May 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER AND NOTICE OF MEETING

2. FLAG SALUTE

3. OPEN MEETINGS ACT

4. ROLL CALL

5. EXCUSE ABSENT BOARD MEMBERS

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.1. Approve Minutes

7.2. Approve Payment of Invoices

7.3. Approve Financial Reports

7.4. Personnel Actions

7.4.1. Approve Resignations

7.4.1.1. Jamie Burkink--Pershing 5th Grade Teacher--Effective at end of current school year.

7.4.1.2. Zach Jones--LHS Business Teacher--Effective at end of current school year.

7.4.2. Approve Employment Contracts

7.4.2.1. Curtis Bailey--LHS English Teacher 23-24

7.4.2.2. Oracio Corona--LHS Physical Education Teacher 23-24

7.4.2.3. Shannon Keller--LHS Business Education Teacher 23-24

7.4.2.4. Amber Mathews--Morton Kindergarten Teacher 23-24

7.4.2.5. Adyson Otte--Bryan 4th/5th Grade Teacher (English) 23-24

7.4.2.6. Paul Pack--LHS Science Teacher 23-24

7.4.2.7. Shelby Pocock--Sandoz 3rd Grade Teacher 23-24

7.4.2.8. Sharon Tolliver--LHS Alternative Education Teacher 23-24

8. NEW BUSINESS

8.1. Buildings & Grounds

8.2. Activities

8.3. Legislative & Finance

8.3.1. Consider approval of pay ranges for newly hired classified personnel for 2023-2024.

8.3.2. Consider approval of amended policy 4040 concerning classified employee terms of employment.

8.4. Policy & Transportation

8.4.1. Consider approval of purchase of vehicles.

8.5. Other

8.5.1. Consider revision to 2023-2024 district calendar.

8.5.2. Establish summer board planning session date, time and location.

9. REPORTS & COMMENTS

9.1. Principals, Administrators, and Directors

9.2. Superintendent

9.2.1. Graduation will be held at 3 PM on Sunday, May 14, in the West gym of LHS. The Class of 2023 is tied for the most Susan Buffett scholarships, 41, received in school history. Those are worth $40K apiece. Also of note, 60 of these seniors completed 12 or more CCC college credits while in high school through dual credit coursework.

9.2.2.  LPS Retirement Reception is set for Thursday, May 18, from 4-6 PM in the LMS cafeteria.

9.2.3. Congratulations to the LHS Yearbook staff for their performances at the Class B NSAA Journalism Championships held in Norfolk on April 24. Five Lex students won a total of eight medals. Two students were state champions - Miranda Gomez in Yearbook Feature Writing and Tzintly Angulo in Yearbook Sports Feature Writing.

9.2.4. Congratulations to the 15 LHS students who were recently awarded a Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy for achieving a high level of proficiency in English and at least one other language. The Seal is a collaboration between the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) and the Nebraska International Language Association. LHS students include Abellanedad Allen, Ashley Chiguil, Miranda Gomez, Cristela Goytia, Jeonghun Jin, Genesis Lam, Josue Lucas-Reynoso, Melanie Marte-Mendoza, Yasmin Monroy, Abigail Owens, Carlos Prado, Michelle Rivas, Carlos Rodriguez-Perez, Michelle Ruiz-Carcia, and Hailey Vigial.

 

9.2.5. Congratulations to the LHS SkillsUSA team for their performance at the Nebraska Skills USA Leadership Conference in Grand Island on April 13-15.

9.2.6. Congratulations to the Lexington High School eSports Valorant team which qualified for state and finished 4th. Team members include David Cohetero, Adrian Lopez, Zuheb Maday, Noah Mariel, Edwin Sanchez-Contreras, and Alexis Trejo.

9.2.7. School will dismiss at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, May 10, for the NSAA Boys Soccer Championships held at Creighton University's Morrison Stadium. The Lex boys play Columbus Scotus at 7:30 pm. The last day of school for students will be moved up from May 24 to May 23 with a 1:30 pm dismissal.

9.2.8. Our administrative data retreat will be held on June 8. Each year, we take a look at student assessment data and set goals for the following year. 

9.3. Board members

10. ADJOURNMENT