May 13, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion:
Meeting called to order by Board of Education President Maahs at 7:00 p.m.
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2. Announcement of the Open Meetings Act Posting
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.1. Approval of minutes of previous meetings
Discussion:
Official Board of Education minutes are available on the district web site at www.districtor1.org
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3.2. Approval of Claims/Payment of Bills and Payroll
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Construction claims total: $96,811.82. Board members reviewed claims as requested and determined that these payments should be held pending completion of items including but not limited to concrete work at Palmyra parking areas and certain drainage issues at Bennet. Board members reviewed information and pictures of items in need of repair. Building committee members will review the work as it progresses.
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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 Braston Maibaum.
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3.4. Financial Report
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4. Public Comment
Discussion:
Tim Watson offered thanks to the district for a successful school year. Noting that from a parents perspective the year was a good one. Tim also thanked the board for providing administrators the authority to lead and manage the district and to continue to work through the strategic plan and the accomplishment of specific goals.
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5. Administrative Reports
Discussion:
Administrative reports are available in their entirety at: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/174
Some of the topics covered in the reports include state assessments, SENCAP enrollment, Palmyra property listing, summer enrichment and upcoming dates of importance. |
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5.1. Superintendent's Report
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5.2. High School Principal
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5.3. Elementary Principal
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6. Discussion Items- Committee Reports
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6.1. School Law Seminar report
Discussion:
Board member Desh reported information from the NASB school law seminar and legislative luncheon. The presentations reviewed state statutes pertaining to school law including the duties of board members, the lack of continuing education requirements for BOE members, board authority, open meetings laws, electronic communication, closed session topics, pending legislation and the committee on American Civics.
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6.2. NASB Legislative Luncheon
Discussion:
Board members Desh reviewed information from the luncheon as a continuation of the school law update with some additional legislative information.
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6.3. Olson Foundation progress report
Discussion:
Board members reviewed progress reports from Nemaha Valley Construction and the Olson project.
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6.4. Palmyra south property
Discussion:
BOE members discussed the contract status with Thane Jensen and property south of the school in Palmyra.
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Presentation, discussion and or official action regarding the utility easement for Nebraska City Utilities.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
BOE members reviewed the easement requested by NCU as presented.
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7.2. Presentation, discussion and or official action with regard to the Olson Foundation Project for the construction of certain improvements on property of the School District and Village for athletic and recreational facilities to benefit the Palmyra, Nebraska Community (Project) to approve the Applications for Payment and billing statements related to the Project, including, but not limited to the cost of the legal services, architectural design and planning, and site preparation costs.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Board members reviewed the claims presented with regard to the Olson project. Brandon Desh voted yes on all claims except the Benesch bill out of an abundance of caution to which he abstained.
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8. Closed Session
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9. Board of Education Development
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9.1. Policy Review
Discussion:
The BOE reviewed policies 8231, 6213, 1102, 3580, 9320 and completed the FY 2019 review of policy manual items.
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10. Topics for Next Month’s Agenda
Discussion:
Policy updates, preliminary budget information as available, July retreat dates, student handbooks and annual statistical information.
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11. Adjournment
Discussion:
The meeting was duly adjourned at 8:51 p.m.
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12. Adjunct Activities Committee
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