Chadron Public Schools Board of Education
Regular Board Meeting October 10, 2022
5:30 PM District Offices Board Room
Notified BOE Member Absences: Sandy Roes & Tye Pourier
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 the October 10, 2022 Regular Board Meeting.
g. Approval of the Minutes from the Board Meetings for September 12 and September 26, 2022
“Celebrate to Elevate”
h. Awards and/or Honors-
- Big thank you to the Class of 1972 for the donation.
i. High Fives-
- All of the parents who came out for Parent-Teacher Conferences on September 15th. We had 72% of our CMS parents attend.
- CMS Hope Squad for offering QPR training to Hope Squad members and their families on September 28th.
- Mr. Paopao and all of the teachers and staff who presented at our annual CPS Cards Tech Day on October 3rd!
- Congratulations to the CMS 7th and 8th-grade volleyball and XC teams on their excellent seasons!
- To all of the families that attended our Parent Information Night and Title 1 Meeting ~ we did not have a great turnout; however, we did share the information on our social media sites. We were able to reach 233 viewers with our Seesaw app.
- To Mr. Paopao and the tech department for support during our in-service; our staff members that attended NETA were also presenters along with our tech department team members.
- To CIS staff and students for finishing our MAPS assessments.
- To Mr. Paopao and staff for organizing and presenting at our Technology Conference on Oct. 3rd.
- To Miss Heather Valencia, for everything she does as our amazing custodian in recognition of National Custodian’s Day on Oct. 2nd.
- To the Chadron Volunteer Fire Department for coming and talking to students on Oct. 4th about fire safety for Fire Prevention Week.
- To the CSC Women’s Basketball Team for sending players to help out in classrooms weekly and participate in our Need to Read time on Sept. 23rd and 30th.
- To the Bird Conservatory of the Rockies for hosting our 3rd grade students at the Chadron State Park bird banding station and providing fun activities on Sept. 29th.
- Chadron High School is a winner of the College Success Award hosted by GreatSchools and recognizes and celebrates public high schools that excel at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college.
- Mr. Michael Sandstrom, a teacher at Chadron High School in Chadron, contributed to a new publication, Finding, Analyzing, and Constructing History: A Research Guide for Students. This publication, available for free at nhd.org/library-congress-tps, is co-produced by National History Day and the Library of Congress.
- Mr. Sandstrom was awarded the 3rd Congressional District Outstanding Teacher of the Year in Social Studies by the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies.
- Thank you to Mr. Nobiling for providing our district school safety training to NCAP offices in Chadron, Gordon and Alliance this month. Northwest Community Action Partnership reached out to us to ask for assistance to provide training consistent with our protocols for safety topics including school attackers and lockdown procedures.
- Mr. Nobiling was invited to provide safety training to all NCAP offices in Chadron, Alliance and Gordon. NCAP asked for the school attacker training that Chadron Schools provides to students and staff.
j. Recognition of 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:
- Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on BOE members attending Conferences/Meetings/Trainings-Goals 1-2. NASB meeting in November for Sandy & Tom
- Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on the NASB ballots for Legislation and Region position. Goals 1-2
- Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on the request from FFA students for Nationals. Goals 1-2
- Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on High Gym to remodel. Goals 1-2
- Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on the following policies-Goals 1-2:
- First Reading
- 1601
- 5147.1
- Third Reading
- 5125.1
- 5126
- Reviewed with no changes:
- 5116.2
- 5118
- 5118.1
- 5119
- 5120
- 5121
- 5123
- 5125
- 5127
- First Reading
5. PERSONNEL:
- Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action on
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:
Superintendent will discuss IMPACT Aid
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
ii. Finances
Federal Audit Submission, G5 Update, $5000 mini grant, GEERS money, Juvenile Justice Community Plan, Perkins
iii. Engage policy partners & stakeholders in development of: policies, regulations, and practices. Juvenile Justice Community Plan
Trustee for Chadron Community Hospital
Panel on Mental Health State Conference
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
iv. Partnerships for 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 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 Evalutions
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 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.
Schoo 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 transition from Primary, to Intermediate, to Middle School, to High
vi. School, and to 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-
Class of 1972 for donation
8. BOARD MEMBER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (Non-Action)
- Something the BOE did tonight for student learning Goals 1-2
9. ADVANCE PLANNING (GOAL 3):
a. American Civics/Curriculum Committee – October 17, 2022 @ Noon
b. Policy Committee Meeting – October 17, 2022 @ 7 AM
c. Building & Grounds Committee Meeting – November 7, 2022 @ 11am
d. Personnel Meeting – November 14, 2022 at Noon
e. Finance Committee Meeting – November 14, 2022 at 11am
f. Regular Board Meeting– November 14, 2022 at 5:30 PM
g. Legislative Committee-
h. Foundation – October 19, 2022 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