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Chadron School Board Feb 13, 2023

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Regular Board Meeting – February 13, 2023 5:30 PM

“Infinite Possibilities – Infinite Education”

“Opportunities for All”

Notified BOE Member Absences:  

The Board at the meeting may rearrange the order of the agenda.

1.  ROUTINE MATTERS:

a.  Welcome and Recognition of Visitors-

b.  Meeting Called to Order – A complete copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted on the west wall and in the BOE Documents folder. 

c.  Pledge of Allegiance

d.  Determine if a Quorum is Present

e.  Motion to Declare the Meeting Properly Publicized and Open to the Public.

f.  Approval of the Agenda for February 13, 2023, Regular Board Meeting.

g.  Approval of the Minutes from the Board Meetings for January 9, 2023.

“Celebrate to Elevate”

h.   Awards and/or Honors- 

i.  High Fives-

  • Thank you to Rick Barry, Biz Vogl, and all those who worked the Chadron Dual Wrestling and Individual Tournament last month.
  • Girls Wrestling Districts and State Qualifiers: 2nd Taylee Williamson, 4th Brooklyn Hoffman, 1st Fia Rasmussen, 1st Kenli Boeselager, 4th Addie Diers
  • Boys Wrestling Districts is this weekend in Grand Island (Feb. 11th)
  • FFA Contest and team state qualifiers:
    • Livestock Management District Champions – Ethan Johns, Hailey Lien, Bryson Bickel, Jadyn Tidyman
    • Welding District Champions – Lucas Smith (indiv. champ), Ember Diers, Parker Fisher, Gabe Tidyman
    • Ag Business 3rd – Jadyn Tidyman, Gabe Tidyman, Bryson Bickel, Billy Hy
    • Vet Science 3rd – Kaylie Phillips, Cade Smith, Hailey Lien, Kortney Hawk
    • Ag Mechanics 2nd – Kade Keim, Lucas Smith, Cody Kahl, Jackson Price
    • Floriculture 5th – Claire Ferguson, Hazel Anderson-Beguin, Haylee Wild, Jackson Price.
    • Cooperative Speaking – 2nd November Diers
  • Assisting CSC with strength and conditioning certification accreditation. This could provide student interns to support students and supervise our weight room before and after school.
  • Thank you to all the parents who attended P/T Conferences on Feb. 7th.
  • Mrs. Wollesen, Mr. Wollesen, Mrs. Traphagan, Mrs. Waugh, and Mrs. Kaus for creating the Holocaust display in the CMS library.
  • Thank you to all the parents who attended P/T Conferences on Feb. 7th.
  • Boy’s basketball regular season ended on February 6th. Congratulations to all of the boys and coaches! The 7th and 8th-grade end-of-season tournaments will be held during the week of February 13th in Mitchell and Scottsbluff.
  • CMS Hope Squad for recording mental health announcements on KCSR.
  • Mrs. Dubs for reviewing BiMAS data with the CMS staff.
  • Thank you to teachers for organizing the Student-Led Parent-Teacher Conferences on February 7th and to parents for attending.
  • To Heather Barry and the Families and Schools Together (FAST) team for meeting with 4th grade classes and getting started on the spring session to prepare students for 5th grade and middle school.
  • To Jennifer Cattnach in recognition of National School Counselor Appreciation Week, Feb. 6-10th for all she has done in her new role as CIS school counselor.
  • To the families that participated and attended our Parent/Teacher Conferences.  We love the opportunity to connect with families.  
  • To our maintenance crew for the continued support throughout our HVAC repairs and with all of the snow removal.
  • To Mikel Landreth in recognition of National School Counselor Appreciation Week, Feb. 6-10th.  She has been a great addition as a full-time counselor at the Primary School.

j. Recognition of the Public Requesting to Comment on Specific Agenda Items

2. BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS:

a. Treasurer’s Report – Submitted by Sara Taylor, Business Manager

b. Approval of Bills and Claims – General Fund, Depreciation Fund, Lunch Fund, Cooperative Fund, and Special Building Fund

c. Approval of Bills and Claims – Student Activity Fund and Student Fee Fund

3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

4.   NEW BUSINESS:

  1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on BOE members attending Conferences/Meetings/Trainings-Goals 1-2.  NCRSA March 22-24
  2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on transportation for the Washington DC kids- Goals 1-2.
  3. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action in regard to moving Roth and TSA accounts from Security Benefits to Aspire.
  4. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on the 2023-2024 School Calendar Start and End dates (Teacher Aug 14 to May 20, Students Aug 17 to May 17).
  5. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action in regard to membership in NASB for 2023-24.
  6. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on the following policies-Goals 1-2:
    1. Third Reading
      1. 5132.1
    2. Reviewed
      1. 5131.90
      2. 5213.91
      3. 5132
      4. 5133
      5. 5135
      6. 5135.1
      7. 5136
      8. 5137
      9. 5138

5. PERSONNEL:

  1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action in regard to CTA Negotiated Agreement for 23-24 and 24-25 Goals 1-2.
  2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action in regard to Superintendent Contract rollover. -Goals 1-2.
  3. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action in regard to retirements and resignations received.  Goals 1-2
  4. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the new teaching contract for Stephanie Glass.

6.  STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAM REPORTS:

a. Administrator Reports Including Building Principals, Technology Director, Curriculum Director, SRO, and Maintenance Supervisor (Review Enrollment) b. Board Committee Reports – If any activity has occurred; Finance Committee (2nd Monday @ Noon); American Civics/Curriculum Committee (3rd Monday @ Noon); Policy Committee (3rd Monday @ 7 AM) Building & Grounds Committee ($7.435+ Million in Projects to do) (1st Monday at 11:00am); Personnel Committee (3rd Wednesday  @ Noon); Safety Committee; Legislative Committee and Foundation Committee (3rd Wednesday at 7 AM)

7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT AND BOARD-SUPERINTENDENT DISCUSSION:

School Board Appreciation Month

Education Legislative Committee

AQuESTT – Accountability for a Quality Education System Today and Tomorrow  AQuESTT is Nebraska’s next-generation accountability system. It aims to meet and exceed statutory requirements for accountability (R.S.S 79-760.06 and 79-760.07) by considering the broader educational experiences and success of students.

a. Leadership & Support Systems for Six (6) Tenets of AQuESTT

i. Leadership & high-quality services in processes, regulations, interagency collaboration, data systems, fiscal responsibility, and evaluation

Legislative Update-Bill Summaries

State Senator Communications

NRCSA Legislative Conference

STANCE Meetings

Trustee for Chadron Community Hospital

Panel on  Mental Health State Conference

Negotiations

ii. Finances

Federal Audit Submission, G5 Update, $5000 mini-grant, GEERS money, Juvenile Justice Community Plan, Perkins, EASIE, ESSERS, Cardinal Facility Fund

iii. Engage policy partners & stakeholders in the development of policies, regulations, and practices. Juvenile Justice Community Plan

Trustee for Chadron Community Hospital

Panel on  Mental Health State Conference

Legislative 

iv. Teaching, Learning, & Serving 

After School Program

b.  College & Career Ready & Civic

i. Curriculum development and alignment to Content Standards

2022 ACT Results, Data, ASVAB, NWEA

ii. Integration of Career Readiness Standards into all content areas

iii. Systemic and collaborative curriculum review

Health Standard Meeting with Patrons

Content standards alignment

iv. Partnerships for the expanded learning opportunity

Juvenile Justice Community Plan

v.   Career awareness, exploration, and preparation instruction

c. Assessment

i.  Process to ensure reliable, valid, and appropriate assessments

Educlimber

ii. Utilizing a balanced assessment system

Educlimber

iii. Sharing assessments in a timely manner

Educlimber, Acadience, BIMAS

iv. Establishing and sharing grading policies and standards

v. Utilizing perceptual data

Educlimber, Acadience, After School Program

d. Educator Effectiveness

i. Measuring and addressing teacher engagement.

School and classroom walk-throughs. Google Classroom and Google Drive training

ii. Utilizing a research-based instructional model aligned to the NE Teacher Principal Performance Framework (NTPPF) 

Danielson

Teacher Evaluations complete and classified are complete too.

iii. Utilizing a formal staff evaluation process aligned to the NE Evaluation Model for Teachers and Principals.

Admin Team Evaluations

Classified Evaluations

iv. Developing a Professional Learning plan to support continuous improvement

Covid Response Update

v. Technology to support teaching and learning, Success, Access, & Support.

1:1 Technology

e. Positive Partnerships, Relationships, and Success

i. Partnerships w/community groups & support services

Partner with PPHD to closely monitor and investigate CoVId cases. Mental Health Team meets regularly to review students’ services and discuss individual student referrals

Bimonthly STANCE Meetings

NASB Monthly Update

Radio Talks

ESU 13 Administrator Monthly Meeting 

Pandemic Plan

School Safety  

Quarterly Safety Committee Meeting

ALICAP Safety Visit

AWARE MH LEA & District Team Monthly Meetings

State/LEA Advisory Meeting

Interim Trustee for Chadron Community Hospital

ii. Strategies for family attendance & participation

Superintendent Blog.

iii. Expectations for safe, clean, and healthy schools

Review and monitor the CoVid disinfection plan.

iv. Measuring and addressing student engagement

Weekly classroom and building visits

v. Strategies to support all students in monitoring and managing Learning

Juvenile Justice Community Plan

f. Transitions

i.  Process to support on-time grade completion

1:30 outs

Kindergarten Roundup

School Visits and Tours.

School Improvement

ii. Process for addressing the needs of highly mobile students

Transition, Indian Education, Juvenile Justice

iii. Process to identify and support students at risk of dropping out

Acellus

iv. Processes to ensure the preparedness of incoming students

Orientation and Technology Boot Camp

v. Strategies to support the transition from Primary, to Intermediate, to Middle School, to High

vi. School, and post-high school opportunities

g. Educational Opportunities & Access

i.  Before or after-school opportunities

Monitor 21st Century grant that subsidizes the after-school program.

Title VI Indian Education Parent Meeting

ii. Supplementing in-person classroom instruction with digital learning opportunities.

Acellus, IXL, and I-Ready

iii. Processes relating to a Target Improvement Plan (TIP)

v. Aligning educational opportunities to the needs of all students

Acellus online learning, IXL, and Imagine Learning

vi. Evaluating new educational programs

h.  Thank Yous-

8.   BOARD MEMBER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (Non-Action)

  1. Something the BOE did tonight for student learning Goals 1-2

9.  ADVANCE PLANNING (GOAL 3):

a. American Civics/Curriculum Committee – February 21, 2023 @ Noon

b. Policy Committee Meeting – February 21, 2023, @ 7 AM   

c. Building & Grounds Committee Meeting – March 6, 2023, @ 11 am 

d. Personnel Meeting – March 13, 2023, at Noon

e. Finance Committee Meeting – March 13, 2023, at 11 am

f.  Regular Board Meeting– March 13, 2023, at 5:30 PM

g. Legislative Committee-

h. Foundation – February 15, 2023, at 7 AM

10.  PUBLIC COMMENT TIME FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA (No Personnel Items)

11.   VOTE TO EXCUSE ANY ABSENT BOARD MEMBER(S): 

12. ADJOURNMENT:

a.   Motion for Adjournment

FOOTNOTE – The board of education may go into closed session by an affirmative vote of a majority of its voting members if a closed session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual.

NOTICE: Except for an emergency, this agenda shall not be altered later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting.