October 9, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular Monthly Meeting
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1. Routine Business
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2. Call to Order
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3. Open Meetings Act Announcement
Rationale:
This is an open, public meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education, and a copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in this room.
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4. Pledge of Allegiance
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5. Roll Call
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5.A. Excuse Absent Board Member
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to excuse absent Board member Drew Blessing from the meeting.
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6. Approval of the Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve the agenda for the meeting, as presented.
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7. Recognitions - None
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8. Presentations
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8.A. Presentation by Glenwood Elementary School on STEM Carts
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9. Public Participation/Comment
Rationale:
Board meetings may have on the agenda, a specific time entitled Public Participation/Comment, during which patrons may address the Board on matters of general concern. No public body shall require members of the public to identify themselves as a condition for admission to the meeting, nor shall such body require that the name of any members of the public be placed on the agenda prior to such meeting in order to speak about items on the agenda. Patrons wishing to address the Board during the Public Participation/Comment will be allowed up to five (5) minutes per speaker to express their view. Public Participation/Comment may not exceed sixty (60) total minutes. The Board-imposed time limits may be extended by a majority vote of the Board, following a motion to do so. Board action may not be taken on matters discussed during the Public Participation/Comment, unless the matter specifically appears on the prepared agenda. Board of Education members will refrain from expressing personal opinions during Public Participation/Comment.
Any members of the public desiring to address the body shall be required to sign in with the recording secretary prior to the start of the meeting and identify himself or herself, including an address, phone number, and name of any organization represented by such person, unless the address and phone number requirement is waived to protect the security of the individual. |
10. Board Reports - None
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11. Consent Agenda
Rationale:
Note: Items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items at the meeting unless a Board Member requests an item removed from the agenda for a separate action.
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve the items on the Consent Agenda, as presented.
Attachments:
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11.A. Approval of Minutes of the September 11, 2023 Regular Meeting and the October 3, 2023 Board Committee of the Whole Meeting
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11.B. Approval of the October 2023 Claims
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11.C. Approval of the October Financial Reports
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11.D. Acceptance of the Meadowlark Elementary Parent Advisory Committee Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2022-2023 School Year
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11.E. Acceptance of the Windy Hills Elementary PTO Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2022-2023 School Year
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11.F. Acceptance of the Kearney High School Theater Boosters Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2022-2023 School Year
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11.G. Approval of the KHS FFA LCCC Steel Days Welding Scholarship Contest Trip on October 18-20, 2023 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with no direct cost incurred by the school district
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11.H. Approval of the Kearney Public Schools Substitute Handbook for the 2023-2024 School Year
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11.I. Approval of the KPS Board Negotiations Team of Drew Blessing, Dave Brandt, and John Icenogle for the 2024-2025 School Year
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11.J. Approval of Dave Brandt to serve as the Kearney Public Schools NASB Voting Delegate for the 2023 State Education Conference
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12. Regular Agenda - Personnel
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12.A. Acceptance of the Retirement Resignation of Jeff Shield, Skilled and Technical Science Teacher and SkillsUSA Advisor at Kearney High School, effective the end of the 2023-2024 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to accept, with regret, the retirement resignation of Jeff Shield, skilled and technical science teacher and SkillsUSA advisor at Kearney High School, effective the end of the 2023-2024 school year
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13. Regular Agenda - Business - None
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14. Regular Agenda - Miscellaneous
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14.A. Adoption of the Kearney Public Schools Option Enrollment Resolution for the 2024-2025 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to adopt the Kearney Public Schools Option Enrollment Resolution for the 2024-2025 school year, as presented
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15. Closed Session
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to closed session for negotiation and strategy discussion with respect to the 2024-2025 collective bargaining
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16. Return to Open Session
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to return to open session
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17. Closed Session
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to closed session for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such individual has not requested a public meeting.
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18. Return to Open Session
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to return to open session
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19. Next Meeting
Rationale:
The next regular meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education will be held on November 13, 2023 at 5:30 P.M. in the Staff Development Room in the Administration Building at 320 West 24th St, Kearney, NE 68845.
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20. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to adjourn the meeting
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