March 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND NOTICE OF MEETING
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2. FLAG SALUTE
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3. OPEN MEETINGS ACT
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4. ROLL CALL
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5. EXCUSE ABSENT BOARD MEMBERS
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
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6.1. Approve Minutes
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6.2. Approve Payment of Invoices
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6.3. Approve Financial Reports
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6.4. Personnel Actions
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6.4.1. Approve Resignations
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6.4.1.1. Shelby Bramer - Pershing 5th Grade Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.1.2. Sheila Garrett - Bryan 1st Grade Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.1.3. Leah Keaschall - Bryan Special Education Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.1.4. Maelynn Liewer - LMS Language Arts Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.1.5. Mitch Muma - LHS Special Education Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.1.6. Mary Reimers - LHS Special Education Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.1.7. Courtney Shundoff - Bryan K/1st Grade Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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6.4.2. Approve Employment Contracts
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6.4.2.1. Clarissa Araujo - Bryan K/1st Grade Teacher
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6.4.2.2. Robin Einspahr - 15-Day Extended Contract Addendum
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6.4.2.3. Raegen Fleharty - Pershing 5th Grade Teacher
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6.4.2.4. Lynda Larson-Gratopp - Bryan Intervention Specialist
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6.4.2.5. Jessica Leiva - Bryan 2nd/3rd Grade Teacher
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6.4.2.6. Cassi McNeil - Pershing 5th Grade Teacher
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6.4.2.7. Sara Oberg - 10-Day Extended Contract Addendum
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6.4.2.8. Heidi Straka - Bryan Instructional Coach
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6.4.2.9. Miranda Summers - Pershing PE Teacher - Full-year contract 24-25
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7. LEGISLATIVE & FINANCE
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7.1. Consider ratification of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Micah's House for provision of services to homeless students and youth as authorized by federal law and funded through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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8. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS
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9. POLICY & TRANSPORTATION
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9.1. Consider approval of out of state travel requests for LHS cross-country and wrestling programs.
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10. REPORTS
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10.1. Principals, Administrators, and Directors
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10.1.1. Annette Fitzgerald - February 28 PD Day Schedule, AQuESTT Acountability Report
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10.2. Superintendent
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10.2.1. Congratulations to the boys and coed LHS powerlifting teams for placing 1st at the Peru State College Powerlifting Meet on February 10. Congratulations to individual champions Alondra Arreaga, Miguel Castellanos, Marvin Garcia, Kimberly Laguna, Adrian Lopez-Perez, Emilee Martinez, Ezequiel Ruiz, Anthony Taracena; and to Ezequiel Ruiz for being recognized as Boys Lifter of the Meet.
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10.2.2. Congratulations to the boys powerlifting team for finishing 1st of 12 teams at Verdigre on February 24. Individual champions included Samir Maday, Emmely Munoz, Ashley Najera, Mario Rodriguez, Jennifer Vazquez, Jonny Vasquez, and Emanuel Zuniga.
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10.2.3. 2022-2023 district report card.
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10.2.4. 5-year board goals update.
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10.2.5. 10-year financial audit information 2013-2023.
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10.2.6. LHS winter activities participation.
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10.2.7. February parent-teacher conference participation rates.
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10.2.8. Following the board's approval of 2024-2025 non-teacher compensation packages at the March 4 special board meeting, contract renewal agreements were issued to affected staff with a due date of March 15. Teachers were issued similar agreements on March 1 with the same due date. Thank you, board members, for the generous pay increases at a time when schools are under intense pressure to keep spending down despite widespread labor shortages.
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10.2.9. So far, we have hired 7 UNK student-teachers for the 2024-2025 school year.
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10.2.10. The LHS Alternative Education Center anticipates that up to 25 alt ed students will graduate from high school this year. That is likely a school record. Kudos to teachers Shelbi Hammond and Sharon Tolliver for helping all of these students make it to the finish line, and to the students themselves for their determination.
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10.2.11. Dawson County Emergency Manager Brian Woldt, Lexington Police Chief Paul Schwarz, Dawson County Sheriff Mark Montgomery, Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Kyle Diefenbaugh, and other law area enforcement officers met with district administrators on February 27 to discuss a variety of safety topics including the statewide radio system, interagency collaboration, crisis scenarios, and reunification and command center coordination. We thank these folks for their assistance in helping us prepare for an emergency.
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10.2.12. Larry and I will be attending the 2024 Federal Advocacy Fly-In event in Washington D.C. from April 29 – May 1 arranged by the NASB to advocate for LPS.
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11. CONDUCT A STRATEGY SESSION AND TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION WITH RESPECT TO NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT.
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12. ADJOURMENT. Meeting adjourned at 8:17 PM.
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