September 6, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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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, PreK-8th grade Principal Mary Mozena, 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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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
Discussion:
All BOE members were present
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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, Notification of meeting publication site, date, and time, financial report and payment of general funds bills, and the next regular meeting date Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
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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 Southeast Nebraska Voice
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Financial Reports and Payment of Bills
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Next regular meeting date - October 16, 2023
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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 adopt a resolution increasing the school district’s base growth percentage used to determine the school district’s property tax request authority by 4.18%.
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to adopt resolution increasing the school district's base growth percentage used to determine the school district's property tax request authority by 4.18%. Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Comments:
ADM REC: To adopt resolution increasing the school district’s base growth percentage used to determine the school district’s property tax request authority by 4.18%.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to adopt the 2023/2024 Budget
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to adopt the 2023/2024 budget as presented, 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 the budget as presented
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the Final Tax Request Resolution
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the final tax request resolution as presented, Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
The overall levy drops $0.026429 from $1.264826 to $1.238397. The breakdown is:
Comments:
ADM REC: To approve the Final Tax Request as presented
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approval on the proposed proclamations
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to proclaim School Lunch Week, School Principal Month, and Bullying Prevention Month Proclamations 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 the superintendent authority to pay all regular and ordinary claims that occur before September 18
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to give the superintendent authority to pay all regular and ordinary claims that occur before September 18 Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
We are meeting early to complete the budget. We will have claims that will come in after September 6th that need to be paid. This action item will give the superintendent permission to pay bills that occur on a monthly basis that we always pay and are in the expected range for the expenditure.
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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 4034 - Teacher Handbook, 4037 - Reduction in Force, 4038 - Classified Staff Defined, 4039 - Employment of Classified Staff, and 4040 - Employment Terms for Classified Staff 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:
4034 - Teacher Handbook, 4037 - Reduction in Force, 4038 - Classified Staff Defined, 4039 - Employment of Classified Staff, and 4040 - Employment Terms for Classified Staff
Comments:
ADM REC: To approve these policies are reviewed.
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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 Policies 5054 - Student Bullying and 4015 - Prohibition Against Employment of Board Members Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The following policies need to be revised to meet current WWPS practices:
5054 - Student Bullying WWPS has added a second anonymous threat/ bullying reporting system called Safe2Help. This is a statewide system funded by NDE. 4015 - Prohibition Against Employment of Board Members - This would be limited to the employment of BOE members for transportation purposes only.
Comments:
ADM REC: To revise 5054 - Student Bullying
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Reports
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Administration Reports
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Board Reports
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Enter Executive Session
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to go into executive session to discuss a personnel issue for hte protection of the individual Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The BOE entered executive session at 6:49pm
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Leave executive session
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to to leave executive session Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The BOE left executive session at 7:11pm
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Adjournment
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