January 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
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Procedural Item
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2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to new board members taking their oath of office
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Action Item
Rationale:
New board members are to be sworn in, as per board policy 2004 - Oath of Office.
They should sign the oath of office and that signed oath of office will be filed with the school.
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3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the Annual Board Member Photo - Mrs. Paige Havranek
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Action Item
Rationale:
The board of education takes a picture annually for use by Mrs. Havranek and for use by the school for publicity purposes (webpage, newspaper, etc.).
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4. Excuse Absent Board Members
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to excuse absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5. The Pledge of Allegiance
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6. Recitation of School Mission Statement: Preparing Students Today to Succeed Tomorrow: Family-Community-School
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7. Recitation of Board Mission Statement: Providing collaborative leadership to prepare students today to succeed tomorrow.
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8. Approval of Agenda
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.1. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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Procedural Item
Rationale:
Members of the Public, This is the portion of the board meeting when we invite anyone in attendance to address the board of education. If you would like to speak to the board regarding any of the items on tonight's agenda or a public concern, now is your opportunity to do so. Please review the orange sheet (found on the visitors' chairs) of paper that contains the guidelines for public participation. If you wish to speak to the board at this time, please let me know. "Would anyone like to address the board at this time?"
AFTER THE PERSON(S) INDICATE(S) THEY WISH TO SPEAK 1. Please stand and state your name? 2. What topic will you be speaking on? 3. Are there others in the room who wish to speak to the same topic? (If so, ask that they be recognized so that 30 minutes of time for public comment can be apportioned as per the policy-5 minutes per person). 4. Optional-"Please understand that public comment is your opportunity to speak to the board and present your concerns, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and observations. Members of the board are happy to hear from members of the public, but the board will not engage in conversation or dialogue with you during public comment." 4. "You'll have approximately 5 minutes to address the board, as we allow 5 minutes per person and a total of 30 minutes for public comment. You may begin when you are ready?"
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9. Financial Report
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Information Item
Rationale:
1. Review monthly bills using the EMeetings Software.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the financial report Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10. Reorganization of the Ravenna School Board
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Action Item
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As per board policy, the Ravenna School Board reorganizes itself annually at the regular January Board Meeting. |
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10.1. Review of Conflict of Interest Policy, Conflict of Interest Statutes, & Board Code of Ethics
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Action Item
Rationale:
The Nebraska State Laws regarding conflict of interest and the corresponding forms are available to all board members at: <http://www.nadc.nebraska.gov/e/>. Any board member with a potential conflict should fill out a conflict of interest form and file it with the superintendent. A copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy and a copy of the Board Code of Ethics is also attached to this agenda item for review by each board member.
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10.2. Annual Review of Ravenna Board of Education Policy on Complaints, Policy 2006
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Action Item
Rationale:
The school district's attorney recommends that the board review its policy on complaints annually. Policy 2006 "Complaint Procedure" is attached for review by the Ravenna Board of Education.
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10.3. Election of Officers
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10.3.1. President
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as president Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.3.2. Vice-President
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as vice-president Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.3.3. Secretary
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as board secretary Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.4. Appointments
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10.4.1. Treasurer
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Hilary Bolling as Treasurer for the Ravenna Public School Board Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.4.2. Authorized Representatives for Federal & State Programs
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Action Item
Rationale:
The board needs to appoint an official representative for all of its state and federal programs. The superintendent requests that he be named as the representative for these programs.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder (Superintendent) as School District's Representative for all State and Federal Programs Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.4.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.4.4. Bus Mechanic for Bus Inspections
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Action Item
Rationale:
The board is required to appoint the bus mechanic(s) that do the regular inspections of the fleet vehicles. The mechanics currently working on the buses and completing the inspections are: Ravenna Coop, Complete Auto, Holiday Express Bus/Nebraska Bus & Coach, MC Auto, & Todd VanWinkle.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ravenna Coop, Complete Auto, Holiday Express Bus/Nebraska Bus & Coach, MC Auto, & Todd VanWinkle as mechanics to perform all vehicle inspections Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.5. Name Fund Depository For Ravenna Public Schools
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Town & Country Bank as Fund depository for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.6. Designate Legal Newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to designate "The Ravenna News," "The Kearney Hub," and "The Omaha-World Herald" as the legal newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.7. Designate Method for Publicizing Meetings of the Ravenna Board of Education
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Action Item
Rationale:
The Ravenna Board of Education needs to decide how they will publicize their meetings and record that method in their minutes. It is the recommendation of the administration to publicize the meetings in the manner described in Board Policy 2008, which reads, "Notice of regular and special meetings shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation with the district including, but not limited to The Ravenna News, The Kearney Hub, & Omaha World-Herald. Such notice shall contain a statement that the agenda shall be readily available for public inspection at the administration office of the school during the normal business hours. In addition, the superintendent is authorized, but not required, to publish the notice of any meeting on the school district’s website, posting in three prominent places within the school district, or by any other appropriate method designated by the board. " A copy of Board Policy 2008, which was revised on September 11, 2023, is attached to this agenda item.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to publicize meeting of the Ravenna Board of Education in accordance with Board Policy 2008 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.8. Designate Legal Counsel for Ravenna Public Schools
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to designate KSB Law Firm or Perry Law Firm as legal counsel for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9. Appoint Standing Committees
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Action Item
Rationale:
The board needs to appoint standing committee members for the upcoming school year. The suggested appointments are attached to this agenda item for the board's review and approval. They may adjust these committee assignments in any manner they see fit.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint standing committees of the board for 2025 as recommended by Superintendent Schroeder Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9.1. American Civics
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Fiddelke, Bock, Miigerl serve as representatives on the American Civics Committee for the 2025 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9.2. Policy
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Fiddelke, Bock, Miigerl serve as representatives on the Policy Committee for the 2025 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9.3. Negotiations
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the negotiations committee for the 2025 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9.4. Building & Grounds
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the building and grounds committee for the 2025 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9.5. Transportation
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the transportation committee for the 2025 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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10.9.6. Finance
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Osten, Standage, Voelker serve as representatives on the finance committee for the 2025 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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11. Consent Agenda
Agenda Item Type:
Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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11.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the minutes Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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11.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills
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11.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The notice for this board meeting was published in the January 8th Edition of The Ravenna News
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Consent Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to record in the meeting minutes that this meeting was legally advertised in the Ravenna News on January 8th Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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12. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
Agenda Item Type:
Procedural Item
Rationale:
Members of the Public, This is the portion of the board meeting when we invite anyone in attendance to address the board of education. If you would like to speak to the board regarding any of the items on tonight's agenda or a public concern, now is your opportunity to do so. Please review the orange sheet (found on the visitors' chairs) of paper that contains the guidelines for public participation. If you wish to speak to the board at this time, please let me know. "Would anyone like to address the board at this time?"
AFTER THE PERSON(S) INDICATE(S) THEY WISH TO SPEAK 1. Please stand and state your name? 2. What topic will you be speaking on? 3. Are there others in the room who wish to speak to the same topic? (If so, ask that they be recognized so that 30 minutes of time for public comment can be apportioned as per the policy-5 minutes per person). 4. Optional-"Please understand that public comment is your opportunity to speak to the board and present your concerns, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and observations. Members of the board are happy to hear from members of the public, but the board will not engage in conversation or dialogue with you during public comment." 4. "You'll have approximately 5 minutes to address the board, as we allow 5 minutes per person and a total of 30 minutes for public comment. You may begin when you are ready?"
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13. Information and Action Items
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13.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding Negotiations with the REA (Possible Executive Session) @ 7:30 PM
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the 2025-26 Negotiated Agreement with the REA, as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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14. Discussion Items
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14.1. Policy Review-1000 Series & 2000 Series
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Action Item
Rationale:
As part of our on-going policy review, board members should please review our 1000 & 2000 Series Board Policies in advance of the February Board Meeting. The superintendent will do the same and provide any suggested revisions to the Board Policy Committee & to the whole board at the February Board Meeting. It's simply best practice to continually engage in a review of board policies.
These, and all other board policies, are available at: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/64 |
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14.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to Board Member Appointments to the Ravenna Public Schools Foundation
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Action Item
Rationale:
The Ravenna Board of Education is supposed to appoint members to the Board of Directors for the Ravenna Public School's Foundation at its February Board Meeting. Each year, we review this information together, so that the board is in a good position in February to make any needed appointments. Superintendent (Lifetime Ex-Officio Non-Voting Member) The "By-Laws of Ravenna Public School Foundation" (see attached) call for the Ravenna Board of Education to appoint the board members. The purpose of this agenda item is to review the current board appointments, to track the length of the board members' appointments on an annual basis, and to establish a plan to revisit these appointments for review by the board on an annual basis. Board Members may serve no more than four consecutive terms: Board members=2 year term x 4 terms max=8 years Other appointed members=3 year term x 4 terms max=12 years
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to continue to have Misti Fiddelke, Ryan Osten, and Mike Voelker continue to serve as representatives on the RPS foundation for the 2024 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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15. Elementary Principal's Report - Certificated Staff Evaluation Instrument Update
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16. Secondary Principal's Report - Certificated Staff Evaluation Instrument Update
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17. Superintendent's Report
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Rationale:
1. January 26 - February 1st - Nebraska School Board Member Appreciation Week
2. NEE Staff Evaluation Report - 1st Semester (Attached)
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18. Positive Comments
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19. Adjournment
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Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn at ??? PM Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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