February 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM - February Regular Board Meeting

Discussion:  President Stearns will call the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and roll call was taken. 

Discussion:  We, at Brady Public Schools, strive to create a positive culture in which all learners reach their fullest potential as EAGLES!

Discussion:  Marge Spencer wrote a Thank You note

Discussion:  Tina Golter gave her report. She removed some snow, helped clean the gym for MNAC Conference Basketball, and organized the training room supplies. 

Discussion:  Mrs. Foster gave Dan Robison's report. Due to the cold, many of the buses did not like to run. Bus 19 froze up and fuel filters and batteries needed replaced. Bus 09 (the small bus) is up and running and is used on the South route. New tires are needed for the maintenance pickup. Darci will be taking her drivers test very soon. Dan is completing the Driver's Education training. Hopefully, the district will be able to offer Driver's Ed classes in July. 

Discussion:  Mrs. Foster gave Ryan Sanger's report. Waldringer Coorporation came because three units were not running. A motor has been ordered so the dampers will open and close. The district used 25-30 bags of salt in January.  

Discussion:  Andy Seamann gave his report. Winter sports are in the last couple weeks. Girls' basketball sub-districts are this week. Boys' basketball has one last home game, then their sub-districts start the following week. Would like to recognize our girls' basketball team for their runner-up finish in the MNAC conference basketball tournament. They improved from last place last year to runner-up this year. We had district wrestling this past weekend. We had 2 state qualifiers that he wanted to recognize: Brett Larson at 106lbs and Aiden Mitchum at 144lbs. Spring sports practice can start February 26th .The District streamed our last home game vs Medicine Valley on Hudl TV instead of Youtube. Still doing some pro’s and con’s of both streaming options. Andy is accepting any feedback. There will be a wrestling sendoff on Thursday at 8:00 AM with the first match at 3:00 PM on Thursday. The total gate for January was $555 with officials costing $1,020. 

Sara Gentry made a comment about including other academic activities besides sports in his report. 
 

Discussion:  Mr. Larson gave his report. Mr. Larson gave an explanation on the curriculum guide and what curriculum and classes are currently offered. Mr. Larson mentioned the different initiatives throughout the district. 

Discussion:  Mrs. Foster gave her report. The current enrollment is 179 with 75 as option enrollment students. There are currently 11 preschoolers signed up for next year. Mrs Jennifer Most and Mrs Foster will be sending out letters to the identified families and current option enrollment families who have preschool aged children. Option Enrollment and Preschool ad will be advertised in the North Platte and Gothenburg Newspaper. Next Year's school calendar is still in the works, but the first day of school is looking to be August 15th. There has been significant hours of overtime in the classified staff. Mrs. Foster asked the classified staff to watch their hours each week to stay close to 40. In a months time any hours over 175 will need approval to be paid. Here are the current grants that are in the works: A. Mid Nebraska Grant for new laminator ($3,000) - pending B. Betterment Grant for new dishwasher ($14,000) - pending C. Perkins additional monies ($7,500) -  APPROVED! D. Early Childhood Grant ($75,000) - pending E. NCFL Family Engagement Grant - Waiting for application to open F. NDE Safety and Security Grant - Waiting for application to open. Currently, in the NDE Safety grant there is 10 million dollars waiting to be awarded.

Discussion:  Congratulations to Brett Larson and Aiden Mitchum for qualifying for State Wrestling. The state wrestling send off will be on Thursday at 8:00 am.

Discussion:  Keaton Fattig- Student Member of the Board - mentioned there was a seat belt safety and vape assembly last week. Locker rooms are now locked down and hall passes are required to leave the classroom. The Stories coffee trailer came on Thursday, February 8th for a fun treat for students to buy coffee. 

Discussion:  Policy Committee is continuing to renew the policies. They completed 3021-3029 and looked at the school facility use form. 

Discussion:  The bills and receipts were looked over. The NASB Alicap premium was adjusted after the audit. The amount per pupil for option enrollment is getting looking into. General Fund is under budget by 12.86%
Lunch Fund is under budget by 9.10%. Even though the lunch fund is under budget, the district isn't getting the revenue that we thought we would be able to receive, which makes us low in the bank account. An amendment is going to be needed to add funding to the account. 
 

Discussion:  Mrs. Foster went over the many different new laws that were passed. 

Discussion:  Mrs. Foster is signed up for Women's Leadership in March and Mrs. Foster, Molly Most, and Marge Spencer are signed up for the Finance Workshop in March. 

Discussion:  NASB dues are $3,493 if the district pays by April 1st, 2024. 

Discussion:  The district is under budget in the lunch fund by -9.01% however we have not been receiving federal reimbursements as we have anticipated.  Each month we planned on $10,000 from federal reimbursement (Free/Reduced), but haven't always received that because not all kids are eating every day. We need about $22,000 a month to keep our lunch fund afloat. It is recommended to transfer $50,000 to cover for the rest of the year. Some items to think about: Lower participation in the program (breakfast and lunch), Thursday elementary breakfast numbers go down due to Banking, Claims in December and January lower due to lower school days in those months, and comodities were cut in half ($17,000 last year to $8,000 this year)

Discussion:  Pandemic Procedures just need reviewed. 

Discussion:  Contract for an increase of wage to $122,500 for the next three years. The next renewal will be around February 2027. 

Discussion:  Due to needing new carpet and the safety of the school, it is recommended to renovate the office space. Plans were shown of the renovated space. Molly Most and Mrs. Foster will move up into the front of the office. Mr. Larson's office will move across the hall over to the old workroom with 2 in school suspension rooms. A file room and an updated workroom/lounge will be transformed in the current Distance Learning Space. The new distance learning space will be in the board room. Molly's old office will be the technology director's office and Mrs. Foster's office will become Mrs. Simants office. 

Discussion:  ESU 16: Special Services Contract
Superintendent Foster's recommendation is to discontinue contract services for: Teacher Consultant (Exhibit E), Special Education Director (Exhibit K), and Mental Health (Exhibit L).
ESU 16: Vision Contract
Superintendent Foster's recommendation is to approve as written.
ESU 16: Distance Learning Contract
Superintendent Foster's recommendation is to approve as written.
ESU 16: Title I Contract
Superintendent Foster's recommendation is to approve as written.

Discussion:  NA