July 13, 2020 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Announce Open Meetings Act Verification
Discussion:
The July Board Meeting was called to order by President Steve Vyhnalek at 8:00 pm.
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2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Also present are Superintendent Daryl Schrunk (via Zoom), incoming Principal Jake Wiese and Linda Woolsey.
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3. Receive Visitors and Announce Open Forum for Public Comment
Discussion:
Visitors - Rebecca Steuk and Carolyn Pavlish were in attendance.
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4. Request for Change of Agenda
Discussion:
No request for change of agenda.
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5. Approval of the Minutes of the Last Meeting(s)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6. Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Reports
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7.1. Principal's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Wiese presented information on staff surveys taken through Google docs. He has been meeting with teachers and staff getting to know everyone. Mr. Wiese has been working on student handbook updates for the 2020-21 school year. He is still attending graduate classes. Upcoming dates are summer school June 20-24 and NDE Administrator's Days Virtual Meetings July 29-31.
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7.2. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk presented his 2019-2020 leaves to the Board. There is a NASB Area Membership Meeting in York on Wednesday, August 19th.
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. Discuss plans for reopening school in the fall.
Discussion:
NRCSA's Reopening Committees [NRCSA = Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association]: At the beginning of June, over 100 Superintendents and ESU Administrators have committed to helping develop ideas for use in developing a school district's reopening plan for the coming school year. The volunteers were divided up into eight sub-committees, each tackling a different topic that needs to be addressed in considering reopening. The sub-committees are: Transportation, SPED/504, Instruction/Class Size, Food Services, Custodial/Health, Activities, Personnel, and Calendar/Logistics. Each committee is meeting at a set time/day each week during June. Mr. Schrunk served on "Food Services" and "Custodial/Health". The intent was for each school district to have plans ready to present to local school boards at July board of education meetings. At this time, Dorchester Public School is setting plans in place for reopening school in the fall. Our scheduled first day of school is Wednesday, August 19. Our 2020-2021 calendar can be found on our website (dorchesterschool.org). Please know that the safety and well-being of our students and staff is always a priority. We will follow the directed health guidelines in place. Our plans will allow us to adjust according to any health concerns ("risk dial") so we can continue educating our students. |
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8.2. Discuss opening the facilities back up to the public.
Discussion:
Playground = Has been closed to the public since March. Recommendation is to open back up to the public mid-July.
Gym = The small gym has been used in the past (before COVID) by patrons for volleyball or basketball. Are we ready to open back up to patrons as early as mid-July? The Board discussed the need to focus on opening the playground and/or school for our children. Outside activities will not be held in the school at this time. The playground will be opened with a posting of the risks. |
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Consider approving position(s).
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.2. Final Reading of Board of Education Policies #2002 - Organization of Board, Board Officers, and Check Signing; #3039 - Threat Assessment and Response; #3046 - Animals at School; #3055 - School Resource Officers; #5016 - Student Records; #5035 - Student Discipline; #5054 - Student Bullying; #6020 - Multicultural Education; #6021 - District Criteria for Selecting Evaluators to be Used for Special Education Evaluation; and #6033 - Restraint and Seclusion.
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10. Board Committee Report(s)
Discussion:
No board reports at this time.
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11. Closed Session (as necessary per statute)
Discussion:
Closed session was not needed at this time.
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12. Establish Future Board of Education Meeting Date(s) and Time(s)
Discussion:
The next scheduled board meeting is
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12.1. Establish Future Board of Education Meeting Date(s) and Time(s)
Discussion:
A special meeting will be held onMonday, August 3rd at 7:00 to approve re-opening plans.
The next scheduled board meeting is Monday, August 10, at 8:00 p.m. in the Library.
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13. Adjourn
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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