Meeting Agenda
1) Opening the Meeting
1)a) Call to Order
1)b) Pledge of Allegiance (Lee)
1)c) Nebraska Open Meetings Act
1)d) Publication of Meeting/Sign Acknowledgement of Receipt of Meeting Notice
1)e) Roll Call
1)f) Excuse Board Member Absensces 
2) Organization of the Board of Education (Policy 2002)
2)a) Election of Officers (1 year term for each)
2)a)i) President
2)a)ii) Vice President
2)a)iii) Secretary
2)a)iv) Treasurer
2)b) Review of Committee Assignments
3) Review of Conflict of Interest (Policy 2005) & Board Code of Ethics (Policy 2012)
4) Review Policy 2008 (Meetings) identifying newspapers of general circulation for the district including, but not necessarily limited to, the Valley Voice, the McCook Gazette, the Kearney Hub and the Omaha World-Herald
5) Designate 1st Central Bank-Arapahoe and 1st State Bank-Holbrook as depositories for school funds in accordance with Policy 3002 (Deposits)
6) Designate KSB Law as the law firm authorized to provide legal counsel to AHPS in accordance with Policy 2014 (Relationship with District Legal Counsel)
7) Welcome Visitors
8) Public Comment on Agenda Items
9) Reports
9)a) Student Council Representatives
9)b) Board Committee(s)
9)c) Board Member(s)
9)d) Elementary Principal
9)e) Secondary Principal
9)f) Superintendent
9)g) Teacher Presentations - Dale Henderson (4th Gr)
10) Discussion Item(s)
10)a) 2022-2023 Auditor Report (connect conference call - approx 7:05pm)
11) Action Item(s)
11)a) Consent Agenda, including Minutes and Financial Reports
11)b) Claims
11)c) Discuss, consider, and take action on approval of the 2022-2023 audit as presented.
   
11)d) Discuss, consider and take action on approval of the 2024-2025 AHPS District Calendar as presented.
12) Personnel
13) Public Comment - Open
14) Executive Session - Negotiations with Collective Bargaining Unit
15) Future Meetings
15)a) Finance Committee Meeting - February 12, 2024  6:30pm
15)b) Regular Board Meeting - February 12, 2024  7:00pm
16) Adjourn
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Meeting: January 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Arapahoe Public School Board Meeting Agenda
Subject:
1) Opening the Meeting
Subject:
1)a) Call to Order
Subject:
1)b) Pledge of Allegiance (Lee)
Subject:
1)c) Nebraska Open Meetings Act
Subject:
1)d) Publication of Meeting/Sign Acknowledgement of Receipt of Meeting Notice
Subject:
1)e) Roll Call
Subject:
1)f) Excuse Board Member Absensces 
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Rodney Whipple and seconded by Leigh Zodrow to excuse Nancy Schutz & Dan Warner..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
Subject:
2) Organization of the Board of Education (Policy 2002)
Subject:
2)a) Election of Officers (1 year term for each)
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Rodney Whipple and seconded by Leigh Zodrow to elect all incumbents as presented (President-Dan Warner; Vice President-Chad Carpenter; Secretary-Cassie Hilker; Treasurer-Jennifer Schroeder) for 2024..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
Subject:
2)a)i) President
Subject:
2)a)ii) Vice President
Subject:
2)a)iii) Secretary
Subject:
2)a)iv) Treasurer
Subject:
2)b) Review of Committee Assignments
Attachments:
Subject:
3) Review of Conflict of Interest (Policy 2005) & Board Code of Ethics (Policy 2012)
Attachments:
Subject:
4) Review Policy 2008 (Meetings) identifying newspapers of general circulation for the district including, but not necessarily limited to, the Valley Voice, the McCook Gazette, the Kearney Hub and the Omaha World-Herald
Attachments:
Subject:
5) Designate 1st Central Bank-Arapahoe and 1st State Bank-Holbrook as depositories for school funds in accordance with Policy 3002 (Deposits)
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Leigh Zodrow and seconded by Rodney Whipple to designate First Central Bank-Arapahoe and 1st State Bank-Holbrook as depositories for school funds in accordance with Policy 3002 (Deposits)..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
6) Designate KSB Law as the law firm authorized to provide legal counsel to AHPS in accordance with Policy 2014 (Relationship with District Legal Counsel)
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Erick Lee and seconded by Leigh Zodrow to approve KSB Law as the law firm authorized to provide legal counsel to AHPS in accordance with Policy 2014 (Relationship with District Legal Counsel)..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
7) Welcome Visitors
Subject:
8) Public Comment on Agenda Items
Attachments:
Subject:
9) Reports
Subject:
9)a) Student Council Representatives
Rationale:
Student Representatives
Subject:
9)b) Board Committee(s)
Subject:
9)c) Board Member(s)
Subject:
9)d) Elementary Principal
Attachments:
Subject:
9)e) Secondary Principal
Attachments:
Subject:
9)f) Superintendent
Attachments:
Subject:
9)g) Teacher Presentations - Dale Henderson (4th Gr)
Subject:
10) Discussion Item(s)
Subject:
10)a) 2022-2023 Auditor Report (connect conference call - approx 7:05pm)
Attachments:
Subject:
11) Action Item(s)
Subject:
11)a) Consent Agenda, including Minutes and Financial Reports
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Erick Lee and seconded by Rodney Whipple to approve the consent agenda as presented..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
11)b) Claims
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Leigh Zodrow and seconded by Erick Lee to approve the expenditures and payments totaling $453,097.54 as submitted by administration to the Board..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Abstain (With Conflict)
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
11)c) Discuss, consider, and take action on approval of the 2022-2023 audit as presented.
   
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Rodney Whipple and seconded by Leigh Zodrow to approve the 2022-2023 audit as presented..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
Subject:
11)d) Discuss, consider and take action on approval of the 2024-2025 AHPS District Calendar as presented.
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Leigh Zodrow and seconded by Rodney Whipple to approve the 2024-2025 District calendar as presented..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Erick Lee: Yea
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
Attachments:
Subject:
12) Personnel
Subject:
13) Public Comment - Open
Attachments:
Subject:
14) Executive Session - Negotiations with Collective Bargaining Unit
Subject:
15) Future Meetings
Subject:
15)a) Finance Committee Meeting - February 12, 2024  6:30pm
Subject:
15)b) Regular Board Meeting - February 12, 2024  7:00pm
Subject:
16) Adjourn
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
Motion was made by Leigh Zodrow and seconded by Chad Carpenter to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 pm..
The motion Carried.
  • Nancy Schutz: Absent
  • Dan Warner: Absent
  • Leigh Zodrow: Yea
  • Chad Carpenter: Yea
  • Rodney Whipple: Yea
  • Erick Lee: Yea

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