Public Meeting Minutes: October 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

Discussion: President Breitkreutz called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.

2. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence

Discussion: Motion by Matulka, second by Benes to excuse the absence of Matt Blanchard. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

3. Open Meeting Law

Discussion: The audience was reminded that Open Meeting Laws would be followed.

4. District Mission Statement
The Raymond Central community is committed to providing a positive, challenging learning environment which prepares each individual to be a responsible citizen in an ever-changing society.

5. Consent Agenda

Discussion: Motion by Burklund, second by Lange to approve the consent agenda as presented including the regular meeting minutes of September 13, 2023; Budget/Tax Asking Hearing minutes of September 13, 2023; September financial statement; and monthly bills. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

5.1. Budget/Tax Asking Hearing and Regular Minutes of September 13, 2023

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September 13, 2023 Board of Education Budget and Tax Asking Hearing

10/3/2023 at 9:28 AM
September 13, 2023 Board of Education Regular Meeting

10/3/2023 at 9:28 AM

5.2. Financial Statement/Report

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Financial Statements

10/11/2023 at 12:08 PM

5.3. Monthly Bills

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Bills Paid Sept 2023

10/6/2023 at 4:00 PM

6. Correspondence/Recognition

7. Public Forum

8. Reports

8.1. Administrative Reports

Attachments: (4)

RC JR_SR HIGH PRINCIPAL REPORT – 10.6.23

10/6/2023 at 9:21 AM
October Elementary Board Report (1)

10/6/2023 at 9:23 AM
October SpEd Board Report (2)

10/9/2023 at 9:30 AM
October AD Report

10/12/2023 at 2:57 PM

Discussion: Submitted by Mark Smith, Jr-Sr High School Principal
HAPPENINGS:

We survived Homecoming Week. This included a myriad of home athletic events, pep rallies, spirit days, crowning Homecoming Royalty and Mr/Ms Mustang, as well as hosting a fabulous Homecoming Dance.
Cara Filler spoke to our students on September 26. Cara brought a message of the power of positive choices. Staff and student feedback has been that this was a meaningful experience for our school community.
Carolyn Enevoldsen and former Raymond Central educator Harriet Gould helped organize a visit by the Nebraska State Poet, Matt Mason. Matt’s visit was possible through grants from Nebraska Humanities and the Nebraska Arts Council. Matt presented some of his poetry to students at an assembly. He also visited English classes throughout the day and led poetry workshops for our students.
On September 25, we held a financial aid presentation for seniors and their parents. We also hosted a mini college/career/military fair for all students in grades 9-12.
PSAT for 10th and 11th grade students on October 10.

MTSS-A (Academics):

Our professional development on October 13 will consist of continued training specifically developing structured responses to engage students during instruction. Mike Feit from ESU 2 will be returning to continue work with staff on classroom culture.
6-8th grade ELA teachers will continue work with staff from ESU2 to plan use of the new ELA curriculum as part of their professional development on October 13.
Sam Butler, from ESU 2, recently came out for a first round of math walkthroughs with me. He and I will be doing some walkthroughs throughout the year in our math classrooms. This is to collect some data on how lessons are aligned to math standards, what instructional practices are in place and aligned to standards, and what opportunities are present in classrooms for students to interact with mathematical processes. This data will be used later this year as we begin looking at adopting a new math curriculum for the 2024-25 school year.

MTSS-B (Behavior):

Staff have been meeting weekly in MTSS teacher teams. These teams identify academic and behavioral concerns in the building, and then spend time systematically addressing those concerns with specific interventions and supports. Each week these teams are then evaluating how those interventions and supports are impacting those specific concerns and evaluating forward progress.
This process seems to have empowered our classroom teachers with a process to begin addressing concerns. One observation I have taken away from this process is that teachers are not only able to identify concerns, but they are able to see meaningful steps being taken to address those concerns.

OTHER:

Raymond Central has a number of highly-qualified and dedicated teachers and staff. I want to take the opportunity to recognize two of them.
- Tasha Osten tirelessly works with students, teachers, and families to problem-solve a host of issues that come up in the course of the year. Tasha keeps tabs on a number of our students, keeping them on track for graduation. She helps organize college and career fairs, college visits, and plays a key role in preparing for various standardized tests that our students take during the year.
- Johanna Jackson provides a wide-range of support services to many of our junior high students. She also provides support for other classroom teachers by providing one-on-one help in classrooms, providing small-group instruction, and managing a number of student success plans.

Submitted by Tony Kobza, Asst Jr-Sr High School Principal/Athletic Director
     Activities - FFA placed 7th as a team in Land Judging.
     Band began competitions and received a Division II Excellent rating.
     FBLA attended the Fall Leadership Conference and hosted their Fall Craft Fair. Sarah Lange placed 4th in the UNO College of Business competition.
     Athletics - We are wrapping up some of our Fall Sports seasons. Softball completed their season with an 8-23 record. This is 6 more wins than last year with a very young team. Junior High Volleyball had a successful season as did Junior High Cross Country. Junior High Football is wrapping up their season this week.
     Volleyball is a host seed for the first round of the Conference Tournament. Football has two road games left on the schedule.
     We are hosting District Cross Country on Thursday, October 12th. We look forward to doing so and are excited about how our High School athletes have been running.
     Facilities - We have added a touch screen to our wall outside the Mustang Room. This will hold our Senior Pictures. We are finalizing the process of having those in digital form.
     We are expecting to start moving dirt on the baseball and softball practice area on the East edge of the property in mid October. This will create a new practice space for both programs as well as move the discus ring to a closer location to the track to enhance practice and competition access to athletes and spectators.
     The NSAA has approved a shot clock for Class C-1 in basketball. We will be looking to add that to our main gym. A timeline is not established yet for this to be done.
     We are also getting quotes for the sound system for the football/track area as this is in need of an upgrade.
     Finally, we are working to replace/repair the mats on the front of the stage as they are showing some dramatic wear and tear.

Submitted by Steve Rose, Elementary Principal and Deb Kruse, Assistant Elementary Principal
     It’s been exciting to see students engage with the new English Language Arts curriculum! Students have the opportunity to build knowledge by studying artwork related to a topic, reading highly engaging informative and literary texts, studying quotes, watching video clips, etc. Students are demonstrating their knowledge through socratic seminars, collaborative conversations, written responses, projects, and essays. This new curriculum is requiring students to think at a higher level than our previous curriculum. They also have many more opportunities to work collaboratively, engage in meaningful conversations, and demonstrate their knowledge through writing. We would love you to come see it in action! Below is more information about the new curriculum and an example of a learning module in 4th grade.
     Orton Gillingham

The Orton Gillingham approach is an explicit, sequential, systematic, multi-sensory approach to instruction that focuses on phonics and orthography.
Students in grades K-3 are learning new concepts (phonics, spelling rules, etc.) and syllable division. They are applying these skills during word and sentence dictation, as well as decodable readers.
Grades 4-5 are using the Orton Gillingham approach to learn morphology. Students are learning the importance of word origins and how meaning can be derived from the three layers of the English language: Anglo-Saxon/Germanic, Latin, and Greek.

Wit & Wisdom

Wit & Wisdom (W&W) builds English Language Arts while fostering knowledge building. W&W lessons integrate knowledge from science, social studies, geography and other topics while students develop their reading and writing skills to expand their vocabulary knowledge.
For example, in 4th grade, students are learning about the heart: a literal muscle that sustains human life and a figurative center of emotion and love. The literal and figurative uses of heart are presented through quotations from famous people, such as Helen Keller. To build deeper understandings, students are studying biographies of Clara Barton, Helen Keller, and Anne Frank to understand what it means to have a great heart. Students are also exploring the systemic, pulmonary, and coronary circuits of the literal heart through Mary K. Corcoran’s engaging The Circulatory Story. This text delves deeply into the literal meaning of a good heart. Throughout this module, students are studying artwork relating to the heart, reading engaging texts, and writing responses to focus questions that will enable them to write an essay that synthesizes evidence from core literary and informational texts and explains the figurative and literal meanings of the term "great heart."

Instructional Coaching

The goal of the instructional coach is to provide support to teachers so they can meet the expectations that have been established by the school leadership.
Monica Blank and Shelly Hlavaty have been spending time in classrooms supporting the delivery of effective instruction. They are also supporting teachers by modeling lessons, co-teaching, going over data/student work alongside classroom teachers, as well as visiting classrooms with teachers to observe their colleagues in action.

School-wide Expectations

A Mustang Assembly was held on 9.29.23 at both elementary schools to celebrate the awesome job that students and staff have been doing to follow and live out "The Mustang Way"
A substitute teacher who has subbed multiple years in the past, made sure to let us know that it was great to see and hear everyone saying and doing the same expectations and how much easier it was for her as a sub to know what was expected of her and the students.

Special Events:

Fire Safety: Each of the Elementary Schools are working with the community Fire and Rescue Departments to set up fire safety activities and events for each school. A special thanks to Kris White, Shae Wattjes, and Makenzie Fredrickson for taking time to set this up.

Upcoming Dates / Events

10.13.23 - All Day PD / Workday with ESU Support
10.19.23 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Submitted by Amanda Coufal, Director of Special Education
Transition Training:
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize Andrea Hicks (high school special education teacher):

On September 15th, Andrea Hicks conducted an IEP transition training for the middle and high school special education teachers. Andrea shared her expertise of writing transition plans for students with disabilities. Transition plans now begin at the age of 14 for students on an IEP.
This was a well-perceived training as she gave many examples of how to accurately complete each section of the transition plan. She also reminded staff of our shared SpEd Drive to locate transition assessments, documentation forms, class courses, etc. This training has allowed our teachers to fully understand the transition plans for our students and will enable them to communicate with parents more effectively on what a transition plan is and how our district will continue to help students meet their post-secondary goals.

October is AAC Month:
Presentation from Clair Trenhaile, Speech Language Pathologist

October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication month. AAC refers to any type of communication that is not spoken output. Currently, five students in the Raymond Central School District use "high tech" AAC to communicate their wants and needs. However, every student in the district uses some form of AAC every single day. This AAC month, lets learn more about different communication methods while honoring every student's right to communicate.

Sensory Safari:

On October 4th, ten life skills students, grades K-12 had the opportunity to participate in a Sensory Safari at the Lincoln Childrens’ Zoo. Students had the chance to get up close and personal by visiting interpretive stations, led by nature experts, located throughout the zoo.
After the Sensory Safari, students had a picnic at the zoo with their friends. The students had a great time and were exhausted by the end of the day. The adults were also exhausted.
Students will be making thank you cards to send to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.
A special thank you to our teachers/staff for spending the day with our students and getting them there and back home safely. Stacey Doan, Paige Mestl, Nicole Kliment, Amanda Ehlers, Jody Albrecht, Leann Weise, Jessica Knopp, and Melani Nelson.
Also, a special thank you to Patty Hudson and the kitchen staff for preparing the sack lunches. And also, Lynn Johnson, for supporting this outing for our students. Our students do not always have a chance to spend the day with their peers outside of school and/or have a picnic with peers. This is always a highlight for our students!

8.2. Student Board Member

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October Board Meeting Report

10/6/2023 at 4:58 PM

Discussion: Submitted by Rosalie Tvrdy, Student Body President
Hello! My name is Rosalie Tvrdy, and as you know, I am the Student Body President this year. Last month I discussed plans that Student Council had made for homecoming week, and I just wanted to say, it all went smoothly, and according to plan! On Monday, our dress up theme was Pajama Day. We also had a pep rally in the morning where the Homecoming Court was announced. We had the school-wide bonfire where we roasted marshmallows for smores, and ate ice cream. The s’mores and ice cream were generously provided by the Booster Club. On Tuesday, our dress up theme was Dress Like Your Favorite Teacher Day. Also on Tuesday, we had the speaker Cara Filler come talk to us about safe driving and making good decisions, which I will talk more about in just a second. I remember that she made the comment that she had never seen so many boys committed to wearing dresses to dress like their favorite teacher, Mrs. Craig. On Wednesday, we had Twin Day. On Thursday, we had Decade’s Day. Even Mr. Smith had said over the announcements that he said he felt like we were back when he was in high school with the different outfits that he saw. On Friday, we had Spirit Day. That day we also had our pep rally for the homecoming game. During the pep rally, we recognized all fall sports, had the Mr. and Miss Mustang candidates do a dance in front of the whole school, and then we had an obstacle course for those that were on homecoming court. Throughout the week, it was also great to see so many "home" activities. We had a home JV football game, a home cross country meet, a home Varsity football game, and also a home volleyball tournament on Saturday. On Saturday, we had the homecoming dance here in the commons. We also did crowning at 7:30 before the dance started.
During homecoming week, we also had a couple speakers come to talk to us. One speaker was Cara Filler, as I said before. For a little backstory on Cara, she lost her identical twin sister to a car accident when they were in high school. Her twin sister was the passenger with her boyfriend when her boyfriend was driving over 100 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone. Her boyfriend had lost control and hit another car, and Cara’s twin sister was killed. Cara was obviously very shaken by this experience, but two weeks after it happened, Cara knew that she should talk about it and share her story. Her story was one that was extremely influential on many students throughout the school. I know that her story brought many people to tears. At volleyball practice that night, everyone was talking about how sad it made them, and how it encouraged them to drive as safe as possible. Many people were also very happy that they got free T-shirts from Cara for being involved in school activities. The other speaker was Matt Mason. Matt Mason is the State Poet for Nebraska. During the assembly, he read us a few of his most well-known and favorite poems. Some of the poems had a little bit of humor, but they also carried a message. He gave one poem about having "Star Love," which means loving each other and treating each other with kindness and respect, rather than making "Star Wars." During his small meetings with the English classes from the day, many students got to make their own poems, which honestly got a lot of creativity flowing throughout the school. Many students were sharing their poems with other people, and some of these poems were humorous, sad, and some had great messages that you could get from them. This got students to connect with each other, and to allow students to communicate with each other.

8.3. Superintendent's Report

Discussion: Superintendent Evaluation timeline is as follows:

October 11-17: Superintendent completes the self-evaluation
October 19: NASB sends board self-evaluation results
October 19-29: Board members complete their evaluations
Final Report & Executive Summary will be emailed/printed and mailed to the board president by November 6 (The Board President will also receive a follow up call from a Board Leadership Team Member to discuss results.)

     Annual Audit - Shull, Hull and Navarette has started our annual audit. In August they came on site and looked at the first 10 months of the year. They continue to seek information and work remotely on the audit and will be onsite again on October 13 to finalize the onsite work. We decided last year to invite the auditors to present the audit to the entire board at a regular board meeting. This will be in November or December.
     Patrons have recently learned about an application being filed with the Planning Department of Lancaster County to purchase land to create a borrow pit for the purpose of excavating Dakota formation clay to be used in cement manufacturing. Our Jr-Sr High School is located on Agnew Road and this proposed borrow pit is to be located about 3 1/2 miles from our campus. The dump trucks hauling the product will be accessing Agnew Road and traveling east two miles to access Highway 77. The application indicates that the land could be used for 30-40 years for this purpose. Some news releases are indicating as many as 60-70 trucks per day (that is not confirmed information). The additional truck traffic along Agnew Road does present a potential of increased hazard for our students/patrons in our Northeast quadrant and others that access Agnew Road off of Highway 77. I have sent an email to Duane Eversoll, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources making inquiry of other potential issues with such a mining operation.
     The Veterans Day Celebration will be held on Friday, November 10 at 9:00 a.m. at the Jr-Sr High School.

8.3.1. NASB Monthly Update

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1023 NASB Monthly Board Agenda Item (1)

10/6/2023 at 4:06 PM

8.3.2. NRCSA Report

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Member Update 10-6-23 ver 1

10/6/2023 at 4:07 PM

8.3.3. Update on Superintendent Goals

Goal I. Student Performance: Continue the development and initial implementation of the district Instructional Model Framework.
Goal II. Student Performance: Continue the implementation of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS-B) model in K-12 is implemented with fidelity to support student learning and social-emotional/ behavior instructional support.
Goal III. Facility/Student Performance: Continue the development of a 10 year facility master priority list that addresses maintenance and improvements for existing buildings and grounds and to determine configuration of students to maximize use of facilities and instruction.
Goal IV. Continue the development of safety and security practices for Raymond Central Public Schools.

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2023-24 Superintendent Goals (1)

10/7/2023 at 6:45 AM

8.3.4. Safety Report

Discussion: Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) - We submitted our EOP to the Nebraska Department Education at the end of June. The Nebraska Policy Center then evaluates all EOP's based on the elements of a high quality School Emergency Operation Plan. The design of the process is to push schools to get started on an EOP and then continue to improve upon the plan over time. Our Safety Committee has reviewed the report and will use it to improve our EOP.
Reunification Training - Members of the Safety Committee plan to attend a training session on November 28 at Fremont Public Schools Central Office. This training will help us better understand how support from ESU#2 can be utilized when a reunification is needed. We have tentatively scheduled time during our January 3 professional development to do table talks regarding unification procedures.

8.3.5. Facilities Report

Discussion: The Facilities/Transportation committee met and updated our Master Priority list. The committee also identified the projects that they would like to see completed this school year as captured in the chart below. We are continuing to do ground work on the practice softball/baseball area on the east side of the campus which is not captured in the list below.

General Fund Budget		Building Fund		Depreciation
Lights	$2,500	HVAC pumps	$160,000	Cameras	$30,000
Outdoor Lighting	$15,000	HVAC Control	$20,000	Keyless Door	$80,000
Stage Mats	$8,000	Carpet	$200,000	Science Hood	$7,000
		Playgrounds	$230,000	Safety Straps	$6,000
		Ag Shop Electrical	$6,000	Intercoms	$20,000
		IT Storage Shed	$20,000
		Shot clock/Backboard	$15,000
Total	$25,500	Total	$651,000	Total	$143,000

8.3.6. Important Upcoming Dates:

8.4. Review of Technology Plan

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October Technolgy Report

10/6/2023 at 4:59 PM

Discussion: Technology Projects

Access Control for doors at HS campus is complete. This will be going live later this month. (teachers and staff will be turning in physical keys and only use badges)
The Ceresco Intercom system is replaced and operational.
Getting a clock controller installed at Ceresco soon.
HS football field speakers are blown. We are getting quotes to replace the speakers. Once speakers are replaced the sound system would be like new.
Getting quotes for the new intercom system at Val and upgrading at the HS.
Getting quotes for Access Control at Ceresco and Val.
Getting quotes for adding a few more cameras at Val and Ceresco.

8.5. Board Committee Reports

8.5.1. Curriculum & American Civics Committee (Burklund-chair, Lange, Matulka)

8.5.2. Facilities & Transportation Committee (Blanchard-chair, Burklund, Matulka)

8.5.3. Finance Committee (Blanchard-chair, Breitkreutz, Burklund)

8.5.4. Negotiations Committee (Blanchard-chair, Benes, Lange)

8.5.5. Policy Committee (Breitkreutz-chair, Benes, Lange)

9. Old Business

9.1. Discuss and Consider next steps in determining how to best utilize our buildings and organize instruction

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Building Configuration Information

10/11/2023 at 4:57 PM

Discussion: The Board discussed two possible options to accommodate future facility needs. Option A would house K-2 at Ceresco and 3-6 at Valparaiso. Option B keeps K-5 at each site but moves all 6^th grade to Valparaiso. Either option would open up space that is needed at the Jr-Sr campus as well as balance out specials classes (art, music, PE, band). A survey will be distributed to staff members across the District for positive and negative aspects of each option.

10. New Business

10.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve a request for early graduation

Discussion: Motion by Matulka, second by Burklund to approve the early graduation request of Mark Konovalchuk. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve snow removal bids

Discussion: Motion by Lange, second by Matulka to approve the Valparaiso Elementary snow removal bid from Haxton Excavating & Grading for $350.00 per event which includes parking lots, sidewalks, and courts when 2" or more of snowfall. No bids were received for Ceresco Elementary snow removal. We will continue advertising. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Substitute(s)

Discussion: Motion by Matulka, second by Burklund to approve Carter Stara, Rachel Gaarder and Ashley Tallon as local substitute teachers. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.4. Discuss and Consider Non-Certificated Staff Members

Discussion: Haley Hain and Brigit Shultz will serve as Assistant Speech coaches for 2023-2024.

10.5. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Raymond Central Educational Foundation Member

Discussion: Motion by Burklund, second by Matulka to approve Suzy Fredrickson as a Foundation Board Member replacing Miranda Kliment. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.6. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve multiple policies as amended in series 4000 Personnel

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Summary Page 4000's

10/4/2023 at 11:49 AM
4001--Recruitment and Selection

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4004--Duty Hours

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4007--FMLA Policy--Forms--0--Cover

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4007--FMLA Policy--Forms--1--FMLA Leave Application

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4007--FMLA Policy--Forms--4--WH-380-E - Certification Health Care Provider - EE health

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4009 --Drug Use

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4009--Doc No. 2--Applicant Certification of Past Drug Testing

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4010 -- Work for Hire

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4022--Military and Family Military Leave--4-16-07

10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM
4025--Professional Boundaries

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4026--Prohibition on Aiding and Abetting Sexual Abuse

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4027 --Workplace Privacy Act

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4029 -- Leave for Court

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4030--Wage Information

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4031 --Injury Leave

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4112--Resignation of Certificated Employee

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4133--Substitute Teachers

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4140--Professional Growth

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4150--Evaluation of Teachers

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4170--Leave of Absence

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4171--Resignation of Certificated Employees

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4220A--Classified Employee Contract

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4240--Complaint form

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4250--Non-Certified Staff - Bus Drivers

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM
4260A--Classified Employee Notice of Performance Concerns

10/4/2023 at 9:32 AM

Discussion: Motion by Matulka, second by Breitkreutz to approve multiple policies as amended in series 4000 Personnel: 4001-Recruitment and Selection; 4004-Duty Hours of Employees; 4007-FMLA Form 0-Cover, Form 1-Application for Leave, and Form 4-Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee; 4009-Drug and Substance Use and Abuse; 4009 Doc 2-Applicant’s Certification of Past Drug and Alcohol Test Results; 4010-Work for Hire; 4022-Military and Family Military Leave; 4025-Professional Boundaries Between Employees and Students; 4026-Prohibition on Aiding and Abetting Sexual Abuse; 4027-Workplace Privacy Act; 4029-Leave for Court; 4030-Wage Information; 4031-Injury Leave; 4133-Substitute Teachers; 4140-Professional Growth; 4150-Evaluation of Teachers; 4171-Resignation of Certificated Employees; 4240-Complaint Form; 4250-Bus Drivers; 4260A-Classified Employee Notice of Performance Concerns. The following policies will be eliminated per Committee recommendation: 4112-Resignation of Certificated Employee; 4170-Leave of Absence; 4220A-Classified Employee Employment Agreement. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.7. Discuss and Consider the review of Board Policies with no changes in series 4000 Personnel be noted with review date of October 11, 2023

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4002--EEO

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4003A--Notice of Nondiscrimination

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4003--Anti-discrimination, Anti-harassment and Anti-retaliation

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4003B--Complaint Form - Discrimination

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4005--Absences

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4006--Absence from building

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4007--FMLA

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4008--Adoption

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4009--Doc No. 1--Applicant Consent Drug Testing

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4009--Doc No. 3--Request for Past Test Results

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4009--Doc No. 4--Report of Past Drug Test Results

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4011--Bloodborne Pathogene

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4012--Infectious Diseases

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4013--Personnel Files

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4014--Sales Persons

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4015--Unauthorized Purchases

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4016--Employee Use of School Facilities

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4017--Activity Passes

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4018--Political Activity

10/4/2023 at 10:45 AM
4019--FLSA Policy

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4020--Disposal of Consumer Report Records

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4021--Employee Social Security Numbers

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4022A--Application Form for Family Military Leave--4-16-07

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4023--Notification of Arrest,Charges,Complaints

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4024--Wage and Deduction Info

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4028 -- Employee Fundraising

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4100--Qualifications for Appointment as Teacher

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4101--Qualifications for Appointment to Administrative Posit

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4110--Contract

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4111--Certification

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4120--Probationary Certified Employees

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4121--Permanent Certified Employees

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4130--Assignment of Duties

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4131--Teacher Agents Tutors

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4132--Student Teachers and Pre-Student Teachers

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4141--Teacher Training

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4160--Reduction in Force Policy for Certificated Staff

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4180--Dual Sponsorship of an Activity

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4190--Standards of Performance

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4200--Qualifications of Non-Certificated Employees

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4201--At Will Employees

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4210--Hiring-Dismissal

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4220--At-Will Employment Agreement

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4230--Assignment and Transfer

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4240--Complaint Procedure

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4260--Standards of Performance for Non-Certified Staff

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM
4270--Staff Payments During Closure

10/4/2023 at 10:46 AM

Discussion: The following policies were reviewed with no changes: 4002-Equal Opportunity Employment; 4003-Anti-discrimination, Anti-harassment and Anti-retaliation; 4003A-Notice of Nondiscrimination; 4003B-Complaint Form; 4005-Absence of Employees; 4006-Absence From Building; 4007-Family and Medical Leave Policy; 4007-FMLA Form 2A-Notice of Eligibility; 4007-FMLA Form 3-Designation Notice; 4007-FMLA Form 5-Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Members; 4007-FMLA Form 6-Certification of Qualifying Exigency for Military Family Leave; 4007-FMLA Form 7-Family Military Leave Certification for Serious Injury; 4008-Adoption Leave; Doc 1-Applicant’s Consent to Obtain Past Drug and Alcohol Test Results; Doc 3-Request for Past Test Results; Doc 4-Report of Past Drug and/or Alcohol Test Results; 4011-Bloodborne Pathogen Compliance Plan; 4012-Infectious Diseases; 4013-Personnel Files; 4014-Receiving Agents, Salespersons, and Other Business Representatives; 4015-Unauthorized Purchases; 4016-Use of School Facilities and Equipment by School Employees; 4017-Activity Passes; 4018-Community Relations-Political Activity; 4019-Fair Labor Standards Act (Minimum Wage and Overtime); 4020-Shredding Consumer Reports; 4021-Social Security Numbers; 4022A-Application for Leave Under the Family Military Leave Act; 4023-Notification of Arrest/Criminal Charges, Certificate/License or Child Abuse Complaints; 4024-Wage and Deduction Information; 4026-Prohibition on Aiding and Abetting Sexual Abuse; 4027-Workplace Privacy Policy; 4028-Employee Fundraising; 4030-Wage Information; 4031-Injury Leave; 4100-Qualification for Appointment as Teacher; 4101-Qualifications for Appointment to Administrative and Supervisory Positions; 4110-Contract; 4111-Certification; 4120-Probationary Certified Employees; 4121-Permanent Certified Employees; 4130-Assignment of Duties; 4131-Agents/Tutors; 4132-Student Teachers and Pre-Student Teachers; 4141-Teacher Training; 4160-Reduction in Force Policy for Certificated Staff; 4180-Dual Sponsorship of Activities; 4190 Standards of Ethical and Professional Performance; 4200-Qualifications of Non-Certificated Employees; 4201-"At Will" Employees; 4210-Hiring/Dismissal; 4220-Contract; 4230-Assignment and Transfer; 4240-Complaint Procedure; 4240-Complaint Form; 4260-Standards of Performance for Non-Certified Employees; 4270-Staff Payments During Closure.

10.8. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve a Superintendent Search Firm

Discussion: Board members Benes, Burklund and Lange interviewed three Superintendent search firms on the afternoon of October 11. Motion by Matulka, second by Lange to hire NRCSA based on their recommendation. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.9. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve a resolution that establishes option enrollment capacities

Attachments: (1)

5006a--Resolution & Appendix 1--NEW

10/9/2023 at 1:21 PM

Discussion: Motion by Benes, second by Matulka to adopt Resolution 5006a and Appendix 1 establishing option enrollment capacities for the 2024-2025 school year reducing the maximum at grades 6, 7, and 8 by five students (65) to help make class sizes for elective courses more manageable. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.10. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the purchase of a used bus

Discussion: Motion by Burklund, second by Lange to approve the purchase of a used 2023 Bluebird bus with air conditioning at a cost of $99,900.00. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

10.11. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary action to approve surplus items

Discussion: Motion by Benes, second by Matulka to approve the 1986 Chevy 2500 2 wheel drive pickup as surplus. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

11. Next Regular Board Meeting

Discussion: The next regular Board of Education meeting will be Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

12. Adjournment

Discussion: Motion by Matulka, second by Breitkreutz to adjourn the meeting at 7:08 PM. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.

October 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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