July 8, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale:  INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD WILL BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK AT THE BOARD TABLE.  WHEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAIR, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH YOUR COMMENTS.  A MAXIMUM TIME LIMIT OF 5 MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED FOR EACH AUDIENCE UNLESS AN EXCEPTION IS GRANTED BY THE CHAIR.

Rationale:  A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board Room.  The Board may meet in Closed Session to consider issues including, but not limited to 1) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate purchases, or litigation; 2) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; 3) investigative proceedings regarding allegations or misconduct; or 4) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person or persons.  The vote to hold a Closed Session shall be taken in open session and the subject matter and reason for the session shall be included in the motion.  The motion and the vote of each member of the Board and the time when the session commenced and concluded shall be recorded in the minutes.  If the motion passes, the President will restate on the record the limitation of the subject matter of the Closed Session.

Rationale:  All matters listed under the Consent Section are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion.  There will be no separate discussion of these items.  If discussion is desired, the item(s) will be considered at the end of the Consent Section.

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Approve that all legal requirements have been met as to advance notice of this meeting to both individual Board Members and to the public.

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Approval of the agenda as published/revised.Note that items can be removed or amended from the published agenda at this time but additions can be made only through an emergency resolution.

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Rationale:  Over the course of the last few years, the Nebraska state standards and the state's required assessment system have changed resulting in an impact on some of our high school courses and graduation requirement language.  Content area revision teams have worked extensively to align all contents and courses to encompass Nebraska State Standards and proficiency requirements for graduation as noted in the proposed revisions to Board Policy 52B.7 for the Board's consideration.  

It is requested that the Board waive the two-reading requirement a provided in Board Policy 85E and approve the policy and administrative regulations after one reading.  This is requested in order to publish the policy as a part of the handbooks rather than as an addendum.  

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As a continuation of the work being done towards board goal #3 Student Grading Policy Revision, the grading committees for grades 5-8 recommend that the grading percentages identified in policy 54D.11 move to the 10 point scale as adopted and implemented by Fremont High School in 2018-2019.  This revision will provide continuity and consistency as students move through the secondary levels of Fremont Public Schools.

It is requested that the Board waive the two-reading requirement a provided in Board Policy 85E and approve the policy and administrative regulations after one reading.  This is requested in order to publish the policy as a part of the handbooks rather than as an addendum.