February 11, 2019 at 7:00 PM - February Freeman Board Meeting
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1. Opening Procedures
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1.1. Call meeting to order
Rationale:
Executive/Closed Session may be necessary during this meeting for either: 1) Protection of the public interest; or, 2) The prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting. A copy of the “Open Meetings Act,” is posted within the meeting room for the public. Recognition of Visitors: The Board of Education encourages citizens to take advantage of the opportunity to address the Board at its regular meetings. Such opportunities will ordinarily be limited to the, “Communications from the Public” section of the meeting. When there are several persons who wish to address the Board at a meeting, the Board President shall have the authority to limit the amount of time provided to each speaker. In compliance with Nebraska statute 84-1412 the Open Meetings Act is posted within the meeting room. |
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1.2. Roll Call
Rationale:
Excuse absent board members
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1.3. Acknowledge meeting notice and announcement
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1.4. Approve agenda
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1.5. Communication from the Public
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Staff Sharing: Mr. Jensen with Strengths
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1.6. Approval of Consent Agenda
Rationale:
Previous Meetings Minutes General Fund Claims in the amount of $117,167.74 Lunch Fund Claims in the amount of $17,321.48 Depreciation Fund Claims in the amount of $0 Special Building Fund Claims in the amount of $0 Payroll expenditures in the amount of $397,968.14 Financial Reports Correspondence to the Board and Accommodations:
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1.7. Items Removed From the Consent Agenda
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1.7.1. N/A
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1.7.2. N/A
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2. Discussion Items
1. NASB, Sparq Data, North Star Negotiations 2. 2019-2020 Staffing and Programming 3. Policy Updates 4. Community Service Graduation Requirements 5. 2019-2020 Calendar Options 6. Superintendent Goals 7. Principal Contracts |
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3. Matters Requiring Board Action
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3.1. Consideration and possible action to contract with and pay Sparq Data for providing the district with e-meetings services from March of 2019 through February of 2020.
Rationale:
Sparq Data contract price for the 2019-2020 school year is $1500.
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3.2. Consideration and possible action to contract with and pay North Star Negotiations for providing Freeman Public Schools negotiations data for the 2019-2020 school year.
Rationale:
Billing for services for North Star Negotiations is $1300
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3.3. Consideration and possible action to pay NASB dues for the 2019-2020 school year.
Rationale:
$3,912 is the yearly dues for NASB. This organization provides services and development opportunities for the district in many ways throughout the school year.
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3.4. Consideration and possible action to change the district's expectations regarding, "Community Service" as it pertains to graduation requirements.
Rationale:
The district is looking at making a change to, "Community Service" as it relates to Freeman's graduation requirements. Following discussion of this topic the Board will decide if this is a change the district wishes to make within our Policy.
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3.5. Consideration and possible action to approve a contract for the 2019-2020 school year for the K-6 Principal.
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3.6. Consideration and possible action to approve a contract for the 2019-2020 school year for the 7-12 Principal.
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3.7. Consideration and possible action to adopt a calendar for the 2019-2020 school year.
Rationale:
There are two drafts for the Board to consider. The two drafts look at Professional Development differently, one as late starts and one as whole days. The Administration will share staff feedback on both calendars.
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3.8. Consideration and possible action to set Superintendent Goals for the remainder of the 2019-2019 contract year.
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Goals for the remainder of the school year will focus on the areas of staffing, programming, facilities projects and planning, and New Superintendent transition.
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3.9. Consideration and possible action to approve the review of Polices 4024-4037.
Rationale:
This Policy review will leave the district with 114 Policies to review over the next 16 months. This should put the district in a great position to have reviewed all policies within a 3 year window.
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3.10. Consideration and possible action to approve an updated Superintendent Contract Template.
Rationale:
Mr. Meints in working with KSB has an updated contract template for the Board to consider.
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4. Reports
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4.1. Administrative Reports
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Mr. Page: ReVISION, Weather Days, Legislation Update Mr. Schoeder: Possible change to graduation requirement. Mrs. Sieh: climbing wall, Music concert, strengths day, quiz bowl |
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4.2. Technology
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4.3. Assessments
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4.4. School Improvement
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4.5. Facilities
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Summer Projects:
Out Building Planning Vehicle Storage Planning Track Field Events Planning Growing Dome Planning HVAC Updates |
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4.6. Transportation
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Bus Update/ Future Purchase Plan
Van Update |
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4.7. Negotiations
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Principal Contracts and Negotiations
Updates to Principal Contracts Conversation regarding parameters for Superintendent Compensation Package |
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4.8. Extra Curricular
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Planning for 2019-2020 AD Position and support system
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4.9. Board of Education
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NRCSA Spring Conference Dates: March 21st & 22nd in Kearney
NRCSA Legislative Forum Date: March 5th in Lincoln Superintendent Search Discussion Superintendent Contract Discussion |
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5. Announcements
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5.1. Next regular meeting: Monday, March 11, 2019 7:00 p.m. Freeman Media Center
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Freeman Media Center, 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2019.
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6. Adjournment
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