January 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Bloomfield Community Schools - Board of Education - Regular

Rationale:  A call to order indicates the beginning of the meeting. 

Rationale:  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.

Rationale:  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.

Rationale:  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.

Rationale:  Poicy 8150

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Policy 8130 - An organizational meeting of the Bloomfield School District Board of Education shall be held on or before the third Monday of January of each year to seat any new members and elect officers.

 

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Rationale:  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.

Rationale:  The Celebration of Excellence recognizes students, teachers, staff, and others at Bloomfield Community Schools who bring the District's Mission Statement to life through action, notoriety, greatness, accomplishment, and a host of other descriptors of their contribution to the district's culture and well-being.    

Rationale:   A consent agenda groups routine meeting discussion points into a single agenda item. Thus, the grouped items can be approved in one action rather than through the filing of multiple motions. The Consent Agenda includes the recent minutes of all BOE meetings and the current Financial/Business Reports.

Rationale:  An action item is a single, clearly defined task that must be done.

Rationale:  Recognizing that there was a miscalculation in the Benefit Totals column in the SPARQ software that did not allow for the 5% EHA discount to which the District is privy, and to adjust the Base Salary to avoid playing "catch up" with array and area districts so that the District can remain competitive, attract applicants, and to, in good faith, honor the current certified employees, it was unanimously decided by the BEA/BOE Negotiation Teams that the base salary for 2025-26 would be adjusted to $40,000, a $1,200 increase over the 2024-25 base of $38,800.
Details of this meeting can be read in the LINK provided below.

Rationale:  Mrs. Koertje has submitted her formal resignation as Elementary Secretary effective March 31, 2025. This early notice will allow the district to advertise, fill the position and train a new secretary with Mrs. Koertje's assistance. We thank her for her service. Her letter is attached.

Rationale:  Brittany Smith has resigned her Asst VB coaching position for the 2025-26 school year. Her letter is attached.

Rationale:  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.

Rationale:  Meeting Report: A more relaxed and user-friendly summary, focusing on main points and decisions, making it easier to digest and understand.

Rationale:  The Award of Excellence given by the BOE is an important recognition of achievement or outstanding notice outside our district boundaries.

Each Fall and Spring, the District conducts extracurricular and academic activity recognition programs for our students, teachers, and staff. These are our local recognition platforms.

When our "people" are being recognized with honors/recognition beyond the District level, is it appropriate to bestow an Award of Excellence pin?

 

Rationale:  The purpose of the public comment period is for members of the public to inform the governing body of their views.

Rationale:  The Board of Education may move into a closed session by a majority vote if necessary to protect the public interest or prevent needless injury to an individual's reputation.

Rationale:  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.