April 12, 2021 at 7:00 PM - REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

Discussion:  President Morrill called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

Discussion:  Morrill announced that the Open Meetings Laws Act Poster was displayed on the wall at the entrance.

Discussion:  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Discussion:  Public Comment - Amber Fritz on job application - intro here on behalf of Abby.  advocating for her child, she is hard of hearing so has to communicate with sign language.  hired para with some sign language skills to work for her, requested by teacher, parents, and para says she would benefit.  at IEP district agreed to adveftise for it.  there is an ad on NDE website for this to start in the fall.  please that this step is being taken.  Advertisement is quite unusual so that is why she is here.  Ads are suppose to be sent to Robbys address not the school.  Feels that only job where it would be sent to home address, not the school.  creates lack of transparency around this position.  Feels should be sent to district to be logged and received.  Right now no one in district would know if there is an app or if they are qualified.  Urges to check policy to see where applications are sent that it is to school, not to personal address.  Asks that Ryon be named as district rep for her family.  Thanks for your time.

Duane - on public comment we here your comments.  Thank you.

Discussion:  COVID update - first one 35000 -PPE, bus, technology, second one - 135000 - buses, technology, rug extractor, Safety committee training for two days last week - develope template and worked with town cops, sheriff, EMTs, etc and then send to NDE for approval.  Trying to create consistency through state.  Legislative - hearings on bills currently in debate - 364,  210, 408, 454, 2, 132, 143

Advisement from legal counsel on how to proceed with complaints. use of legal counsel, etc.
 

Discussion:  Numbers for spring sports 0- track, golf, District music coming up - 
NSCAS testing - science - grades 5 and 8 this week
next tests to follow in next few weeks.
met with middle school teachers to discuss scheduling conflicts for next year.
SIP teams he participated on - get ideas from other districts on things to bring back to us for our district and our SIP team.
drug dog/lock down drill in early March.  
Masks - getting more parent comments - mostly when we went in kind of idea seemed like we would exit in green - we are keeping kids in school - tells them
bacculuearate and graduation coming up.
 

Discussion:  Duane told about the President's retreat - met others, found out their ideas, etc.  lots of board members attended who possibly wanted to become board members.

NRCSA Conference - for small schools, Dan Meers - featured speaker, Anthony Morrill got scholarship, North Bend - how they worked together after flood, very good conference.

In May - look at strategic plan and review handbooks before August 1.
 

Discussion:  Building and Grounds - buy gravel for lot, painting will be done in the summer inside parts of school, look at replacing bathrooms under football bleachers, 
May want to eventually look at fixing some parts of elem. gym and clean up under football bleachers, possibly put fence around it, fix it so it doesn't wash so bad on to track, maybe some retaining wall.

Planning and Development - mask wearing at school, nsaa guidelines for golf/track, and survey for ESU.  
recommend stay with masks for the rest of this year.
Duane talked to NASB - board can't conduct survey of SPED parents, supt can make.  sjped teachers are currently conducting a survey, Robby seeing if we can share results with board.

Discussion:  None

Discussion:  Matt asked to pull KSB law bills.  Matt has conflict of interest so he is suppose to abstain on any KSB bills at this time.  wants board to reviewe policy 203.08 and 111. something on public compaint. 

Board has obligation to be fiscally responsible.

Robby shared that the legal is on compaints.

Discussion:  8 or 9 applicants - offered interviews to four, one pulled out, interviewed three.  

will teach PE/history, head FB and some junior high.  looking at wrestling yet as he doesn't know much about that.  Comes from David City.  

After teacher contracts are approved then will look at assigning extra duty positions.  
 

Discussion:  Teacher Contract List - list was presented of contracts offered and returned.  All of them offered were returned.

Discussion:  Deadline is deadline on late applicants.  

Discussion: 

Discussion:  Upcoming confernces - There are none coming up.