July 12, 2021 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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).

5.  Lunch Fund Review-Monthly Lunch Fund Balance Worksheet Attached

6.  Payroll Ledger Review

7.  Insurance Billing Review

8.  ACH Payroll Review

9.  Bank Statements Review

10.  FEMA- Ken completed this.  It has been submitted for final review/approval. 

11.  Draft of 2021-22 Line Item Budget Document & APA Budget Document-ROUGH DRAFT attached for your review.

12. GF June Balance & GF Property Tax Request History

GF June Balance & GF Property Tax Request History

Year/GF Balance in June                      GF Property Tax Request
2021-$4,514,360                                             $4,824,826
2020-$4,495,559                                             $5,036,840
2019-$4,639,608                                             $5,050,505
2018-$4,400,326                                             $5,559,406
2017-$3,173,561                                             $5,559,406
2016-$2,387,335                                             $5,231,086

13.  Historical Data on Tax Request & Tax Receipts, and a General Fund Levy and Total Levy study of every district in a 30-mile radius are both attached RPS had the lowest total levy of the 22 schools at .7209.  The next lowest was Grand Island Northwest at .7763. 

14.  During our meeting with representatives from NPPD on Thursday, July 1st we found out that the lights and posts in our parking lot/grounds are leased from NPPD.  In doing some asking around I don't think anyone knew this.  Hilary and I looked back through the bills here is a summary: 

We paid NPPD $187.88 to lease lighting in our parking lots/grounds last month.  The detailed invoiced are included in the finance report. They made us aware that they would be happy to remove and replace any of their equipment when we decide to move forward with the parking lot. 

Also, just heard from NPPD today that they would offer a rebate of $80 per light bulb that we would replace and upgrade to LED on the football field.  We have 36 light bulbs out there, 9 per light pole.  Thus, the rebate would be $2,880.  

15.  Fund Financial Balance Report June 2020-See Attached

• QCPUF-$100,176 Current Balance, there will be a transfer to the general fund at years end based on the advice of our accounts.  We will continue to leave the fund open to allow us to collect any delinquent taxes that come in.  Will most likely be a small amount. 
• Special Building Fund-$694,247 Current Balance
  • Approved Expenditures: 
    • L.E.D. Video/Scoreboards: half $43,267 paid in June other half at completion of the project
    • Parking Lot: Estimate of $325,000
    • HS Room Tile:  $1,611
    • Thermostat Controls
    • 20 Ton Condenser
    • Goal Post/Stadium Improvements
• Employee Benefit Fund-$115,221 Current Balance
  • Look for a recommended transfer to this fund at our next board meeting
• Lunch Fund-$31,504 Current Balance
  • This is the current balance after the loan re-payment back to the General Fund
• Activity Fund 
  • End of year transfer from General Fund is estimated to be $32,000
• Depreciation Fund-$239,481.17
  • Approved Expenditures:  
    • Computer Refresh $150,000 will be reimbursed by ESSERs II funds
    • Dishwasher $31,222
  • We transferred $41,470 from the General Fund to the Depreciation Fund due to the rebate that was accidentally deposited into the General Fund. 
  • Budgeted $30,000 for a van/vehicle purchase to replace either Van #1 or Van #2

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.  Read to Speaker(s): "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.  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?

• Our health department is currently in the "green" zone
• The state of Nebraska is no longer in a pandemic emergency and has discontinued use of the "COVID-19" dashboard
• A vaccine is readily available to the public
• Reviewing the plan every 6 months is required in order to receive ESSERs funding

• BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.__________  IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA AS FOLLOWS:
• Section 1. The Board of Education (the "Board") hereby makes the following findings and determinations:
• (a) Parents and guardians are the primary educators of their own children, especially in matters of faith and morals, including sex education; and
• (b) The school district is to support and assist the education of children, not to replace the parent; and
• (c) The Nebraska Department of Education has proposed Health Education Standards which could infringe on parents’ role as primary educators of their own children; and
• (d) Parents in this District have voiced their concerns over some of the proposed Standards, making it clear that they do not intend to relinquish their role as primary educators of their own children; and
• (e) Parents who support some or all of the proposed Health Education Standards have every right and every opportunity to avail themselves of any and all educational material necessary to educate their own children in a manner consistent with the proposed Health Education Standards from the Nebraska Department of Education, and their right and ability to do so is not adversely affected by this District’s decision to decline the adoption of the proposed Health Education Standards.
• Section 2. The Board hereby directs and determines that the District will not adopt or utilize the Health Education Standards proposed by the Nebraska Department of Education. The District will make its own determinations regarding the content of its health education curriculum.
• Section 3. At such time as the Nebraska Department of Education removes all content which promotes ideological positions on human sexuality, the District will consider the adoption of new Health Education Standards.
• RESOLVED on this _____ day of ________________, 2021