August 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. GPS Board of Education Information
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The meeting agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Central Office during regular working hours.
District Vision: Gering Public Schools provides a collaborative community, inspiring excellence and innovation in teaching and learning to empower student growth and leadership in school and life. District Mission: Gering Public Schools exists to equip today's learners with the skills necessary to be tomorrow's leaders. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of matters to be considered at the meeting. The Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so. We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now, so that you may be recognized during the 'Patron Comment' section of our meeting. These forms are located by the entry doors of the meeting room. Agenda items are subject to reordering at discretion of the board president. Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda. Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item. |
2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Session 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.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Opening Meetings Act
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Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.
Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Courier on Thursday, August 12,2021 |
5. Consent Agenda
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At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately.
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5.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s) July 19,2021
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The attached minutes are intended to accurately reflect the action of the Board at its previous meetings.
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5.2. Approval of Claims/Bills
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5.3. Personnel Items
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5.3.i. Approval of Certified Staff Contract(s)
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Zak Griffith-Director of Information Technology
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6. Patron Comments
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7. Reports and Discussions
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7.1. Curriculum/Personnel Committee Report
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7.2. Business/Facilities Committee Report
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7.2.i. Trial Balance Summary
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7.2.ii. Fund Balances
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7.2.iii. Schedule of Investments
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7.2.iv. Financial Statements
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7.3. Superintendent's Report
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7.4. Announcements of Upcoming Events for the Board
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8. Action Items
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8.1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding approval of a bid presented by Twin City Roofing in the amount of $269,800 to perform all work on Geil Elementary School EPDM Retrofit (estimated 29,800 sq ft).
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A request for proposals waws initially released on May 24, 2021. Due to local building code compliance, revisions were necessary. The first revision was published on June 11, 2021, which was later followed-up with a second revision on June 25, 2021, to address supply chain concerns. The review committee met publicly in the presence of one vendor on Thursday, July 1 at 2:00 p.m. at Central office. A total of tree bids were received.
Bid recap is as follows: Schank Roofing $239,541.22 Twin City Roofing $269,800 Weathercraft Roofing $439,613 Due to proven record of performance the business was awarded to Twin City Roofing who presented the second lowest bid. |
8.2. Discuss, consider and take action regarding the approval of a one-year contract with Bytes Managed IT providing Managed Network Services to the district at a rate not to exceed $6,200/month.
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A request for proposals was released on July6, 2021 with a 3-week bidding window. The review committee met publicly in the presence of one vendor on Friday, July 30 at 3:00 p.m. at Central Office wit an in-depth analysis of services taking place the following week. A total of four bids were received.
Bid recap is as follows: Bytes Managed IT $6,220/month IntraLinks $6,239 ERH Technology Solutions $6,739/month (initial projection was noted at $6,139; it was later discovered that the necessary off-site storage solutions were an optional add-on) Catalyst IT $30,210/month |
8.3. Discuss, consider and take action regarding acceptance of the recommendation ot maintain the current pricing for adult meals in accordance with thresholds set forth and published by NDE Nutrition Services on/around August 4, 2021.
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"Each School Food Authority shall, with respect to participating schools under its jurisdiction, charge adults, at a minimum, an amount equal to the total reimbursement received for a free lunch under Section 4 and 11 of the National School Lunch Act plus the per-meal value of donated foods plus the certified menu reimbursement. For breakfast, adults should be charged the rate established for free breakfasts under Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act. No reimbursement or donated food is provided for adult meals.”
School districts do not receive reimbursement, not do they get donated foods for the adult meals served. Therefore, the adult meal price is based on portion sizes equivalent to a student tray. Although portion sizes are left up to the discretion of the school district, to serve “extras” or even “double portions" to an adult adds to the cost of the meal. For the 2021-22 school year, the adult meal prices should be set as follows: Lunch: Free reimbursement: $3.66 Donated food value: 0.26 Certified menu reimbursement: +0.07 Recommended adult lunch price: $3.99 (price set at $4.00) Breakfast: Severe Need Free reimbursement: $2.35 State reimbursement: .05 Recommended adult breakfast price: $2.40 (price set at $3.70) |
8.4. Discuss, consider and take action authorizing the Superintendents to obtain a line of credit with Platte Valley Bank for Expenditures related to the 2021-22 GHS construction project located at 2545 South Ridge Court (Gering) in an amount not to exceed $215,000.
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The principal and interest will be paid by Doll Land and Property upon taking possession of the property no later than June 15, 2022. Each year this opportunity for the GHS construction trades class is provided through community partnerships. Profits from the project will be used to maintain existing and purchase updated equipment for the program.
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8.5.
Discuss, consider and take action regarding the approval of a payroll overpayment reimbursement agreement.
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9. Board Comments
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10. Adjourn
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