November 10, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Meeting opened at 7:00

Discussion:  sanders addressed Board below 1-1 ratio. 10 25 station carts available. 18 station card & 4 in elementary. Added I-pad mini cart. Used on daily basis. Still usig I-pad mini cart K-2nd grde still getting up to speed. Still have K-6 2 desk tops 2 laptops and 2 i-pads. During summer all up to 4 gig and everyone Windows 7. Microsoft changing pricing so now deal to pay for 70 licenses for $1700 and can put on every machine in building. Each staff member get 10 licenses for themselves. Updates everyone and will be done before Christmas. Classroom projectors in 13 rooms. K-4/media center/science lab. Phase one. 3 phases and will have entire buildig done. Used Charlie Parr memorial money for more. Purchased access points for 6 for $100. e-rate funds to replace all with higher speed. $150 per student, maybe will get it. Webinar signed up for got a free miracy absence point. Put in gym. Guest access point but doesn't use our network. Dave & Sanders took down TV's before fell and got an adaptor to plug in and put on projector. Jump from windows 7 to 10. Last year of 3 year rotation. Will replace this summer. Keep looking at carts and labs where it fits in to curriculum plan. MD. Icredible job. Community engagement conversations ask about technology. Asked about licenses and number of people allowed. Unlimited. Continue to look at 1-1? KS. Sat in meeting in Grand Island webinar and now going back from I-pads to lap tops. Talk about broken I-pad screens. Wear and tear from back pack and out and home. Some advantages to 1-1. Take home flip and discuss next day in class. I-pads $1 buy out. Other machines will probably go back.

Discussion:  MD. Opportunity to review plan set at retreat. Check progress and alignment 1.3 evaluate safety measures. What can we add to summer? Coalition meetings we've had. SRP protocol. Looked at safety guards. Supervisio on N & s side. Buildings and grounds said look at safety on FB field, bleaher safety. No issues there. Insure and review policies. Have done that. Done per chanbe in sate statutes. Safety committe reports annually. MD. Do in December or January. SW. Who reviews annually? LYnn Fred Carrit. Maybe we will have someone else do it. Maybe a safety audit. Retired Superintendents sometimes do it. MO - Maybe Greg would know someone. MD. Emergency management director does come up and look at things. Lynn - Let me know if you have any one to do it. 1.4 In year 4 of 5 year cycle. L. Gubbels & MANKA MEET monthly with Lyn. Cnotinuously working action plans. Updates with TLC. Intend to sent more to Minneapolis this year. 2.0 next month.

Discussion:  Farber - Veterans day program tomorrow at 9:00 main gym. Please come. Thanksgiving Holiday meal will be done by FCS/Hart. Tuesday Nove 25th. 11:00 AM start. Copy of MCC Hansen and updated. Dual credit for practicum. Therapeautic services will be taught in house. Nursing assistant taught thourgh Metro $269. Clinicals through that. Work through FAMC to get that done. CNA program is in place. Welding technology learned a lot. Go to Fremont to see program. Fremot program is full. Weeknights and weekend. Pay .50 credit. 5 classes over a semester. 1/5 of an associates degree in welding. The get Fremont industrial certificate. Valmont will look at students who go through the program. Grant updated them to industry standards. Metro credit through Fremont nights and weekends. Fremont may add or other districts. Financing is the issue. Work out so it could be on TEEOSA formula. MD - How make sure they are dual credit classes for our kids. AF - Teacher has to be certified. 7:30 PM. Koger - Offering of dual credit not a big issue. Lyn - sometimes it does come into play. Fremomt would like to expand it but need to work with NDE to make that happen. BS - asked about welding situation. Lynn - Currently only have wire feed welders. Just the basics. AF - FFA working with Cedar Bluffs coop and jsut a few students interested. BS - Advanced welding through METRO or just basics? Maybe just basics before jump in and pursue as a career. Brenn would be teaching it and small engines also. Student - Grateful I can take the dual credit courses. I'm almost done with my first year of college. Fritson - 7:40 Mixed feed back with PTC. 6th grade arents appreciated the imeliness. Students gave presentation about what they've learned in class. sudent led. Reflected on what we can do next. Set up conferences prior to PTC. Erin Reed did entire process and implementation. Good turn out. Kicked off fundaiser. great american opportunities to bring in guest speakers. Stunt shows. Presentation from Stebe Fster and kids are excited. Proceeds will help us bring in outside presentations and groups. Thanks SR's for speaking wiyth students during red ribbon week. gret message for kids. Shada -7:45 PLC meeting at secondary individually checking pace with what they are learning. Cross linin across different grade levels and different standards. Checking progress. Spreadsheet of revenue report. Breakdown of Fall sports revenues.

Discussion:  Enrollment figures. Option enrolment. Need to educatio public on that. Option up by 20 kids. State conference. Mike Terry and Lynn. Hand out. A Questt loaded. New model DEPT of Ed proposing to get ranked and rated. Encourage to attend a session on it.

Discussion:  Dec 1 to Dec 5 to do interviews for the committee. LS - Wait. Lynn - andle through e-mails. Committee

Discussion:  Creative ways to fiance major buildig projects. Which coes first. BLDS identify or do we tell BLDS? Looked at number of recources. Undertaking fund. Look at.

Discussion:  Met Oct 28 with reps from aEA and exchanged items to put on table and will meet tomorrow.

Discussion:  MD - Will meet gwice. Friday at state convention then after that. Nov 25/26. Significant cage in way LIncoln does different good or bad.

Discussion:  Compile summary and then schedule time with Marcia to go overand go over board goals. 1 board retreat if she had info in hands before that.Developing goals would be extra. Board should discuss payig additional fee to establish goals. Marsha facilitate goal planning session? Come back in December and review for no more fees. Just with Board in open session. Don't book for goals yet. Wait on that. Might have a specil board meeting. Dec 8th? Could still use Janary meeting with thoght board retreat will be in February. Probably dec 8th meeting or Jan 12th. NO interest in a third meeting.

Discussion:  1. Review the rating scale to ensure clarity. 2. Provide President Dwyer with completed evaluation by Monday, December 1 at 4:30 p.m. 3. President Dwyer will begin formulating summary document. 4. Summary comments will be developed collaboratively. Use entire scale. Defined points to be measurable within that scale.

Discussion:  Saw as community engagement. On website. Changed to tis format from a 5 page format 2 years ago. Only 1 piece couldt update because not released yet.

Discussion:  Part of annual 3 year cycle. Nothing I saw to change. No recommendations. LS - tobacco 1120 policy consistent with what we did before. No concerns reviewed and move to next group.

Discussion:  Checklist for Year 1 Notice to Parents/Guardians School Improvement Plan Technical Assistance (to develop and implement the school improvement plan) Public School Choice (does not apply to us) Publication of Actions (does not apply to us) Notice to Public (via newsletter) Checklist we have to do first year. Capture in minutes.

Discussion:  Adjouned at 8:15 PM