November 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Bloomfield Community Schools - Board of Education

Rationale:  A call to order indicates the beginning of the meeting. 

Rationale:  Roll call, a fundamental process in meetings, holds crucial importance when it comes to determining the presence of a quorum. A quorum refers to the minimum number of participants required for a meeting to be considered valid and for the decisions made within it to hold weight.

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Rationale:  The Nebraska Open Meetings Act guarantees that every public body meeting shall be open to the public so that citizens may exercise their democratic privilege of attending and speaking at meetings of public bodies. A copy of the Open Meetings Act poster is next to the Promethean Board near the file cabinets. Board members and visitors are welcome to review it at any time. They may also access the poster by opening the link noted in the agenda.

Rationale:  As identified by the NE Open Meetings Act, a public notice announces the time, date, and place of a public meeting. The public has the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to debate(s), and watch the decision-making process. The publication of this Bloomfield Board of Education meeting met all these requirements.

Rationale:  A meeting agenda helps you and your colleagues prepare for a meeting and guide yourselves through the items you need to discuss. Time spent in planning an agenda will likely save time for all meeting participants by providing a clear set of topics, objectives, and time frames.

Rationale:  The Celebration of Excellence recognizes students, teachers, staff, and others at Bloomfield Community Schools who bring the District's Mission Statement to life through action, notoriety, greatness, accomplishment, and a host of other descriptors of their contribution to the district's culture and well-being.    

Rationale:  Ava,
The Bloomfield Board of Education is thrilled about your receipt of the NSAA Believers and Achievers Award. You represent one of the very best of Nebraska's high school award winners. Your recognition as one of the 48 identified Nebraska's future leaders is tremendous! Bloomfield Community Schools is delighted to have contributed to your success. 
BEES receive honors!

Rationale:   A consent agenda groups routine meeting discussion points into a single agenda item. Thus, the grouped items can be approved in one action rather than through the filing of multiple motions. The Consent Agenda includes the recent minutes of all BOE meetings and the current Financial/Business Reports.

Rationale:  An action item is a single, clearly defined task that must be done.

Rationale:  BYLAWS RELATING TO THE 2024 NASB DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
ARTICLE XIII - DELEGATE ASSEMBLY:
§ 4 The Delegate Assembly shall hold at least one in-person meeting annually, referred to as the "annual meeting," subject to the exception in §5.  A.  The Delegate Assembly shall consist of one voting delegate, or alternate for said voting delegate, designated by each active member board.
1. A voting delegate, or alternate in that delegate’s absence, shall be a bona fide member of a member board and shall not be an employee of that board.
2. Each active member board shall designate one of its members as a voting delegate prior to each meeting of the Delegate Assembly. Alternates may also be designated but shall not have voting rights except in the event of the absence of the delegate.
3. Voting rights of delegates, or alternates, shall be contingent upon payment of current annual dues by the member boards they represent.

The Delegate Assembly will be held on November 22, in conjunction with the State Education Conference in downtown Omaha, and begins at 8:00 AM. The Bloomfield BOE has not selected its delegate for this assembly. 

Rationale:  Informational/Discussion Items - Items intended only to provide information to the Board and require no action; this includes communication items. Informational items can be scheduled during Regular, Special, or Committee of the Whole meetings.

Rationale:  Five candidates ran in the November 5, 2024, election. We welcome Deb Wragge back to the BOE and newly elected members Brady Folck and Casey Schmeckpepper. The final official election results were:

Rationale:  Meeting Report: A more relaxed and user-friendly summary, focusing on main points and decisions, making it easier to digest and understand.

Rationale:  To keep the BOE abreast of 2025-2026, negotiations progress, and pertinent information

Rationale:  The purpose of the public comment period is for members of the public to inform the governing body of their views.

Rationale:  The Board of Education may move into a closed session by a majority vote if necessary to protect the public interest or prevent needless injury to an individual's reputation.

Rationale:  A motion to adjourn is a formal procedure that ends a meeting. If there is any unfinished business at the time of adjournment, it is typically carried over to the next meeting. Prior to the motion to adjourn, the chair should be sure that no important matters have gone unnoticed.