Board of Education

MINUTES - BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING - 7 APRIL, 2008

by Lori Watson

April 17, 2008

MINUTES

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

7 APRIL, 2008

I. President Kollars called the Meeting
to Order at 7:02 p.m.

II. Roll Call - All Present

III. Pledge to the Flag

IV. Open Meetings Law Information

V. Information and Reports

A. Recognition of School Resource
Officer - Sean Busch

          B. National Week of the Young Child -
             Accepted and Recognized National
             Week of the Young Child with
             Donation of a Young Child Book to
             Public Library

          C. High School Student Council -
              Rayna Waggener - Donation of $150
              to Summer Reading Program, Alliance
              Placed 2nd at CSC Scholastic Contest

          D. Building Principals' Reports - Zarkowski
             - Proposal to Consider Change in Honor
             Roll, Academic Letter, Blake Becker
             State FFA Officer - 1st one in Alliance
             for 24 Years

          E. Superintendent's Report - RAC 25
             Alumni Reunion, Curriculum Department
             Chairs at High School, Karen Shelmadine
             Retiring this Year, Parent/Teacher
             Conference HS Attendance 40%, Did not
             have to Implement RIF Plans, LB 988

VI. Public Comments on Agenda Items

VII. Action Items

A. Approved the Consent Agenda

VIII. New Business

          A. Approved the Option Enrollment
            Requests for Mackenzie Kolle,
             Grade 2; Kasey Sedlacek, Grade 9;
             Matthew Sedlacek, Grade 10; Xavier
             Robb, Grade K from District 6 to
             District 10 for the 2007-08 School
             Year and Kylen Schnell, Grade 2 and
             Brandon Stites, Grade 8 from District
             6 to District 10 for the 2008-09
             School Year

          B. Approved the 3 Year Loan Commitment
             of $143,605 at 3.40% Annually with
             First National Bank of Alliance, NE
             and to Set the Terms for Semi-Annual
             Payments for Activity Bus Purchase

          C. Moved to Policy Committee for Review
             and Postponed until First Meeting in
             May Revision of Policy 4115 - Teacher
             Evaluation and Regulation 4115 -
             Teacher Evaluation Instrument for
             Implementation Beginning with the
             2008-09 School Year and Authorization
             for Application be made to the Nebraska
             Department of Education to Gain
             Official Approval as per Nebraska
             Administrative Code, Rule 10.

          D. Approved Rescinding the Board of
             Education Action on February 11,
             2008 Regarding the Tendered
             Resignation of Jill Harris and to
             Approve the Withdrawal of Said
             Resignation

          E. Approved the 2008-09 School Year
             Calendar as Presented - Students
             First Day will be August 25, 2008 and
             Their Last Day will be May 20, 2009

          F. Approved the Resignations of Jody
             Mischnick - 7-8 Language Arts,
             Becky Lawrence - 1st Grade, Stephanie
             Pfeiffer -2nd Grade, Vera Johnson -
             4th Grade, Marilyn King - 9-12 Social
             Studies, Marlene Mischnick - 1st
             Grade, Sharon Griffith - 3rd Grade,
             and Barbara Kendle - 4th Grade
             Effective at the End of the 2007-08 Year

          G. Tabled the Item, Classified Employee
              Pay Scale, to the April 21, 2008
              Meeting Agenda

          H. Adjourned to Executive Session at
             8:06 p.m. to Discuss Personnel and
             Contract Offers for 2008-09

I. Returned to Regular Session at 8:43 p.m.

          J. Approved the Following Administrator,
            Program Contracts for 2008-09 -
            Superintendent-John McLane,
            Director of Business Services-Kevin
            Wilkinson, Director of Special Education
            and Early Childhood-Laurie Keilwitz,
            HS Principal-Dick Zarkowski, Asst.
            HS Principal-Everett Olds, MS
            Principal-Katie White, Asst MS Principal-
            Alan Van Tilburg, Grandview Principal-
            Steve Folchert, Emerson Principal-
            Susan Cummings, Activities Director-
            Tim Wallace, Director of Instruction-
            Rita Moravek, Technical Coordinator-
            Earl Jones

IX. Meeting Adjourned at 8:45 p.m.