February 13, 2017 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 7:39 p.m.
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2. Open Meetings Act Posting
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3. Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Board member Steward asked to vote separately on items C-2 and C-3 A.
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3.1. Approval of minutes of previous meetings
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3.2. Approval of Claims/Payment of Bills and Payroll
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Board members had the opportunity to review and clarify claims.
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3.3. Certificated/Classified Hire(s)/Reassignment(s)/Resignation(s)
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3.3.1. Presentation, discussion and or official action to ratify a teaching contract for Jennifer Whyman.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.4. Financial Report
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4. Administrative Reports
Discussion:
Mr. Hanger, Mr. Bottrell and Mrs. Walter provided information for the Board of Education.
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4.1. Superintendent Report
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4.2. High School Principal
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4.3. Elementary Principal
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5. Discussion Items- Committee Reports
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5.1. Policy Committee Report
Discussion:
Board members Steward, Church and Gee presented information related to the 4000-5000 series policies as provided by the Perry Firm. Notes were available on some of the policies as updated including correct grading scales, student fees and student discipline changes in the manual. The policy manual is generally an expanded version of our current manual inclusive of more detail. Policy series will be adopted on second reading with the date reflected by month and year. The next committee meeting is scheduled for March 6 at 5:30 p.m.
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5.2. Negotiations Committee report
Discussion:
Jaimi Calfee reported information regarding administrative and classified salaries including data from the comparative array for each classification of employee. This should maintain the position in each of the the arrays. Board members had an opportunity to ask questions regarding the array and associated cost to the district.
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5.3. Transportation Committee report
Discussion:
Board member Church and Gee reported information from the transportation meeting. The committee would like to letter buses with District OR-1 Panthers and the current logo. The lettering should be reflective to increase safety. The committee also reported findings and information from districts who have contract buses. Pricing for adding new buses versus pricing for buses coming off lease were compared. Off lease units were offered at a considerable savings. The off lease units were compared by model year, mileage, drive train options and pricing. The committee also reviewed the Pre-K grant process and the potential for the addition of a third mini-bus.
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5.4. Strategic Planning
Discussion:
The board would like to begin the strategic planning process in April. |
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5.5. Audit proposals
Discussion:
Board of Education members reviewed audit proposals from two firms noting that services for each were comparable. Motion to accept the audit proposal from Julie Bauman CPA passed with a motion by Susan Steward and a second by Lance Gee. Jaimi Calfee Yes Doug Church Yes Brandon Desh Yes Lance Gee Yes Clayton Maahs Yes Susan Steward Yes |
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Presentation, discussion and or official action to adopt Board policies in series 6000 and 7000 on second reading (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.
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6.2. Presentation, discussion and or official action to adopt First reading of Board policies in series 4000 and 5000 (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.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.3. Presentation, discussion and or official action to authorize the Superintendent to issue contract renewals to the certified staff.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Superintendent Hanger reminded the board of statutory dates. Board members had the opportunity to ask questions about the contract renewal procedures.
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6.4. Presentation, discussion and or official action to approve the 2017-2018 School Calendar.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Board members had the opportunity to review the calendar.
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6.5. Presentation, discussion and or official action to approve Contract Terms for the Administrative staff.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Board members had the opportunity to ask questions regarding the process for establishing contract terms.
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6.6. Presentation, discussion and or official action to approve employment terms for the support staff.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.7. Presentation, discussion and or official action to authorize the issuance of series 2017 lease purchase agreement.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Superintendent Hanger explained the necessity for authorizing the lease purchase agreement. Board members asked about the availability of spare buses.
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7. Board of Education Development
Discussion:
Policy review will be moved to the March agenda.
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7.1. Policy Review Board of Education Code of Ethics 8272
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7.2. Teacher-Administrator-Board of Education Relationships
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7.3. Board of Education Conference Reports
Discussion:
Susan and Lance attended the NASB legislative conference and the NASB budget seminar and reported information from the day long event. The finance seminar was offered in the afternoon session with a variety of information regarding arbitration, school district funding and how money is being spent including transparency. It was noted that this was similar to the presentation given and the new board member workshop. Clayton attended the Sunday evening session which included information related to keeping kids safe after school and also an after school writing program for young students. Brandon attended the Education Forum in Kearney. Topics included district level communication and knowing what the message is including the use of social media, newsletters and other methods of communicating with patrons. The opportunity to tour the new Kearney High School was also provided.
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8. Topics for Next Month’s Agenda
Discussion:
Board of Education policy review items were moved to the March meeting.
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9. Adjournment
Discussion:
The meeting was duly adjourned at 9:58 p.m. on Monday February 13, 2017.
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