December 8, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

Notice of the time and place of the Lincoln Board of Education meeting was e-mailed to an extensive list of local and regional news media.  A mailing list is maintained at the Lincoln Public Schools District Office.  A public notice was published in the LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR.

The Lincoln Board of Education is empowered to act on any item listed on the Agenda at any time during the meeting, irrespective of the time or order listed. Pages listed, or further detail, are available upon request. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting. The Lincoln Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools.

Rationale:  The attached minutes are intended to accurately reflect the action of the Board at its previous meetings.

Explanation
The minutes have been prepared for Board approval.

Rationale:  The following employees have achieved the goal of 25-years of professional service to the youth of Lincoln and Lincoln Public Schools:

1. Teresa Abrahams
2. Carma Ahrens
3. Darla Rae Allen
4. Debra Andersen
5. Paula Barry
6. Glenda Beckman
7. Patti Brown
8. Julie Buck
9. Kristin Bunde
10. Cynthia Cerny
11. Bari Chadd
12. Dianne Coffin
13. Dawn Connelly
14. Kenneth Cope
15. Penni Cummings
16. Pamela Davis
17. Tim Davis
18. Jon Dawson
19. Darrell Dinneen
20. Nancy Dondlinger
21. Jane Dougherty
22. Rebecca Ehlers
23. Judy Fleischman
24. Michael Flowers
25. Tomas Garay Jr
26. Kenneth Gilbertson
27. Dorothy Goa
28. Lori Gormley
29. Alysa Haack
30. Sara Halama
31. Kathy Hall
32. Sara Harding
33. John Hastings
34. Ralph Haynes
35. Roxane Hiatt
36. Molly Hoffmann
37. Beverly Hoistad
38. Linda Holt
39. Adrianne Huelle
40. Ruth Hunzeker
41. Tori Hupf
42. Denise Irwin
43. Lori Jacoby
44. Chris Johnson
45. Janelle Kepler
46. Janet Kerr
47. Lance Kingery
48. Dorothy Kitchen
49. Sara Kosmicki
50. Sherry Lake
51. Judy Larson
52. Sandra Lehman
53. Kristina Lewis
54. Ann Lundy
55. Holly Meyer
56. Shannon Mitchell
57. Mary Morrow
58. Marti Mueting
59. Kim Nannen
60. Julie Nelson
61. Patrick O’Meara
62. Randy Oltman
63. Sara Oltman
64. Deborah Ortega
65. Theresa Ourada-Hubka
66. LynDora Palmer
67. Jeffrey Pappas
68. Kimberly Parry
69. Linda Pearson
70. Vanntaccale Price
71. Carol Redekopp
72. Carol Reed
73. Bob Reeker
74. Tachier Rezac
75. Kimberly Ridder
76. Katherine Roselius
77. Joanne Rouse
78. Diane Rousek
79. Kirt Rutledge
80. Robert Ryman
81. Charmain Satree
82. Susan Sattler
83. Jim Seward
84. Brad Siedel
85. Todd Sievers
86. Elaine Simpson
87. Angie Smith
88. Kathleen Stewart
89. David Szabat
90. Mary Teachman
91. Lisa Thiessen
92. Jeanette Tiward
93. Michele Tramp
94. Nora Treat
95. Lisa Trobee
96. Jennifer Ungvarsky
97. Kathryn Weins
98. Kimberly White
99. Jennifer Yoder
100. Kim Young
101. Carmen Zalman
102. Edith Zumwalt

 

Rationale: 

In keeping with Board Policy 8420:

• A time limit of five minutes will be allotted for any speaker.
• Members of the Board of Education will not respond or engage with speakers.
• Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may hand out printed materials to the Board but may not use any other form of media.
• The Board Chair may make adjustments to the public comment guidelines, according to Policy 8420.
• If at any time persons appearing before the Board exceed the time limitations or become abusive in language or behavior, the Chair may declare that person out of order and to refuse permission to continue to address the Board.
• Anyone refusing to be identified will be prohibited from speaking.

Rationale: 

Rationale: 

The Human Resources Division also includes the Office of Risk Management.  As such, in addition to the Lincoln Board of Education approving all contractual agreements with employees, all employee benefit issues, all personnel actions, and all other matters within the scope of the Human Resources Division, as part of the Human Resources Matters agenda; the Lincoln Board of Education also must approve the settlement of Workers’ Compensation claims, take action on tort claims filed against the district, and take action on all other matters within the scope of the Office of Risk Management.

Explanation

This report includes routine Human Resources changes:

   a.  Administrator Certificated Employees:

             Changes of Status – 1

   b.  Certificated Employees:

             Elections – 12

             Leaves of Absence – 3

             Separations – 2

   c.  Substitute Certificated Employees:

             Elections – 11

             Changes of Status – 1

             Separations – 7

   d.  Classified Employees:

             Elections – 28

             Changes of Status – 9

             Leaves of Absence – 1

             Separations – 25

   e.  Other:

              Workers’ Compensation Lump Sum Settlements – 3

Proposal

That the Board approve the Human Resources items presented in the attachment(s).*

*The information in the attachment(s) may be protected by privacy legislation until the Board of Education takes action on the staff recommendations.  Therefore, this attachment(s) is not included in agenda materials provided the public and the news media.  Any information in the attachment(s) that is not protected by privacy legislation, however, is available for public inspection from the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources upon request.

That the Board is approving the Human Resources items attached with the information as presented or as on file with official district records and documents relating to each such item, or in such other form as may be approved by the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources, or the Associate Superintendent’s designee, and that the Board hereby authorizes the Associate Superintendent for Human Resources, or the Associate Superintendent’s designee, to transact and complete each such item approved hereby, and to sign, execute, and deliver necessary documents or contracts, and to take or cause to be taken any and all other action as may be necessary to complete each such item of transaction as contemplated, for and on behalf of this school district.

 

Rationale: 

At each meeting, the Board of Education is asked to approve certain items of routine business of the school district.                                                           

Explanation
The items included in routine business for this meeting are:  

a.  REGULAR CLAIMS – Claims for the period ending December 8, 2015, were previously provided.                    

Federal Tax ACH Deposit of $5,528,256.89.                    

Procurement Card ACH Transfer of $154,229.72.                    

Office Depot ACH Transfer of $751.82.                    

Vendor ACH Transfer of $164,668.03.

b.  PAYROLL FOR RATIFICATION – Payroll for the period ending November 30, 2015, in the amount of $14,547,260.27.

c.  GIFTS – Approval for the gifts listed on the attached gift report.

d.  BIDS/CONTRACTS/OTHER ROUTINE BUSINESS – Bids/contracts/other routine business will be presented for approval for engineering services to replace the chiller at Southeast; the purchase of an annual subscription to a cybersecurity service; and any other bids/contracts/routine business as presented.      

Proposal
That the Lincoln Board of Education approve the following items of routine business:

a.  The regular claims for period ending December 8, 2015.  

b.  Payroll for the period ending November 30, 2015.  

c.  Gifts for Lincoln High, Maxey, Park, and the district.  

d.  Bids/contracts/other routine business for engineering services to replace the chiller at Southeast; the purchase of an annual subscription to a cybersecurity service; and any other bids/contracts/routine business as presented.  

Rationale:  On February 10, 2015, the Board adopted a resolution to accept option students for the 2015-16 school year.  Applications have been received from students requesting that they be accepted as option students for the 2015-16 school year.  Staff recommends that the students referred to in this agenda item be accepted for enrollment as they are in compliance with the Board resolution of February 10, 2015.      

Explanation 
Staff has examined the application of the student included in this proposal.  The student meets one of the criteria set forth by the Board in its resolution of February 10, 2015.  Staff recommends approval of this application.      

Proposal  
That the Board adopt the following resolution:  

WHEREAS the student who has been assigned student number 206448 (for purposes of confidentiality, assigned numbers are being used) meets one or more of the criteria of the Board resolution of February 10, 2015, with regard to such option students;  

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the aforementioned student be accepted as an option student on the condition and with the express understanding that all programs, all classes and all buildings of assignment, except as otherwise required by law, shall at all times and from time to time during attendance at Lincoln Public Schools be determined solely by Lincoln Public Schools.

Rationale:  *The Lincoln Board of Education is empowered to act on any item listed on the Agenda at any time during the meeting, irrespective of the time or order listed. Pages listed, or further detail, are available upon request. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of the matters to be considered at the meeting. The Lincoln Board of Education  Board releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools.

Rationale: 

Lincoln Public Schools is part of a very generous community and has many strong community partners.  As a result, Lincoln Public Schools receives offers of many different types of gifts throughout the year.  The Board encourages donations of gifts to the district, but must weigh financial, facility, and other factors before determining that it can accept the responsibility for receiving gifts.  Policy 3410 outlines those factors.

Explanation

Revisions to Policy 3410, adds to the other factors that are considered in accepting the gift that it furthers the purpose of the District.

Proposal

That the Board approve proposed changes to Policy 3410.

Rationale: 

December 9 - TCA Joint Board Meeting, 8:00 am, TCA

December 22 - No Board Meeting

December 23-January 4 - Winter Break, No School

January 6 - Chamber Coffee, 8:00 am, Chamber Office

January 12 - Board Work Session, 4:30 pm, and Board Meeting, 6:00 pm, LPSDO

 

 

Rationale: 

In keeping with Board Policy 8420:

• A time limit of five minutes will be allotted for any speaker.
• Members of the Board of Education will not respond or engage with speakers.
• Persons speaking to the Board during public comment may hand out printed materials to the Board but may not use any other form of media.
• The Board Chair may make adjustments to the public comment guidelines, according to Policy 8420.
• If at any time persons appearing before the Board exceed the time limitations or become abusive in language or behavior, the Chair may declare that person out of order and to refuse permission to continue to address the Board.
• Anyone refusing to be identified will be prohibited from speaking.

Rationale: 

Explanation
At this point, it is appropriate for the Board to meet in closed session for one of the stated matters and/or any other permissible closed session matters in compliance with the law.

Rationale:  The Lincoln Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions.  Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.  Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to:  (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice.