November 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call
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2. Notice of Open Meeting Act—Posted
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3. Motion to excuse absent board members
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4. Approval of the agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.1. Hold for discussion and for possible action approval of the following items:
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5.1.1. Minutes of prior meeting(s)
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5.1.2. Treasurer’s report
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5.1.3. Receipts
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5.1.4. Expenditures
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5.1.5. Claims for payment
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6. Public Forum: Recognition of visitors, delegations, and reading of communications.
Discussion:
VoAg teacher and FFA advisor Amanda Struble presented on our Agricultural Education program at FPS.
Rick Kubicek requested that the school building be accessible to community members as much as possible.
Shelly Bresson also commented on public use of the facility. Her exercise group enjoys using the building early mornings.
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7. Reports
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7.1. Negotiations
Discussion:
Expectations were discussed. The negotiated contract will begin with the 2016-17 school year.
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7.2. Administration
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7.2.1. Elementary Principal
Discussion:
Working on lockdown procedures and drill. Veterans Day program will be held Wednesday, November 11. Elementary Pep Rally was held on October 22. The elementary is holding a canned food drive this month. Next year's Preschool/Half-Day Kindergarten were discussed. Mrs. Dickinson is looking at a new Reading program for 2016-17.
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7.2.2. Secondary Principal
Discussion:
Winter sports practice begins next Monday. Teacher evaluations will begin this month. Mr. Dempsey is also working on lockdown procedures. Students grades 7-12 were instructed on AED procedures by the Friend Fire Department. Secondary teachers are working on identifying students who need additional help in reading in preparation for NeSA testing.
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7.2.3. Superintendent
Discussion:
State Education Conference is next week in LaVista. Mr. Kraus contacted Hawkeye Vision to obtain a quote on a key fob entry system. Goal Setting meeting is this Thursday at 7:00pm. BCBS insurance rates for 2016-17 were published last week. Mr. Kraus is working on the 2016-17 school calendar. Title I Accountability plan has been submitted. He attended a Tri-State SPED conference last week in Omaha.
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8. Action Items
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8.1. School Calendar change
Recommended Motion(s):
The school calendar will be changed to not have school on Dec. 21st and make May 19th a full day with May 20th being a half day for students and full day for staff Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Discussion Items
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9.1. Hold for discussion an administrative presentation of the 2015 NeSA results.
Discussion:
History on our NeSA/AYP scores was presented. New interventions and programs are being investigated in order to improve our NeSA scores.
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9.2. Facility Use
Discussion:
Mr. Kraus presented our current facility use policy, and his discussions with other area superintendents. He asked for input from other board members.
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9.3. School storage building
Discussion:
Meeting will be held Thursday at 6:00pm with city officials to discuss moving forward with building construction.
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9.4. Crossroads Conference
Discussion:
Mr. Kraus has had discussions with Crossroads superintendents on the possibilities of rejoining the conference. Decreasing travel times to games is a main concern. The board instructed Mr. Kraus to proceed.
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9.5. Superintendent Evaluation
Discussion:
Rich Dickinson asked that the evaluations be returned to him by December 4.
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10. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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