January 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
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Vice President Black called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.
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2. Election of Officers
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Election of Officers was postponed and will be held at a Special Board Meeting on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 5:00 PM.
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3. Motion to Excuse Board Member's Absence
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to excuse the absence of Cathy Burklund and Harriet Gould. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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4. Open Meeting Law
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Vice President Black reminded the audience that the Open Meeting Laws are displayed in the back of the room for their review.
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5. Consent Agenda
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to approve the consent agenda as presented including the regular meeting minutes of December 11, 2019, special meeting minutes of December 23, 2019, December Financial Statement and monthly bills. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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5.1. Regular Minutes of December 11, 2019
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5.2. Special Meeting Minutes of December 23, 2019
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5.3. Financial Statement/Report
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5.4. Monthly Bills
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6. Correspondence/Recognition
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Mrs. Kristine White completed a grant funded by the Lincoln Community Playhouse which allowed 3rd graders in the district to attend the play Frozen, Jr in December. Special thanks to Frontier Coop who partnered with RC in providing gifts for students at Christmas. Appreciation was extended to TeamMates mentors - January is Mentoring Month.
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7. Public Forum
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. Administrative Reports
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Submitted by Allison Stansberry, 6-12 Principal
Second semester is in full force. We continue to seek out ways we can continue to move the needle here at RC. There have been some small changes as we started 2nd semester, but we believe these small changes will lead to positive results. We know we still have a lot of work to do but we continue to be committed to ensuring success at Raymond Central. Not everything is a quick fix, but we truly believe we are headed in the right direction. National Honor Society Tutoring: We will start offering tutoring opportunities for students on January 14. This tutoring will happen on Tuesdays and Thursdays during advisory. Students that will be helping with the tutoring will be: Calleigh Osmera, Logan Parde, Katelyn Komenda, Claire Wilson, Lexi Dubas, Kelsey Hudson, Megan Lange, and Haley Hain. Jr High Chromebooks: Starting January 14, students in grades 7 and 8 will be allowed to take their Chromebooks home. We have sent a Google Form to get parental permission. Parents do have the option to require their student leave his/her Chromebook at school. They also have the option to purchase a Chromebook sleeve for $15.00 if they wish. We will start handing out chargers on Monday to those that we have gained permission from. We are also working on getting additional charging stations set up for students that do not remember to charge their Chromebooks at home overnight. Lunch Changes: We have made a few changes in our lunch schedule. Last semester lunches were separated into 7th-8th-9th grade lunch and 10th-11th-12th grade lunch. This semester we are separating lunch schedules by teacher rather than by grade level. Due to the large class sizes in grades 7 and 8, we felt this change would have many benefits not only now but in the future as well. As staff, we have found this change to be very positive and working out well so far. Students were resistant to it in the beginning, however we are noticing students interacting more with peers in different grade levels. Jr-Sr High Caring Shelves: We have had anonymous donors donate money for the Jr-Sr High to start a caring shelves for our students in need. We have also been given a donation of clothing and hygiene products as well. Our goal with this program is to show students that there are people that care about their overall well-being and lessen the stressors that may be added to their family. We are in the beginning stages of this program but we have a lot of goals and plans that will have an overall positive impact on students here at RC. We have over 35 students in grades 10-12 taking college credit at either Southeast Community College, Peru, or UNL for second semester. Submitted by Brian Gralheer, Activities Director/Assistant Principal The Nebraska Capitol Conference will look a little different in the Fall of 2020. Wahoo and Platteview are leaving the Conference and Louisville will be joining. NCC Principals are also in the process of working with officials at Logan View, Yutan, and Conestoga to expand the conference to 10 teams. Conference Activities Directors will be meeting on January 20 to discuss and organize the NCC Activities Calendar. The Basketball teams have been busy over the holiday break and into January. Girls are currently 1-9 with a Holiday Tourney victory over Cedar Bluffs. Boys are currently 3-6 with victories over Lewiston and Sterling at the Holiday Tourney. Upcoming games are against Arlington (1/10), Centennial (1/11), David City (1/14), and Ashland-Greenwood (1/17). The Wrestling team is still going strong with a 14-4 dual record and is tied for 8th in NSAA power points. They are also ranked the 6th-best Tournament Team by newrestle.com. Individually ranked wrestlers include (according to newrestle.com): 120 lbs - Mitch Albrecht (1st); 132 lbs - Logan Bryce (2nd); 152 lbs - Conneer Kreikemeier (1st); 160 lbs - John Karpov (7th). Wrestlers will be in action again at Wilber-Clatonia (1/10) and at Malcolm (1/16). RC Speech was at Lincoln Southeast on December 20 with Isaiah Enevoldsen receiving 6th in Extemp and 5th in Impromptu. Upcoming meets will be at Millard North (1/11) and then hosting their own meet at Raymond Central (1/18). Big Congratulations to the following NCPA Academic All-State Award Winners from the Fall Season: Softball - Rachel Potter and Katelyn Komenda; Volleyball - Halle Heiss and Grace Mueller; Football - Conner Kreikemeier and Michael Potter; Cross Country - Wyatt Svoboda; One Act/Play Production - Calleigh Osmera and Logan Parde. The new storage shed is complete. We have space reserved for Football, One-Act, Track/Field, and others. It has two garage doors so a vehicle will be able to drive through the center if necessary. Dr. Joel and I have discussed reconfiguring the area around the shed to better suit its functioning with the surroundings. Submitted by Shelly Dostal, Elementary Principal at Valparaiso/K-5 Curriculum Director Professional Development was held on January 3 with sessions about MAP and FastBridge data work, technology training, wellness policy, and building level meetings. Grade level meetings were focused on math and science standards and curriculum work this month. PLC groups will meet on January 15 and again on January 29. School Improvement/AdvancED (Cognia) - The committee met on January 7 to revisit goals for the school year. We will be writing summaries for the data and surveys in February. Assessment - Winter FASTBridge benchmarking was completed in December. End of quarter assessments were completed prior to break. Second quarter report cards will be sent home on January 10. Plans are underway for NWEA MAP testing in late winter. I have also been attending trainings via webinars for the statewide assessment system (NSCAS) to take place this spring. Mrs. Stansberry and Mrs. Osten are coordinating the ACT assessment and are attending those trainings. January is National Mentoring Month. The mentoring program founded by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne, TeamMates, matches students with caring adults. Mentors and mentees meet once a week during school hours. TeamMates would like to thank all of our mentors: Alice Pecka, Esther Ryan, Shirley Eichmeier, PJ Haas, Karri Donahue, Michael Unverferth, Tammie Holley, Jen Polak, Deb Brooks, Brad Breitkreutz, Barb Ohnoutka, Darrell Walla, Ron Bottorff, Kathryn Hayward and Dallas Fletcher. Mrs. Kristine White continues to recruit mentors and match students. We are always looking for new mentors and have a waiting list for mentees. Please contact Mrs. White at the school for more information about how to become a mentor or go to www.teammates.org. PTO - The Holiday Shoppe was a great success. Thank you to the many volunteers for organizing, purchasing, and helping at the Holiday Shoppe. Cookie dough sales were a huge success! Families picked up their cookie dough the same night as Holiday Shoppe and then distributed it. PTO has a family night planned at the Fallbrook YMCA on January 25 from 7:00-9:00 PM. A Valentine card making class led by Dr. Harriet Gould, Kathryn Hayward, and Jean Danley is planned for each elementary school in late January. Homework Club continues to meet each Monday and Wednesday under the direction of Mrs. Kendra Carlson. Mustang Night Out is planned for January 13 at daVinci’s. Third graders attended Frozen, Jr. at the Lincoln Community Playhouse in December. This opportunity was made possible by a grant from the Lincoln Community Playhouse and completed by Mrs. White. Thank you! The students enjoyed the experience of a live performance. A special thank you to the generous donors for providing gifts for some of our students through the "Giving Trees" during the holiday season. A big thank you to Frontier Coop for partnering with us to provide many of the gifts. MUSTANG Award recipients were recognized at our end of quarter assembly in December. Recipients included: Tess Roubal, Marissa Jensen, Wyatt Suchy, Josie Kohl, Tyson Burcham, Mitchell Hellerich, Owen Korger, Julia Schultz, Cortni Lovell, Chance Cotter, Skyler Springer, Dawson Donahue, Brexton Geidner, Morgan Kliment, Raymond Liu, Bailey Shanahan, Matthew Steele, Kelei Rogers, Allison Rezac, Cooper Trutna, Shyanne Leggett, Gracyn Eddie, Kellan Jensen, Adam Mueller, Wesley Pierce, Teagan Schomer, Gavin Twohig, Ray Dickey, Zoe Becker, Quentin Jano, Lucas Parker-Reiss, Wyatt Siebrandt, Aceyn Gott, Emmett Matulka, Maddox Roubal, William Bartels, Wyatt Duntz, Parker Goering, Isabella Haake, Lauren Hellerich, Hudson Jelinek, Izzy Matulka, Haiden Swenson, Kennedy Wright, Cole Zimmerman, Preston Zugmier, Elliott Kalin, and Rylan Hall. POP (Positive Office Pass) lunch for second quarter was held on December 20. We had 19 POP pass recipients during second quarter! Winter holiday parties and an end of quarter school assembly were held on December 20. The Student Council sponsored a door decorating contest to celebrate the season with Mrs. Carlson’s Kindergarten winning first place. Student Council also handed out mugs with hot cocoa and goodies to staff members. Submitted by Ann Egr, Elementary Principal at Ceresco/Special Education Director Welcome to 2020! The students were excited to be back and ready to learn. It was nice to see all of the smiling faces. Our monthly MUSTANG assembly was held on December 20. The following students received an award: Ruby McMann, Laramie Wills, Eden Zobel, Gus Benes, Cartwright Pebley, Lucas Christensen, Burke Gushard, Stella Harvey, Kashdyn Novak, Rae Thomas, Ticia Hall, Wren Houchin, Myah Matulka, Alexa Otto. POP (Positive Office Pass) drawing recipients were: Chloe Wells, Ryker Hille, Sylas Campanella, Colton Badberg, Bair Edwards, Aviana Pebley, Landon Guenter, Hudsen Heermann, Aliviah Ceja. The second round of FastBridge was completed in December. The data is used in conjunction with other assessment tools to evaluate students’ reading progress to develop appropriate supports and interventions. Thank you to the many generous donors for providing food and gifts to our families in the Food Bank BackPack Program and Angel/Giving Trees. The community support is greatly appreciated. The Holiday Shop was held on December 18. Thanks PTO for sponsoring this great opportunity for students. They love being able to shop! Homework club resumed Wednesday, January 8. Thank you Ms. Farr for running this valuable program. Report Cards will go home this week. The district is currently accepting kindergarten registration for 2020-2021. Preschool applications are also being accepted until March 15 or until both sections are full. Thank you to Dr. Gould, Jean Danley, Katherine Hayword, Bonnie Nelson, Meredith Nelson, Polly Henderson, and Sandy Stark for volunteering to make Valentine Cards with the Beyond Program on January 22. |
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8.2. Curriculum Report
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8.3. Superintendent's Report
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ELO Program is a Go! - The RC Foundation, Civic NE, and RC Schools have officially partnered together to provide a high quality before and after school program that will be focused on academics and STEM activities. This will begin August 2020.
Update on EIR Grant - The administration and Steve Rose met with Diane Wolfe from ESU2. The first step will be for the administrative team and Mr. Rose to be trained by Discovery Ed in the process of the Digital Leader Corp. The end result is to select 25 teachers who will be committed to the leader corp for 3 years. They will receive a technology instructional coach and training to increase the intentional use of technology in the classroom. The goal is to supplement quality core instruction with the use of technology. At the end of three years the 25 teachers will serve as mentors for other teachers in the district. Teacher training will begin this summer. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but I believe it will have a positive impact on student achievement. We will also be utilizing our K-12 Math Techbooks and 7-12 Science TechBooks. The overarching purpose of the grant is to implement a stem mindset districtwide. CAFO Task Force Update - Dr. Gould and I attended the Lancaster County Zoning and Planning Commision meeting. The Zoning and Planning Commission voted 9-0 to move the CAFO Task Force recommendations to the County Commissioners. Litigation Update - Perry Law Firm has been monitoring the matter in Lancaster County District Court. The matter was reassigned to a different judge because it was apparently determined that the matter was too voluminous to fit on the original judge's caseload. Once we know the judge and more information, the district will need to decide on intervening. |
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8.3.1. Goal 1: Continue a visible presence within the schools, the school community, and state.
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8.3.2. Goal 2: Continue the creation of a 10-year facilities strategic plan for implementation that addresses maintenance and improvements for existing building assets.
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8.3.3. Goal 3: Develop progress monitoring tools to evaluate the effectiveness of district initiatives to ensure sustainability over time.
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8.3.4. Goal 4: Create a two-way proactive and cohesive communications plan to inform and educate students, staff, and community members on district issues.
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8.3.5. 2019-2020 Raymond Central Strategic Plan
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8.4. Student Board Report - Isaac White
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8.5. Facilities Report
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8.6. Review of Technology Plan
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8.6.1. Staff Technology Survey Data Presentation
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8.7. Update of Raymond Central Crisis and Safety Protocol
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8.8. Committee on American Civics (Breitkreutz - chair, Springer, Burklund)
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8.8.1. Appoint Committee of American Civics Members
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8.9. Transportation Committee (Black- Chair, Breitkreutz, Springer)
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8.10. Finance Committee (Springer- chair, Blanchard, Breitkreutz)
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8.11. Facilities Committee (Blanchard- chair, Springer, Burklund)
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8.12. Negotiations Committee (Black- chair, Gould, Blanchard)
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8.13. Curriculum Committee (Gould - chair, Black, Burklund)
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8.14. Policy Committee (Springer- chair, Gould, Black)
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8.15. NASB Monthly Update
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8.16. Superintendent 360 Evaluation Executive Summary
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Superintendent 360 Evaluation was postponed and will be held at a Special Board Meeting on Monday, January 20, 2020.
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8.17. Energy Savings Contract (ESCO) Process - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to begin the process of planning our 7 air handler replacement at the Jr-Sr High School whereas the Board of Education, intends to enter into an Energy Financing Contract with a Qualified ESCO Provider, we authorize the Superintendent to adhere to the Request for Qualification (RFQ) process as identified in State Statute sections 66-1062 to 66-1066, for selecting an ESCO company to implement potential facility improvement measures. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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8.18. Consider, discuss and take all necessary action regarding resolution authorizing the issuance not to exceed $2,800,000 of Series 2020 General Obligation Refunding Bonds and all other matters related thereto including the redemption of series 2015 Bonds.
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve the resolution authorizing the issuance not to exceed $2,800,000 of Series 2020 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, and all other matters related thereto including the redemption of series 2015 Bonds. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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8.19. Update Policy 5205 to include Certificate of Completion - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to update Board Policy 5205 Graduation to include Certificate of Completion. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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8.20. Feasability Study - Consider, discuss and take all necessary action
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to approve a Feasibility Study of the Raymond Central School District by First National Capital Markets at a cost of $17,500. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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8.21. Review Public Forum Presentation(s) - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Approval of Student Teacher(s)
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve Student Teachers: Faith Greenmyer with Jill Huck and Brandon Holmes with Jordon Luke. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.2. Approval of Baseball Cooperative with Malcolm
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Black to approve the renewal of the Agreement between School District #161, Raymond Central, and School District #148, Malcolm, to cooperatively sponsor an interscholastic program in Baseball. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.3. Approval of BOE Committees
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Approval of Board Committees was postponed to the Special Meeting on Monday, January 20, 2020.
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9.4. Approval of Staff Appointment
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Breitkreutz to approve the staff appointments of Patty Hudson, SpEd Bus Driver, Step 1; Pam Hinrichs, SpEd Bus Driver, Step 1; Leann Wiese, Special Education Para at Ceresco, Step 1; and Miranda Basel, Special Education Para at the Jr-Sr High School, Step 1. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.5. Approval of Staff Resignation
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve the resignation of Kara Nelson, Special Education Para at the Jr-Sr High School. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.6. Approval of Substitutes
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to approve Deb Hoffman and Julie Mueller as Substitute Paras for Raymond Central. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.7. Approval of Weathercraft Roofing Bid for Val Elementary
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Springer to approve the bid of $154,375 from Weathercraft Roofing to replace the flat roof over the gym and locker room in Valparaiso. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.8. Approval of 2020 Legal Counsel
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve the Resolution designating Perry, Guthery, Haase, & Gessford Law Office, with Rex R. Schultze as lead attorney, to serve as general legal counsel for Raymond Central Public Schools for 2020. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.9. Approval of 2020 Official Depository
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Motion by Springer, second by Blanchard to approve the Resolution designating CerescoBank, Jones Bank, First Northeast Bank of Nebraska, First National Bank Fremont, and BOK Financial as depositories for Raymond Central Public Schools for 2020. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.10. Approve New Mileage Rate
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to approve the new mileage rate of $.575 per mile effective January 1, 2020. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.11. Foundation Board Member Appointment
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to approve the re-appointment of Cindi Wolfe to the Raymond Central Educational Foundation Board of Directors for another 3 year term of office (2020-2021-2022). RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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9.12. Approval of Next Regular Board Meeting - Monday, February 10, 2020
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Motion by Blanchard, second by Springer to approve the next regular Board of Education Meeting on Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:00 PM. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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10. Executive Session
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10.1. Superintendent 2020-2021 Contact - Consider, discuss, and take all necessary action
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Discussion of the Superintendent Contract was postponed to the Special Meeting on Monday, January 20, 2020.
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11. Return to Regular Session
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12. Adjournment
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Motion by Breitkreutz, second by Blanchard to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 PM. RCV 4-0. Motion carried.
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13. Important Upcoming Dates:
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