January 9, 2017 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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1.1. Declaration of Legal Meeting
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1.2. Open meetings law is posted in Board Room
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1.3. Notice of Public Meeting, Posted
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1.4. New Member Oath of Office
Discussion:
Brian Friedrichsen - Oath of Office - signed/dated 1/9/2017 Daniel Hake - Oath of Office - signed/dated 1/9/2017 |
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1.5. Act on Absent Members (if any)
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1.6. Election of Officers
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1.6.1. Election of Vice President
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1.6.2. Elect Secretary
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1.6.3. Elect Treasurer
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1.7. Appoint Assistant Secretary
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1.8. Standing Committees
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2. Welcome Visitors and Guests
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Endowment Contributions - PEA: |
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3. Consent Agenda
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3.1. Approval of Agenda
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3.2. Treasurer’s Report
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3.3. Minutes of previous board meeting(s) (corrections to minutes as presented)
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4. Claims
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4.1. General Fund
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4.2. Other Funds
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5. Reports
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5.1. Property Tax Report
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5.2. Principals’ Reports
Discussion:
Mrs. Loeffelbein - CPAA assessment review and RTI use; curriculum information dispersed and will start alignment soon; discipline change - in process of and more communication with parents, working on kids taking ownership. Mr. Morris - continue mapping of curriculum, complete by end of school year; social studies textbook reviewing; NHS speaker on Feb 7 @ 1:15 pm, Dr. Joanne Owens (7th-12th graders); ESL trainer here this month; videos from five ex-graduates for website on school and community. |
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5.3. Superintendent’s Report
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Dr. Bohlken - handouts on beef in school lunch program @ Thayer Central and certificate of appreciation for Vet's Day program; legislature updates; re-advertisement for middle school math/science teacher; student enrollment is at 299; bus 99 accident - repairs in process; village is proceeding with economic development plans - Blight Study; oldest smart boards are being replaced with Prometheans - more user friendly; Leg Issues Conf - Jan 22 & 23 in Lincoln; upcoming events - Open House, Jan 26, and Prime Rib dinner, Feb 4.
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6. Public Input and Communication
Discussion:
Carol Wegner - Endowment - requesting that the Merrick Foundation Board member be on Endowment Committee.
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7. Items of Business
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7.1. Designate district Non-discrimination Compliance Coordinator
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7.2. Adopt 2017 board calendar
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7.3. Designate district auditor
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7.4. Designate district newspaper
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7.5. Designate district attorney
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7.6. Designate district repository
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7.7. Consider, discuss, take necessary action to approve policies 201.02, 408.02, 804.01
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7.8. Appoint members to Endowment Fund Committee
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Discussion:
Monica Simonson - 6 votes Sharon Tibbetts - 5 votes Trish Valasek - 1 vote |
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8. Pending or Future Agenda Items
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8.1. Principal contracts SY 17-18
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8.2. Accept Library Report
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8.3. Accept Multi-cultural Education Report
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8.4. Therapy Dog Policy
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9. Adjourn
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