December 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting Conducted via Zoom, with Public Access Provided via YouTubeLive

Administer Oath of Office to New Board Members - 5:30 p.m.
 

Executive Session for Superintendent Evaluation - 5:30 p.m.
 

Work Session for District Financial Audit Report - 6:30 p.m.

Financial Audit Report by Ms.Stephanie Pickering of McGee, Hearne, & Piaz LLP

Call Regular Meeting to Order - 7:00 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Adjustments to Agenda

Adopt Agenda with Any Addenda
 

Reorganization of the Board

Motion to appoint the Superintendent as Chairman Pro Tem

Election of Board Officers

Chairman (new chairman resumes meeting once elected)

Vice Chairman

Clerk

Treasurer

Designate Depositories for School District Funds

Set Meeting Day and Time

Board Committees for 2021

Salary Relations Representatives appointed by Board Chairman

Building Committee Representatives appointed by Board Chairman

Nominate and Appoint Two Board Representatives to Represent Goshen County as WSBA Advocacy Liaisons

Nominate and Appoint Two Board Representatives to Represent Goshen County as WSBA Board Delegates

Nominate and Appoint a Board Representative and an Alternate to Serve on Northeast Wyoming BOCES (Gillette)

Nominate and Appoint a Board Representative and an Alternate to Serve on Eastern Wyoming BOCES
 

Information and Proposals (no action)

Reports from Student Representatives to the Board of Trustees
 

Public Forum

Recommended Actions

Consent Agenda

Approve minutes of November 2, 2020, special meeting, November 10, 2020, regular meeting, and November 18, 2020, special meeting

Approve monthly bills

Approve district monthly fiscal statement

Approve the proposed revision to the 2021-2022 school year calendar as presented (The start date has been moved due to Wy State Fair being later in August 2021.  The Calendar Committee has reviewed this proposal, and will meet in January to work on subsequent year calendars)

Approve purchase exceeding $5,000.00 for the purchase of 12 additional digital K-5 student virtual education licenses from Edmentum in the total amount of $5,400.00 (funded through Title1, IDEA 611, ESSER)

Approve purchase exceeding $5,000.00 for the purchase of Linewize internet content filtering subscription in the total amount of $8,999.00 (20-21 tech budget)

Accept grant from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security  in the amount of $38,149.00 for the purchase of Wyolink in-building coverage equipment and installation
 

New Business

Consider Approval of 2019-2020 District Financial Audit
The complete audit document was mailed with the hard copy of the agenda packet, and discussed in the work session

Consider Approval of Offering an Employment Agreement to Alaria Schnase as a Social Worker at Torrington High School for the Remainder of the 2020-2021 School Year

Consider Approval of Contracting with Studio 120 Architecture for the Design, Bid, and Construction Administration of the THS Elevator Project

Topics for Discussion

Future Meetings

Schedules for school visits and monthly rotations have been shared, starting in January 2021.  Principals should be contacting you regarding their upcoming school and student recognition events.

The next regular Board meeting will be Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m

WSBA will be offering their Winter Board Development Workshops on January 9 and January 21.  More information will be shared as it becomes available
 

Superintendent's Report

Information regarding advertising for a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase 141 wireless access points and a controller for the district's WiFi infrastructure

Information regarding advertising a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase and replace a network attached storage array (NAS) and host

Update on current 2020-2021 SY student enrollment numbers
 

Adjournment