January 10, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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1.1. Roll Call
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1.2. Recognition of Open Meeting Law
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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2. Organization of Board of Education
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2.1. Election of Officers
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2.2. By Board policy the Superintendent will chair the election of the President and then the newly elected President will preside over the other elections
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2.3. Nominations for Office of President - Vote
Discussion:
Dennis Berry Nominated Tom Bredvick. Tom declined the nomination.
Tom Bredvick nominated Brad Hays for the position of President. No other nominations |
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2.4. Newly elected President chairs meeting
Discussion:
Brad Hays is elected president and will now chair the meeting.
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2.5. Nominations for Office of Vice President - Vote
Discussion:
Mike Langan nominated Loretta Hauxwell. She declined the position.
Mike Lanagn nominated Theresa Thomas. She accepted. No other nominations. Theresa Thomas will assume the position of Vice president. |
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2.6. Nominations for Office of Secretary - Vote
Discussion:
Dennis Berry nominated Loretta Hauxwell. Loretta declined.
Dennis Berry nominated Mike Langan. Mike accepted. Mike Langan is seated as the new secretary. |
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2.7. Reappointment of Treasurer
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.8. By job description, the Business Manager is the Treasurer and recording secretary of the minutes of all meetings for the Board of Education. We recommend that the Treasurer should be reappointed each year when the Board recognizes and elects officers. The Board would move to appoint the Business Manager as the Treasurer and Recording Secretary for the Board of Education.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.9. Committee Appointments
Discussion:
Committee assignments will be distributed before the next meeting.
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3. Reports, Communications & Public Participation
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3.1. Public Participation
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3.2. Student board member report
Discussion:
FFA week is approaching. Plans are to reach into the lower grades with activities.
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3.3. Board accepts public comments
Discussion:
Sharon Bohling came to talk about the Oren and Elanor Carter gift to McCook Public Schools.
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4. Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1. Approval of Minutes
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4.2. Approval of Expenditures/Payroll for December
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5. Reports from Staff Members and Committees
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5.1. Negotiations
Discussion:
Theresa Thomas reported that negotiations met in December and tentatively agreed to items to be discussed later in the agenda.
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6. Board and Administrative Comments
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6.1. Administrative Comments
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6.1.1. Superintendent Comments
Discussion:
ESU 15 and 16 Board Member workshop. Feb. 2nd 2022.
Please check your doodle polls for the Activity committee and Facility committee's upcoming meetings. Executive sessions for negotiating agreements will only be used if needed. |
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6.1.2. Business Manager Comments
Discussion:
November Lunch #’s = 15,08
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6.2. Board Comments
Discussion:
Loretta will not be running as an incumbent board member. She wanted the public to know, so we have time to find a board member.
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7. New Business
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7.1. Graciously accept an anonymous donation in the amount of $3,500 to help pay for overdue lunch balances.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Graciously accept a donation of $50,000.00 from Oren and Eleanor Carter to start a memorial scholarship fund.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Graciously accept a grant from the Community Foundation for Bison Days in the amount of $3,000.00, and a grant for the McCook Bison Drumline in the amount of $2,500.00
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Accept Resignation letter from Tracy Adams, 6th Grade Reading Teacher
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Approve the negotiated agreement with the McCook Education Association for the 2022-2023 school year.
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9. Positive Comments
Discussion:
Tucker Gilleispe- Mrs. Davidson and the speech program for their recent success
Dennis Berry- I will not be running for reelection. Thanks for keeping kids safe through the snow and some turmoil in the city. Tom Bredvick- Thankful for the new leadership on the board, and thanked Loretta and Dennis for serving this last year. Theresa Thomas- Tucker Gilespie was a guest in Coyote country and did a great job of promoting McCook Schools on Facebook live. Mike Langan- Appreciated the safety decisions and administration for all their decisions. Boys basketball is doing an outstanding job. Loretta Hauxwell- Bison TV for doing a great job covering our sports and IT is doing a great job with the website. Jeff Gross- Ricky Walker has stepped up and done a wonderful job in filling in for Paul Paz and keeping our HVAC going through the cold. Brad Hays- Wonderful how well the community supports the schools with their generosity. Grant Norgaard- Mr. Dickes and Mr. Curl for their fast response to a tough situation by having to postpone the color day dance. Elementary is reporting that the "reads list" has cut their reading in half. Kuddos to the students and staff. |
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10. Executive session for the purpose of setting up a strategy with respect to collective bargaining.
Discussion:
removed from agenda
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11. Executive session for the purpose of discussing the Superintendent's evaluation
Discussion:
Moved to February Board meeting
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12. Items for Review
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13. Adjournment
Discussion:
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm
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