December 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call Meeting to Order
Rationale:
STRIVE • COMMIT • SUCCEED - District Mission Statement Notice of this meeting was given in advance according to State Law 84-1411, by giving notice of the meeting to the public. Notice of this meeting was also given in advance to all members of the Board of Education
Discussion:
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by President Jedlicka. Board members Semerad and Parr were absent. Others present were Principals Pavlik, Comley, Grammer, and Vrba; Assistant Principal Reinsch and Student Representative Caleb Krejci.
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I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion:
All those present participated in the Pledge of Allegiance. President Jedlicka read the SCS Mission Statement.
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I.B. Declaration of Open Meeting
Rationale:
This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the hallway outside the Media Center.
Discussion:
President Jedlicka declared the meeting was preceded by advance notice and declared to be an open session.
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II. Approval of Consent Agenda
Rationale:
Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the consent agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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II.A. Agenda
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II.B. Minutes
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II.C. Acceptance of Claims
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II.C.1. Bills of $5,000 or more
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II.C.1.1. Discuss, consider and take action on December bills over $5,000
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to accept December bills over $5,000. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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II.D. Financial
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II.E. Other Listed Reports
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III. Public Forum - We ask that all presentation be limited in their length.
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III.A. Other topics (limited to 5 minutes - subject to guidelines of the Board Participation Policy)
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III.A.1. Recognition of Visitors and Guests
Discussion:
Visitors at the meeting included Alejandra Dimas and Angelas Frias.
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III.A.2. 6th grade World History presentation
Discussion:
6th grade teacher, Kay Johnson brought three of her students who portrayed historic people from the past. Kasey Brabec as Abraham, Andrea Patino as a native of India, and Pammela Garcia as Queen Nefertiti entertained board members and others present.
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III.A.3. Joven Para Cristo - request for facility use
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to allow Joven Para Cristo to stay overnight @ SCHS on Friday and Saturday - March 8th and 9th, 2013. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Joven Para Cristo group requested permission from the school board to use the SCHS facility. A new school policy requires advance permission if the facility will be used overnight. Some discussion centered on the use of a Christian group using a public facility operated with tax dollars.
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III.B. Student Representative's Report
Discussion:
Report highlighted the FFA LSE activity held at SCHS on November 21, the upcoming music concert, and a planned regional dodgeball tournament for March 2013. The SCHS group Project S/SerTeen will now be associated with Sertoma.
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IV. Board Requests/Reports
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IV.A. Americanism
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IV.B. Budget
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IV.B.1. State Aid Update
Discussion:
SCS will receive a “prior year adjustment” in state aid due to miscalculation by the NDE in state aid for 2012-2013. The $290,000 miscalculation will not be realized until the 2013-2014 budget year.
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IV.C. Building and Grounds
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IV.C.1. Discuss, consider and take action to spend QSCB funds to replace the room intercom system @ SCHS, replace the safety and security cameras @ SCHS and to replace the entire roof @ North Ward
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to spend QSCB funds to replace the room intercom/phone system @ SCHS, replace the safety and security cameras @ SCHS and to replace the entire roof @ North Ward. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.C.1.1. Motion to amend to spend QSCB funds to replace the roof at North Ward only on the multipurpose room and entryway.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Most discussion centered on the repair of the roof at North Ward, the future of the modular classrooms, and plans for housing preschool students. Two bids were received for the repair of the entire roof; one from Magnum Builders and one from JP Construction. The building and grounds committee recommended repairing the entire roof and upgrading the building in three phases. Questions were raised about the cost of demolishing the North Ward and selling the modular classrooms and the safety of using the North Ward building. It was recommended that a more comprehensive plan be put together for the next five to fifteen years that would include financing of wants and needs. Mr. Stevens and Principal Comley will meet to form a floor plan for a new preschool.
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IV.C.2. Discuss, consider and take action on replacing a Van with another vehicle
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to replace a Van with another vehicle. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
On November 28th, SCS the van that travels to Duncan daily to the Boys Town school site hit ice, skid and tipped on its side. There were no injuries but the van was a total loss. Suggestions for replacementment of the van were a minivan, a comparable used van or a new van. Insurance money has been received and will be put toward the replacement. Ron Mundil will get bids for replacements and present the bids to the school board.
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IV.D. Curriculum
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IV.E. Negotiations
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IV.E.1. Update on 2013-2014 negotiations
Discussion:
Offers have been made from the SEA and the administration; the negotiations committee will meet on Tuesday, December 11.
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IV.F. Planning
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IV.F.1. Construction class alternatives
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IV.F.2. C and G Properties, Inc. possible partnership with Schuyler Community Schools
Discussion:
NeighborWorks will end the partnership with SCS and the construction class with the 2013-2014 school year. C and G Properties, a local company, is in the planning stages to take over the role of NeighborWorks for 2014-2015. The curriculum for the construction class will also be reevaluated by Principal Pavlik.
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IV.G. Policy
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IV.G.1. Discuss, consider and take action on the Accreditation and School Improvement policy
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the Accreditation and School Improvement policy. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.G.2. Discuss, consider and take action on the District Student Mobile Device Policy
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the first reading of the District Student Mobile Device Policy. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.H. Public Relations
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IV.H.1. "Our Town" program
Discussion:
KOLN/KGIN TV from Lincoln will be highlighting Schuyler in February of 2013 in a weeklong segment. Various businesses and townspeople have made suggestions to the program coordinator, Amy Osterhoudt regarding unique and positive characteristics of our community.
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IV.I. Foundation
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IV.I.1. Update
Discussion:
The SCS Foundation will be requesting a new member of the school board to replace Clint Parr. They will be seeking some financing from the Board of Education for an architectural drawing of a new fine arts center.
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V. Administrative and Other Reports
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V.A. Rural/Satellite Schools Report
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V.B. Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment
Discussion:
The State of the Schools report is available for the public to view. Otis Pierce has presented the classroom use of the iPad to the Middle School staff a second time. Jeff Droge has also conducted some before-school and after-school workshops. We will have a representative from Apple here to train Middle School teachers on January 21.
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V.B.1. AdvancED exit report
Discussion:
The Findings section presented the External Review Team's evaluation of the AdvancED Accreditation Standards and Indicators. It also included Powerful Practices and Opportunities for Improvement identified by the External Review Team, observations of the Learning Environment, as well as required actions.
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V.C. Activities Administrator Report
Discussion:
Winter Sports athletes participating are: girls basketball, 28; boys basketball, 29; wrestling, 43, and wrestling aides, 23. Intramural sports are going well and we have several teams. An activity eligibility procedure has been implemented with intramurals at the high school facility, so students have to keep their grades up to participate in this activity.
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V.D. Director of Facilities/Transportation Report
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V.E. Schuyler Elementary School Report
Discussion:
On November 20th, Paola Acosta, the Save the Children coordinator, had a visit from the Early Childhood National Director Natalie Vega O’Neil from Washington D.C. Ms. Vega O'Neil was impressed with our Save the Children program, our school facilities, and the commitment that has been made by SCS. 64 "Yummy Backpacks" are placed in SES students' lockers each Friday so students may have food for the weekend. Food is provided by Foodbank of the Heartland.
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V.F. Schuyler Middle School Report
Discussion:
November 14th Parent Teacher Conferences were held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Teachers made contact with students who were struggling or failing prior to conferences thus offering another opportunity to speak with parents before the end of the first semester.
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V.G. Schuyler Central High School Report
Discussion:
Student login information for the Nebraska Online Assessment system has been updated and juniors will take the NeSA prep assessments prior toward the end of this semester. Teachers will use this data to help guide instruction and to create preparation activities to use during the months leading up to the NeSA assessments in April. Teachers are working on updating course descriptions of the proposed schedule for the 2013-14 school year
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V.H. Superintendent's Report
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V.H.1. The effects of poverty on accountability ... North Ward a possible part of the solution
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V.H.2. Options and Transfers
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V.H.3. Board of Education reorganization - January board meeting
Discussion:
Election of officers and reassignment to committees will take place at the January 2013 meeting.
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V.H.4. Superintendent's Evaluation
Discussion:
Only five superintendent evaluations were returned; compiled results will be forwarded to President Jedlicka so he can share the results with the school board and the superintendent.
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VI. Correspondence Items
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VII. Executive Session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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VII.A. Motion to exit executive session to discuss negotiations at 10:34 PM.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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VIII. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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