November 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Discussion:  President Hoops called the Board meeting to order at 7:32p.m.

Discussion:  Francis Emanuel

Discussion:  President Hoops announced and informed the public that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the wall of the meeting room and directed the public to its location.

Discussion:  Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication and/or posting in accordance with the Board approved method for giving notice of meetings. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all members of the Board of Education and published in the November 1, 2023 "North Bend Eagle". The Secretary of the Board maintains a list of the news media requesting notification of meetings and advance notification to the listed media of the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be discussed at this meeting was provided. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the publicized notice and a current copy of the agenda was maintained as stated in the publicized notice. All proceedings of the Board of Education, except as may be herein after noted, were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

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Discussion:  Mrs. Streff's Fifth grade class presented websites they created showcasing Reading, Math and their interests. 

Discussion:  Steam Club sponsors and members showcased activities they have participated in this year. 

Discussion:  Mr. Jim Havelka recognized Ken Beebe with a plaque to honor his 18 years of service and dedication to the North Bend Central Foundation. 

Discussion:  No Public Comment

Discussion:  The Board reviewed the minutes of the October 9, 2023 meeting. President Hoops approved the minutes as presented. 

Discussion:  Mr. Ningen reported the following:

• For the Community Needs Assessment school board focus group, the board will meet at the end of the Tuesday, November 14th town hall meeting. 
• Two teacher negotiation meetings have taken place. Mr. Ningen is currently plugging numbers based on requests from the teachers into Sparq to pull some more data.  Once completed, will share with both parties and we will get another meeting scheduled.
• In speaking to Coach Mimick about the fundraising for the dance team’s national competition in Florida, she informed me that the girls have collected $2,335 per person.  Their goal was to collect $2,000 per person.  The extra funds will be put towards food vouchers for the trip and any additional expenses.  Any other unused funds will be carried over for future uniform purchases and/or camp attendance fees.  I’m proud of this group for committing to making this experience happen!

Discussion:  FCS Tours: Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Petersen completed three Family Consumer Science classroom tours in Oct.  We saw both culinary-style kitchens and updated family-style kitchenettes.  Doug Hoops asked that the process to renovate the FCS room begins so renovation can start when school dismisses for summer. The Board discussed  an architect coming to look at the project to get an idea of cost. Mr. Ningen will reach out to Clark Enersen. 
 

Discussion:  ELL Student: We have a new student who started in late September that qualifies for ELL services.  Mr. Sterup found an earbud made by Timekettle for translation.  We have been experimenting with the unit and have found that with the unit, the teacher can speak in English and the student, after a slight delay, hears the same message in Spanish.  

Discussion:  An Academic Pep Rally will take place before Thanksgiving break. During this pep rally recognition is given to students in Math Counts, FPS, FFA, 30+ ACT scores, along with many more. Mrs. Miller will recognize STEAM clubs pumpkin chunkin contest winners  and promote their upcoming activities.   The day finishes with the One-Act play production for the student body. 

Discussion:  The North Bend Foundation Board approved a request for the purchase of Appcentri for our junior and senior students.  Appcentri is an online software allowing students to search for and complete scholarship applications.  Students house all their needed scholarship materials and use the stored documents to apply for scholarships.  Scholarships then are easily transferred to needed parties or can be printed in PDF form for viewing.  AppCentri also provides parents with a view of their students' progress in regards to completing scholarship applications. Current juniors and seniors will begin using this software as soon as it is ready to go. 

Discussion:  Mrs. Beaver shared the Veterans Day program took place last Friday with the Kindergarten and 1st grade performing. It was a well attended event. 

Discussion:  Parent-Teacher Conferences- 95% participation from our families at the Elementary. Mrs. Beaver also shared the major themes and learning for each grade level for Quarters 1 and 2 in reading and math. 

Discussion:   Mr. Baehr invited Clay Haymart, Head Baseball Coach for Thurston-Cuming Co. to share his experience starting a baseball program and answer questions from the board. Board discussion followed. After the baseball discussion was finished, Mr. Baehr shared winter activities participation: One Acts -67, Girls Basketball 16, Boys Basketball 15, Unified bowling 16, Speech 14, Boys Wrestling 11, Girls Wrestling 2 and Junior High Boys Basketball 24. 

Discussion:  The Board held their first public American Civics Meeting for the 2023-24 school year.

Discussion:  No public comment. 

Discussion:  The board requested more information about the issues with the bus before making a decision. 

Discussion:  Mr. Ningen shared the following:

• NBCPS Community Needs Assessment objective: The board of education of North Bend Central Public Schools is conducting a community needs assessment to give stakeholders a voice in designing the future for our school district.  In this process, community members will identify current aspects of the district that are working well, current aspects that are challenges, and going forward, what programs NBC can develop or create to build success together.
• The focus group meetings took place November 8th and 9th.
• The town hall meetings will be held Nov 9th and 14th, from 7-10 pm (actual length to be determined by need), in the Tiger Den
• The surveys will be conducted Dec 11-15

A final report to the school will take place in February.

Discussion:  Mr. Ningen shared the results of the audit with the board. No discussion took place. 

Discussion:  The Board discussed the Early REtirement INcentive Program policy, and Mr. Ningen informed them of the applicable dates for notification from staff.  A vote on having the policy in place for this year will take place at the December meeting.

Discussion:  The board was in consensus with the planned superintendent evaluation process and timeline. 

Discussion:  The board entered into Executive Sesson at 10:07p.m. to discuss personnel for the protection of public interest. 

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Recording Secretary,
Kyrsten Mottl