October 12, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call Meeting to Order
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STRIVE - COMMIT - SUCCEED - District Mission Statement Schuyler Community Schools in partnership with parents, students, and the community is committed to educate students to become skilled, knowledgeable and responsible citizens in a global society - District Vision Statement |
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I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
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All preset particiapted in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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I.B. Declaration of Open Meeting
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This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the front of the meeting room. Nebraska Open Meetings Act: http://nitc.nebraska.gov/documents/statutes/NebraskaOpenMeetingsAct_current.pdf |
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II. Approval of Consent Agenda
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Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the consent agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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II.A. Agenda
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II.B. Minutes
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II.C. Acceptance of Claims
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II.C.1. Bills of $5,000 or more
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II.D. Financial
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II.E. Other Listed Reports
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III. Public Forum - We ask that all presentation be limited in their length.
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III.A. Recognition of visitors and guests
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III.B. Other topics (limited to 5 minutes - subject to guidelines of the Board Participation Policy)
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III.C. Student Representative's Report
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Sports *Conference cross country on Thursday *Football has two more home games left - dance team and band will perform at half-time
Shout out to teachers that we recognize are working hard Mr. Godejohn, Mrs. Gustafson, Mr. Sayer, Mr. Carter
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IV. Action Items
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IV.A. Board Policy, Handbooks, and Support Programs
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This committee is responsible for annual review of board policies, handbooks, and crisis/safety plans. This committee is also responsible for the support and development of support programs(nursing, food service) in the district.
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IV.A.1. Consider, discuss, and take action to approve first reading of the October Board Policy new and amended policies.
Rationale:
Most changes from this year’s Legislative Session have already been dealt with in previous Policy Updates, but this email includes three more revisions and one new policy. Policy 402.15 Staff Conduct With Students has some revisions to incorporate mandates from LB1080 and has had a general cleanup of prohibited conduct descriptions. As in the past, this policy may require some discussion within your administration and staff to determine whether all the prohibitions are appropriate for your district, but the various requirements of LB1080 must be kept. I’ll be glad to answer any questions that may arise. Policy 404.02 Employee Injury On The Job meets the requirements of LB1186 which adds a seven-day period of Injury Leave for certain cases of employee injury. Policy 404.13 School Closure Under Extraordinary Circumstances address a paragraph in 79-8,106 and is also a policy that may be requested by federal authorities if staff pay during emergency closure involves federal grants. Policy 503.04 Addressing Barriers To Attendance has one brief revision to add illnesses related to mental health as a reason for consideration in addressing barriers to attendance for individual students. I have also attached redline versions of the three revisions for your use. Thank you for your interest in school policy. Jim Luebbe, NASB Director of Policy Services
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve first reading of new and amended October Policy updates as presented. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.B. Building, Grounds, and Transportation
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This committee is responsible for recommending approval of building/grounds and transportation programs, vehicle replacement schedule, building and maintenance and upgrade schedule.
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IV.B.1. Consider, discuss, and take action to approve the listing of District 4R School Real estate with Land Mark Management and realty and authorize the president to enter into a contract to sell the property at public auction.
Rationale:
We have been in discussion with Chris Langemeir on the specifics of advertising and possible sale of the building and real estate at Distric 4R. This discussion began last spring following the purchase of the Schuyler Nursing Home. When COVID-19 hit our school and community forcing the school closure, we put those discussions on hold.
This fall the board building and grounds committee began discussion again on options originally discussed last spring. Since that time, the building has been used as storage, so we would have to remove the items we wanted to sell, and place the other items on auction. Last week the building and grounds decided to pursue a contract with Chris Langemeier (Land Mark Management and Realty) and present this option to the board for their consideration at the October 12th school board meeting. See the attached information provided below.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to to approve the listing of District 4R School Real estate with Land Mark Management and realty and authorize the president to enter into a contract to sell the property at public auction. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.B.2. Consider, discuss, and take action to approve purchase of a new bus.
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As explained in our September board meeting, we received a grant for $42,000 to replace our oldest bus on our fleet. According to the grant requirement, the bus needed to replace an old bus on our fleet, be traded in for scrap, and replaced by a bus of similar make and capacity. Following our meeting last month, there was some discussion about investigating the purchase of an activity bus (coach) with more amenities for our longer trips. The requirements for a coach bus include minimum size and weight and all of them required a different class of license. These buses may not be eligible for grant use. Based on this information we are recommending the board choose from the two bus bids we have received. The bids are within $1,000 of each other with the more expensive bus giving a $1,000 discount for prepaying. We recommend staying with the 71 passenger, Blue Bird bus. This make is similar to the buses we have in our fleet and would be easier for the drivers currently driving our activity buses for activities.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to accept the bid to purchase the bus from Nebraska/Central Equipment, Inc. as presented. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.C. Governance: Public Relations, Technology, and Planning
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This committee is responsible for recommending the annual district calendar, strategic planning process, technology, and promoting positive public relations and communications program.
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IV.C.1. Consider, discuss and take action to approve 2020-21 school calendar changes.
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Due to COVID-19 and professional development needs, we are recommending amending the 2020-21 school calendar: No School: October 19-23. Last month we asked the board to amend the school calendar to allow for APL Professional Development, October 20-22. This proposal was to accommodate travel for the consultants. Following the meeting, we reviewed the professional development commitments for 2020-21, made accommodations for Capturing Kids Hearts, and added technology workshops for the week of October 19-23. The Department of Education has just released a change to student attendance hours to allow for 48 hours of professional development to be counted as student hours. This request would not exceed 40 hours. See attached schedule for staff workshops and letter from Commissioner Blomstedt allowing up to 48 hours of PD.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve administrative recommendation to amend the school calendar as recommended. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.D. Budget, finance, negotiations, and personnel
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This committee is responsible for budget, finance, and contract negotiations with administration, certificated staff, and support staff.
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IV.D.1. Consider, discuss, and take action to accept staff resignations.
Rationale:
1. Karina Reynoso: Para Educator - SES
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve staff resignation and thank her for her service to the district. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.D.2. Consider, discuss, and take action to approve new hire recommendations.
Rationale:
1. Kiara Gonzolez: Para Educator - Preschool 2. Rocio Garcia: Para Educator - SES
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve new hire recommendation. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V. Discussion Items and Reports
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V.A. Review SCHS Priority School October Report
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Recommended Motion(s):
No Motion Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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V.B. Principals Reports
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Preschool and SES 3-5 Principal's Report: Mr. Comley Program/Staff Member Spotlight: This month I want to highlight Molly Parsons. Mrs. Parsons has done a great job helping the Preschool through the start of the year. Mrs Parsons is always willing to help with anything, and is extremely devoted to making Schuyler Schools a better place. For these reasons and many more I want to say thank you to Mrs Parsons!
Middle School Assistant Principal's Report: Mr. Banahan: Program/Staff Member Spotlight: For this month's Staff Spotlight, I would like to recognize Mrs. Bobbie Rocheford, 8th grade English teacher. Mrs. Rocheford has done an amazing job of reviewing content with her students, as they are working through the story of "Tom Sawyer" this last month. She has done a variety of review games to keep the students engaged, and actively thinking about what is going on in the story of "Tom Sawyer". One of the review games, students were working as a team doing a relay race where students had to run a lap around the desks, before their group could answer the next question. This allowed for the students to collaborate as a team, and they could help ensure that all students are understanding the content. The students do an awesome job reviewing this way, as they are held to high expectations, and Mrs. Rocheford has developed a relationship with each student, which allows her to have those high expectations and to talk to the students who are not meeting the expectations. She does a great job of building, maintaining and restore relationships with students throughout the year, and you can see that when you walk into her classroom. Staff Member Spotlight: I would like to also Highlight the work of Mrs. Nolan, she is a 6th grade Science teacher for us. During a recent walkthrough observation I was very impressed by seeing her use of APL strategies to get students talking about Science. Last year Mrs. Nolan stepped into a new role at the Middle School teaching Science and she is doing a great job implementing the new NGSS, using collaborative practices and she has joined our STEM leadership team as well. We are lucky to have her. |
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V.C. Directors Reports
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K-6 Youth Sports Director's Report: Mrs. Neesen
Curriculum/Assessment/Instruction Director's Report: Dr. Gibbons |
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V.D. Superintendent's Report
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Program Spotlight: I want to spotlight the transportation program. They have gone above and beyond to follow safety protocols on their bus. The school to school routes and morning and afterschool routes to Lonnie's Trailer Park are working well. Thanks to Ron Mundil, Renee Brabec, and the drivers for making this work. 2021-22 Certificated Staff Negotiations: By statute, we need to meet before November 1st. We suggest meeting on Monday, October 19th at the board room at 6:30 PM. I have a negotiations notebook for the board members on the negotiations committee. October 20th from 3:00 - 5:00: High School Open House and Ribbon Cutting for Phase I and II New facilities. Tours from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Ribbon Cutting at 4:00 PM. This is hosted by the Foundation. Would like as many board members as possible in attendance. 1st Quarter Staff Recognition: We have scheduled the first quarter staff recognition and district zoom meeting for Friday, October 23rd from 8:00-9:00. The recognition is hosted by the Foundation and Chamber of Commerce.
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V.E. Board Member/Committee Reports
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1. Foundation Meeting Update.
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VI. Correspondence Items
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VII. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Meeting was adjoured at 7:38 .PM
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