October 8, 2013 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Mr. Hauxwell provided calendars for the October and November months.

Discussion:  Principal Report-Mike Sorensen Congratulations to our Junior and Senior Range Judging Teams as they both placed 2nd at the State competition in Genoa, NE. Congratulations to Khris Kuhlmann and Allyson Vrbas for being named the Homecoming King and Queen for 2013. The Homecoming dance and coronation were moved to Saturday night due to delay in football game. Everything went well and the students had a great time! Concluded the NCSC Safety Program sponsored by the Imperial Police Department. Grades 7-12 from October 1st - October 8th Topics include: Dating Violence/Sexual Assault Texting/Driving Drugs/Alcohol abuse Click It! Don’t Risk It! September 18th attended Region V Principal’s Meeting and topics presented were: Special Education Basics, Praxis II Test - This is new this year. Any teacher/administrator wanting to add an endorsement or change their certificate has to take this test. This is a pilot year, thus scores don’t necessarily count. Beginning in August of 2014 scores will count. The Region V secondary principals will be offering one, possibly two scholarships to students from the region who apply. This will be a new scholarship opportunity for students. The Fall NETA Conference was in Kearney,NE on October 2nd and 3rd. Three staff members attended - Kim Wilson, Renae Bottom, Paul Ekberg. Principal’s Report-Mrs. Stewart We are using a rubric for levels of performance for report card scores for grades 1-3. II. Parent/Teacher Conference had a good turn out. Elementary Assembly--a celebration of student success. Completed Lockdown Protocol. Working on a Google Doc program with ESU 15 to use for RTI (Response to Intervention.) Attended the Region V principal’s meeting. Fourth and fifth graders attended a writers workshop. As a follow-up to the play, What the Wind Taught Me." The ELL school improvement committee met on Oct. 3, 2013. Mrs. Waggoner and Tonya Olsen are providing a breakfast/brunch club, where they work with students helping to meet the emotional and behavioral needs of children. Fourth graders attended Kids Fitness Nutrition Day at McCook. Chase County Schools received the top award for the Jump Rope for the Heart,Hoops for Heart Event,in Central and Western Nebraska. Mrs. Jodie Schuller will be presented the plaque from the American Heart Association, at our elementary assembly. The event raised over twelve thousand dollars and was the highest amount raised so far.

Discussion:  Added new cameras to the school. There are a total of 32 cameras, which allow more access to view the hallways, main entrances, outside parking lots and bike rack areas. Jerel is working on making access to the smart phones. Johnson hardware has provided all the locks and we will be finished with the last 5. They are sending us a bid on the outside doors and let us know if it is locked or open, and will be notified by a text message. Auditors are here and are being very thorough with looking at things in more detail. Bleachers in the Longhorn Gym have been worked on and the wheels have all been replaced. They should be greased regulary and they haven't been done so there is a lot of structural needs and some additional electrical work.

Discussion:  Moved back into regular session at 6:46 pm.