September 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Jason Schapmann, Director of Human Resources and Fiscal Fiscal Support,  said the Tyler Technologies continues to work on fixing account names. The M3 was edited in house to show the correct account names.
Mr. Schapmann shared a few of the payments that were made in the last month.

Teresa Hausmann, Director of Teaching and Learning, talked about the support for new teachers. She said there have been 414 staff connections in the last month, 21% were connections with our new teachers. 

Mrs. Hausmann shared information about the Family Literacy Program. There are 35 adults who want to participate. These are EL families in cooperation with CCC, who teaches the course. Child care is being provided by the Kramer Child Development Center.

The Marketing Management intermediate course has been updated. She said work will start with Adam Whitmore. Mrs. Hausmann said the ESSA Federal Grant was submitted Friday.

Jason Harris, Director of Special Education said he attended the NCTE Conference. He was elected to a committee that is working on how Nebraska certifies teachers. The committee is looking for a way to make the process easier if the teacher already has a BA degree. The Commissioner did issue a statement that said If you are already certified, you can take a content test in another area and if you pass you can become a teacher in that content area. Mr. Harris said we want to make sure we are putting the best people in front of our students and we are not lowering our standards. Before any of these plans move forward the State Board of Education will have a public meeting open for public comment and vote to approve.

Sara Colford Assistant Director of Student Services, updated on the two new attendance monitors and shared the focus and responsibilities of their positions. Mrs. Colford talked about the Mckinney-Vento Program and some of the criteria to qualify for the program. She also spoke about the After-school Program.

Jason Schapmann, Director of Human Resources and Fiscal Support said the CPS financial audit will begin September 30 and take about 4 days.

Mr. Schapmann told the board to watch for the survey to obtain some information. Also, mentioned that the Staff Upbeat Survey will be out on September 23.

Dr. Kay said there are some minor updates from recent legislation. It does not change the way we carry out our title IX for the school district.

Dr. Kay said there was some added verbiage, it clears up how the district works with the county. Everything must be done in writing. Also clarifies that the 20 absences have to occur in one school year. 

Dr. Kay explained the resolution for property tax request, the actual resolution shows exactly how much is being requested for each fund.

Mr. Harris said there was a special education surplus request added for some unusable lifts.

The board was very appreciative regarding the cooperation between law enforcement and school during the safety threat. There was cooperation on news releases, it was an amazing team effort. Also, shared was the Athletic Hall of Fame event. The board was invited to sing for the activities around the Lighting of the Anchor in December. Praise went out to our curriculum coaches.