January 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Meeting

1. ATTENDANCE

Board of Education:
President Shafer                             Trustee McDonough
Vice President Dr. Reis                   Trustee Schultz
Secretary Sommers                        Trustee Whitney
Treasurer Hanser
 

2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
 

3. BANK DEPOSITORIES/SIGNATURES FOR BANK ACCOUNTS
 

4. BOARD COMMITTEES
 

5. CHANGES TO THE BOARD AGENDA
 

6. SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS

6.A. Lakeville Elementary School - Mrs. Kristin Guinn, Principal.
 

7. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
The Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on district matters.  A person or group wishing to address an item on the agenda shall register their intent with the Superintendent no later than 4:00pm on the day prior to the board meeting and include name and address of the individual, group affiliation, and agenda item to be addressed.  Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Board President as determined by their relevance to a specific agenda item.  (Policy No. 0166).  The Superintendent will be responsible for any follow-up with individuals that have questions and/or set up a meeting if necessary.
 

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.A. Minutes of December 18, 2023 Special Meeting.
 

8.B. HR Updates.
 

8.C. Bills Payable:  December 2023, $8,637,749.21.
 

9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

9.A. Grant Update - Ms. Courtney Makowski, Director of Budgets.

 

10. BOARD OF EDUCATION MATTERS     

10.A. 2024 Board of Education Leadership Code.
 

10.B. Board of Education Meeting Schedules:  2023-2024 and 2024-2025.  
 

10.C. Conflict of Interest Form reminder.
 

10.D. First reading of NEOLA - Special Update November 2023 policy updates.

. . . move to approve the first reading of policy numbers:

0122 Board Powers (Revised)
1420 School Administrator Evaluation (Revised)
3120 Employment of Professional Staff (Reissued)
3130 Assignment and Transfer (Reviewed)
3131 Staff Reductions/Recalls (Revised)
3132 Vacancies (Reviewed - New to district)
3139 Staff Discipline (Reissued)
3140 Termination and Resignation (Reviewed)
3142 Probationary Teachers (Revised)
3220 Professional Staff Evaluation (Revised)

Support ___ discussion ____ vote ____.
 

10.E. Job Posting for new superintendent.
 

10.F. FOIA Appeal.
 

10.G. Appoint Legal Counsel.
 

11. FINANCE & OPERATIONS

11.A. Purchase requests for cabling and security cameras/readers for Drahner Road building remodel - Mr. Saso Vasovski, Director of Cybersecurity and Operational Technology.
 

12. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT
The Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues.  Individuals are welcome to speak for three (3) minutes during this unscheduled public comment section of the Agenda.  All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question board members or the superintendent individually.  In order to speak to the board, individuals must fill out a Public Comment Form with their name, address, and phone number and submit to designee prior to the start of the public comment section of the meeting.  The superintendent will be responsible for any follow-up with individual/s that have questions and/or set up a meeting if necessary.
 

13. SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES

MLK Day/Teacher PD – No School Students – January 15, 2024
Conversation over Coffee - January 18, 2024 - 6:00pm, Clear Lake Elementary
Board of Education Meeting – January 23, 2024 – 6:30pm, Lakeville Elementary
Board of Education Meeting - February 13, 2024 - 6:30pm, Lakeville Elementary
Conversation over Coffee - February 22, 2024 - 6:00pm, Lakeville Elementary 
Mid-Winter Break - No School - February 19 and 20, 2024
Board of Education Meeting - February 27, 2024 - 6:30pm, Lakeville Elementary
Conversation over Coffee - March 14, 2024 - 6:00pm, Daniel Axford Elementary
Conversation over Coffee - April 25, 2024 - 6:00pm, Leonard Elementary
Conversation over Coffee - May 21, 2024 - 6:00pm, Drahner Facility
 

14. ADMINISTRATIVE CLARIFICATION

15. CLOSED SESSION

Recommendation for action:

 . . . move to meet in closed session pursuant to the Open Meetings Act Section 8(e): to consult with its attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation:  Case Nos.: 23-1492; 23-1484; 23-1490; 23-1483/23-1563; 23-1493/23-1560; 23-1489/23-1565; 23-1491/23-1564; 23-1487/23-1561; 23-1496; 366192; 365425.  Support ___ discussion ____ vote ___.  Roll Call Vote:  M. Whitney - ;  C. Schultz - ; A. McDonough - ; J. Sommers - ; M. Hanser - ;  E. Reis - ; H. Shafer - .

 

16. FINAL BOARD COMMENTS
 

17. ADJOURNMENT

NOTE:  Any person or group that wishes to have an item considered for placement on the agenda, shall register their intent with the Superintendent and/or Board President no later than two (2) business days prior to the meeting and include:  name and address of individual, group affiliation, and topic to be considered for addition to the agenda.  Such requests shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent and the Board President.