April 13, 2015 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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.

Discussion:  President Schleif called the April 13, 2015 regular meeting to order at 6:02PM 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.

Discussion:  Also present were Superintendent Rinehart, MS/HS Principal Maynard, Elementary Principal Johnson, Debra Berry, one staff member, one student and one patron.

Discussion:  Tucker Boden was in attendance to observe community activities for Boy Scouts.

Discussion:  Elementary Principal Sarah Johnson gave her written and oral report about: 3rd and 4th grade will be attending Farm Safety Day on April 27th; Elementary Track and Field Day is scheduled for May 5th; the Elementary Concert is April 28th at 7:00PM; AR Party is May 20th at Westbrook Lanes in Columbus. Also NeSA and MAPS testing is underway, and Kindergarten Roundup was April 10th with 18 children in attendance.

Discussion:  MS/HS Principal Dale Maynard gave his written and oral report about: students were taken to the Red and White Game; FFA's Cierra Fisher and Rachel Wieseman earned their State FFA Degrees; FBLA's Derek Voigt earned honorable mentions in spelling and business math during the State FBLA Conference; SWAG had a lock-in on April 2nd, Volleyball coaches, Dr. Brenda Glunz and Miss Jenna Beringer, and Dazzler coaches, Mrs. Stephanie Sterup and Mrs. Cheri Prososki, have been hired for the 2015-2016 school year. Also, Mr. Maynard reviewed an annual report that he plans to provide the community.

Discussion:  Superintendent Steven Rinehart gave his written and oral report about: voting for NASB Legislative Committee Member #16; increasing wireless access points and wiring for technology upgrqades; track renovation is scheduled to begin at the end of school; CRC is considering raising th admission prices to $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for students; and Mr. Bradley Mead has started as Head of Maintenance. Also, Miss Jenna Beringer has had a day of training with current Administrative Assistant Lisa Stowe.

Discussion:  President Schleif repeated that a motion was made by Darin Sterup, seconded by Jodie Roberts, to go into executive session, which is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual in compliance with the law, until the finish of business for the discussion of personnel, job performances, and classified wages. Motion passed 5-0-0. Mike Neujahr was absent.

Discussion:  This will be a program to be used by the Board of Education to help facilitate early retirements in situations that the Board deems to be financially beneficial for the Osceola School District.

Discussion:  Superintendent Rinehart explain to the Board about the possibility of the addition of Nebraska Lutheran (Waco) to the Crossroads Conference.