January 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. Open the Meeting
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1.1. Call to Order and Roll Call
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1.1.1. Consider Excusing of Absent Board Members
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1.2. Recognize Posting of the Open Meetings Act
Discussion:
President Jones referred to the Open Meeting Laws/Act.
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1.3. Approval of Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. American Civics Hearing and Report
Discussion:
The American Civics Hearing opened at 7:01pm Mr. Shivley and Mr. Cafferty gave a presentation on the American Civics curriculum and civic activities at the school. The hearing closed at 7:02pm
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2.1. Open the Hearing
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2.2. Public Testimony Regarding American Civics
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2.3. Report on Civics Curriculum & Activities
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2.4. Close the Hearing
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3. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.1. Approve the minutes of previous meeting(s)
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3.2. Approve the Treasurers Report
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3.3. Approve the General Fund Claims
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3.4. Approve the Building Fund Claim
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3.5. Approve the Activity Fund Account
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4. Board Officer Elections
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4.1. Nominations for Board President
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4.1.1. Board President Election
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4.2. Nominations for Board Vice President
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4.2.1. Board Vice President Election
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4.3. Nominations for Board Secretary
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4.3.1. Board Secretary Election
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.4. Appointment of Board Treasurer
Discussion:
Erin Huber was appointed Board Treasurer.
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4.5. Set Salary for Board Secretarty & Treasurer
Discussion:
Salary for Board Secretary and Treasurer will stay the same.
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5. Board Committte Appointments
Discussion:
The committees were appointed as follows: Finance-Teryl, Jim, Jerry;Negotiations-Jerry Jolene, Brent;Policy-All Board Members;Building and Grounds- Teryl, Jim, Brent;SEF-Jarrod;Curriculuum-Jarrod, Jolene, Jerry;Americanism-All board members
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6. Designate Clay County News, Hastings Tribune, and Omaha World Herald as Publisher for School District
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7. Public Comment
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8. Administrator Reports
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8.1. Elementary Principal Report
Discussion:
Mr. Shivley- At the teacher inservice they did a 'Data Dive', Peer observations will be conducted by the teachers, ELPA testing begins soon and without an EL teacher, Mrs. Lipovsky from Sandy Creek will train Jennifer Johnson on testing.
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8.2. Secondary Principal Report
Discussion:
Mr.Caffert reported that 65% of students are on Honor Roll or Honorable Mention. MTSS-Tracking detentions and downs list on powerschool. The parking lot lights are up. Progress on the new security cameras; the wiring will start soon. ASVAB Test-Keith Kliewer 99% perfect score! Speech is in full swing. Change in AG program-Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Mau have taken over and are doing a great job. FFA LDE's coming up soon. JH Dance on the 24th 8-10pm. For the new semester, SPS had 7 new students come in and lost 1.
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8.3. Superintendent Report
Discussion:
Mr Best-Recognized School Board appreciation month. At the next meeting he will be presenting 5-10 year project plan, curriculum, transportation, technology to consider before he leaves. Gym floor discussion-2011the gym floor was last sanded down. The Board needs to consider refinishing it again at the next meeting. The staff had ideas on the master calendar for next year, and will be finishing it up.
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9. Discussion Items
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9.1. Pre-school Schedule Changes
Discussion:
Mr. Shivley proposed to go back to 4 days a week for preschool in both sections to align with Rule 51.
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9.2. Possible Board/Administrator Goals Retreat
Discussion:
Retreat-Mr. Best will set up a Board Retreat this Spring to set goals. He will invite Mr. Cline.
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9.3. Open Campus for Seniors' Lunch
Discussion:
Mr. Cafferty will implement a trial run for an open campus lunch. It will be for Seniors Only. Parents will sign a waiver if their child chooses to do this.
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9.4. Information Regarding Powerschool Breach
Discussion:
Mr. Best is working with PowerSchool on the Data Breach.
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10. Action Items
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10.1. Door Replacement Bid
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The 2 main original entrances will be replaced to increase security.
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10.2. Principals' Contracts
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Discussion ensued on the Principals Contracts.
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11. Adjournment
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