October 12, 2017 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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Leyton Herrick has been selected as the high school ACE Flyer for the month of September.  Mr. Rocker nominated Leyton for his hardwork and the amount of responsiblity he takes on for such a young person.  Way to go, Leyton! 

 

Brookelyn Schurman was nominated as the elementary ACE Flyer by her teacher, Mrs. Dreher. Brookelyn has worked hard in the classroom this year and is respectful to everyone. She joins in class discussions and shares ideas!  Keep it up! 

Approve bill from H&Y Leveling in the amount of $75 for grass removal

Mower Repairs

National FFA Convention

Four students will represent the chapter in the presentation of our Models of Innovation top 10 competition and receive our National Chapter 3-star award at the Thursday afternoon session.  We will be taking two additional students and myself. 

In compliance with Nebraska State Statute 79-2,144(1) all school buildings and districts in the State of Nebraska must have board approval of the current School Safety Plan.  The attachments include the Franklin Public School District Safety Plan along with the exhibits and documents that support the plan.  

Since we will be discussing the potential of our football team being ineligible for playoffs over the next two years, I feel it is necessary to get a consensus from the board in terms of what should be decided.  Attached to this agenda item are the Parent/Patron Survey Results, the Student Survey Results, and the Timeline from the NSAA as it regards to this decision.  Please take time to read through the survey's to get a good handle on what constituents are thinking.

Football is now being classified by male enrollment in grades 9-11. For us that projected number will be 39 (Actual) for 2018 and 38 for 2017, 34 for 2019, and 24 for 2020.  The eligibility cut offs are 27 and lower for 6-Man, and 37 and lower for 8-man.

Therefore, here are our choices to consider:

1. D1 and 8-Man (As we are now)
2. D2 and 8-Man (Would have to declare to go to D2 and we would be ineligible for playoffs)
3. 6-Man (we would be ineligible for playoffs until 2020)
4. COOP with another school and play 11-Man (Would have to have this done by November 1st)
5. COOP with another school and play 8-Man (Once again would have to have this completed by November 1st and we would be ineligible for playoffs)

Some things to consider (A) There is no guarantee that the NSAA would schedule all of our 6-man games close, and therefore we could be playing teams that are 4-5 hours away.  There are 6-man schools that do not have lights and the game would have to be played at 3:00 pm.  In fact, many of the games in 6-man are played at 3:00pm.  (B) There is no guarantee that if we went to D2 that we wouldn't have a long road schedule.  (C) There is also no guarantee with the 8-man schedule that we may not have to play games at 3:00 pm or possibly on a Saturday or Thursday.  There is a bigger and bigger shortage of Football officials. (D) Finally, I will continue to try and schedule Volleyball and Football Games together as that really does bring in more fans, and sometimes a bigger atmosphere.

This item was placed on the agenda so the board could communicate and come to a consensus on the next step if any.