September 11, 2017 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Notice of this meeting was posted at the Jeffrey Elementary School, Osceola Middle School/High School, Pinnacle Bank of Osceola, and the Osceola Post Office. A copy of the agenda items is tentative and may be changed by the Board if necessary.

President Schleif called the regular meeting to order at 6:01 PM and informed those in attendance that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the meeting room, then directed the public to its location.

Also present were Superintendent Rinehart, Principal Maynard, Principal Webster, Debra Berry, one staff member and one patron.

There were no board members absent.

The Budget Hearing for the 2017-2018 school year was opened at 6:03PM.  The hearing was called to discuss, consider and receive input for the public about the 2017-2018 school year budgets.

Superintendent Rinehart reviewed the budgets for the 2017-2018 school year with the Board. There was one patron in attendance.

The 2017-2018 Budget Hearing was closed at 6:06PM.

The Final Property Tax Request Hearing for the 2017-2018 school year was opened at 6:06PM.

Superintendent Rinehart talked about the final tax request for the 2017-2018 school year with the Board. There was one patron in attendance.

The Final Property Tax Hearing for the 2017-2018 school year was closed at 6:08PM.

There was no public input.

Elementary Principal Brett Webster gave his written and oral report about: the Solar Eclipse field trip to Aurora went really well; MAPS testing will begin on Tuesday, September 19th; plaques will be given to students who score a perfect 200 on NWEA testing or in the top 95% on the MAPS tests; the Bulldog PRIDE wall is being filled up; Preschool is going to the Good Samaritan Center to sing on September 18th; and 1st and 3rd grades are going to Stuhe Museum in October.

MS/HS Principal Dale Maynard gave his written and oral report about: the Beef in Schools Program was a big hit with the students and staff; midterm grades will be done on Friday, September 15th; Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for September 26th and 28th; a teacher in-service is scheduled for Friday, September 15th; non-certified evaluations have been completed; many compliments were received about Homecoming; the Extension Office is working with the school to implement lessons associated with the Farm to Table program which includes a mobile beef lab; and 25 students are taking distance learning classes which includes college courses, foreign language and nursing.

Superintendent Steven Rinehart gave his written and oral report about: the progress of updating the welding equipment and area; State Senator Kolowski is asking for input about the needs of school districts; the invalid test results from the Nebraska Department of Education; the NASB State Conference is scheduled for November; teacher negotiations will need to start by November 1st; and the Superintendent's evaluation form will be given to the Board next month.

There were no board reports.

The Board would like to thank all those that applied for the open board position.

Superintendent Rinehart discussed with the Board how the short and long term goals were prioritized, what has been accomplished, what is in progress, what needs to be done, and the possibility of reorganizing goals.  A meeting with the Buildings and Grounds Committee will be scheduled.