January 10, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting
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Call to Order
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Elections
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School Board Leadership Elections
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Adoption of Agenda
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Approval of Minutes
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Approval of Bills
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Hearing of Visitors
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Jessie Thalheim
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Mrs. Thalheim shared pictures of several STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) projects her middle school students have worked on this year. (ie. Spaghetti supporting marshmallows, parachute egg drop, paper supported text books, etc.)
Mrs. Gebhard was present as well and thanked the board for the Christmas gift. |
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Old Business
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BOE / Administration Evaluation
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At 6:41 pm, Mr. Tharman was called into the meeting. At 6:44 pm the meeting returned to open session.
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Transportation Update
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Mr. Tharman went over some of the older vehicle conditions as well as the latest repairs. Possibility of updating a suburban and/or a bus in the future. This fiscal year is probably not the time to do it, though.
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Snow Removal / Lawn Care
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Negotiations Training
Discussion:
Negotiation training is a requirement for any member of the negotiation team. There are two days when the training is within our area. The board members on the team decided on February 9th in Hoxie. Mr. Tharman will get those team members registered for the training.
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Personnel
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School Board Recognition Month
Discussion:
Mr. Tharman shared the Governor's Proclamation and handed out certificates in appreciation of all the board does for our district. Mrs. Brown had provided a delicious meal for the board as well.
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Supplemental Position
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Classified Position
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Certified Staffing
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Returned to open session at 7:38 pm. No action taken.
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New Business
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Insurance Claim
Discussion:
There was some damage to the pole vault mats during the wind storm. The deductible is $25,000 and the cost of a new set is around $22,000. Mr. Tharman has contacted Colby Canvas to see if there is a possibility of repairing them, rather than replacing them. He is to call back at the beginning of February.
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Board Walk Through
Discussion:
The board discussed the walk-through. They will use the same information sheet as last year. Mr. Tharman was asked to make an additional comment on the form pertaining to the tight budget this year. Once that has been completed, it will be sent to teachers.
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WKLL Scholarship Testing
Discussion:
There were several students that volunteered to take part in the annual academic competition. The results were shared with the board. The overall results are able to be made public.
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Fire Alarm Monitoring
Discussion:
When the new fire alarm system was installed three years ago, there was a comment made about upgrading to a 24 / 7 monitoring capability. They have now presented those numbers. After discussion, it was decided that it is good to know the expense, but it will be set aside for discussion on another day.
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Federal Mileage Rate
Discussion:
Just updating the information that the federal mileage reimbursement rate went up, but the state rate has stayed the same. It was decided to leave ours (matches the state) as it is for now.
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March Board Meeting
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Administrative Reports
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Superintendent / 9-12 Principal Report
Discussion:
Mr. Tharman shared about the KCTC survey on Wednesday, Jan. 12th / KSDE audit began today - Kinze, Amber, Sommer, and Sheri have done a great job collecting and scanning the requested documentation / Wood River (replaced Symmetry) are now paid through Midwest Energy rather than a second billing / Website has new sports calendar under the "Documents" tab. Mrs. Thalheim does a great job keeping it updated / The requested addition to the work release request was made and the board approved.
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K-8 Principal Report
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No report available.
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Reports of Board Members
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No report.
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Adjournment
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