April 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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Opening Procedure, Regular Meeting of Board
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Call to Order, Roll Call, and Pledge of Allegiance
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Approval of Agenda
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This allows the Board to formally approve the agenda as published.
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Welcome Extended to Visitors
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Community Input on any Topic: This is your opportunity to speak to any topic concerning the school district. Since it is not an agenda item the board cannot discuss or take action at this time on the matter. Future discussion can be requested as an agenda item. Thank you for your participation.
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Community Input on Agenda Items: This is your opportunity to speak to items on the agenda. If you are not a part of the presentation of the agenda item you need to speak now. Thank you for your participation.
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes of Previous Meeting(s) , attached
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Minutes from the Board Work Session and Regular Meeting from March 13, 2023 are attached.
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Set the next regular meeting for May 8, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. in the District Office. The current agendas will be available for public inspection in the office of the superintendent.
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Payment of Claims, Authorization Report, attached
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Cash Flow & Financial Reports
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Reports/Information to the Board
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National History Day Presentation
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Addilyn Doke will be present, along with Mrs. Flynn, to present her winning NHD presentation and discuss support for the National contest.
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Principals and Activities Director Reports
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Superintendent Report
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Action Items
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Enrollment Option Request
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Meryssa, Jonathan, and Michael Cannaday currently attend Ainsworth for school. The parents have moved the family to Rock County but wish to option their children to Ainsworth to maintain their enrollment.
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Enrollment Option Request
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Tom and Chere Stephen have requested to option their children, Landon and Landre, to Keya Paha County for the 2023-24 school year.
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Enrollment Option Request
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Elizabeth Zwiebel wishes to option her daughter, Cecilia, to Rock County for the 2023-24 school year. Her other children already attend Rock County.
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Certified Teacher Contract Approval
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Amanda Kroeger has been offered a position for the 2023-24 school year. She will assume the middle school position and, previously hired Elizabeth Salzman, will be in Kindergarten for 2023-24.
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Certified Teacher Resignation
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Due to retirement, Caren Fernau has submitted her letter of resignation. Caren has served ACS for 35 years. We wish her the best and congratulate her on her retirement.
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HVAC Service Agreement Renewal
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It is time to consider renewal of our service agreement with Conditioned Air Mechanical for maintaining our building's HVAC system. Please see the attached from Dan Morrell.
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Boiler Replacement Project
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Dan Morrell, Conditioned Air Mechanical, has provided information to the Board on the need to replace one of our building's boilers. It is recommended to complete this project this summer of 2023.
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HMH Into Math K-12 Math Series Approval
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Over the course of this school year, the administration has worked with teachers and ESU staff to critically review new math resources for K-12. The team presented the results and information to the Board Curriculum, Americanism, and Multicultural Ed committee on March 27th. We have worked with HMH to reduce discount the original quote by over 6,000.
Further, there is a quote for professional development that will help to ensure a successful and efficient implementation of the new math series.
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ESU17 Contract for Special Education & Nursing Services
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It is time for our annual renewal of sped and nursing services with ESU17. The contracts represent the expected range of services that we normally secure from ESU17. The increase from last year is ~5%. In checking with other Superintendents, the average increase for next year has been higher at 7-8%.
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2nd Reading of Policies 607.05 and 707.01
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We recognized the 1st reading to revise policies 605.05 (field trips) and 707.01 (payroll procedures) at the March 13th meeting. A second reading is required to formalize the revision.
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Adjourn
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The next regular meeting of the Board is scheduled for May 8, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. in the District Office. Current agendas will be available for public inspection in the office of the superintendent.
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