January 11, 2024 at 5:30 PM - GIPS BOE Regular Meeting

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It is 5:____PM and I now call to order the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education Meeting.  This is the January 11, 2024 meeting.  Notice of this meeting has been advertised in the Grand Island Independent, which is the District's designated method of giving notice of these meetings.

We want those in attendance to know that copies of the Open Meetings Act are available at the entrance to the Board Room.  If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so.  We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us so that you may be recognized during the Requests to Address the Board part of our meeting.  If you have not already completed the form, please see the staff person outside the entrance to this room.  Public comment is welcome. We do ask that no signs be brought into the boardroom.

Mrs. Dibbert, will you please call the roll?

Rationale:  Roll Call.

Rationale:  Elections:
a.   The Board will elect from its members a President and Vice President.
b.   The Secretary of the Board of Education will preside as Chair during the election of a new Board President.
c.   Upon call for nominations for each office by the Chair, nominations shall be made by oral ballot.
d.   Voting will be by written ballot on all members nominated and repeated until a majority is achieved for a nominee.
e.   The President shall assume the chair immediately upon the President's election and preside over the election for Vice President.

Rationale:  The Board Operating Principles, Policy 2111, give guidance as to how the board functions and how board members interact with each other and the public. Each board member, at the time the new board is convened, will sign the acknowledgment of the Board Operating Principles to indicate he/she understands and agrees to function under these guidelines. The signed documents will be placed on file with the minutes from the January 2024 Board Meeting.

Rationale:  Dr. Stephens will lead board members in reading the Board Member Code of Ethics.

Rationale:  The first item on the agenda tonight is the Consent Agenda.  The Consent Agenda to be approved is as follows:

(items read.)

This is the Consent Agenda as published.  Would anyone like to remove any items or add any items to the Consent Agenda? (pause)

Does anyone have a potential conflict of interest on agenda item 6.3? If so, please state the check number that you will be abstaining from voting on.

Rationale:  Standing Committees
 A monthly agenda presented to the board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the standing committees.  
 

• Finance and Facilities Committee
• Leading for Learning Committee -None
• Personnel Committee - None
• Policy Committee
• Public Relations and Partnership Development Committee
• Governance Committee
• GNSA/Legislative Committee - None

Rationale: 

• Each person addressing the board will be allowed 5 minutes. The Board of Education has the prerogative to limit speaking to 3 minutes when there are three or more patrons to allow speakers an opportunity to address the Board in a timely manner.
• We allocate up to 30 minutes for addressing the board at each regular board meeting.
• Please face the Board,  not the audience when you speak
• We want to hear what is being said so we ask the audience to refrain from making comments or sounds that make it hard to hear the speaker. 
• No signs are allowed in the boardroom.
• We will not engage in dialogue with patrons presenting to the Board, the purpose of the requests to address the board is to listen to patrons.
• The Board president and superintendent will identify staff to follow-up on information requested from patrons when necessary.
• At regular business meetings any school district-related matter can be presented to the Board, but only agenda items can be acted upon during a given meeting. At special meetings, comments will be limited to the subject of action items of the meeting's agenda. 
• Speakers will not be permitted to make defamatory comments, or use abusive or vulgar language. 
• Expressions of personal complaints about staff or students are discouraged at public meetings. Concerns about individuals should be brought to the attention of the appropriate administrative authority. Specific building or program concerns should be brought to the attention of the building principal or program supervisor.

Rationale:  Periodically GIPS needs to renew it's licensing for Firewalls, Anti-virus, Endpoint detection, VPN, Anti-malware, etc. We are extending the current equipment and licensing for 30 additional months to push us into the next E-Rate category two, five-year cycle.

Rationale:  1210 SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGAL STATUS

Rationale:  2120 SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL STATUS

Rationale:  2340 CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Rationale:  2460 VOTING METHOD

Rationale:  8220 ADMISSION OF RESIDENT STUDENTS

Rationale:  8331 TRANSFERS WITHIN GIPS

Rationale:  GIEA Exclusive Bargaining Agent 2025-2026

Rationale:  GIPS currently subscribes to a volume license agreement for Microsoft Office, by switching to an alternative educational program we can purchase equivalent licensing for a 6 year period and save a substantial amount over the current annual cost.

Rationale:  Accept and Place on File Audited Financial Report as of August 31, 2023 as prepared by Porter & Co, CPA's.

Rationale:  In a continuing effort to maximize investment revenue, maintain liquidity, and keep local tax proceeds continuously invested and therefore reinvested in Grand Island the GIPS Business Office in concert with the Board of Education Facilities and Finance Committee recommends pursuing bank accounts with Pinnacle Bank.

Rationale:  Revenue and expenditure projections for FY 24-25 budget and beyond indicate a need to identify cost-savings measures.  A plan to address this need is being developed and will be presented for Board of Education approval.

Rationale:  9110.1 - TITLE I PARENT AND FAMILY MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

Rationale:  8514 MEDICATIONS IN SCHOOL

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration by the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation.

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Ms. Beltran will present the student representative's report to the board. 

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Mr. Fisher will present the superintendent report. 

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The Board will convene into executive session for the purpose of discussing negotiations of the Superintendent's contract.

Rationale:  Superintendent's Contract

Rationale:  Regular Board of Education Meeting - Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.