April 7, 2022 at 5:00 PM - DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION

Rationale:  The Douglas/STM Debate Cooperative team has qualified four students for the National Debate Tournament.  The team is also required to supply two judges, so the coach and one alum will serve as judges.

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This Spring, two Douglas School District Board of Education seats were up for election.  Since only two people filed notarized petitions, there will not be a local school board race. 

Tonya Amaral and current DSD Board Member Amy McGovern, filed notarized petitions. We would like to congratulate both of them and thank them for their willingness to be involved with the school board. 

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Ben Frerichs, current board member, who is not seeking another term for his service.  

Amaral and McGovern will be sworn in at the annual meeting in July. 

Rationale:  Members of the Executive Leadership team along with one or two board members have been participating in the Classified Listening Sessions.  The purpose of the sessions is to gain perspective and information from members of our staff.  We held five sessions this week and attendance has ranged from 6 staff members to 20 staff members.  This aligns with Administrative Belief #2 - We believe professionalism and collaboration among all stakeholders builds a strong, cohesive culture and community.  

Rationale:  Box Elder has developed and submitted a grant to improve the trail currently running through the FoxBorough Park area, currently within the Frisbee Golf park.  The project will expand the trail to a paved, 9ft. width.  In addition, the bridge will be replaced with a new, more stable and attractive wood structure.  The goal of the project is to improve the walking path which connects housing developments to the school system, reduce foot traffic along 225th st., and beautify the area. 

The MOU specifies that Douglas will continue to be responsible for maintenance of the course and bridge, but does not effectively add responsibilities beyond what we are already doing.  

Grant must first be approved.  Target date for beginning work, if approved, is Summer 2023.

Rationale:  We recently requested bids for the Francis Case heating upgrade project. This project is budgeted within the district ESSER II application.  Two bids were submitted. One of the bids came back $850,000 over budget. The lowest bid came back at almost twice the proposed budget and included changes to our requested work hours restrictions and timelines. 

Budget $450,000
Bid 1 Heil Mechanical $1,307,830
Bid 2 Plumbing Design and Installation $875,000

We propose rejecting these budgets and reopening the bid process beginning summer 2022 with targeted completion in the spring of 2023. Our intent is to revise the bid requirements and as a result attract additional bidders. 

Rationale:  Policy GCPB has been revised to include an increase in liquidated damages for late resignation. It additionally includes the addition of a new INCENTIVE for early notification of intent to resign. This provides the district additional time to find and recruit highly quality replacements. 

Rationale:  This application accompanies revised policy GCPB and will serve to notify the district of intent to resign and request incentive pay. Individuals may NOT receive incentive pay if approved for voluntary separation benefits.