February 10, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Announce Open Meetings Act Verification
Discussion:
President Zoubek called the meeting to order at 7:01PM. School personnel present were Superintendent Mitch Kubicek, Principal Duane Dohmen, and Joyce Karl.
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2. Roll Call
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3. Receive Visitors and Announce Open Forum for Public Comment
Discussion:
No visitors present.
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4. Request for Change of Agenda
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No request for change of agenda.
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5. Approval of the Minutes of the Last Meeting(s)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6. Financial Report
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Reports
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7.1. Committee Reports
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7.2. Principal's Report
Discussion:
MAP and NeSA-W testing has been completed. The Nebraska Department of Education visited the District on January 29th to oversee students access and complete the online assessments to provide information for possible improvements and alterations to future testing events for students. NeSA-Reading, Science, and Math tests will be next; the window is March 24-May 2. Student learning data will be organized and presented at the March board meeting. The testing allows teachers and administrators to identify students who may require extra assistance and support.
Technology use in instruction is increasing. Dr. Herr from ESU #6 will be here on February 19th for training using Evernote and Google Plus in educational settings.
Teachers will be using a Google Hangout with the author of the book being used with the staff book study. On February 19th teachers will have an online web-based discussion with the book's author.
Our TIG (Technology Integration Group) have held demonstrations on using Nearpod and other apps to help students.
The EPAC soup supper held on January 17th was successful.
The Reading Carnival will be held on Friday, April 4th. EPAC is looking at the possibility of having Waffle Man come down this fall during a Volleyball game.
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7.3. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Kubicek provided Legal updates. LB438, LB725 LB470, LB682 were discussed and how they might impact the district.
The current process for Math progress monitoring was explained by Mr. Kubicek.
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. Review the School District's Annual Report
Discussion:
Mr. Kubicek presented information showing the percentage of students meeting or exceeding standards by each grade level for the various assessments. This information was also published in our February newsletter.
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Act on the 2014-2015 School Calendar
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.2. Act on Participation of 6th Grade Girls in Junior High Volleyball and Basketball Competition for the 2014-2015 School Year
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.3. Act on the School District's Implementation of Multicultural Education Throughout the Curriculum
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.4. Act on Amendment to Flexible Savings Account Plan
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.5. Act on FBLA State Leadership Conference
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.6. Consider Contract with Grand Island Physical Therapy for Occupation and Physical Therapy Services
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Establish Future Board of Education Meeting Date(s) and Time(s)
Discussion:
The next regular board meeting was set for Monday, March 17th at 7PM.
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11. Adjourn
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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