December 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Declaration of Intend – Open Meetings Act
Discussion:
The regular December meeting of the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller School District Board of Education was held on Monday December 14, 2020, at 7:30pm, in the Library at the school.
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2. Call to Order
Discussion:
Notice of the meeting was posted on December 7, 2020 in the Villages of Sumner, Eddyville and Miller and posted to the SEM Activities Calendar, Facebook page, and on School Reach for the board meeting to be held on December 14, 2020 at 7:30 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 7:31pm.
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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
Rationale:
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK: This is the portion of the meeting when members of the public may speak to the Board about matters of public concern.
Discussion:
Visitors - Amber Reiter, Jana Hoos, Jennifer Andersen, Lois McKenzie, Kris Shoemaker.
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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
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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.
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5. Administrative Report
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5.1. Principal Report
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5.2. Superintendent Report
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6. Business Items
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6.1. Consideration of Hiring of Recommended Applicant for the Position of Vocational Agriculture teacher for the remainder of the 2020-2021 School year.
Rationale:
Executive Summary:
The statement of "Recommended Applicant" is on the agenda because the position's Interviews will not happen until Friday, December 11, 2020. The first round of virtual interviews have taken place, and Mr. Schmidt has selected two candidates for a final interview. He will have his recommendation by the time the board meets for the December meeting. I am pleased to announce that we will interview two qualified candidates with teaching degrees in Ag Education. Candidates have been informed that the position will open up again at the end of the 2020-2021 spring semester, and they are encouraged to re-apply. We are doing this because the announcement was quick and the time for application short due to the need to fill the position. We would like to have the opportunity to open the position up again in the spring to see what the candidate pool looks like.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2. Personnel (Teacher resignation as of 5/20/2021)
Rationale:
Executive Summary:
Consideration of personnel resignation at the end of the contract year. We have received written notification of a staff member's resignation effective at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. I recommend the board to approve the resignation of Hannah Bowman, at the conclusion of the contract year, on or about the 20th of May, 2021
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.3. Consideration of Increase in activities pay for bus drivers
Rationale:
Executive Summary
Bus drivers in general are difficult to find. Activities drivers are near impossible. I have talked with some of our divers, and they are not willing to give up family time for the "little pay" they receive. I would recommend a 10% increase in the activities pay.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Reiter - Nay
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Discussion of AFR
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7.2. Discussion of & Information on Petition from NSEA (Nebraska State Education Association) to Nebraska State Board of Education on mandatory mask requirements from NDE (Nebraska Department of Education).
Rationale:
Executive Summary:
The Nebraska State Education Association (NSEA), the union for the teachers in Nebraska, petitioned the Nebraska State Board of Education to require that all Nebraska schools mandate masks (face coverings) at all times by individuals in the school. The State Board of Education responded that although they appreciate the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic related to our state's schools, it does not have the authority to enforce a statewide school mandate. This is a process that is left up to local control. My Recommendation is that SEM continues with the same protective practices that we have been doing from the first day of school. This provides us with the best-recommended protection. As a district, SEM has had cases of positive COVID exposure, but to date, we have been able to manage the situation with little educational disruptions
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8. Executive Session for Superintendent Evaluation
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Adjourn
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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