August 21, 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, BJ Peters, called this meeting to order at 6:00 pm
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.4. 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 17, 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. Adoption of resolution for Option Student Policy
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3.2. Fund Amount
01 General Fund $271,596.82 03 Employee Benefit Fund $645.00 05 Activity Fund $166,589.76 06 Cafeteria Fund $55,561.77 08 Special Building Fund $3,960.00 09 QCPUF Fund $24,150.00 Fund Totals: $522,503.35 |
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3.3. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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3.4. Approval of Claims/Bills
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3.5. Board Policy Adoption
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3.5.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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3.5.i.1. NEW POLICY
502.12 STUDENTS
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3.5.i.2. NEW POLICY
604.15 INFORMATION RELATING TO DYSLEXIA
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3.5.i.3. NEW POLICY
605.02 ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM
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3.5.i.4. NEW POLICY
612.18 APPOINTMENT OF SURROGATES
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3.5.i.5. NEW POLICY
612.19 CONSENT FOR EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES
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3.5.i.6. NEW POLICY
612.20 DISCIPLINARY REMOVAL OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
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3.5.i.7. 612.1 FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION
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3.5.i.8. 612.2 FULL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GOAL
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3.5.i.9. 612.3 CHILDFIND
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3.5.i.10. 612.4 EVALUATION PROCEDURES
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3.5.i.11. 612.5 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM AND FAMILY SERVICE PLAN
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3.5.i.12. 612.6 TRANSITION OF CHILDREN FROM PART C TO PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
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3.5.i.13. 612.7 PARTICIPATION IN STATE AND DISTRICT WIDE ASSESSMENTS
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3.5.i.14. 612.8 LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT
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3.5.i.15. 612.10 PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS
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3.5.i.16. 612.11 TRANSPORTATION
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3.5.i.17. 612.12 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS
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3.5.i.18. 612.13 CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
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3.5.i.19. 612.14 SUSPENSION AND EXPOLSION RATES
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3.5.i.20. 612.15 ACCESS TO INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
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3.5.i.21. 612.16 OVER-IDENTIFICATION AND DISPROPORTIONALITY
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3.5.i.22. 612.17 PROHIBITION ON MANDATORY MEDICATION
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3.5.i.23. 503.1-503.10 ATTENDANCE POLICY
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3.5.i.24. 505.1-505.7 DISCIPLINE POLICY
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3.5.i.25. 604.4 MULTICULTURAL POLICY
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3.5.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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3.5.ii.1. NEW POLICY
508.18 ADMINSITRATION OF NALOXONE (NARCAN)
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3.5.ii.2. NEW POLICY
508.19 BEHAVIORAL POINT OF CONTACT
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3.5.ii.3. 502.2 NONRESIDENT STUDENT/OPTION ENROLLMENT
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3.5.ii.4. 504.11 WEAPONS
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3.5.ii.5. 506.2 STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
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3.5.ii.6. 605.7 DUAL ENROLLMENT
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3.5.ii.7. 611.7 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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3.6. Personnel Items
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3.6.i. Certified Staff Contract(s)
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3.6.ii. Certified Staff Resignation(s)
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4. Reports and Discussions
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4.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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Tracy Wiese- New Activites Director, Shawn Seiler, attended the meeting with updates in regards to all GPS activites. He is going to try and promote our activities program within our local businesses. We are no longer going to be using Strive TV, however, we are switching to Huddle TV. A staff update was discussed, and there are minimal vacancies district wide. Curriculum Director, Kory Knight, stated the district is going to continue to follow attendance very closely, and continue to work on growth and achievement in the classrooms.
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4.2. Board Committee Report: Finance & Facilities
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Josh Lacy- We had a productive meeting for the month of July. We are still under budget, and waiting to receive more federal funds. The construction house is 100% completed, and on the market for sale. The district has hired a new member to our maintenance crew, who is also a licensed electrician. The bond tender was able to save the district $194k/year, so we feel that we made a great decision to take that route.
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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. Nicole Regan- It's been a great start to the school year. We had a great kickoff with our staff and students on August 10. Our main highlights included a guest alumni presentation with Stephanie Streeks, who reminded us of the power of educators and how the experiences build upon our success in the district. An additional highlight is that we had an opportunity to listen to the wisdom of our teachers and our students.
On August 11, we had Senator Fischer and Senator Hardin visit our students at GHS. The students had an opportunity to share what they are most proud of in the GPS as well as what they wish our political leaders would understand more from a student perspective. Senator Fisher was very interested in our career pathways, our dual credit hours, or AG pathway and work-based learning. Last week, we instituted our first start of school moratorium for a teacher planning day. There was a lot of great feedback from our teachers feeling more organized, less stressed, and ready for a strong start to the school year. Coming this week, we have a Greenhouse gift announcement. We are excited about beginning the building of our new classroom this fall. Speaking of learning, this week the board and I have the Nebraska School Board Association Area Membership seminar on Wednesday evening. |
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5. Patron Comments
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Mr. Ryan Robinson addressed the board in regards to the current Aviation program at GHS. He expressed the need for the program, and wanted an update on the continued growth.
Mrs. Michelle Fries also addressed the board. She just wanted to express her gratitude to the board and staff members at GPS for all the continued hard work. Michelle made a comment about the thankless hours each and everyone puts into the district, and that it does not go unnoticed.
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of Dana F. Cole & Company performing the 2022-23 school year audit
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7. Board Comments
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Greg Trautman- Compliments to the staff for another school year. He spoke in regards to his kids having a smooth transition going to the middle school, and how the staff at GMS has created an inviting culture for the students.
Tracy Wiese- She is looking forward to the fall activities for the students. Josh Lacy- Thank you Administrators and staff for their continued hard work! John Maser- Back to school is always a crazy time of year, but glad to see students and staff back into the scene of things. John attended the football Gatorade scrimmage, and stated it was nice to see everyone out supporting the district's activities. BJ Peterson- "We need to stop chasing the flies, and start chasing the smiles." Thank you for the patron's comments this evening, as the board is always willing to listen to the voices of the community. Thank you fellow board members for being a part of this team! |
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7.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsSpecial Meeting: Tues, Aug 29, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Meeting: Mon, Sept 18, 2023 @ 6:00 p.m. (Gering High School Freshman Academy) Special Meeting: Tues, Sept 26, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, Sept 5, 2022 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Policy Review Committee: Thur, Sept 14, 2023 @ 4:00 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, Sept 7, 2023 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:Event |
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8. Adjourn
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The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.
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