December 12, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
Meeting called to order by Board of Education President Maahs at 6:58 p.m.
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2. Open Meetings Act Posting
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3. Staff and Student Presentations
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3.1. First Grade staff presentation
Discussion:
Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Dowding presented information regarding grade one instructional lessons that allows students to complete homework at home in order to prep for the next day’s lesson. The staff also reported use of the Appletree application to directly and safely communicate with parents at home. Board members thanked the staff for their presentation and time. The homework lesson and the application have increased parental involvement and engaged the students. Board members asked if the presentation materials could be uploaded to the website and thanked Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Dowding for their efforts. |
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4. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1. Approval of minutes of previous meetings
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4.2. Approval of Claims/Payment of Bills and Payroll
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Claims were discussed and reviewed.
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4.3. Financial Report
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5. Public Comment
Discussion:
Lance Gee asked a question about the Rule 10 report and the average daily attendance and average daily membership related to PK-12 enrollment totals.
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6. Administrative Reports
Discussion:
Mr. Hanger and Mrs. Walter presented information for members of the Board of Education.
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6.1. Superintendent Report
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6.2. High School Principal
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6.3. Elementary Principal
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7. Discussion Items- Committee Reports
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7.1. Policy Committee report
Discussion:
Susan Steward reported that the committee reviewed the 8000 and 9000 series policies. The committee reached general agreement on amendments and changes to specific policies. Those annotations and changes were shared with the entire board after modifications were made by the Perry Law Firm. Board member Steward reviewed specific changes. The Board established Monday January 9, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Palmyra as the next committee meeting date with Doug Church assuming a role on the committee to replace outgoing board members . |
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7.2. Records conversion process during construction
Discussion:
Mr. Hanger informed the Board that NASB has a negotiated fee structure in place for the conversion of paper documents into digital format to reduce space used for storage and also to protect the documents over the long term. Documents will be picked up, inventoried and a cost proposal will be submitted for review.
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8. Action Items
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8.1. Presentation, discussion and or official action to receive the 2016 Audit Report
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Hanger provided information about the audit process. The Board had an opportunity for questions.
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8.2. Presentation, Discussion and or Official action to receive the Annual Rule 10 Report.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Hanger reviewed information included in the report and answered questions from BOE members.
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8.3. Presentation, discussion and or official action to adopt First reading of Board policies in series 8000 and 9000 (internal Board policies and Bylaws)and to repeal and rescind all existing Board policies that pertain to the same matters or that are otherwise conflicting, including without limitation existing policies.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
BOE members had an opportunity to ask questions regarding adoption of each policy series. Each series will require two readings.
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9. Board of Education Development
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9.1. NASB State Conference Report
Discussion:
Superintendent Hanger asked if anyone would like copies of presentation notes stating that he would be happy to duplicate them. Board members Maahs, Church and board member elect Desh reported information regarding each session they were able to attend. |
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9.2. Legislative Issues Conference January 22 and 23 in Lincoln
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9.3. Recognize and thank outgoing members of the board of education for their service to the school community.
Discussion:
The Board Chair presented a plaque to outgoing BOE members Kipp Haight and Kevin Schroder and the Board thanked them for their service and commitment to the District OR-1 students, staff and community. Kevin and Kipp commented on the opportunity to serve on the Board.
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10. Topics for Next Month’s Agenda
Discussion:
January 16, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. E-Meetings discussion, reorganization of the board. |
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11. Adjournment
Discussion:
The meeting was duly adjourned at 8:52 p.m. Monday December
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