December 9, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in this room.
Mrs. Kari Loseke, Board President, will call the Board of Education Regular meeting to order. |
2. Roll Call
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The Board Secretary will conduct roll call attendance. |
3. Pledge of Allegiance
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Mr. Flynn, Science Teacher at Otte Blair Middle School, will introduce students from his Environmental Science class who will lead the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance.
In addition, the students will share a Google Expedition with the Board. ESU#3 will be coming to assist with this. The Board member will get to experience the Sustainability VR Tour with Expedition Goggles. |
4. Approval of Emergency Additions to the Agenda
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5. Call for Removal of Consent Agenda Items
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6. Approval of the Consent Agenda
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6.1. Waiver of reading minutes from previous meeting
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6.2. Acceptance of minutes of the previous meeting as published
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6.3. Receipt of Communications
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6.4. Treasurer's Report
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6.5. Audit of Claims
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7. Business
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7.1. Items removed from Consent Agenda
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7.2. Recognitions
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7.2.1. CF Industries Grant Recipients
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Trent Bourgeois, Superintendent of CF Industries Blair Terminal, will be present to award mini grants totaling $3,059 to the following teachers:
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7.3. Acceptance of Gifts
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7.3.1. Spot Vision Camera
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Mrs. Holly Mackie, School Nurse, has written and received a Blair Area Community Foundation (BACF) Grant. The BACF awarded Blair Community Schools a donation in the amount of $3,000 to be designated towards the purchase of a Spot Vision Screener. The screener would assist the nurse's in efficiently screening students and be able to screen for more eye conditions than the traditional vision eye charts. We would like to thank them for their generous donation and we appreciate their support and commitment to Blair Community Schools.
Mrs. Mackie has written and been awarded grants from Washington County Bank, Memorial Community Hospital and Cargill to assist with the purchase of the Spot Vision Screener. The cost of the screener is $7,500 and with the approval of this grant brings the total raised to $5,600. |
7.3.2. Cornhusker Motor Club Foundation Education Grant
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Mrs. Tracy Bye, District Media Specialist, has written and received a Cornhusker Motor Club Foundation Education Grant. The foundation awarded Mrs. Bye a donation in the amount of $2,000 to be designated toward the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Program. We would like to thank them for their generous donation and we appreciate their support and commitment to Blair Community Schools.
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7.4. Consideration of Communications
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7.5. Comments From The Public
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This is the portion of the meeting when members of the public may address the board about matters of public concern.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK:
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7.6. Committee Reports
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7.6.1. Policy Committee
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The Policy Committee met on Monday, November 25, 2019. Meeting minutes are attached.
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7.6.2. Curriculum Committee
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The Curriculum Committee did not meet this month. |
7.6.3. BG&T Committee
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The Buildings, Grounds, and Transportation Committee met on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Meeting minutes are attached.
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7.6.4. Finance Committee
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The Finance Committee met on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Meeting minutes are attached.
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7.7. Approval of New Teachers
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Approval of a contract with Mr. Darren Harsin for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, which shall begin on January 3, 2020, as a Social Studies Teacher at Blair High School
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7.8. Acceptance of Resignations
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Ashley Miskowiec, Deerfield Primary Kindergarten Teacher, has submitted a letter of resignation effective upon the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year.
Steihl Reeves, High School Social Studies Teacher, has submitted a letter of resignation effective on December 11, 2019. |
7.9. Informational Items
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Board Report Attached
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7.10. Closed Session
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The Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions. Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual. Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to: (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice.
The Board will go into Closed Session for the protection of public interest on the discussion of collective bargaining. |
7.11. Items From Closed Session
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8. Adjournment
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