August 10, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting Agenda

Rationale:  NOTICE:  As stated in state statue, a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the east wall of this meeting room.  The meeting was duly advertised in the designated newspaper and all board member were served notice of the meeting. 

SEQUENCE OF AGENDA:  The sequence of agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.  Please arrive at the beginning of the meeting.

CLOSED SESSION:  If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law.

ACTION ITEM:  The board reserves the right to take action on an item listed on the board agenda.

Rationale:  This is the portion of the meeting when visitors to the meeting may speak to any item.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Getting Started:  When you have been recognized by the Board President to speak, please stand and state your name to the Board of Education.
Time Limit:  You may speak only one time and must limit comments to 3 minutes or less.
Personnel or Student Topic:  If you are planning to speak about personnel or student matter involving an individual, please understand that our policies require that such concerns initially be directed to the administration for consideration.  Board members will generally not respond to any questions you ask or comments you make about individual staff members or students.  You are cautioned that slanderous comments are not protected just because they are made at Board meetings.
General Rules:  Please remember that this is a public meeting for the conduct of the business of the Board of Education.  Comments from within the audience while others are speaking or Board members are speaking will not be tolerated.  Offensive language, personal attacks, and hostile conduct will not be tolerated.
No Action by the Board:  Any item not on the agenda will not be acted upon by the Board of Education at this meeting.
 

Rationale:  Remove the second paragraph.  This is covered in Policy 604.11 - Citizenship.

Rationale:  New Title IX regulations are changing

Rationale:  Student side--Title IX changes

Rationale:  Mrs. Plog--SPED
Para Update
Monday, Aug. 10 (today) is our CPI Training Day #1 for all new staff and returning staff that missed Day #1 back in January. Day #2 will be on Wednesday, Aug. 12. All our PK-12 Teachers and Paras will be certified in the Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program. This helps with student behavior, de-escalation, and as a last resort, safe restraint of students. If the legislature passes any bills that require training in this area, our entire staff will be fully trained. I completed my re-certification this summer (virtually,) so I am certified to train our staff without any additional cost to our district. 

Mr. Arneson--Elementary Principal
We're gearing up for the start of school. We'll have a few hours of training for Math Expressions on Thursday.

We're going to be MAP Growth Testing a little earlier this year to help with identifying where the students are academically. 

We'll be administering the ACT this fall for Seniors that missed the opportunity to take it in the spring because of COVID. The State is still paying for it. It'll be optional for students. 

Class Sizes:
K: 33
1: 29
2: 34
3: 39
4: 30
5: 30
6: 30

 

Rationale:  Policies 0606.07 - 0611.03

Rationale:  20-21 Budget
Tax Request Hearing