June 16, 2021 at 6:00 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 6:00 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
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2. Hearing for the following policies: 5415 Bullying, 5419 Restraint and Seclusion, and 6400 Parent Involvement
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President Gould announced that the Hearings for three policies (5415 Bullying, 5419 Restraint and Seclusion, 6400 Parent Involvement) were open for discussion. There was no public input and the Hearings were closed.
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3. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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All members were present.
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4. Open Meeting Law
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The audience was reminded that the Open Meeting Law would be followed.
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5. Consent Agenda
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Lange to approve the consent agenda as presented including the regular meeting minutes of May 12, 2021; May Financial Statement; and June monthly bills. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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5.1. Regular Minutes of May 12, 2021
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5.2. Financial Statement/Report
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5.3. Monthly Bills
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6. Correspondence/Recognition
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Thank you to the Raymond Central staff, students, families and communities for making the 2020-2021 school year a success!
Congratulations to Lynn Johnson for being named the Interim Superintendent for the 2020-2021 school year. Dr. Gould presented JoAnn Lopez with a Retirement Plaque honoring her 23 years of service to Raymond Central. Dr. Gould also presented Dr. Joel with a Plaque of Appreciation for serving as the Superintendent of Raymond Central Public Schools from July 2017-June 2021. |
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6.1. JoAnn Lopez Retirement
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7. Public Forum
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Allison Stansberry, Jr-Sr High School Principal
We made it! It is hard to believe that we have already been out of school for a month. I took a week off and had a "staycation". It was so nice to spend time with my family, even if we have been at the ball fields every night since the beginning of May! I have also started my doctoral classes so taking the week to rest and re-energize was much needed as we head into a busy summer of planning and prep for the 2021-2022 school year. Graduation: The commencement ceremony for the class of 2021 was a success! I am so glad that we were able to have a traditional ceremony to celebrate the success and accomplishments of our students and give them a proper send off to their next journey. We had our Administrative Retreat this week (June 9-10) with Albert DuPont. It was a great two days and I personally felt that we accomplished a lot. I appreciate Derrick continuing with this retreat and being a part of the conversations and training to ensure we keep the momentum going with the work that we have in front of us. As we look forward to the 2021-2022 school year, we have many staff joining us at the Jr/Sr High. Those staff members are: Court Croghan: Special Education; Jen Highstreet: Special Education; Johanna Jackson: 6th Grade; Jenna Winfrey: ELA; Alisha Starner: ELA; Katie (Arp) Donahue: Ag/FFA; Aliya Spale: Vocal Music; TBD: Industrial Tech (We are still searching). Cell Phones/Smart Watches: We are working on developing and updating our current cell phone expectations outlined in the handbook. It is evident that cell phones and smart watches are becoming more of a distraction for our students. Why we understand and support a technology forward school, we also want to help teach and promote appropriate digital citizenship. We want students to be able to be more present and engaged in their learning by removing a major temptation and distraction. We also want to promote face to face social interaction and connections. We have been doing research and also have reached out to the other conference schools to see what they are doing. I will provide an update in July with what that will look like. We are getting more option enrollment forms coming in. Come August, I will update where our numbers are for each grade level. July is typically a popular time for enrollment. Submitted by Brian Gralheer, Assistant Jr-Sr High School Principal/Athletic Director Congratulations to our State Track/Field quali?ers: Grace Mueller (Long Jump, Triple Jump, 200, 4x100); Lauren Prososki (Shot Put); Halle Heiss (4x100); McKenna Gehle (4x100); Madi Lubischer (4x100); Christian Schweitzer (Shot Put, Discus); Andrew Otto (High Jump, Triple Jump). Special CONGRATULATIONS to our State Medalists: Grace Mueller placed 5th in the Triple Jump and is the Class C State Champion in Long Jump! Christian Schweitzer was the Class C Runner-Up in Shot Put! The Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central girl’s soccer team ended their season with a semi?nal loss to Omaha Skutt in the State Tournament. They defeated Columbus Scotus in a shootout in the ?rst round. They had a great season. Sierra Springer was recognized as ?rst-team All-Class B by Lincoln Journal Star and Honorable Mention by Omaha World Herald. The Branched Oak Bucks have played their last game. After meeting with Malcolm officials, we have decided to allow the cooperative agreement for baseball to expire on June 1st. With overall numbers approaching the 60s, we felt it was time to move forward on our own. I would like to thank the players, parents, and coaches for making this coop work so well over the past few years. Dallas Sweet (Malcolm AD) and I met last week to discuss next steps for baseball: We split our schedule then worked to ?ll in the rest of each of our schedules with additional games. Dallas and I are working with the NSAA to create a Class C for baseball. We feel like this would be a tremendous bene?t for like-sized schools across the state. We will co-write a proposal to go in front of ADs in November to potentially be effective Spring 2023. Summer conditioning is off and running. We have seen great numbers thus far. Coaches have also been holding summer camps/leagues. I have had many thankful reports to be able to have a "normal" summer for activities. Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso/K-5 Curriculum Director Assessment - Student report cards were mailed to families. School and district reports are being sent to and verified with NDE. Thanks to Mr. Steve Rose who does a great job keeping the computer data systems communicating so our "errors" are minimal. We will not have results of state wide (NSCAS) assessments until at least August. School Improvement - The School Improvement Team met the last week of school to wrap up from 2020-21 and begin planning for 2021-22. We will meet again before school starts. May 17-20 was devoted time to professional learning. Training for CPI, Grading and Assessment, the new teacher evaluation system, as well as curriculum development were held. PLCs met for the final time this year. In addition, grade level transition meetings were conducted. The administrative team met for professional learning on June 9 and 10. ESU#2 and NDE are hosting various trainings this summer for administrators and teachers. We appreciate staff continuing their professional learning during the summer months. We hosted many events for students during the last week of school. Students participated in a fun track and field day organized by Ms. Kalyn Brannagan. We had an assembly facilitated by Wildlife Encounters and sponsored by the PTO that the students really enjoyed. Thank you to Mrs. Cindy Peterson and Mrs. Lori Maxwell for facilitating end of year picnic activities. The annual end of year Awards Assembly was held on May 14. Students were recognized for various achievements including MUSTANG awards. Staff members were recognized for their service to RC. Special thanks to Mrs. Andrea Rockemann for the outstanding video presentation of highlights throughout the year. All of the events made for a way to celebrate the end of this unprecedented year! Summer Academy 2021 - Classes began on June 8 and will continue through July 1. Students are attending each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00-11:30 AM. After the first day, a student reported to a teacher, "I thought this was going to be boring, but it was really fun!" Mrs. Kendra Carlson and Mrs. Heather Bohac will host Kindergarten Jump Start at the end of July for invited students starting kindergarten in August. The structure will be different this year since we are also hosting Summer Academy. Summer maintenance has begun. Thank you to our dedicated maintenance crew for their efforts. We will only have a few weeks this summer without students and staff in the building so getting all the maintenance completed will take a combined effort. In planning for 2021-22, we are watching enrollment closely. Currently, the smallest class in Val is 21, with most classes at 24-25. Thank you to the BOE for cookie treats during Teacher Appreciation Week! Congratulations to Mrs. Jo Ann Lopez who will be retiring at the end of July! Submitted by Ann Egr, Elementary Principal at Ceresco/Special Education Director Elementary Elementary- Thank you to Mr. Strouf and Mr. Luke for all your hard work coordinating the grades 3-5 music virtual program. Miss Brannagan did a wonderful job organizing the Field Days for both schools. The students loved it. The end of the year was celebrated by having a school picnic and going to the Highway Park. It was a beautiful day. Summer Academy completed the first week June 7-11. Thank you to all the teachers (Mrs. Blank, Ms. Ahlstrand, Miss Fredrickson, and Mrs. Hummel) and support staff (Mr. Smith, Mrs. Fredrickson, Mrs. Wiese, and Ms. Swanson) for making this first week of Summer Academy a great experience. End of the year cleaning and building maintenance has begun. The maintenance crew did a great job of completing before Summer Academy started. Civic Nebraska is offering wrap around services during the Summer Academy. Mrs. Kara Nelson and staff are doing a wonderful job. Special Education- Summer is a busy time for the end of the year Special Education reporting. Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) requires numerous reports for SpEd accountability. The Special Education Discipline Report, Snap Shot, and Non-public meeting are all due next week. Congratulations to Lori Maxwell who retired at the end of the year. We are grateful for your service and dedication to the district. |
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8.2. Curriculum Report
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8.3. Superintendent's Report
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As you all know, this will be my final board meeting as a Raymond Central Mustang. Thank you for all of your support over the past four years. My family and I appreciate everything the school and community have done over the past couple of nights. We will miss Raymond Central! I will make sure the interim superintendent has everything they need to hit the ground running.
Administrative Two Day Retreat Update - Last Wednesday and Thursday, the administrative team spent time together in developing roles and responsibilities, team building, and becoming more skilled with teacher evaluation. Our Executive Coach, Albert DuPont, led the retreat which resulted in healthy conversations and a better understanding of our team's strengths, weaknesses, and overall roles. Albert will be back in August to continue this work with the interim superintendent. I can honestly say the unintended positive outcome of the EIR grant was meeting and working with an Executive Coach. Albert has stretched our thinking and increased our own leadership capacity. Teacher Evaluation (Board Action Needed in July) - As part of our leadership retreat, the team spent time practicing, observing, and evaluating teachers using videos from the Teacher Channel. This was an important step as the document moved from "created" to "implemented". The administrative team will be reviewing and editing the "process and protocols" and present it to the board at the July meeting. The Board of Education will need to approve the evaluation tool, and then it will be submitted to the State of NE for approval. TeachBoost, the online software that will drive the evaluation process, has been built and is ready to train our staff on use. Lancaster County Health Department Update - The Health Department let the Directive Health Measure (DHM) expire on June 16. Over 18 and older, 64% of the population has been vaccinated. They would like to see this percentage higher. With the expiration of the DHM, quarantine and isolation will still occur when necessary. They are still recommending following safe practices and protocols. |
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8.3.1. Goal 1: Ensure continuing well being of staff and students by creating an equitable framework for responding to and recovering from a pandemic.
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8.3.2. Goal 2: Continue the creation of a 10-year facilities strategic plan for implementation that addresses maintenance and improvements for existing building assets.
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8.3.3. Goal 3: Develop progress monitoring tools to evaluate the effectiveness of district initiatives to ensure the sustainability over time.
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8.3.4. 2019-2020 Raymond Central Strategic Plan
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8.4. Facilities Report
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The main drive and bus loading/unloading zone have been asphalted. Jared will be striping the areas when the parking lot lines are re-painted.
Elementary schools have been cleaned and waxed. Summer Academy is happening now, touch-ups will be done after it is over. The crew is currently working to clean, wax, and complete projects at the Jr/Sr High School. All the material is onsite for the portable to be constructed. Genesis will begin with creating the foundation for the structure. The waterway project continues to make progress. The Jr/Sr High School flat roof project is on target to be completed by mid-July. The Jr/Sr High School HVAC project is moving forward and on target to be completed by the end of July. |
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8.5. Review of Technology Plan
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Following are some of the projects I will be working on this summer: Adding/updating Cameras - Waiting for con?rmation from Kidwell; Phone Paging System - Done; Porting the Phone System - In Progress; Setting up teacher accounts - In Progress; Setting up teacher computers - In Progress; Setting up Chromebooks - In Progress; Setting up Student Accounts - In Progress; Website Updates - In Progress; Computer Updates - In Progress; Re-Imaging the computers - In Progress.
Chromebooks - We successfully checked in 545 Chromebooks. I am slowly getting through them, ?xing any issues with them, and re-labeling them for next year. We have received all the Chromebooks which were ordered throughout the last year. These new Chromeboooks will go to the 3rd grade class and the 9th grade class. The 1st & 2nd graders will also receive touch screen Chromebooks. Teacher Computers - I have begun the process of setting up the new staff computers. My goal is to have them ?nished by June 23. Video Board - Tasha and I have been working on updating the video board outside the Mustang Room. We have been starting to add pictures, content, and update records. Website Updates - Worked on Staff Directory - In Progress; I have removed staff off the "Staff Directory" page (still need to remove from individual "Staff" page under each school); Edit the old "Staff" page under each school and transition to the Staff Directory; Added Articles; Updated Camp Information as the coaches send it in; Posted School board vacancy; Posted before and after school form. |
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8.6. Update of Raymond Central Crisis and Safety Protocol
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8.7. Committee on American Civics (Breitkreutz - chair, TBD, Burklund)
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8.8. Transportation Committee (Breitkreutz- chair, TBD, Lange)
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8.9. Finance Committee (TBD- chair, Blanchard, Breitkreutz)
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8.10. Facilities Committee (Blanchard- chair, TBD, Burklund)
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8.11. Negotiations Committee (Blanchard - chair, Gould, Lange)
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8.12. Curriculum Committee (Gould - chair, Burklund, Lange)
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8.13. Policy Committee (TBD- chair, Gould, Lange)
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8.14. NASB Monthly Update
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8.15. Appendix B Updates - Consider, discuss and take all necessary action
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Discussion:
Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Burklund to approve changes to the 2021-2022 Co-Curricular Salary Schedule Appendix B as presented. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.16. Approval of Annual District Policy Updates (Perry Law Firm) -Consider, discuss and take all necessary action
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Motion by Lange, second by Breitkreutz to approve annual district policy updates from Perry Law Firm including: Policy 1200-Anti-Harassment; Policy 3132-Internal Controls; Policy 4003-Employee Antidiscrimination; Policy 4007-FMLA; Policy 5002-Affidavit; Policy 5401 and 5401z-Equal Opportunity; and Policy 6600-Special Education. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.17. Review Public Forum Presentation(s) - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Approval of Staff Resignation(s)
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Motion by Burklund, second by Lange to accept the resignations of Jacki Barry, Preschool Teacher and JoAnn Lopez, Valparaiso Principal’s Secretary. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.2. Approval of Staff Appointment(s)
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to approve the staff appointment of Alisha Starner as ELA Teacher, BA Step 1. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.3. Approval of Temporary Appointment to Serve Ward 4
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Motion by Burklund, second by Blanchard to temporarily appoint Derek Matulka to serve on the Raymond Central School Board Ward 4 to fill the vacancy created by Lori Springer’s resignation. The term will end in December of 2022. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.4. Approval of Policies: 5415 Bullying, 5419 Restraint and Seclusion, and 6400 Parent Involvement
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Burklund to approve Policies 5415 Bullying, 5419 Restraint/Seclusion, and 6400 Parent Involvement. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.5. Approval of Milk Bid 2021-2022
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Lange to approve Hiland Dairy as the milk supplier for the 2021-2022 school year. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.6. Approval of 2021-2022 Lunch Prices (No Increase)
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Burklund to retain school breakfast and lunch prices for students and adults with no increase for the 2021-2022 school year. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.7. Approval of Surplus Item(s)
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Motion by Lange, second by Gould to approve a Toshiba TV/VCR Combo as surplus. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.8. Approval of Next Regular Board of Education Meeting - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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Motion by Lange, second by Burklund to approve the next regular Board Meeting for Wednesday, July 14, 2021. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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10. Adjournment
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Motion by Gould, second by Breitkreutz to adjourn the meeting at 6:43 PM. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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