October 8, 2018 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Osceola Public Schools Board of Education Information
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Discussion:
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.
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call the Meeting to Order
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Discussion:
President Schleif called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 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.
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2.2. Roll Call
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Discussion:
Also present were Superintendent Rinehart, Principal Maynard, Principal Webster and Debra Berry.
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2.3. Excuse Board Members Who Are Absent
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Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Approval of Agenda
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Recommended Motion(s):
Approval of the agenda as written 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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4. Recognition of Visitors/Communications from the Public
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Discussion:
There were no patrons present.
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5. Reports
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5.1. Principals Reports
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5.1.1. Elementary Report
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Discussion:
Principal Brett Webster gave his oral and written report about: Jeffrey Elementary has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School, and Principal Webster and Mrs.
Sarah Johnson will be attending the award ceremony at Washington DC in November; a magic show was performed by Adam White from Lincoln to encourage reading; MAPS testing will soon be done; 13 new plaques will be added for MAPS scores; Parent Teacher Conferences were well attended; the Book Fair sold $2,287.83 worth of books during Parent Teacher Conferences; Fire Prevention Week is this week; and Red Ribbon Week is scheduled for October 23rd through October 27th.
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5.1.2. MS/HS Report
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Discussion:
Principal Dale Maynard gave his written and oral report about: . MAPS testing will be finishing up; students are doing pre-ACT Assessments; closed lunch feedback has been positive; the Beef in Schools program continues to be a positive; National FFA will start October 23rd; this Thursday's volleyball game will be a pink-out; Friday's football game will be held in Osceola; October 15th's JV Football and MS Football will be held in Friend and Exeter/Milligan respectively; and congratulations to Jeffrey Elementary for their Blue Ribbon Award!
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5.2. Superintendent’s Report
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Superintendent Rinehart gave his written and oral report about: NASB will be conducting a Facilities and Construction Workshop during the state convention; teacher negotiations are starting; adjusted valuations decreased by 3%; and seeking a new Head of Maintenance.
Thank you, Mr. Fritz, for all of your hard work and dedication to Osceola Public Schools as the Head of Maintenance.
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5.3. Board Reports
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Discussion:
Board President Tom Schleif, and Vice President Mike Neujahr discussed the demonstration of a shooter detection system by Electronic Contracting Company that took place in Lincoln. The system detects a shooter, informs where the shooter is located, locks down the facility, and calls law enforcement.
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Approval of 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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6.1.1. Approval of the Previous Meeting’s Minutes
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6.1.2. Treasurer’s Report
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6.1.3. Payment of general fund claims in the amount of $356,963.73
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6.2. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action to contract services with First National Capital Markets.
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Recommended Motion(s):
Approve promotional service from First National Capital Markets financial services 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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6.3. Consider, discuss and take any necessary action on recognizing the Osceola Education Association (OEA) as the bargaining agent for certified teaching staff for the 19-20 school year.
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Recommended Motion(s):
Recognition of the Osceola Education Association (OEA) as the bargaining agent for certified teaching staff for the 19-20 school year 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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6.4. Consider, discuss, and take all necessary to raise seconds prices on lunches.
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Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
After discussion the board ask Superintendent Rinehart to gather more information on our cost of entrees in order to make a more informed decision.
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Go through the District goals to evaluate progress and re-prioritize items
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Discussion:
The Board discussed and re-evaluated the District's goals.
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8. Executive Session
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Recommended Motion(s):
Enter into Executive Session for ? Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.1. Executive session for Superintendent's evaluation and plan for teacher negotiations
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Recommended Motion(s):
Enter into Executive Session for the purpose of evaluating Superintendent job performance and plan for negotiations with certified staff 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:
After discussing negotiation strategy and Superintendent evaluation process, the Board of Education came out of Executive session at 7:57 pm.
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9. Next Meeting Dates and Times
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9.1. Regular meeting November 12, 2018, 6:00 PM at the Osceola Middle/High School Media Center.
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10. Adjournment
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Action Item
Recommended Motion(s):
Moved to adjourn meeting at 7:00 p.m. 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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