January 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM - Bloomfield Community Schools - Board of Education - 2025-26 Negotiated Agreement Signing
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1. Opening the Meeting
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1.a. Call to Order:
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A call to order indicates the beginning of the meeting. Welcome to the Special Meeting of the Bloomfield Community School District Board of Education. This meeting is called to order in the Ag Room, 14, 311 Benton St, Bloomfield, NE 68718
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1.b. Board Member Roll Call:
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Roll call, a fundamental process in meetings, holds crucial importance when it comes to determining the presence of a quorum. A quorum refers to the minimum number of participants required for a meeting to be considered valid and for the decisions made within it to hold weight. |
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1.c. District Mission Statement:
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Vision: Building Excellence Encouraging Success - Honesty, Community, Relationships
(This is also on our pins of Excellence.) Mission: Bloomfield Community Schools will empower students to become responsible citizens in a safe and secure educational environment CIP Goal: All students will show growth in their identified content area of need and/or maintain achievement at the 85%ile or above. |
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1.d. Nebraska Open Meetings Law:
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The Nebraska Open Meetings Act guarantees that every public body meeting shall be open to the public so that citizens may exercise their democratic privilege of attending and speaking at meetings of public bodies. A copy of the Open Meetings Act poster is next to the Promethean Board near the file cabinets. Board members and visitors are welcome to review it at any time. They may also access the poster by opening the link noted in the agenda.
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1.e. Publication of Meeting:
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As identified by the NE Open Meetings Act, a public notice announces the time, date, and place of a public meeting. The public has the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to debate(s), and watch the decision-making process. The publication of this Bloomfield Board of Education meeting met all these requirements.
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1.f. Pledge of Allegiance
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2. Approval of Agenda
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A meeting agenda helps you and your colleagues prepare for a meeting and guide yourselves through the items you need to discuss. Time spent in planning an agenda will likely save time for all meeting participants by providing a clear set of topics, objectives, and timeframes.
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3. Action Items
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An action item is a single, clearly defined task that must be done.
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3.a. 2025-26 Negotiated Agreement
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3.a.i. Negotiations Committee Final Report & Recommendations
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3.a.ii. The signing of the 2025-26 Negotiated Agreement by the Board of Education and the Bloomfield Education Association
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4. Public Comment
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The purpose of the public comment period is for members of the public to inform the governing body of their views.
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5. Closed Session
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The Board of Education may move into a closed session by a majority vote if a closed session is necessary for the protection of the public interest or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.
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6. Adjournment
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A motion to adjourn is a formal procedure that ends a meeting. If there is any unfinished business at the time of adjournment, it is typically carried over to the next meeting. Prior to the motion to adjourn, the chair should be sure that no important matters have gone unnoticed.
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