April 10, 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. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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Motion by Black, second by Burklund to excuse the absence of Matt Blanchard. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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3. 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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4. 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 March 18, 2019, March Financial Statement and April monthly bills. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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4.1. Regular Minutes of February 13, 2019
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4.2. Financial Statement/Report
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4.3. Monthly Bills
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5. Correspondence/Recognition
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Thank you to Kris White for setting up the 2019 5th Grade Kindness Retreat for our students! #BeKind
Thank you to Dr. Gould and Marcia Herring (NASB) for their work in presenting the RC 360 Evaluation at the National School Board Convention. We had a great turnout of around 60 people! The Raymond Central HS Student Council joined up with Ceresco Elementary's Kind Kids Club and Otte Oil & Propane to collect donations for our friends and neighbors in Nebraska that experienced massive flooding in March. In three short days we helped collect enough donations to fill a semi-trailer full of supplies. On March 25, ten Student Council members traveled to Central City with sponsor Janet Dannelly to help unload the donations at Central City High School. The donated items were then organized and dispersed in and around the Fullerton area for those affected by the flooding. |
6. Public Forum
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Jim Marsh addressed the Board regarding inequities in the Teacher’s Co-Curricular Salary Schedule.
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Kolin Haecker, 6-12 Prinicpal/Curriculum Director
The year is winding down quickly. Graduation is on Saturday, May 11 at 2:00 pm. The seniors last day will be Tuesday, May 7. We will practice for graduation on Friday, May 10 and take individual pictures with Inter-state studios. The staff will also provide a breakfast for the seniors on that day. I will have Diplomas for the Dr. Gould to sign. The 6-8 graders will be State Testing starting on April 10 with ELA. The students will complete the State Math and Science test the week of April 15 and 22. Brigit Shultz was a STATE CHAMPION in Poetry at the State Speech Meet and Colton Arias placed 5th in Entertainment. Congratulations to Mrs. Enevoldsen and the Speech Team on all their accomplishments this past school year. Juniors completed the ACT exam on April 2 while seniors went on their senior trip, 9th and 10th graders went on a college visit, and 8th grade went to UNL East Campus for a Science/Ag Day. Mrs. Osten organized a Health Fair with guest speakers that same day for 6th and 7th graders. A Concordia speaker commented: Today was hilarious. Your kids are awesome! I had a blast - and those notes are amazing. Props to the kiddos who changed "Thank you" to say "Snake You." Brilliance. FFA State Convention is April 3-5 in Lincoln, FBLA has their State Conference in Omaha April 5-7, DI April 5-7, both the week of April 1, DI competes in their state competition in Kearney on April 6, and SkillsUSA travels to Grand Island April 12-14. **Prom was March 23 at the Champions Club on the UNL campus. Post prom was at the UNL Rec Center. Royalty: Queen Ellissa Fredrickson, King Eli Pickel; Princess Amanda Ghyra, Prince Dylan Thornburg; and Duchess Alex Hanson, Duke Zane Pickel. Congratulations to the Royalty, and to Mrs. Hill and the Junior class on a great prom. We will have 5th and 6th grade Orientation on April 24 in the afternoon with parents in the evening. District Music contest will be hosted at Milford on April 11-12. Both our band and choir will be competing during this time. It is earlier than normal due to when Easter falls on the calendar. Fine Arts Celebration is scheduled for May 1 at the high school at 2:30 pm. FFA Banquet will be April 29 at the Davey Hall at 6:30 pm. FBLA will be hosting their Awards Banquet at the high school on April 28 at 6:00. The last banquet is the Athletic Banquet which will be held at the high school on May 14 at 6:00. The middle school music concert is at the high school on April 23 at 6:30 pm. The high school music concert will be at the high school on April 30 at 6:30 pm. Ms. Osten is working on the class schedule for next year. She will then meet with all the students to confirm their schedule before they go home for the summer. Thanks for Ms. Dannelly and the Student Council for organizing a fundraiser for the flood victims in our state. We are working on Science materials for next year. We are looking at doing more licenses on the computer and less textbooks. Math Curriculum will continue working on standards and assessments with Mr. Wilmes being a part of those meetings. Thank you to the ESU for their guidance in this process. Submitted by Greg Wilmes, Activities Director/Assistant Principal As of April 5, the Branched Oaks Bucks baseball are 2-2 with wins against Auburn and Central City (which had a combined no-hitter from Aiden Urbom 6 ? innings and Garrett Moudry ? inning). Their two losses are to Ralston and Platte Valley. Mother nature has not been nice this spring and looks to continue to wreaking havoc on the schedules. Please check the activity calendar as some games have changed dates, locations, and/or times. Conference Baseball Tourney will be Friday, April 12 at the higher seeds and April 13 at Fort Calhoun. We have even added a couple reserve games because the number of boys participating has been high. Track participated in the Doane Invite on March 16 and the David City Quad on March 25. Several kids had good marks and times including a new school record by Grace Mueller in the triple jump with a mark over 35’. They travel to Malcolm on April 4, Milford on April 9 and Wahoo on April 11. Our home meet will be Thursday, May 2 at 1:00 pm. JH track has about 26 boys and 17 girls out. They traveled to Milford April 4 for a relay meet. They will travel to Wilber on April 8 and we will host a JH Quad on Thursday, April 11, weather permitting. Our home meet will be Monday, April 29 at 3:00 pm. Boys and girls soccer continues their co-op with Lincoln Lutheran. Jaci Bryce, Sierra Springer and Kassidy Johnson are on the girls team and Nick Springer is on the boys team. As of April 5, the boys are 2-4 and the girls are 4-1. We continue to hear good things about these athletes. District music in April 11-12 at Milford, with choir showcasing their talents on the evening of April 11 and band during the day on April 12. Meridian Honor Choir is on April 5 and Blair Honor Band is April 6. The fine arts award ceremony will be Wednesday, May 1 at 2:30 pm in the commons. The winter/spring athletic banquet will be Tuesday, May 14 starting with a meal at 6:00 pm. The FBLA banquet is Sunday, April 28 and the FFA banquet is Monday, April 29. Congrats to Colton Arias on a 5th place finish in Entertainment and Brigit Shultz for a 1st place finish in Poetry at State Speech! Brigit was also selected for the "Best of the Best" production which will air on NET on Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 am to showcase her speech! Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso State Testing (NSCAS) - Testing window is now open. The ELA (English Language Arts) Test and the Math Test are being administered to students in grades 3-8. The students take the tests on-line for an unlimited amount of time. Students in grades 5 and 8 will also be administered the Science Test. Students who qualify for accommodations may take their test on the computer or paper/pencil. RC also have some students who are given an alternate version of the test if they meet the qualifications. Mr. Rose and Mr. Marsh are facilitating the technology components for the on-line tests. Each school has their own schedule, with all testing to be completed by April 26. Makeup testing will be given the following week. I have met with staff who will serve as proctors for training. All juniors took the ACT on April 2. A huge thank you to Ms. Tasha Osten for facilitating all the many tasks associated with giving the ACT. Assessment - DIBELS end of year testing will be administered in May. These assessments check for progress towards literacy benchmarks. Curriculum - Grade Level teachers wrapped up their meetings in March. Most elementary grades have identified essential learning for ELA and have aligned common assessments. Some grades have moved on to Math as time has allowed. We will continue our work through PLC time this year. Professional Learning - I will be attending the AQuESTT Conference in Kearney on April 29-30. A MTSS workshop is planned for April 11 as we learn more about the next steps to take to get the MTSS system in place at RC. I will attend along with a group of teacher leaders. School Improvement/AdvancED - The Committee met on April 4 to review survey data, professional learning, and discuss next steps. Teacher PLC groups met on March 27 to analyze their findings and reflect on their practice. Parent-Teacher Conferences were held on March 14 and 20, a rescheduled date due to the crazy weather. The home-school connection is vital for the education of our students. 99% of parents attended conferences in person or via phone. A parent meeting for all 2019-20 Raymond Central prospective kindergarteners was held on March 25. There are currently a total of 44 kindergarteners registered in the district for 2019-20. Visitation Day for prospective kindergarteners will be Friday, May 3. Thank you to the PTO for providing meals for teachers during Parent-Teacher Conferences. A Family Game Night was hosted in Ceresco on March 21. The PTO will host a Spring Carnival on April 5 at the HS. All families are invited to attend. A Mustang Dining Out week is planned for April 22-27 at Valentino’s in Ceresco. PTO is once again sponsoring class field trips with all proceeds from the Eileen’s cookie dough sales used for the funding. Fifth grade will venture to Camp Gretna to participate in team building activities on May 10. With the recent flooding around Nebraska, elementary students and families donated items and funds to send with Otte Oil to central Nebraska. Thank you to Mrs. Kathy Fredrickson for leading this effort at Valparaiso. We also participated in a fundraising campaign for Fremont as a request from author Julia Cook who has visited our school. Students who donated could wear a hat while staff could wear jeans and/or hats. Thank you to Mrs. Kristine White for heading up this effort. We participated in Severe Weather Awareness week and practiced a tornado drill on Wednesday, March 27. We also practiced other emergency drills including bus evacuations, fire drill, and our Standard Response Protocol during the week. All elementary students attended the NED show on March 28. The three big ideas of the assembly were: 1) Never give up, 2) Encourage others, and 3) Do your best. This message is timely as we begin state assessments and finish out the school year on a learning high note. All Fifth graders participated in the Kindness Retreat on March 29. Mrs. Kristine White organized the all day event. We want to thank our high school small group leaders who were excellent role models throughout the day. A big Thank You to all who support the Plant Sale each year as this serves as the funding source for the majority of the Kindness Retreat. The Plant Sale for RC elementary students is underway. You can order on line at www.janetsjungle.com or contact an elementary student. The last day to order is April 5. Pick up day is scheduled for April 26 from 6-10pm. A limited number of plants will be available for cash and carry. Please encourage your family and friends to stop by! Thank you to Mrs. Kristine White and Mrs. Kendra Carlson for organizing the sale. All proceeds benefit the Jump Start to Kindergarten and Kindness Retreats. We will have spring pictures taken at the elementary level this year. Picture day is April 16. This is optional for all families. DARE graduation for 5th grade is scheduled for May 17. Title I students and families will celebrate their progress on May 6 with a picnic. Track and Field Day is scheduled for May 20 with upper grades attending in the morning and primary grades participating in the afternoon. The Elementary Music Program for grades 3-5 is scheduled for May 13 at 630pm at the High School gym. We hope you can come and enjoy. Students will be going on various field trips with the generous funding from the PTO. Submitted by Ann Egr, Elementary Principal at Ceresco Elementary- At our monthly awards celebration the following students were honored for the MUSTANG award: Joe Caha, Sylas Campanella, Camila Castillo, Burke Gushard, JJ Perez, Braxton Verkamp, Lita Rushing, Tyler Scheinost, Bair Edwards, Easton Lubischer, Brylize Hille, Lizzy Pytlik, Laura Davison, Willa Van Boening. P.O.P (Positive Office Pass) drawing recipients were: Burke Gushard, Maci Blank, Bella Thornburg, Mrs. Kristine Donahue. April and May are busy with testing! The Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS), pronounced "en-skass," is the statewide assessment system that embodies Nebraska’s holistic view of students and helps them prepare for success in postsecondary education, career, and civic life. Students in grades 3-5 will be assessed in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. This data helps formulate our future reports to the NDE and is valuable information to determine our progress in these areas. Mrs. Dostal does an outstanding job to ensure NSCAS testing is administered correctly. Her dedication to this process is invaluable! The third and final round of DIBELS testing will take place in May. The teachers’ will use the data to determine if students made progress through the reading interventions. Parent-Teacher conferences were a huge success. Ceresco had 100% parent attendance/contact. I would like to extend a huge thank-you to the PTO for providing meals for the teachers both evenings. They go above and beyond with wonderful foods. The teachers appreciate all the support! As the year comes to an end, the next weeks are filled with numerous activities. The PTO Spring Carnival was held Friday, April 5 from 5:30-7:30 at the High School. Track and field day is scheduled for May 20 with Grades 4-6 in the morning and grades 1-3 in the afternoon. The spring concert for grades 3-5 and band is in the high school gym on May 13 at 6:30. The end of the year is a busy time! Ceresco Elementary hosted PTO Family Game Night on March 21 from 6:00-7:30. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help and the families who came! It was a beautiful evening with a fantastic turnout! Ceresco Elementary practiced all safety drills (fire, tornado, bus evacuation, and lockdown) the week of April 1. The 2019 spring Book Fair was a success! Ceresco sold 341 books. According to Scholastic (2019), this will generate into 61,537 independent reading minutes. The sucker pull resulted in over $80 to be used to purchase books for the backpack program. This money will be used at the BOGO book fair so we can get more books for our money. Students participated in a coloring contest. The winners in each class received their choice of a poster or book. There was also a dinosaur egg guessing game and the winner received a poster. The grand total for the book fair was $3,704.06. This is an all time high for the spring fair! Thanks to everyone who supported the book fair and to Mrs. Haecker for her hard work in organizing this valuable event. The BOGO book fair will be from May 6-12 in both buildings. Special Education- MTSS: Raymond Central’s team will attend training on April 11 for the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). MTSS is a framework that allows Nebraska school districts to expand their capacity to effectively educate and improve educational outcomes for all students. MTSS creates a continuum of instructional support through a multi-tiered approach. The system includes measuring the performance of all students and basing educational decisions regarding curriculum, instruction, and intervention intensity on student data. The training will take place at the Educational Service Unit 2 in Fremont. Team members include Dr. Derrick Joel, Kolin Haecker, Shelly Dostal, Tasha Osten, Kim Hudson, Lori Maxwell, Nicole Hummel, and myself. Stacey Doan attended the State Autism Conference April 4-5 in Kearney. Congratulations to Kayla and Nick Benes who welcomed a new little boy, Ezra Scott to their family. |
7.2. Curriculum Report
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We have one more late start scheduled for May 1.
The School Improvement Team is working on the communication of their classroom walkthrough findings. Over the course of two months, the team recorded 116 informal walkthroughs. The data, along with our AdvancED feedback, will be used to develop a learning focus for the 2019-2020 school year. The SIP Team will also review the PLC reflection form that was completed at the last late start. The data will be used to transition our work into the next school year. |
7.3. Superintendent's Report
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We had three bids for the 2007 Mid Line Bus. The winning bid was for $1,625.00.
I have completed the 360 Evaluation self-reflection. The window for all stakeholders will be open April 10-19. Dr. Gould and I attended the National School Board Convention in Philadelphia along with Marcia Herring (NASB). We heard from a few keynote speakers and attended a variety of general sessions. At any time general session were offered, 40+ selections were available. As a result, I ordered two books and met superintendents and board members from across the nation. |
7.3.1. Goal 1: Foster a positive district climate by building strong internal and external relationships to support student achievement.
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7.3.2. 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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7.3.3. Goal 3: Foster a learning environment in which every student has the maximum opportunity to achieve academic excellence.
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7.3.4. Goal 4: Continue to foster transparency in district communications using all available media technologies.
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7.3.5. 2018-2019 Raymond Central Strategic Plan
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7.4. Facilities Report
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We will begin the summer project planning. Our two major projects this summer will be the windows in Val and more heat pumps in Ceresco. |
7.5. Review of Technology Plan
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The Technology PLC has sent out a staff survey to begin summer preparation for computer replacement.
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7.6. Student Board Member Report - Peyton Taylor
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FBLA had a chapter record of 16 top 8 finishes at the State Leadership Conference that they attended on April 5-7. National Honor Society held their annual banquet on March 28. District Music Contest is on April 11. Josh Palensky got 2nd in Welding at the State FFA Convention and Isaac White got 2nd in Proficiency.
NCC Conference baseball is scheduled for Saturday, April 13. The baseball team also picked up a win against DC West. The Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central Girls Soccer have a 4-2 record. The Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central Boys Soccer team has a 2-4 record. The next track meet is scheduled for April 11 at Wahoo. The Junior class took the ACT on April 2 while the Sophomore class went to SCC Milford and Concordia, the Freshman class went on a college visit to Wesleyan University and also attended a tour at Duncan Aviation, 8th grade visited UNL East Campus, and grades 6-7 attended a variety of sessions throughout the day with staff. The anatomy class took a field trip to the Bryan Medical Center cadaver lab. Seniors are looking forward to their graduation commencement on May 11. |
7.7. Americanism Committee Report (Breitkreutz - chair, Springer, Burklund)
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7.8. Transportation Committee (Black- Chair, Breitkreutz, Springer)
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7.9. Finance Committee (Springer- chair, Blanchard, Breitkreutz)
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7.10. Facilities Committee (Blanchard- chair, Springer, Burklund)
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7.11. Negotiations Committee (Black- chair, Gould, Blanchard)
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7.12. Curriculum Committee (Gould - chair, Black, Burklund)
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7.13. Policy Committee (Springer- chair, Gould, Black)
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7.14. Update of Raymond Central Crisis and Safety Protocol
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Our multiple stakeholder meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 15.
The Mind Inside screening was a success! Thanks again to Bill Lange and his work. We had over 30 people who attended the screening. |
7.15. NASB Monthly Update
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7.16. RC District Wellness Policy Update - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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All schools will be held accountable in 2020-21 and the Nebraska Department of Education will conduct site visits to make sure they are in compliance with the USDA Guidelines. Fundraising is encouraged to meet Smart Snack standards. Motion by Springer, second by Burklund to approve the updated Raymond Central District Wellness Policy. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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7.17. Saunders County Youth Services Partnership - Onsite Therapist - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve the Saunders County Youth Services Partnership Onsite Therapist for two days per week at a cost of $6,000.00 for the 2019-20 school year. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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7.18. Valparaiso Elementary Northside Window Project and Kevin Wolfe's Bid - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Burklund, second by Breitkreutz to approve the bid of $88,732.00 from Kevin Wolfe to replace the northside windows at the Valparaiso Elementary with insurance covering the majority of the cost. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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7.19. H&S HVAC Bid for Ceresco Elementary - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Black, second by Breitkreutz to approve the bid of $53,235.00 from H&S Plumbing & Heating to replace six additional heat pumps at the Ceresco Elementary. RCV 4-0, 1 Abstained. Motion carried. Motion by Black, second by Springer to clean the remaining ductwork in the Ceresco gym at a cost of $3,000.00. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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7.20. Review 2019-2020 Student Fee Schedule - Consider, discuss and take all necessary action
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The 2019-2020 Student Fee Schedule was discussed possibly adding a $20 annual technology fee per student to help cover the cost of damaged Chrome Books or IPads. This item was tabled until the May meeting.
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7.21. EBS Lease Agreement with Pegasus/Xanadoo - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Raymond Central has been offered a lease with Xanadoo EBS Spectrum Holdings (a Delaware LLC) to use EBS channels D1 and D2 to transmit wireless services for a 30 year period. The length of this lease is a concern. Item was tabled to see if there is interest from a Nebraska company leasing the channels for a shorter term.
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7.22. Review Public Forum Presentation(s) - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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8. Action Items
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8.1. Approval of Surplus Item(s)
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Motion by Black, second by Burklund to surplus a 1979 Singer Scholastic Sewing Machine and Sewing Machine Stand. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.2. Approval of Substitutes
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to approve Kathleen Richards as a substitute teacher. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.3. Approval of Staff Resignation(s)
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to approve the resignations of Kolin Haecker-Jr/Sr High School Principal/6-12 Curriculum Director; Dale Rasmussen-High School Social Sciences/Head Cross Country/Asst Track; Crystal Haecker-Elementary Title I Reading/Librarian; Cailyn Johnson, High School ELA/English Teacher/Yearbook/ AdvancED; Pat Harrington-Industrial Tech/SkillsUSA Advisor; Kayla Benes-Special Education Teacher; Brian Dunker-Business Education/Asst SkillsUSA Advisor; and Traci Hummel-Cheer Sponsor. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.4. Approval of Staff Appointment(s)
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Burklund to approve staff appointments of Brian Gralheer-Asst High School Principal/Athletic Director; Madeline Shomos-High School ELA/English Teacher BA+18 Step 1; Sheridan Spohr-Cheer Sponsor; and Marisa Garver-Head Softball Coach. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.5. Approve Amended Policy 5205
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Motion by Black, second by Breitkreutz to approve amended Policy 5205-Graduation adding 10 Technology Credits. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.6. Approval of Title I Consortium Through ESU2
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Motion by Black, second by Burklund to approve the Title I Consortium Agreement through Educational Service Unit 2. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.7. Approval of Title IV Consortium Agreement with ESU2
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to approve the Title IV Consortium Agreement through Educational Service Unit 2. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.8. Approval of 2019-2020 Propane Bid
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Motion by Springer, second by Black to approve the propane bid of $0.939 from Otte Oil & Propane as the supplier for our district propane tanks from July 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.9. Approval of 2019-2020 Administrator Contracts
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Motion by Black, second by Gould to approve the 2019-20 salary increase of $500.00 each to the Ceresco and Valparaiso Elementary Principals. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.10. Approval of Classified Employees Salary Schedule
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Motion by Black, second by Gould to approve the 2019-20 classified salary schedule with an increase of $0.10 to each of the three (3) steps. RCV 4-0, 1-Abstained. Motion carried.
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8.11. Approval of 12 Month Employee Salaries
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Motion by Black, second by Burklund to approve the 2019-20 salary increase of $750.00 to the Business Manager. The Operations Manager and Superintendent’s Secretary salaries will remain the same with the increase of family insurance. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.12. Approval of Next Regular Board Meeting - Wednesday, May 15, 2019
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Motion by Burklund, second by Black to approve the next regular Board of Education Meeting for Wednesday, May 15. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9. Adjournment
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 PM. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.1. Important Upcoming Dates
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