March 26, 2021 at 3:15 PM - SEA March Meeting

Rationale: 

1.  Budget and Finance:  See enclosed finance report.

2. Parent-Teacher Conferences:  Teacher comments on the 3rd quarter parent-teacher conferences.

3. Summer Employment:  We will have many opportunities for support staff to be considered for summer employment in custodial, food service, and each of the summer sessions.  See Dr. Gibbons if you want to be considered for summer employment.

4.  2021-22 Contracts:  The board of education is reviewing the support staff salary schedule and support staff contracts for the 2021-22 school year.  The board's finance committee will finalize any changes to this schedule and will take action on support staff contracts in May.

5.  Requisitions/Inventory:  COOP Requisitions are due today, March 26th.  Other requisitions are due April 30th, and inventory must be updated before June 1st.

6. Building/Summer Projects:  We are working on the 2021 update to the transportation and building and grounds programs.  See File Maker:  Buildings and Grounds, Vehicle Replacement, and Large Equipment Replacement.

7.  2021-22 School Calendar:  The School board approved the 2021-22 calendar at their March meeting.  The new calendar is posted on the website.

8.  Strategic Planning Document:  The board of education approved the  2021 strategic planning document at their March School Board Meeting. Building administrators will be working with staff to begin or continue work in each of the identified focus areas.  The plan is posted on the district website.

9.  Teacher Contracts:  Teacher contracts will be approved by the board on their April 12th board meeting.  Once approved and signed, they will be distributed for teacher signatures that week.

10.  Hiring Process for 2021-22 Staff:  Principals are currently advertising, and interviewing candidates for open teaching positions.

11.  Safety Review and Training:  The 2020-21 Safety Audit was completed and we received a copy last week.  We also attended, via zoom,  2-Day Safety Training hosted by NDE with Emergency Managers from the community (County Emergency Manager, Fire Chief, Police Chief, County Sheriff, a Representative from Nesbitt & Associates, and 5 school building reps on March 16-17.  We will meet again on April 1st to continue work on updating this manual and bring us into compliance with all new safety regulations.

12.  COVID-19 Vaccinations:  We have around 160 employees who have already received at least the first vaccination.  Our final date for the second round of school vaccinations is April 15th.  If you are interested in signing up for the vaccination, please let your school nurse know and they will work with you on a date.  We are working on a proposal to extend COVID leave from January through April 16th.  Anyone who used leave for a COVID related leave (10 days total), may be eligible to have that leave moved to COVID for this time period.  April 16th is the day after our staff vaccinations. We will let you know when the application from NDE is open.