December 18, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. 2017 DISTRICT MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND BELIEFS
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Mission: The mission of Cozad Community Schools is to prepare students to be lifelong learners and productive, responsible citizens by providing a quality education in cooperation with family and community. Values - Guiding Principles Respect - Trust, appreciate, celebrate, value, act with urgency Integrity - Do the right thing, deliver highest quality instruction and practice full accountability Teamwork - Teamwork at all levels districtwide, recognize and celebrate, have fun and enjoy Innovation - Positive attitude, open to new ideas Courage - Embrace change and take calculated risk, encourage others, communicate directly with respect |
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2. BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M.
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2.1. Call to Order, Roll Call
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2.2. Nebraska Open Meeting Law, Publication of Meeting
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This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted on the N.E. wall of the meeting room. Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Tri-City Tribune and posted on the Cozad Community Schools website and at the District Office. Notice of this meeting was also given in advance to all members of the Board of Education. |
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2.3. Excused/Unexcused Board Member Absence
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2.4. Approval of Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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The Board of Education invites you to offer comments during the public comments portion of the agenda. This is the portion of the meeting when members of the public may speak to the board about matters of public concern. When you have been recognized, please stand and state your name and come forward to the front of the board table. The board will generally allow a total of 20 minutes for the presentation of all public comments. Individuals may speak only one time, and must limit comments to around 5 minutes. If there are more than 4 individuals who wish to address the board, the 20 minutes will be divided equally between the number of speakers. These time limits may be changed by a majority vote of the board members in attendance to extend the time for a specific item or speaker. For additional instructions on public participation, brochures are provided for you to view. A copy of Policy 2009 Public Participation at Board Meetings is available upon request.
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4. PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
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4.1. Dave Evertson Report
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4.2. William Beckenhauer Report
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4.3. Jordan Cudney Report
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4.4. Brian Regelin Report
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4.5. Dale Henderson Report
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4.6. Jill Beckenhauer Report
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5. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
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6.1. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
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Minutes from the November 8th, 2017, Board of Education Retreat at 6:00 PM. Minutes from the November 13, 2017, Board of Education Regular Meeting at 12:00 PM.
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6.2. Congratulations, Condolences, Correspondences
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Condolences to William Bilslend and family on the death of Will's father, LeRoy Bilslend. Condolences to Kiley Wrage and family on the death of Kiley's father-in-law. Condolences to Torrey Kloppenborg and family on the death of Torrey's father, Junior Ervin Kloppenborg. Condolences to Vickie Gilbert and family on the death of Vickie's father. Condolences to Tina Schmidt and family on the death of Tina's father, Albert Wise. Thoughts for Marge Finnell after her surgery for a safe and speedy recovery. Thoughts for Thomas Bond after his surgery for a safe and speedy recovery. Congratulations to Robin Larsen on the birth of her granddaughter, MacKenziee Jo, born to Courtonie and Chris Allbright. |
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6.3. Classified Resignations
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Donna Brown, Elementary Library Para-Professional, effective December 1, 2017.
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6.4. Classified Hires
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Alexa Chrisinger, English Language Learner Para-Professional. Ashley Mohler, Library Para-Professional. Kaitlyn Gehle, Reading Para-Professional. |
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6.5. Salary Advancement Applications
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Erica Wieseler, Northern State University, School Music Administration, 3 credit hours, and General Music Pedagogy, 3 credit hours. Ashley Simpson, Doane University, Methods of Teaching Mild/Moderate SPED, 3 credit hours, and Integrating Technology in the Classroom, 3 credit hours. Gavin Skiles, Wayne State College, International Business, 3 credit hours. |
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6.6. Approval of Local Substitutes
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Approval of the Local Substitute license for Korlynn Applegate. |
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6.7. Standing Reports
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6.7.1. Bond Fund Taxes Report
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6.7.2. Building Fund Taxes Report
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6.7.3. General Fund Taxes Report
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6.7.4. Sub Reports
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6.7.5. Nutrition Services SNP Claim for Reimbursement Summary
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6.7.6. Bus Route Averages
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7. ACTION ITEMS
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7.1. Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the Approval of Resignation of Certificated Staff
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Action on Policies 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3022
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3.1. Policy 3017
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Policy 3017: Press Releases, no changes made- adopting KSB policy
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7.3.2. Policy 3018
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Policy 3018: Denying Access to School Premises or Activities, adopting KSB policy-replacing current policy 1205.
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7.3.3. Policy 3019
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Policy 3019: Sale or Disposal of School Property, keeping our current policy 3090- renumbering to match KSB
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7.3.4. Policy 3020
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Policy 3020: Copyright Compliance, adopting KSB policy- replacing current policy 6162.
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7.3.5. Policy 3022
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Policy 3022: Volunteers, no changes made- adopting KSB policy
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7.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action on the Financial Reports and Claims
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4.1. District Treasurer's Report
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7.4.2. District Financial Report
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7.4.3. Check Journal General Fund
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AP: $138,919.76 Payroll: $802,587.00 TOTAL: $941,506.76 |
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7.4.4. Check Journal Lunch Fund
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Opaa! Food Management $49,706.16 - Food service AP: $49,727.41 Payroll: $1,946.98 TOTAL: $51,674.39 |
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7.4.5. Activities Financial Report
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7.4.6. Activities Check Journal
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8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
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8.1. February Board Meeting
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Discussion to reschedule the February 19th Regular Board Meeting. Suggested dates and times: February 12th at noon or 7:00 PM February 14th at noon |
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8.2. Next Board Retreat
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Please be thinking of possible dates for a Board Retreat in February or March. Possibly a Wednesday? |
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8.3. OpenSky Donation
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OpenSky is a group that advocates for schools by debating the Nebraska budget, tax and school finance.
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8.4. Update on HVAC/Locker Room
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8.5. Roof Inspection
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8.6. Executive Session - Negotiations
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.7. Closed Session- Superintendent Evaluation
Rationale:
Board members were provided with an evaluation tool during the November regular board meeting to complete their individual evaluation of the Superintendent. These individual evaluations were compiled for the final evaluation to be presented to the Superintendent. The Superintendent job description was attached for guidance during the evaluation process.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.8. Open Session - Discussion of Superintendent Evaluation
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Delivery of Superintendent evaluation. |
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9. AGENDA SETTING AND FUTURE MEETINGS
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Upcoming Dates: January 15, 2017, 7:00 PM Board of Education Regular Meeting January 21 and 22, Legislative Issue and Budget and Finance Workshop - Attendees?
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10. ADJOURNMENT
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* Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Law. **Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board. Please arrive at the beginning of the meeting. ***Action Item: The board reserves the right to take action on any item on the board agenda.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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