October 14, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Call Meeting to Order
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STRIVE - COMMIT - SUCCEED - District Mission Statement Schuyler Community Schools in partnership with parents, students, and the community is committed to educate students to become skilled, knowledgeable and responsible citizens in a global society - District Vision Statement |
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I.A. Pledge of Allegiance
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All present participated in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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I.B. Declaration of Open Meeting
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This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the front of the meeting room. Nebraska Open Meetings Act: http://nitc.nebraska.gov/documents/statutes/NebraskaOpenMeetingsAct_current.pdf |
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II. Approval of Consent Agenda
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Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the consent agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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II.A. Agenda
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II.B. Minutes
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II.C. Acceptance of Claims
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II.C.1. Bills of $5,000 or more
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II.D. Financial
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II.E. Other Listed Reports
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III. Public Forum - We ask that all presentation be limited in their length.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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III.A. Recognition of visitors and guests
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III.B. Other topics (limited to 5 minutes - subject to guidelines of the Board Participation Policy)
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III.C. Student Representative's Report
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1. Student Council has Homecoming spirit week dress up days approved and distributed to all schools.
2. Student Council is attempting to drive community and student engagement in sporting events by attending all parents nights and giving out green necklaces, temporary tattoos, and pom pons.
3. Homecoming game and dance are both on October 25.
4. The Warrior Student Tech Fair with Mike Smith of Lincoln is on Wednesday.
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IV. Action Items
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IV.A. Budget, finance, negotiations, and personnel
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This committee is responsible for budget, finance, and contract negotiations with administration, certificated staff, and support staff.
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IV.A.1.
Consider, discuss, and take action to approve staff resignations
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1. Jessica Garcia: Para Educator at SES
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve staff resignations. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IV.A.2.
Consider, discuss, and take action to approve new hire recommendations
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1. Nida Wachal: SES Custodial/Housekeeping 2. Becky Lefdal: Fisher's SPED Para-Educator (Part-time) 3. Dr. James Watts: SCHS Science Teacher
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve new hire recommendations Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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V. Discussion Items and Reports
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V.A.
Review SCHS Priority School Report
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V.B. Principals Reports
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Pre-K/3-5 Principal's Report: Mr. Comley Staff Member Spotlight: This month I want to highlight Barbara Raya. Ms. Raya does an outstanding job with children that in many circumstances are transitioning to school for the first time. She is a great comfort to many families and children as she is the face that many families see the first time they enter school. I want to say thank you Ms. Raya for all you do for Schuyler and the children of Schuyler Community Schools. SES K-2 Principal's Report: Mr. Kovar Staff Member Spotlight: I would like to highlight the work of Alicia Keairnes 2nd grade teacher, and head of our School Improvement team here at the Elementary. Mrs. Keairnes does an outstanding job in the classroom, building relationships with her students, and giving them quality instruction every day. She also puts in a great deal of time working on data, and other responsabilities as our School Imrovement chair at the Elementary. As a member of our community, she gives all she has to make Schuyler a better place for not only her kids, but all of our kids!! Fisher’s, & Richland Principal's Report: Ms. Bebout Staff Member Highlight: Gene Barr is a classified staff member who works for the rural schools and the middle school. Gene helps with a multitude of jobs. He drives the bus route for Richland School, delivers the food to both rural schools, and helps in the kitchen at the middle school. Gene always has a smile on his face and is willing to help with whatever task is presented to him. My students love him as their bus driver. He has built positive relationships with the students over the past two years. The students also enjoy talking to him when he brings lunch out to the buildings. Whenever he enters a room all you hear is ‘Hi Gene!’ over and over! We enjoyed the positive vibe Gene brings to our buildings! Gene was born and raised in Schuyler. He graduated from Schuyler High School. He has worked for the school district for 7 years. Before working for the school district he worked in the automotive industry for 25 years! Gene moved back to Schuyler to take care of his mother. His family has lived at the same spot in Schuyler for about 75 years. He owns 3 cars and 3 pickups and likes to go to car shows! He has owned 2 of the cars for 45 year!! The rural schools really appreciate Gene and would like to thank him for all of his hard work and dedication to the students in our district! SMS Assistant Principal's Report: Mr. Zavadil Overview: Now that School has gotten into a rhythm and we have ended the 1st quarter we are very excited about how things are going at the Middle School. Our whole staff is working hard and the climate of the building still feels great! Staff Member Spotlight: I would like to point out Mrs. Paloma Arciva, she is one of our paraprofessionals in our ELL/Newcomers program. Since Mrs. Recinos had a baby three weeks ago Mrs. Recinos has a local sub certificate and has stepped into that classroom. Mrs. Recinos left amazing lesson plans behind and Mrs. Arciva is doing a great job in a classroom that is very complicated. It would be hard to imagine not having her in that role. Staff Member Spotlight: I am also very happy with the work that Mrs. Yosten has been putting in at the Middle and High School for our attendance interventionist program. She meets with me regularly to give me detailed updates and works diligently to get students to school and make sure we have regular contact with the students and parents we need to keep coming. Upcoming Events: Looking ahead we are starting our formal observations on our probationary staff and the staff is working hard with individualized intervention times on Friday afternoons using our testing data. Which is a very big task and I am glad they are doing such a good job with it. SMS Principal's Report: Mrs. Burton Congratulations to the Burtons: Bridget Kay Burton arrived October 7th at 1:46 a.m. She is 21 1/2" and weighed in at 8 pounds and 6 ounces. She also has a full head of thick, dark hair. We are so thankful and in love! See attached PDF SCHS Assistant Principal's Report: Mr. Kasik Program/Staff Member Spotlight: One of our new Spanish teachers is Blanca Alarcon. Mrs. Alarcon was born in Mexico but grew up in Ord, Nebraska. She attended UNK and currently lives in Schuyler with her husband. Mrs. Alarcon comes from a large family and has six siblings. Mrs. Alarcon says, "I love the diversity of this community!" She does a great job of providing a welcoming classroom with high standards and relates to the students very well. High School Principal's Report: Mr. Grammer Program Spotlight: Our high school has for the past few years worked hard to develop and have a solid, strong, music department. This year the Band and Flag Corp have had a very successful season. The Band started off with a bang by our marching band playing at our home football games. There are 65 band members and a dozen in the Flag Corp. On October 2nd the band received a 1-Superior rating, despite adverse conditions and the Flags received an outstanding overall best Flag team at the competition. That is the best rating the band has had in five years. Congratulations to the band, they have done a great job of growing this program and it has become a successful program. Staff Member Spotlight: The staff members to be recognized for their diligent work in the high school this month are Ben Coatney, Troy Emke, and Morgan Semerad. These three music instructors have worked hare to develop a strong and viable music program at the middle school and high school. The started working together when the marching band was 8th grade through 12th grade. They have done such a great job at building a strong music program they now have a separate middle school and high school band. They took over the marching band and developed such a strong program that they received a 1 rating and outstanding flag team awards this past week at the Pierce competition. They have shown tremendous improvement over the past few years. They come to school every day with energy and enthusiasm. They always come to school with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. Congratulations Ben, Troy, and Morgan for developing and implementing a sustainable Music program. Keep up the good work Upcoming Event Spotlights: On Wednesday, October16th at SCHS, we will be presenting our Student Tech Fair. There will be assortment of technology throughout the building. Stop by and see our students exploring many different avenues of technology. On Monday, October 21st at SCHS, we will be presenting our Faculty Tech Fair. There will be assortment of technology for our staff to utilize throughout the building.
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V.C. Directors Reports
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V.D. Superintendent's Report
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1. ESU 7 Board Workshop: November 12th at 4:00-5:30 or 6:30-8:00. This will be an opportunity for your boards to visit the ESU 7 campus, see the Cen7ter, Learning Academy, Production/Print Shop, and Data Center. A detailed invitation and agenda will be emailed to you separately. This event will replace the meetings where I have a Board Member visit your Board Meetings. 2. Negotiations Meeting: October 21 or 28. We need to meet prior to November 1st. In the past we have met on Monday evenings at 6:30 PM.
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V.E. Board Member/Committee Reports
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See Foundation Report/Information on the Web site:
https://www.schuylercommunityschools.org/Domain/13 |
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VI. Correspondence Items
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VII. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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