March 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 3/20/2023 at 6:00 PM | |
| Jason Brack | Present |
| Haley Dehne | Present |
| Adam DeMike | Present |
| Betty Harms | Present |
| Neil Huskey | Present |
| Doug Meyer | Present |
| Mark Rathe | Present |
| Present: 7, Absent: 0 | |
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AGENDA
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Call the meeting to order
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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 (via zoom), and Asst. Principal/AD Michelle Heath.
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Acknowledgement of Nebraska Open Meetings Act posted
Discussion:
The BOE President acknowledged the posting of the Nebraska Meetings Act.
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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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Notification of meeting publication site, date, and time
Discussion:
The meeting date, time and location was published in the Syracuse Journal - Democrat
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Financial Reports
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Payment of Bills
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Next regular meeting date - April 17, 2023 @ 6:00pm
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Communications
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Visitors/Open Forum and staff and program presentations
Discussion:
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.
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Action Items
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give Trevor Bickford access to the Wellness Center
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to give Trevor Bickford access to the Wellness Center Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approval on the proposed proclamation.
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to approve April at School Library Month, April 1st - 7th as Week of the Early Child, and April 26th as Administrative Professionals' Day, and April 3, 2023 as "Weeping Water Paraprofessional Day 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 approval to the proposed proclamations
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approval for the Military Child Week and the Resolution for the Support of Military Children and Families
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the Month of the Military Child Proclamation and the Resolution for the Support of Military Children and Families Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Weeping Water is one of eight school districts in Nebraska to be designated as a Purple Ribbon School
Comments:
ADM REC: To approve the Month of the Military Child Proclamation and the Resolution for the Support of Military Children and Families
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to accept the resignation of Taylor Vasa, David Kay, and Mitch Shepherd
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to accept the resignation of Taylor Vasa, David Kay, and Mitch Shepherd effective the end of the 22/23 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 accept the resignations of Taylor Vasa, David Kay, and Mitch Shepherd
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to offer a contract to Mark Hrabik for the 23/24 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to contract to Mark Hrabik for the 23/24 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 contract with Mark Hrabik
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to offer a contract to Heather Peters for the 23/24 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to offer a contract to Heather Peters for the 23/24 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 contract with Heather Peters
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to offer a contract to Mallory Dillon for the 23/24 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to offer a contract to Mallory Dillon for the 23/24 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 contract with Mallory Dillon
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to offer a contract to Chris Smith for the 23/24 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to offer a contract to Chris Smith for the 23/24 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 offer a contract to Chris Smith for the 23/24 school year
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve classified staff raises for the 2023/2024 contract year
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve classified staff raises of 1.5% for the 2023-24 contract 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 classified staff raises of 1.5% for the 2023-24 contract year
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve 2023/2024 administrative contracts with Michelle Heath
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to 2023/2024 administrative contracts with Michelle Heath 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 2023/2024 contract with Michelle Heath
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve 2023/2024 administrative contract with Amy Kroll
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to 2023/2024 administrative contract with Amy Kroll 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 2023/2024 contract with Michelle Heath
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve a 2023/2024 contract with Mary Mozena
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve a 2023/2024 contract with Mary Mozena Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Comments:
TO approve a 2023/2024 contract with Mary Mozena
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the contract addendum with Kevin Reiman for the 2023/24 contract year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to approve the contract addendum with Kevin Reiman for the 2023/24 contract year Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to declare items as excess equipment
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to declare items as the school's kiln, a Vulcan Rice Steamer and Four Well Steam Table as excess equipment Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
The school no longer uses the rice steamer. Through grants we were able to replace the aging steam table and kiln.
Comments:
ADM REC: to declare items as the school's kilnVulcan Rice Steamer and Four Well Steam Table as excess equipment
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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 4003-Drug Testing of Drivers, 4004-Employment of Relatives, 4005-Communication between Board and District Employees, 4006-Insurance, 4007-Personnel Records Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The following policies meet KSB's recommendations:
Comments:
ADM REC: To set the following policies as reviewed
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Reports
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Administration Reports
Discussion:
Activities Director / Asst. Principal
Elementary Principal
Middle School Principal MS Principal
Test Coordinator
Director of School Improvement / Special Education Secondary: 1. Hiring staff for vacant positions. 2. 6-12 Teachers started implementing Positive Action curriculum (the goal was to have 5 lessons in before the end of the school year). Special Education; 1. Indicator 13 File Review was completed and submitted to NDE. 2. Special Education Policies and Procedures are due 3/31. 3. Maintenance of Effort plan is due 4/17. 4. Targeted Improvement Plan is due 5/1. Sixpence/Bright Arrows Childcare: 1. CQI visit for both Conestoga and Weeping Water were completed in February/March. Both programs met all of the Quality Indicators. The focus now is to continue to get better at what we are currently doing. 2. ITERS Assessment was completed for both programs. All classrooms fell just below the definition of a high-quality program of 5.0. All rooms were scored between 4.03 and 4.78. This is baseline information and many programs have initial scores between 1.0- 2.0. Interaction with children scored the highest in both programs. 3. Early childhood staff (childcare, teachers, paras) completed Module 2a of the Pyramid Model today. 3.March Socialization will be language development facilitated by Crystal Smith, our Speech Language Pathologist. 4.The Early Childhood/Sixpence Advisory Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 28th at 4:30 at the Weeping Water Conference Room. 5. Will be sitting on a panel at NRCSA in Kearney Thursday to discuss school-based childcare programs. Superintendent
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Board Reports
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Adjournment
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