December 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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1.1. Roll Call
Rationale:
If any board member is absent, there will need to be a motion to excuse the absence.
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2. Declaration of a Legal Meeting
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3. Vision/Mission/Strategic Goals of the Norfolk Public School District
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It is the vision of the Norfolk Public Schools to actively engage all students in learning Goal #1: All students will succeed at each grade level and graduate from high school well-prepared for a variety of post-secondary pursuits. Goal #2: All students will feel connected with the school and the learning process. Goal #3: District resources, programs, and departments will be aligned to attain high levels of student achievement and instructional excellence. Goal #4: The community will be engaged to support high levels of student achievement.
The mission of the Norfolk Public Schools is to prepare studentswith the skills and knowledge to meet the challenges of a complex, global society.
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4. Welcome, Public Comments, Communication
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5. Amendments to Agenda/Approval of Consent Agenda Items
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5.1. Minutes of Previous Meetings
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5.2. Personnel
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5.2.1. Contract Approval
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Approval of teaching contracts for the 2013-2014 school year for:
Kayla Bowers, SLP for the District. |
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5.2.2. Resignations
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The board will consider the following: 1) Resignation of Sarah Rowse, High School English and Drama Instructor.
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5.3. Claims
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6. Award for Excellence
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Will continue next month.
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7. Focus on Students/Best of the Best
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"Science Day at Woodland Park"
4th Grade Students Teachers: Jamie Blum & Jolene Groninger |
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8. Reports and Discussion Items
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8.1. Superintendent's Report
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1. Board Member Recognition.
2. Google Summit in January |
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8.2. Financial Report
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The total amount of bills approved in the consent agenda for the month of November by specific fund are as follows:
General Fund=$304,906.95; Cooperative Fund=$5,558.48; Lunch Fund=$100,230.46; Bond Fund=$1,512,773.75; Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund=$350,002.50; Student Fee Fund=$15,673.44 The Finance and Facility Committee reviewed all bills for this consent agenda. Bills unique to this month were discussed for clarification. We continue to have adequate cash flow in all of our funds for this fiscal year. Quarter one Title/ NCLB reimbursements have been submitted. We received our IDEA allocation for this year which is very close to last years amount. I have submitted to the state approval for those allocations and hopefully will be able to submit for reimbursement sometime in January or February. |
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8.3. Instruction/Personnel Reports
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8.4. Student Services Report
Rationale:
ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES
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8.5. Facilities & Finance Committee Report
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The Finance and Facility Committee met at 12:00 noon today at the Central Office Board Room. The committee received updates from Mr. Witte on district roofing projects, reviewed claims for the month and also discussed the audit performed by Morrow, Davies & Toelle. Mr. Robinson and Dr. Uhing went through the audit and answered any questions members had. All committee members had a chance to review the information concerning the audit prior to the meeting as well as claims for the month of November. The committee will next meet on Jan. 14th at 12 noon.
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8.6. Activities Committee Report
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Accept Bid for the District Insurance Package
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The board finance committee has reviewed the insurance proposals and is recommending acceptance of the bid from Insurance Associates. The annual premium cost would be $214,297 as Zurich Insurance Co.
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9.2. Accept District Audit
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The finance committee and board of education have reviewed the district audit.
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9.3. Approve Project Management Service Contract for Roof Projeccts
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Final approval of the contract with Heartland Roofing, Inc. to manage all of the district roof replacements for a term of 3 years, effective January 1, 2013 at the rate of 6.5%.
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10. Future Meetings
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A second meeting of the month will not be conducted due to the winter break.
The next regular meeting of the board of education is scheduled for Monday, January 14, 2013. The study session will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the central office board room and the regular business meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the city council chambers. |
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11. Adjournment
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