December 19, 2016 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Signature of Notification

2. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Welcome Visitors

2.1. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law

2.2. Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Courier on December 15th, 2016.

3. Excuse Absent Board Members

4. Consent Agenda

4.1. Approval of Agenda/Amendment of Agenda Items

4.2. Minutes From Previous Board Meeting

4.3. Approval of Claims/Bills

4.4. First Reading of Board Policies

4.4.i. 410.1 Certificated Employee Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Leave

4.4.ii. 410.2 Certificated Employee Personal Illness Leave

4.4.iii. 410.3 Certificated Employee Family and Medical Leave

4.4.iv. 410.4 Certificated Employee Bereavement Leave

4.4.v. 410.5 Certificated Employee Political Leave

4.4.vi. 410.6 Certificated Employee Jury Duty Leave

4.4.vii. 410.7 Certificated Employee Military Service Leave

4.4.viii. 410.8 Certificated Employee Unpaid Leave

4.4.ix. 410.9 Sick Leave Bank

4.4.x. 411.1 Substitute Teachers

4.4.xi. 411.1R1 Substitute Teachers Rate of Pay

4.4.xii. 411.2 Summer School Certificated Employees

4.4.xiii. 411.3 Attendance Officer

4.4.xiv. 411.4 Education Aide

4.5. Second Reading of Board Policies

4.5.i. 407.1 Certificated Employee Salary Schedule

4.5.ii. 407.2 Certificated Employee Salary Schedule Advancement

4.5.iii. 407.3 Certificated Employee Continued Education Credit

4.5.iv. 407.4 Certificated Employee Compensation for Extra Duty

4.5.v. 407.5 Certificated Employee Workers' Compensation

4.5.vi. 407.6 Certificated Employee Tax Shelter Programs

4.5.vii. 407.7 Negotiations

4.5.viii. 408.1 Certificated Employee Resignation

4.5.ix. 408.2 Certificated Employee Contract Release

4.5.x. 408.3 Certificated Employee Retirement

4.5.xi. 408.4 Certificated Employee Suspension

4.5.xii. 408.5 Employee Reduction in Force

4.6. Personnel Items

4.6.i. Contract Approvals

4.6.ii. Resignations

4.7. Approve the Gering Courier as the newspaper of record for 2017.

5. Patron Comments

6. Reports and Discussions

6.1. Building Report from Gering Junior High School

6.2. Curriculum Committee Report

6.3. Facilities Committee Report

6.4. Business Committee Report

6.4.i. Trial Balance Summary

6.4.ii. Fund Balances

6.4.iii. Schedule of Investments

6.4.iv. Financial Statements

6.5. Superintendent's Report

7. Action Items

7.1. Approval of the purchase of K-12 mathematics curriculum materials for the 2017-2018 school year.

7.2. Approve the formation of an activities COOP for the sport of soccer with Minatare Public Schools.

8. Tentative Committee and Meeting Dates

9. Recognition of outgoing school board members Dr. Jerry Upp and Alan Doll.

10. Board Comments

11. Executive Session

12. Adjourn