April 8, 2024 at 8:00 PM - April 8, 2024 Board of Education Meeting

Rationale:  Notice of the meeting was posted to the SEM Mustang school website, SEM Facebook, Elm Creek Beacon Observer, and over the school reach notification system for the board meeting to be held on April 8, 2024 at 8:00 P.M. The agenda was available on the SEM Mustang school website and available in the Superintendent's Office.  All proceedings hereafter as shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public, unless noted as executive session. This meeting was conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 84, Article 14 posted in the School Library.

Rationale:  The calendar was created by groups of teachers submitting a couple of calendars they would like for next year.  All staff were then given an opportunity to vote on the calendar choice they preferred.

Four elementary days are built into the calendar for the teachers to work on Math Alignment with the standards and other curriculum needs that may arise.

There are enough days built in to account for snow days and also days we need to take off for state activities which SEM may be involved in. When that happens the public will be notified ASAP.

Rationale:  Our current Chromebooks have reached the end of their lifecycle and need to be replaced.  These can be purchased using REAP money  which I need to use by the end of September 2024. We will be creating a Technology Committee and writing a technology plan which includes a replacement cycle to avoid replacing a large amount of Chromebooks during a single year.

Currently I have $38,029.86 in REAP money. I would have $8,835.86 left in REAP to use before this next years REAP money is dropped. I still need to upgrade IPAD'S. Once I have final numbers  next month I will be requesting to purchase IPAD's and cases for the Chromebooks.

Rationale:  These are very common basic policies found in most board policy manuals. These policies have not changed for at least 5 years and probably won't change in the near future. Please read and understand them, so you are ready to discuss and make a decision on approving the review of them.

Please note on Policy 2002 Organization of the Board #4 b. there are three choices on breaking a tie vote: i, ii, iii. When this policy was passed on October 10, 2020 the choice of a tie breaker was not determined or the other choices were not removed from the policy.  (The most common choice for most school boards is: i. flip of the coin.)

Rationale:  Comments From KSB Policy Service

POLICY 3004.1: FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOR PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL FUNDS Entities auditing school districts looked for an explicit "Buy American" provision in these policies. Although federal law only requires that the Buy American provision be included in any contract and not in the policy, we have added or revised this provision in these policies to appease the policy auditors.


 

Rationale:  At this time, it is predicted that all students will meet the requirements required by SEM and the State of Nebraska to earn a high school diploma, however we still have many days of school left and that may change according to the grades they earn between now and the end of the school year.

Please let me know if you will not be able to attend.

Rationale:  Itens on this list is informational  - NOT discussion items!