October 14, 2024 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.
Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 pm by President B.J. Peters.
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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 at the Central Office on Thursday, October 10th. |
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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. Approval of Claims/Bills
Fund Amount 01 General $1,021,229.66 03 Employee $1,975.00 05 Activity $14,881.37 06 Nutrition $135,007.84 08 Special Building $92,183.43 Fund Totals: $1,265,277.30 |
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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.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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3.4.ii. Certified Staff Resignation(s)
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4. Celebration of Excellence
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4.1. Geil Building Report
Discussion:
Angela Morris, Principal, and Shelly Muggli, Music Teacher, presented for Geil Elementary. Shelly had a few of her students perform for the board with song and music sticks. It was great to see the kids engaged in this activity. Angela went on to say how great her staff is doing this year!
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4.2. Strategic Priority #2 Investing in Staff
3. Invest in relevant professional training and development
Discussion:
Dr. Nicole Regan, Kory Knight, Jenn Sibal, Julie Siebke, and Stacy Rodriguez presented to the board our Strategic Plan on how we are investing in staff.
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5. Reports & Discussions
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5.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
Discussion:
Tracy Wiese presented to the board. She talked about TNTP (The New Teacher Project) and how we are going to be changing our Bulldog Going Beyond Award. She also addressed how our ELL numbers are increasing and what we can do to help in this area. She is also very encouraged to see how effective our PLC's have been.
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5.2. Board Committee Report: Business & Facilities
Discussion:
Brian Copsey presented to the board about how the new preschool building is finished and kids are in the building! We are also investing more in our maintenance staff with professional development.
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5.3. Monthly Finance Report
Discussion:
Brian Copsey presented to the board about our monthly finance review. He stated that we are being very conservative, especially with ESSER Funds coming to an end. He talked about how teacher negotiations were coming up soon.
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5.4. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
What a fun month...3 weeks ago, I sent an email blast out to my CO team telling them how excited I was to celebrate homecoming....Jenn had to correct me and let me know I was 3 weeks ahead of schedule for Homecoming week... It’s been a pride-ful quarter with so much to celebrate with our students: football games, our marching band, volleyball western conference champs, western conference cross country champs, 2 merit scholar finalists, 9 senior students who have significant ACT growth points (3 or higher), Gering Math Club placing 2nd in competition in Lexington, preschoolers moved into their new facility this month, Girls State Golf in Gering. This quarter, our students and staff have set the stage for preferment in Gering Public Schools. Our bar has been raised, and we are rising to the challenge in academics and activities. The stories of success multiply as we grow forward in our mission, vision and dreams for our future. |
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6. Public Comments: 204.12
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7. Action Items
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8. Board Comments
Discussion:
Brian Copsey - Strategic Plan reports, 94% staff retention rate, reflects well on teaching staff and Central Office.
Tracy Wiese - Homecoming week was really fun! Shout out to football, cross-country, and softball. Thanks for all you are doing for kids! Greg Troutman - Successful 1st Quarter, is liking what we are doing with PLC. B.J. Peters - Likes our investment in teachers, staff, and facilities. Excited to see a winning football season! |
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8.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsNo Special Work SessionRegular Meeting: Mon, Nov. 11th, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m. (Freshman Academy) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Board & GEA Teacher Negotiations: Tues, Oct. 29, 2024 @ 4:30 (Central Office)Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, Nov. 5, 2024 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office) Middle School Committee Meeting: Wed, Nov. 6, 2024 @ 4:30 (Central Office) Policy Review Committee: Thurs, Nov. 7, 2024 @ 4:00 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, Nov. 7, 2024 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:Event: NASB State Conference @ Omaha Nov. 20-22 |
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9. Adjourn
Discussion:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
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