May 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  President Meeske called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.

Discussion:  No public comment.

Discussion:  Mr. Hauxwell went over the events in the remaining two weeks of school including the 6-12th grade band & vocal concert, 9-12 academic awards, end of the year show choir concert, district track at Mitchell, state track in Omaha, and district golf in Valentine. Coaches are working on lining up summer camps and conditioning. He is working with Mr. Lambert to fill open coaching positions and they have some interviews lined up. He mentioned the damage to the track during the bad windstorms and noted that Dallas Baney and Doug Reinke were able to repair before the JH track meet and the SPVA conference track meets. This summer Unitech will finish the shorthorn and longhorn gyms in July and SCORE camp will be at Chase County Schools from June 20-24th.  He ended by thanking the staff for all their help to successfully run the JH and HS SPVA track meets on the same day.

Discussion:  Mrs. Odens began by thanking the board and PTO for providing food for the staff during Teacher appreciation week. On May 12th she and a few other teachers are taking around 40 K-6 students to the bowling alley to celebrate meeting their grade level reading goal. Kindergarten graduation will be in the afternoon on May 13th and the parade of graduates through the hallways will be that morning. On May 17th there will be a 5-8th grade awards ceremony and the K-4 field day will take place on May 18th.

Mr. Sorenson started by thanking Sandy O'Neil for all her work on taking on the role of director of the district music contest. The day ran smoothly with the help of all the staff. He also thanked Troy Hauxwell for all his work to put together a successful SPVA conference meet for the junior high and high school. He noted that graduation is on May 14th at 4:30 pm. He said the diversion program will continue until May 18th and some positive things have come from the program. He ended by mentioning all the upcoming dates for driver's education.

Discussion:  Mr. Lambert started by noting the academic gains seen after state testing for grades 3-8 including a 10% increase in Math and a 9% increase in ELA. He updated the senior spotlight section on the website and contacted some local businesses to let them know about graduating seniors going into their field. He attended the 4th grade wax museum and said the students did a great job. Teammates held their end of year celebration and recognized all the graduating seniors. He met with student that is looking at starting an entrepreneurial club for his SAE project to help students grow their businesses. Over 40 students attended kindergarten roundup with a potential of over 50 new kindergarten students. He met with teachers and a small committee to go over the two proposals for the school lunch program and would give his recommendation to the board later in the meeting. He also congratulated Mrs. Bauerle and her students on a great spring play. He informed them that the hallway carpet was ordered and that he submitted a grant through the Emergency Connectivity Fund that could be used to purchase chromebooks for the 5-8th graders. He ended by going over the cash balances in the different funds.

Discussion:  No board committee reports.

Discussion:  President Meeske adjourned the meeting at 8:25 pm.