October 10, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Recognition of Open Meeting Law

1.3. Pledge of Allegiance

2. Reports, Communications & Public Participation

2.1. Presentation by McCook Bison TV 

2.2. Board accepts public comments

2.3. Student board member report

3. Consent Agenda

3.1. Approve the consent agenda which includes the minutes and financials

3.2. Approval of Expenditures/Payroll for September 2022

4. Reports from Staff Members and Committees

4.1. Programs Committee

5. Administrator's written reports: Please review prior to the board meeting

5.1. Board Comments

6. Superintendent's comments

School Improvement
The state of Nebraska is currently crossing the state providing training for the new school improvement process, due to the significant number of changes being made to the Nebraska Framewoks continuous school improvement process model. I, and several building principals, attended a workshop at the Educational Service Unit (ESU) in Trenton last week. The new process calls for a significant increase in the number of specific expectations and paperwork the District will need to meet prior to our next external review in the spring of 2025. 

The District has developed an easy to read and understand document to share with parents and patrons that explains our school improvement goal. The documents will be distributed as handouts and via electronic media during the coming weeks. 

Rule 10
The District is currently going through NDE's Rule 10 checklist to make sure the District is complying with all of its requirements. This process takes place annually. The Rule 10 document provides all the necessary guidance for schools to meet accreditation and covers all necessary topics from the numbers of new book purchases for the school library to the qualifications of teachers and administrators. 

Connecting the Dots Activity
On September 21, the high school hosted the Connecting the Dots event in conjunction with the Nebraska Extension office. The activity engages sophomores in career exploration. Each student takes a survey where they express their interests and, according to that information, the students are provided with potential careers they more closely examine. The activity helps the students to better understand the job marketplace, including wages and necessary education levels. Local employees were also involved with the activity and were on hand to discuss their specific career fields. I was fortunate to work at the event, and I was very impressed with the way the students engaged in the activity. The students took a very thoughtful approach to the day and were actively engaged. 

FYI:

• Commissioner Blomstedt will be leaving his position at NDE at the start of the new calendar year. 
• Today is Both Columbus Day and Indigenous People's Day
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7. Business Manager's Comments

8. Board Member Comments

9. New Business

9.1. Approve moving forward with plans and specifications with W-Design engineering firm for a restroom/ concessions/storage facility, which is to be located between the high school tennis and track complex. 

This is not the approval of a bid for construction. A new business item for approval of the project will be put before the board at a later date. 

9.2. Approve a bid for replacing the McCook Senior High Gymnasium roof.

Any and all submitted bids will be opened on Monday morning at 10:00am in conference room A in the high school. 

10. Positive Comments

11. Adjournment

12. Items for Review