October 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Notice of this meeting was posted at the Jeffrey Elementary School, Osceola Middle School/High School, Pinnacle Bank of Osceola, and the Osceola Post Office on October 10, 2024. This notice was also published in The Polk County News on the same date. A copy of the agenda items is tentative and may be changed by the Board if necessary.

Discussion:  Due to the absences of President Michael Neujahr and Vice President Anthony Mest because of harvest, Treasurer Daisy Naber called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 PM and informed those in attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room, then directed the public to its location.

Discussion:  Also present were Superintendent Jason Lavaley, Principal Evan Feezell, Principal Brett Webster, Activities Director Jason Zelasney, Head of Maintenance Jesse Pliefke, and Debra Berry.

Discussion:  One patron came to observe the board meeting.

Discussion:  Head of Maintenance Jesse Pliefke gave his written and oral report about: the ticket booth, weather permitting, will be removed this winter; the shot put area may get concrete this fall; possibly getting attachments, a snow bucket or a blade for the tractor/skid steer for snow removal; a wide area vacuum was purchased to cut down maintenance time in cleaning; a speed scrubber was purchased to help maintain the bleachers; exit lights are being replaced; a 14-passenger microbus was purchased which will need some repairs and inspections before going into service; and Dylan Kaup has started working on his CDL to drive bus.

 

 

 

 

 

-Dylan Kaup has just started working on his CDL so I am helping him achieve that

 

 

Discussion:  Activities Director Jason Zelasney gave his written and oral report about: Football has a 2-5 record for the season with the final regular season game on Friday, October 11th at NE Christian; Volleyball's record is 14-10, which puts the team at the 7 seed in the CRC Tournament; the Slammers ended their season with a record of 17-15; the Slammers set the school record for most homeruns in a season; the end of the softball season completes the careers of Savanna and Charissa Boden for the Slammers with Savanna being a four-year letter winner; One Act has started practice with their first competition on November 9th at Cross County; and MS Volleyball went undefeated in the conference regular season and will now play for the CRC JH Championship at 9:30 AM, October 19th at the York Auditorium.

Discussion: 

Elementary Principal Brett Webster gave his oral and written report about: Fire Prevention Week was last week allowing the students to go to the Fire Hall and learn about fire safety; "Books Are Fun" is taking place this week; on October 2nd an assembly was held to recognize MAP testing incentives, HAL students, Students of the Month, PAW winners, and reading goals met by both individual and class; plaques will start going back up for the Academic Wall of Fame; Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on October 16th and 17th; Mrs. Zelasney and Mrs Prososki are creating a HAL program in the Elementary; Red Ribbon Week is scheduled for next week; the Assessment Road Show presented by NDE was October 8th; and the Principal Cluster is scheduled for October 22nd at the ESU discussing testing.

 

 

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Middle/High School Principal Evan Feezell gave his written and oral report about: MAPS and Fastbridge Testing is completed; SAEBERS is taking place currently; meeting about students' needs every in-service; weekly check-ins with students and teachers; implementing "Student of the Month" and "Teacher of the Month"; end of the 1st quarter is October 18th; and changing the process of leaving for lunch.

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Superintendent Jason Lavaley gave his written and oral report about: working on putting down the base layer of dirt for the discus/shot put area; speakers for the football and track fields are on backorder; the door for the Preschool will be replaced on October 18th; possibly looking into a digital option for the newsletter because of costs; the State Education Conference is scheduled for November 20th - 22nd; legislation updates; NASB updates; and the Superintendent's calendar.

Discussion:  There were no board reports.

Discussion:  Superintendent Jason Lavaley's evaluation will be next month.