November 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Announce Open Meetings Act Verification
Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 8:00pm by President Steve Vyhnalek with 5 board members in attendance. Carol Schnell has an excused absence. President Vyhnalek confirmed the advance notice to the public of the meeting and agenda. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
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2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Also present are Superintendent Daryl Schrunk, Principal Jake Wiese and Linda Woolsey.
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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
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.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk presented the minutes from the regular October board meeting,
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6. Financial Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk reviewed the October financial report details.
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7. Reports
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7.1. Principal's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Wiese reviewed recent information on Professional Development completed with teachers and paras during the Friday early releases in October/November. Longhorn Line-Ups were reviewed. Many area businesses have been or will be at school for Adopt-A-Door. Parent-Teacher Conferences were held in October with 83% of parents in attendance. A PK (Preschool) Advisory Meeting was held on October 18th. Heidi Farmer assisted with Reading Coaching and Fidelity Checks on October 19th. We began an Honor Roll "with distinction" this quarter with 28 students qualifying. 10th grade students attended "Connecting the Dots" for career exploration on November 8th. The secondary staff are working on a 9-12 Course Catalog. The JH performed their play "Folk Tails" on November 10th. A veterans day program was held on November 11th. Policy #6005 will be reviewed and revised to reflect the requirements of Personal Finance for all graduates in 2024. Upcoming events include: PK-4 Fire Prevention Presentations on 11/15; MTSS Data Meeting/Coordination on 11/17; Grades 7-12 Janet Schrick presentations on 11/17; Thanksgiving Break 11/24-25; Lockdown drill on 12/1; MAP testing the week of 12/5; Health screenings on 12/8.
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7.2. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk presented an overview of our student option enrollment. Statewide Assessments were reviewed. These include NSCAS Growth and Alternate ELA, ACT for grade 11, ELPA 21 grades K-12 (EL Students) and MAP Growth grades 3-8. Mr. Schrunk attended the Village of Dorchester meeting last Monday to discuss the possibiity of building a new crow's nest on the football field. Bidding is the next step. Future plans could include new bleachers, a scoreboard and/or a sprinkler system.
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. Review Board of Education Policies #4023-4030.1.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk reviewed policy #4023-Superintendent; #4024-Administrative Employees; #4025-Part-Time Employees; #4026-Substitute Teachers; #4027-Teacher Salary Schedule; #4028-Professional Growth; #4029-Teacher Handbook; #4030-Teacher Evaluation; and #4030.1-Principal Evaluation. No changes are necessary at this time.
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8.2. Committee on American Civics
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk reviewed 79-724 Committee on American Civics. He also shared Dorchester Public School's curriculum, which meets the requirements of the law. There was no public comment at this time.
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8.3. Hand out audit to board members. Please review before December board meeting at which time we will discuss further.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk handed out the 2021-2022 audit by Mierau & Co. to board members. This will be reviewed at the December meeting.
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Consider approving Policy #4099-Early Retirement Program Policy.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk reviewed policy #4099-Early Retirement Incentitive Program. The policy was revised to change the policy review date to November, instead of December.
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9.2. Consider approving the number of early retirement applications that will be accepted for this current school year. {Reference: BOE Policy #4099-Early Retirement Incentive Program or ERIP}
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk discussed the various options available with this policy.
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9.3. Consider approving Hudl Focus cameras and related streaming package.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Schrunk presented information on the advantages of using Hudl for streaming activities in both gyms. This would include athletic games, as well as concerts and plays. Archiving would be done through Hudl.
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9.4. Closed Session to Discuss the Evaluation of the Superintendent.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The meeting moved into closed session for personnel and the evaluation of job performance clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law.
Steve Vyhnalek and the board reviewed the superintendent's evaluation with Mr. Schrunk after coming out of closed session. |
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10. Board Committee Report(s)
Discussion:
No committee reports at this time.
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11. Closed Session (as necessary per statute)
Discussion:
Closed session not necessary 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 Monday, December 12 at 8:00pm.
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13. Adjourn
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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