September 15, 2021 at 7:30 PM - REGULAR MEETING-UPDATED

Discussion:  The regular business meeting of ESU 15 was called to order at 7:30 P.M. on September 15, 2021, at ESU 15 Trenton Office.

Discussion:  Pledge of Allegiance was cited.

Discussion:  President Repass advised every one of the open meetings act being posted and available.

Discussion:  President Repass verified that the ESU 15 Board meeting was advertised according to policy.

Discussion:  Present were: Cheri Burke, Dennis Chipman, Marty Conroy, Jason Loop, John Metzger, Kate Repass,  Allison Sandman and Jesse Stevens.

Discussion:  Absent board members: Gossen and Remington

Discussion:  September Payables of $162,390.10 and Payroll of $72,493.23.

Discussion:  Mr. Calvert updated the board on the upcoming NASB State Convention in Omaha, NE at the CHI Center on Nov 17-19th, 2021.

Discussion:  Mr. Calvert updated the board on the AESA National Convention in Houston, TX on December 1-4th, 2021. 

Discussion:  Mr. Calvert updated the board on the Safety Committee. ESU 15 hosted a Secretary Training on Aug 26-27th, 2021. We will be looking into upgrading some of our building's safety features in the future. 

Discussion:  Mr. Calvert informed the board that there would be a Steering Committee meeting coming soon. School Improvement is a continuing process. One discussion item this year will be a larger social media presence. 

Discussion:  Mr. Calvert informed the board we are in year two of our two-year negotiations. So it is time to start the negotiation process again and he will be scheduling a meeting in the next few months. 

Discussion:  Mr. Calvert updated the board on The All school In-service that was today. Mike Royul was the keynote speaker. His platform is to focus more on performance level and achievements and less on grades. Mr. Royul met with administrators over lunch and  administrators had to be on board for this process to be accepted. Wellness and how the brain works was also a discussion item, to be mindful of mental health. 

Mr. Calvert updated the board on the State Board of Education meetings. The public comment section of the meeting was moved to the end.  Many public comments were heard about the new proposed health standards. The conclusion was that the new health standards would be tabled indefinitely. 

On October 25th, 2021, ESU 15 will host the Senator's Round Table meeting.  Senator Walz will be in attendance along with  Jack Bowls   ESU 15 will also be hosting the MTSS meetings on October 7-8th, 2021. 

Mr. Calvert updated the board on the planning of the District School Board Meeting. They are collecting ideas of things that board members would like to learn more about. Mike Dulaney's name has been mentioned to talk about the TEEOSA process. 

ESU 15 has contracted the UNO Center For Research to help with redistricting.  According to the preliminary study, seven out of ten districts' populations have changed and boundaries could change as a result of the latest census.

Discussion:  Sandman and Metzger were in attendance at the 2021 NASB Area Membership Meeting and stated the event was very good.
ESU 15 board members receiving awards are as follows: 
Metzger made level 9. 
Burke and Conroy made level 1
Sandman made level 7
Repass made level 5 
Remington made level 3

Allison watched a NASB- Delta Variant  and said it was very good. 

Discussion:  Adjourned meeting at 8:17 pm. Next Board Meeting will be Oct 12, 2021 @ ESU 15 Trenton and via zoom @ 12pm.