January 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM - REGULAR MEETING
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Opening Procedures
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Call to Order
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Discussion:
The regular business meeting of ESU 15 was called to order at 6:30P.M. on January 13, 2021, at ESU 15 Trenton Office and DL.
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Election of Board President
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Election of Board Vice President
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Election of Board Secretary
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Appointment of Board Treasurer
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Discussion:
President Repass appointed Cindy McCorkle as Board Treasurer.
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Discussion:
Pledge of Allegiance was cited.
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Open Meetings Act
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Verification of Publication and Notification
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Discussion:
President Repass verified that the ESU 15 Board meeting was advertised according to policy.
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Roll Call
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Discussion:
Present were: Dennis Chipman, Jason Loop, John Metzger, Don Remington, Kate Repass and Allison Sandman.
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Excuse Absent Board Members
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Discussion:
Absent board members: Burke, Conroy and Stevens
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Comments from Guests
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Discussion:
Aaron Thompson joined meeting via distance learning.
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Staff Presentations
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No staff presentations
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Action Items
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Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Approve Minutes of December Meeting
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Approve January Bills
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Discussion:
January Payables of $164,807.19 and Payroll of $72,836.36.
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Approve the December Treasurer's report
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Approve January Agenda
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Appointment of Committee Members
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Discussion:
President Repass appointed Committee Members as presented.
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Approve Election Results
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Declare District 6 Board Vacancy
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Discuss, Consider, and Appoint Applicant to Fill District 6 Board Vacancy
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Calvert read applicant, Mr. Larry Gossen's letter of interest. Mr. Gossen introduced himself to the board. He has twenty four years in high school agriculture eduction, serviced as the Kansas State FFA Advisor and the National FFA Organization . Mr. Gossen started his current position as Dean of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis this fall.
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Approve Community First Bank as Official Depository
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Approve Perry Law Firm as Official Legal Counsel
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Discussion Items
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Upcoming Legislative Session
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Mr. Calvert updated the board on the up coming legislation session. This session is a ninety day session. Due to Covid-19 they plan to limit the people allowed in the room.
Bills for this session: bill to require graduating senior to fill out a FAFSA form before they graduate; bill for virtual conferences, if fifty percent attendance is not met meetings could be conducted virtually; Property tax reduction; bill to include Omaha Public Schools in NPERS; Virtual students in to the school system; increase Special Education reimbursements up to 80%. Senator Walz won the chair for the Education Committee. |
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January Board Workshop
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Discussion:
Mr. Calvert updated the board on the progress of the Board Workshop set for January 27, 2021. Included is a Law seminar, I Love Public Schools and New Board Members. The Workshop will be a virtual Board Workshop at no cost. Justin Knight will do the law session for minimal cost.
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Legislative Sessions Workshop
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Mr. Calvert, updated the board on the up coming NASB legislative session workshop. Items of discussion are the Review Committee, Education Committee and Speaker of the House.
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Reports
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Administrator
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Mr. Calvert updated the board on the up coming meeting. Principals meeting next week, Superintends meet every two weeks and bi-weekly Commissioner meetings.
Southwest Nebraska Health Department meet every week. They gave an update on the vaccines. They are receiving one hundred doses at a time, currently they are for 65 years and older. Education could be months away from receiving the vaccination. Questions that have been raised are, once the vaccines are administered will the dial go back to green? And at this point kids are not approved to receive the vaccine as of yet, so what does that mean for the schools? Mr. Calvert and Mr. Hanson planned to attended a board meeting in Chase County to discuss SPED billings. However, an email from Chase County expressed their board had a lack of interest in discussing this matter. SPED Contracts for the 2021-22 school year will be going out the first of February. Governor Ricketts has extended the rules pertaining to virtual meeting until the end of April, 2021. |
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Board
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Executive Session:
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Adjournment
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Meeting adjourned at 7:18 pm. Next board meeting February 10, 2021 at 6:30 pm at ESU #15 Trenton & McCook Offices and via DL.
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