September 9, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  The Site Committee started at 6:00 p.m. Brian Wichman, Bob Icenogle, Kyle Fisher, Lori Bartels and Brenda Sherman were present. Discussion of facility projects and which bond options should be recommended to the board to vote on were reviewed.

Discussion:  The Finance Committee started at 6:30 p.m. Finance reports were reviewed by the committee. Discussion of the bills took place. The committee meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Discussion:  A meeting of the Board of Education of Springfield Platteview Community Schools in the County of Sarpy, in the State of Nebraska, was convened in open and public session at 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 9, 2013, at the District Board Office, Central Services Building. Present: Lori Bartels, Kyle Fisher, Bob Icenogle, Jennifer Kreifels, Brenda Sherman, and Brian Wichman. Absent: None.

Discussion:  Notice of the meeting and committee meetings were given in advance thereof by posting in at least five public places as shown by the certificate of posting notice attached to these minutes. Notice of this meeting was simultaneously given to all members of the Board of Education, and a copy of their acknowledgment of receipt of notice and the agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Education of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. Statute 84-1407 to 84-1414 require that the Open Meetings Act be posted in the meeting room. President Sherman informed the board and the public that the Act is located on the west wall of the board room.

Discussion:  There were no items from patrons on agenda items.

Discussion:  The Board discussed a possible Bond Resolution and Brian Wichman made recommendations from the Site Committee. After the motion and second were made President Sherman read the Bond Resolution aloud and action was taken.

Discussion:  Agenda item VIII, D was discussed as it was not time for the 7:10 hearing. At 7:10 p.m. President Sherman opened the Public Hearing on the 2013-2014 Tax Levies (General Fund and Bond Fund). The administration presented a review of the property tax request for each taxing fund in the budget. The public was given the opportunity to comment on the tax levies. No input was presented. The hearing ended at 7:20 p.m.

Discussion:  Springfield Platteview Community Schools has worked with Lukas Partners for the past year on press releases, public relations counseling, and advertisements for the district. It has been an arrangement that has worked well for the district. The administration recommended retaining them for the 13-14 school year at the same price as a year ago.

Discussion:  The administration has been working with Taher in making our food service program "peanut safe." We have an increasing number of children in the district who suffer from peanut or nut allergies in their foods. Taher is committed to helping us with the food service program in being "peanut safe." They cannot guarantee their products from cross contamination because they buy their foods from companies that may make peanut or nut foods in their plants. They will say that they will not buy foods that have the ingredients that can cause nut allergies.

Discussion:  Superintendent Richards reported on student and staff successes,

Discussion:  and gave a legislative update. Kyle Fisher made additional comments.

Discussion:  Angela Simpson, Platteview High School Principal gave the Board a report of the ACT results from the Class of 2013 and discuss ways in which the high school and district are moving to increase these scores in the future.

Discussion:  There were no items from patrons on items not on the agenda.

Discussion:  Board members reviewed their upcoming schedule of meetings, trainings, and conventions. Significant school calendar items were also discussed.

Discussion:  The Board reconvened in regular session at 8:59 p.m.