February 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Bloomfield Community Schools - Board of Education - Regular

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:  The Board of Education will move into Closed Session for the protection of the public interest to be informed of counsel provided to the President for the safety and security of the system.

Rationale:  We interviewed 4 finalists for this position. We would like the board to entertain a discussion in closed session to prevent needless injury to the reputation of the individuals involved in these interviews.

Rationale:  Feedback from staff, adherence to Rule 10 and the negotiated agreement have all been taken into account regarding the proposed 2025-26 calendar.  A draft is attached along with last year's for comparison. The administrative team will present and explain to the board at the meeting and ask for a motion to approve. Thank you

Rationale:  Kristen Frevert, Secondary Math Teacher, has depleted her accumulated sick and personal leave. She is requesting up to 20 days for the remainder of this school year. Mr. Strom has approved based on the current criteria. Her request and the sick leave bank criteria from the current negotiated agreement are attached. The board must approve or deny as well. On a related note, she has asked for a forecast on how many PTO days may be allowed as she plans for her maternity leave next Fall.

Rationale:  Olivia Wilson has asked for an amendment to the Little Bees Daycare Agreement based on the after school program not occurring. Therefore, they do not need the music room and art room. The amended changes include:

1. Subtracting the $75 monthly fee for the after school program. The total monthly rent would then be $175.
2. Reduce the daycare's share of utilities from 10% back to the original  8%. There is 24,900 total sq ft in the Elementary School. Without the afterschool program, the daycare will only use 1,840 sq ft which is about 7.4% of the total.
The new proposed contract and the current one are both attached.

Rationale:  Mr. Strom and I met Tuesday morning, February 4th, to discuss and schedule Strategic Planning working sessions and events. As a part of our discussion, we determined that meeting the needs of our budget was of higher priority. We discovered that much of our feedback and goals depend on the district's financial support to achieve them. What are your thoughts and suggestions at this time? What are our next steps?

Rationale:  Carl Dietz will be present to guide us through some budget forecasting for the comng year.

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