March 10, 2025 at 7:00 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 approve the agenda as published according to policy 204.07.
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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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Set the next regular meeting for April 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office. The committee for Curriculum, Americanism, and Multicultural Education will hold annual required meeting #1 according to LB 399 at 6:30 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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Principals and Activities Director Reports
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Superintendent Report
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Action Items
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Niobrara Valley Conference - Invitation to Join
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The NVC administrators met on Monday, February 24th and voted 11-1 in favor of inviting Ainsworth to join the NVC.
This was presented at the February 24th Board Work Session. The response was favorable. It was communicated at that time this would be brought to the March 10th regular meeting as an agenda item to be considered by the Board. |
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Replacement of Office Computers
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It has been 5 years since we updated the office computers for the ladies in the district office as well as the HS and Elem offices. Usually, we like to update every 4 years, but we ran into a 5th year this time.
It is important to keep them current and up to date due to the level of day to day requirements that must be handled in each respective office from payroll to bills to student data reporting through PowerSchool.
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Elementary Principal Contract Approval
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Kesley Riesen has been offered a contract to serve as the district's preK-6 Principal for 2025-26.
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Teacher Contract Approval
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Bailey Schneider has been offered a teaching contract for the 2025-26 school year. This was to fill the middle school vacancy with focus on 5th grade.
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Teacher Contract Approval
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Josie Ganser has been offered a teaching contract to serve as the district's Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor for 2025-26. She will be part of the transition to ag teaching program through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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NASB Board Policy Updates - 2nd Reading
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The Board approved the 1st reading of updates from the NASB Policy Review service. This would be the 2nd reading for approval of updates as presented.
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Update of Policy 408.02 - 2nd Reading
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Our current policy allows certificated staff to resign and leave without condition as late as May 1st. This is problematic in today's current climate for finding and hiring suitable replacements.
This update would take a modern approach that most district's policies reflect when certified staff wish to resign from their contracts. The Board approved the 1st reading in February. This would be the 2nd reading required for approval and revision.
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ACS Policy Review - Policies 506.11 through 509.03
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The Board is committed to the ongoing review and maintenance of Board Policy. Policies will be provided to the Policy Committee in advance and then to the entire Board for review/approval on a regular basis.
*All Board Policies are available to the public through the Sparq Public Meetings Access site: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/415 *The link to all policies is provided through the school district website. https://www.ainsworthschools.org/page/schoolboard The policies in this month's review are 32 policies (506.11 through 509.03) in the 500s students section. The policies presented are effectively up-to-date. A simple review should suffice unless the Board proposes changes to the policies presented. |
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Adjourn
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The next regular meeting of the Board will be April 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office. The Committee for Curriculum, Americanism, and Multicultural Education will hold annual required meeting #1 according to LB 399 at 6:30 p.m. in the District Office, prior to the start of the regular meeting. The current agendas will be available for public inspection in the office of the superintendent.
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