February 10, 2014 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
call to order at 7:30pm
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1.1. Recognition of Public Notice of Open Meeting
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1.2. Recognition of Posted Notice of the Open Meetings Law
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2. Roll Call
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3. Minutes of the Previous Regular Meetings and Special Meeting
Discussion:
No additions or corrections were made and the minutes will be filed.
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4. Bills As Presented By the Superintendent
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Building Maintenance Fund Bills
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.1. Citizen's Bank $2,971.57
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6. Financial Report
Discussion:
The financial report was presented by Supt. Poppert.
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7. Communications from the Public
Discussion:
There were no communications from the public.
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8. New Business
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8.1. Report from the Student Council
Discussion:
Mr. Alex Egger, student council sponsor, was present to give a report on student council activities. A winter clothing drive was held, with large amounts of clothing donated, and then distributed to students in need. In February the council will assist with Jump Rope for Heart. The student council will also be making videos to demonstrate appropriate student behaviors in various settings.
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8.2. Teacher report from Mr. Kleinsasser
Discussion:
Mr. Kleinsasser gave an update on ipad usage. He showed how information distribution has been streamlined using Wordpress. He mentioned the process he developed for issuing hall passes and STOPit Tickets for next year. He shared the use of a calendar to communicate upcoming events and announcements to students via ipad.
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8.3. Board needs to accept the resignation of Deb Rasmussen.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4. Board needs to consider a transfer of $20,000 to the lunch fund.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Supt. Poppert mentioned that premade salads are now available as a lunch option.
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8.5. Board needs to review and accept a bid for the High School chiller
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The money will come out of the depreciation fund. The new chiller replaces a 13 year old chiller, which will be removed as part of the bid.
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8.6. Board needs to consider paying the early registration on NASB with a 2% discount. $4,400 total bill
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The membership fee more than pays for itself due to benefits and reimbursements the district receives for being part of NASB. The district also receives a 2% discount for early registration.
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8.7. Board needs to consider bid from Nebraska Central Equipment. $82,750 65 Passenger Bus
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The district purchases a bus every two years to maintain the bus fleet. Mrkvicka mentioned that if the district sells the old Farwell bus, it has a low mileage motor in it, which adds value to the bus.
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8.8. Board needs to consider adopting the 2014-2015 school calendar.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
It was noted that graduation will be on May 3, 2015.
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8.9. Board need to consider revisions to Policy 606.06R4
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board and administration discussed restrictions for misuse of the ipad.
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8.10. Board needs to consider adopting Board Goals for the 2014 year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.11. Board needs to review Policy 404.1-415.08
Discussion:
Board Policies 404.1-415.08 were reviewed. Next month the Board will review Policies 501- 504.09.
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8.12. Board needs to consider accepting Option Enrollment: Kaitlyn Kleinsasser Kdg Elba to SP 2014-2015,
Aubree Fitzgerald Kdg Elba to SP 2014-2015,
Justus Bader 7th SP to Palmer 2014-2015,Wyatt Dvorak Kdg SP to Centura 2013-2014,Stacy Bohlken 8th 2013-2014, Marie Bohlken 5th SP to Palmer
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.13. Principal's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Hagen distributed information on behavior referrals, and shared updates regarding curriculum, staff development, and the assessment schedule. She noted that she is exploring options to replace AR, and that Mr. Wood and Mrs. Buchanan are working to create their own math texts.
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8.14. Report from Building Committee
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8.14.1. Board needs to consider bid from J.I.L Asphalt for repairs on Elem. playground.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
MOre bids will be taken for asphalt repairs,.
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8.14.2. Board needs to consider prioritizing the Long/Short term building plan.
Discussion:
Items on the Building plan include:
Purchase of a new Chiller;
Hvac system updates
New Bus purchase
Outdoor Signage
Playground repair
Getting the new house up to fire code standards
Tuck pointing
Supt. Poppert will get cost estimates and prioritize the items, for discussion next month.
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8.15. Superintendent's Report
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8.15.1. Legislative Update
Discussion:
Supt. Poppert discussed legislative isssues. He and other conference superintendents are meeting with senators in the near future. The Education Forum in Kearney is Feb 27-28. GRIT conference (Government relations) is March 6, 2014.
Judge and Jury workshop and NRCSA workshops will be in March. The St. Paul Ed Forum was tentatively scheduled for March 27, 2014 at 7pm. Teacher appreciation day is March 4, the Board is invited to join the staff for lunch that day.
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8.15.2. Discuss date for SP ed. Forum.
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8.15.3. NRCSA SRING Conference March 20-21
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8.15.4. Teacher Appreciation Tuesday March 4
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8.16. Bd retreat recap
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8.17. Review Board Calendar
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9. Old Business
Discussion:
President Anderson appointed Mrkvicka and himself to join Scheer on the Americanism committee. He appointed Supt. Poppert to be the Affirmative action coordinator for the district.
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10. Executive Session
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10.1. Board need to go into executive session to discuss administrative salary increases.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board went into executive session to discuss administrative salaries to protect the public interest. President Anderson restated the motion and indicated that only administrative salaries would be discussed. Board went into executive session at 10:45pm. Board came out of executive session at 11:04pm.
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10.1.1. Approval of Administrative Salaries
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11. Adjournment
Discussion:
Meeting adjourned at 11:06pm
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