April 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM - Board of Education Meeting
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| Attendance Taken on 4/21/2025 at 6:02 PM | |
| Haley Dehne | Present |
| Adam DeMike | Absent |
| Betty Harms | Present |
| Neil Huskey | Absent |
| Doug Meyer | Absent |
| Brandon Nash | Present |
| Mark Rathe | Present |
| Present: 4, Absent: 3 | |
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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
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, 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
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 Southeast Nebraska Voice
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Financial Reports and Payment of Bills
Attachments:
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Next regular meeting date of May 19, 2025 in the Weeping Water Conference Room, Weeping Water Public Schools
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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 for the issuance of voter approved bonds
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of voter approved bonds Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Comments:
ADM REC: approve the issuance of voter approved bonds
Attachments:
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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 May 8 as School Nurse Day and May 6-10 as Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week 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
Attachments:
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to adjust the 2024/2025 school calendar.
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to make May 9th a student attendance 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 make May 9th a student attendance day.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to give approve a contract with Brent Smith for the 2025/2026 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve a contract with Brent Smith for the 2025/2026 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 Brent Smith for the 2025/2026 school year
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the purchase of laptop computers
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the purchase of laptop computers from Riverside Technologies, Inc at a cost of $20,950.00. Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
25 Chromebooks for the elementary
25 laptops for the high school
Comments:
ADM REC: To approve the purchase of laptop computers
Attachments:
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to purchase with installation playground equipment from Backyard Playworld
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to purchase with installation playground equipment from Backyard Playworld at a cost of $19,651.50 Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This will be paid for with the Sixpence Grant.
Comments:
ADM REC: To approve the purchase and installation of playground equipment
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the purchase and installation of wireless access point from Prime Communication
Recommended Motion(s):
Board Member #1 moved to approve the purchase and installation of wireless access point from Prime Communication for $48,650.92 Board Member #2 seconded the motion. Motion Passed
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Rationale:
Our current wireless access points are 10 years old and need to be replaced soon. Our current eRate funding will expire at the end of the fiscal year. If we do not use the $15,552.27 slated for this project it will be returned to the federal government.
This is an eRate project. The federal government will pay for $15,552.27 of the cost to replace the wireless access points.
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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 2010 - Preparation for Regularly Scheduled Board Meetings, 3012 - School Meal Program, 3018 - Denial of Access to School Premises, 3019 - Sale or Disposal of School Property, 6021 - District Criteria for Selecting Evaluators to be Used for Special Education Evaluation and Verification and Independent Educational Evaluations 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 approve the following policies are reviewed
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Reports
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Administration Reports
Discussion:
Activities Director / Asst. Principal
PreK-8th Grade Principal
Director of School Improvement / Special Education MTSS/Continuous Improvement:
Secondary:
Special Education:
Sixpence/Bright Arrows Childcare:
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Board Reports
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Adjournment
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