June 25, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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A. Call to Order
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A.1. Meeting is governed by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act as posted.
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President Sinner referenced the Nebraska Open Meetings Act as posted and noted that the Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of the agenda and to convene an executive session in accordance with § 84-1410.
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A.2. The ESU 13 Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of the agenda.
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A.3. The ESU 13 Board reserves the right to convene an executive session in accordance with § 84-1410.
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B. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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C. Approval of Agenda
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C.1. Consent Action Items
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C.1.a. Minutes of meeting (May regular meeting)
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C.1.b. Treasurer’s Report
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C.1.c. Fund Balance
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C.1.d. Budget Report
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C.1.e. Claims for Disbursement
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D. Calendar
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E. Public Forum:
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No Public Forum.
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F. Reports
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F.1. School Leaders & Law Conference
Discussion:
Board members Richards and Winchester attended the NASB School Leaders & Law Conference held in Kearney on June 12th and 13th. Mr. Richards summarized the sessions he attended and reviewed a written summary by Dr. Winchester.
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F.2. Head Start Director's Report and Financial Reports.
Discussion:
Head Start Director's Report and Financial Reports: There was not a Policy Council meeting in May, so no report to review.
Head Start Director, Krystie Hohnstein relayed to the Board that they received a report this morning that all noncompliance issues from the FA2 Review have been resolved. |
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F.3. Administrator's Report
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F.3.a. Accreditation
Discussion:
Dr. Barrett reported that on June 7, 2024, the Nebraska State Board of Education granted accreditation to ESU 13 for the 2024-25 school year.
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F.3.b. New District Leadership 24-25
Discussion:
Dr. Barrett informed the Board that there are two new superintendents in the districts we serve: Elizabeth Baker, Sioux County Public Schools, and Todd Chessmore, Interim, Morrill Public Schools.
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F.3.c. Facility Updates
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Facility Update: Remodeling in the Meridian program area is complete. More usable space for students has been created. The Meridian playground is in need of updating. The sidewalk repair has begun.
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F.3.d. Administrator Professional Learning
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F.3.e. Strategic Goal Update
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Strategic Goal Update: Dr. Barrett summarized the Strategic Priority progress completed in 2023-2024. In addition, she reviewed the next steps for each of ESU 13's Strategic Goals:
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F.4. Board Committee Reports
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Board Committee Reports: Policy Committee Chair, Diane Coon, reviewed what the committee proposed for changes in Board Policy.
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F.5. Board Member Comments
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Board member Comments: Jones inquired about Governor Pillen's community meetings. Richards updated the Board on ESU 13's Foundation. Marsh thanked Dr. Barrett for summarizing the work being done on ESU 13's strategic goals and upcoming steps to complete them.
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G. Business
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G.1. Article 4, Section 9 - Attendance, FMLA, and Military Leave - First Reading
Discussion:
Article 4, Section 9(D)6d - Attendance, FMLA, and Military Leave policy update was presented as first reading.
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G.2. Proposed Amendment to Article 4, Section 4 - Final Reading
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G.3. Proposed Amendments to Article 4, Section 5 - Final Reading
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G.4. Proposed Amendments to Article 4, Section 6 - Final Reading
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G.5. Article 4, Section 5 (Standards of Conduct) and Article 4, Section 10 (Professional Employees)
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G.6. Article 4, Section 13 (Travel Policy)
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G.7. Head Start One-Time Funds Grant Submission
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G.8. 2024-2025 Student Program Handbooks
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G.9. 2024-2025 Employee Handbook
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Discussion of the Employee Handbook: Jones proposes the following changes to the Employee Handbook updates:
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H. Adjournment
Discussion:
President Sinner declared the meeting adjourned at 8:12 pm. There will not be a regular July meeting. The next regular meeting will be August 20, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the ESU 13 Main Office, 4215 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, NE.
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