January 19, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. Signature of Notification
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2. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Welcome Visitors
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2.1. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law
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2.2. 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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2.3. Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Citizen on January 15, 2015.
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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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3. Action Items
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3.1. Swearing In of New Board Member Brady Shaul
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“I, …(name)…, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Nebraska, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely and without mental reservation or for purpose of evasion; and that I will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of the office of the Gering Public School District Board of Education according to law, and to the best of my ability. And I do further swear that I do not advocate, nor am I a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am in this position I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence. So help me God.”
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3.2. Excuse Absent Board Members
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3.3. Election of New Officers
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3.3.i. President
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3.3.ii. Vice President
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3.4. Appointments
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3.4.i. Board Secretary
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Appoint Lisa Frahm to serve as the Secretary of the Board of Education
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3.4.ii. Board Treasurer
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Appoint Tim Meisner to serve as the Treasurer of the Board of Education
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4. Consent Agenda
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Sequence of agenda items are subject to change. Please plan to attend the entire meeting.
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4.1. Approval of Agenda/Amendment of Agenda Items
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4.2. Approval of Minutes from Previous Board Meetings
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4.3. Approval of Claims/Bills
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4.4. First Reading of Board Policies
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4.4.i. 201.5 - Term of Office - Class III District
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4.4.ii. 201.6 - Vacancies
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4.4.iii. 201.7 - Board Member Liability
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4.4.iv. 202.1 - Board Member Code of Ethics
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4.4.v. 202.2 - Board Member Conflict of Interest
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4.4.vi. 202.3 - Board Self-Evaluation
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4.4.vii. 202.4 - Ethics Violations
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4.4.viii. 203.1 - Board Organizational Meeting
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4.4.ix. 203.2 - President (Class III)
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4.4.x. 203.3 - Vice President
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4.5. Approval of Depository for Funds for Gering Public Schools - Valley Bank, First State Bank, US Bank, Platte Valley Bank, Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund
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4.6. Approve Corporate Resolutions for Valley Bank
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4.7. Approve Corporate Resolution for First State Bank
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4.8. Approve Corporate Resolution for US Bank
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4.9. Approve Corporate Resolution for Platte Valley Bank
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4.10. Approve Corporate Resolution for Nebraska School District Liquid Asset Fund
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4.11. Appoint Superintendent Bob Hastings as the Authorized Representatives to Secure Funds for the District
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4.12. Appoint Superintendent Bob Hastings or his designee as the Authorized Representative for Gering Public Schools for Federal Programs
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4.13. Recommendation to Set Date and Time for the Regular Board Meetings
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4.14. Personnel Items
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4.14.i. Contract Approvals
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4.14.ii. Resignations
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4.14.ii.1. 6th Grade Teacher Terry Bailey (Lincoln Elementary)
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4.14.ii.2. Industrial Tech Teacher Bob Anderson (High School)
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5. Patron Comments
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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.
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6. Reports & Discussions
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6.1. Board Recognition
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6.1.i. NSAA State Qualifiers
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Recognition of Gering Public Schools student-athletes who participated in an NSAA state competition during the fall sports season.
Boys Cross Country State Qualifiers Coach: Rick Marez
Girls Cross Country State Qualifiers
Girls Golf State Qualifiers
Boys Tennis State Participants
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6.1.ii. NSAA State Competition Placer
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Samantha Rahmig--finished in fifth place in the NSAA Class B Girls State Golf Tournament
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6.1.iii. NSAA Academic All-State Awards
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Boys Cross Country |
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6.2. Building Report - Geil Elementary & Cedar Canyon Elementary
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6.3. Report from Gering Public Schools Crisis Team
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Members of the Gering Public Schools Crisis Response Team will present to the Board of Education about the services they provide to both staff and students when a crisis arises in the district.
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6.4. Committee Preferences for 2015
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Board Committee Assignments are made by the president after members have made their committee preferences known to the president. Current committee assignments are noted on the attached document. It is my recommendation that we maintain our current committee structure as it stands and maintain the current memberships with Board Member Shaul taking the place of Brunner on Business, Facilities, and Policy. Final assignments will be made in February.
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6.5. Curriculum Committee Meeting Report
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6.6. Facilities Committee Meeting Report
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6.7. Business Committee Meeting Report
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6.7.i. Financial Report
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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 December, 2015 by specific funds are as follows:
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6.7.i.1. Trial Balance Summary
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6.7.i.2. Fund Balances
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6.7.i.3. Schedule of Investments Held
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6.7.i.4. Financial Statement
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Revenues: General Fund=$1,257,761.89; Depreciation Fund=$309.85; Cafeteria Fund=$74,750.46; Activities Fund=$54,506.19; Fees Fund=$777.45; Bond Fund=$35,647.66.
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6.8. Superintendent's Report
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GNSA
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6.9. Board Recognition
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Designation of Newspaper of Record
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7.1.i. Gering Citizen
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7.1.ii. Gering Courier
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7.1.iii. Star Herald
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7.2. Approval of Strategic Goal Action Plans
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Tonight we are asking you to approve the action plans for the following strategic goals: |
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8. Executive Session
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9. Tentative Committee & Meeting Dates
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10. Board Comments
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11. Adjournment
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