September 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to Approve the meeting open and properly posted by advanced notice. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Discussion:
Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Beacon-Observer, the School District's designated method for giving notice, and posting at the Loomis Public Schools, Loomis Village Office and Loomis Post Office, a copy of the Affidavit of Publication being attached to these Minutes. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all members of the Board of Education, and a copy of their Acknowledgment of Receipt of Notice is attached to these Minutes. Availability of the Agenda was communicated in the advance notice and in the notice to the members of this meeting. The President publicly stated to all in attendance that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act was available for review and indicated the location of such copy in the room where the meeting was being held. All proceedings of the Board were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
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2. Welcome Guests
Discussion:
We would like to welcome our guests today. As friendly reminder we ask that as a guest you refrain from commenting during the discussion part of our meeting and keep note of any questions or comments that you may have about the discussion items. We will welcome all your comments during the public forum section of the meeting which will directly follow our discussion.
Please note that at times it may be necessary to address a member of the audience during the discussion. If you are addressed by a Board member please feel free to answer the questions or provide the appropriate feedback.
*Carrie Naylor- Bertrand Herald
LEA - Cheryl Orcutt, Becky Maaske, Roxann Hunhoff
PIE - John Burkholder, Chris Butler, Nicole Shultz, Sheila Patterson, Ann Erickson
Thank you for attending.
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3. Approval of Absent Board Members
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the absence of ___________________ for the _____________________ purpose. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda and the bills, and authorize the Board President and Treasurer to sign and validate all the checks and warrents as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.1. Agenda
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4.2. Previous Board Meeting Minutes
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4.3. Bill Roster
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4.4. Financial Reports
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4.4.1. General Fund
Discussion:
Expenditures: $311,252.11
Receipts: $15.84
Balance: $1,585,463.88
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4.4.2. Investment Fund
Discussion:
Depreciation Fund:
expenses - $400.20
receipts - $433,000.00
balance - $861,180.67
Debt Service Fund:
expenses - $0
receipts - $0
balance - $327,279.45
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4.4.3. Lunch Fund
Discussion:
Expenses - $12,694.79
Receipts - $4,884.00
Balance - $1,362.47
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4.4.4. Activities Fund
Discussion:
Receipts: $8,181.61
Disbursements: $9,955.66
Balance: $64,856.98
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5. Introduction of Speakers
Discussion:
Partners in Education-PIE will cook hotdogs and hamburgers at football games, they will all be sold at the concession stand and PIE will submit a bill to the school.
Loomis Education Association and Staff-
-Becky Maaske
-Roxann Hunhoff
-Cheryl Orcutt
Bertrand Herald- Carrie Naylor
-Discussion on using the Bertrand Herald to post meeting minutes
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6. Board Committee Reports
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6.1. Negotiations
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6.2. Americanism
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6.3. Policy
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6.4. Building, Grounds, and Transportation
Discussion:
West wall of the gym. Budget includes dollars to repair the west wall properly. All of the cinder block walls need to be sandblasted, have the mortar repaired and sealed.
Bus 05 needs some repairs, we do not have a spare bus to use while it is in the shop. Do we need to purchase another bus?
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6.5. Preschool Advisory
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7. Administrative Reports
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7.1. Principal
Discussion:
*NeSA Results/NeSA Celebration on Sept. 17th to reward our students for doing so well.
*DEAR Reading Program-Drop Everything And Read. A program to help our students improve their reading skills and enjoy reading.
*2014 School Law Update on Sept. 24th
*Ag. Program numbers, 8 in Intro to Ag., and 7 in Ag. Bus. and Crop Production
*Teacher In-Services- New Times 2:00-4:00 and Topics 1) Student Behaviors, 2) Ron Coniglio, 3) Continuing School Improvement year 2, 4) Technology
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7.2. Superintendent
Discussion:
Safety and Security Plan completed by Ed Johnson (NASB/ALICAP) was done on August 21, 2014.
New stage curtains were purchased in August. They should arrive later in September.
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8. Public Forum
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9. Recess
Discussion:
Recess at 8:30 for 5 minutes. Reconvened at 8:40.
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10. Action Agenda Items
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10.1. 2014-15 Loomis School Budget
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the proposed budget for the 2014-15 school year Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Discussion:
Budget of Disbursements= $3,511,740
Special Education Budget= $660,000
Total Budget of Disbursements= $4,171,740
Necessary Cash Reserve= $1,000,000
Total Requirements= $5,171,740
2014-15 Valuation= $450,708,796
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10.2. Tax Request
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the proposed tax request for the General Fund, Bond Fund and Special Building Fund for the 2014-15 School year Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Discussion:
General Fund Tax Request= $0.636049
Bond Fund Tax Request= $0.053787
Special Build Fund Request= $0.044823
Recommended Motion
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11. Closed Session
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12. Next Meeting Date
Discussion:
October 13, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Loomis Media Center
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13. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn meeting Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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