October 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

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 West wall of the meeting room.

Notice of this meeting was given in advance by publication in the Cozad Local and posted on the Cozad Community Schools website and at the District Office, Cozad Post Office and Wilson Public Library.  Notice of this meeting was also given in advance to all members of the Board of Education. The order of agenda items may be changed when deemed necessary.

The board may choose to enter closed (executive) session to discuss any matter for which closed (executive) session is lawful and appropriate.

Rationale: 

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 address 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.

 

 

Rationale:  1. Fall Activities Update
a. Football
i. HS FB
1. Varsity is currently 3-4. They will close out their regular
season playing Holdrege and Minden.

ii. MS FB
1. The 7th & 8th grade football teams finished their season
last week vs Gothenburg. Both teams had a successful
campaign.
iii. Upcoming
1. Var FB vs Holdrege (10.14) / Var FB vs Minden (10.21 -
Senior Night)

b. Volleyball
i. HS VB
1. Varsity is currently 5-18. Their final home game will be vs
Elm Creek.

ii. MS VB
1. The 7th & 8th grade volleyball teams finished their
season last week vs Lexington. Both teams continued to
improve on a week to week basis.

iii. Upcoming
1. Var @ Valentine Invite (10.15) / 9th-10th, JV & Var vs Elm
Creek (10.17 - Senior Night) / SWC Invite @ Ogallala (10.21)

c. Softball
i. The softball team ended their season battling tough against
Gothenburg in the C-9 Sub-District. Their final record was
16-13.
ii. Upcoming
1. N/A
d. Girls Golf
i. Girls golf hosted four home events over the course of their
season. They worked hard every day to get better. The team’s
season came to an end at districts in Cambridge.

ii. Upcoming
1. N/A
e. Cross Country
i. The cross country team is preparing for the upcoming district
meet in Ogallala. There’s some excitement on wanting to
punch their ticket to state.
ii. MS XC
1. The middle school team finished their season at the SWC
Invite in Minden. Several individual runners had
continued success throughout the season by placing in
a lot of invites.

iii. Upcoming
1. @ C-5 District Invite in Ogallala (10.13) / State (10.21)

f. One-Act
i. The One-Act cast & crew are continuing to prepare for their
upcoming season. We look forward to another great season.
ii. Upcoming
1. @ Loup City Festival (11.5)

g. Other
i. Believers and Achievers - Local Winners
1. Congratulations to Mallory Applegate, Karyn Burkholder
and Megan Dyer

ii. Congratulations to Megan Dyer and Bryson Bussinger who
recently signed to compete at the next level in their respective
sports. Megan will be attending Hastings College to
participate in Women’s Basketball. Bryson will be attending
Concordia University to participate in Men’s Wrestling.
iii. Upcoming Senior Night for various activities (10.21.22)
1. @ Home Football Game = Football, Girls Golf, Cross
Country, Cheer)

Rationale: 

• Hannah Gilg, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Improving Math Instruction, 3 hrs
• Taressa Poppert, Wayne State College, Letrs-Volume 1, 3 hrs
• Sydney Widick, Western Governors University, The Reflective Practitioner, 3 hrs
• Sydney Widick, Western Governors University, Designing Curriculum & Instruction I, 3 hrs
• Karsyn Bell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Autism Methods, 3 hrs

Rationale:  Due November 15

Approx. $11,062.50

Rationale:  KSB approved

Rationale:  November, 14, 2022, Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7pm
December 12, 2022, Board of Education Regular Meeting, 7pm

Rationale: 

* 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.