June 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Sutherland Public School District 55
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1. Call the meeting to order
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2. Flag salute
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3. Open Meetings Law
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4. Roll call
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5. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve consent agenda passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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5.a. Approval of Minutes - 5/15/23 Regular Meeting
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6. Treasurer's report
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7. Recognition of Visitors/Public Comment
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8. Action Items
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8.a. Policies
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8.a.1. Policy 3001
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REVISION OF POLICY 3001: BUDGET AND PROPERTY TAX REQUEST information on statewide receipts and expenditures and comparisons of cost per pupil and performance of other school districts is available. They also updated a statutory reference and amended the policy to follow the changes in LB 243 that make clear that a school may only increase its property tax request by more than the allowable growth percentage "to the extent allowed by law."
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 3001 with required changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.2. Policy 3003.1 and 3004.1
Rationale:
REVISION OF POLICY 3003.1: BIDDING FOR CONSTRUCTION, REMODELING, REPAIR, OR RELATED PROJECTS FINANCED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS AND POLICY 3004.1: FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOR PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT USING FEDERAL FUNDS
Entities auditing school districts looked for an explicit "Buy American" provision in these policies. Although federal law only requires that the Buy American provision be included in any contract and not in the policy, KSB has added or revised this provision in these policies to appease the policy auditors. These changes are technically not required but are highly recommended.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve policy 3003.1 and 3004.1 with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.3. Policy 3036
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REVISION TO POLICY 3036: PURCHASING (CREDIT) CARD PROGRAM
The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Schedule 10 governs how long school districts must maintain certain records. Schedule 10 has been changed and now states that schools must maintain all financial records created or received by the school district for 7 years. We have changed our policy from a 10-year retention requirement to a 7-year requirement. This change is not required but is highly recommended.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 3036 with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.4. Policy 3059
Rationale:
POLICY 3059: AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDING (RELOCATION OF POLICY 5063)
Now that most middle-high school students, staff members, parents, and patrons have smartphones and other devices, it was time to revisit this policy. While this certainly does not address all technology-based conduct, we have made a few changes that apply to more than just students. This is why it will be relocated into the 3000 series. For example, previously the policy did not prohibit staff from making secret recordings. We made that change. We also updated the security camera footage section and made a few other tweaks to better align the policy to school practices. These changes are not required but are highly recommended. Relocation is required even if you don’t amend the policy for ease of tracking future changes.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve moving policy 5063 to the 3,000's with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Recommended Motion(s) #2:
Approve changing former policy 5063 to policy 3059. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.5. Policy 4003
Rationale:
REVISION TO POLICY 4003: DRUG POLICY REGARDING DRIVERS
KSB made a minor revision to fix a clerical error regarding the term Medical Review Officer. This change is required.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 4003 with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.6. Policy 4045
Rationale:
REVISION TO POLICY 4045: MILK EXPRESSION
President Biden signed into law the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act ("PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act") at the end of 2022. The Act expands protections for salaried employees such as teachers and also requires the break to be paid if the employee is also working while expressing breast milk. We changed our policy to include language regarding the frequency at which an employee can request to pump. This change is required.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 4045 with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.7. Policy 4059
Rationale:
REVISION OF POLICY 4059: BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING (FORMERLY SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING)
Section 79-2,146 currently requires nurses, teachers, counselors, school psychologists, administrators, school social workers, and any other appropriate personnel to receive at least one hour of suicide awareness and prevention training each year. LB 705 amends this section to require "all public school employees who interact with students and any other appropriate personnel" as determined by the superintendent to receive at least one hour of behavioral and mental health training with a focus on suicide awareness and prevention training each year. NDE will develop a list of approved training materials. Please note, we left the proposed October 31 or within 30 days of initial employment wording in the policy. This is not required by law, so you can adjust the completion deadlines as you see fit. These changes are effective three months after adjournment of the Unicameral, approximately September 2, 2023. This change is required.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 4059 with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.8. Policy 5049
Rationale:
REVISION TO POLICY 5049: FIREARMS AND WEAPONS LB 77
This policy authorizes anyone, other than a minor or prohibited person, to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in Nebraska, with or without a concealed handgun permit. However, the law still prohibits people from carrying a concealed or unconcealed handgun into a public school or on public school property. This prohibition does not apply to a qualified law enforcement officer or qualified retired law enforcement officer carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 926B or 926C. We have revised this policy to remove the reference to an exception based on possessing a concealed handgun permit. This change is required. _________________________
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve revisions to Policy 5049. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.9. Policy 5052
Rationale:
The link to the website at the bottom of the policy that contains the evidence-based strategies used in the policy has been updated.
This change is required.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 5052. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.10. Policy 5062
Rationale:
REVISION TO POLICY 5062: LICE AND NITS
For the past several years, KSB has been asked by numerous clients about the rules governing the exclusion of students who have contracted active cases of lice, louse eggs, and nits. Our policy previously offered two options, one that excluded for nits and one that did not. Several schools have received significant pushback (and even threats of litigation) for banning students with nits alone until they were treated. This change is required if you previously selected "Option A" which included nits. If you previously selected "Option B," these changes are recommended. ____________________________________________________
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 5062 with changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.11. Policy 5064
Rationale:
REVISION TO POLICY 5064: SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT
KSB has updated this policy to reflect the provision that requires federal grant funds supplement local effort for all Title funds which expands beyond Title I to include Title II and Title IV grant funds. This change is technically not required but is highly recommended.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Policy 5064 with recommended changes. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.a.12. Policy 6003
Rationale:
REVISION TO POLICY 6003: INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM
KSB has updated the policy to reflect the minimum number of instructional hours for each corresponding grade as required by Nebraska law and NDE regulations. You may adjust these hours upward if desired. This change is required.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve revisions to Policy 6003 passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.b. BTS Phone System
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8.c. Window Safety Glass
Recommended Motion(s):
$11,924 passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.d. KG Bathroom Stalls
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve the RBA bid of $7,395 for new KG bathroom stalls. passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.e. Resignations
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8.f. Option Students
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve Lyla and Ella Mann passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9. Reports
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9.a. Elementary Principal Report
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9.b. High School Principal Report
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10. Board Reports
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11. Superintendent Report
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12. Next meeting date and time
Rationale:
Please review your calendar to make sure that Monday, July 17th will work for our next board meeting.
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13. Adjournment
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