Monday, September 12, 2022 Will start following the budget hearing - 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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1.4. Oath of Office - Student Board Member - Samantha Rodewald
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Brad Hays and Samantha Rodewald read the oath and swearing in the office of student board member of the McCook Board of Education.
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2. Reports, Communications & Public Participation
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2.1. Board accepts public comments
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No public comments
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.1. Approve the consent agenda which includes the minutes and financials
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.2. Approval of Expenditures/Payroll for August 2022
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4. Reports from Staff Members and Committees
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4.1. Finance committee
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Mr. Bredvick commented that they met over the budget. The committee spent a great deal of time on the financial picture of the district. They did recommend some adjustments to the budget, which were reflected in the one presented tonight.
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5. Administrator's written reports: Please review prior to the board meeting
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5.1. Board Comments
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6. Superintendent's Comments
Math Standards The Nebraska Department of Education has approved changes to the Math standards. The change in standards will require teachers from across the District to spend time analyzing the changes and making changes to our current curriculum to match any potential gaps. The board will also be asked to approve the updated math standards at a future board meeting. A copy of the math standards has been attached to the agenda. Career Fairs The District has several career fairs coming up this Fall. Groups of administrators will be attending different fairs across the state and in neighboring states as well. Fall teacher fairs are a new phenomenon and are a product of the teacher shortage. The ARPA Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant Guidelines for the ARPA grant have been partially released. The grant dollars can be applied for and used to pay teachers directly who are early childhood teachers or teachers in grades 6-12 that teach courses in STEM. The grants pay outs range from $2,500 to $1,250 based on when a qualifying teacher is hired by the district. The use of these dollars does have some other limitations attached to them, such as maximum pay. Also, the use of these grant dollars may require the District to work with MEA on the negotiated agreement. More information is pending on these grant dollars and how they can be used. Safety Drills Each of the District's buildings has been conducting their spring safety and security drills. The use of our new safety app, Raptor, has played a major role in these drills. School Improvement Each of the buildings has had to put together a plan for communicating the District's improvement goals. Communication of our goal is a central piece in moving forward on our overarching goal and every member of the school staff needs to be aware of and take overt measures to help the District meet its goal. The team has also reviewed each of the action plans for each building, and discussed upcoming surveys and trainings. Teacher Clarity Workshop The teacher clarity workshop went very well. We hosted schools from across Southwest Nebraska for a full day of in-service. The training focused on developing an instructional process that provides students with clear success criteria. The training also covered the proper curriculum selection process, learning progression and intentions, and relevance. County Postcard Meeting The postcard meeting will be held on September 19. Following that meeting, on a separate day, the Board will need to have a special meeting to approve the budget. Possibly September 20, which is the same night as the membership meeting in North Platte.
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7. Business Manager's Comments
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Monthly Business Manager Board of Education Report August 2022
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8. Board member comments
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Dennis Berry commented that Omaha Public Schools published class sizes of 28-Elementary/30-Middle/35. We are blessed to live in a community that supportssmaller class size.
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9. New Business
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10. Positive Comments
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Mike Langan commented on the success of the MHS athletic program and the internal work of the MPS schools system.
Loretta Hauxwell commented on the leadership class and program being offered at the high school. Theresa Thomas loved the preparation of the schools with the open houses and walk to schools night and the positive start to the year. Dennis Berry commented that 3rd/4th grade math scores were down nationwide, and kudos to administration and staff for keeping us in check. Smamantha Rodewald thanked Mrs. Preibe and the band leaders for overcoming an issue with band uniforms, and fitting the band before homecoming. Tom Bredvick recognized the kids for their work on Bison TV. Jeff thanked Bobbi Bortner, Erin Ruppert and Heather Collicot for all their efforts in the business office. They are top notch and very helpful to me and our entire school district. Brad Hays commented on the track and how amazing it looks. He also commented on the MHS careers class and how exciting it is for them to be at Community hospital. Grant Norgaard commented on the student preparation and working together and being part of the school. Also thanked STUCO and Mrs. Blume for all their work to make homecoming exciting. |
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11. Executive session to discuss potential litigation.
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12. Adjournment
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Meeting adjourned @ 8:19pm
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13. Items for Review
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