May 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 5/18/2020 at 7:01 PM | |
| Jason Brack | Present |
| Haley Dehne | Present |
| Adam DeMike | Present |
| Shawn Hammons | Present |
| Brandon Nash | Present |
| Mark Rathe | Present |
| Present: 6, Absent: 0 | |
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AGENDA - The May BOE meeting will be done virtually due to COVID-19. The public can access the meeting by going to https://www.facebook.com/weepingwaterps/live/
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Call the meeting to order
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Roll Call
Discussion:
The meeting was conducted via Zoom and Facebook Live
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Acknowledgement of Nebraska Open Meetings Act posted
Rationale:
The open meetings act can be found at https://ago.nebraska.gov/open-meetings
Discussion:
President Adam DeMike acknowledged the posting of the Nebraska Meetings Act.
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Excuse absent board members
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the absence of board member Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
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Verify meeting publication
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the meeting publication Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Approval of consent agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the consent agenda, which includes the minutes of the last regular meeting, financial report and payment of general funds bills- Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Approval of previous meetings minutes
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Financial Reports
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Payment of Bills
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Next regular meeting date - June 15, 2020 @ 7:00pm in the Weeping Water Conference Room
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Communications
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Action Items
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding the ESCO project
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to work exclusively with the Ameresco in developing a energy financing project Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
We received 3 proposals for the potential energy contract: Trace, Ameresco, and Navitas.
Comments:
ADM REC: The admin recommends the selection of Ameresco as the energy service company
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to offer a teaching contract to Stacea Pauli
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve a teaching contract with Stacea Pauli for the 2020/2021 school year Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Comments:
ADM REC: to approve a teaching contract with Stacea Pauli for the 2020/2021 school year
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to open the Community Weight Room and Walking Track on June 1st.
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to reopen the weight room and walking track to the community starting June 1st under the conditions set forth by the Directed Health Measure, Weeping Water Policies, and the WW COVID-19 Resolution passed March 20th, and the local health department Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
DHM restrictions as of this BOE meeting:
Comments:
ADM REC: To reopen the weight room and walking track to the community starting June 1st under the conditions set forth by the Directed Health Measure, Weeping Water Policies, and the WW COVID-19 Resolution passed March 20th
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding summer school
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve an in-person summer school session if allowed by the Directive Health Measure in place during that time period. Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Description:
ADM REC: To approve summer school only if in-person instruction is allowed.
At this time we are considering a 3-week in-person summer school session for selected elementary students from July 6th through July 24th. There may be other sessions or individual lessons as needed. |
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding the contract between Happy Hearts Day Care and WWPS.
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to give 60-day notice to Happy Hearts Day Care of potential modification, renegotiation, or termination of the contact. Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Comments:
ADM REC: To give 60-day notice to Happy Hearts Day Care of potential modification, renegotiation, or termination of the contact.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give first round approval to policies to be reviewed
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to give first-round approval to review policies 4018 Corporal Punishment, 4022 Certification and Endorsements, 4024 Teachers' Rights, Responsibilities and Duties Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
The following policies meet KSB's recommendations:
Comments:
ADM REC: To give first-round approval to review policies 4018 Corporal Punishment, 4022 Certification and Endorsements, 4024 Teachers' Rights, Responsibilities and Duties
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give first-round approval to policies to be revised
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to give first-round approval to revise 4019 Workplace Injury Prevention and+ Safety Committee, 4020 Ownership of Copyrighted Works, 4025 Superintendent Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
The following policies need to be revised to meet KSB recommendations:
Comments:
ADM REC: T0 give first-round approval to revise 4019 Workplace Injury Prevention and+ Safety Committee, 4020 Ownership of Copyrighted Works, 4025 Superintendent
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give final round approval to policies to be reviewed
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to give final round approval to review the following policies: 4012 Staff Internet and Compute Use, 4014 Employment-Related Sexual Harassment, 4016 Jury Duty - Service as Witness in Court, 4017 Relations with Employee Collective Bargaining Associations Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
The following policies meet KSB recommendations:
Comments:
ADM REC: To give final round approval to review the following policies: 4012 Staff Internet and Compute Use, 4014 Employment-Related Sexual Harassment, 4016 Jury Duty - Service as Witness in Court, 4017 Relations with Employee Collective Bargaining Associations
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give final round approval to policy 4013 Grievance Procedure to be revised
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to give final round approval for the revision of the following policy 4013 Grievance Procedure Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
Policy 4013 (Grievance Procedure) needs to be revised to in order to meet KSB recommendations.
Comments:
ADM REC: To give final round approval for the revision of the following policy 4013 Grievance Procedure.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give final round approval to 4015 Prohibition Against Employment of Board Members - Allowing Non-Certified position employment to be revised
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to give first round approval for the revision of the following policy 4015 Prohibition Against Employment of Board Members - Allowing Non-Certified position employment Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
The following change would allow school board members to be hired to non-certified positions.
Discussion:
Adam DeMike abstained from the vote due to a potential conflict of interest (Mr. DeMike is a volunteer coach for the JH Football Team). He indicated after abstaining that he was against the change in policy.
Comments:
ADM REC: To keep policy 4015 Prohibition Against Employment of Board Members - Allowing Non-Certified position employment as is. The Administration is recommending a vote against this policy.
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Reports
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Athletic Director's Report
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Principals' Report
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Superintendent's Report
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Discussion Items
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Board Reports
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Executive Session
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Adjournment
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