August 15, 2022 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 the 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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BJ Peteres called this meeting ot order at 6:00 pm.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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2.4. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.5. Open 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, August 11, 2022. |
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3. 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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3.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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3.2. Expenditures Total $209,091.92
General Fund $169,676.07 Employee Benefit Fund $590.00 Activity Fund $13,568.18 Cafeteria Fund $6.60 Building Fund $25,251.07
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3.3. Board Policy Adoption
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3.3.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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3.3.i.1. 403.7 DONATIONS OF COLLECTIBLES, GIFTS, GRANTS, AND BEQUESTS
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3.3.i.2. 403.8 FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
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3.3.i.3. 403.8R1 DONORSCHOOSE FUNDRAISING REQUIREMENT
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3.3.i.4. 403.9 PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS
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3.3.i.5. 403.10 STAFF AND DISTRICT SOCIAL MEDIA USE
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3.3.i.6. 403.11 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
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3.3.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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3.4. Personnel Items
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3.4.i. Certified Staff Contract(s)
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Olivia Trimble, Kinder/Geil, Jamie Hutchison, 2nd Grade/Geil, Byron Olsen, Director Student Services, Krista Wiedeman, SPED/Northfield, Penny Hilzer, 1st Grade/Northfield
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3.4.ii. Certified Staff Resignation(s)
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3.5. North Platte NRD Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
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4. Reports and Discussions
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4.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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Board member Mary Winn shared comments in regards to the curriculum meeting. The community grant awarded for auto repairs for low income families is underway. The aviation program is still on hold, due to Panhandle Flyers attorney. Lastly, the district is working on incentives to improve ACT scores.
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4.2. Board Committee Report: Finance & Facilities
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Brady Shaul spoke on behalf of the Business/ Facilities meeting. They met at the GHS construction house with Mr. Gable. Everyone enjoyed seeing the work that the GHS students put into this home. It is now listed for sale. The HVAC project at the Junior High is still on hold due to price increases for supplies as well as labor. Dana Cole will be performing the 2021-22 school year audit. Concession stands at the new tennis courts was another topic discussed at the meeting. Lastly, First Student, our current transportation service, is working on offering the most effective route to serve our students at GPS.
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4.2.i. Monthly Finance Summary Report
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4.3. Superintendent's Report
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Dr. Regan expressed how excited she was to kick off the new school year. Our all-staff training started August 11, and our staff is ready to get the year started. Over the summer, our teachers attended several different training sessions (BIST, PLC, Trauma Informed Training) to make sure we had the best to offer our students. The district onboarded 24 new teachers for the school year, and we are excited to watch them excel in their classrooms. Wrapping up her report, she gave everyone the Open House schedules prior to school starting August 17.
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5. Patron Comments
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the amended Valley Alternative Learing Transitioning School (VALTS) Interlocal Agreement.
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6.2. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the Safe Schools Roadmap for 2022-23 school year.
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6.3. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Dana F. Cole and Company performing the 2021-22 school year audit.
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6.4. Discuss, consider, and take action reagarding the school lunch prices amendment to adult meal prices per USDA requirements.
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7. Board Comments
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Brady Shaul- Enjoys seeing the facility team working on long-term goals to provide the best environment for our students.
Mary Winn- Attended the July 19 GNAC meeting with Kyle Fairbairn and discussed the election of the new state legislature. She also attended the new staff luncheon and loved meeting the new members of the team. She was also honored to have been invited to listen to the special guest speaker, David Raymond, at the All-Staff Opening Meetings. Josh Lacy- Excited to get the kids back to school. He also thanked the entire GPS team for all the hard work done to make sure the school year started off on the right foot. Tracy Weise- Enjoyed attending the new staff luncheon Brian Copsey-Enjoyed touring the GHS construction house. Huge thank you to Curt Hansen and his crew for completing all the summer projects that needed to be done. He also enjoyed the invite to the new teacher luncheon, and is looking forward to a good school year. Bj Peters- Talked about how important the teacher's impact is, and feels we have the best team at GPS. He was able to attend the Jimmy Casas presentation at the High School, and enjoyed the message he shared. |
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7.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsSpecial Meeting: Tues, August 23, 2022 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Meeting: Mon, September 12, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. (City Council Chambers) Special Meeting: Tues, Septemember 27, 2022 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, September 6, 2022 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Policy Review Committee: Tues, September 8, 2022 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, September 1, 2022 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:Event
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September 12, 2022 Regular Board Meeting will be held at the Freshman Academy, NOT the City Office.
Policy Meeting is Thursday, September 8. |
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8. Adjourn
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This meeting was adjourned at 6:38 pm.
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