December 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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A. Call to Order
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A.1. Meeting is governed by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act as posted.
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A.2. The ESU 13 Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of the agenda.
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A.3. The ESU 13 Board reserves the right to convene an executive session in accordance with § 84-1410.
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B. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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C. Approval of Agenda
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C.1. Consent Action Items
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C.1.a. Minutes of meeting (November regular meeting)
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C.1.b. Treasurer’s Report
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C.1.c. Fund Balance
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C.1.d. Budget Report
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C.1.e. Claims for Disbursement
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C.1.f. Amendment to Article 5, Section 3 - Communicable and Infectious Diseases - Final Reading
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D. Calendar
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E. Public Forum:
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Time limit for each person is three (3) minutes; no response or action taken by the Board.
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F. Reports
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F.1. Proposal for Meridian Playground Upgrade
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Jessica Broderick will be sharing a proposal to upgrade the Meridian playground.
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F.2. State Education Conference - November 20-22, 2024 (Diemoz, Kinsey)
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F.3. AESA Annual Conference - Orlando, FL - December 4-6, 2024 (Coon, Jones, Marsh, Marx, Richards, Sinner, Winchester)
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F.4. Head Start Director's Report, Policy Council, and Financial Reports
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F.5. Administrator's Report
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F.5.a. AESA Presentation
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F.5.b. Legislative Update
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F.5.c. Panhandle Beginnings Funding
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F.5.d. Administrator's Professional Development
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Attended:
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F.5.e. ESU 13 Christmas Potluck
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ESU 13 will be having a Christmas potluck for the staff on Friday, December 20th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
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F.6. Board Committee Reports
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The Finance Committee met prior to this meeting to review the ESU 13 2023-2024 Audit.
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F.7. Board Member Comments
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F.7.a. Videoconference Board meetings for January, February, and March
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F.7.b. Board Committee Member Preference
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G. Business
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G.1. Proposed Amendment to Board Policy Article 3, Section 4 (Funds Management) - First Reading
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Mid-Year 2024 policy update from Justin Knight of Perry Law Firm. Recently, NDE notified schools about updates to federal guidance and regulations. These changes require updates to ESU 13 Board policy. The Policy/Legislative Committee has reviewed Article 3, Section 4 and recommends that the amendment be adopted as presented and waive the second reading.
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G.2. ESU 13 Financial Audit for 2023-2024
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Dana F. Cole & Company has completed the audit of financial statements ending August 31, 2024. The Finance Committee met with auditors from the company prior to this meeting to discuss the results.
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G.3. Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant Program
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ESU 13 has been selected to receive the FY 2024 Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant administered by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) in the amount of $973,345.
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G.4. Executive Session for Administrator Evaluation
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Section 15 of the Administrator's Contract states the Board shall evaluate the Administrator as provided in Board policy, which requires a formal appraisal of the job performance of the administrator of ESU #13 be conducted annually on or before the February Board meeting. The Board will move into executive session for the purpose of the Administrator's evaluation.
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H. Adjournment
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