November 18, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Signature of Notification

2. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Welcome Visitors

2.1. Acknowledge Open Meeting Laws

2.1.i. The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Seession for the protection of the public interest; or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.

2.1.ii. Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Citizen on November 14, 2013.

3. Excuse Absent Board Members

4. Consent Agenda*

4.1. *Sequence of agenda items subject to change. Please plan to attend the entire meeting.

4.2. Approval of Agenda/Amendment of Agenda Items

4.3. Approval of Minutes from Previous Board Meetings

4.4. Approval of Claims/Bills

4.5. Personnel Items

4.5.i. Contract Approvals

4.5.ii. Resignations

4.6. Second Reading of Board Policies

4.6.i. Board Policy 204.07 - Meeting Notice

5. Recommendation to Approve Consent Agenda

6. Patron Comments

6.1. The Board recognizes the importance of citizen participation in school business. In order to assure citizens are heard and board meetings are conducted efficiently and in an organized manner, the Board shall set a 3 minute time limit per patron, not to exceed a total of 30 minutes for all comments.

7. Reports & Discussions

7.1. Recognition of Accomplishments

7.1.i. Geil Elementary was featured in the Star Herald's "Best of the Best" feature in October. They were voted favorite Elementary School by their readers.

7.1.ii. Blue Prints newspaper staff and Kennel yearbook staff each won a 2013 Cornhusker Award at the state convention in October for their 2013 publications. Student publications that win the Cornhusker award are considered the cream of the crop - the best of the best. Congratulations to both staffs!

7.1.iii. Final Stats for Softball Team (see attachment)

7.1.iv. Congratulations to Allie Baird, Hayley Grams and Aaron Aguallo for being selected for All State Choir. John Boyd was selected as an alternate.

7.1.v. Congratulations to the Cross County Teams for a great performance at State! Please see attachment for details...

7.1.vi. At the Freshman Academy: 50% of students made the Honor Roll for the 1st Quarter. Five students had perfect attendance with no tardies.

7.1.vii. Old West Choir Festival on 11/2/13: Harmony rec'd a Gold rating for their afternoon performance and were called back to compete for Best of the Festival and Won! Also brought home a trophy for Outstanding Choreography. This is the 1st time Gering Harmony has won this competition.

7.1.viii. The Gering American Legion Color Guard went to Cedar Canyon and Geil Elementaries on Veteran's Day and presented their colors, provided a 3 gun salute, and played taps to start off the morning.

7.1.ix. Geil would like to recognize Sixth Grade Girls Caitlyn Charles, Alannah Ventura and Morgan Baird for their parts in "Secret Garden", a production sponsored by West NE Arts Center. They all did a tremendous job, with only one week to memorize their parts.

7.1.x. Lincoln Elementary Outstanding Accomplishments for November

7.1.xi. Northfield's Kindergarten classes sang and shared thanks with our Veterans on Veteran's Day. They also made a wall poster sharing their thanks to the Veterans. This poster will be sent to Mrs. Engel's sister who is serving in Afghanistan. Mrs. Engel is a Kindergarten Teacher at Northfield.

7.2. Curriculum Committee Meeting Report

7.3. Facilities Committee Meeting Report

7.4. Business Committee Meeting Report

7.4.i. Financial Report - The Business Committee reviewed all bills for this consent agenda. Bills unique to this month were discussed for clarification. The total amount of bills approved in the consent agenda for the month of October, 2013 by specific funds are as follows:

7.4.i.1. Trial Balance Summary

7.4.i.2. Fund Balances

7.4.i.3. Schedule of Investments Held

7.4.i.4. Financial Statement

7.4.i.4.1. Revenues: General Fund=$1,314,295.74; Depreciation Fund=$86.18; Cafeteria Fund=$93,935.86; Activities Fund=$28,355.65; Fees Fund=$366.

7.5. Personnel Committee Meeting Report

7.6. Future of After School Program

7.7. Superintendent's Report

8. Action Items

9. Tentative Committee & Meeting Dates

10. Board Comments

11. Executive Session

12. Adjournment