Public Meeting Minutes: January 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting - New

1. Call to Order

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to call meeting to order at 7 p.m. passed with a motion by Brian Friedrichsen and a second by Heather Shotkoski.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

1.1. Declaration of Legal Meeting

1.2. Open meetings law is posted in Board Room

1.3. Notice of Public Meeting, Posted

1.4. Act on Absent Members (if any)

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to excuse Board Member Weller passed with a motion by Ashley Wissing and a second by Brian Friedrichsen.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

1.5. Elect officers

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to elect Kathy Wolfe as President, Todd Weller as Vice President, Daniel Hake as Secretary, and Brian Friedrichsen as Treasurer passed with a motion by Ashley Wissing and a second by Daniel Hake.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

1.6. President appoint standing committees (203.06)

2. Welcome Visitors and Guests

Discussion: Mrs. Sake - WSC Honor Band Jan. 24-25

Mr. Glause - Loup City/South Loup tournaments Jan. 23-24; State Wrestling Feb. 20-23 (itineraries attached)

PEA
Mrs. Hake: mini cheer/dance camp was a great turnout; Dance Team - practicing for State Dance; 19 kids in Kindergarten this year; Math curriculum review; Mrs. Sullivan is a wonderful para and very thankful for her; new staff are doing wonderful and great additions to our building. 2PC - focus this year is the importance of education, building relationships, and family morale; addition of signing day for each senior.
Mrs. Kriz: thanks for SpEd Law Conf attendance support; serving approx 9 kids currently and supporting intervention kids; fluency testing/reading testing; growth monitoring.

3. Consent Agenda

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve consent agenda items passed with a motion by Daniel Hake and a second by Brian Friedrichsen.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

3.1. Approval of Agenda

3.2. Treasurer’s Report

3.3. Minutes of previous board meeting(s) (corrections to minutes as presented)

3.4. Adopt master board calendar for 2020

3.5. Designate Dana F. Cole & Company district auditor

3.6. Designate Palmer Journal newspaper of record

3.7. Designate KSB Law district legal counsel

3.8. Designate Pinnacle Bank district repository

3.9. Appoint superintendent as district’s Non-discrimination Compliance Coordinator (203.01)

3.10. Appoint Bookkeeper as Assistant Board Secretary (203.04)

3.11. Approve option enrollment request(s) (502.02)

4. Claims

4.1. General Fund

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve the General Fund claims as presented passed with a motion by Ashley Wissing and a second by Heather Shotkoski.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

Discussion:

ACT	1,078.65
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES	687.72
AMPLIFY EDUCATION, INC.	26.82
APPLIED CONNECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES	410.00
BLACK HILLS ENERGY	9,963.43
BLICK ART MATERIALS	220.43
BOMGAARS	32.97
BROOKLYN PUBLISHERS LLC	98.00
CENTRAL NEBRASKA REHABILITATION	2,251.50
CULLIGAN	63.10
EAGLE BROADBAND INVESTMENTS, LLC	301.60
EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS	2,110.90
EDUCATIONAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS	669.75
ESU 10	1,610.00
ESU7 DISTANCE LEARNING	687.96
ESU7 NETWORK OPERATIONS SUPPORT	1,244.75
ESU7 STUDENTS SERVICES	3,567.22
FRONTIER	1,159.67
GENERAL FUND CLEARING ACCOUNT	145.35
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	9,617.72
HOME DEPOT PRO, THE	1,312.64
HOMETOWN MARKET	7.42
HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER	2,867.00
IRON MOUNTAIN	173.18
JD DRAMA PUBLISHING	24.00
JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD	3,504.30
JW PEPPER & SON, INC.	89.39
KROEGER, JULIANA	15.64
KSB SCHOOL LAW	22.50
KUNZE, KELLY	24.36
MEYER, BECKY	47.85
MID-AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL	433.87
MOTOR FUELS DIVISION	634.00
NASB	150.00
NE COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS	335.00
OFFICENET INC	721.56
ONE SOURCE	52.50
PALMER JOURNAL	181.44
PALMER LOCAL MARKET, LLC	17.98
PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOL	125.00
PALMER SERVICE CENTER	3,556.36
PRESTO-X COMPANY	163.00
PROTEX CENTRAL, INC.	896.00
REALLY GOOD STUFF INC	1,411.81
REED'S DO IT BEST	3,349.78
SOUTHERN PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT	4,848.04
SPARQ DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.	3,460.00
STEVE'S FLOORING	400.00
SYSCO	74.95
TROTTER'S WHOA & GO	1,101.04
TWIN RIVERS URGENT CARE LLC	190.00
UNION BANK & TRUST	40.00
VILLAGE OF PALMER	824.25
WELLER, EUDORA	200.00
WELLS FARGO CARD SERVICES	119.45
ZMEK PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHICS	175.00
	67,496.85

4.2. Other Funds

4.3. Board Member Claim (if any)

5. Reports

5.1. Property Tax Report

5.2. Principals’ Reports

Discussion: Mr. Morris: Math Fellowship Conf; sample Math Textbooks to review; Wayne State Honor Band; PT Confs upcoming; Palmer Wrestling Invite this weekend; Marie Ortiz/Senior Signings.

Mrs. Loeffelbein: January 29th-I Love Public Schools day; mid-year assessment half completed.

5.3. Superintendent’s Report

Discussion: Dr. Bohlken: Open House discussion; VOIP switch; budget review; strategic planning update; upcoming events.

6. Special Recognition

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to recognize Marie Ortiz for signing with Concordia to run track, outstanding para Mrs. Sullivan, and Wayne State Honor Band attendees passed with a motion by Brian Friedrichsen and a second by Ashley Wissing.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

7. Public Input and Communication

Discussion: Carmen Kunze addressed the board regarding elementary homework time.

8. Items of Business

8.1. Consider, discuss, take necessary action on Negotiated Agreement with PEA for 2020-22 (407.07)

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve the PEA 2020-2022 Negotiated Agreement passed with a motion by Ashley Wissing and a second by Daniel Hake.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.2. Consider, discuss, take necessary action on request for overnight student trip(s) (607.05)

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve the overnight student trips requested passed with a motion by Brian Friedrichsen and a second by Ashley Wissing.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.3. Consider, discuss, take necessary action to review/revise Policies 411.01, 504.19, 504.20, 504.21, 504.22, 504.23, 505.01 (205.03)

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to approve Policies 411.01, 504.19, 504.20, 504.21, 504.22, 504.23, 505.01 (205.03) with the revisions noted passed with a motion by Brian Friedrichsen and a second by Heather Shotkoski.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

9. Pending or Future Agenda Items

9.1. Principal contracts for ensuing year

9.2. Accept/approve Library Report

9.3. Accept/approve Multi-Cultural Education Report

9.4. Accept/approve Technology Profile

9.5. Americanism Committee meeting

10. Adjourn

Action(s):

Motion passed:

Motion to adjourn at 7:45 p.m. passed with a motion by Brian Friedrichsen and a second by Daniel Hake.

Todd Weller: Absent
Brian Friedrichsen: Yea
Daniel Hake: Yea
Heather Shotkoski: Yea
Ashley Wissing: Yea
Kathy Wolfe: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

January 13, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting - New

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