow night. Teacher evaluations are in progress. Class registrations will begin next week. NeSA-W assessments are complete. MAP testing is next. Pioneer Conference BB tournament was hosted here last week, and was well-attended. FFA Week is this month. Basketball, wrestling, and dance teams are all preparing for post-season action.
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7.2.3. Superintendent
Discussion:
Discussed board goals and superintendent goals as discussed with NASB representative Marcia Herring. Mr. Kraus reviewed how goal achievement is progressing. Several professional development options were discussed. EPA bus grants were discussed. Golf coach position is still open. After two snow days, we are at a minimum number of hours per Rule 10. We will continue to monitor hours attended.
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8. Action Items
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8.1. Approval of donating retired school bus to Friend Fire department for training.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.2. Approval the 2016-2017 school calendar
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Discussion Items
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9.1. Transportation for option students.
Discussion:
Discussed whether to offer busing to those students who are optioning in to our school district.
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9.2. Storage Building contract
Discussion:
Contract was created by Perry Law, and signed by Husker Construction and board member.
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9.3. TERIP update
Discussion:
Discussed rationale behind possible TERIP offering. Plan to add as action item at March meeting.
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10. Adjournment- Next regularly scheduled Board Meeting is March 14th, 2016 at 7:30 P.M
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Discussion:
President Segner adjourned the meeting at 7:39pm
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