September 12, 2022 Will start following the budget hearing - Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Recognition of Open Meeting Law

1.3. Pledge of Allegiance

1.4. Oath of Office - Student Board Member - Samantha Rodewald

2. Reports, Communications & Public Participation

2.1. Board accepts public comments

3. Consent Agenda

3.1. Approve the consent agenda which includes the minutes and financials

3.2. Approval of Expenditures/Payroll for August 2022

4. Reports from Staff Members and Committees

4.1. Finance committee 

5. Administrator's written reports: Please review prior to the board meeting

5.1. Board Comments

6. Superintendent's Comments

Math Standards
The Nebraska Department of Education has approved changes to the Math standards. The change in standards will require teachers from across the District to spend time analyzing the changes and making changes to our current curriculum to match any potential gaps. The board will also be asked to approve the updated math standards at a future board meeting. A copy of the math standards has been attached to the agenda. 

Career Fairs
The District has several career fairs coming up this Fall. Groups of administrators will be attending different fairs across the state and in neighboring states as well. Fall teacher fairs are a new phenomenon and are a product of the teacher shortage. 

The ARPA Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grant
Guidelines for the ARPA grant have been partially released. The grant dollars can be applied for and used to pay teachers directly who are early childhood teachers or teachers in grades 6-12 that teach courses in STEM. The grants pay outs range from $2,500 to $1,250 based on when a qualifying teacher is hired by the district. The use of these dollars does have some other limitations attached to them, such as maximum pay. Also, the use of these grant dollars may require the District to work with MEA on the negotiated agreement. More information is pending on these grant dollars and how they can be used. 

Safety Drills
Each of the District's buildings has been conducting their spring safety and security drills. The use of our new safety app, Raptor, has played a major role in these drills. 

School Improvement
Each of the buildings has had to put together a plan for communicating the District's improvement goals. Communication of our goal is a central piece in moving forward on our overarching goal and every member of the school staff needs to be aware of and take overt measures to help the District meet its goal. 
The team has also reviewed each of the action plans for each building, and discussed upcoming surveys and trainings. 

Teacher Clarity Workshop
The teacher clarity workshop went very well. We hosted schools from across Southwest Nebraska for a full day of in-service. The training focused on developing an instructional process that provides students with clear success criteria. The training also covered the proper curriculum selection process, learning progression and intentions, and relevance.

County Postcard Meeting
The postcard meeting will be held on September 19. Following that meeting, on a separate day, the Board will need to have a special meeting to approve the budget. Possibly September 20, which is the same night as the membership meeting in North Platte. 

7. Business Manager's Comments

8. Board member comments

9. New Business

10. Positive Comments

11. Executive session to discuss potential litigation. 

12. Adjournment

13. Items for Review