January 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM - BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING
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Opening The Meeting
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Call to Order
Discussion:
President F. Kramer called the regular meeting of the Stapleton Public Schools Board of Education to order at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025, in the library at Stapleton Public Schools.
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Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion:
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited; the board norms were read aloud.
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Nebraska Open Meeting Act statement and poster placement
Discussion:
President F. Kramer observed Open Meeting Law requirements.
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Roll Call
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Review of Norms
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Board Development
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Excuse Absent Board Members
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Publication of Notice
Discussion:
Notice of the meeting was published in the Stapleton Enterprise on _____ and posted at five local businesses along with notice to the president of the board and all members prior to the meeting date.
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Board Member Conflict of Interest Statement (Policy 2005)
Discussion:
The Board reviewed Board Policy 2005: Board Member Conflict of Interest Statement and Policy 2002: Organizational Meeting of the Board of Education.
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Organizational Meeting of the Board of Education (Policy 2002)
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Election of Officers
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
F. Kramer voted in as president.
Burnside voted in as vice-president. K. Kramer voted in as secretary. Opela voted in as treasurer. |
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Appointments by Board President
Discussion:
Board Committee Members will be appointed in February.
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Appointments to School's Foundation Board
Discussion:
President F. Kramer appointed Opela to the School's Foundation Board.
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Establish Board Committee Calendar
Discussion:
The Board established the 2025 Board Committee Calendar.
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Review of Board Ethics/Code of Conduct (Policy 2012)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Board reviewed Board Policy 2012: Board Ethics/Code of Conduct.
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Public Comment and Recognition of Visitors
Discussion:
President F. Kramer asked if there was any public comment and referred to the guidelines in the agenda.
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Routine Business
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Approval of Prior Minutes
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Approval of Claims
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Treasurer's Report
Discussion:
The treasurer's report was presented by Superintendent Redinger.
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Reports
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Community Liaison
Discussion:
Bryan Regier gave his Community Liaison's report which included: district spelling bee on February 5, 2:00 p.m. and annual chamber meeting on January 20, 6:30 p.m. at the Community Building.
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Activities Director Report
Discussion:
The Activities Director's report given by Jeremiah Johnson included the following: MNAC conference dates, FFA district and state qualifying competitions, honor band/choir competitions, spelling bee, boys basketball was Maxwell Holiday Tournament runner-up and District IV legislative meeting is January 15 with new proposals to vote on in Kearney.
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Principal
Discussion:
7-12 Principal Johnson's report included: 1st semester honor roll, 10 students enrolled in college classes, 2 students in early release program, Pre-ACT/ACT Prep last week of January, February, and March with test date April 8, monthly curriculum content area posts of once per week and non-tenured teachers' second evaluations to be completed before the end of February.
PK-6 Principal Isom reported on the following: IEPs/MDTs/BIP/ELPA21, benchmarks and student progress, accelerated reader celebration, goals for second quarter and 4-6 grade honor roll for first semester. |
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Board Committee Reports
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Superintendent
Discussion:
Superintendent Redinger's report presented information on the following: PrairieFire Consulting and future planning, board member workshop on January 15, 5-9:00 p.m., community childcare, bus #5 repair, Power School data breach and student teaching advertisement.
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New Business
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Discuss and take appropriate action to authorize Jeana Hanna and Brian Redinger to check balances, access safe deposit box, use the online banking system, transfer money between accounts, and to send payroll information for all bank accounts held at Henderson State Bank doing business as Community First Bank of Stapleton.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Discuss and take appropriate action for the authorization of Board Officers to sign checks for the General Fund; Contingency Fund; Special Building Fund; Depreciation Fund; Employee Benefit Fund; Bond Fund; Cooperative Fund; Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund; Lunch Fund; Activity Fund
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Discuss and take appropriate action on designating an official depository for the school district funds.
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Discuss and take appropriate action to designate the official legal counsel
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Discuss and take appropriate action to designate an official news publication for the school district.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Discussion and action to approve extra duty compensation for 2025-26.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Upcoming Dates and Times
Discussion:
The next regular board meeting will be held on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the library at Stapleton Public Schools.
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Adjournment
Discussion:
President F. Kramer adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
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