June 15, 2022 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 6:03 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
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2. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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All members were present.
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3. Open Meeting Law
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The audience was reminded that the Open Meeting Law would be followed.
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4. Consent Agenda
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Motion by Lange, second by Matulka to approve the consent agenda as presented including the regular meeting minutes of May 11, 2022; May financial statement; and monthly bills. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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4.1. Regular Minutes of May 11, 2022
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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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Recognition was given to staff members that are retiring: Shelly Dostal who has been with the District for 16 years as Elementary Principal/Curriculum Director/DAC; Brad Breitkreutz after 20 years with the District as bus driver and paraeducator; Rhonda Madsen after 6 years with the District as bus driver; Laura Hill after 20 years as Spanish Teacher; and Diane Ahlstrand after 31 years as elementary teacher in Ceresco. Recognition was also given to staff members that are leaving the district: Allison Stansberry who is leaving after 3 years with the District as 6-12 Principal/Secondary Curriculum Director; Brian Gralheer after 3 years as 6-12 Assistant Principal/Athletic Director; and Ann Egr after 8 years as Elementary Principal/Special Services Director.
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6. Public Forum
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7. Reports
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7.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Allison Stansberry, Jr-Sr High School Principal
The Teacher Leadership Team is meeting on June 10 to develop the campus goals and action plan/PD schedule for the 2022-2023 school year. Tony and Scott will be present and can share the plan out in the future. Submitted by Brian Gralheer, Assistant Jr-Sr High School Principal/Athletic Director With the 2022 school year in the rearview mirror, that also means summer activities are now in full effect. Along with summer strength/conditioning being offered to all 7-12 students, youth camps have also started up and have had a great showing thus far. Gavyn Leitschuck with Slatt Performance has been running the workout program. We are very encouraged by the start of the offseason program as well as the participation. The first couple of weeks we have several team camps going on but athletes are still showing up to workouts and putting in great effort. We have four sessions, a 6AM flex session (15 athletes), a 7AM high school male session (36 athletes), an 8AM high school female session (14 athletes) and a 9AM junior high session (20 athletes). We have had close to 90 athletes show up for the first two weeks. We are slowly filling our co-curricular openings for 2022-23. There are some approvals on the agenda this evening, and continuous conversations with staff members and outside individuals to fill the rest. With my tenure here at RC coming to an end, I will be available for Mr. Kobza in any transitional needs he may have from both a coaching and AD perspective. I plan on taking some time with my family before transitioning to my new role in July. I sincerely appreciate my time here at RC as I transition myself into the next chapter of my professional career. I have learned a lot and worked with tremendous people. As I look at the team of Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Shepard, Mr. Kobza, and the team of teachers and staff here at RC, great things are sure to come. Submitted by Amanda Coufal, Director of Special Education On May 17, 2022, Rule 51 was revised. Nebraska statute will require transition planning to be documented in the Individual Education Programs (IEPs) as required by both federal and state law and must occur in the first IEP meeting held after the student reaches the age of 14. Each school district shall provide transition services for each student with a disability no later than when the student reaches 14 years of age and until the student graduates from a special education program or no longer meets the definition of a child with a disability pursuant to section 79-1117. We knew this revision was in the process so our SpEd teachers have already completed IEPs with transition services for the students that this would affect. Therefore, we have been in compliance before this statute was signed and will continue to do so. On May 17, 30 staff members were re-certified in CPI training. The Crisis Prevention Intervention training gives educators practical skills and strategies to safely manage disruptive or difficult student behavior while balancing the responsibilities of care. Staff was educated on how to use preventive techniques to challenging behaviors. On July 14, 17 new staff members will participate in a full-day training in CPI. Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso/K-5 Curriculum Director Student report cards were mailed to families. School and district reports are being sent to and verified with NDE. The teacher leadership team has outlined much of the professional development for the Science of Reading to take place during the 2022-23 school year. Mr. Rose will meet with the leadership team to finalize the action plan for next year. Elementary teachers met on May 16 to wrap up professional development topics for the year and give a brief look at what is planned for the 2022-23 school year. Grade alike teachers met to finalize curriculum validation. PLCs met for the final time this year as well. In addition, grade level transition meetings were conducted. Teachers will be attending trainings, taking classes, and participating in other professional development throughout the summer. Summer services have started for students who were identified as needed extended school year services. 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. Ms. Aliya Spale hosted a Talent Show that was a big hit. Thank you to all staff for facilitating end of year picnic activities. The annual end of year Awards Assembly was held on May 13. 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 helped celebrate our year of learning. Mrs. Kendra Carlson (Val) and Mrs. Heather Bohac (Ceresco) will host Jump Start at the end of July and first part of August for invited students starting kindergarten on August 17. This will be the same structure as last year since it worked so well. Summer maintenance is underway. Thank you to our dedicated maintenance crew for their efforts. With the storm that went through this past week, damage assessment and clean up has also been a focus. Thank you to staff at Valparaiso Elementary, the Board of Education and the rest of the RC staff for their dedication to students. It has been a privilege to work alongside you serving the children of the Raymond Central community. |
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7.2. Annual Activity Participation Report
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Brian Gralheer presented Raymond Central student participation numbers by activity/grade level. He also presented data using academic information from our students indicating that participation in extracurricular activities does show an increase in academic success.
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7.3. Update on ELP Program
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This year, we joined with ELP and NSEA to pilot the ELP Mentoring program. We are one of only a few schools from Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa that are participating in this program. The program partners new teachers with a veteran teacher in their curricular area and provides mentoring services throughout the year. Mentors meet with their mentees on an individually scheduled basis and the meetings are 100% confidential, which allows new teachers to have a safe space to ask questions, discuss concerns, and to talk through classroom situations to get a veteran’s opinion/perspective and guidance with no judgment. Another part of this program is Building Mentors. Each district has an assigned building mentor who helps guide the new teachers in building specific information as well as meets with those teachers to focus on particular areas connected to Danielson’s Model in their classroom. Each new teacher meets once a month via zoom with the rest of the participants across the districts. The Building Mentor also participates in a zoom meeting each month as well as a debriefing session a few weeks after to discuss how Danielson’s Model was applied in the various classrooms. We ended the year with five mentees and one Building Mentor. The mentees are all kept confidential.
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7.4. Superintendent's Report
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Summer cleaning and maintenance is moving smoothly. At the Jr-Sr high school, the hard floors are waxed and the carpets are extracted. Jared installed a door outside of the counselor’s office to prohibit students from having direct access to the counselor and interrupting private sessions in that space. The outside concessions area has gotten a face lift with some new tiles and we are replacing some cabinets and counter tops. Once all the new computers and screens are here for the computer labs, Jared and his crew will assist in the reconfiguration of that area, including some additional outlets to be installed to alleviate some of the messy cord situation.
Cleaning at the elementaries is moving along as well. The lockers have all been repaired and next week Jared will assist with some lighting and ballast repairs. The carpets have been extracted and the waxing is in progress. This week Kara Nelson is running a week of summer camp at Ceresco so that precludes some of the work on that site for the week. Jared and Ron will be obtaining some wooden lockers that Messiah Lutheran was giving away. We envision the lockers being used to replace the totes that were being used in the kindergarten area (maybe some other areas as well) at Ceresco. Cathy helped us to make this connection...much appreciated. Reminder to board members that in the last week of June, I will be traveling with three students to the National FBLA competitions, so I will not have a weekly board brief. |
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7.4.1. NASB Monthly Update
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7.4.2. Important Upcoming Dates:
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7.4.3. School Safety
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School safety and security action steps were discussed. It was agreed to keep this as a standing agenda item.
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7.5. Facilities Report
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Jared felt it important to update the1968 air separator that is on our boiler system at the Jr-Sr High School. It currently doesn’t pull air efficiently. It is an opportune time to replace this separator as we are replacing the HS RTU. By teaming increased efficiency from the new separator with the efficiency of our new systems, we are maximizing our efficiencies across the systems. The entire project will cost right at $13,000.
Jared and I are trying to update student furniture in one elementary classroom and one Jr-Sr high classroom each year as a proactive strategy to manage furniture. This year we will buy new chairs for Ceresco elementary as they have some REALLY dated chairs in the art room and the music room. The desks are in better condition so we purchased additional chairs as opposed to desks & chairs this year. Updates from the storm. We have contacted our EMC insurance agent as we have enough damage across all three campuses that will likely result in a claim. There is more damage at the Jr-Sr high building than at Ceresco and Valparaiso. The outside concession stand and the portable received the brunt of the damage but we also had a 6’x6’ vent cover that blew off the roof and is ruined as well as other things. Also damage to fascia and some metal sheeting on out buildings. We had some damage to buses that were not inside as well as vans 1 and 6. We will have an agent out next week to walk through all of the items that Jared has identified and it will include a roof inspection at all three sites. Jared has replaced the VCT tile in the outside concession stand area and it looks TERRIFIC. He is multi-talented. |
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7.6. Technology Report
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Submitted by Keely Schaffer, Technology Director
Thank you for approving the new computers for the HS Labs. We have received one shipment of 33 computers and are waiting for the others to arrive as of 6-8 they have been shipped. I have been busy setting up all the new staff computers. I have also begun processing student Chromebooks and replacing the ones that need to be replaced. Report from Kidwell said that all of the cameras are in and they are planning on installing them in the coming weeks. We are replacing the Main Gym cameras and adding a 3 way camera in the 400 Hall/East Hall intersection. Following are some of the projects I will be working on this summer: Updating cameras and installing cameras; Update Phone System ; Update Staff in Phone System; Setting up teacher accounts; Setting up teacher computers; Setting up Chromebooks; Setting up Student Accounts; Website Updates; Computer Updates; Setting up Lab computers; and Re-Imaging the computers. |
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7.7. Board Committee Reports
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7.7.1. Committee on American Civics (Breitkreutz-chair, Burklund, Matulka)
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7.7.2. Transportation Committee (Breitkreutz-chair, Lange, Matulka)
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7.7.3. Finance Committee (Blanchard-chair, Breitkreutz, Burklund)
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7.7.4. Facilities Committee (Blanchard-chair, Burklund, Matulka)
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7.7.5. Negotiations Committee (Blanchard-chair, Gould, Lange)
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7.7.6. Curriculum Committee (Gould-chair, Burklund, Lange)
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7.7.7. Policy Committee (Gould-chair, Lange, Matulka)
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7.8. Review Public Forum Presentation(s) - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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8. Old Business
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9. New Business
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9.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Staff Resignation(s)
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Motion by Burklund, second by Lange to approve staff resignations: Brad Breitkreutz, Bus Driver/Paraeducator; Brynn Christensen, Health Tech; and Ryan Mackling, Head Girls Basketball Coach. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Staff Appointment(s)
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Motion by Burklund, second by Matulka to approve staff appointments: Jaxn Kobza, Technology Director; Josh Karel, Assistant Athletic Director; and Jeff Lapin, Assistant Volleyball (shared). RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to amend Policy 6121 Curriculum Review Cycle
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Lange to amend Policy 6121-Curriculum Review Cycle to align with State standards. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.4. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Appendix B Co-Curricular Salary Schedule
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Motion by Lange, second by Burklund to approve Appendix B Co-Curricular Salary Schedule. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve gate and pass prices for 2022-23 school year.
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Motion by Matulka, second by Blanchard to approve gate admission price increases to be consistent with the Capitol Conference. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.6. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve an auditor for the 2021-2022 annual audit.
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Motion by Matulka, second by Lange to approve Shaw, Hull & Navarrette CPA’s for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 annual audit services. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.7. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to do annual review of the Anti Bullying Policy 5415, Professional Boundaries Between Employees and Students Policy 4025, and Parent and Family Engagement Policy 6410.
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Policy 4025-Professional Boundaries Between Employees and Students and Policy 6410-Parent and Family Engagement were reviewed with no changes being made. Policy 5415-Anti Bullying was tabled until next month.
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9.8. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve required policy changes due to legislative updates.
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Gould to approve required policy changes due to legislative updates: Policy 1211-Title IX Grievance Policy; Policy 3132-Internal Controls; Policy 3540-Bidding Construction Projects; Policy 4009-Drug and Substance Abuse; Policy 4133-Substitute Teachers; Policy 6600-Special Education; Policy 8343-Agenda Construction and Control; Policy 8346-Public Participation in Board Meetings; and Policy 9340-Minutes. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9.8.1. Policy 1211 - Title IX Grievance Policy
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9.8.2. Policy 3132 - Internal Controls
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9.8.3. Policy 3540 - Bidding Construction Projects
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9.8.4. Policy 4009 - Drug and Substance Abuse
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9.8.5. Policy 4133 - Substitute Teachers
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9.8.6. Policy 6600 - Special Education
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9.8.7. Policy 8343 - Agenda Construction and Control
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9.8.8. Policy 8346 - Public Participation in Board Meetings
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9.8.9. Policy 9340 - Minutes
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10. Approval of Next Regular Board Meeting
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Motion by Matulka, second by Lange to approve the next regular Board Meeting of July 13, 2022. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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11. Adjournment
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Gould to adjourn the meeting at 7:19 PM. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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