January 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER FOR REGULAR MEETING

I.1. Pledge to the Flag

I.2. Roll Call

I.3. Notification of Open Meetings Law Posting

I.4. Recognition of Recording

II. CONSIDER CONSENT AGENDA

II.1. Approval of Agenda for January 18, 2021

II.2. Approval of minutes of December 21, 2020

II.3. Business Manager's and Financial Reports

II.4. Approval to Pay Claims and file financial reports

II.4.a. Working Monthly Budget

II.4.b. Monthly Budget of Receipts

II.4.c. Activity Accounts

II.4.d. County Treasurers' Reports

III. BOARD & DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

III.1.

1. Swear in newly elected board members Shaun Hess & Art Frerichs

III.2.

1. Recognition of outgoing board members Jim Hessler & Dick Burford

III.3.

1. Mr. Sherwood officiate over election of BOE President

 

1. 1. Vice President
   2. Secretary
   3. Treasurer

 

1. 1. Curriculum/ American Civics
   2. Facilities/Transportation
   3. Finance/Negotiations
   4. Safety
   5. School Foundation

III.6.

1. Conduct Annual Business:
   1. Consider/possibly approve Platte Valley Bank as the MPS district’s official repository
   2. Consider/possibly approve the VOICE as the MPS district’s publication of record

IV. REPORTS

IV.1. Curriculum/Amer.Civics: Kaufman, Steiner, Burford 

IV.2. Facilities/Transportation: Sherrod (Chairman), Watson, Steiner

IV.3. Finance/Negotiations: Hessler, Sherrod, Watson

IV.4. Safety Committee: Steiner, Kaufman 

IV.5. Morrill School's Foundation: Watson, Kaufman 

IV.6. Student Council Report

IV.7. Early Childhood Director's Report 

IV.8. Activity Director's Report

IV.9. Secondary Principal's Report

IV.10. Elementary Principal's Report

IV.11. Superintendent's Report

V. OLD BUSINESS

V.1.

1. Report on and take any action necessary in response to COVID-19

V.2.

1. Report on and take any action necessary for Agriculture Education Property (311 E. Hamilton)

VI. NEW BUSINESS

VI.1.

1. Review/possibly modify the 2020 Annual Report

VI.2.

1. Consider Early Childhood Calendar Issues

VI.3.

1. Consider/possibly approve Business Manager’s proposal to extend the FFCRA provisions

VI.4.

1. Consider/possibly approve authorizing a Temporary Early Retirement Incentive Program for 2020-2021

VI.5.

1. Consider/possibly approve reduction in force from two music positions to one and eliminate the English Language Learners position beginning 2021-2022

 

VII. Next Regular Meeting Date

VII.1. Regular Meeting February 15, 2021 at 6:30 pm  
 

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

VIII.1. Except for an emergency, this agenda shall not be altered later than twenty-four hours before scheduled commencement of the meeting.  The Board will attempt to adhere to the sequence of the published agenda, but reserves the right to adjust the order of items if necessary and may elect to take action on any of the items listed. The agenda is kept continuously current and can be viewed in the district office.
Executive Session {84-1410}:  These are the reasons for an executive session: strategy sessions for collective bargaining, real estate purchases, pending litigation, deployment of security personnel or devices, investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct and evaluation of the job performance of a personnel when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public body.  The motion must state the specific reason listed above and include the phrase “and will be limited to the discussion of ________.”                                                                    Posted by 10 am 1/15/2021