December 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Declaration of Intend – Open Meetings Act
Rationale:
Notice of the meeting was posted to the SEM Mustang school website, SEM Facebook, Elm Creek Beacon, and over the school reach notification system for the board meeting to be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 6:30 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.
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2. Call to Order
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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. Recognition of Student Achievement
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PreK-3rd Grade - Adaline Miller
4th - 8th Grade - Dillan Mazariagos 9th-12th Grade - Allie Rohde |
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3. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.1. Approval of Minutes
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3.2. Approval of the Monthly bills, Claims and Payroll
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3.3. Approval of Treasurer’s Report and Budget Report.
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4. Administrative Report
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4.1. Principal's Report
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4.2. Superintendent's Report
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5. Board of Education Subcommittee Report(s)
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5.1. Sharing of Education Conference Attendees
Discussion:
Laura Robbins shared that she heard good information presented, and it was interesting in what other schools are doing.
Jennifer Anderson also shared that there was good information presented. One thing she enjoyed was the appearance of Facebook in other schools. We need to handle Facebook differently, such as having more happy faces on it. |
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6. Business Items
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6.1. Discussion on the topic of a temporary retirement incentive program (TRIP).
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Laura Robbins thanked (Dr. Conradt) for the added information.
Jenn Anderson's comments were: the money is a lot more than in the past, we don't offer this frequently, we need to get Laura up to speed with how this works, and can we have more time to make a decision? Matt Hothem stated it really needs to be done by January's meeting. He also said "we should forego insurance and set an amount of money". Kirby Burdon also commented "forgo insurance". Suggestions were it was $10,000 in previous years, we could increase it to $15,000. Rachel commented they need to notify Dr. Conradt within 5 days. Matt stated teachers wanting this should notify Dr. Conradt by 3:30 pm on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
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6.2. Take action to accept resignation of Superintendent Conradt effective June 30, 2025, and thank her for her service to the school district.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Matt clarified that, per NASB we needed a resignation to clean things up.
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6.3. Discuss and Approve Required Policy Updates
Rationale:
The changes on the 2 current policies are required. Please read the cover memorandum from KSB law.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Conradt explained policies 2008 Meetings and 3004.1 Fiscal Management for Purchasing & Procurement Using Federal Funds are required by law, due to changes made during the last legislative session.
Jenn Anderson asked to have it tabled since she had been at a meeting for work on Tuesday and the board meeting packet wasn't sent until 3:30 pm on Tuesday. Dr. Conradt stated that the law has changed, and the policy changes are required by law. No further discussion by members and no motion to table this agenda item until January.
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6.4. 2023-2024 AQuESTT Classification
Rationale:
The AQuESTT Classifications for 2023-2024 were released to the public on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
AQuESTT Assesses the schools
Discussion:
Dr. Conradt explained AQuESTT Classifications given to our Elementary, Jr-Sr High, and District. All were rated EXCELLENT!
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6.5. 2024 Spring Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) Scores
Rationale:
NSCAS testing was last spring but NDE allowed schools to release the results to the public on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
Discussion:
Dr. Conradt shared the NSCAS test scores. She asked the board to review the scores before the January board meeting so they could discuss this agenda item more.
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6.6. Superintendent Evaluation - Possible Executive Session
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Hothem handed out the Superintendent Evaluation to board members. He gave them time on each standard to read the ranking and comments.
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6.7. Recognition of two Board Members
Discussion:
Mr. Matt Hothem presented a plaque thanking Mrs. Jana Hoos and Mrs. Rachel Hraskythem for their 4 years of service on the School Board.
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7. Recognition of Public Wishing to Address the Board
Discussion:
Two people signed up to address the School Board.
Mr. Hothem read out loud SEM's Policy #2009 Public Participation at Board Meetings to attendees at the board meeting. Mrs. Tiffany Claflin decided to pass on commenting, stating she didn't need to at that time. Mrs. Rachel Schroeder stated she had a complaint that involved a staff member, but since it involved students' names, she would have to submit the written complaint. She handed the complaint to the Board President. He read the complaint and then stated he would have to talk to SEM's school attorney. |
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8. Adjourn
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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