April 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM - Special 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. 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.
Discussion:
President, Brian Copsey, called this meeting to order at 12:07 pm.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. 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 posted in the Gering Courier on Thursday, April 18, 2024. |
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.1. Personnel Items
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3.1.i. Certified Staff Contract (s)
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3.1.i.1. Shaylah Stephens- Gering Middle School Certified Teacher
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3.1.i.2. Taylor Koros- Northfield Elementary Teacher
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3.1.i.3. Wendee Powell-Northfield Elementary Principal
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4. Reports and Discussions
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4.1. Schedule change in regard to the monthly BOE meeting per Dr. Regan.
Discussion:
Monthly board meetings will be moved to the Freshman Academy at the GHS. Starting July 1, 2024, the monthly BOE meetings will be held on the 2nd Monday of the month. We will no longer be meeting on the 3rd Monday of the month.
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5. Action Items
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5.1. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve the $500 Professional Enhancement Stipend on the administrator 2024-2025 contract addendum.
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5.2. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve the Creative Curriculum and Professional Development in the amount of $83,961.80 and $17,077.50.
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5.3. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the new Chromebook order in the amount of $127,575.00.
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5.4. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the Northfield Preschool Playground equipment in the amount of $46,040.00.
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5.5. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of Family Construction LLC to perform the sheet rock job at the Northfield Elementary Pre-School in the amount of $38,000.00
Discussion:
President Brian Copsey amended the quote amount from $38,000 to $38,600 before voting on the approval.
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6. Adjourn
Discussion:
This meeting was adjourned at 12:51 pm
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