June 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM - Regular Business Meeting

1. Signature of Notification

2. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, Welcome Visitors

2.1. Acknowledge Open Meeting Laws

2.2. Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Citizen on June 13, 2013.

3. Excuse Absent Board Members

4. Consent Agenda*

4.1. *Sequence of agenda items subject to change. Please plan to attend the entire meeting.

4.2. Approval of Agenda/Amendment of Agenda Items

4.3. Approval of Minutes from Previous Board Meetings

4.4. Ratification of Action taken at May 31, 2013 Special Board Meeting

4.5. Recommendation to Hire Resource Teacher at Northfield Elementary (A. Rose)

4.6. Recommendation to Hire Resource Teacher - location to be determined per Candy Hubbard (J. Loyd)

4.7. Recommendation to Hire .67FTE Science Teacher (D. Kugler)

4.8. Recommendation to Hire .33FTE Match Teacher (M. Stobel)

4.9. Approval of Claim/Bills

5. Recommendation to Approve Consent Agenda

6. Patron Comments

6.1. The Board recognizes the importance of citizen participation in school business. In order to assure citizens are heard and board meetings are conducted efficiently and in an organized manner, the Board shall set a 3 minute time limit per patron, not to exceed a total of 30 minutes for all comments.

7. Action Items

7.1. Discussion of Proposed Changes and Recommendation to Approve Changes to 2013-2014 High School Student Handbook

7.2. Recommendation to Designate the Superintendent of Schools to Authorize Option Application Waiver of Deadline Date

7.3. Second Reading of Board Policies

7.3.i. 402.08 - Employee Travel Compensation

7.3.ii. 901 - Objectives of Buildings and Sites

7.3.iii. 902.01 - Buildings & Sites Long Range Planning

7.3.iv. 902.02 - Construction Plans and Specifications

7.3.v. 902.03 - Site Acquisition

7.3.vi. 902.04 - Bids and Awards for Construction Contracts

8. Reports & Discussion Items

8.1. Recognition of Accomplishments

8.1.i. Rochester Institute of Technology Teacher Recognition

8.2. Curriculum Committee Minutes

8.3. Facilities Committee Minutes

8.4. Business Committee Minutes

8.5. Financial Report - The Business Committee reviewed all bills for this consent agenda. Bills unique to this month were discussed for clarification. The total amount of bills approved in the consent agenda for the month of May, 2013 by specific funds are as follows:

8.5.i. Trial Balance Summary

8.5.ii. Fund Balances

8.5.iii. Schedule of Investments Held

8.5.iv. Financial Statement

8.5.v. General Fund=$3,396,134.51; Depreciation Fund=$147.04; Cafeteria Fund=$80,896.94; Activites Fund=$32,456.07; Fees Fund=$3,520.00.

8.6. Student Services Report

8.7. Superintendent's Report

8.7.i. Son's Announcement: http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/2013astroclass.html

8.7.ii. Daughter In Law Announcement: See attached photo

8.8. Board Comments

9. Tentative Committee & Meeting Dates

10. Adjournment