January 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Open Meeting
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1.1. Roll Call
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1.2. Recognize the Open Meetings Act information
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1.3. Oath of Office
Discussion:
Superintendent Meyerle read the Board members their Oath of Office. Each member signed a written copy and returned it to Superintendent Meyerle
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1.4. Approve minutes of last meeting
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1.5. Reorganization of Board
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1.5.1. Election of Officers
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1.5.2. Committee Appointments
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1.5.3. Selection of Official Newspaper, Legal Counsel, Repository, Attendance Officer, and Federal Programs Director
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2. Instruction and Related Items
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2.1. Student Report
Discussion:
No student report was available.
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2.2. Principal Report
Discussion:
Principal Mezger reported on second semester attendance. He also reported on the recent AQUESST classifications. Schools were rated as either Excellent, Great, Good, or Needs Improvement by the state.
Diller-Odell was one of only 28 school districts statewide that received an excellent rating. Superintendent Meyerle noted that the rating is a terrific reflection on the school in general, which includes students, staff, parents, community, and Board.
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3. Personnel Items
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4. Support Service
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4.1. Technology Update
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4.2. Facility Update
Discussion:
Superintendent Meyerle gave a monthly report from Caspers/Sampson personnel on the construction work. They are on schedule to date.
He also noted that he wanted to hard surface an area of the elementary parking lot on the west side this summer. He hopes the hard surface area would accommodate approximately 26-28 vehicles. |
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5. Superintendent Items
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5.1. Superintendent Report
Discussion:
Superintendent Meyerle noted he would like the Board to adopt the school calendar at the February meeting.
He ask the Board to forward him any questions that they may have on the 2017-18 Annual Report. He also reported on a property tax meeting he attended in Beatrice on January 2. At the meeting Superintendent Meyerle gave his repeated pitch for the state to look at new sources of revenue such as increased gaming opportunities to reduce the burden on property taxes. Neighboring states gain revenue from Nebraska citizens from money that could stay in state with increased gaming opportunities. The EHA deductible will change from $900 to $1,050 next year. This is a change by the EHA. Superintendent Meyerle noted that is why the Board normally gives the certified staff a bit more of an increase on base salary the second year of the negotiated agreement (to help cover such increases). |
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6. Financial Items
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6.1. Pay bills as presented
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7. Board of Education Items
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7.1. Committee Reports
Discussion:
All Board members are interested in attending the annual NRCSA convention in Kearney in March.
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7.2. Executive Session
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8. Adjournment
Discussion:
President Stohs adjourned the meeting at 8:19 pm. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 11, 2019 at 7:30pm
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