Public Meeting Minutes: January 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law

2. Excuse Absent Board Members

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to excuse absent board members Dawn Standage Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Tara Schirmer.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

3. The Pledge of Allegiance

4. Recitation of School Mission Statement: Preparing Students Today to Succeed Tomorrow: Family-Community-School

5. Recitation of Board Mission Statement: Providing collaborative leadership to prepare students today to succeed tomorrow.

6. Approval of Agenda

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Mike Voelker.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

7. Financial Report

8. Reorganization of the Ravenna School Board

8.1. Review of Conflict of Interest Policy, Conflict of Interest Statutes, & Board Code of Ethics

8.2. Annual Review of Ravenna Board of Education Policy on Complaints, Policy 2006

8.3. Election of Officers

8.3.1. President

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to elect Fiddelke as president Passed with a motion by Tara Schirmer and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.3.2. Vice-President

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to elect Schirmer as vice-president Passed with a motion by Mike Voelker and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.3.3. Secretary

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to elect Standage as board secretary Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Mike Voelker.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.4. Appointments

8.4.1. Treasurer

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to appoint Hilary Bolling as Treasurer for the Ravenna Public School Board Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Marc Vacek.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.4.2. Authorized Representatives for Federal & State Programs

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder (Superintendent) as School District's Representative for all State and Federal Programs Passed with a motion by Mike Voelker and a second by Tara Schirmer.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.4.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057 Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Mike Voelker.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.4.4. Bus Mechanic for Bus Inspections

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to appoint Ravenna Coop, Complete Auto, Holiday Express Bus/Nebraska Bus & Coach, MC Auto, & Todd VanWinkle as mechanics to perform all vehicle inspections Passed with a motion by Marc Vacek and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.5. Name Fund Depository For Ravenna Public Schools

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to appoint Town & Country Bank as Fund depository for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Mike Voelker and a second by Tara Schirmer.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.6. Designate Legal Newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to designate "The Ravenna News," "The Kearney Hub," and "The Omaha-World Herald" as the legal newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Mike Voelker.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.7. Designate Method for Publicizing Meetings of the Ravenna Board of Education

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to publicize meeting of the Ravenna Board of Education in accordance with Board Policy 2008 Passed with a motion by Marc Vacek and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.8. Designate Legal Counsel for Ravenna Public Schools

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to designate KSB Law Firm or Perry Law Firm as legal counsel for Ravenna Public Schools Passed with a motion by Mike Voelker and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.9. Appoint Standing Committees

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to appoint standing committees of the board for 2024 as recommended by Superintendent Schroeder Passed with a motion by Ryan Osten and a second by Mike Voelker.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

8.9.1. American Civics

8.9.2. Policy

8.9.3. Negotiations

8.9.4. Building & Grounds

8.9.5. Transportation

8.9.6. Finance

9. Consent Agenda

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Mike Voelker and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

9.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes

9.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills

9.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The notice for this board meeting was published in the January 13th Edition of The Kearney Hub

9.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the resignation of Mr. Trent Benjamin, K-12 Media Specialist

10. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence

11. Information and Action Items

11.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action regarding Negotiations with the REA (Executive Session) @ 7:15 PM

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to go into executive session at 7:31 PM for the purpose of negotiations because it is best interest of the public by Marc Vacek and second by Ryan Osten President Fiddelke repeated the purpose for going into executive session prior to entering executive session. Motion by Marc Vacek to come out of executive session at 7:44 PM with a second by Ryan Osten Passed with a motion by Marc Vacek and a second by Ryan Osten.

Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Dawn Standage: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

11.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the adoption of a supplemental middle school intervention curriculum, Lexia

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to approve the purchase and use of the Lexia PowerUp Curriculum Passed with a motion by Tara Schirmer and a second by Ryan Osten.

Dawn Standage: Absent
Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

11.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the ESU 10 Special Education Contract & Cooperative Services Agreement for the 2024-25 School Year

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to approve entering into the special education contracts and service agreements, as presented by ESU 10, for the 2024-25 school year Passed with a motion by Marc Vacek and a second by Ryan Osten.

Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Dawn Standage: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

12. Discussion Items

12.1. Policy Review-1000 Series & 2000 Series

12.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to Board Member Appointments to the Ravenna Public Schools Foundation

12.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to summer projects list

13. Elementary Principal's Report

14. Secondary Principal's Report

15. Superintendent's Report

16. Positive Comments

17. Adjournment

Action(s):

Motion Passed:

Motion to adjourn at 8:30 pm Passed with a motion by Mike Voelker and a second by Ryan Osten.

Ryan Osten: Yea
Mike Voelker: Yea
Misti Fiddelke: Yea
Tara Schirmer: Yea
Dawn Standage: Yea
Marc Vacek: Yea

No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.

January 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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