June 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. GPS Board of Education Information
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The meeting agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Central Office during regular working hours.
District Vision: Gering Public Schools provides a collaborative community, inspiring excellence and innovation in teaching and learning to empower student growth and leadership in school and life. District Mission: Gering Public Schools exists to equip today's learners with the skills necessary to be tomorrow's leaders. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of matters to be considered at the meeting. The Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so. We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now, so that you may be recognized during the 'Patron Comment' section of our meeting. These forms are located by the entry doors of the meeting room. Agenda items are subject to reordering at discretion of the board president. Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda. Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item. |
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Session for the protection of the public interest; or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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3. Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Opening Meetings Act
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Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.
Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Courier on Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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5. Consent Agenda
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At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately.
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5.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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The attached minutes are intended to accurately reflect the action of the Board at its previous meetings.
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5.2. Approval of Claims/Bills
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5.3. Board Policy Adoption
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5.3.i. First Reading of Board Policies:
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5.3.i.1. Policy 1005.7 Visitors to School
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5.3.i.2. Policy 1005.08 Public Conduct
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5.3.i.3. Policy 1005.9 Skateboarding and Rollerblading
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5.3.i.4. Policy 1005.10 Distribution of Materials
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5.3.i.5. Policy 1005.11 Volunteers in the Schools
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5.3.i.6. Policy 1005.12 Title 1 Parent and Family Member Engagement
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5.3.i.7. Policy 1005.50 Adult Sponsers
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5.3.i.8. Policy 1006.01 Community Use of Facilities
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5.3.i.9. Policy 1006.02 Tobacco Free Enviroment
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5.3.i.10. Policy 1007.00 Education Agency Relations
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5.3.i.11. Policy 1005.07 Visitors to Schools
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5.4. Personnel Items
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5.4.i. Approval of Certified Staff Contract(s)
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5.4.i.1. Kristina Mueller - Lincoln Elementary, Fifth Grade Teacher
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5.4.i.2. Vanessa Hernandez - Early Childhood Teacher, Lincoln Elementary
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5.4.ii. Certified Staff Resignation
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5.5. Approve Corporate Resolution for First State Bank
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5.6. Approve Corporate Resolution for Platte Valley Bank
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5.7. Approve Corporate Resolution for US Bank
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5.8. Approve Corporate Resolution for Valley Bank
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5.9. Approve Corporate Resolution for Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund
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5.10. Approve Corporate Resolution for Wells Fargo Corporate Trust
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5.11. Appoint Superintendent Nicole Regan as the Authorized Representative to secure Local, State, and Federal funds for the district.
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5.12. Approve Superintendent Nicole Regan or her designee as the Authorized Representative for Gering Public Schools for Local, State, and Federal Programs.
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6. Patron Comments
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7. Reports and Discussions
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7.1. Curriculum/Personnel Committee Report
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Committee Chair, Mary Winn provided an update about the HVAC systems at the Jr. High building and stating the next steps are to seek an engineer to evaluate the scope of the project.
Also, discussed were upcoming changes to the High School Attendance Policy the handbook. Dean of Students, Crystal Palser, confirmed that the handbooks will be in digital form this year and available for download on the website. Mary also reported on the Professional Learning Community Live Summit held June-2-4 by Curriculum Director, Kory Knight. The summit introduced 32 staff members the training. Additional training will be held in July for 22 staff members. The new ESL curriculum has arrived and the scope and sequence for 6-8th grade has been covered, 9-12th will be covered in August. Brent Holliday shared concerns regarding student absenteeism and addressing the "why" of students missing class. It's important that we continually evaluate. Discontinued curriculum books have been gathered, sold and shipped to a used book store for resell. The behavior matrix was consolidated and simplified to better serve our educational community. Mary Winn advocated to change the days for intervention for absenteeism from 15 days to 12 days. |
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7.2. Business/Facilities Committee Report
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Chairman, Josh Lacy, reported committee review of accounts payable and distribution of ARP funds for HVAC repairs and Curriculum. An engineer is scheduled to evaluate the HVAC system at the Jr. High.
Repairs on the roof at Geil is on temporary hold in order evaluate the building codes for repair. Insurance will cover some cost for the damage. There are four sections of the Jr. High roof which need replaced, insurance will cover some of these costs as well. |
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7.2.i. Trial Balance Summary
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7.2.ii. Fund Balances
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7.2.iii. Schedule of Investments
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7.2.iv. Financial Statements
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7.3. Superintendent's Report
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Superintendent Cooper reported on the proposed tuition agreement with WNCC and the Gering High School.
Also reported was the addition of 33 dual credit courses in the upcoming year and the benefit it will provide to students without adding additional cost to the district. Food Service Director, Mary Carman, reported about the possible changes in adult lunch prices. The Federal Register will soon come out soon from the Federal Government to give the guidelines for adult pricing. Discussions regarding the improvements for the tennis courts were also held. Further discussions will be scheduled. |
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7.4. Announcements of Upcoming Events for the Board
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Future Board MeetingsSecond Special Meeting - Tues, June 29 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Board Meeting - Mon, July 19 @ 6:00 p.m. (City Council Chambers) Second Special Meeting - Tues, July 27 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel/Curriculum Committee -- Tues, July 6 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Business/Facilities Committee -- Thurs, ******* @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Policy Review Committee -- Thurs, July 8 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) |
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7.4.i. Board of Education Retreat Friday July 23 and Saturday July 24 at the Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area. Tenative times 12:00-4:00 on Friday and 7:30-11:00 on Saturday.
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7.5. Report from the attendees/coordinator of June's Professional Learning Communities professional development days.
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8. Action Item
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8.1. Discuss, consider and take necessary action regarding Policy 504.20 "Bullying Prevention"
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8.2. Discuss, consider and take necessary action regarding Policy 1005.03 “Parental and Family Involvement in the Schools”
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8.3. Discuss, consider and take necessary action regarding the approval for the amended Interlocal Cooperative Agreement and amended VALT bylaws.
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8.4. Discuss, consider and take necessary action regarding the approval for the amended Interlocal Agreement for Day School/Treatment Facility
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8.5. Discuss, consider and take necessary action regarding a tuition reimbursement agreement related to the School Librarian endorsement and authorize superintendent to sign with any changes deemed necessary.
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8.6. Discuss, consider and take necessary action regarding the approval of memorandum agreement with ESU13 Head Start.
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9. Board Comments
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In Closing, since this was Mr. Cooper's last board meeting as interim superintendent, all the board members expressed their gratitude and appreciation for all his work through a difficult year. Mr. Cooper responded, that it is because of the team everyone is recognized for having a successful year. President, BJ Peters, brought attention to the recognition of Gering Schools as being an accredited school for the 2021-22 school year. Mr. Cooper finished the meeting by handing the key of Central Office to Superintendent Dr. Regan.
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10. Adjourn
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Meeting adjourned at 7:17pm
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