April 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Monthly Meeting

Discussion:  President Lutkemeier opened the meeting at 7:00 pm.  The meeting notice was advertised in the April 4th publication of the Blue Hill Leader.  "The Open Meetings Act" poster was displayed in the meeting room.

Discussion:  N/A

Discussion:  Guests in attendance were Amber Gibson, Jennifer Karr and Adam Klein.

Discussion:  Mr. Bauer invited board members to attend a webinar regarding the Legislative Session and Legal Implications on April 22nd from 9 am to 2 pm.  Mr. Bauer reported that Mr. Kort hopes to be able to meet with our building committee prior to the May Board of Education meeting so that we can have possible plans in place to discuss at the May meeting.  Today was Day 58 of the Legislative session.  Day #60 is April 18th.  Mr. Bauer updated board members on possible outcomes of the legislative session.  The budget process is going to be difficult this year.  Mr. Bauer plans to have preliminary numbers in place in order to have some conversations at the July BOE meeting with the goal of discussing those numbers and our options in greater detail at the Budget and Finance workshop in early August.  Mr. Bauer reminded board members of the Lunch and Autogas ride along tomorrow from 10 - 1 pm at the Holiday Express, Grand Island (2510 S. North Road).  Two spots are reserved for interested board members.  Also, the NASB Leaders and Law Conference is from June 12 - 13th, with the golf outing on June 12th.

Discussion: 

Mr. Drake reported that elementary classes participated in the March 27th Statewide Tornado Drill.  High school seniors came down and helped classes blow and dye eggs.  Elementary students also took in the partial eclipse on April 8th.  Upcoming events include:  5th & 6th grade field trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo on April 25th; 1st and 2nd grade field trip to the Hastings Museum on May 1st; 4th grade field trip to Lincoln Children's Zoo; 3rd grade field trip to Stuhr Museum; Elementary Concert will be held on May 9th; and the Elementary Honors and Field Day is set for May 15th.  Mr. Drake asked if Mr. Bartels would help with handing out diplomas for the 6th grade promotion.  He also requested a 2:30 pm dismissal for May 15th, due to Field Day events wrapping up early.  MAP and NSCAS testing will be the last 2 weeks of April and the 1st week of May.  Jump Start is set for July 29 - August 9th (8:30 - 11:30) and summer preschool is also set for July 29 - August 9th (9:00 - 11:00).

Discussion: 

April 2024 - School Board Meeting 7-12 Principal Report

Professional Development:

• March 14th - CTE Perkins Meetings - ESU 9
• April 29th - Staff In-Service
• April 29th - CTE Meetings

JH/HS Academics

• March 20th - Actions Day CCC
• Sydney Bartels 1st Place Early Childhood, Milla Butler 1st Place Grammer II,Lana Swanson 3rd Place Health Conditions,   Maddie Karr 4th Place Women’s History, Clay Plambeck 4th Place Health Conditions, Lanham Skrdlant 4th Place Solar System, Sydney Bartels 5th Place Journalism
• March 20th - JH Science Fair (North Platte)
• March 27th - HS Science Fair
• March 27th - County Government Day - Seniors
• April 9th - Junior State ACT Date
• April 11th - NSCAS Testing - Science - 8th Grade
• April 15th - ASAAP Presentation for Prom
• April 17th - NSCAS Testing - English - 7th/8th Grade
• April 18th - MAPs Testing - 9th/10th Grade
• April 18th - State Science Fair - Lincoln
• April 19th - Prom
• April 23rd - Make-Up ACT Testing
• April 25th - NSCAS Testing - Math - 7th/8th Grade
• April 25th - MAPs Testing - 9th/10th Grade
• Other
  •   Driver Education has Started
  •   NSCAS Testing for 7th/8th will start this week
  •   MAPs Testing will start later this month
  •   3rd Quarter Honor Roll was released

• JH/HS Safety Drills

• March 27th - Tornado Drill
  April 12th - Fire Drill

• JH/HS Sports / Activities

  Athletic Signings
  Tayten Menke - Doane University

• March 12th - District Speech

State Qualifiers - Sydney Bartels, Taylor Hanson, Maddie Karr, Katelyn Strampher, Emma Strampher, Savanna Junek, Sophie Butler, Milla Butler, Morgan Dinkler

• March 13th - TVC HS Quiz Bowl
• March 14th - HS Track @ UNK Invite
• March 18th - TVC Honor Band
• March 22nd - State Speech
• March 22nd - HS Track @ WH Invite
• March 23rd - PowerLifting@State - Harvard
  • Emma Schmidt 1st Place, Sophie Schmidt 1st Place and Overall Top Lifter,
  • McKenna Karr 1st Place, Katy Soucek 2nd Place, Keaton Karr 3rd Place, Frank Thomas 3rd Place, McKenna Pankoke 5th Place, Trevor Kral 5th Place, Casey Conway 5th Place
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• March 28th - HS Golf Scrimmage
• April 2nd - HS Track @ Franklin
• April 2nd - HS Golf @ Red Cloud
• April 3rd-5th - State FFA
• April 4th - JH Track @ Kenesaw Tri
• April 9th -JH Track @ Sandy Creek
• April 11th-12th - State FBLA @ Kearney
• April 11th - HS Track @ Shelton
• April 11th - HS Golf @ Red Cloud
• April 15th - Basketball Banquet
• April 16th - HS Track @ Blue Hill
• April 16th - JH Track @ Franklin
• April 22nd - State Journalism
  •  Savanna Junek and Xander Journey
• April 22nd - HS Track @ Kenesaw
• April 23rd - HS Golf @ Red Cloud

• College Tours - March 28th, April 9th

• 7th/8th Grade to CCC in Hastings
• 9th Grade to Hastings College and CCC in Hastings
• 10th Grade - UNL and Industry Tours
• 11th Grade - UNK - Next Year
• 12th Grade - UNK and 2 College Visits on their own
• April 22nd - HS Track @ Kenesaw
• April 23rd - HS Golf @ Red Cloud

Discussion:  Mr. Parr asked about ongoing bus repairs and suggested that diesel preventative maintenance inspections be performed on our buses each summer at Cummins.  Possibly reducing bus breakdowns during the school year.

Discussion:  2 - iPad mixers
1 - 50 ft snake
1 - powered floor monitor
2 - short stand choir mics
2 - long stand choir mics
Labor, XLR cables, 1/4 connector, mic cables, XLR ends and mileage
Total = $8,770
LJ Music and Audio

Discussion:  To declare as surplus:  old weight room equipment, old weight room flooring, and the table saw in the shop (replaced with shopsabre "safety").
 

Discussion:  Mr. Sluka and Mr. Jones have set the extra duty assignments for the 2024-25 school year.  

Discussion:  Pricing has stayed incredibly consistent since 4 years ago.  No major increases.  In fact, we saw a cost reduction on the i-pads.  Zero percent interest financing is still available for us.  $202,933.60.  

We will use the buyback money and some reap funds to help offset the cost for year one.  

Mr. Bauer's recommendation with the current landscape of school finance, would be to spread the payments out over 4 years instead of our traditional 3 year route.  

Amber Gibson added that the Apple buyback program for our current laptops could offset this cost anywhere between $25,000 - $35,000.  If we wait another year, the buyback would not be an option.

Discussion:  To add more VAV Boxes (more zones) we need to add a new panel.   Rutt's have priced that by itself.    The other price is the price for the (3) Rooms and if we want to do all (6) Rooms we would double that price.   Board members discussed the pros and cons of each option.  This will be on the agenda next month after further consideration.

Discussion:  Board members watched the KSB student discipline training video.

Discussion:  The next regular board of education meeting is set for May 14th, 7:00 pm, at the elementary school in Bladen.  Further discussion and action on the elementary HVAC issue will be included on the agenda.