August 20, 2018 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
The meeting was called to order at 8:04 pm.
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1.1. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.2. Excuse Absent Board Members
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2. Approval of Consent Agenda
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2.1. Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.2. Minutes of previous meeting
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Guests
Discussion:
No guests were present.
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4. Financial Reports
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4.1. Treasurer
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.2. Claims
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.3. Activity
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Reports
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5.1. Superintendent
Discussion:
Mr. Hoesing provided his superintendent report. He provided workshop and conference dates to the board. He also went over the schedule for the September 17th board meeting. Terry Nelson asked if the enrollment this year was up or down from last year. Mr. Hoesing said the middle/high school enrollment has stayed about the same. Mrs. Hennings said the elementary enrollment is down a little from last year.
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5.2. Principal
Discussion:
Mrs. Hennings provided her principal report. She stated CHS provided school supplies and backpacks for our 4th grade students and the local churches donated school supplies. Elementary open house was a success. Parent Council will be purchasing a microphone for the elementary. Aimsweb and MAPS testing will be administered after Labor Day. Jr. High orientation had a good turn out. She also informed the Board about the Capturing Kids Hearts workshop. Brian Wakeley said in the near future he would like to know if attending staff members implemented the information they received and if they felt it was effective. Mr. Hoesing stated this is one of the best workshops he has ever been to.
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5.3. Activities Director
Discussion:
The Activities Director report was provided to the Board by Mr. Conn. Volleyball Jamboree with Boyd County is tonight. Thursday the girls travel to Bloomfield.
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6. Discussion Items
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6.1. Future Meetings August/September
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The following Board meetings will occur Monday, September 17th, at 7:00 pm in the Superintendent's Office. Wausa Public Schools 76r 2018-19 Budget Hearing, followed by the 2018-19 Special Hearing to set Final Tax Requests. Immediately following both of those hearings, the Wausa School Board meeting will commence.
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6.2. Building and grounds meeting discussion
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6.3. 2018-19 Budget Workshop
Discussion:
Discussion on 2018-19 Budget was held. Mr. Hoesing answered questions Board Members asked. Questions posed were long term projections of students, questions on wind farm operations and timelines, budget constraints, concerns about the state of the agricultural economy, potential changes in budget if the upcoming bond election passes, and future staffing issues.
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Discuss, consider, and take action on a resolution for the board of education to utilize EHA (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) if requested by individual board members
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Approve 2018-19 Cooperative Agreement with Creighton Community Schools (School Nurse)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Approve IT Contract for 2018-19 School Year
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Approve Transfer of Funds from the Activities Miscellaneous Fund to Depreciation ($65,000), Lunch ($15,000), Activities (Athletic Fund) ($15,000), and Employee Benefit ($5,000)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Publish the proposed notice of the budget and hearing for the 2018-19 Budget and the 2018-19 Tax Request.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Executive (Closed) Session (If needed)
Discussion:
The Board did not go in to executive session.
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9. Dates of Future Board Meetings
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10. Adjourn
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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