December 11, 2018 at 6:15 PM - Regular Board Meeting with Work Session

Work Session for District Financial Audit Report - 6:15 p.m.

Financial Audit Report by McGee, Hearne, & Piaz LLP

Call Regular Meeting to Order - 7:00 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Oath of Office Administered to Re-Elected Board Members

Adjustments to Agenda

Adopt Agenda with Any Addenda

Reorganization of the Board

Motion to appoint the Superintendent as Chairman Pro Tem

Election of Board Officers

Chairman (new chairman resumes meeting once elected)

Vice Chairman

Clerk

Treasurer

Designate Depositories for School District Funds

Set Meeting Day and Time

Board Committees for 2019

Salary Relations Representatives appointed by Board Chairman

Building Committee Representatives appointed by Board Chairman

Nominate and Appoint Two Board Representatives to Represent Goshen County as WSBA Advocacy Liaisons

Nominate and Appoint Two Board Representatives to Represent Goshen County as WSBA Board Delegates for 2019

Nominate and Appoint a Board Representative and an Alternate to Serve on Northeast Wyoming BOCES (Gillette)

Nominate and Appoint a Board Representative and an Alternate to Serve on Eastern Wyoming BOCES

Student & Staff Recognition

Recognition of District Students Who Earned All-Northwest Music Honors

Information and Proposals (no action)

Board Member Reports on 2018 Annual WSBA Conference in Casper

Technology and Connectivity Update by Technology Director Bryan Foster

Public Forum

Recommended Actions

Consent Agenda

Approve  regular and executive session minutes of November 13, 2018, regular board meeting and November 19, 2018, special meeting and work session.

Approve monthly bills

Approve district monthly fiscal statement

Accept retirement notice submitted by Torrington Middle School Social Studies teacher Dave Burrill effective at the end of the 2018-2019 school year

Accept resignation submitted by Trail Elementary Special Education teacher Ellen Nelson effective Friday, December 7, 2018

Accept donations as follows:  $650.00 from Petsch Farms to the Southeast High School Girls Basketball Club; $1,000.00 from the Walmart Miles for Education Program to the Southeast High School Activity Account; $1,200.00 from the Community Healthcare Foundation to Lingle Ft. Laramie Schools for classroom crisis buckets and bags.

Approve purchase exceeding $5,000.00 for the purchase of track uniforms for Southeast High School from Universal Athletics in the total amount of $6,971.00

Approve request per District Policy 5147 (Out of District Field Trips) to allow the Southeast Elementary 6th grade class to travel to the University of Wyoming in Laramie from Monday, May 20 through Wednesday, May 22, 2019, exceeding recommended travel times and overnight stay

Approve the  receipt of $1,180.00 from the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) for the conversion to LED lighting incentive at Lincoln Elementary

Old Business

Consider Approval of Revisions to District Policy 5131.04 (Student Interrogations, Searches, and Arrests) as Presented on Second and Final Reading

Consider Approval of District Strategic Plan and Initiatives as Presented on Second and Final Reading

New Business

Consider Approval of 2017-2018 District Financial Audit
The complete audit document was mailed with the hard copy of the agenda packet

Consider Approval of Offering a Teaching Contract for the Remainder of the 2018-2019 School Year

Consider Approval of Offering an Employment Agreement for the Remainder of the 2018-2019 School Year

Consider Approval of Purchase Exceeding $5,000.00 for the Purchase of 200 Student Laptop Computers

Consider Approval of Contracting with Child Nutrition Cooperative for the 2019-2020 School Year

Consider Approval of Contracting with Elder Equipment for the Acquisition of an Activity Bus
This acquisition is funded with 25% from DERA (Diesel Emission Reduction Act)  funding to be received this year.  The remaining 75% will be reimbursed in 2019-2020’s foundation payment.  The 2018-2019 budget will be responsible for the initial expenditure of 75% with the understanding that funds will be received the following year.

Consider Approval of Contracting with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and DERA  (Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) for a Portion of Activity Bus Funding

Consider Approval of Agreement with District and Wyoming Department of Transportation to Allow District Third Party Testing of Bus Driver CDL Candidates

Consider Approval of Contracting with Solution Tree for Professional Development Services for All District English and Language Arts Teachers

Discuss Rescheduling January 8, 2019, Board Meeting Due to the Holiday Break

Topics for Discussion

Gifted and Talented - Zach Miller

Future Meetings

There will be a special meeting and work session on Monday, December 17, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. for approval of the 2019-2020 school year calendar and superintendent evaluation

The NSBA Annual Conference will be in Philadelphia from March 30 - April 1, 2019.  Superintendent Chrostoski, Christine Miller, Zach Miller, and Carlos Saucedo will be attending

Superintendent's Report

Accreditation Team Participation at Platte County School District #1

Salary Relations Committee Meeting December 5

Calendar Committee Meeting December 7

Adjournment