February 12, 2018 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 2/12/2018 at 5:01 PM | |
| Devin Brundage | Present |
| Kyle Fornoff | Present |
| Jon Hudson | Present |
| Becky Jobman | Present |
| Jeremy Sitorius | Present |
| Nate Wyatt | Present |
| Present: 6, Absent: 0 | |
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1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance
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The mission of Gothenburg Public Schools is to prepare all students within a positive and innovative learning environment. A copy of the open meetings law is posted on the wall of the Board Room and is available to the public. |
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2. Approve the Agenda
Rationale:
The Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of items as needed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Recognition of Visitors
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3.1. Public Participation
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Opportunity for Public Expression:
As a meeting of the Gothenburg Board of Education is a meeting held in public and not a public meeting, visitors should refrain from comments unless recognized by the chair.
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3.2. Presentations
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Mrs. SueAnn Hubbard and members of the Gothenburg Schools Certified Nursing Assistant Class.
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4. Business Items
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4.1. Action Items
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4.1.1. Consent Agenda
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1. Approval of Previous Minutes 2. Approval of the Treasurer's Report 3. Approval of the Warrants / Bills (remove ck# 56328) 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
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.2. Discuss, consider and approve claim submitted by Sitorius Farms for steel.
Rationale:
Steel for a sign for the Discovery Center was purchased from Sitorius Farms. Mr. Sitorius has filed a Conflict of Interest Form for this claim and will abstain from discussion and consideration. This claim (ck#56328) was pulled from the Consent Agenda so that it could be considered separately.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.3. Discuss, Consider and Adopt Elementary Math Curriculum
Rationale:
The elementary has been piloting new math curriculum during the first semester and will recommend Eureka to the Board. The curriculum has been available for public viewing up since the January board meeting. Teachers and administrators presented Eureka to the Curriculum Committee on Monday, January 8th, and at the Regular Meeting on January 15th. The procedures for adoption of new curriculum is defined in Policy #6210, Curriculum Development and Adoption.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.4. Personnel
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4.1.4.1. Consider approval of administrative contracts. (Executive Session Possible)
Rationale:
Annual evaluations are in progress for all administrators. Our administrators do an excellent job and are a credit to their profession. The Gothenburg Schools will continue to benefit from their employment.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.4.2. Approve interim teaching contract. (Closed Session may be required.)
Rationale:
Mr. Ernie Blecha has agreed to serve as a music instructor for the 2017-18 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.5. Consider approval of special education contracts for 2018-19 with ESU 10.
Rationale:
Audiology. Several audiological services are available, these include comprehensive hearing evaluations for individuals from birth to 21 years of age; analysis, testing, and troubleshooting of hearing aid and cochlear implant devices used by students; consultation on FM system/auditory trainer device purchases for use at school as well as fitting and adjusting school amplification devices and assessment of classroom acoustics; and on-site school consultations regarding the impact of hearing loss, noise exposure, hearing loss prevention, and how to properly use and troubleshoot equipment.
Deaf Education. Three deaf educators provided direct services, consultative services, and assessment services to school districts in ESU 10 and ESU 11 to assist them in providing services to students, birth-21 who are deaf or hard of hearing. Vision Services. A vision specialist provided direct services, consultative services, and assessment services to ESU 10 school districts’ students, ages birth-21 who are blind or partially sighted. Vocational Transition. A vocational transition specialist provided on-site assistance to 21 school districts for students with disabilities age 16 and older to help them realize independent living and employment appropriate to each student’s skills and abilities. 2018-19 Adding one Service SpEd Supplemental Supervision School Age. If you contract for ESU 10 special education staff but are not a part of the supervision cooperative we want to make you aware of a small change for the 18-19 school year. Because, the service unit has an obligation to evaluate and supervise the special education staff that we employ and the programs in which they work, all districts that contract for staff will need to contribute to the supervision cooperative. For districts with their own special education supervisors, these costs will be adjusted to account for staff supervision only and will not include charges for other supervision services. It will appear on the schedule A as SpEd Supplemental Supervision services.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1.6. Discussion of summer projects.
Rationale:
A list of summer projects has been presented to the Facilities Committee. The Committee has prioritized projects from the list and present the attached proposal for consideration.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.2. Policy Review
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4.2.1. Review of current policies.
Rationale:
It was suggested at the board work session that we systematically review our board policy Mr. Wyatt is the only member who was serving during the complete revision of policy. We will review a section of policy each month. Policies will not be attached as they are available on the school website.
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4.3. Reports
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4.3.1. Board of Education Reports
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Committee Reports (Chair in bold)
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4.3.2. Administrative Reports
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1. Topic Specific Administrative Reports
2. General Administrative Reports
a. Facilities & Transportation (Mr. Holmes)
b. Elementary (Mr. Widdifield) c. High School (Mr. Ryker) d. Activities (Mr. Herman)
e. Teaching and Learning (Mrs. Jonas)
f. Superintendent (Dr. Teahon)
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5. Discussion Items
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5.1. Discuss calendar for 2018-19 school year.
Rationale:
The proposed calendar for 2018-19 is attached. The calendar was introduced in January and has been reviewed by administrators and by the Executive Council. Revisions have been made and a 2nd draft is attached.
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5.2. Strategic Plan Discussion
Rationale:
A followup conversation will be held concerning the Strategic Plan discussion at the January Board Retreat.
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6. Executive (Closed) Session
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.
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7. Next Meeting
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November 10, 2014 – 7:00 PM
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8. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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