May 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Declaration of Intend – Open Meetings Act
Discussion:
The regular May meeting of the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller School District Board of Education will be held on Monday, May 13 2019, at 8:00pm, in the Library, 205 East 2nd Avenue, Sumner, NE 68878.
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2. Call to Order
Discussion:
Notice of the meeting was posted on May 9, 2019 in the Villages of Sumner, Eddyville and Miller and posted in the Beacon, in local post offices, to the SEM Mustang school web site and over the school reach notification system for the board meeting to be held on May 13, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the published notice. All proceedings hereafter as shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. This meeting conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 84, Article 14 posted in the School Library. School Board President Williams opened the meeting at 8:02pm.
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2.1. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.2. Roll Call of Members
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2.3. Approval of Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Recognition of Visitors/Public Forum
Discussion:
Visitors: Barb Ibach, Lois McKenzie, Tiffany Trampe, Kris Shoemaker, Sarah Glatter, Haliey Beer, Laurie Smith, Deb Jones, Amber Reiter
SEM Junior Class - Sarah Glatter, Hailey Beer - Change Graduation to Sunday, instead of Saturday. |
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4. Consent Agenda
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4.1. Approval of Minutes
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4.2. Approval of the Monthly bills, Claims and Payroll
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4.3. Approval of Treasurer’s Report and Budget Report.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Administrative Report
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5.1. Principal's Report
Discussion:
ACT and Honor Roll were discussed, as well as Honors Night.
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5.2. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Finkey discussed the class schedule and staff assignments.
There appears to be a disconnect between class room grades and ACT and MAP testing scores. Mr. Finkey spoke about LB289 All 3 busses sold
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6. Business Items
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6.1. Approval of 2019-2020 Teacher handbook
Rationale:
See April Agenda for Handbook
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2. Approval of Student-Parent handbook
Rationale:
See April Agenda for handbook
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.3. Approval of Classified Staff handbook
Rationale:
See April Agenda for handbook
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Clarified days off.
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6.4. Approval of New teacher handbook
Rationale:
See April Agenda for handbook
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.5. Acceptance of resignation of Mr. Brent Streeter
Rationale:
Mr. Streeter notified me on May 7th, that he was offered and accepted a teaching position in Gothenburg. This opportunity provides Mr. Streeter with a change to move closer to home and his father.
The opening has been posted in Teach Nebraska, and we have already had some interest in the position. In addition to social studies, the Head football position is also currently open.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.6. Acceptance of resignation/retirement of Dorothy Clark
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Luncheon on Friday May 17th at noon.
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6.7. Consideration of ESU 10 SPED contracts 2019-2020
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.8. Consideration of summer school program
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The summer school process was discussed. 30 students at this time will recieve invites to a 5 week summer school session. There is a lot of support from staff, and parents. School will be reimbursed for a percentage of the cost. Implementing the process this year, will strengthen it for the future.
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Discussion on Student Portrait display
Discussion:
Mr. Finkey spoke about the student portrait display. Dixie Line has been working on that through the alumni association. Mrs. Kenton has been working on digitizing the photos. Art class is also working on the improvement of older photos. Mr. Williams asked about the cost and if it would be a shared cost with Alumni, and the SEM Foundation. Mr. Hothem stated that the Foundation believed that the school should also be a part of the funding process. Mr. Finkey then stated that he believed the school would be responsible for the purchase of the program needed for the project.
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7.2. Discussion of Bleacher System for the Competition gym
Rationale:
Executive Summary:
Discussion:
Mr. Tripplet contact the bleacher companies about the motor and the floor transitions. Mr. Williams spoke about the the seat design. Mr. Reiter asked about the life expectancy and warranty. Mr. Williams stated that there was discussion of moving the scoring table and the teams to the West side of the gym. Mr. Hothem spoke about salvaging the old bleachers. Mr. Williams believed that we spent around $15,000 to recondition the bleachers 5 years ago. Mr. Reiter asked for the build committee to look at different options.
Mr. Hothem discussed leg room and seat size. Mr. Glatter asked if we can increase amount the seating. Mr. Williams then lead discussion on the process. Stated that another committee meeting would be needed. |
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7.3. Discussion on consideration of e-sports team
Rationale:
Executive summary
I have been approached by Mr. Bosak about starting an e-sports club at SEM. Upon first reading of the title, I thought he was kidding, but after reading the information he had, and researching the e-sports opportunities, I do believe that it would be highly beneficial to several of our students, and it is will help promote the positive use of technology. My first concern was just being kids playing games, but as I investigated more, there is more to it than that, and has a strong potential for college scholarships. At this time I do not have an exact cost, and an not even sure how we would make this all work. If the board is interested in hearing more we will develop a plan for consideration.
Discussion:
The board would like more information.
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7.4. Update of Weight Room Progress
Rationale:
Executive Summary:
I have been apart of the design and build project on two weight rooms, not including this project. It is my advise that we keep the weight room simple WITHOUT a lot of machines. The ideal weight room would have several power racks, and a few smith machines. With the addition of a set of dumbells all athletic, rehabilitative and conditional lifting can be completed. In addition, the free standing racks take very little maintenance have a very low need for repair or replacement. All weights and benches and bars will be universal and can be used at all stations. In addition, recreational/fitness items like treadmill and stair stepper will be located in the weight room. All individual fitness needs will be taken care of within the weight room. There will be no need for anyone to enter the school building.
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7.5. Update of Kitchen project
Rationale:
My notes were pretty hard to read so I created this PDF for clarity. Here’s what I wrote down as well:
·Strip carpet down to Terrazzo ·Leave lighting in place and install new switching as needed ·Remove insulation above ACT and replace ACT tiles only ·Move sprinkler line to accommodate stage door clearance ·Verify if landing is required on stage door steps ·Install matching BEST hardware, owner to provide cores ·Classroom doors to be wood to match existing ·Stage door to be hollow metal with no window to allow painting to match stage wall ·Coolers will require minimum 3-4 208V , 20 amp circuits ·Trane will install exhaust fan or rooftop unit to handle heat load under our contract to include Kitchen hood
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7.6. Discussion on School Sign
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7.7. Discussion on 2020 Graduation Date
Discussion:
Discussion took place on the process of the calendar being approved and then dates being changed for groups of people that request it. Discussion took place on the process to move to an action item or not. Mr. Williams spoke about precedence, and what that process should be.
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8. Adjourn
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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