April 9, 2018 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

1.  Review monthly bills using the EMeetings Software.

2.  Review all credit card transactions for the month.

3.  Finance Committee Members Sign-off on review of monthly bills, credit card transactions, and district fund balances.

4.  Approve superintendent's expenses (credit card transactions, mileage, cell phone reimbursement).

5.  Lunch Program Monthly Review-Financial Data

6.  PLE Calculation Tool/Lunch Price/Opaa! Fixed Meal Price for 2018-19 is still not available from NDE Nutrition Services.

7.  Skid Steer Lease vs. Purchase-The bids received for the skid steer lease was awarded to Bobcat Central.  This lease will be $3800 per year.  The superintendent evaluated lease, purchase, and lease purchase options.  The one-year lease option with Central Bobcat was the best option.  Board policy #3003 allows for the superintendent solicit and accept bids when the estimated cost is between $2,000 & $5,000 dollars, without board action.  Therefore, the superintendent accepted the one-year bid from Bobcat in the amount of $3800.  Those bids for leases are attached to this agenda item.

8.  Lawn Mower Lease vs. Purchase-Only two of the companies offered a lease/purchase agreement: Landmark Implement and Greenline.  Those lease/purchase options and the other bids for the mowers are attached to this agenda "10.6".

9.  Depreciation Fund-The current balance is $13,936.37.  Requested expenditures from this account in the future include: high jump pit ($6,000) and wrestling practice mat ($10,000).

 

 

Rationale: 

Members of the Public, 

This is the portion of the board meeting when we invite anyone in attendance to address the board of education. If you would like to speak to the board regarding any of the items on tonight's agenda or a public concern, now is your opportunity to do so.  Please review the orange sheet (found on the visitors' chairs) of paper that contains the guidelines for public participation.  If you wish to speak to the board at this time, please let me know.  "Would anyone like to address the board at this time?"

 

AFTER THE PERSON(S) INDICATE(S) THEY WISH TO SPEAK

1.  Please stand and state your name?

2.  What topic will you be speaking on?

3.  Are there others in the room who wish to speak to the same topic? (If so, ask that they be recognized so that 30 minutes of time for public comment can be apportioned as per the policy-5 minutes per person).

4.  Optional-"Please understand that public comment is your opportunity to speak to the board and present your concerns, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and observations.  Members of the board are happy to hear from members of the public, but the board will not engage in conversation or dialogue with you during public comment."

4.  "You'll have approximately 5 minutes to address the board, as we allow 5 minutes per person and a total of 30 minutes for public comment.  You may begin when you are ready?"

 

 

 

Rationale: 

Congratulations to Mr. Kyle Moore, who was March's ABC Bluejay Staff Member of the Month!

Congratulations to Mr. Noah Maulsby, who is April's ABC Bluejay Staff Member of the Month!

 

Nominees this month include:
Heath Ahrens-Mr. Ahrens is a kind, considerate teacher and colleague. Mr. Ahrens is flexible and willing to work with his colleagues for the good of the school, including volunteering his classes to help set up for the robotics meet as well as the wrestling meet. Mr. Ahrens works to prepare his students for success after high school, and the real world content in his classes will serve his students well. His FFA program's activities and initiatives throughout the year are varied and MANY; it is by far the most active organization in our school. Mr. Ahrens tells a great story, and his students and colleagues appreciate his sense of humor and work ethic.

Angie Drahota-Mrs. Drahota is kind, caring, and sympathetic.  She's never to busy to lend a hand, listen, and help you anyway she can.  As the school's sole guidance counselor, she has many responsibilities K-12, but manages them all flawlessly and with a smile.  She has a strong work ethic, great follow through, and a super positive attitude.  (2) She is always willing to fill in, cover a class, drive a van and help when needed without complaint. Her willingness to assist others,  and her commitment to our staff and students is unmatched. Angie is a huge asset to our school and very deserving of this recognition.

Noah Maulsby-Mr. Maulsby is an outstanding classroom teacher and coach.  In addition to being an excellent teacher and coach, he is an active member of the MTSS Team.  He is positive, upbeat, and possesses a "can do attitude".  Students are lucky to have such a competent teacher and coach as Coach Maulsby.

Melissa Wroblewski-Melissa always greets students and staff with an outgoing, positive, and peppy spirit! Melissa goes above and beyond to help other staff members with any task they may need. Melissa has not shied away from any challenge, including taking on a class sponsorship, and several other extra assignments. Melissa is a superb asset for our students and our community!

Alison Yendra-I would like to nominate Alison Yendra.  Mrs. Yendra is a hard worker and a team player.  She has demonstrated a cooperative spirit in using her plan time to work with our EL students.  Overall she is just a fantastic staff member.

Dan Cyboron-I would like to nominate Dan Cyboron for ABC Bluejay Staff Member of the Month. Dan goes above and beyond to do whatever he can to help staff members, even when they (I) have not planned ahead or when it makes more work for him! He always has a smile and a positive attitude, and I really appreciate his efforts in so many areas around the school. We are lucky to have him!

Terry Hervert-I would like to nominate Terry Hervert. She is one of our most knowledgeable paras. She is always finding new ways to help all of our students to succeed. She has a lot of patience and has a great sense of humor. Terry never has a bad day. She is willing to jump in and help wherever it is needed. She continues to astound me daily with her energy and her ability to push through, even on the worst of days. Being a para is not easy work, even though she makes it look like it is. Terry would make a great ABC (above and beyond the call of duty) winner!

Tiffani Drabek-I would like to nominate Tiffani Drabek for the ABC Staff Member of the Month! She goes above and beyond to make her classroom as comfortable and accommodating as possible for her students.

Cindy Wilke-I would like to nominate Cindy Wilke. Cindy sees so many different students throughout the day and the kids just love her. My students get excited when she comes into our classroom to teach Social Skills, each time I see her with a student in the hallway she is having a positive interaction with a student; she really "puts up" with a lot and continues to put on a happy face.

Rationale:  The Ravenna Elementary Staff has been evaluating English Language Art materials for the upcoming 2018-19 school year.  They have selected the Write Source ELA Series based on its alignment to the Nebraska State Standards.  The recommendation of the elementary staff and elementary principal is that the school district approve the purchase of the Write Source ELA materials in the amount of $13,511.83

Rationale:  The Ravenna Board of Education and Administrative Team has discussed implementing a random drug testing policy for extra curricular and co-curricular activity participants.  

After the first reading of the policy at the March 12th Board Meeting, a public meeting regarding the policy was held to get public input.  During that meeting, there were 4 suggested policy revisions made to the policy, that included:
1)  Add all school dances, not just prom;
2)  Add Skills USA to the list of activities covered by the policy;
3)  Include summer camps and school sponsored activities held in th summer time are subject to "reasonable suspicions" testing;
4)  Having all initial positive test sent off to a lab to establish a baseline measure of the amount of drugs in a student's system for the purpose of measuring for an increase or decrease in the student's system during subsequent tests required by the activity participant.

The revised policy is attached to this agenda item.  This first reading will occur at the April 9th Board Meeting and the second and final reading of this policy will occur at the May 14th Meeting.

Rationale:  Due to changes in the Nebraska State Science Standards, science graduation requirements need to be redefined in order to help insure students have the opportunity to learn the revised standards by the end of their junior year.  The science requirements are the only graduation requirements changing in the updated graduation requirements policy.

Rationale:  The current commerical mower owned by the school has over 1300 hours on it and is starting to show its age and needing repairs.  Bids for a replacement commerical mower we solicited by the superintendent.  The recommendation of the grounds keeper would be to award the bid for a new commercial mower to Groene's in the amount of $10,349.95.

Bid Tabulation is as follows:

Green Line-$4,475; $9,475; or $15,350
Grone's-$9,834 or $10,349.95
Big John's Ford-$10,590; $13,363; or $14,531
Korb Walker Mowers-$15,734
Landmark-$10,972.19 or $18,620
Runions Wholesale-$12,782.07

Rationale:  The Grasshopper mower will be traded in or sold out right to provide funds to purchase a replacement industrial mower for the school district.  Therefore, it will need to be declared as surplus.

The fair market value for this mower is between $4950 and $6500.

Rationale:  Competitive bids were solicited and received by Mr. Reicks,  the Activities Director and Head Wrestling Coach, to replace the school practice wrestling mat., which is old, hardened and needs replaced.  He would recommend purchasing the Resilite wrestling mat directly from the company in the amount of $9,396.74.

Bids received for the wrestling practice mat replacement are attached to this agenda item.

Bid Tabulation is as follows:
Resilite Direct Factory Order: $9,396.74
Resilite Through Salesperson: $15,456
Crown: $9300

Rationale:  The NSSA Bowling Proposal was voted on by the Delegate Assembly on Friday, April 6th.  The proposal failed with a vote of 19-32.  Therefore, Bowling will not be able to be offered as a school-sponsored activity by Ravenna Public Schools.

Rationale:  The Ravenna Board of Education reviews the compensation for the superintendent for the next contract term annually.  
 

Rationale: 

• We had 82% attendance at Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. 
• Reading Fun Night is scheduled for April 17 beginning at 6:30 pm.  It was originally scheduled to be at the new public library but it will not be done in time so it will be in the elementary gym.
•  Preschool/Kindergarten registration is April 19 from 5:00-6:30 pm.
• We will be doing NSCAS and MAP testing over the next several week.
• On April 30 employees of Town and Country Bank will give presentations to each class for National Savings Day.
• May 1 Loyalty Day Program in the theater beginning at 2:45 pm.
• May 7 Spring Play Matinee at 2:30 pm

Rationale: 

1.  Scoreboard Fundraising Update-$13,500 thus far

2.  ESSA Budget Coding Changes-

3.  Summer Projects Walkthrough & May Board Meeting Time-

4.  Asphalt on Elementary Playground & Between Elementary Gym & North Classrooms-