August 8, 2022 at 6:35 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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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.
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1.1. Open Meetings Act
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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.
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2. CONSENT SECTION
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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.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent section as presented passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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2.1. Legality of Meeting
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2.2. Approval of Agenda
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2.3. Minutes from Previous Meeting(s)
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2.4. Policy & Board Reports
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2.4.1. Option Enrollment
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2.4.2. Student Enrollment
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2.5. Personnel Reports
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2.5.1. Certified / Classified Monthly Personnel Report
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2.6. Business Reports
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2.6.1. Bill Listing
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2.6.2. Fund Reports
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2.7. Surplus/Salvage Items
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3. REPORT ITEMS
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3.1. FEA
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3.2. Update on Board of Education Goal #2 Facilities: Bond Project Update
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3.3. Update on Board Goal #5 School and Community Climate / Culture and Board Goal #7 Community Engagement: FPS and Fremont Family Coalition Partnership
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3.4. Update on Board Goal # 6 Budget / Finance Strategies - Budget Calendar Timeline
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4. ACTION ITEMS
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4.1. Board Items
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4.1.1. Board Clerk
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Due to Lynn Fuchser's retirement effective October 31, 2022, Hope Pierce will take over responsibilities as Board Clerk, effective October 28, 2022.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve naming Hope Pierce as Board Clerk effective October 28, 2022 passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.2. Elementary/Secondary Items
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4.2.1. Request for Early Dismissal - FMS and JCAC
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See Memo
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve FMS and JCAC Early Dismissal at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023 for the Annual Middle School Track Invitationals which starts at 1:00 p.m. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.2.2. Donation to Fremont Middle School
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See attachment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve $1,500.00 monetary donation to the Urban Tiger Room at Fremont Middle School from Fremont Rotary Club passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.2.3. Donation to Fremont High School
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See attachment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve $1,500.00 cash donation to The Hub at Fremont High School from Fremont Rotary Club passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.3. Curriculum and Instruction Items
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4.4. Personnel Items
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4.5. Business/Facility Items
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4.5.1. Budget Amendment Approval
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Brad Dahl will recommend approval of the 2021-2022 Budget Amendment as published.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve 2021-2022 Budget Amendment as published passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.5.2. Transportation Agreement with Student Transportation of Nebraska, Inc.
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Due to the district's lack of success in finding trained bus drivers the district sought pricing from three providers to assist in meeting the daily transportation needs of the district. Pricing was received from Student Transportation of Nebraska, Inc. with details outlined in the motion below. The Board, by approving this agreement with Student Transportation of Nebraska, Inc. is approving the contract documents, and all associated documents related thereto according to the terms and conditions as on file with district records or such other or additional terms and provisions as negotiated and approved by the Associate Superintendent or a designee, and the Board is hereby delegating to and authorizing the Associate Superintendent or a designee to sign, execute, and deliver the contract documents and all such related documents, make all contract payments, and to take or cause to be taken any and all other action and sign any other documents as may be necessary to complete the transaction, and to administer, operate, and/or implement the contract and all associated documents related thereto on a day-to-day basis during this project as contemplated thereby, for and on behalf of this school district, and hereby designates the Director of Operations, or another person as selected by the Associate Superintendent or a designee from time to time as its program administrator under this agreement.
Motion to approve the agreement between Fremont Public Schools and Student Transportation of Nebraska, Inc. for two (2) daily AM & PM route school buses and two (2) daily PM only route school buses to meet the route needs for the 2022-23 regular school year. This initial agreement will begin with the start of school on August 15th and end on December 21st, 2022 provided both parties agree to continue service for the 2nd Semester. The daily rate for the AM & PM routes will be $504.30 and the PM only rate will be $252.15. Motion to approve the above agreement passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5. CLOSED SESSION
Recommended Motion(s):
Fremont Public Schools Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions. Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.
Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to: (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice. Motion to go into Closed Session passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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