November 12, 2018 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Declaration of Intend – Open Meetings Act
Discussion:
The regular November meeting of the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller School District Board of Education will be held on Monday November 12, 2018, at 7:30 P.M., in the School Library, 205 East 2nd Avenue, Sumner, NE 68878.
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2. Call to Order
Discussion:
Notice of the meeting was posted on November 8th, 2018 in the Villages of Sumner, Eddyville and Miller and posted to the SEM Mustang school web site and over the school reach s notification system for the board meeting to be held on November 12th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the published notice. All proceedings hereafter as shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public. This meeting conducted in accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 84, Article 14 posted in the School Library.
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2.1. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.2. Roll Call of Members
Discussion:
All board members present.
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2.3. Approval of Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.4. Members Questions, Comments, Concerns, Communications and Reports.
Discussion:
NO comments or visitors to speak
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3. Recognition of Visitors/Public Forum
Discussion:
Visitors present were: Barb Ibach, Lois McKenzie and Chris Reiter.
No questions or comments from the public. |
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3.1. Recognition of Newly Elected Board Members
Discussion:
Buffalo County has not certified their voting results at the time of the meeting, therefore the final count will not be announced until after Tuesday Causas.
New members will be encouraged to attend the Special Board meeting December 17 with Marcia Herring present to go through duties of a board member at 7:30 p.m. |
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4. Consent Agenda
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4.1. Approval of Minutes
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4.2. Approval of the Monthly bills, Claims and Payroll
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4.3. Approval of Treasurer’s Report and Budget Report.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Administrative Report
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5.1. Principal's Report
Discussion:
Questions from the board were discussed with ideas for broadcasting the winter sports.
The survey mentioned in the Principal report about the average grades of several districts was concerning that SEM was low. in Science and Math scores. |
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5.2. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Finkey's report was an outstanding executive presentation , State Board of Education conference will be starting Wednesday ,Thursday and Friday this week,
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6. Personnel
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6.1. Resignation/Retirement of Lawana McFarland
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Business Items
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7.1. Consideration of Purchase of Suburban for Transportation Fleet
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Bids for a suburban for transportation fleet were discussed. Used Suburbans were looked at ,but very few were not as good as the NEW one found at Husker Auto in Lincoln.
Specs are all similar. but the Lincoln dealer has the Fleet advantage ... with warranty. Transportation expense is a depreciable item and we can take out of the depreciation fund or the general fund transportation budget line item. |
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7.2. Consideration of Purchase of Transport Trailer
Discussion:
Motion to purchase a transport trailer will be tabled for motion until December school board meeting and was refered to the transportation committee.
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7.3. Consideration of Approval of Anna Harder as a Local Sub.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Consideration of Sealed bids for surplus shop items
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Sealed bids were opened for the identified three items no longer being utilized or have been replaced in the shop area as surplus. The folowing items were purchased.
Table Saw ----110,00 James Beavers Planer -- 140.00 James Beavers Radial Arm Saw 76.00 -- Randy Pierce |
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7.5. Consideration of removing Cynthia Wendall from the associated SEM checking accounts.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. Consideration of JUUL/VAPE policy
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Post a proposed policy on JUUL/VAPE to be acted on at the next school board meeting and an educational meeting with the parents of the communities to explain this new device confering Karen Haase at the school board confention .
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8.2. Consideration of Competition Gym Bleachers
Discussion:
New Bleachers were discussed and more information will possibly be abstained at the school board convention this week.
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8.3. Negotiations 2019-2020
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8.4. Discussion on purchase of land for Weight Room site and the options to the district.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
NO more further options on this purchase but discussion has been done. A bid offer on the area needed at this time is in consideration. A lot in the village of sumner was not determined at this time but a $5,000.00 bid will be offered at this time.
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8.4.1. Executive Session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Adjourn
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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