December 11, 2019 at 6:00 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 6:00 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
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2. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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All members were present.
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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 Black, second by Breitkreutz to approve the consent agenda as presented, regular meeting minutes of November 13, 2019, November Financial Statement and December monthly bills as presented. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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4.1. Regular Minutes of November 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 Jordan Luke and Seth Strouf for your leadership and time preparing for the holiday concerts.
Thank you to Maureen Brase-Houchin, the PTO, and all the presenters at the Multi-cultural fair. This event continues to grow in attendance and is truly a great family event. Congratulations to Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Carlson and the research team from UNL (primarily Jentry Barrett and Anglea Hindrichs) who completed the INSIGHTS study. Thanks to Mrs. Rockemann and Mrs. Blank for their time and effort coordinating the book fair at Barnes and Noble. Phil Carlson was presented a plaque for his 30 years of service as Operations Manager at Raymond Central. |
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5.1. Phil Carlson 30 Years of Service Award
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6. Public Forum
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Allison Stansberry, 6-12 Principal
As I reflect on the first semester, we have definitely had our share of challenges, but the positives have far surpassed. One of our keywords for staff this year has been adaptability. This year has brought a lot of change for our staff with new leadership and new changes, but they have really been willing to keep the vision of where we want to go and have kept an open mind. The culture of our building has been shifting in the right direction and I am excited to see where we will be in May. MAP Testing: We are wrapping up MAP testing for our 9th and 10th grade students as well as our 11th and 12th students on IEPs. Any students that missed testing will be testing the week of December 9-13. State Principals Conference: I will be attending the State Principals Conference in Lincoln on December 12-13. Mustang Mornings: The Wellness Team met with Beth Nacke on November 20. Mustang Mornings would take place on the late start mornings at the Jr/Sr High. This is funded by a grant through Nebraska Extension. It would start at 8:00 am and run until approximately 9:30 am, when we need to prepare to get kids loaded onto the busses to transport to their school. Raymond Central has partnered with Nebraska Extension to provide a unique and engaging program for each date. Lessons and activities will focus on developing healthy habits through nutrition education and physical activity. During the nutrition lessons students will learn more about MyPlate, reading nutrition labels, healthy beverages, and the importance of including all food groups. Physical activities will reinforce the nutrition lesson topics while students engage in youth-led games. The Raymond Central district is fortunate to have amazing Jr/Sr high school students who will assist Extension with planning and leading each lesson. There are six late starts during the second semester. These dates are: January 15, January 29, February 19, March 25, April 22, and May 6. Chromebooks: Keely and I are preparing to send communication out allowing students in 7th and 8th grade to bring their Chromebooks home beginning second semester. As curriculum starts going more digital and our teachers continue to become more innovative, we feel the needs of our students will be better met. Tutoring: We are working to add additional academic support for students during advisory. Mrs. Newman, Mrs. Osten, and I are working to have NHS be available during this time for peer tutoring. We are hoping to start this at the beginning of second semester. We will continue with our Intervention Advisory as well for students that are failing classes. Curriculum Rewrite: ELA had their first rewrite day with Dr. Gary Nunnally on December 3 and there was a lot of great progress made. ELA Teachers see the need for change and are fully committed to this process. We will meet again in January. Science will get together again in February to continue the process and focus more conversations around common assessments and standard based grading. Social Studies standards have recently been approved by NDE so we will look at potentially starting this rewrite process in the summer. ACT: We have secured our ACT date for Spring of 2020. Students will be testing on April 7. ASVAB: Students took the ASVAB on November 20 and results came in last week. I was impressed by the scores of our juniors. Students will be having a result interpretation session on December 20 with alumni Sgt. Ted Saunders during one of the scheduled Advisory times. ACCUPLACER: Southeast Community College came out to test 21 students on the Accuplacer for dual credit and/or college admissions requirements on December 21. In previous years, we had to transport students to Southeast and it took half a day so it was nice to have them come to us this year so students weren’t missing as much instructional time. Submitted by Brian Gralheer, Activities Director/Assistant Principal The new storage shed is in the final stretch. It is now weatherproof, but will need some finishing touches and the interior walls created. On our blueprints, we have space designated for the mower and other building/grounds needs, Football, Track, and One Act. We will not build all the walls until we fully assess our inventory needs for each activity. Winter Sports Season is now underway. I want to thank the Booster club for a successful Winter Kickoff on November 25. It was a great opportunity for the public to get a sneak peak at our basketball and wrestling teams. One Act Play Production competed in Conference and District Play Production. Outstanding Conference performers were Eleanah Enevoldsen, Hunter Kohl, Logan Parde, and Haley Hain. Outstanding District performers were Haley Hain, Grace Cadotte, Hunter Kohl, Calleigh Osmera, Logan Parde, and Eleanah Enevoldsen. The Wrestling season has started off on a high note with 2 dual wins against East Butler and North Bend. They also got 2nd place (by 5 pts) at the 12-team tournament at Columbus Lakeview. Individual champions included Conner Kreikemeier, Logan Bryce, and Mitch Albrecht. They will be in action again at our very own RC Duals Tournament on December 13. Raymond Central FBLA ran a Cookie Drive to senior citizens, people who are alone, or in need around the RC community. This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to spread the holiday cheer to our community members. RC Speech Team recently got 5th place at Norris High School. Results include: Haley Hain (3rd Entertainment), Isaiah Enevoldsen (1st Extemp), Calleigh Osmera (3rd Informative), Haley Hain (6th Informative), Eleanah Enevoldsen (6th Persuasive), Calleigh Osmera (3rd Poetry), Morgan Lahm (Top Novice Informative). The Girls Basketball team began their season with a hard fought loss to East Butler in the NE Hall of Fame Jamboree game. This was followed by two losses to David City Aquinas and Milford. They are back in action at home on December 12 vs Wilber-Clatonia. The Boys Basketball team started off with a victory over East Butler in the NE Hall of Fame Jamboree game. This was followed by two losses to David City Aquinas and Milford. They will also be back in action at home on December 12 vs Wilber-Clatonia. The Jr/Sr High School Winter Concert will be Tuesday December 10 in the Main Gym. Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso/K-5 Curriculum Director Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment - FASTBridge data benchmarking will take place December 4-13 for the mid-year checkpoint to monitor student progress. Second quarter ends on December 20. Report Cards are scheduled to be sent home on January 10. For professional learning time on December 11, learning will center around "Leading for Equity in Our Schools" modules focused on culturally responsive teaching and socioeconomic factors. Professional Learning Communities will also meet to continue progress on their SMART goals. Elementary teachers met with Dr. Kelly Georgius to identify essential learnings and align standards to curriculum resources during November. Dr. Caryn Ziettlow facilitated work for grade 4 and 5 teachers as they develop their achievement level descriptors for ELA curriculum. I will be attending the winter NACIA/Curriculum Directors meeting on December 6. Preparations are underway for staff training on January 3 including information about technology, Wellness Policy, data, and building level meetings. More C/I/A - Dr. Joel, Mrs. Egr, and I continue our monthly conference calls with the Social Emotional Learning curriculum called Move This World. The INSIGHTS study in conjunction with the University of Nebraska concludes this month; Mrs. Peterson will continue the social emotional learnings with the first grade students while Mrs. Carlson uses the processes in kindergarten. The role playing, puppets, and "dilemma board" create developmentally appropriate practices for our young students. Music Concert - Grades K-2 presented a vocal Winter Concert on December 3, and the 5th grade band performed as well. Mr. Strouf and Mr. Luke are to be commended for their extra efforts. Thank you to the classroom teachers for helping, too. Health Screenings - Annual health screenings for students in grades 1-4 were conducted. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped. Book Fair - The RC Elementary libraries hosted a book fair at Barnes and Noble, South Pointe location, on December 7. Shoppers who mentioned RC during their transaction contributed a percentage of their sale to the RC elementary libraries. Thank you to Mrs. Rockemann and Mrs. Blank for facilitating the book fair, and thank you to all who purchased items at the book fair or on-line to support RC. Special thanks to teachers who read stories during the book fair. RC PTO - The PTO hosted a wonderful night of learning and fun at the Multicultural Fair on November 15 at the High School. Special thanks to Maureen Brase-Houchin for her leadership and to the many presenters, volunteers, and families who made the event a success! Grandparent/special person day was very well attended by about 200 visitors. The PTO will offer an introduction to American Sign Language class for students this month with Crystal Pierce and Vali Hitz leading the session. The annual Holiday Shoppe will be held on December 17. Students will be able to purchase gifts for their families. The Cookie Dough sales were a great success. Thank you to everyone who ordered and to our volunteers for organizing and distributing on December 17. Proceeds from the cookie dough sales support class field trips. Homework Club continues to meet each Monday and Wednesday under the direction of Mrs. Kendra Carlson. Mustang Night Out was at Carlos O’Kelly’s on December 5. Best wishes to Phil Carlson on his retirement from Raymond Central after 30 years of service. We appreciate all he has done! Thank you to our many generous anonymous donors for providing Christmas gifts for families through the Angel Giving Trees. Frontier Co-op partnered with Raymond Central to provide the gifts. Families who participate in the BackPack Food Program each week will also be receiving food vouchers and gift certificates to purchase food supplies for the extended winter break as well as extra food. These vouchers, certificates, and food are provided by our local faith based organizations, food collections by RC clubs, RC Food Bank BackPack fundraising, and anonymous donors. Thanks to all! Winter holiday parties and end of quarter school assembly will be held on December 20. We will wear festive holiday apparel on December 13. The Student Council is also promoting a door decorating contest to celebrate the season. The Valparaiso Staff would like to extend our best wishes to you all for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Submitted by Ann Egr, Elementary Principal at Ceresco/Special Education Director MUSTANG Award Winners: Lily Dukesherer, Cainan Kenning, Benson Rockemann, Eden Zobel, Harper Stansberry, Blaine Varilek, Peyton Blank, Deklan Mattox, JJ Perez, Mason Simpson, Colton Badberg, Kate Field, Thomas Norlen, Maci Blank, Chase Schwarting, Joel Crees, Will Varilek, Kendra TenEyck, Chloe Thomas, Isaac Zobel. POP Pass Winners: Cole Simpson, Zach Hoffmann, Chase Schwarting, Landon Guenter, Samuel Norlen. The annual Grandparent/Special Friends Day was held on November 15. The theme for this year’s event was, "Make Your Mark...See Where It Takes You". There was a huge turnout for this event. It’s exciting to see so many people attend. Multicultural Night was held November 15 at the high school. This event was phenomenal. There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into organizing the event. There is such a diversity of cultures and community programs. The performances were outstanding. Maureen Brase-Houchin does an amazing job of making this event so memorable. Thank you to the PTO for supporting this learning opportunity. The annual Turkey Trot was held on November 15. Ms. Brannagan changed it to make it more fun and enjoyable for the students! The turkey trot was still a 1 mile run, but there were station activities and challenges throughout the course. The four stations included: Turkey Hats, Shake Your Tail Feathers, Turkey Take Down, and Winner, Winner, Turkey Dinner. The course was designed to promote interest in jogging and overall physical fitness along with some Thanksgiving spirit and fun. Ms. Brannagan did an outstanding job organizing this fun event! The elementary will host a Book Fair at Barnes & Noble on December 7. Guests will read their favorite Holiday books. Proceeds from this event are going to purchase new books for the library. Thank you to Mrs. Blank, and Mrs. Rockemann for organizing this wonderful event. Ceresco Elementary is set for the 2nd round of FastBridge assessment starting December 5. The data is used in conjunction with other assessment tools to evaluate students’ reading progress to develop appropriate supports and interventions. The K-2 vocal music and 5th grade winter band concerts were held on December 3 at the High School. Thank you to all who attended the performance and to Mr. Strouf and Mr. Luke for producing a fantastic event. The annual Holiday Shoppe is scheduled for December 17 at Ceresco. Students will have an opportunity to purchase items for their families. Also, a HUGE shout out for the outstanding support of the cookie dough sales! As a district, the sales were once again outstanding with a total of 700 tubs! The proceeds from cookie dough sales go towards classroom field trips. Thank you PTO for organizing this event. On December 9, Mrs. Kliment, Mr. Kliment, Mrs. Doan, Mrs. Blank and myself are going to attend A Day with David Kirkpatrick. David A. Kilpatrick, PhD is a professor of Psychology for the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is a New York State certified school psychologist with 28 years of experience in schools. He has been teaching courses in learning disabilities and educational psychology since 1994. David is a reading researcher and the author of two books on reading, Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, and Equipped for Reading Success, and is a co-editor of a third, The Science of Reading Development and Reading Difficulties: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice (forthcoming 2019). The staff at Ceresco would like to extend our best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! |
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7.2. Curriculum Report
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7.3. Superintendent's Report
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7.3.1. Goal 1: Continue a visible presence within the schools, the school community, and state.
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7.3.2. Goal 2: Continue the creation of a 10-year facilities strategic plan for implementation that addresses maintenance and improvements for existing building assets.
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7.3.3. Goal 3: Develop progress monitoring tools to evaluate the effectiveness of district initiatives to ensure sustainability over time.
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7.3.4. Goal 4: Create a two-way proactive and cohesive communications plan to inform and educate students, staff, and community members on district issues.
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7.3.5. 2019-2020 Raymond Central Strategic Plan
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7.4. Student Board Report - Isaac White
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7.5. Facilities Report
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7.6. Review of Technology Plan
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7.7. Update of Raymond Central Crisis and Safety Protocol
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7.8. Committee on American Civics (Breitkreutz - chair, Springer, Burklund)
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7.9. Transportation Committee (Black- Chair, Breitkreutz, Springer)
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7.10. Finance Committee (Springer- chair, Blanchard, Breitkreutz)
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7.11. Facilities Committee (Blanchard- chair, Springer, Burklund)
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7.12. Negotiations Committee (Black- chair, Gould, Blanchard)
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7.13. Curriculum Committee (Gould - chair, Black, Burklund)
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7.14. Policy Committee (Springer- chair, Gould, Black)
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7.15. NASB Monthly Update
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7.16. Vision 2025 Update Regarding Recognition
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Discussion:
Tasha Osten shared ideas on possible projects to enhance recognition in our district.
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7.17. Early Graduation Request - Kelbi Koschwar - Consider, discuss, and take a necessary action
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Burklund to approve the early graduation request of Kelbi Kotschwar. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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7.18. 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 Surplus Item
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve 40 Microsoft OneBooks as surplus. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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8.2. Approval of Student Teacher
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to approve UNL student, Jamie Poppe as Student Teacher with Kendra Carlson for 2nd semester. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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8.3. Second Reading of Policy 5306 - Student Drug and Alcohol Testing
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve the Second Reading of Policy 5306-Student Drug and Alcohol Testing. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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8.4. Approval of Staff Appointment
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Motion by Black, second by Springer to approve Tina Milbrandt as Special Education paraeducator at Valparaiso Elementary, Step 1; and Peggy Breitkreutz, District Business Manager, salary $44,000.00. RCV 5-0, Brad Breitkreutz-Abstained. Motion carried.
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8.5. Approval of Substitute(s)
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to approve Megan Bryan as Substitute Paraprofessional. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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8.6. Approval of Staff Resignation
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Motion by Black, second by Burklund to approve the resignations of Kaileigh Fulmer, assistant softball and Haylee Kremer, Ceresco Special Education Para. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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8.7. Approval of Ceresco Elementary Snow Removal Agreement
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Motion by Burklund, second by Black to approve the Snow Removal Bid from PJ Hass for parking lots, hard surface sidewalks and playground areas at the Ceresco School for $250.00 per snow removal event. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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8.8. Approval of Next Regular Board Meeting - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Motion by Black, second by Blanchard to approve the next Regular Board Meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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9. Adjournment
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 PM. RCV 6-0. Motion carried.
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10. Important Upcoming Dates:
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