Public Meeting Minutes: December 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting

AGENDA

Call the meeting to order

Roll Call

Discussion: Also present were Superintendent Kevin Reiman, Director of School Improvement and Special Education Amy Kroll, Middle School Principal Mary Mozena, Elementary Principal Bristol Wenzl, and Asst. Principal/AD Michelle Heath.

Acknowledgement of Nebraska Open Meetings Act posted

Discussion: The BOE President acknowledged the posting of the Nebraska Meetings Act.

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

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Neil Huskey moved to approve the absence of board members Brandon Nash and Haley Dehne. Betty Harms seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
DeMike: Yea
Harms: Yea
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

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):

Motion Passed:

Mark Rathe moved to approve the consent agenda, which includes the minutes of the last regular meeting, financial report and payment of general funds bills. Jason Brack seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
Harms: Yea
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea
DeMike: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Approval of previous meetings minutes

Notification of meeting publication site, date, and time

Rationale: The meeting date, time and location was published in the Plattsmouth Journal on

Financial Reports

Attachments: (1)

DECEMBER 2022 BOARD REPO_001

12/16/2022 at 10:55 AM

Payment of Bills

Attachments: (1)

DECEMBER 2022 BOARD REPO_001

12/16/2022 at 10:56 AM

Next regular meeting date - January 16, 2023

Communications

Visitors/Open Forum and staff and program presentations

Rationale: Visitors may address the board during this portion of the meeting. Each speaker is limited to 5 minutes. Multiple speakers for the same subject should appoint a single spokesperson to address the board for a maximum of 5 minutes.

Action Items

Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approval to replace the damaged proprietary JACE (network controller) you have with a new open JACE (network controller) in the HVAC system

Recommended Motion(s): Board Member #1 moved to to approve a contract with Automated Energy Services Inc., (AES) to replace the JACE controller at a cost of $11,725.00 Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Neil Huskey moved to to approve a contract with Automated Energy Services Inc., (AES) to replace the JACE controller at a cost of $11,725.00. Betty Harms seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea
DeMike: Yea
Harms: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Comments: ADM REC: To approve a contract with Automated Energy Services Inc., (AES) to replace the JACE controller at a cost of $11,725.00

Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the 2022/23 Multicultural Report

Recommended Motion(s): Board Member #1 moved to approve the 2022/23 Multicultural Report Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Neil Huskey moved to approve the 2022/23 Multicultural Report. Betty Harms seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea
DeMike: Yea
Harms: Yea
Huskey: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Comments: ADM REC: To approve the 2022/23 Multicultural Report

Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the Weeping Water Education Association as the bargaining agent for the certified staff for the 2024/25 school year.

Recommended Motion(s): Board Member #1 moved to approve the Weeping Water Education Association as the bargaining agent for the certified staff for the 2024/25 school year. Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Neil Huskey moved to approve the Weeping Water Education Association as the bargaining agent for the certified staff for the 2024/25 school year. Mark Rathe seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
Brack: Yea
DeMike: Yea
Harms: Yea
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Comments: ADM REC: To approve the Weeping Water Education Association as the bargaining agent for the certified staff for the 2024/25 school year.

Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approval to policies to be reviewed

Recommended Motion(s): Board Member #1 moved to give approval to review policies 3044-Incidental or De Minimis Use of Public Resources, 3046-Animals in School, 6020-Multicultural Education, 4030-Evaluation of Certificated Employees, 4031-Evaluation of Probationary Certificated Employees, 4032-Professional Growth Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Mark Rathe moved to give approval to review policies 3044-Incidental or De Minimis Use of Public Resources, 3046-Animals in School, 6020-Multicultural Education, 4030-Evaluation of Certificated Employees, 4031-Evaluation of Probationary Certificated Employees, 4032-Professional Growth. Jason Brack seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
DeMike: Yea
Harms: Yea
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Rationale: The following policies meet KSB's recommendations:

3044 Incidental or De Minimis Use of Public Resources
3046 Animals in School
6020 Multicultural Education
4030 Evaluation of Certificated Employees
4031 Evaluation of Probationary Certificated Employees
4032 Professional Growth

Comments: ADM REC: To approve the policies as reviewed

Links:

Weeping Water Policy Schedule

The following link is Weeping Water's tentative schedule for the review of current policies. The schedule is subject to change.
Policies to be considered this month

The link lists all policies to be considered this month

Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approval to policies to be revised

Recommended Motion(s): Board Member #1 moved to to give approval to revise Policy 3045 Use of Sniffer Dogs Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Mark Rathe moved to to give approval to revise Policy 3045 Use of Sniffer Dogs. Jason Brack seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
Harms: Yea
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea
DeMike: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Rationale: The following policies need to be revised to meet KSB recommendations:

3045 Use of Sniffer Dogs

Comments:

ADM REC: To revise Policy 3045 Use of Sniffer Dogs

Links:

Weeping Water Policy Schedule

The following link is Weeping Water's tentative schedule for the review of current policies. The schedule is subject to change.
Policies to be considered this month

The following policies will be considered this month

Reports

Administration Reports

Discussion: Activities Director / Asst. Principal

Sports Updates
Activities Updates
Holiday Break Events
1. Basketball
  1. Holiday Tournament Dec. 29-30
2. Wrestling
  1. Dec. 29 Girls @ Winnebago
Baseball Meeting was held on 12/16
All Cattlemen Ball funds have been spent or distributed to groups
1. Training Supplies
2. Portable Whirlpool
3. Dumbbell weights 5-100 lbs and rack
Communicating with parents about attendance concerns at the high school and middle school

Elementary Principal

Finished up FAST winter assessments
1. Analyzing the data January 4th to make changes to instruction, small groups, and interventions
2. Reading Law updates are being made too for grades K-3
3. Grades 3-5 will complete NSCAS growth January 11th (math) and 12th (reading)
Professional Growth Mid-Year Conferences and Reflections are completed
1. Used this time to discuss and reflect with teachers about successes they had during the first semester with their action steps, challenges they faced, and what their next steps are for the second semester to ensure success with the goal(s) they set for themselves.
2. Also, reflected on first semester in general
  1. Something positive either professional or personal
  2. Something that surprised them or challenged them that they weren’t expecting and how they overcame that
  3. What I can do to better support them
2nd Quarter ends on December 21st
1. Report cards will be sent home with elementary kids on Thursday, January 12th except for preschool. They use GOLD data and send their results home after each checkpoint. Next checkpoint due date for that is in February.
Planning for Second Semester Inservice days is underway
1. Continuing collaboration with ESU3
Shirley did a wonderful job of planning the 14 days of school fun before Christmas break.
1. Staff have truly been enjoying the treats and fun.
2. Thank you to Shirley

Middle School Principal

ACT Prep course planning is complete
- Teacher will do PD on January 4th with Onto College Staff
- January 5th Intro to the ACT Prep course all Juniors
- They will set Individual goal and class goals -reward will be ½ day off at the end of the school year-date is TBD
- English and Reading is scheduled during the 2 English class periods
- Math and Science is scheduled during Tribe and proctored by Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Kay and Mrs. Hammer
MS is planning for the first semester Positive Incentive Party
- Dec. 21st 7th and 8th period
- Local for this semester
- If they meet their academic, attendance and behavior goals they qualify to attend
- Those not attending will work on either missing work or some sort of academic activities on Khan Academy

MS Winter NSCAS is complete with the exception of a couple finishing up due to illness
- Hope to have all completed before Christmas break
Amy and I have been looking into a program for 6th Grade reading interventions
- Hoping to have Tracy Weber and Kristie Hartman trained in Boys Town program to start implementing 2nd semester based on their Fast Bridge Data

Director of School Improvement / Special Education
Continuous Improvement:

42 Administrators, Teachers, Paras, and Classified staff were trained on 12/12 in Youth Mental Health First Aid. (Those who did not attend will participate at a later date).
Preparation for Community Engagement is underway. This is facilitated by the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) and will include creating a district profile, surveys from all stakeholders, and a community meeting. Once this information has been gathered, it will drive our Continuous Improvement Goals and Strategic Planning.

Secondary:

Staff and Student feast will be December 21st. Teachers in grades 9-12 will have an extended lunch with students. Teachers will bring food to share.
56 walkthroughs were completed during the first semester (15 secondary teachers).

Special Education:

Improving Learning for Children with Disabilities (ILCD) 21-22:
Compliance Indicators scored WWPS at a 94.2 out of a possible 100%: Meets State Requirements (in all areas except one).
Performance Indicators: some areas were below state targets.

Bright Arrows/Sixpence:

Monthly supervision with Conestoga was 12/16. Conestoga's program is full and are referring families to our program. Both programs have a waiting list.

Superintendent

Community Engagement Timeline
District Profile: January 4^th
Administrators: January 16^th
Board Members: January 16^th
Certified Staff: January 23^rd (During identified professional development time)
Classified Staff: January 23^rd
Students: January 24th (during homeroom time)
Parents: January 24^th
Community Meeting: Evening of January 24^th in Weeping Water

Board Reports

To go into executive session to discuss a legal matter for the protection of the public interest.

Recommended Motion(s): Board Member #1 moved to to discuss a legal matter for the protection of the public interest Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Mark Rathe moved to to discuss a legal matter for the protection of the public interest. Neil Huskey seconded the motion. Motion Passed

Dehne: Absent
Nash: Absent
Huskey: Yea
Rathe: Yea
Brack: Yea
DeMike: Yea
Harms: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Adjournment

Regular Board
Attendance Taken on 12/19/2022 at 6:00 PM
Jason Brack	Present
Haley Dehne	Absent
Adam DeMike	Present
Betty Harms	Present
Neil Huskey	Present
Brandon Nash	Absent
Mark Rathe	Present
Present: 5, Absent: 2

December 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting

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