December 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Bloomfield Community Schools - Board of Education - Committee of the Whole
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1. Opening the Meeting
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1.a. Call to Order:
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Welcome to the Committee of the Whole (COW) of the Bloomfield Community School District Board of Education. This meeting is called to order.
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1.b. Board Member Roll Call:
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Roll call, a fundamental process in meetings, holds crucial importance when it comes to determining the presence of a quorum. A quorum refers to the minimum number of participants required for a meeting to be considered valid and for the decisions made within it to hold weight.
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1.c. District Mission Statement:
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Vision: Building Excellence Encouraging Success - Honesty, Community, Relationships (This is also on our pins of Excellence.)
Mission: Bloomfield Community Schools will empower students to become responsible citizens in a safe and secure educational environment CIP Goal: All students will show growth in their identified content area of need and/or maintain achievement at the 85%ile or above.
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1.d. Nebraska Open Meetings Law:
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The Nebraska Open Meetings Act guarantees that every public body meeting shall be open to the public so that citizens may exercise their democratic privilege of attending and speaking at meetings of public bodies. A copy of the Open Meetings Act poster is next to the Promethean Board near the file cabinets. Board members and visitors are welcome to review it at any time. They may also access the poster by opening the link noted in the agenda.
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1.e. Publication of Meeting:
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As identified by the NE Open Meetings Act, a public notice announces the time, date, and place of a public meeting. The public has the right to attend meetings of public bodies, listen to debate(s), and watch the decision-making process. The publication of this Bloomfield Board of Education meeting met all these requirements.
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1.f. Pledge of Allegiance:
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2. Approval of Agenda
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A meeting agenda helps you and your colleagues prepare for a meeting and guide yourselves through the items you need to discuss. Time spent in planning an agenda will likely save time for all meeting participants by providing a clear set of topics, objectives, and time frames.
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3. Public Comment
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The purpose of the public comment period is for members of the public to inform the governing body of their views.
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4. Informational/Discussion Items
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Informational/Discussion Items - Items intended only to provide information to the Board and require no action; this includes communication items. Informational items can be scheduled during Regular, Special, or Committee of the Whole meetings.
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4.a. Board of Education Self-Evaluation - Brief Discussion of November 2025 Data Gathering
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In November 2024, the BOE contracted with the Nebraska Association of School Boards to conduct a self-evaluation of its work, operation, and leadership. This item will be a brief discussion of the evaluation, highlighting the growth and need for further development of the board’s progress since April 2024. A deep dive into the results is scheduled for the January 6, 2025, COW Meeting.
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4.b. Announcement of End of Term of Service for the two (2) out-going Board Members
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Every January of a new year, the School District organizes or reorganizes. This process includes reciting the Code of Ethics by all BOE members and swearing in new BOE members. By Statute 79-4, 129, this procedure can only occur after the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January.
The first meeting of the 2025 BCS BOE is set for January 6, which means that the two outgoing BOE members, Jason Hefner and Jessica Loeske, will expire at the close of that meeting. The BCS BOE 2025 will be reorganized at the Regular BOE Meeting on January 13, 2025, to follow the mandate.
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4.c. Strategic Planning - Update and Future Planning for 2025 & beyond
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Strategic planning involves setting goals, deciding on actions to achieve those goals, and mobilizing the resources needed to take those actions. A strategic plan describes how goals will be achieved using available resources. It allows the district to plan for the future, anticipate what is most likely to happen, and prepare accordingly.
Effective strategic planning involves three separate, equally important components: strategic thinking, long-range planning, and operational planning. |
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4.d. Continuous School Improvement - Current Status and Future Planning for 2025 and 2025-26
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Continuous school improvement is essential because it helps schools create lasting change and improve student outcomes:
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4.e. Curriculum & Instruction - Current Status/Updates on Processes/Initiatives in the areas of Curriculum Revision/Alignment and Adoption, Textbook Cycles and Plans for Update, Process, and Progress in the area of Instruction
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Curriculum and instruction are two main pillars of education that work together to create a learning environment for students:
Curriculum and instruction are also the focus of a field of study within education that researches, develops, and implements changes to increase student achievement. This field is interested in how people learn, new trends in teaching and learning, and the best ways to educate. |
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4.f. Administrative and Leadership Team Reports
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Administrative Reports are
All department Admin Reports are required for the BOE meetings on the first Monday of the month.
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4.f.i. Superintendent
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4.f.ii. Secondary Principal
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4.f.iii. Elementary Principal
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4.f.iv. SPED Director
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4.f.v. Guidance Director
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4.f.vi. Technology Director
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4.f.vii. Activities Director
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4.f.viii. Buildings & Grounds Director
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4.g. Policy - December 2025 - Review of the BCS 5000's, Students
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Policy is the backbone of the BOE's operations. It governs the business and actions of the board's work. This Informational/Discussion topic is used to discuss, update, and validate the board's policies. We will update policies in real-time. They will be approved during the next Regular Meeting.
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5. Closed Session
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The Board of Education may move into a closed session by a majority vote if a closed session is necessary for the protection of the public interest or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.
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6. Adjournment
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A motion to adjourn is a formal procedure that ends a meeting. If there is any unfinished business at the time of adjournment, it is typically carried over to the next meeting. Prior to the motion to adjourn, the chair should be sure that no important matters have gone unnoticed.
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