April 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Meeting notice published in the Palmer Journal 4-6-23.

Discussion:  Ms. Doggett: NWEA-MAP assessment report.
PEA: Mrs. Kriz - Started the year with 17 students and ended with 27. Finished MAP testing last week. Mrs. Harrahill - Went to the Para Conference in Washington with Mrs. Bennett, loved the conference and learned a lot. Mr. Glause - Fundraiser being held for the football team. 
Ines S. - Foreign exchange student from Spain, learning about the customs of living in Nebraska, enjoying living with her host family. Enjoying the sports here and making new friends. 
Viktoria T. - Foreign exchange student from Germany. This country is less densely populated than her country, school is very different as far as subjects that she would have in Germany compared to what we have here. People are very nice in Palmer.  Team sports aren't very common in Germany at school. This is mostly in clubs outside of school. 

Discussion: 

Vendor Name	Amount
Checking Account ID
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES	1,586.36
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	5,015.32
BOHLKEN, JOEL	56.55
BOHLKEN, NATALIE	116.25
BOMGAARS	140.29
BRANDING IRON CAFE	90.00
CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE - COLUMBUS	80.00
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REHABILITATION	3,306.22
SERVICES
CHAIR SLIPPERS	900.05
CLEARFLY	353.38
CULLIGAN	219.20
DAN ST ROMAIN, EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING	93.50
LLC
DEMCO	74.66
EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS	4,967.59
ESU 7 SPED	9,903.12
FAMILY PRACTICE OF GRAND ISLAND, P.C.	330.00
FILEWAVE (USA), INC.	2,578.80
GENERAL FUND CLEARING ACCOUNT	30.45
GLAUSE, NATHAN	212.86
GLEASON, CANDACE	98.68
HEARTLAND DISPOSAL R/O	416.28
HIGHLIGHTS	42.76
HOME DEPOT PRO, THE	101.10
HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	6,242.50
INSTRUMENTALIST AWARDS LLC	31.50
IRON MOUNTAIN	204.55
ISLAND SUPPLY WELDING CO	19.84
JW PEPPER & SON, INC.	310.95
LEE ENTERPRISES	7.60
MORRIS, GREG	35.17
MOTOR FUELS DIVISION	732.00
MYSTERY SCIENCE	2,035.00
Nebraska Agricultural Educators Association	235.00
NEBRASKA SCIENTIFIC	755.99
PALMER JOURNAL	339.49
PALMER LOCAL MARKET, LLC	165.19
PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOL	604.90
PALMER SERVICE CENTER	3,115.53
PEAP	150.78
PRESTO-X COMPANY	177.41
PROTEX CENTRAL, INC.	838.00
REED'S DO IT BEST	199.57
SOUTHERN PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT	4,898.57
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES OF AMERICA INC	399.74
TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.	106.50
TROTTER'S WHOA & GO	2,828.30
Fund Number	55,147.50

Discussion:  Mrs. Loeffelbein - End of year activities, concert, field day, awards, field trips, 3 & 4th grade trips, next year planning. Qtr. 4 House winner.
Mr. Morris - Getting ISBN Numbers, 7-12 Master Schedule, NSCAS Testing, 23-24 Prep, Graduation-Ms. Trout, Palmer Invite April 20th, 7-12 Music Concert, HS Music Districts, Prom April 29th.

Discussion:  Dr. Bohlken - Annual review of safety plan, external safety review; Report on Teacher contracts signed/returned, Board trainings, Legislative update, Budget report, Upcoming events.

Discussion:  3rd Qtr. Honor Roll students.
Uriel Guzman - AAU Wrestling.
Math Competition @ Harvard - Gwyn Brown placed 1st, Team placed in 4th.
State FFA results: Hannah Siwinski received 7th (Gold) in Extemporaneous speaking. Conduct of Chapter Meetings Team comprised of Hana Mamot, Erik Samuelson, Brady Myers, Abby Nielsen, Lilly Lautenschlager, Lane Mottl, & Kane Kucera received a Silver. Makenna Mottl received a Bronze in Jr. Public Speaking. Kyleigh Muller accepted our award for promoting agricultural literacy through NE Farm Bureau’s Connecting Chapters program. Johnny Ruvalcaba-Guzman & Taylor Kurz accepted our National Chapter Award, indicating that Palmer is among the Top 26 chapters in Nebraska. Seniors Johnny Ruvalcaba-Guzman, Hannah Siwinski, and Jacob Stromberg received their NE State FFA degree, the highest that can be bestowed by our association.