October 13, 2016 at 6:30 PM - GIPS BOE Regular Meeting

Rationale:  It is 6:30 PM and I now call to order the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education Meeting.  This is the October 13, 2016 meeting.  Notice of this meeting has been advertised in the Grand Island Independent, which is the District's designated method of giving notice of these meetings.

We want those in attendance to know that copies of the Open Meetings Act are available at the entrance to the Board Room.  If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so.  We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now so that you may be recognized during the Public Forum part of our meeting.  These forms are also located by the entry doors of this room.

Mrs. Wagner, will you please call the roll?

Rationale:  Roll Call.

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The Mission  

Every Student, Every Day, a Success
Within the Grand Island Public Schools,
- every student will be taught to read, write, and communicate effectively; solve problems; acquire and apply knowledge; and demonstrate mastery through performance to the best of the student's abilities;  
- every student will be treated with fairness and dignity;
- every student will experience a sense of belonging, contribution, and success; and
- every student will develop responsibility and show respect for others as well as oneself.  
In educating students, we teach hearts as well as minds.

Rationale:  The first item on the agenda tonight is the Consent Agenda.  The Consent Agenda to be approved is as follows:

(items read.)

This is the Consent Agenda as published.  Would anyone like to remove any items or add any items to the Consent Agenda? 

Rationale: 
NAESP(National Association of Elementary School Principals) and NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals) are proud to announce the month of October as National Principals Month. A recognition of our principals, assistant principals, and program coordinators will be lead by Bonnie Hinkle.

Rationale:  Dr. Kolar and Kristin Watson will discuss "Secret Kindness Agents" at Dodge Elementary.

Rationale:  Mr. Hauser, Alison Zitterkopf, Jenny Manivong, and  Deanna Rundle will present on "#StarrBetterTogether"

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Grand Island Public Schools operates designated drop off\pick up transportation stops (i.e. routes) as part of our Poverty plan. To avoid any possibility of inadvertently identifying a poverty student any child that is at a designated stop is allowed to ride on the bus. therefore, we have open demand for these services. As we enter into the 2016-2017 school year an approach the colder weather we need an additional route due to demand. This route is slightly more expensive on a daily basis because we are shuttling pupils between GISH, Walnut, and Barr, so essentially we will do a double route.  We will pick up over flow for GISH and Walnut drop kids at Schools or respective stops and drive to Barr and do the same. As we move forward it may become necessary to restrict or limit transportation to balance our ability to supply the demand for transportation.

Rationale:  Annually the District practice is to review and adopt a budget calendar for the subsequent fiscal year in order to properly communicate, plan, and administer the various duties associated with the budget cycle.  The Facilities and Finance Committee has reviewed the attached fiscal year 2017 - 2018 budget calendar for adoption and the full Board of Education reviewed the calendar at their October meeting.

Rationale:  Follett Resource Manager is a web-based inventory management platform that will help us know where all of our instructional resources are located.  The advanced inventory tracking capabilities in Resource Manager will help us to monitor our instructional resources and make resource purchases based on data.  The quote includes the software and onsite barcoding and system setup.

Rationale:  Grand Island Public Schools like all organizations has limited financial resources to reach it's mission. All the while our needs are expanding and growing as we seek to educate our children. To that end Grand Island Public Schools has sought and to a limited extent achieved some success in seeking out additional funding through grants. However, recently the issues of sustainable and program capacity have overshadowed any grant writing opportunities. Therefore, in an effort to seek out grants that add value and are both sustainable and or build organizational capacity we are desirous of professional grant writing services. The attached proposal is the final agreement that lets the district decide on the number and frequency of significant grants to apply for.

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With the Starr Elementary building construction a utility easement is necessary for the street light control box. The utility easement is necessary to accommodate the new traffic signals at the intersection of Adams Street and Stolley Park Road being installed as part of the road improvement project. Additionally, an access easement is necessary for the road improvement project on the west side of Adams Street onto the Starr site.

Mr. Petsch presented the details to the Facilities and Finance Committee, which recommends the approval of these easements with the City of Grand Island. 

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With the Barr Middle School addition and renovations construction a access easement is necessary for the road improvement project on the east side of Adams Street onto the Barr site. Mr. Petsch presented the details to the Facilities and Finance Committee, which recommends the approval of this easement with the City of Grand Island. 

Rationale:  Grand Island Public Schools operates designated drop off\pick up transportation stops (i.e. routes) as part of our Poverty plan. To avoid any possibility of inadvertently identifying a poverty student any child that is at a designated stop is allowed to ride on the bus. therefore, we have open demand for these services. As we enter into the 2016-2017 school year an approach the colder weather we need an additional route due to demand. This route is slightly more expensive on a daily basis because we are shuttling pupils between GISH, Walnut, and Barr, so essentially we will do a double route.  We will pick up over flow for GISH and Walnut drop kids at Schools or respective stops and drive to Barr and do the same. As we move forward it may become necessary to restrict or limit transportation to balance our ability to supply the demand for transportation.

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the Facility and Finance Committee.  From this committee, there is also a possibility of a presentation and recommendation for action on any item which might have recently arisen requiring a short turn around time frame.

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the Teaching and Learning Committee.

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the Personnel Committee.

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the Policy Committee.

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration by the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation.

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the Legislative Committee and GNSA.

Rationale:  A quarterly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration by the NASB Board of Directors.