September 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Beacon-Observer, the School District's designated method for giving notice, and posting at the Loomis Public Schools, Loomis Village Office and Loomis Post Office, a copy of the Affidavit of Publication being attached to these Minutes. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all members of the Board of Education, and a copy of their Acknowledgment of Receipt of Notice is attached to these Minutes. Availability of the Agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the members of this meeting. The President publicly stated to all in attendance that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy in the room where the meeting was being held. All proceedings of the Board were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Discussion:  We would like to welcome our guests today. As friendly reminder we ask that as a guest you refrain from commenting during the discussion part of our meeting and keep note of any questions or comments that you may have about the discussion items. We will welcome all your comments during the public forum section of the meeting which will directly follow our discussion. Please note that at times it may be necessary to address a member of the audience during the discussion. If you are addressed by a Board member please feel free to answer the questions or provide the appropriate feedback. *Carrie Naylor- Bertrand Herald LEA - Cheryl Orcutt, Becky Maaske, Roxann Hunhoff PIE - John Burkholder, Chris Butler, Nicole Shultz, Sheila Patterson, Ann Erickson Thank you for attending.

Discussion:  Expenditures: $311,252.11 Receipts: $15.84 Balance: $1,585,463.88

Discussion:  Depreciation Fund: expenses - $400.20 receipts - $433,000.00 balance - $861,180.67 Debt Service Fund: expenses - $0 receipts - $0 balance - $327,279.45

Discussion:  Expenses - $12,694.79 Receipts - $4,884.00 Balance - $1,362.47

Discussion:  Receipts: $8,181.61 Disbursements: $9,955.66 Balance: $64,856.98

Discussion:  Partners in Education-PIE will cook hotdogs and hamburgers at football games, they will all be sold at the concession stand and PIE will submit a bill to the school. Loomis Education Association and Staff- -Becky Maaske -Roxann Hunhoff -Cheryl Orcutt Bertrand Herald- Carrie Naylor -Discussion on using the Bertrand Herald to post meeting minutes

Discussion:  West wall of the gym. Budget includes dollars to repair the west wall properly. All of the cinder block walls need to be sandblasted, have the mortar repaired and sealed. Bus 05 needs some repairs, we do not have a spare bus to use while it is in the shop. Do we need to purchase another bus?

Discussion:  *NeSA Results/NeSA Celebration on Sept. 17th to reward our students for doing so well. *DEAR Reading Program-Drop Everything And Read. A program to help our students improve their reading skills and enjoy reading. *2014 School Law Update on Sept. 24th *Ag. Program numbers, 8 in Intro to Ag., and 7 in Ag. Bus. and Crop Production *Teacher In-Services- New Times 2:00-4:00 and Topics 1) Student Behaviors, 2) Ron Coniglio, 3) Continuing School Improvement year 2, 4) Technology

Discussion:  Safety and Security Plan completed by Ed Johnson (NASB/ALICAP) was done on August 21, 2014. New stage curtains were purchased in August. They should arrive later in September.

Discussion:  Recess at 8:30 for 5 minutes. Reconvened at 8:40.

Discussion:  Budget of Disbursements= $3,511,740 Special Education Budget= $660,000 Total Budget of Disbursements= $4,171,740 Necessary Cash Reserve= $1,000,000 Total Requirements= $5,171,740 2014-15 Valuation= $450,708,796

Discussion:  General Fund Tax Request= $0.636049 Bond Fund Tax Request= $0.053787 Special Build Fund Request= $0.044823 Recommended Motion

Discussion:  October 13, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Loomis Media Center