March 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
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President Gould called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
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2. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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Motion by Black, second by Blanchard to excuse the absence of Cathy Burklund. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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3. Open Meeting Law
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President Gould reminded the audience that the Open Meeting Laws are displayed in the back of the room for their review.
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4. Consent Agenda
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve the consent agenda as presented including the regular meeting minutes of February 13, 2019, February Financial Statement and March monthly bills. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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4.1. Regular Minutes of February 13, 2019
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4.2. Financial Statement/Report
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4.3. Monthly Bills
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5. Correspondence/Recognition
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Thank you to Craig Benes and Dave Christensen for their contributions to keep Ceresco Elementary dry! Same goes for the Springers who were waist deep in water at Val! Congrats to state speech qualifiers: Colton Arias - Entertainment (2nd), Humurous (1st), Eleanah Enevoldsen - Persuasive (2nd), Extemp (2nd), Brigit Shultz - Poetry (1st), Grace Cadotte and Hunter Kohl - Duet (2nd). District B-3 champs! State is Thursday, March 21st at UNK beginning at 8 am. The School Board received a thank you from the football players who attended the camp in Colorado.
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6. Public Forum
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Kevin Wolfe presented his estimate and product information in regards to replacing the northside windows of the two story building at Valparaiso.
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Kolin Haecker, 6-12 Principal/Curriculum Director
It’s hard to believe we only have two months of school left. This is a real busy time for spring activities. Eventually the spring sports will get outside. Prom is March 23 at the Champions Club on UNL campus. Post Prom is at Hawks Championship center at UNL. FFA, FBLA and SkillsUSA State Conferences will be held the beginning of April. District Speech was March 11 hosted by Raymond Central and State Speech is March 21 in Kearney. We are class B in Speech. The first track meet will be an indoor meet at Doane University on March 16, we are class B this year in Track. We don’t know when the first baseball game will be due to the weather. District Music Contest is scheduled for April 11-12. We are continuing to prep for the ACT for ALL juniors. March 27 we will conduct tutor sessions with juniors to go over the Pre ACT test already completed. The sessions will be in Science, Math and Reading. The English portion of the test will be covered in their English classes. ACT test is April 2. We will feed the juniors breakfast and have a snack for them during the test. They will leave the building after they complete the test. Grades 6-7 graders will have a health day with lots of speakers and other activities here at RCHS. The 8th grade will go to UNL East campus for a tour and activities. The freshmen and sophomores will go on a college visit. The seniors will take their senior day to Lincoln. The Central Players won the Conference Tournament for the 38th consecutive year. Congratulations to the following FBLA members who attended the Midland University Contest on March 5. Raymond Central placed second as a team behind Waverly. Members who placed were: Kelbie Schnieder-1st Marketing; Connor Nichols-1st FBLA Principles; Lauren Prososki-2nd FBLA Principles; Kelbie Schnieder-3rd Job Interview; Sydnie Blanchard-3rd FBLA Principles; Connor Nichols-3rd Intro to Financial Math; Megan Lange-4th FBLA Principles; Logan Parde-4th Intro to Business and 5th Intro to Financial Math. The State reading and maths test will be given students in grades 6-8. The reading test will be administered April 10-11 and the math test will be April 17-18. The science test will be given to 8th grade students on April 24-25. National Honor Society will tap their new members on March 14. The induction ceremony is scheduled for March 28 at the high school. The Nebraska Capitol Conference honor band was March 4 at DC West High School. Raymond Central students who participated in the concert: Aaliayah Kreikemeier, Clare Hornung, Krystal Hall, Brigit Shultz, Calleigh Osmera, Quentin Hayes, Haley Hain, Brady Nelson, Conner Kreikemeier. Great Job!! Submitted by Greg Wilmes, Activities Director/Assistant Principal FFA - Two state degrees this year: Allissa Turnwall and Leah Bos as well as a finalist in Proficiency awards at state. Isaac White has made finals and will interview for his rabbit proficiency at state this April. Congrats to the following basketball players for earning all-conference honors: GBB 2nd team - Morgan Potter, GBB HM - Amanda Gyhra, Katelyn Komenda; BBB HM - Dylan Thornburg, Aiden Urbom. Track currently has 21 girls and 26 boys out. Their first meets are Saturday, March 16 at Doane, and Tuesday, March 26 at David City (weather permitting). Baseball co-op has 39 boys out between Malcolm and RC (16 from RC). First games on March 14 and 15 have already been cancelled/postponed and who knows when we will be able to step on the field?! Soccer has 3 girls and 1 boy playing on the LL/RC co-op. First contests for them will be this Thursday vs Concordia. Malcolm music contest is March 14-15 for band and choir. NCC honor band was held Monday March 4th at DC West. Representing RC were: Aaliayah Kreikemeier, Clare Hornung, Krystal Hall, Brigit Shultz, Calleigh Osmera, Quentin Hayes, Haley Hain, Brady Nelson, Conner Kreikemeier. The month of March is recognized nationally as Youth Art Month (YAM). To celebrate YAM at the state level, the Nebraska Art Teachers Association (NATA) hosts an annual art show at the Nebraska State Capitol building in Lincoln to recognize our talented young art students. The Youth Art Month (YAM) Show, which is on display in the lower Rotunda of the Capitol from March 18-March 30, includes artwork of students in grades K-12 from art educators across the state. Participating students will be recognized during a reception and awards ceremony at the State Capitol on Saturday, March 30. Each K-12 art educator may submit two works of art from two different students. The two art students representing Raymond Central this year are: Faith Johnson, grade 9, Nebraska Landscape Watercolor, and Daianera Jeppesen, grade 12, Business Casual Self Portrait in Pastels. FBLA attended the Midland University Contest on March 5. Raymond Central placed second as a team behind Waverly. Members who placed were Kelbie Schnieder-1st Marketing, Connor Nichols-1st FBLA Principles, Lauren Prososki-2nd FBLA Principles, Kelbie Schnieder-3rd Job Interview, Sydnie Blanchard-3rd FBLA Principles, Connor NIchols-3rd Intro to Financial Math, Megan Lange-4th FBLA Principles, Logan Parde-4th Intro to Business, and Logan Parde-5th Intro to Financial Math JH Track will start practices Monday, March 18, with 26 boys and 17 girls possibly interested. The volleyball alumni tourney will be Saturday, March 30. Last I knew we had 7 teams participating. There is some interest in an alumni basketball tourney, and dates have been reserved for April 26-27 to try this year. Congrats to state speech qualifiers: Colton Arias - Entertainment (2nd), Humurous prose (1st), Eleanah Enevoldsen- Persuasive (2nd), Extemp (2nd), Brigit Shultz - Poetry (1st), Grace Cadotte and Hunter Kohl - Duet (2nd). District B-3 champs! State is next Thursday March 21st at UNK beginning at 8am. 2019 Postseason Wrestling Information - Team Name: Raymond Central; Coaches: Harold Pester, Adison Kenning, Grant Albrecht; Class: B; Dual Record: 21-6. Tournaments/Team Finish: Lakeview Invite = 3rd/11; RC Duals = 1st/6, 5-0; Platteview Invite = 6th/14; Wood River Duals = 4th/12, 2-3; Wilber-Clatonia Duals = 2nd/12, 3-2; Arlington Invite = 4th/10; NCC = 3rd/7; Mustang Invite = 5th/13; Ashland-Greenwood Duals = 1st/5, 4-0; Districts = 5th /12; State = 22/48. Individual Records: 106: Open; 113: Mitch Albrecht 42-8, McKay Bryce 3-0, 11-7, Elijah Nacke 1-0, 10-7; 120: Brock Skeahan 11-16, 7-3, Nathan McGrath 4-4, 6-5, Travis Nelson 8-6, 6-4, Zach Mumm 4-6; 126: Nick Springer 26-15, Logan Bryce 14-6; 132: Tucker Maxson 19-18; 138: John Karpov 32-16, Tiger Evans 5-7, Carter Vasa 5-7; 145: Easton Albrecht 44-5; 152: Conner Kreikemeier 30-15; 160: Gavin Soden 25-16; 170: Open; 182: Kody Swartz 20-24; 195: Tristan O’Dey 8-15; 220: Skylar Sterns 21-19, Zaine Campanella 4-3. Coach Recap/Season Summary: We had a young group this year but still had a winning dual record for the 6th consecutive season. This group came in with more experience than last year and they continued to learn and improve throughout the season. Varsity experience gained last season definitely proved beneficial this season for our team. Our team was able to turn in consistent dual performances while overcoming a number of injuries and illnesses. The coaching staff is proud of our group and we look forward to seeing their continued development in the future. Winning dual record (6th consecutive year) 21-6; Easton Albrecht ended # 5 on our career wins list with 156; Nick Springer finished #11 on our career wins list with 125; State Qualifiers: 6; Mitch Albrecht 113#, Logan Bryce 120#, Nick Springer 126#, John Karpov 138#, Easton Albrecht 145#, Conner Kreikemeier 152#; State Medalist (13 consecutive years): Easton Albrecht, 3rd place. Winter nominations for NCPA Academic All-State include: Nick Springer and Kody Swartz - wrestling; Amanda Gyhra and Morgan Potter - girls basketball; Josh Palensky and Michael Potter - boys basketball; Colton Arias and Calleigh Osmera - speech. District CDE Results 2019 - Agronomy: Ryan Isaac-Red ribbon; Ag Sales: Rachael Lange-Blue ribbon, Isaac White-White ribbon; Farm Management: Brady Nelson-Purple, Scott Tvrdy-White, Nicole Nelson-White; Floriculture: Team 3rd and Qualified for State: Kara Swartz-Blue Ribbon, Helen Andelt-Red Ribbon, Allissa Turnwall-White Ribbon; Food Science: Leah Bos-Blue ribbon; Nursery & Landscape: Rylee Polivka-White Ribbon; Veterinary Science: Rachael Lange-Purple ribbon (2nd place), Cece Sterns-Red ribbon, Allissa Turnwall-White ribbon; Welding: Team 3rd place & Qualified for State: Cole Wayman-Purple ribbon (3rd place)-MIG, Blake Stanley-White ribbon-ARC, Josh Palensky-Purple ribbon (2nd place)-OA; Livestock Senior Judging Team: Isaac White-Purple Ribbon (8th), Allissa Turnwall-White Ribbon, Rachael Lange-White Ribbon; Livestock Junior Judging Team: Mary Andelt-Red Ribbon, Hunter Kohl-Red Ribbon. Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso Assessment - Students in grades 3-8 completed the NWEA MAP assessments. We are preparing for the statewide assessments in April. All Nebraska juniors will be administered the ACT. Ms. Osten has been working diligently to get the ACT testing requirements in place for our April 2 testing date. The NSCAS (Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System) summative assessments testing window is March 25-April 26. These assessments will measure student achievement relative to Nebraska’s academic standards in English Language Arts (gr 3-8), Math (gr 3-8), and Science (gr 5 and 8). Most assessments will be administered on line with a few of the students given paper/pencil tests or alternate assessments according to their IEPs. Jim Marsh and Steve Rose will monitor the computer components. Principals and teachers will be scheduling the assessments in their own buildings. I will be training test proctors in the next few weeks to review testing protocols and changes made with the NSCAS system. Curriculum and Instruction - I attended the spring NACIA (Curriculum Directors) meeting in Lincoln on March 8. NDE shared information regarding Open Education Resources (OER) documents, Future Ready Nebraska, and Standards updates. Curriculum Directors continue to voice their concerns and discuss NDE topics including the EBA (Evidence Based Assessment) and AQuESTT (district report card), communications, and legislation. I will also be attending the Nebraska Department of Education Data Conference on April 29-30 in Kearney. Professional Learning - The AdvancED/School Improvement Team met on March 5. The committee led off the March 11 professional learning time by reviewing the Executive Summary of the AdvancED visit. The Administrative Team then presented information about MTSS as we work to build capacity around Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. PLCs also met as they continue to refine their work around what we want students to know and be able to do. Staff Evaluation - Teacher PRIDE portfolios have been turned in. I will be meeting with probationary teachers for summative conferences and then move on to tenured teachers. Support staff evaluations will be next. Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for March 13-14. Almost all families scheduled their conferences using the on line system PTCfast.com. Report Cards for third quarter will be sent home with parents at conferences as well as the most recent NWEA MAP testing results. Thank you to our PTO for providing meals for teachers during conference nights. A Book Fair is being held in the library during conference week as well. Students and Staff observed Read Across America Day/Dr. Seuss’s birthday the week of February 26-March 1 and also observed Nebraska’s birthday on March 1. Snippets from Dr. Seuss books were shared throughout the week. In conjunction with the theme for the day, everyone was encouraged to dress accordingly such as The Cat in the Hat - wear a hat. Kudos to our teacher leaders Shelly Hlavaty, Crystal Haecker, Andrea Rockemann, and Barb Schiefen. Elementary Assembly - The NED show will be in the district on March 28 for all students grades K-5. The NED show is a character education program that centers around three important messages that have lifelong relevance: Never give up, Encourage Others, and Do your best. Kindness Retreat - Youth Frontiers will facilitate the daylong event on March 29 for all RC fifth graders. Youth Frontiers is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which focuses on improving school climate and strengthening student character. Funding for the Kindness Retreat was provided by the RC PTO, the annual spring plant sales, and generous private donations. A huge thank you to Kristine White for organizing and fundraising for the event. Special thanks to our HS small group helpers, too! A Kindergarten Round Up Parent Meeting is scheduled for March 25 in the Mustang Room at the High School. Parents of potential kindergarten students will meet to discuss kindergarten for 2019-2020. PTO partnered with Dairy Queen on March 6 and will partner with Valentino’s in Ceresco from April 22-27 for dining out nights. PTO will provide meals for teachers during elementary parent teacher conferences. A family game night is scheduled for March 21 in Ceresco. Plans are underway for the Spring Carnival on April 5 to be held at Valparaiso. PTO will provide funding for field trips for students again this year. We appreciate their continued support. We had our MUSTANG awards assembly for third quarter to recognize students on March 8. The third quarter POP pass lunch will be on March 21. A Plant Sale will soon be underway to help fund the elementary Jump Start to Kindergarten Program and Elementary Retreats. Kendra Carlson and Kristine White are leading the charge. Plants may be preordered through April 5. Orders may be placed with any elementary student or on-line at www.janetsjungle.com. Pick up day is scheduled for Friday, April 26 from 6-10pm. A limited number of plants will be available for cash and carry. Please tell all your family and friends! Submitted by Ann Egr, Elementary Principal at Ceresco Due to last week’s snowstorm, the monthly MUSTANG Assembly will be held Thursday, March 14. FFA sponsored the annual Petting Zoo for K-1 students on February 21. Once again, the FFA did a great job of creating this educational opportunity for our students. Thank you Mrs. Lehn and the FFA students for this event. "Read Across America" was celebrated the week of February 26-March 2 in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Each day the students’ and staff had fun dressing up. Thank you Mrs. Haecker for organizing this week and to all of the volunteers who took time from their busy schedule to come read to the students! Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for March 13-14 from 4:00-8:00. Once again both elementaries are utilizing PTCFast web-based signup program. PTCFast.com is a free website designed to make it easy to schedule parent-teacher conferences. An educator/software designer developed the program. The promise is to make scheduling easy for the first time user. Raymond Central Elementary will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair during Parent-Teacher Conferences in both elementary libraries. Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. We look forward to seeing you and your family at our Book Fair. Remember all purchases benefit our school!! Family Game night will be held in Ceresco on Thursday, March 21 from 6:00-7:30PM. We hope to see you there! A huge thank you to Mrs. White for organizing the Kindness Retreat for all 5th graders. This year the event will be held at Valparaiso Elementary on March 29. The vision for the day is to change the way young people treat each other in every hallway, lunch line, and classroom of America by teaching such timeless values as kindness, courage, and respect. The Kindergarten Parent Meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 25 at 7:00 in the Mustang Room at the High School. Raymond Central will be hosting a Growth Mindset NED show Thursday, March 28 at the Valparaiso site. The NED Show is a character education program that centers around three important messages that have lifelong relevance: 1) Never give up, 2) Encourage others and 3) Do your best. During the assembly, students will learn about the importance of these three life skills while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humor, and yo-yo tricks. Thank you Mrs. White for organizing this event. Special Education: Stacey Doan will attend the ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Conference in Kearney on April 4-5. Kayla Benes attended the State Transition Conference in Kearney on February 27-28. |
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7.2. Curriculum Report
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7.3. Superintendent's Report
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NDE conducted a review of our Hot Lunch Program on March 13. New last day of school... As of right now, the last day for students will be Thursday, May 23 with a 2:00 PM dismissal. Teachers last day will be Friday, May 24.
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7.3.1. Goal 1: Foster a positive district climate by building strong internal and external relationships to support student achievement.
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7.3.2. Goal 2: Continue the creation of a 5 year facilities strategic plan for implementation that addresses maintenance and improvements for existing building assets.
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7.3.3. Goal 3: Foster a learning environment in which every student has the maximum opportunity to achieve academic excellence.
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7.3.4. Goal 4: Continue to foster transparency in district communications using all available media technologies.
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7.3.5. 2018-2019 Raymond Central Strategic Plan
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7.4. Facilities Report
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Additional projects to be completed this summer include a new tile floor in the Valparaiso kitchen and a new walk-in kitchen cooler floor.
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7.5. Review of Technology Plan
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Current tasks this month have included typical maintenance of machines. We are working on preparing documents with software licenses, renewal instructions, etc. for new person to take over. Kidwell completed some server upgrades this month. The Technology Committee will meet on March 19 to discuss needs for next year.
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7.6. Student Board Member Report - Peyton Taylor
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The track team attended their first meet at Doane University. Prom is on Saturday, March 23. The speech team had 6 state qualifiers and they were District B-3 champions. NCC Honor Band performed at DC West on March 4th. The March newsletter is out. The new 2019-2020 cheer tryouts were held on March 9 and cheerleaders were announced on March 12 in the announcements. The Student Council DodgeBall Tournament is cancelled and they will now be taking donations for flood victims, while helping Otte Oil with the donations. Junior High Track started today.
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7.7. Americanism Committee Report (Breitkreutz - chair, Springer, Burklund)
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7.8. Transportation Committee (Black- Chair, Breitkreutz, Springer)
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7.9. Finance Committee (Springer- chair, Blanchard, Breitkreutz)
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7.10. Facilities Committee (Blanchard- chair, Springer, Burklund)
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7.11. Negotiations Committee (Black- chair, Gould, Blanchard)
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7.12. Curriculum Committee (Gould - chair, Black, Burklund)
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7.13. Policy Committee (Springer- chair, Gould, Black)
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7.14. Update of Raymond Central Crisis and Safety Protocol
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7.15. NASB Monthly Update
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7.16. Possible Change February 2020 No School Day - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to change the February 2020 No School Day from February 14 to February 21 to coincide with State Wrestling. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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7.17. Purchase a 2018 Trans Tech 14 Passenger Midline Bus for PK - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action.
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to purchase a 2018 Trans Tech 14 Passenger Midline Bus for Preschool in the amount of $52,650.00 to replace the 2007 12-Passenger Bus. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
Motion by Black, second by Blanchard to surplus the 2007 12-Passenger Bus and sell to the highest private bid. RCV 5-0. Motion carried. |
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7.18. RC Draft Fundraising Policy - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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A draft copy of the new Fundraising Policy was shared with the Board.
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7.19. Review Public Forum Presentation(s) - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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8. Action Items
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8.1. Approval of Substitutes
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Motion by Black, second by Breitkreutz to approve Doug Radtke as a substitute teacher at the secondary level. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.2. Approval of Staff Resignation(s)
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Black to approve the resignations of Jim Marsh, Technology Director/Teacher/FBLA; Greg Wilmes, Athletic Director/Assistant Principal; Pat Harrington, Head boys basketball; Brian Dunker, Assistant Boys Basketball; Justin Lille, Head softball; and Cailyn Johnson, Junior High Girls Basketball. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.3. Approval of Staff Appointment(s)
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Breitkreutz to approve staff appointments of Keely Reinhert, Computer Science/District Technology BA 27 Step 7; and Greg Wilmes, Math MA 27 Step 9. RCV 4-0, Abstained 1. Motion carried.
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8.4. Approve Amended Policy 8153
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Motion by Black, second by Blanchard to approve amended Policy 8153 Standing Committee on Curriculum and Americanism. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.5. Approve Amended Policy 5205
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Breitkreutz to approve amended Policy 5205 Graduation. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.6. Approval of Contract for Special Education Services
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve the 2019-20 Special Education Services Contract with Education Service Unit No. 2 providing the following services: School Psychologist, Speech Pathologist, Admin Services, and Supervision at a total cost of $149,368.00. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.7. Approval of Census Taker 2019
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to approve Cheryl Rieck as the district census taker; and Jean Danley as the assistant for up to 80 hours of service at a pay rate of $10.00 per hour. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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8.8. Approval of Appointment of Foundation Members
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Motion by Springer, second by Breitkreutz to approve the re-appointment of Ravae Masek and initial appointment of Becky Gould to the Raymond Central Education Foundation Board each serving 3 year terms - 2019, 2020, 2021. RCV 4-0, Abstained 1. Motion carried.
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8.9. Approval of Next Regular Board Meeting - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Motion by Black, second by Blanchard to approve the next Regular Board Meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 6:30 PM. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9. Adjournment
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 PM. RCV 5-0. Motion carried.
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9.1. Important Upcoming Dates
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