April 10, 2023 at 7:00 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.  HVAC Updates: 

Attached is an updated "estimated" or budget pricing sheet from Jerry's Sheet Metal.  Marty worked with Jerry's to get updated budget pricing. 

Brad,
 
Jerry’s gave me an update on the budgets for these.  If you need to present a budget to the board, I would use $110,000 for the elementary school gym (current need), plus options of $55,000 to add the wrestling and locker rooms at the elementary and $230,000 to add the rooftop units for the high school gym.  Basically, the price that we gave you in November 2021 for $332,000 for all of this has gone up about 20% to $395,000.
 
Let me know what the board decides.  Let me know if you need anything else.  I’m going to be out on vacation next week but will try to check my emails.  Or send me a text if you need something ASAP.
 
Thanks.
 
Marty

10. Greenhouse sheeting has been replaced.  Dan, Todd, and Cody are also considering ordering new air louvers. 

11.  ALICAP roof walk should happen sometime this week. 

12.  T.L. Sund parking lot inspection has been pushed back to late April or early May due to the cool weather conditions we have experienced so far this spring.  They want the ground, air, and concrete temperatures to heat up before they come to inspect it.   

13.  National FBLA Financial Request

14.  Fund Balance Update

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?

There is one piece of correspondence this month. 

• CDC changed the recommended quarantine/isolation period to 5 calendar days on Monday, December 27th, 2021
• It is the superintendent's recommendation that we modify our plan to reflect the change(attached)
• 5 calendar days of isolation from the onset of symptoms and then may return to school/work provided the individual has been asymptomatic for 24 hours
• Individuals will be required to mask and monitor for 5 days upon returning to school/work after testing positive
• Reviewing the plan every 6 months is required in order to receive ESSERs funding

Activities

• Fine Arts Night

  • Students did really good it was great to get to watch them showcase their talents

  • Thank you Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Ellis, Mr. Huryta, and Mrs. Mingus 

• State Speech

  • Students did a great job of competing it was neat to get to watch them perform  

  • Believers and Achievers Award for Kaia Johnson at State Speech

• State FBLA 

  • Claire Coulter - Agribusiness (15th Honorable Mention), Job Interview (14th Honorable Mention -- considered the toughest and most prestigious event), Journalism (4th National Qualifier)

  • Hanna Johnson - Health Care Administration (12th Honorable Mention), UX "User Experience Interface" Design (2nd National Qualifier)

  • Aspyn Wick - HR Management (14th Honorable Mention), Organizational Leadership (8th National Alternate)

  • Samantha Bursaw - HR Management (4th National Qualifier), Journalism (3rd National Qualifier),  All State FBLA Member

  • Josey Moore - Intro to Business Communications (9th Honorable Mention), Parliamentary Procedure (7th National Alternate), *Also invited to Nationals as a potential State Level FBLA Officer Candidate to begin campaigning next year for the 24-25 school year, Business Achievement Award Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (unheard of for an underclassmen, typically one can only complete one level per year), All State FBLA Member, FBLA State Voting Delegate

  • Abby Lewandowski - Intro to Business Communications (15th Honorable Mention), Intro to Information Technology (14th Honorable Mention), Business Achievement Award Level 1

• In addition to the individual awards, Ravenna FBLA received 9 chapter awards.

• There is also a program called "Champion Chapter" where chapters complete competitive events, philanthropy, business focused challenges and other events and are awarded points. Currently, out of 5,200+ FBLA chapters in America, Ravenna FBLA is ranked 58th in the United States and 2nd in Nebraska with one more round of activities to go.

• Personal Finance students

• Claire Coulter, Aspyn Wick, Samantha Bursaw and Tori Sklenar competed in a Personal Finance Exam Challenge (think MAPS testing but for finance) and placed 1st in Western Nebraska and 2nd in the state only behind Millard North. We will now compete in front of a panel of investment bankers by presenting a financial plan for a family at UNK on April 14th against the Top 5 teams in Nebraska. Should the students place 1st, they will each receive $500 cash and win a trip to Cleveland OH to compete against the winner of each state at the Federal Reserve Bank for a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship each to the college of their choice. We had a team last year almost making it just losing out to Creighton Prep.

• 2 teams of Personal Finance students have also qualified to compete at the Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge in Lincoln at Pinnacle Bank Area on April 18th. This is the largest live stock market competition for high schools in the United States. A team from Ravenna also made it last year and finished in 58th out of just over 1,100.

• Ravenna Track Invite this week with good weather expected

Testing

• Juniors took the ACT on March 22nd, it will be a few weeks before we get results back

• NSCAS and MAP testing April 25th - 27th

Dan St. Romain - Positive Behavior Principles

• This was really good professional development

• Teachers really liked it and have been able to use parts of the training in their classes

STEM trailer from ESU 10 

• Mr. Lammers has this in his class and has invited many different teachers and classes to use the equipment 

• Virtual Reality Lab, Smart Home Lab, Robotics, Programming, CNC Lab, Electronics and 3D Printer