November 13, 2024 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 Breitkreutz called the meeting to order at 6:00 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 Matulka, second by Burklund to excuse the absence of Larry Heyen. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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3. Open Meeting Law
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The audience was reminded that Open Meeting Laws would be followed.
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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. |
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5. Consent Agenda
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Motion by Matulka, second by Benes to approve the consent agenda as presented including the Regular Meeting Minutes of October 16, 2024; October financial statement; monthly bills; and approval of substitute teachers Carley Peters and Rhiannon Stoner. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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5.1. Regular Minutes of October 16, 2024
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5.2. Financial Statement/Report
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5.3. Monthly Bills
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5.4. Policy Review
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5.5. Certificated staff hires/reassignment/resignations
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6. Correspondence/Recognition
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Congratulations were extended to: Marissa Tvrdy who was selected as an alternate for All-State Band; the High School Band for their Division I Superior Rating at the Ashland Band Competition; the Volleyball team for being NCC Conference Champions; Cole Dubas for qualifying for State Cross Country; and the football team for their State Playoff win. |
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6.1. Presentation regarding options for lower class sizes at the elementary level.
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6.2. HAL Report
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6.3. Secondary Data Report
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7. Public Forum
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8. Reports
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8.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Troy Lurz, Jr-Sr High School Principal
Professional Development: The Professional Learning Team spent time with teaching staff on Friday, November 1st introducing cognitive interest cues, innovation configuration maps, and peer coaching. We look forward to our next inservice at the beginning of January. Achievement Scores and Testing: PSAT testing was in October. ASVAB for juniors is November 13. Counseling/ACT/Senior Experience/Scholarships (Tasha): Clover has been a fun addition to the staff. Students and staff are enjoying spending time with him and talking. Junior job shadow day was November 6. Students experienced everything from fence installation to dental hygienist to interior design. All grade levels are working on Naviance career education, 9th graders took the Gallup Strengthsfinder survey at the end of October and 6th grade explored their interests. We have hosted two college/career/military fairs with a variety of representatives. We are always looking for more local businesses, please send them my way! Connor Tice represented RC at the HOBY Leadership Day on November 9 in Lincoln. Raymond Central High School Youth Salute Scholarship Awards include Erika Donahue, Sarah Lange, Brooke Munford, and Ellerie White. These include a scholarship amount for up to five different schools. Sarah Lange was also awarded the Outstanding Youth Leaders Award. The American Legion Auxiliary made a note to let us know that they were proud of RC student Sarah Lange for representing Nebraska at ALA GirlsNation in Washington DC this past July. Evaluation Update: Semester one teacher evaluations are steadily in progress. FBLA: FBLA hosted a successful craft fair and car show! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us. This past week, FBLA students went on our business tour field trip, with 17 students visiting the UNL College of Business and Hudl. At UNL, students participated in workshops on entrepreneurship and economics. Additionally, Sarah Lange is attending the National Fall Leadership Conference in Columbus, Ohio, this week. Student Council: Student Council has started a canned food drive to help stock the Caring Shelves and they are planning to collect toys and winter wear for the Salvation Army. Submitted by Tony Kobza, Asst Jr-Sr High School Principal/Athletic Director facilities Facilities Valedictorian and Salutatorian plaques have been ordered to update our record board area. We are working on updating the recognition for activity and athletic accomplishments. The Senior Picture screen will be moved to the blue wall with the Val and Sal plaques to start to create an academic celebration wall. The activity bus has been delivered to the inspection site in Grand Island. It will go through inspections and then be wrapped in Aurora before being delivered to the school. Athletics
High School Winter Sports start officially on November 18. Submitted by Breanne Poston, Asst Jr-Sr High School Principal/Preschool Director "Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." - Mr. Fred Rogers Preschool has had a phenomenal start to the school year! Outside of daily learning experiences, highlights have included a visit from the Volunteer Fire Department during Fire Safety Week, Martin’s Orchard field trip, parent-teacher conferences, and a plethora of fall festivities in the classroom. We also just recently completed the CLASS observation through the Nebraska Department of Education as part of Rule 11 compliance. The visit to Mrs. Megan’s PK3 classroom focused specifically on teacher and student interactions and offered feedback for future planning. Truly, this was an opportunity for our program and PK team to shine and they certainly did not disappoint. Coming up very soon is our annual fall Early Childhood Advisory Meeting with the RC Preschool team, ESU2 service providers, preschool families, and local community partnerships. We will share news and celebrations, review GOLD data, discuss the addition of a PK sensory space. We will also discuss anticipated future enrollment and early intervention. It's going to be a great place to be on November 18, so please join us! .png) Submitted by Amanda Coufal, Director of Special Education Unifed Bowling: Unifed Bowling has offcially started for the 2024-2025 school year. Six athletes and around 14 partners are participating! On October 28, 20 students attended practice from 4:00-5:00 PM at SunValley Lanes in Lincoln. Then on November 4, we participated in our ?rst Invite that was held at SunValley Lanes. The kids competed against 16 schools and 42 teams! Our bowlers did a great job, are competitive and supportive of all of their teammates. It was a fun time and the kids are excited for the next meet. Big shout out to our coaches Shawn Semler, Stacey Doan, Peggy Breitkreutz, Paige Mestl and myself. They are taking time out of their busy schedules to make sure that Unifed Bowling is a success at Raymond Central. Also, thank you to Tony Kobza and Bryon Hanson for being so supportive of this endeavor and allowing this new program that will create an inclusive environment at Raymond Central. If you have never been to Unifed Bowling, I encourage you to attend!!! (Pictures below) Schedule:
Last Thursday and Friday, Shawn Semler, Caitlin Roussan, Clair Turman and myself attended the Special Education Law Conference which is my favorite conference! We left with a lot of great ideas and knowledge that will continue to help not only students with disabilities but also supporting our special education and general education staff. Some of the sessions that we attended are:
I have started to meet individually with the special education teachers, speech language pathologist and school psychologist every other week. This time allows us to celebrate the work that they are doing and brag about their students. This is also a time to re?ect on challenges and problem solve situations. We also discuss paperwork and how we can continue to improve. Even though everyone is busy, this has been a bene?cial time for all of us and allows me to better understand what is happening in each building with our students. Thanksgiving Lunch: Stacey Doan and her crew will be hosting their annual Thanksgiving lunch on November 26 at noon in the Mustang Room. This is a chance for the life skills students to plan a meal, go grocery shopping, prep, cook, and serve a delicious meal for their families. This is a highlight for our students and their parents. The tradition continues through the hard work of the life skills staff and students! .png) .png) .png) .png) .png) .png) Submitted by Elementary Principals Steve Rose and Deb Kruse Veterans Day Observance
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8.2. Student Board Member
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8.3. Superintendent's Report
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I have reached out to the winners of our Unicameral Elections and congratulated them as well as invited them to meet and see what we have to offer in the Raymond Central School District.
We were a polling site on November 5 and everything went smoothly. I was very pleased with how well our professional learning day went on November 1. |
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8.3.1. Classified Staff hires/reassignment/resignations
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8.3.2. NASB Monthly Update
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8.3.3. NRCSA Monthly Report
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8.3.4. Update on Superintendent Goals
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8.3.5. Safety Report
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The subcommittee met on November 5 to add language regarding processes for tragic events. This will be reviewed by the entire Safety Committee and then presented to the Board of Education.
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8.3.6. Facilities Report
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The Valparaiso fire panel is in Lincoln, but engineers submitted plans to the Fire Marshall and he wants to
update other items that are not up to code. Not sure on what that all entails yet or a dollar amount. I am starting to get pricing on a new route bus, that will replace bus 13 the Lion. I have ordered and changed a bad energy recovery wheel motor on ERU-2 at the high school. New benches are on their way for the playground in Ceresco and will be installed soon. Working on all other maintenance items district wide on all HVAC and plumbing. Pretty much a constant thing. |
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8.3.7. Important Upcoming Dates:
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8.4. Board Committee Reports
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8.4.1. Curriculum & American Civics Committee (Burklund-chair, Lange, Matulka)
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8.4.2. Facilities & Transportation Committee (Matulka-chair, Burklund, Lange)
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8.4.3. Finance Committee (Breitkreutz-chair, Burklund, Heyen)
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8.4.4. Negotiations Committee (Lange-chair, Benes, Heyen)
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8.4.5. Policy Committee (Benes-chair, Breitkreutz, Heyen)
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9. Old Business
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10. New Business
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10.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Early Graduation Requests
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Motion by Matulka, second by Burklund to approve early graduation requests from Ainslee Southard and Jasmine Wells. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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10.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the Superintendent Evaluation
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Motion by Benes, second by Matulka to approve the Superintendent Evaluation as presented: Standard 1: Mission and Goals-5.11; Standard 2: Policy-4.88; Standard 3: Budget, Planning, and Management-5.13; Standard 4: Educational Leadership-5.22; Standard 5: Organizational and Cultural Leadership-5.21; Standard 6: Community Relations-5.40; Standard 7: Professional Leadership-5.40; Standard 8: Board-Superintendent Relations-5.45. RCV 5-0. Motion carried
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10.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2025-2027 Master Agreement with the RCEA
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Motion by Lange, second by Burklund to approve the 2025-2027 Master Agreement with the RCEA increasing the base pay by $700.00 in 2025-2026 and another increase of $700.00 in 2026-2027. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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10.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Appoint NASB Delegate for Assembly on 11/22.
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Motion by Lange, second by Benes to appoint Cathy Burklund as the NASB Delegate for the Assembly on November 22 at the State Education Conference. RCV 4-0, Abstained-Cathy Burklund. Motion carried.
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10.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action To Declare the 2013 Lion Bus Surplus.
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Motion by Matulka, second by Burklund to declare the 2013 Lion bus as surplus. This bus does not get used and it is hard to find parts. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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11. Next Regular Board Meeting
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The next regular Board of Education Meeting will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
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12. Adjournment
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Motion by Lange, second by Benes to adjourn the meeting at 7:22 PM. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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