February 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM - Special Board of Education Meeting
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1. GPS Board of Education Information
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The meeting agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Central Office during regular working hours.
District Vision: Gering Public Schools provides a collaborative community, inspiring excellence and innovation in teaching and learning to empower student growth and leadership in school and life. District Mission: Gering Public Schools exists to equip today's learners with the skills necessary to be tomorrow's leaders. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of matters to be considered at the meeting. The Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the office of the Superintendent of Schools. Agenda items are subject to reordering at discretion of the board president. Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda. Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item. |
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Session for the protection of the public interest; or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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3. Opening Meetings Act
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Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.
Notice of this meeting was published in the Gering Courier on Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
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4. Reports and Discussions
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4.1. Superintendent's Report
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Discussion:
As part of the strategic plan, administrators have been exploring the possibility of continuing to expand the district's preschool programming to accommodate 18 additional students. Next, Superintendent Cooper advised board members that the attendance policy at GHS will be updated in the 2021-22 student handbook. Board action will not be required. Additionally, the administrative team is considering modifications to the grading scale. Preparations are being made for the preschool/kindergarten expo, junior high and high school orientations and other end of the year activities as well as summer school. The 2021-22 school calendar is in draft, and should be ready for board review by the March board meeting.
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4.2. Announcements of Upcoming Events for the Board
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Career exploration event at GHS on Tuesday, March 2. Later that week, parent forum regarding possible GHS scheduling revisions will be hosted in the Freshmen Academy commons on Thursday, March 4 at 6:00 p.m.
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5. Action Items
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6. Executive Session for the purpose of discussing personnel and collective bargaining.
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The Gering Public Schools Board of Education is authorized by state statute to hold closed sessions. Closed sessions may be held when clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.
Reasons that meet this standard include but are not limited to: (a) strategy sessions with respect to collective bargaining, real estate matters, pending litigation, or litigation which is imminent as evidenced by communication of a claim or threat of litigation to or by the public body; (b) discussion regarding deployment of security personnel or devices; (c) investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct; (d) evaluation of the job performance of a person when necessary to prevent needless injury to the reputation of a person and if such person has not requested a public meeting; and (e) legal advice. |
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7. Reconvene from Executive Session
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8. Adjourn
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