September 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting
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Executive Session for Salaries & Benefits Regarding Payroll Tax Holiday - 6:30 p.m.
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Call Meeting to Order - 7:00 p.m.
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Adjustments to Agenda
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Adopt Agenda with Any Addenda
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Information and Proposals (no action)
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Reports from Student Representatives to the Board
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Update on Summer 2020 Extended School Year by Special Education Director Trina Nichol
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Public Forum
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Recommended Actions
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Consent Agenda
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Approve minutes of August 4, 2020 special meeting, August 11, 2020 regular meeting and August 24, 2020 special meeting (page 9)
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Approve monthly bills as presented (page 18)
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Approve district monthly fiscal statement (page 44)
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Approve additional 2020-2021 School Year WDE Chapter 20 transportation safety exceptions as presented (page 45)
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Acknowledge 2020-2021 home school applications received as of September 1, 2020 (page 46)
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Accept donations from: Goshen HELP in the amount of $2,000.00 to cover unpaid THS lunch debt and other schools if funds available; Panhandle Coop in the amount of $648.00 to LFL Schools from the receipt collection program; Football 101 in the amount of $522.66 to THS Athletics; and Community Health Care Foundation for the donation of 2,100 1-oz individual hand sanitizers and 28 16-oz hand sanitizers in the amount of $8,197.00 (page 50)
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Accept WDE Grants for the 2020-2021FY as presented: Education Stabilization Fund (ESSER-CARES) in the amount of $729,729.00; Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) in the amount of $14,406.43; COVID-19 Stimulus funds for Technology in the amount of $439,704.00; and COVID-19 Stimulus funds for Nutrition in the amount of $50,000.00 (page 53)
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Accept WDE Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Grant for the 2020-2021 school year in the amounts of: Trail $16,218.80, SE Schools $7,236.08, LFL Schools $7,173.70; Lincoln $16,530.70, and LaGrange $1,309.98 (total grant $48,469.26) (page 58)
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Approve purchase exceeding $5,000 for the purchase of 50 document/web cameras from Troxell Inc through the Buy Board consortium, in the total amount of $10,350.00 (funded through COVID-19 Stimulus Tech) (page 59)
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Approve purchase exceeding $5,000.00 to Works International for the renewal of Public School Works for district staff compliance and safety training modules for the 2020-2021 school year in the total amount of $8,365.00 (General Fund) (page 61)
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Approve purchase exceeding $5,000.00 for the purchase of cleaning and disinfecting materials for Trail Elementary from Bluffs Sanitary Supplies in the total amount of $9,087.58 (General Fund Custodial) (page 62)
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Approve contracting with Heartland School Solutions for renewal of MySchoolApps free and reduced school meal application system for the 2020-2021school year in the total amount of $6,849.00 (General Fund) (page 64)
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Approve purchase exceeding $5,000.00 for the purchase of Lexia Core5 Reading unlimited license for Lincoln Elementary for the 2020-20201 school year in the amount of $9,900.00 (funded through Title I) (page 65)
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Approve request for exception to District Policy 5150.5 (No Student Activities Night) submitted by Southeast High School to allow participation at the 2020 1A State Volleyball tournament on a Wednesday night due to state scheduling changes (page 68)
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Approve isolation payment for mileage for special education student transportation for 18 miles per school day at the current IRS rate for the 2020-2021 school year (parent returns home after drop-off at school) (page 70)
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Approve isolation mileage payment for homeless student transportation for 6 miles per round trip at the current IRS rate for the 2020-2021 school year (student drives self to school and activities) (page 71)
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Approve amended special education contract with Overtures for Student #4617 to provide educational services at the daily rate of $210.84 for 182 days, not to exceed $38,375.00 from April 16, 2020 through June 30, 2021 (page 72)
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Old Business
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Address Petition Submitted to the GCSD#1 Board of Trustees by the Goshen County Concerned Parents (page 77)
"We the undersigned believe that Goshen County School District should not have a mandatory mask policy for students, teachers or staff. We have come together as a group of parents to form the attached list of reasons for our belief that the wearing of a facial covering should be a personal/family choice rather than a mandated policy for our schools" |
New Business
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Consider and Discuss Federal Payroll Tax Holiday
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Consider Approval of Offering a Teaching Contract for the 2020-2021 School Year (page 78)
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Consider Approval of Utilizing Dirt Road Wife Photography for District Photography Services (page 81)
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Consider Approval of Contracting with Public Education Business Coalition (PEBC) for Leadership Coaching for the 2020-2021 School Year (page 82)
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Topics for Discussion
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Future Meetings
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The next regular Board meeting will be Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
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Discuss Scheduling Upcoming Work Sessions
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The WSBA Annual Conference will be in Casper from November 18-20, 2020 with the Delegate Assembly on the 18th
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The Annual NSBA Conference will be hosted in New Orleans, LA April 10-12, 2021.
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Superintendent's Report
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Update on current 2020-2021 SY student enrollment numbers
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Information on conversion from National School Lunch Program to the Summer Food Service Program through December 31, 2020
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Adjournment
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