January 12, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Public Forum

II. Call Meeting to Order *

II.A. Board Reorganization/Election of Officers - President, Vice President, Treasurer, Appoint Secretary *

II.B. Approve Slate of Officers *

II.C. Approve Practices and Procedures *

II.C.1. Approval of Current Board Policies and Regulations - Policy #201.01 *

II.C.2. Depository for School District No. 59 Funds - Bank of Bennington - Policy #704.01 *

II.C.3. Newspapers of Record: Douglas County Post-Gazette, The Daily Record, Omaha World-Herald *

II.C.4. Review School-Sponsored Media - Policy #1004.01 *

II.C.5. Adoption of an Order of Business - Included in By-Law - Policy #203.01 *

II.C.6. Dissemination of Conflict of Interest Statements to Board Members - Policy #202.02 *

II.C.7. Appoint Superintendent as Representative to ESU #3 Advisory Council - Policy #302.04 *

II.C.8. Designate Superintendent as Authorized Representative for Bennington Public Schools for all State and Federal Programs *

II.D. Appoint 2015 Committee Members Policy #203.06 *

III. Consent Agenda (Note: Items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items at the meeting unless a Board Member requests an item removed from the agenda for separate action.)

III.A. Approval of Agenda

III.B. Approval of the Minutes of the Monday, December 1, 2014 Regular Meeting, and the Minutes of the Monday, December 22, 2014 Special Meeting *

III.C. Presentation of January Bills for Approval and Payment *

IV. Items Removed From the Consent Agenda for Separate Action

V. Reports

V.A. Administrative Reports

V.B. Committee Report(s)

V.C. Lobbyist Report

V.D. LCCC Report

V.E. Strategic Planning Update

VI. Unfinished Business

VI.A. Discuss Facility Site Planning *

VI.B. Review of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 School Calendars *

VII. New Business

VII.A. Discuss Cash Flow Report *

VII.B. Accept BEA Negotiating Letter for the 2016-2017 School Year *

VII.C. Bennington Public Schools Foundation Appointments *

VII.D. Approve New State Mileage Reimbursement Rate *

VII.E. District Housing Report *

VII.F. Executive Session to Discuss Superintendent Evaluation and Potential Land Acquisition and Negotiations *

VIII. Time and Date of Next Regular Meeting February 2, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the District Board Room

IX. Adjournment