May 7, 2018 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Meeting Agenda
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A. Routine Business
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Procedural Item
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A.1. Call to Order
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
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A.2. Roll Call
Speaker(s):
Board Secretary
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Procedural Item
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A.3. Open Meetings Law
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Rationale:
The Bellevue Board of Education abides by the Nebraska Open Meetings Law. A copy of the law is posted on the wall of our Board room. |
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A.4. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
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B. Special Recognition
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Action Item
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B.1. Bellevue East State HOSA
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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B.2. Bellevue East and West State FBLA
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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B.3. Mission & Logan Fontenelle State Science Olympiad
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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C. Consent Agenda
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Agenda
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: The information in sections C, D, E and F were sent to all members of the Board of Education for review. The administration recommends approval by consent of the items in section C of the agenda identified with an asterisk and receipt of the information and proposals in sections D, E and F identified with an asterisk. |
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C.1. *Approval of Minutes
Speaker(s):
Board Secretary
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the April 2, 2018, Board of Education meeting.
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C.2. *Treasurer's Report
Speaker(s):
Susan Brooks
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: Acknowledge receipt of the Treasurer's Report for April, 2018.
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C.3. *Payment of Claims
Speaker(s):
Jeff Rippe
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: Approve the payment of claims totaling $1,928,171.03.
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C.4. *Release from Contract
Speaker(s):
Sharra Smith
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: (1) Bradley Wellmann be released from his contract effective June 30, 2018 and that (2) Racheal Anastasia, (3) Jordan Bald, (4) Anthony Cliffords, (5) Tony Fischer, (6) Dana Fuglsang Doran, (7) Stephen Gentry, (8) Alexa Krumwiede, (9) Lynda Laird (10) Brooke Larson, (11) Blake Lewis, (12) Sarah Mauch, (13) Cassa McConville, (14) Chelcy Mooney, (15) Holly Oelmann, (16) Jonathan Perone and (17) Sarah Ward be released from their contracts effective May 24, 2018. |
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C.5. *Election of New Teachers
Speaker(s):
Sharra Smith
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: (1) Kari Mackiewicz be elected to the certified staff for the 2018-19 school year effective July 1, 2018 subject to her release from any contractual agreements with other school districts and that (2) Kacie Black, (3) Jesse Bobbit, (4) Trae Bradburn, (5) Kala Brown, (6) Ian DeLaet, (7) River Fisher, (8) Curtis Gocke, (9) Cara Graney, (10) Flint Harkness, (11) Alyssa Hayes, (12) Morganne Herek, (13) Benjamin Higgins, (14) Tanishia Jacobs, (15) Ashley Jadwin, (16) Jennifer Kalinowski Hobbs, (17) Trevor Lenear, (18) Jaden-lynn Logan, (19) Makenzie Logan, (20) Connor Mazzei, (21) Leanne Raughton, (22) Mallory Rengo, (23) Lynsdy Rinehart, (24) Jessica Semo, (25) Sarah Shaw, (26) Christopher Sidzyik, (27) Karen Turczak, (28) Danielle Turner and (29) Dillon Woodrum be elected to the certified staff for the 2018-19 school year effective August 3, 2018 subject to their release from any contractual agreements with other school districts.
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C.6. *Leave of Absence
Speaker(s):
Sharra Smith
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: (1) Lynette Ledbetter be granted a leave of absence without pay effective August 3, 2018 through May 23, 2019.
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D. Action Items
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
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D.1. Food Service and Paraprofessional Negotiated Agreements
Speaker(s):
Sharra Smith
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
A two year salary agreement has been reached and ratified by Local 226 representation employees from both the Food Service and Paraprofessional groups. Attached are copies of the current and proposed salary programs. Administrative Recommendation: Approve the two-year Food Service and Paraprofessional salary agreements as presented.
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D.2. District Copy Machine Contract
Speaker(s):
Greg Boettger
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The current district contract for copy machines services with Xerox has matured. The administration will ask the board for approval to enter into a new district copy machine 5-year contract with Bishop Business Equipment Company.
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D.3. Bond Project Update
Speaker(s):
Jeff Rippe
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board will receive an update on bond projects. |
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D.3.a. Bond Oversight Committee
Speaker(s):
Bond Oversight Committee Member
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
A member of the Bond Oversight Committee will provide a report to the Board. |
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D.3.b. Selling of Bonds
Speaker(s):
Susan Brooks
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Cody Wickham from D.A. Davidson will present plans for the sale of the next round of bonds. Administrative Recommendation: The administration recommends the sale of bank qualified bonds in the amount of $10,000,000 to be sold by D.A. Davidson.
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D.3.c. Bellevue East Main Gym Roof Replacement
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the bid from Bradco Company in the amount of $240,000 for the replacement of the existing roof system over the main gym area at Bellevue East.
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D.3.d. Bellevue East Roof Replacement Projects
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved GP Architecture at the December, 2017 Board meeting to solicit bids for a partial roof replacement at Bellevue East as dictated by mechanical system support. Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the McCoy Construction bid in the amount of $735,000 for the replacement of various roof sections at Bellevue East as dictated by mechanical system support.
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D.3.e. Bellevue East Pool
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved GP Architecture at the February, 2018 Board meeting to solicit bids for the pool refinishing and repair work at Bellevue East. Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the bid from Trophy Construction in the amount of $83,822 to complete miscellaneous renovation items in the pool area at Bellevue East. Also, to accept the bid from Kiefer Engineering to purchase starting blocks in the amount of $24,573.05.
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D.3.f. Bellevue West Stadium
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved GP Architecture at the March, 2018 Board meeting to prepare plans and solicit bids for the replacement of the existing lighting at the Bellevue West Stadium. Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the bid from Musco Lighting in the amount of $213,000 for materials only for the replacement of the lighting and poles at the Bellevue West Stadium. A separate bid cost for the installation and electrical circuiting will be presented at a future Board meeting.
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D.3.g. Betz Life Safety/HVAC Upgrade Project
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved GP Architecture to solicit bids at the January, 2018 Board meeting to replace the existing boiler/chiller units at Betz and Peter Sarpy with VRF systems. Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the bid from Lueder Construction in the amount of $1,547,000 for the completion of the Life Safety/HVAC upgrades at Betz.
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D.3.h. Peter Sarpy Life Safety/HVAC Upgrade Project
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved GP Architecture to solicit bids at the January, 2018 Board meeting to replace the existing boiler/chiller units at Betz and Peter Sarpy with VRF systems. Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the bid from Luerder Construction in the amount of $2,609,000 for the completion of the Life Safety/HVAC upgrades at Peter Sarpy.
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D.3.i. Bleachers
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved GP Architecture at the February, 2018 Board meeting to solicit bids to replace the gymnasium bleachers at Logan Fontenelle and Mission. Tonight the district will ask for approval to accept the bids from Heartland Seating Company in the amount of $294,755 to replace the interior bleacher systems at Logan Fontenelle, Mission and Bellevue West.
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D.3.j. Track Repair/Replacement Projects
Speaker(s):
Ralph Gladbach
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved at the January, 2018 Board meeting for GP Architecture to solicit bids to resurface the tracks at Logan Fontenelle and Lewis and Clark. Tonight there will be a summary presented to the Board of the existing middle school and high school tracks and recommendations that are being made to move forward with the proposed repairs.
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D.3.k. Stadium Scoreboards
Speaker(s):
Bill Richards
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved the administration at the February, 2018 Board meeting to solicit bids as a package for new scoreboards for the stadium fields at Lewis and Clark and Logan Fontenelle. Tonight the administration will ask for approval to accept the bid from American Sign and Lift Service in the amount of $47,051 as a package for new scoreboards at Lewis and Clark, Logan Fontenelle and Mission.
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D.3.l. Lied Activity Center Flooring & Track Surface Project
Speaker(s):
Bill Richards
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Board approved at the April, 2018 Board meeting for the district to purchase the materials to replace the Lied Activity Center athletic flooring and track surface. Tonight the administration will ask for approval to accept the bid from Kiefer USA in the amount of $67,780 for the installation cost of these materials at the Lied Activity Center.
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D.3.m. Safety and Security
Speaker(s):
Greg Boettger
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The administration will ask the Board to approve the bid from Prime Communications in the amount of $520,000 to provide access control and cameras at Bellevue West, Lewis and Clark, Logan Fontenelle, Mission, Avery, Betz, and Peter Sarpy.
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D.3.n. Miscellaneous Security Projects
Speaker(s):
Greg Boettger
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The administration will ask the Board to approve the bid from Metal Doors and Hardware in the amount of $55,000 to complete miscellaneous security doors, locks, and windows at Logan Fontenlle, Mission, Betz, Leonard Lawrence, and Peter Sarpy.
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D.3.o. Logan Fontenelle Project
Speaker(s):
Greg Boettger
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The administration will ask the Board to approve the bid from Trophy Construction in the amount of $9,000 for installation of frames and doors for the vestibule at Logan Fontenelle.
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D.3.p. Technology Purchase
Speaker(s):
Greg Boettger
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The administration will ask the Board to approve a purchase from Apple in the amount of $91,000 for 120 computers and carts to replace four labs at Bellevue East and Bellevue West.
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D.4. *Board Policies
Speaker(s):
Jeff Rippe
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The following policies were presented for review by the Board at the April meeting and presented tonight for approval by consent: 201.02 Membership - (Revision) 611.07 Senior High School Graduation Requirements - (Revision) 402.17 Workplace Privacy - (New) 706.07 Suspension and Debarment - (New) 803.11 Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials - (New)
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E. Commendations
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Consent Item
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E.1. *Nebraska State Leadership Conference (HOSA)
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Action Item
Rationale:
Bellevue East had 18 HOSA students qualify at the Nebraska State Leadership Conference to attend the National Conference in June in Dallas. Results are as follows: 1st Place: Lindsay Swanson and Ryan McCully - Forensic Science Essiah Manns - Dental Science Abby Deng, Lainey Patrick and Alena Reyes - Health Education
Gabby Stratton and Merry McCully - Forensic Science Alex Welch - Dental Terminology Taylor Thompson, Bryan Carver, Aaron Davis and Nebtom N'Da - Public Service Announcement Taylor Thompson - Prepared Speaking Mary Savage - Medical Assisting
Molly Cloyd, Merry McCully, Hannah Traster and Anna Walther - Community Awareness Nebtom N'Da - Medical Assisting
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E.2. *Bellevue East & West State FBLA Conference
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Action Item
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The Nebraska Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competitive events were held at the Annual State Leadership Conference in Omaha on April 5-7, 2018. More than 2,300 students and advisers from 138 Nebraska schools attended the conference with more than 75 chapter, team, and individual events. Students placing first, second, or third in the competitive events qualified to compete at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, June 27-July 2. Bellevue East has 15 national qualifiers and Bellevue West has 12. Congratulations to the following BPS students. Bellevue East: 1st Place - Advertising - Ellie Foral 1st Place - Cyber Security - Alex Warren 1st Place - Marketing - Lindsay Van Ryckeghem, Joey Walther, Tanner Matt
2nd Place - Sales Presentation - Joe Werner 2nd Place - Management Information Systems - Preston Welch, Nick Rutledge 2nd Place - Marketing - Gabbie Estep, Ellie Foral, Makenna Johannsen
3rd Place - American Enterprise Project - Ellie Foral, Breck O'Grady, Quiana Logans 3rd Place - Partnership with Business - Jack Hansen-Reed, Ayden Johnson, Kendra Dragon 3rd Place - Digital Video Production - Lindsay Van Ryckeghem, Ellie Foral, Makenna Johannsen
4th Place - Economics - Ellie Foral 4th Place - Introduction to Public Speaking - Shelby Van Holland 4th Place - Social Media Campaign - Gabbie Estep, Jack Hansen-Reed, Lindsay Van Ryckeghem 4th Place - Sports and Entertainment Management - Lindsay Van Ryckeghem, Joey Walther, Chace Roark
5th Place - Entrepreneurship - Ayden Johnson, Breck O'Grady, Quiana Logans 5th Place - Network Design - Preston Welch, Nick Rutledge 5th Place - Public Service Announcement - Joe Werner, Jill Stofferahn, Kendra Dragon
7th Place - Client Service - Shelby Van Holland 7th Place - Graphic Design - Natasha Menon, Sam Semanko 7th Place - Hospitality Management - Ayden Johnson, Breck O'Grady, Quiana Logans 7th Place - Public Speaking - Quiana Logans 7th Place - Sports and Entertainment Management - Jack Hansen-Reed, Ayden Johnson, Tanner Matt 7th Place - Management Information Systems - Natasha Menon, Branton Campbell
Honorable Mention - Job Interview - Joe Werner Honorable Mention - Business Law - Abut Deng Honorable Mention - Economics - Breck O'Grady Honorable Mention - Health Care Administration - Joe Werner Honorable Mention - Impromptu - Ellie Foral
Who's Who Award - Jack Hansen-Reed Chapter Award - Sweepstakes Award Chapter Award - Gold Seal of Merit Bellevue West: 1st place - Computer Game and Simulation Programming - Tanner Kalinowski, Jack Mettin, and Avery Taylor 1st place - Network Design - Spencer Falter, Andrew Sautter 1st place - Job Interview - Nathan Peterson 2nd place - Local Chapter Annual Business Report - Kelsey Larsen, Jacob Larsen, Andrew Sautter 2nd place - Graphic Design - Kelsey Larsen, Andrew Sautter, Madison Contreras 3rd place - Accounting 1 - Clara Larson 3rd place - Public Service Announcement - Jennifer Gould, Andrew Burns 4th place - Introduction to FBLA - Jacob Larsen 4th place - Organizational Leadership - Spencer Falter 5th place - Community Service Project - Andrea Gonzalez, Michelle Zavala Castro, Reginald Wright 5th place - Publication Design - Kelsey Larsen, Andrew Sautter 6th place - Introduction to Information Technology - Ethan Lingebach 6th place - Help Desk - Spencer Falter 6th place - Securities and Investments - Anthony Green 7th place - Computer Problem Solving - Avery Taylor 7th place - Partnership with Business - Andrew Burns, Jennifer Gould 8th place - Securities and Investments - Nathan Peterson 8th place - Introduction to Business - Ethan Lingebach 8th place - Introduction to Information Technology - Quinny Brumbaugh 10th place - Job Interview - Katelyn Ryckman Honorable Mention - Accounting 1 - Anthony Green Honorable Mention - Introduction to Business Communication - Jaclyn Taggart Honorable Mention - Computer Problem Solving - Ethan Lingebach Honorable Mention - Business Communication - Clara Larson Honorable Mention - Business Calculations - Clara Larson Honorable Mention - Introduction to Business Procedures - Ty Kiviniemi & Ethan Lingebach Honorable Mention - Introduction to Information Technology - Jack Mettin Honorable Mention - Introduction to FBLA - Jack Mettin & Brianna Miller Honorable Mention - American Enterprise Project - Madison Contreras, Brianna Hill
Chapter Awards: 1st Place Largest Chapter Membership-Class A Gold Seal Award of Merit Sweepstakes Award |
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E.3. *Nebraska Science Olympiad
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Action Item
Rationale:
BPS students from our middle schools and high schools competed at the Nebraska Science Olympiad Tournament April 21, 2018. Congratulations to Mission Middle School on their 14th consecutive 1st place win (the 24th consecutive year Mission has placed in the top 3), Logan Fontenelle Middle School tied for 2nd place, Bellevue East High School took 3rd place and Bellevue West High School took 5th place. The teams met in Lincoln with students from across the state competing in a variety of science, technology and engineering activities. |
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E.4. *Bellevue West High School Journalism
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Action Item
Rationale:
Nebraska Press Women Contest: AJ Forbes — Editorial, second; Sports story, second. Nathan Hawkins — Opinion, honorable mention; Sports story, honorable mention. Emily Schmidt — News story, first; Feature story, honorable mention. Sara Fogarty — News story, honorable mention; Columns or blogs, second. Melissa Irish — Feature story, third; Environment, second. Alex Toth — Review, second. Amiya Johnson — Video news story, honorable mention; Video feature story, honorable mention. Jenna Hammond — Video news story, honorable mention; Video feature story, honorable mention; Video sports story, third. James Griffin — Video sports story, third. Winter Sarratt — Video sports story, third. Nebraska State Journalism Championships: LeAnne Bugay--Qualifier in Entertainment Review Writing Tiffany Domingo--Qualifier in Sports News Writing Nathan Hawkins, who placed 4th in Sports News Writing Jenna Hammond, who placed 4th in Broadcast News Production Amiya Johnson, who placed 2nd in Broadcast Feature Production Wayne State Wildcat Spirit Film Festival Jenna Hammond, Amiya Johnson, and Jen Gould: winner, high school narrative category LeAnne Bugay: winner, high school documentary category NETA Video Contest LeAnne Bugay and Izzy Pineda, 1st place, 9-12 video category |
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E.5. *Bellevue East High School Journalism
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Action Item
Rationale:
UNO High School Media Contest: Cailin Tomsu - 1st Place, Best Sports Story & 2nd Place, Best Editorial Hannah Cunningham - 2nd Place, Best Yearbook/Magazine Layout |
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E.6. *State Latin Convention
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Bellevue East competed in the State Latin convention April 21, 2018, bringing home a total of 31 individual awards and 9 team awards. Congratulations to the following students: Latin I Aden Perry: 3rd Mythology, 2nd Reading Comprehension Kaitlin Cloyd: 2nd Mythology, 3rd Reading Comprehension, 2nd Heptathlon (10th Overall) Kelsey Tveitbakk: 1st Mythology Leonard Meredith: 3rd Grammar, 1st Heptathlon (7th Overall), Mary Watson: 2nd Grammar Luke Webster: 1st Grammar, 1st Reading Comprehension, Marianne Timmins: 2nd 3-D Art Certamen: 1st (Luke Webster, Kaitlin Cloyd, Kelsey Tveitbakk, Mary Watson), 2nd (Leonard Meredith, Aden Perry) 1st Overall Academics Latin II Abby Secrist: 3rd Mythology, 3rd Grammar, 2nd Reading Comprehension Taylor Thompson: 2nd Derivatives, 3rd Vocabulary, 1st Roman Life & Culture, 1st Sight Recitation Mackenzie Chastain: 3rd 3-D Art (*Fan Favorite) Certamen: 1st (Taylor Thompson) Latin III Gale Callaghan: 3rd Grammar McKenzie Mitchell: 3rd Reading Comprehension, 3rd Impromptu Art Certamen: 4th (Gale Callaghan, McKenzie Mitchell) Latin IV Chloe Molnar: 3rd Derivatives, 3rd Grammar, 2nd 2-D Art (*Fan Favorite) Jillian Hinman: 3rd Vocabulary Breauna Hendrix: 3rd Reading Comprehension Aspen Mayor: 9th Overall Heptathlon, 1st 2-D Art (*Fan Favorite), 1st Impromptu Art Certamen: 3rd (Chloe Molnar, Jillian Hinman, Breauna Hendrix, Aspen Mayor) Overall School 1st T-shirt Competition (*Fan Favorite), 1st Overall Art, 1st Olympika Students Elected to State Board for 2018-19: Aden Perry (Tech Coordinator), Kelsey Tveitbakk (Historian), Caylee Anderson (Secretary), Kaitlin Cloyd (President) |
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E.7. *WGI World Winds Competition
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The Bellevue Winter Winds group placed 4th in WGI World Winds Competition (Scholastic A) on April 22, 2018. They finished with a 87.988 score, only .8 points out of third place. This was the inaugural season for this group, congrats to all. |
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E.8. *UNO IT Innovation Cup
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Congratulations to the Bellevue East IT Innovation team, Gavin VanOrnum, Joeth Zermeno, Brandon Krutz, and David Johnson, on their 2nd place finish in the UNO IT Innovation Cup. They developed an app and website called ClassFindr to help students select electives. |
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E.9. *2018 Nebraska German Student Convention
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Action Item
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Congratulations to Bellevue East German students on the following awards earned at the 2018 Nebraska Student German Convention in April, 2018. 1st place Kuchen Apfelkuchen, also overall best: Colleen & Devin Glenn 1st place Kuchen Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte: Gabi Linder 1st place Kuchen Donauwelle: Mikayla Gallagher 2nd place Poetry Video Interpretation: Colleen Glenn 2nd place Artwork: Mikayla Gallagher 2nd place Theme Display 2nd place Shirt Design 3rd place Advanced spelling: Brandon Lambrecht |
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E.10. *NFWC District 2 Art Competition
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Congratulations to the Bellevue East art students for their winning artwork at the NFWC District 2 Art Competition.
Emma McKinley, 2nd place, watercolor Betsaida Gutierrez, 1st place, acrylic Julia Wight, 3rd place, drawing Andrea Gonzalez, 1st place, watercolor Taylor Pivonka, 3rd place, clay
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E.11. *SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Bellevue West SkillsUSA members competed April 14, 2018 at the State Leadership Conference in Grand Island. The following students placed in these events. Jacob Riha, placed 1st in electrical construction wiring and qualified for nationals in Louisville Kentucky in June. Jeremiah Gage, 1st in criminal justice and qualified for nationals. Mitchell Pavel, 1st in stick welding Zac Cote, 3rd in MIG welding Julio Roman, 3rd in collision repair |
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E.12. *National Speech & Debate Association Nebraska South Speech Coach of the Year
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Congratulations to Bellevue West teacher Becca Hier, she was named the National Speech and Debate Association Nebraska South Speech Coach of the year. Becca is now being considered for the National Coach of the year award. |
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E.13. *Operation Read
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Action Item
Rationale:
Elementary students gathered for a morning of fun, learning and putting themselves to the test at Operation Read. Over 300 readers from all 15 elementary schools (Avery, Belleaire, Bellevue, Bertha Barber, Betz, Birchcrest, Central, Fairview, Fort Crook, LeMay, Leonard Lawrence, Peter Sarpy, Twin Ridge, Two Springs and Wake Robin) arrived at the BPS Lied Activity Center, ready to answer questions about the Golden Sower books they have been reading and studying since the fall. The Golden Sower books are the Nebraska children’s choice award sponsored by the Nebraska Library Association. It was Team 45 from Two Springs Elementary (Victoria Bogatz, Madison Vanourney, Kylee Plowman and Carter Hamblin) who brought home the traveling trophy at the end of the tournament. The top team from each school with the best score won Olympic-style medals. And, each school was able to take back a set of Golden Sower books for next year's competition thanks to the BPS Foundation. All elementary schools were invited to participate. The maximum number of teams per school is six and the maximum number of members per team is five. Classroom teachers, librarians, reading teachers and paraprofessionals all helped coach teams. Students discussed the books and practiced answering questions mostly during recess and after school. Operation Read is coordinated by Kari Schroder (high school librarian) and Deb Kendall (elementary librarian). Special thanks to the Bellevue Public Schools Foundation for supporting this great opportunity for students. |
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F. Information Items
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Information Item
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F.1. Legislative Update
Speaker(s):
Jeff Rippe
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The district employs Radcliffe and Associates as our lobbyist. Tonight, Walt Radcliffe will report on the 2018 legislative session. The session ended on April 18th. |
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F.2. CADRE Program Update
Speaker(s):
Nicole Fox
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The administration will give an update on the CADRE Program.
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F.3. Board Policy Review
Speaker(s):
Jeff Rippe
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The following policies are presented for review: 706.01 Purchasing Procedures - (Revision) 902.02 School Facility Construction - (Revision) These board policies are presented for review with approval scheduled for the June Board meeting.
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F.4. *Administrative Regulation Review
Speaker(s):
Jeff Rippe
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
The following Administrative Regulations are presented for review: 613.01 Therapy Dogs - (Revision)
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F.5. *Outside the District Professional Continuing Contract Unit Policy
Speaker(s):
Nicole Fox
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Bellevue Public Schools offers opportunities for certified staff to earn Continuing Contract Units (CCU). These CCU’s can be used for salary advancement for some approved activities that are completed outside of contract day/year. A list of the proposed 2018-2019 Continuing Contract Unit Activities recommended for Board approval is included in the attachment.
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G. Public Comment Period
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Information Item
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Public Comment pertaining to items not otherwise on the Agenda must be submitted to the Secretary of the Board five days prior to the Board meeting. There were no items submitted for Public Comment for this meeting.
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H. Board of Education Member Reports on Meetings They Have Attended
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Rationale:
BPS Foundation - Scott Eby and Frank Kumor MABE - Sarah Centineo |
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I. Future Business
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
Rationale:
May 8, District Retirement Reception, Bellevue West, 3:30 p.m. May 10, Bellevue East Honor's Night May 11, Project Search Graduation May 14, Bellevue West Honor's Night May 16, Individual Special Education Classroom Graduation May 17, Bond Oversight Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m. May 18, B.E.S.T Program Graduation May 23, Last Day for Students May 24, Last Day for Staff May 24, Baccalaureate (Bellevue East and West) May 26, High School Graduations, 9:30 a.m. June 4, Board of Education Meeting, Welcome Center, 6:30 p.m. |
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J. Executive Session
Speaker(s):
Board President
Agenda Item Type:
Action Item
Rationale:
Administrative Recommendation: Adjourn to Executive Session to consider matters relating to strategy sessions with respect to employee negotiations and personnel which are necessary to be considered in closed session for the protection of the public interest.
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