November 11, 2024 at 6:00 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. Board accepts public comments

2.2. The board will accept public comment on the district bullying policy.

2.3. Student board member report

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

3.1. Approval of expenditures/payroll for October 2024

4. Reports from Staff Members and Committees

4.1. Negotiations Committee

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

5.1. Superintendent's report/comments

Bond Election

• The district hosted two open-house tours of the Junior High and one informational meeting since our last board meeting. Attendance was light for the tours, with a total of 10 participants across both events. Approximately 40 members of the public attended the second informational meeting on October 30.
• Several additional tours were conducted with various civic institutions and small groups throughout the month.
• The McCook on the Move Committee signed and mailed postcards to individual residents.
• Jeff and I hosted a booth during the Third Thursday event inside the Keystone in October.
• The board will need to meet to discuss facilities planning sometime after the start of the new year.

Rule 10

• The District's Rule 10 accreditation report was submitted on October 15 to the Nebraska Department of Education.

Nebraska Literacy Project

• The Nebraska Department of Education has received a grant from the federal government that they intend to use to improve literacy scores across the state of Nebraska. 
• NDE's goal is focused on getting the students' state proficiency score from 62% to 75% in reading by 2030.
• Increase the percent of Nebraska K-3 students who meet the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act approved assessment thresholds.
• Ensure 100% of Nebraska educator preparation programs are implementing evidence-based instruction for teachers grounded in the science of reading.

5.2. Director of Business services report

5.3. Board Comments

6. New Business

6.1. Approve resignation of Ron Wolf

6.2. Approve contract for Kara Marvin - 5th Grade reading teacher

6.3. Approve Contract for Zoe Francescato - 5th Grade Social Studies

6.4. Approve contract for Micah Marvin - Sr. High Math

6.5. Approve the following policies and change their file numbers to correspond with our new policy manual.

• Change Annual Information Meeting File 1001 to policy number 8131.
• Change Recognition of Citizens, Staff Members, Members of the Board of Education, Students File 1001.011 to policy number 4501. 
• Change Community Support Groups and Organizations File 1005.04 to policy number 1411.
• Change Use of Playgrounds & Other Outdoor Recreational Facilities File 1006.011 to policy number 1103.

6.6. Reapprove the district's bullying policy. 

6.7. Approve the 2024 audit for the 2023-2024 school school year

7. Positive Comments

8. Enter into executive session to discuss negotiations with the McCook Education Association. The reason for the executive session is to protect the public interest during the negotiation process.
NE State Statute: 84-1410
Any public body may hold a closed session by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members if a closed session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such individual has not requested a public meeting. 
 

9. Executive session for the purpose of discussing personnel. 
NE State Statute: 84-1410
Any public body may hold a closed session by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members if a closed session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such individual has not requested a public meeting. 

10. Executive session for the purpose of discussing the Superintendent's evaluation
NE State Statute: 84-1410
Any public body may hold a closed session by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members if a closed session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such individual has not requested a public meeting. 

11. Adjournment

12. Items for Review