February 20, 2023 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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Vice President, B.J. Peters called this meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
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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, Feb 16, 2023. |
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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:
Genreal Fund $283,683.48 Activity Fund $49,826.77 Cafeteria Fund $4,936.68 Bond Fund $2,250.00 Fund Totals $340,696.93
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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. 409.1 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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3.3.i.2. 409.2 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, OR CONFERENCES
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3.3.i.3. 409.3 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE MENTOR TEACHERS
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3.3.i.4. 409.4 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE PUBLICATION OR CREATION OF MATERIALS
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3.3.i.5. 409.5 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE TUTORING
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3.3.i.6. 410.1 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE VACATION, HOLIDAYS, AND PERSONAL LEAVE
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3.3.i.7. 410.2 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE PERSONAL ILLNESS LEAVE
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3.3.i.8. 410.3 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
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3.3.i.9. 410.4 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
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3.3.i.10. 903.2R1 VISITORS TO SCHOOL
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3.3.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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3.3.ii.1. 407.5 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
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3.3.ii.2. 407.6 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE TAX SHELTER PROGRAMS
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3.3.ii.3. 407.7 NEGOTIATIONS
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3.3.ii.4. 408.1 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES-RESIGNATION
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3.3.ii.5. 408.2 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE CONTRACT RELEASE
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3.3.ii.6. 408.3 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT
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3.3.ii.7. 408.4 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE SUSPENSION
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3.3.ii.8. 408.5 CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE REDUCTION IN FORCE
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3.4. Personnel Items
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3.4.i. Certified Staff Contract(s)
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3.4.ii. Certified Staff Resignation(s)
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3.4.ii.1. Kim Grasslie: High School Math Teacher (retiring)
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3.4.ii.2. Pam Barker: Lincoln Elementary Principal (retiring)
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4. Reports and Discussions
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4.1. GHS Ag Advisory Committee/FFA Parliamentary Pro Demonstration
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Shane Shimmick, of the FFA Ag Advisory Committee, spoke on behalf of the chapter at Gering High School. He mentioned that this program has provided many opportunities for the students, and all parties involved have deep roots in farming in the community.
Carrie John's was gracious enough to bring in members of FFA, and they presented a Parliamentary Pro Demonstration prior to their attendance at State. |
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4.2. Building Report: Gering High School
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Gering High School presented their building report this evening. Principal, Mario Chavez presented the following: VALTS currently has 15 GPS students, LINKS students have completed 212 courses and have had 21 students graduate from the program, Honors & Dual Credits has a 92% passing rate, and 228 courses have been completed, and Gap Courses/Credit Recovery/Summer School students have completed 145 courses. Assistant Principal, Crystal Palser presented in regards to Academic Achievement. Currently, the high school is focusing on Missing Assignments, Teacher Clarity through PLC work, ACT Prep, and class/senior incentives. The students have been very responsive to achievement goals the Administrative Team has set in place. Lastly, Assistant Principal, Keaton Green discussed teacher strengths at GHS. The team continues to use the Gallup Strengths and want Admin feedback, to continue to stay on track.
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4.3. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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Tracy Wiese reported the following:
*Discussed teachers getting more planning hours during the work day *Professional Enhancement Fund for certified staff *Policy needs to be in place for 8th grade students receiving credit for taking a high school level class *Steps that need to be taken to approve a new curriculum |
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4.4. Board Committee Report: Finance & Facilities
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Josh Lacy reported the following:
*No issues with the A/P Listing * Discussed the purchase of new chromebooks *Steps that need to be taken to get the greenhouse at the high school up and running *There was a gas line replaced at the high school, due to snow cracking the line *Geil Elementary playground should be completed soon |
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4.4.i. Monthly Finance Summary Report
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4.5. Superintendent's Report
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Dr. Nicole Regan reported the following:
*Pre School/Kinder Expo has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 28, from 8 am to 7pm @ the Hering Civic Center *Recognized our Seacat state qualifiers, as well as our wrestlers who received medals at the state tournament last week *Gering Harmoney earned the highest marks in their festival, and our Speech Barkers ended their season with an outstanding performance, and headed to state *Second annual Supt. staff forums went well, and thanked Tracy Wiese and Greg Trautman for their attendance *Committee work is still key, and huge when aligning achievements with our Strategic Action Plan |
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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 Ammended 2023-24 School Year Calendar.
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6.2. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the K-5 Math Curriculum from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the amount of $178,161.00
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6.3. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the 6-12 Math Curriculum from Savvas in the amount of $135,459.34.
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6.4. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the purchase of 450 chromebooks from CDW-G in the amount of $123,750.00.
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7. Board Comments
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7.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsSpecial Meeting: Tues, Feb 28, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Meeting: Mon, March 20, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. (City Council Chambers) Special Meeting: Tues, March 28, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, March 7, 2023 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Policy Review Committee: Tues, March 9, 2023 @ 4:00 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, March 2, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:February 22, 2023: Preschool and Kindergarten Registration Expo: 8:00 am to 7:00 pm @ Gering Civic CenterMarch 9, 2023: End of 3rd QTR March 10, 2023: No school for students/Teacher WD March 13-16, 2023: PT Conferences March 17-20, 2023: No school for staff & students
Discussion:
Greg Trautman- Thanked Dr. Regan for the invitation to the forums last week, and is eager to continue to grow as a board member.
Tracy Wiese- Enjoys seeing all the activity achievements. She also enjoyed the forum and is excited about the Professional Enhancement Fund that may be offered to the teachers and staff. Josh Lacy- Thanked the GHS team and the FFA chapter for their presentations. John Maser- Watching the FFA demonstration brought back many memories, as he was involved in the club during his high school years. He also thanked Carrie Johns for bringing the students in to present. B.J. Peters- Loves hearing about all the activities that GPS has to offer, at all levels! |
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8. Adjourn
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This meeting was adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
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