October 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular 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. If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so. We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now, so that you may be recognized during the 'Patron Comment' section of our meeting. These forms are located by the entry doors of the meeting room. Agenda items are subject to reordering at the 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.
Discussion:
BJ Peters called this meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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2.4. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.5. Open 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, October 13, 2022. |
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3. Consent Agenda
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At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately.
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3.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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3.2. Expenditures Total
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3.2.i.
General Fund $959,565.43 Depreciation Fund $19,384.32 Activity Fund: $77,800.69 Cafeteria Fund: $524.17 Building Fund $454,156.85 QCPUF $1,857.79 Total $1,513,289.25
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3.3. Approval of Claims/Bills
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3.4. Board Policy Adoption
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3.4.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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3.4.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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3.4.ii.1. 404.7 SUBSTANCE-FREE WORKPLACE
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3.4.ii.2. 404.8 DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM
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3.4.ii.3. 404.9 INJURED EMPLOYEE ALTERNATIVE
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3.4.ii.4. 404.10 DISCLOSURE AND PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE HEALT INFORMATION
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3.4.ii.5. 404.11 FACILITIES FOR MILK EXPRESSION
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3.4.ii.6. 404.12 TITLES IX SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
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3.5. Personnel Items
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3.5.i. Certified Staff Contract(s)
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3.5.i.1. Laura Gool, Special Education Teacher at Northfield Elementary
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3.5.ii. Certified Staff Resignation(s)
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4. Reports and Discussions
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4.1. Employee Recognition: "Bulldogs Going Beyond"
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4.1.i. Blair McDonald, Science Teacher @ Gering Junior High School
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4.1.ii. Justin Martinez, Lincoln Elementary Custodian
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4.2. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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Board member Tracy Wiese spoke on behalf of the Curriculum Committee. She shared that the committee discussed next school year's teaching contracts, and is excited about what's in store. GPS Staff is attending career fairs, and hopes to recruit new teachers to the area.
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4.3. Board Committee Report: Finance & Facilities
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Board member, Brady Shaul shared what was discussed and the Finance/Facilities committee meeting. HVAC systems at our locations is always a hot topic, and the district is exploring all avenues to utilize the systems we have in place.
Gering Valley Plumbing is donating a water heater for the concession stand located at the Gering Football Field. A new boiler is also being installed at GJHS. Board member, Mary Winn attended this meeting, and commented on the increase in ALICAP. The 2021-22 school year audit has been completed for the district as well. |
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4.3.i. Monthly Finance Summary Report
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4.4. Superintendent's Report
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Dr. Nicole Regan started her report regarding school safety. Last week, she engaged with the State Commissioner's School Safety Task force to review all strategies and solutions in regards to school safety. GPS completed an Emergency Simulation drill, and we had very positive feedback from law enforcement at Gering Police Department. In closing, Dr. Regan stressed how school safety is important on so many levels, and staff will continue educating themselves and attend training sessions to ensure the safety of the students.
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5. Patron Comments
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the 2022-23 school year, engineered control agreements on the HVAC systems at Lincoln Elementary, Gering High School and Gering Jr. High School.
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6.2. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) award bid to Pipeworks Plumbing, LLC performing the plumbing work on the 2022-23 GHS Construction Home, for the amount of $21,960.00
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6.3. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) award bid to Big Mac HVAC Heating and Cooling performing the HVAC work on the 2022-23 GHS Construction Home, for the amount of $22,134.00
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6.4. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) award bid to Marty's Electric Service performing the electrical work on the 2022-23 Construction Home, for the amount of $19,450.00.
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7. Board Comments
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7.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsSpecial Meeting: No Special Meeting in OctoberRegular Meeting: Mon, November 21, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. (City Council Chambers) Special Meeting: No Special Meeting in November Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, November 2, 2022 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Policy Review Committee: Tues, November 10, 2022 @ 4:00 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, November 3, 2022 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:October 19, 2022: Early dismissal for K-12 @ 12:30 pmOctober 21, 2022: No School for Students/Teacher WD October 28, 2022: No School for Staff & Students November 16-18 2022: 2022 State Education Conference, Omaha NE |
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8. Adjourn
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This meeting was adjourned at 6:26 pm.
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