October 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Theresa Seipel and Candy Becher, Board Members, read the Mission Statement.

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Eric Hall from Bank of the Valley presented a check for $4600.00 for donations from the School Pride Program Credit Card program. He said that overall we have received $11,571, there are 285 cards in the community. For each card ordered $50.00 is donated to the district. 

Discussion: 

Andy Luebbe, Centennial Elementary Principal, presented a report on learning and activities at Centennial. He talked about the new faces in the building. The theme for starting school was, "Rolling Out the Red Carpet'' which included photo opportunities, door and classroom decorations with movie themes. Mr. Luebbe shared the 4 areas of non-negotiables and things that staff and students do everyday, Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Kind-The Discoverer Way. Staff is using Well-Managed Classroom for Tier 1 and BIST for Tier 2 for behavior management, paras have had the training, and teachers continue to review and track data on behavior interventions. Mr. Luebbe explained that students and staff review building expectations at the beginning of each semester in the classrooms and at Expectation Stations. Well-Managed Classroom and BIST skills are reviewed each week. Students can earn tickets by demonstrating that they are safe, respectful and responsible. There are weekly drawings for prizes. Centennial has a program called Gold Coin weeks, which are short weeks before breaks, when students are recognized for being safe, respectful and responsible. Students are working hard to earn prizes, special lunches and activities. Mr. Luebbe talked about the Quarterly Assemblies, classrooms can earn the Golden Award, and students can earn awards such as the Star Citizen, Perfect Attendance, Citizenship and AR awards. CPS activity groups provide the entertainment at these assemblies. The students get to see what activities they may participate in as middle and high school students.

Mr. Luebbe gave some examples of how the safe seat and recovery rooms are utilized, he also shared some data on office referrals. Centennial Staff is using trust accelerators to ensure they are doing the right thing for students, with so many new people in the building it is an important task. He talked about Smart Goals, Data Into Action, Teacher Involvement & Input Surveys, Collaboration and Staff Appreciation. Mr. Luebbe shared all the student involvement activities including UBUNTU (Family), The Talent Show, Student Council, Battle of the Books, Read Across America & One School One Book, Field Day and Move Up Day. There is a lot of parent involvement happening at Centennial as well, this includes Family Nights, Parent-Teacher Conferences, PAC and the end of the year Centennial Family Picnic.

Discussion: 

Troy Loeffelholz, Superintendent, spoke about the annual hearings on this policy.  He said it encourages relationships with parents and/or guardians, the policy shares information on reasons the school may call on them. Also includes forms for objections from parents on curriculum content.

Discussion:  Representatives from Clark & Enersen thanked the group for choosing them as CPS' architectural firm, they are looking forward to the opportunity.  They said they are looking forward to having a successful bond campaign.

Discussion:  Dr. Loeffelholz said there are no big changes, this policy clarifies the rules and is easier to read. 

Discussion:  The amount on this policy is periodically adjusted by state statute.

Discussion:  The amount on this policy is periodically adjusted by state statute. Dr. Loeffelholz also said he questioned why the amounts would be different on these two policies. He will share the information at the next meeting.

Discussion:  Dave Hiebner, CHS Principal, said that there was a date change due to the schedule changing, so this approval form was submitted to update all the information regarding this trip.

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General Fund cash balance is where it needs to be.  Bond Fund is in good shape for paying off bonds in December. We are retiring the 2012 bond. Special Building Fund shows an influx of the bond funds for the completion of the preschool and daycare. 

Mr. Kay said most of the property tax has been received. We will receive revenue from state aid each month.  

Discussion:  Mr. Kay said that the M5 financial report is for the addtional bills that come in, it includes bills for staffing. These are bills from Associated Staffing and ServiceMaster by Shevlin. He said most of the districts budget is paid out to personnel to serve our students.

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Tayler Bauer has been hired to take a special education position for 2nd semester.

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Mr. Kay said the EL Family Liaison position has been hired. There is the typical shuffling around in classified staff. 

Discussion:  Dr. Loeffelholz said the travel report consists of teacher fairs at UNK and UNL. CIA Accelerated learning seminars.

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$61,507.08 contributions for the month; $281,324.25 for the year. 

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Teresa Hausmann, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, asked the board to adopt the Skilled and Technical Sciences Program of Study Standards dated 2023-2024. Currently, CPS does not offer all the programs, but this will be good for the programs offered now and in the future.  The focus at this time is the welding pathway standards.

Discussion:  Mrs. Hausmann offered information on the Math Standards approved by the Nebraska State Board of Education and asked the CPS board to adopt these standards. She also gave kudos to Julie Kreikemeier, our Math Coach on participating in the writing committee to write these standards.

Discussion:  CIA Updates included department goals, staff connections made to date, and on-site professional development dates. Mrs. Hausmann also shared information about the K-12 Select-a-Session Professional Development process. She shared information about the new EL Family Liaison hire. Proficiency Reporting supports were explained along with Mentor/Mentee Updates. Mrs. Hausmann shared the onsite visit date with Cognia for the CPS accreditation, April 3rd and 4th, 2023.

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Chip Kay, Director of Finance and Human Resources, briefly discussed our fundraising policy. Applications included all of West Park’s fundraisers for the year, Close-Up, CHS musical fundraisers, and the elementary buildings Penny Campaign for 2022. Doug Willoughby, Board Vice President, donated his pennies for the fundraiser.

Discussion:  Mr. Kay said that CPS is using data from the surveys to make some changes.  The calendar is giving teachers more time for work.  He said we are doing a lot of things other districts are not doing that directly affects the work-life balance, he gave kudos to Dr. Loeffelholz and the Board for those changes. He shared some feedback from the conference he attended, which included opportunities of growing your own teachers and paras. He said he feels like he brought more back for us than he shared.

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Leonard Kwapnioski, Director of Building/Sites & Technology, gave an update on Kramer, he said Area D, the training center, is completely framed, the state electrical inspection was completed. Metal door frames are 6 weeks out for delivery. The daycare area is 90% painted, gym is being primed today along with half of the parking lot was poured today.

 

Discussion:  Jason Harris, Director of Student Services and Special Education updated the group, including all state reports coming due in October, grant claims to wrap up the year. SPED final financials are due at the end of the month.

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Dr. Loeffelholz said the fall activity season is coming to an end already, quickly getting into winter. He talked about Clark & Enersen setting up meeting dates, the RFP in November for a contractor, and campaign organization groups. Dr. Loeffeholz said he listened to Matt Blomstedt, Nebraska Education Commissioner, it was good to hear his perspective on NDE. He said the Listening Session went well with the new plan, board members discussed how good it was to have Dr. Loeffelholz there to address questions and concerns during the meeting.   

Discussion: 

The Board continues to appreciate all the work being done in regard to staff suggestions and building morale. Looking forward to working with Clark & Enersen. Glad to hear updates from Centennial Elementary through the Listening Session and the presentation by Andy Luebbe, Centennial Elementary Principal. Several comments on the positive aspects of having Dr. Loeffelholz attend the Listening Sessions and his responsiveness to the needs of staff. 

Discussion:  Adjourned at 7:18.