Monday, September 9, 2024 The meeting will start at 4:10pm or immediately following the Hearing to Set the Final Tax Request - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Milford Public Schools Board of Education Information
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Mission Statement - Milford Public Schools will prepare all students to be successful citizens: Our Mission is fulfilled when all students read with comprehension, speak and write clearly, compute accurately, reason logically, understand and appreciate the fine arts, apply suitable strategies and habits of mind to solve problems, utilize technology to communicate and to understand information and behave morally.
This agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution. A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during normal business hours in the District Office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be altered later than twenty-four hours before the meeting. The Board reserves the right to alter the order of items, as it deems necessary. |
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1.1. Meeting was advertised in the September 5th Milford Times
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order, Roll Call
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2.2. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.3. Open Meeting Law - Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room
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Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room. |
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2.4. Additions to Agenda
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2.5. Welcome and Introduction of Visitors
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2.6. Community Input
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This is the public’s opportunity to speak to items on the agenda. This is also the public’s opportunity to speak to other non-agenda topics concerning the school district - since it is not an agenda item the board cannot discuss or take action on the matter at this time. To be recognized, all participants must complete the Request to Address the Milford Board of Education Form. The District has established separate complaint procedures for any complaints, including complaints and concerns against individual employees. As such, the Board requests that this complaint process be followed before discussion with the Board takes place. Thank you for your participation. |
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3. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.1. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the Minutes of Previous Meeting
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3.2. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action to Approve Payment of Claims
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General Fund for $112,341.64 |
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4. Reports
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4.1. Review/Discuss Administrative Reports
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Elementary Principal: Mrs. Hartman congratulated the Student Council officers. She discussed Back to School Night; MAP Fluency assessments; WIN Time; and the Teammates kick off. She thanked Janelle Kremer and Tiff Reynolds for their work with K-Kids program.
Secondary Principal: Dr. Mowinkel congratulated the Student Council officers. He discussed the fall sports season; On To College ACT prep; cell phone policy; Homecoming; conference and sub-district softball; and conference cross country. Director of Learning: Mr. Carlson discussed the September 3 in-service and district assessments. Superintendent: Dr. Kubicek discussed October agenda items; school safety; and grants for school mapping. He pointed out NASB/NRCSA trainings. |
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4.2. Review/Discuss Student Enrollment Report
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4.3. Review/Discuss State Funding for Public Education
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Open discussion as needed.
Discussion:
President Welsch discussed legislative issues.
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5. Board Commentary
Discussion:
Craig Shaw shared information from the area meeting the board attended. President Welsch commended the football team for being 2-0.
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6. Unfinished Business
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6.1. Review/Discuss the Strategic Planning Process
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Attached is the proposed timeline and actions for the strategic planning process. I would like to review the dates for the evening meetings to be sure there are no major conflicts.
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6.2. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on Policy #6025 - Student Cell Phone and the 2024-2025 Student Handbook
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Attached are the cell phone policy and recommended changes to the student handbook for approval. There are no changes from last meeting.
I also attached a document that shows some of the research data and concepts from the book The Anxious Generation. The information in the book supports the efforts of schools to decrease the amount of cell phone and social media access/use for high school-aged students.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. New Business
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7.1. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the 2024-25 Proposed Budget
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the 2024-25 Proposed Property Tax Request and the 2024-25 Property Tax Resolution #2024
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on 2023-24 Multicultural Report
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This report to the Board is an annual requirement. There are no major changes to the program, process, or report from previous years.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Review, Consider, and Take All Necessary Action on the 2024 NASB Delegate Assembly Representative
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Review/Discuss the Superintendent Evaluation Timeline
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District policy states "The first year evaluations shall take place (1) at or prior to the October board meeting, and (2) at or prior to the January board meeting." I have attached the evaluation tool and will plan to place my evaluation on the October and January board meeting agendas. For subsequent years, the superintendent evaluation is to be conducted at the December board meeting.
The current superintendent contract indicates that the renewal of the employment contract is to be an agenda item at the December board meeting. If the board would prefer to move the January evaluation to December, the evaluation and contract renewal could be done at the same time.
Discussion:
President Welsch discussed the process for the superintendent evaluation.
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8. Executive Session
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Closed/Executive Session for 1) the protection of the public interest, or 2) the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and/or the individual has not requested a public meeting. When making a motion to enter into Closed/Executive Session, the member making the motion should be as specific as possible as to the reason(s) for executive session. |
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8.1. Executive Session (if requested)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Adjourn
Discussion:
President Welsch adjourned the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
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