January 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Scottsbluff Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Opening Procedures

1.a. Call to Order by Dr. Andrew Dick, Superintendent

1.b. Roll Call

1.c. Excuse Absent Member(s)

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Open Meetings Law

4. Annual Reorganizational Meeting

4.a. Election of Officers

4.a.1. President

4.a.2. New President Presiding - Elections Continue

4.a.3. Vice President

4.a.4. Treasurer

4.a.5. Secretary

4.b. Approval of Committees, Positions, & Delegations

4.b.1. Consider, discuss, and take action to elect Secretary to the Board of Education

4.b.2. Consider, discuss, and take action to select legal counsel

4.b.3. Consider, discuss, and take action to elect Committees and Special Appointments as determined by the Board of Education

4.b.3.A. Curriculum and Instruction/Americanism Committee (Facilitator: Mike Mason)

Current Members: Beth Merrigan, Scott Reisig, Paul Snyder

4.b.3.B. Facility Committee (Facilitator: Marianne Carlson)

Current Members: Mark Lang, Rob Polk, Scott Reisig

4.b.3.C. Finance Committee (Facilitator: Marianne Carlson)

Current Members: Beth Merrigan, Paul Snyder, Tory Schwartz

4.b.3.D. Student Services Committee (Facilitator: Dr. Wendy Kemling)

Current Members: Rob Polk, Tory Schwartz, Paul Snyder

4.b.3.E. Classified Salaried Representative

Current Appointee: Mark Lang

4.b.3.F. SBPS Foundation Representative

Current Appointee: Tory Schwartz

4.b.4. Consider, discuss, and take action to select Depository Bank(s)

4.b.4.A. Platte Valley Bank

4.b.4.B. Riverstone Bank

4.b.4.C. First National Bank

4.b.4.D. Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund

4.c. Consent Appointments and Designations

4.c.1. Auditor: Dana F. Cole & Company

4.c.2. Title IX Coordinator: Dr. Wendy Kemling

4.c.3. School Physician: Regional West Physicians Clinic

4.c.4. Federal Authorized Representative: Dr. Andrew Dick

4.d. Approval of current Board policies and regulations

4.e. Dissemination to each Board member of Conflict of Interest Statutes

5. Consent Agenda

5.a. Adopt Agenda

5.b. Approval of Certified Staff Retirement

5.b.1. Angie Shaw, 1st Grade, Longfellow

5.c. Approve Minutes as follows:

5.c.1. December 11, 2023 - Regular Board Meeting

5.c.2. December 21, 2023 - Special Board Meeting

6. Expenditures

6.a. Expenditures without Douglas, Kelly, Ostdiek, Snyder, Ossian and Vogl, P.C and Tory Schwartz.: $2,891,296.01

6.b. Douglas, Kelly, Ostdiek, Snyder, Ossian and Vogl, P.C. Expenditures: $215.00

6.c. Tory Schwartz Expenditures: $140.00

7. Public Comment - a total of 60 minutes will be allotted (no more than 4 minutes per speaker).

8. Update

8.a. Bluffs Middle School

9. New Business

9.a. Approval of the District's Asbestos Designee

9.b. Bridges Mathematics Third Edition Upgrade

9.c. Tuition for Non-Resident Students

9.d. QCPUF Resolution

10. Reports and Proposals

10.a. Board Members

10.b. Board Committee Reports

10.b.1. Curriculum and Instruction/Americanism Committee: Next Meeting - January 19, 2024 @ 11:30 AM

10.b.2. Facility Committee: Next Meeting - February 6, 2024 @ 12:00 PM

10.b.3. Finance Committee: Next Meeting - February 5, 2024 @ 11:30 AM

10.b.4. Student Services Committee: Next Meeting - January 11, 2024 @ 11:30 AM

10.c. From the Administrative Staff

10.c.1. Executive Director of Finance

10.c.2. Executive Director of Student Services

10.c.3. Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction

10.c.4. Superintendent

11. Future Meetings and Dates to Remember

11.a. January 9, 2024 - 2nd Semester Begins

11.b. January 26, 2024 - PD Day - No School for Students

11.c. February 12, 2024 - Board of Education Regular Meeting

12. Adjournment