January 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
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2. Excuse Absent Board Members
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to excuse absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. The Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Recitation of School Mission Statement: Preparing Students Today to Succeed Tomorrow: Family-Community-School
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5. Recitation of Board Mission Statement: Providing collaborative leadership to prepare students today to succeed tomorrow.
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6. Approval of Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Financial Report
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the financial report Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8. Reorganization of the Ravenna School Board
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8.1. Review of Conflict of Interest Policy, Conflict of Interest Statutes, & Board Code of Ethics
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8.2. Annual Review of Ravenna Board of Education Policy on Complaints, Policy 2006
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8.3. Election of Officers
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8.3.1. President
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as president Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.3.2. Vice-President
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as vice-president Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.3.3. Secretary
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as board secretary Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4. Appointments
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8.4.1. Treasurer
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Hilary Bolling as Treasurer for the Ravenna Public School Board Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4.2. Authorized Representatives for Federal & State Programs
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder (Superintendent) as School District's Representative for all State and Federal Programs Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4.4. Bus Mechanic for Bus Inspections
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ravenna Coop, Complete Auto, Holiday Express Bus/Nebraska Bus & Coach, MC Auto, & Todd VanWinkle as mechanics to perform all vehicle inspections Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.5. Name Fund Depository For Ravenna Public Schools
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Town & Country Bank as Fund depository for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.6. Designate Legal Newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to designate "The Ravenna News," "The Kearney Hub," and "The Omaha-World Herald" as the legal newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.7. Designate Method for Publicizing Meetings of the Ravenna Board of Education
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to publicize meeting of the Ravenna Board of Education in accordance with Board Policy 2008 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.8. Designate Legal Counsel for Ravenna Public Schools
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to designate KSB Law Firm or Perry Law Firm as legal counsel for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.9. Appoint Standing Committees
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint standing committees of the board for 2024 as recommended by Superintendent Schroeder Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.9.1. American Civics
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Misti Fiddelke, Mike Voelker, and Tara Schirmer serve as representatives on the American Civics Committee for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.9.2. Policy
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Misti Fiddelke, Mike Voelker, and Tara Schirmer serve as representatives on the Policy Committee for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.9.3. Negotiations
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the negotiations committee for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.9.4. Building & Grounds
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the building and grounds committee for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.9.5. Transportation
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the transportation committee for the 2023-2024 school year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.9.6. Finance
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Dawn Standage, Ryan Osten, and Marc Vacek serve as representatives on the finance committee for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the minutes Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills
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9.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The notice for this board meeting was published in the January 13th Edition of The Kearney Hub
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9.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the resignation of Mr. Trent Benjamin, K-12 Media Specialist
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to accept the resignation of Mr. Trent Benjamin Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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11. Information and Action Items
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11.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding Negotiations with the REA (Executive Session) @ 7:15 PM
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to go into executive session at 7:31 PM for the purpose of negotiations because it is best interest of the public by Marc Vacek and second by Ryan Osten President Fiddelke repeated the purpose for going into executive session prior to entering executive session. Motion by Marc Vacek to come out of executive session at 7:44 PM with a second by Ryan Osten Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the adoption of a supplemental middle school intervention curriculum, Lexia
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the purchase and use of the Lexia PowerUp Curriculum Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the ESU 10 Special Education Contract & Cooperative Services Agreement for the 2024-25 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve entering into the special education contracts and service agreements, as presented by ESU 10, for the 2024-25 school year Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. Discussion Items
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12.1. Policy Review-1000 Series & 2000 Series
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12.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to Board Member Appointments to the Ravenna Public Schools Foundation
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to continue to have Misti Fiddelke, Ryan Osten, and Mike Voelker continue to serve as representatives on the RPS foundation for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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12.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to summer projects list
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13. Elementary Principal's Report
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14. Secondary Principal's Report
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15. Superintendent's Report
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16. Positive Comments
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17. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn at ??? PM Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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