January 11, 2016 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call the meeting to order
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Public Participation at Board of Education Meetings: BOE Policy/Regulation 8346 outlines the parameters of public participation at Board meetings concerning items on the agenda as well as those not on the agenda. A copy of this policy is available in the Superintendent’s office and at each monthly Board meeting. |
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2. Roll Call
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3. Verification of Open Meetings Act Notice
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4. Verification of publication of meeting notice
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5. Consider and approve the current board meeting agenda
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6. Reorganization of Board of Education
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6.1. Annual Election of Officers as per Franklin Public School Board Policy #8130
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Each year at the January meeting, new officers are elected by the board members. This can be done by either voting verbally or secret ballot. The first position elected is the position of president. The president immediately assumes the position upon his or her election to the post. Board Policy 8130 is attached.
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6.2. Consider and approve selecting Greg Perry as legal counsel for Franklin Public Schools
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Greg Perry is the current Attorney for FPS. He is very professional and works well with the Administration.
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6.3. Consider and approve appointments to the Franklin Board of Education Committees as presented by Superintendent Candace Conradt
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6.4. Consider and approve selecting Franklin State Bank, South Central State Bank, and Cornerstone Bank as depository banks for Franklin Public Schools for 2016
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6.5. Consider and approve selecting the Franklin Chronicle as the Franklin Public School District's newspaper of record for 2016
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6.6. Approval of current Board policies and regulations
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Board Policy 8130 requires us to approve all current board policies.
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6.7. Dissemination of conflict of interest statutes to each board member as per Franklin Public Schools Board Policy 8130
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7. Ace Recipients Recognition
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Breanna Brandt was selected as the MS/HS ACE Flyer for the month of December. Breanna was nominated by Mrs. Simmons for her pleasant smile and helping personality. Mrs. Simmons shared that Breanna always has a contagious smile. Breanna is helpful to others as well. Allison Boettcher was selected as the Elementary ACE Flyer for the month of December. Her teacher, Mrs. James, shared that Allison is a fantastic role model in the classroom and in the hallways. She is terrific at keeping her area clean and loves to help others. Keep it up!
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8. Action Items
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8.1. Consent Agenda
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8.1.1. Minutes of previous meetings
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8.1.2. Monthly Financial Report
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8.1.3. Claims
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8.1.4. Consider and approve declaring items as surplus for immediate disposal or sale
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Asking permission to place in dumpster the old benches taken out of the locker rooms. Asking permission to sale five old marching bass drums from the music room, these were replaced with new drums this fall. |
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8.1.5. Consider and approve payment in the amount of $2104.04 to Uline for locker room benches from the Depreciation Fund.
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Replacing locker room benches.
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8.2. Consider and approve the purchase of a 16 case Milk Cooler
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One of the milk coolers in the lunch room has died. It held 12 cases and is not worth repairing. I would like you to approve the purchase of a new16 case milk cooler from Lees Refrigeration from Seward for $2,117.00 We often run low on milk so the larger size would be convenient.
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9. Discussion Items
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9.1. Discuss FPS Roof Options
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The front portion of the roof has been leaking for at least the last 4 weeks. If the temperature warms enough and the roof surface is dry we can use a substance that coats the areas that are leaking. This would be just a short term fix. We will discuss possible solutions and a time frame. Perhaps this should be turned over to the Building and Grounds Committee to examine and make a recommendation at the February meeting
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9.2. Affordable Care Act
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We need to have a discussion about how we are going to handle employees that are at the 30 hr per week average. Fines for not complying is $3,000 per each employee that should have been offered the single insurance plus if we fail to offer insurance to 95% of the eligible employees we pay the "Death Penalty". "Death Penalty" is (FT employees - 30) X $2,000/year. 2015-16 FT Employees (64 FT employees - 30) = 34 X $2,000/year = $68,000 Death Penalty Fine. Total Fine could be: $68,000 Death Penalty $45,000 ($3,000 X 15 eligible employees = $45,000) Grand Total: $113,000
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10. Visitor Comments
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11. Elementary Principal's Report
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January 11, 2016 Math Curriculum Guides The Elementary teaching staff are in the process of creating new Math Curriculum Guides. The guides are established to communicate the following questions: What do we want students to learn? - Identify the essential standards at each grade level which have become our objectives for the lesson. How will we know that they have learned it? - created formative assessments and proficiency scales that allow teachers to assess student learning. How will we respond when the don't know it? - the proficiency scales provide a communication tool for students to evaluate their own learning. - it allows for teachers to provide direct intervention to the student of the skill not learned. How will we respond when they know it? - the scales provide an opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and application level of the skill to enrich learning. The math curriculum guides should be completed by the end of the school year. I have provided a sample of a proficiency scale for you to look at. The Zones of Regulations As Mrs. Simmons and the elementary classroom teachers continue teaching lessons about The Zones of Regulations we continue to add more support materials in the classroom for students and at recess. I will share the "talking point" materials we are using with students at the meeting. These tools allows for all staff to use the same language when addressing behaviors with students. Upcoming Events The honors ceremony is scheduled for the 13th of January. Our annual St. Jude's Math-A-Thon started on January 6th and will run through January 20th.
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12. Secondary Principal/Activities Director's Report
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High School Principal’s Report – January 2016 Board of Education 1. Academic Information
2. Activity Information
3. Other Information
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13. Superintendent's Report
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14. Positive Comments
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15. Adjournment
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