June 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

The mission of Gothenburg Public Schools is to prepare all students within a positive and innovative learning environment.

A copy of the open meetings act can be found at https://ago.nebraska.gov/open-meetings.

Rationale: 

The Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of items as needed.

Rationale: 

1. Approval of Previous Minutes

2. Approval of the Treasurer's Report

3. Approval of the Warrants / Bills

  a.  Petty Cash

  b.  Student Activity

  c.  Hot Lunch

  d.  Bank Statement

  e.  Summary of Accounts and Receipts

  f.  Monthly Expenditure Report

  g. Check Journal

4. Excuse Absent Board Members

5. Consider Option Enrollment Requests

Option In:
Hunter Blake - 4th Grade from Cozad
Baylee Blake - 7th Grade from Cozad

 

Rationale:  Mr. Mroczek has submitted a list of extra-duty assignments for the 2020-2021 school year.

Rationale:  The Superintendent currently has a two-year contract that expires on June 20, 2021.  At this time, the board should consider a motion to extend the contract to a three-year contract to expire on June 20, 2023.

Rationale:  The Personnel Committee has met to discuss compensation for non-certificated staff and recommends an increase in total compensation of 2.94% for non-certificated staff.  An increase for teachers of 3.12% and 1.93% for administrative staff were approved earlier in the year.  Non-certificated compensation is based on job category subgroups with compensation being compared to others performing similar work.

Rationale: 

1. Junior-Senior High Student Handbook (Attachments include Handbook))

2. Elementary Handbook (Attachments include Handbook)

Mr. Ryker and Mrs. Richeson will go over changes to the 2020-2021 Student Handbook.  Normally, the handbooks would be presented in June and approved in July.  But, we had some issues with printing the handbooks last fall.   

Rationale: 

Committee Reports (Chair in bold)

1.  Personnel Committee (Mr. Sitorius, Mr. Brundage, Mr. Fornoff)
2. Transportation and Facilities (Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Jobman, Mr. Wyatt)
3. Finance (Mr. Fornoff, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. Sitorius)
4. Committee on American Civics (Mrs. Jobman, Mr. Brundage, Mr. Hudson)
5. Policy Review (Mr. Brundage, Mr. Fornoff, Mrs. Jobman)

 

Rationale: 

Rationale: 

The Board of Education may hold a closed session by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members if a closed session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual and if such individual has not requested a public meeting.  Closed sessions may be held for, but shall not be limited to, such reasons as:  (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate purchases, or litigation; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations or misconduct; or (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person.

The vote to hold a closed session shall be taken in open session.  The subject matter and the reason necessitating the closed session shall be identified in the motion to close.  If the motion to close passes, then the presiding officer immediately prior to the closed session shall restate on the record the limitation of the subject matter of the closed session. The Board shall restrict its consideration of matters during the closed portions to only those purposes set forth in the motion to close as the reason for the closed session. The meeting shall be reconvened in open session before any formal action may be taken.

Rationale:  TBD  (2nd Monday of the month)