December 21, 2015 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order. Roll Call.

2. Acknowledge of Open Meetings Law posting.

3. Pledge of Allegiance.

4. Recognitation of public participation

5. Visitors and Communication from the public.

6. Approval of changes in the mailed agenda and/or changes in the agenda order.

7. Approval of Consent Agenda Items.

8. Administrators' and Practitioners' Reports

8.1. Dr. Kassebaum

9. Old Business

9.1. Motion to excuse /approve the absence of board member(s)

9.2. Discussion on preschool program.

9.3. Discussion on school improvement visit

10. New Business

10.1. Special Education update

10.2. Discussion and action to hire new non-certficated staff member

10.3. Discussion and action to approve Middle School volunteer asisistant wrestling coach

10.4. Discussion, consider and take all necessary action to respond to the November 16, 2015 letter from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) with regard to petroleum remdeiation regarding tank system on School District property including (1) authorizing Superintendent of Schools to respond to the NDEQ resuests and (2) retaining the environmental consultant for purpose of conducting the requested Tire 1 Pre-Investigation Assessment

10.5. Discussion and action to approve the negotiated agreement for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 (may be moved after closed session)

10.6. Discussion and action to approve administrators contracts for the 2016-17 (may be moved to after closed session)

10.7. Action to move to closed session for the following reason: strategy session in regard to collective bargaining.

10.8. Reconvene

10.9. Discussion and action to approve the negotiated agreement for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school term

10.10. Discussion and action to approve the administrators contracts for 2016-17

11. Informational Items

12. Call for Next Meeting

13. Adjournment.