June 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Discussion:  Peters notified brunner ahead of timne.

Discussion:  winn accept, 2 jody

Discussion:  Meisner business met & reviewed. 1) jody, 2) winn.

Discussion:  1( jody table since cleanup of typos and duplications. fragmented sentences, formatting issues upon saving from an old file. 2) Doll. Winn questioned article I mission & goals, by whom was that written and when developed. Bogged down with dependent clauses without clear statements. needs major re-write. parents dont have time or understand. brunner make parent friendly. doll - make OUR goals and objectives, not just copy from elsewhere. Accurate but wordy. abbreviated. doll include activities handbook as well? eldon no, but have incorporated areas but not entire activities handbook. submit chanages to lisa for compilation. lisa to send word doc to board for their notations and review.

Discussion:  doll recap of meeting at lincoln. gyhm floor done, working on punch list. molving vans there today. buildihjng will have a one year warranty. building committee has no future meetings scheduled. landscaping starting, concrete in parking area. Tree report sent to attorney for neighbor of parking lot. trees on divided property line. Want to beautify area. Commissioning agent on all mecahnical equipment there all week making sure lights are working and dimming properly with natural lighting. landscaping starting this week. totally done by july 1. rolls of turf arrived, base ready, then grass in. sweeney back on job wednesday. brunner thanked bldg comte members for work on project. committee thanked sweeney and frohman, made it easy to deal with good communication,

Discussion:  Miles, commtee met at noon, activities director and interview process, selected koski, high school student handbook presented by shawn, kraig and ??? was there a 3rd? koski starts 8/1/12. hague - since committee meeting and packet out, 2 recommendations to hire teachers, english - nathan hurley and elementary computer teacher - gene russell. will go to personnel committee and be approved in July agenda. Hague notified their districts that we will hire so they can find suitable replacement. still seeking occupational therapist.

Discussion:  doll met at HS and reviewed possibility of updating current football field to include a soccer field regulation size. can play at home and under lights. will get estimate of costs. better utilize existing facilities. contract with service master, bathrooms at hs, jh and cc. removed wax. window project underway at HS. received HS handbook.

Discussion:  Copsey, met and recapped distribution listing questions by the committee.

Discussion:  Winn - martin prepared lesson plans to meet LEED certification requirements. leed philosophy use building and grounds as lesson plans. PK-6th and identified state standards. Martin reported on state writing scores. Gering ahead of state average, being evaluated analitcally this year, which is different. scores will serve as base line for future scores. Martin shared explore scores for this year's 8th graders.

Discussion:  July 13 & 14. developed invitation list, review, add, suggest, Hague displayed sample of invitation, sufficient or profesionally printed up. Winn suggested really nice postcard sent out before 7/1 (next week). list will check with print express. utilize local busienss. met with ed mayo, masons involved, developing a program for buildinmg dedication. color guard there. playground equipment comes next week, then planting starts. inside 99% done. Hague - asked entire board to come, Peters standing in for Brunner. open after kiddie parade on friday, lincoln staff invited, kiwanis fixing hot dogs.

Discussion:  Hague - jr high and elemen handbooks out to board by this friday for board review. GNS meeting spent day with apple IPAD & IBOOKS for changes in textbooks. HS's going to Ibook, replace textbooks. nebraska teachers developing own textbooks online called NBooks. curriculum committee looking at digital books for down the road.

Discussion:  copsey - can't express how exicted to see lincoln open. great addition to community, kids, administrators and teachers enjoy. Winn - valts bOE meeting changes - adding to # of classroom hours, 10 each semester, instead of work, career programs and classes, shouldn't be expensive for home school districts, increase rigor and prepare students for life after valts. students will committ to career path if they join valts. district must give 12 months notice to get out. If scb drops out unviable for ESU to continue. Decision made in August.may need to develop alternative plan if Scb pulls out. If scb drops, board needs to be reviewed, including more gering if scb drops out. Gering major player and should have more of a voice. Gering has need for alternative program. Bayard, Bridgeport and Kimball are looking at joining program.

Discussion:  Don wil designate building for facilities.

Discussion:  board didn't feel the need.

Discussion:  1) doll, 2) mniles. at 7:50pm.