April 14, 2014 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. OPENING THE MEETING

1.1. Call to Order

1.2. Nebraska Open Meeting Law

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS

3. REPORTS

3.1. Craig's Report

3.2. Principals/Administrative Reports

3.3. Superintendent Report

4. CONSENT AGENDA

4.1. Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

4.1.1. March 17, 2014 Regular Board Meeting

4.2. Requests for Salary Advancement

4.3. Request of leave

4.4. Standing Reports

5. ACTION ITEMS

5.1. Consideration of Approval of the Financial Reports

5.2. Consideration of Approval of the Calendar for the 2014-2015 School Year

5.3. Consideration to Approve Recommendation to Fill Open Position in Middle School Language Arts

5.4. Consideration of Allowing Superintendent Joel Applegate to Issue Contracts for Re-Employment of Certified Staff

5.5. Consideration for Approval to Dismiss Making up the Two Days School Was Not in Session for State Championship Events

5.6. Action Item Number 1

5.7. Action item 2

6. DISCUSSION ITEMS

6.1. Discussion of Bus Barn

6.2. Purchase of Mower

6.3. Discussion Item Number 1

6.4. Discussion Item Number 2

6.5. Discussion Item Number 3

7. AGENDA SETTING AND FUTURE MEETINGS

7.1. Thursday, April 24th & Friday, April 25th NASBO State Convention, Kearney

7.2. Monday, May 12, 2014, 7:00 p.m., Regular Board Meeting

7.3. Monday, May 17, 2014, 4:00 p.m., Commencement

8. EXECUTIVE SESSION

8.1. Personnel

9. ADJOURNMENT

10. IN-SERVICE

11. OPENING THE MEETING

11.1. Call to Order

11.2. Nebraska Open Meeting Law

11.3. Publication of Meeting

11.4. Roll Call

11.5. Approval of Agenda

11.6. The board has the right to enter into executive session throughout the meeting upon clarifying the reason to enter executive session.

12. PUBLIC COMMENTS

13. REPORTS

13.1. Principals/Administrative Reports

13.1.1. BBeckenhauer Report

13.1.2. BRegelin Report

13.1.3. DHenderson Report

13.1.4. DEvertson Tech Report

13.2. Superintendent Report

14. CONSENT AGENDA

14.1. Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)

14.2. Congratulations, Condolences, Correspondences

14.2.1. Board of Education extends condolences to Bill & Michelle Pinkelman and family on the death of Bill's sister

14.2.2. The Board of Education extend condolences to the family of Anthony Hill on his death. Anthony was a student at Cozad High School

14.2.3. The Board of Education extends condolences to the family of Dale & Shelly Henderson on the death of Shelly's father

14.2.4. The Board of Education congratulates Bill & Jill Beckenhauer on the birth of a grandson in February.

14.2.5. The Board of Education congratulates Jon and Jann Kloepping on the birth of a granddaughter in February

14.3. Requests for Salary Advancement

14.4. Request of Leave

14.5. Approval of Revised Salary Advancement Request Form

14.6. Approval of Placement Verification Letter

14.7. Standing Reports

14.7.1. Bond Fund Taxes

14.7.2. Building Fund Taxes

14.7.3. General Fund Taxes

14.7.4. Sub Reports

14.7.5. NDE SNP Claim Reimbursement Summary

14.7.6. Bus Route Averages

15. ACTION ITEMS

15.1. Consent Agenda

15.2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on a resolution calling for the early redemption and prepayment of $4,630,000 in aggregate principal amount of the District’s outstanding debt.

15.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on a resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $4,725,000 in aggregate principal amount of the District’s General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 for the purpose of refunding certain of the District’s outstanding bonds.

15.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Financial Reports and Claims

15.4.1. District Treasurer's Report

15.4.2. District Financial Report

15.4.2.1. Depreciation Account

15.4.2.2. Bond Fund

15.4.2.3. Building Fund

15.4.2.4. Employee Benefit

15.4.2.5. Student Fee Fund

15.4.2.6. Hot Lunch Fund

15.4.2.7. General Fund

15.4.3. Check Journal General Fund

15.4.4. Check Journal Lunch Fund

15.4.5. Activities Financial Report

15.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Proposed Superintendent Contract for 2015-2016

15.6. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Proposed 2015-2016 School Calendar

15.7. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Hiring of Certificated Staff

15.8. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Preschool and Kindergarten classroom locations with the preschool expansion for 2015

15.9. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Southwest Conference vote regarding Lexington Public Schools request to join SWC

15.10. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Audit Bid

15.11. Discuss, Consent, and Take Action on Summer Driver's Education Fee for 2015

15.12. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the sale of the Provost bus

15.13. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on Capital Improvement projects

16. DISCUSSION ITEMS

16.1. Evaluation Policy

16.2. Goals

16.3. Discussion of future visions for the Cozad Community Schools Lunch Program

16.4. Consideration of "Local Beef In the School Lunch Program" - "Provider of the Month" in the Cozad Community Schools Lunch Program

17. AGENDA SETTING AND FUTURE MEETINGS

17.1. Monday, April 13, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting

17.2. Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Open Meetings Law Workshop, Kearney

18. EXECUTIVE SESSION

19. ADJOURNMENT