May 9, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Meeting Agenda

Mission Middle School, 1st place and Bellevue East High School, 2nd place State Science Olympiad teams will be recognized.
 

Bellevue East team placed and will be recognized.
 

Bellevue West student who placed 1st will be recognized.
 

Bellevue West students who placed 1st or 2nd will be recognized.
 

Administrative Recommendation: to acknowledge that Brooke Stilmock was elected to the certified staff for the 2022-23 school year effective August 5, 2022, and subsequently declined to accept the offer of employment by not executing the contract presented to her and that (1) Susan Bartman, (2) Bailee Lewis-Hopkins, (3) Sarah Rodabaugh, (4) Benjamin Ross, (5) Arlicia Shaw and (6) Karen Turczack be released from their contracts effective May 25, 2022.
 

Administrative Recommendation:that (1) Darris Amburgey, (2) Noemi Arias Saldana, (3) Stephanie Bach, (4) Alycia Cain, (5) Siany Edwards, (6) Kristi Fox, (7) Hope Hibler, (8) Tyler Hodges, (9) Kinley Holm, (10) Sara Kneifl, (11) Makenzie Madsen, (12) Nicole Miner, (13) Cherie Oraivej, (14) Shelby Redding, (15) Keith Smith, (16) Levi Weigman and (17) Cassidy Mentink be elected to the certified staff for the 2022-23 school year effective August 5, 2022 subject to their release from any contractual agreements with other school districts.
 

A two-year salary agreement has been reached and ratified by Local 226 representation employees from the Food Service group.

Attached are copies of the current and proposed salary program.

Administrative Recommendation: Approve the two-year Food Service salary agreement as presented.
 

Tonight, the board will amend the Superintendent's Contract and approve the Superintendent Pay Transparency Notice for Dr. Jeff Rippe.

A copy of the amended contract and proposed Schedule D is attached.
 

The administration will ask the Board to approve GP Architecture to create the RFP and solicit bids to complete the exterior of the Frank Kumor Career Center.
 

Bellevue East and Bellevue West Winter Winds competed at WGI World Championships April 24, 2022 in Dayton, Ohio. Bellevue West finished 3rd place and Bellevue East finished in 4th place.
 

State Science Olympiad Students from middle schools and high schools across Nebraska competed at the State Science Olympiad Tournament April 23, 2022. Mission Middle School took first place for the 16th time in the past 2 decades. Bellevue East High School took 2nd place and Logan Fontenelle Middle School took 4th place. The Mission team advances to Nationals, which will be May 14th. It will be a satellite tournament again this year and run by Cal Tech. Congratulations to all the students and teams on a great year.

Mission finalists for each activity include:
Codebusters - 3rd place - Sofia Skudler, Erin Baker, Claire Bossman
Crave the Wave - 1st place - Maame Ayensue-Aboagye, Lilia West
Ping Pong Parachute - 1st place - Matthan Thompson, Daniela Evans
Sounds of Music - 2nd place - Blake Zimmerman, Amy Dho
Dynamic Planet - 1st place - Carter Acosta, Killian O'Lone
Experimental Design - 1st place - Maame Ayensu-Aboagye, Adah Dishmon, Lilia
West Rocks & Minerals - 1st place - Matthan Thompson, Erin Baker
Anatomy & Physiology - 2nd place - Blake Zimmerman, Daniela Evans
Bio Process Lab - 1st place - Maame Ayensu-Aboagye, Sofia Skudler
Bridges - 2nd place - Lilia West, Elle Ok
Crime Busters - 1st place - Claire Bossman, Amy Dho
Storm the Castle - 1st place - Matthan Thompson, Erin Baker
Write It Do It - 5th place - Carter Acosta, Killian O'Lone
Electric Wright Stuff - 4th place - Adah Dishmon, Sofia Skudler
Road Scholar - 3rd place - Daniela Evans, Blake Zimmerman
Solar System - 1st place - Carter Acosta, Elle Ok
Disease Detectives - 4th place - Maame Ayensu-Aboagye, Sofia Skudler
Food Science - 2nd place - Adah Dishmon, Erin Baker
Meteorology - 1st place - Lilia West, Elle Ok
Mission Possible - 4th place - Blake Zimmerman, Matthan Thompson
Ornithology - 1st place - Killian O'Lone, Daniela Evans
Green Generation - 8th place - Adah Dishmon, Amy Dho
Mousetrap Vehicle - 8th place - Carter Acosta, Claire Bossman

Bellevue East finalists for each activity include:
Bennett Schliesser: Code Busters, 1st place; It's About Time, 2nd place; Chem Lab, 4th place; Detector Building, 6th place
Bryce Nolte: Ornithology, 2nd place; Bridges, 3rd place; Cell Bio, 3rd place; Ping Pong Parachute, 5th place
Nadjia Logans: Code Busters, 1st place; Rocks and Minerals, 2nd place; Astronomy, 6th place
Seth Pennell: Disease Detectives, 1st place; It's About Time, 2nd place; Cell Bio, 3rd place; Detector Building, 6th place
Christian Lewis: Bridges, 3rd place; Forensics, 5th place; Ping Pong Parachute, 5th place; Wright Stuff, 6th place
Avary Rech: Ornithology, 2nd place; Remote Sensing, 2nd place; Dynamic Planet, 3rd place; Astronomy, 6th place
Annabelle Bindel: Write it, Do It, 3rd place; Green Generation, 3rd place; Anatomy and Physiology, 5th place
Chloe Zarp: Write it, Do It, 3rd place; Green Generation, 3rd place; Anatomy and Physiology, 5th place
Brady Zimmerman: Wifi Lab, 4th place; Chem Lab, 4th place
Will Eby: Rocks and Minerals, 2nd place
Lillian Crouch: Wright Stuff, 6th place

Logan Fontenelle finalists for each activity include:
Anatomy - 4th place - Alayna Dunlap and Sylvia Williamson
Bio Process - 6th place - Brett Bailey and Sylvia Williamson
Bridges - 4th place - Alec Narick and Judson Gregory
Codebusters - 6th place - Kaleb Viden and Jasmyn Horton
Crime Busters - 5th place - Ace Sedlacek and Derek Buchholz
Dynamic Planet - 1st place - Judson Gregory and Ace Sedlacek
Electric Wright Stuff - 1st place - Jay Lawton and Derek Buchholz
Experimental Design - 5th place - Sebastian Krewson, Ashlynn Erickson and Brett Bailey
Food Science - 3rd place - Kaylee Douglass and Jasmyn Horton
Mousetrap Vehicle - 4th place - Quinton Blackson and Ace Sedlacek
Ping Pong Parachute - 4th place - Sylvia Williamson, Max Arvesen and Sebastian Krewsen
Road Scholar - 5th place - Jay Lawton and Derek Buchholz
Sound of Music - 4th place - Kaylee Douglas and Jasmyn Horton
Storm the Castle - 2nd place - Alayna Dunlap and Brett Bailey
 

The Bellevue East Quiz Bowl team earned state runner up in Hastings on April 27, 2022. Congratulations to team members Bennett Schliesser, Seth Pennell, Zach Onken, Will Eby, Brady Zimmerman, Christian Lewis, Chloe Zarp, Annabelle Bindel and Corbin Richards for their 2nd place finish.
 

Congratulations to Bellevue West finalists at the State Journalism Championships held April 26th in Norfolk, Nebraska. As a school, Bellevue West journalism finished 7th in team sweepstakes out of 29.

Individual results include:
Owen Reimer, 8th place Entertainment Writing
Sarah Breaux, Sophie Goessling, Grace Pechacek, 8th place Yearbook Theme Development
Meg Gross, 7th place Infographic
Claire Wood, 6th place News Writing
Evie Allison, 6th place Broadcast Feature Story
Carlee Rigatuso, 6th place Feature Photography
Jacki Petrow, 5th Place Infographic
Gnally Boukar, 4th place Column Writing
Meg Gross, 3rd place Photo Illustration and Sports Photography
Carlee Rigatuso, 1st place Infographic (State Champion)

Bellevue West students participated in the Wildcat Film Festival at Wayne State on April 26th. Films selected and screened at the festival included:
"Beat Distracted Driving" and "Herding Cats" by Nolan Flanigan
"More Than A Game" by Meg Gross
"Students and Staff Address Climate Change" by Abby Vater
"A Whistle in the Woods" by Eliot Althof and Addisyn Stueve: officially selected as Best Horror Film of the festival.

Bellevue West students competed at the Nebraska Press Women Contest. Individual finalists included:
Gnally Boukar, 2nd place Column Writing
Meg Gross, 2nd Place Opinion, Writing Honorable Mention: Editorial Writing, Environmental Journalism, Newspaper Layout, Sports Photo, and 3rd place Video Sports Story
Owen Reimer, 2nd place Review, Honorable Mention News Story
Jacki Petrow, 3rd place Environmental Journalism
Caitlyn Wohlford, 3rd place Opinion Writing
Abby Vater, 3rd Place Video News Story
Shane Daughtrey, Honorable Mention Best Newscast
Emily Mabbitt, Honorable Mention News Story
Claire Wood, Honorable Mention, News Story
Emmalie Herd and Taylor Horton, Honorable Mention, Radio Talk Show
Tamir Morris, Honorable Mention Video News Story
Leah Bates, Honorable Mention Yearbook Layout
Sophie Goessling, Honorable Mention Yearbook Layout
Sarah Breaux, Honorable Mention Yearbook Layout
Sophie Epps, Honorable Mention Yearbook Layout

And last but not least, congratulations to The Thunderbeat for their award in School Newspapers Online Distinguished Sites Contest. The Thunderbeat was recognized by School Newspapers Online for Website Excellence and Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling.

Individual recognition was placed on Jacki Petrow and Abby Vater for their coverage of the Nebraska State Supreme Court. The coverage was labeled a "Best of SNO" story.
 

Congratulations to Bellevue East Yearbook and Newspaper teams and individual finalists on your achievements this year.

NSAA State Journalism Championships: Madison Garcia, 4th Place - Yearbook Layout and Layla Vazquez, 7th Place - Yearbook Layout.

UNO High School Media: Contest Hayley Gassick, 3rd Place - Newspaper Feature Writing and Rylee Craig, 3rd Place - Newspaper Single Page Layout

Other achievements included the 2022 Yearbook Yearbook Selection and 2022 Balfour National Sample Selection.
 

Bellevue East and Bellevue West competed in the 2022 State FBLA Leadership Conference in April, 2022. Individual/Team results are listed below. The National Leadership Conference will be held in Chicago June 28-July 3.

Bellevue West results include:
Amy Oltman, 1st place - Introduction to Business Presentation
Javon Jarmon, 2nd place - Help Desk
Christopher Lawton, 5th place - Introduction to Information Technology
Amy Oltman, 6th place - Introduction to Business Procedures
Joshua Bugay, 6th place - Networking Infrastructures
Hayden Thompson, 7th place - Accounting II
Damien Rodriguez, Hayden Schultz, and Hayden Thompson, 7th place - Banking & Financial Systems
Luke Jones - 7th place - Cyber Security
Johnathan Sevick - 7th place - Introduction to Business Concepts
Hayden Schultz - 8th place - Accounting II
Natalie Cervantes - 8th place - Introduction to Event Planning

Honorable mentions (top 4%):
Alyssa Fjelstad - Accounting 1, Personal Finance
Maryam Sule - Agribusiness
Ashlee Leighty - Business Communication
Steven Bartmess - Computer Problem Solving
Javon Jarmon - Cyber Security
Paige Pruett - Insurance & Risk Management
Amy Oltman - Introduction to Financial Math
Caroline Reisz - Introduction to Public Speaking
Taylor Randall - Organizational Leadership 
Jason Mlnarik - Personal Finance

Bellevue West FBLA Chapter for Largest Local Chapter Membership Class A 1st place award.

Bellevue East results include:
Honorable mentions (top 4%)
Cayden Buckley- Accounting I & II
Samuel Tyler- Introduction to Information Technology
Hailey Boukal- Introduction to Business Concepts
 

Congratulations to the Bellevue West AFJROTC students who participated in the All-City Rifle League. Varsity finished second for the third straight year, and Junior Ryan Brevik was the third highest shooter among all participants.
 

The administration will give an update on the recycling and green efforts of the Bellevue Public Schools District.
 

The administration will give an update on the Bellevue Public Schools regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

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 2022-2023 Continuing Contract Unit Activities recommended for Board approval is included in the attachment.
 

The administration will give an update on Strategic Plan Priority #4 Engaging Our Community.
 

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.

Edward T. Ventura, Jr. - Derogatory American Indian Mascots

Edward T. Ventura, Jr. - CRT, Anti-Racism

Mary Moore Salem - More Parental & Community Involvement

 

May 19, Bond Oversight Committee Meeting, via Zoom, 5:30 p.m.

May 25, Last Day for Students/Staff

May 28, High School Graduation Ceremonies, 9:30 a.m.

June 6, Board of Education Meeting, Welcome Center, 6:30 p.m.
 

Adjourn to Executive Session to consider matters relating to strategic session with respect to collective bargaining, which is necessary to be considered in closed session for the protection of the public interest.