January 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
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President Gould called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
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2. New Board Member Oath of Office
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Cathy Burklund recited the Oath of Office and was sworn in as a Raymond Central School Board member.
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3. Election of Officers
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President Gould turned the chairmanship over to Superintendent Joel at 6:35 PM. Motion by Blanchard, second by Breitkreutz to elect Harriet Gould as President. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
President Gould assumed chairmanship at 6:36 PM. Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to elect Scott Black as Vice President. RCV 6-0. Motion carried. Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Burklund to elect Lori Springer as Secretary. RCV 6-0. Motion carried. Motion by Burklund, second by Breitkreutz to elect Matt Blanchard as Treasurer. RCV 6-0. Motion carried. |
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4. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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All members were present.
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5. Open Meeting Law
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President Gould reminded the audience that the Open Meeting Laws are displayed in the back of the room for their review.
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6. Consent Agenda
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve the consent agenda as presented including the regular meeting minutes of December 12, 2018, December Financial Statement and January monthly bills. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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6.1. Regular Minutes of December 12, 2018
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6.2. Financial Statement/Report
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6.3. Monthly Bills
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7. Correspondence/Recognition
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Wednesday, January 23 is designated as the fourth annual "I Love Public Schools Day," a day devoted to celebrating teachers, students, and public school communities. Nebraska School Board Recognition Week is January 27 to February 2. Appreciation was extended to board members for serving the patrons and students of Raymond Central.
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7.1. School Board Recognition Week - January 27 - February 2, 2019
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8. Public Forum
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9. Discussion Items
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9.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Kolin Haecker, 6-12 Principal/Curriculum Director
Our School Improvement Team met on January 8 at Valparaiso Elementary. We looked at the AdvancED report from our visit in November. We will meet at the end of the month to go into more detail of the report with the proper steps moving forward. January 9, Deputy Piitz and I went through the Standard Response Protocols with students in grade 6-12. We met with each grade for a 30 minute presentation and answered questions. Thanks to Deputy Piitz. Dr. Nunnally and Dr. Georgous worked with our math department on January 10 continuing our work on the essential learnings of math. Thanks for their help and the work being done. Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for grades 6-12 on March 12 & 13 from 4:00-8:00 pm We will again be in the commons and new gym on the 12th and in teacher rooms on the 13th. This went well in the fall and we will continue this practice in the spring. We got some good feedback from parents and teachers. The 6th grade teachers will continue to schedule their P-T Conferences by sign up. January 29 will be a meeting for sophomores, juniors, and their parents to discuss dual credit classes and SENCAP classes. We will have Cane’s Chicken and the event will include presentations from SCC Dual Credit, SCC Career Academy, and UNL Advanced Scholars college representatives. This meeting will help both students and parents decide if taking college credit in high school is right for them. Mr. Rasmussen, Mrs. Parks, Mr. Dunker and Ms. Osten continue to work with seniors helping them complete their senior file. The next big event for the senior file will be the senior mock interviews conducted at the high school on February 27. This is a requirement for the senior file needed for graduation. FBLA week is the week of February 4. Submitted by Greg Wilmes, Activities Director/Assistant Principal Students making the Wayne Festival of Honor Bands include: Brigit Shultz-senior, Heather Lange-8th Grade, Josie Lahm-8th Grade, Rosalie Tvrdy-7th Grade, and Cassie Osmera-7th Grade. Doane Honor Choir nominations included Camron Guenter and Felicity Ramsey but unfortunately the event was cancelled. The Spanish Club helped fill backpacks for the holiday meal before Christmas. The Junior Class worked concessions to help fundraise for prom. The FBLA Chapter conducted a service day at the People's City Mission on December 12. Twenty-five members helped sort and inventory donated items, wrapped Christmas gifts, assembled coloring books, and helped prepare lunch. Some members will also be returning to serve lunch in January. FBLA members also assembled cookie plates and delivered them to senior citizens on December 8. Our first business competition will be January 18 at UNO. Members are busy completing projects for state competition. We have a total of 63 FBLA and six Middle Level Members. In December we had three qualifying events get to state for FFA: Rachel Lange (Extemporaneous Speaking-district champion), Heather Lange (Discovery Speaking-district champion), and Senior Parliamentary Procedures (district runner-up). Jr-high boys basketball finished their season with wins at Palmyra and a runner-up finish at the Palmyra tournament. Jr-high girls basketball has started practice and currently has 18 girls and managers. They will open their season with games against North Bend and East Butler on January 21 and 22, respectively. Wrestling has continued their busy season with a 4th place finish at the Wood River Invite over Christmas break and a runner-up finish at the Wilber-Clatonia Dual Tourney. They will host Malcolm for senior night on January 10 and travel to Arlington on January 12. Upcoming events include a dual at Waverly January 17, the NCC Tourney January 19, and our home invite on January 26. Girls basketball is 4-9 on the season as of January 9 with wins over David City and Holdrege. Upcoming games include traveling to Ashland on January 11, then hosting Wahoo on January 15 and Logan View on January 17 before the conference tourney the week of January 21. Finals will be at Wahoo. Boys basketball is 1-10 on the season with a win over Arlington. They will have the same upcoming games as the girls schedule. Speech will host their invite on January 12 and then finish the month of January with meets at Lincoln Southwest and Millard West. Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso Professional Development - On January 4, faculty met in the morning for presentations about "I Love You Guys" safety and crises protocol and District NSCAS, AQuESTT, and ACT data. Teachers also updated training with Chromebook security software. Our next district wide professional learning time is January 23. Elementary Grade Alike Meetings for curriculum work will take place on January 14 and 18. School Improvement/AdvancED - Dr. Joel shared the preliminary report from AdvancED. The committee met on January 8 to begin the process of creating next steps. We will meet again in January to dig further into the documents. Assessment - Winter DIBELS was completed in December. End of quarter assessments were completed prior to break. Second Quarter Report Cards will be sent home on January 11. State Assessment data will also be sent home with students who took the assessments in spring of 2018. Plans are underway for NWEA MAP testing during February 18-March 1. Data - Mr. Haecker and I will share Nebraska Department of Education 2018 data for RC including NSCAS (statewide assessment for grade 3-8), AQuESTT (statewide accountability), and ACT. January is National Mentoring Month. The mentoring program founded by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne, TeamMates, matches students with caring adults. Mentors and mentees meet about once a week during school hours. TeamMates would like to thank all of our mentors! Current TeamMates Volunteers at RC include: Mike Unverferth, Deb Brooks, Ron Bottorff, Esther Ryan, Shirley Eichmeier, Dave Burklund, Jen Polak, Tammie Holley, Brad Breitkreutz, Darrell Walla, Rainey Samuelson, Alice Pecka, Barb Ohnoutka, Dallas Fletcher, Karri Donahue, and Kathryn Hayward. Mrs. Kristine White continues to recruit mentors and match students. We are always looking for new mentors and have a waiting list for mentees. Please contact Mrs. White at the school for more information about how to become a mentor or go to www.teammates.org. PTO - The Holiday Shoppe was a great success. Thank you to the many volunteers for organizing, purchasing, and helping at the Holiday Shoppe. The cookie dough sale was phenomenal! Monies raised will be distributed to teachers for class field trips. The next Mustang Night Out is January 15 at HyVee on N. 27th St. HyVee will donate 15% of their receipt for patrons who eat at the HyVee Market Grille and mention RC. A special thank you to the generous donors for providing gifts for some of our students through the "Angel Giving Trees" during the holiday season. MUSTANG Award recipients for November/December were: Brookelyn Tilson, Ray Dickey, Gracyn Eddie, Brooklyn Fletcher, Kellan Jensen, Allison Rezac, Teagan Schomer, Owen Korger, Julia Schultz, Max Sears, Skyler Springer, Mitchell Hellerich, Morgan Kliment, Cortni Lovell, Riley Potter, Mariah Sears, Sophia Prososki, Connor Tice, Raymond Liu, Chance Cotter, Bailey Shanahan, Keeley Boysen, Ava Sears, Elly Liese, Brexton Geidner, Julia Wolfe, Emersyn Kalin, Millie Burton, Bo Fletcher, Bri Geidner, Grayson Goering, Trinity Krueger, Max Pierce, Amirah Potter, Tess Roubal, Izzy Soden, Wyatt Suchy, Stryker Youngblood, Josiah VanEvery, Layna Eddie, Marissa Jensen, Josie Kohl, Jolee Kliment, Owen Virgil, Karrie Weaver, Gabe Fritsch, Drew Tice, Wyatt Jelinek, Ellie Potter, Tucker Matulka, Sean Shultz, Lucas Den Hartog, Jianna White, and William Jelinek. POP (Positive Office Pass) lunch was held on December 21. We had over 30 POP passes during second quarter! Families participating in the RC Food Bank BackPack Program received extra food and vouchers for the winter break. Thank you to the many donors who made this possible! Submitted by Ann Egr, Elementary Principal at Ceresco Welcome to 2019! The students were excited to be back and ready to learn. It was nice to see all of the smiling faces. Our monthly MUSTANG assembly was held on December 21. The following students were honored with a MUSTANG award: Ryker Hille, Blaine Varilek, Sara Fisher, Jackson Joel, Evlynn Kelly, Maci Blank, Wesley Bryan, Edward Cain, Sam Dukesherer, Cooper Huck, Lily Hudson, Evy Mager, Vailey Masek, Cade Nelson, Aviana Pebley, Lizzy Pytlik, Ellie Schwartz, Henry Tvrdy, Hailey Witt, Ryann Haba-Dailey, Alexa Otto, Max Smith, Chloe Thomas, Zethany Cerny, Shaelynn Jensen, Miley McCoy, Jaidyn Peacock. P.O.P (Positive Office Pass) drawing recipients were: Cartwright Pebley, Stella Harvey. Principal Taxi Service: Justin Grundin. The second round of DIBELS was completed in December. The data is used in conjunction with other assessment tools to evaluate students’ reading progress to develop appropriate supports and interventions. Thank you to the many generous donors for providing food and gifts to our families in the Food Bank Back Pack Program and Angel/Giving Trees. The community support is greatly appreciated. Ceresco Elementary was chosen as a control group for the University of Nebraska’s INSIGHTS research program. Homework club resumed Wednesday, January 9. Thank you Mrs. Haecker for running this valuable program. The district is accepting kindergarten registration for 2019-2020 until February 15, 2019. The application process for the district preschool is available until March 15 or until both sections are full. Special Education numbers continue to remain consistent. Training - Ms. Osten and myself attended an all day training on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which states that children with physical or mental impairments that substantially limit a major life function are eligible for a 504 plan. Karen Haase and Bobby Truhe of KSB School Law presented the information. Thank you to Ashland-Greenwood Public School for hosting this training. |
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9.2. Curriculum Report
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Mr. Haecker and Mrs. Dostal presented NSCAS results and SAT statewide assessment scores from last spring.
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9.2.1. Student Achievement / Data Presentation
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9.3. Superintendent's Report
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The Vision 2025 draft document was shared with board members. We will host a meeting within the next few months in each of our communities to get feedback and data needed to develop Vision 2025.
The AdvancED Engagement Review Report was also shared with board members. The School Improvement Team met last week to begin analyzing the results and will provide the Board with an executive summary of the results and action steps for improvement. |
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9.3.1. Goal 1: Foster a positive district climate by building strong internal and external relationships to support student achievement.
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9.3.2. Goal 2: Continue the creation of a 5 year facilities strategic plan for implementation that addresses maintenance and improvements for existing building assets.
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9.3.3. Goal 3: Foster a learning environment in which every student has the maximum opportunity to achieve academic excellence.
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9.3.4. Goal 4: Continue to foster transparency in district communications using all available media technologies.
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9.3.5. 2018-2019 Raymond Central Strategic Plan
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9.4. Facilities Report
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Thanks to our custodial staff for their work over break. Emergency lights are being replaced with new LED fixtures.
Trane will be visiting the Val building in the near future to conduct an energy audit and provide feedback in regards to creating a sustainable HVAC replacement process. The storage shed that is being constructed by our construction class is coming along thanks to the stretch of mild January weather. Once this project is complete, we have a few other projects on campus for the students to work on. We will begin taking bids for summer projects. This process has been in the works as we watch the monthly spending to determine the exact dollar amount we can invest in repairs and upkeep. |
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9.5. Review of Technology Plan
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We have changed our network service provider to Kidwell from Lincoln. Kidwell updated our vmWare software on the servers over the holiday break. They recommend changing our backup software to Veeam Backup which Mr. Marsh will be proposing. A new SMARTBoard video display was purchased and will primarily be used by Ms. Bastian in the business lab, but is mounted on a cart so it can also be used for professional learning around the building. With the daily use of our new Chromebooks by students, maintenance costs are increasing. It has been suggested to add a Technology Fee for all students next year.
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9.6. Student Board Member Report - Peyton Taylor
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9.7. Americanism Committee Report (Breitkreutz - chair, Urbom, Springer)
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9.8. Transportation Committee (Black- Chair, Breitkreutz, Springer)
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9.9. Finance Committee (Springer- chair, Blanchard, Breitkreutz)
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9.10. Facilities Committee (Blanchard- chair, Urbom, Springer)
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9.11. Negotiations Committee (Black- chair, Gould, Blanchard)
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9.12. Curriculum Committee (Gould - chair, Black, Urbom)
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9.13. Policy Committee (Springer- chair, Gould, Black)
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9.14. Update of Raymond Central Crisis and Safety Protocol
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Kevin Kavan, a former seargent with the State Patrol and trained in the "Standard Response Protocol" developed by the I Love U Guys Foundation, presented to staff on January 4. Deputy Piitz and Mr. Haecker trained students in grades 6-12 on the Standard Response Protocol last Wednesday. We will have a Safety Assessment conducted by the Nebraska Department of Education on January 22-23.
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9.15. NASB Monthly Update
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9.16. 2018-2019 Annual Report - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Springer, second by Black to approve the 2018 Annual Report to Patrons. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.17. 2019-2020 Proposed Calendar Draft - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Burklund to approve the proposed 2019-2020 school calendar as presented. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.18. Review Public Forum Presentation(s) - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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10. Action Items
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10.1. Approval of Surplus Item(s)
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to approve a 25 year old cafeteria table from the Valparaiso Elementary, outdated reference books and materials from the Jr/Sr High School media center, and three pieces of outdated weight room equipment as surplus. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.2. Approval of Substitute
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve Jil-Beth Svoboda as a substitute cook, para or secretary. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.3. Second Reading and Approval for Policy 1320 - Memorial Policy
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Motion by Springer, second by Burklund to approve the second reading of Memorial Policy 1320. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.4. Approval of BOE Committees
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve the 2019 Board Committee members as: Americanism Committee: Brad Breitkreutz-Chair, Cathy Burklund, Lori Springer; Transportation Committee: Scott Black-Chair, Brad Breitkreutz, Lori Springer; Finance Committee: Lori Springer-Chair, Matt Blanchard, Brad Breitkreutz; Facilities Committee: Matt Blanchard-Chair, Cathy Burklund, Lori Springer; Negotiations Committee: Scott Black-Chair, Matt Blanchard, Harriet Gould; Curriculum Committee: Harriet Gould-Chair, Scott Black, Cathy Burklund; Policy Committee: Lori Springer-Chair, Scott Black, Harriet Gould. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.5. Approval of FirstWireless Digital Radio Upgrade
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to approve the purchase of 7 new digital bus radios, 4 digital handheld radios and a new antenna at a cost of $11,745.00. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.6. Approval of Legal Counsel
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Motion by Black, second by Burklund to approve the Resolution designating Perry, Guthery, Haase, & Gessford Law Office, with Rex R. Schultze as lead attorney, to serve as general legal counsel for Raymond Central Public Schools for 2019. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.7. Approval of Official Depository 2019
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Motion by Springer, second by Breitkreutz to approve the Resolution designating CerescoBank, Oak Creek Valley Bank, First Northeast Bank of Nebraska, First National Bank Fremont, and BOK Financial as depositories for Raymond Central Public Schools for 2019. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.8. Approval of New Mileage Rate
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve the new mileage rate of 58 cents per mile effective January 1, 2019. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10.9. Approval of Next Regular Board of Education Meeting - Wednesday February 13, 2019 at 6:30 PM
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Burklund to approve the next regular Board of Education Meeting on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 6:30 PM. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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11. Executive Session
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Motion by Gould, second by Springer to enter executive session at 8:10 PM to discuss Superintendent Joel's 2019-20 Contract. RCV 6-0.
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11.1. Superintendent 2019-2020 Contract - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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12. Return to Regular Session
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Motion by Black, second by Gould to return to regular session at 9:00 PM. RCV 6-0.
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13. Adjournment
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Breitkreutz to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 PM. RCV 6-0.
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13.1. Upcoming Dates
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