November 20, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  The Mission Statement was read by Doug Willoughby.

Discussion:  The SkillsUSA students presented events they have been participating in and the benefits of what they are learning for their organization. They invited the board and administration to come and watch them at the state competition on April 11-13, 2024 in Grand Island at the Heartland Events Center. 

Discussion:  Chip Kay, Director of Finance and Human Resources talked about the M5 Financial Report. He noted the payment to Shelby Lumber, and the heavy amount of bills for contracted services. The quarterly mileage payments to parents are shown in this report.

Discussion: 

Teresa Hausmann, Directory of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, updated on Waggle. She said the 6-8 ELA Teachers participated in a 2 hour PD. All students take the test to see where gaps are. The program evaluates and puts each student on a plan. 

She said the teachers and students are thankful for the big books they received for the Kindergarten EL Resource. 

Mrs. Hausmann shared the staff connection numbers for the month. She mentioned those numbers will drop as her department starts pulling teachers in for other staff development.

Discussion: 

Jason Harris, Director of Student Services and Special Education updated on his department. He said that in October state reporting was completed and the SPED Student enrollment was 870.  Final financials are finished, $8,644,055.00 was spent. The CPS percentage of special education students is 17%, the state percentage is 16%. Mr. Harris said the IDEA Grant is over $1 million in claims, ESSA Grant claims are $882,135.00. 

Discussion:  Board Sharing was to share information from the State Education Conference. 

Discussion:  The Board did not go into executive session.