November 14, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting
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Call to Order
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Adoption of Agenda
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Approval of Minutes
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Approval of Bills
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Hearing of Visitors
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Emily Lowry
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Mrs. Lowry shared that there are twelve MS girls out for basketball and they had their first game last week. On November 7th, she sponsored the sophomores on a trip to Goodland Technical College. They have seventeen different programs; students were able to pick two and attend hands-on workshops. On November 21 she is sponsoring students to attend STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) days in Great Bend.
Mrs. Lowry shared that the current curriculum used in math is geared towards state assessments, which works well for K - 8th grades. At the HS level, she would like to look for a curriculum that is more geared to ACT and College Algebra readiness. |
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Mapes & Miller (Brian Thompson)
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Old Business
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Transportation
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Mr. Tharman updated the board on recent vehicle issues: Bus #17 is back in service / Bus #19 was taken to Holdrege with a regen. issue / Bus #16 had a new windshield installed / Bus #11 radio is now working after getting parts from Bus #12.
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NV "Return to School Plan" Update
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Maintenance Project
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New Business
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BOE / Administration / Policy Evaluations
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The board agreed to have the Northern Valley staff complete the yearly evaluations. Kinze will send those out and have the responses consolidated for the December 12th board meeting.
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Auditor Contract
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Personnel
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Staffing
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At 6:58 PM, Mr. Gebhard was asked to join the executive session. At 7:06 PM, the meeting returned to open session.
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Leave Requests
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Secretary / Treasurer Position
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Administrative Reports
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Superintendent / 9-12 Principal Report
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Mr. Tharman shared the following items: Thanksgiving Dinner is Nov. 16th at both schools and the board is invited / State Cheer Competition in Topeka on Nov. 19th / STEM expo at BCCC on Nov. 21st / Junior class to visit Hansen Museum Trench Exhibit on Nov. 22nd / Thanksgiving break on Nov. 23 - 25th / Old Fashioned Christmas on Dec. 2nd / KERMP insurance audit on Dec. 12th.
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K-8 Principal Report
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Mr. Gebhard shared: Parent / Teacher conferences had 100% participation at the GS and MS level / Anti-bullying week this week with a daily theme / JH BB began - 12 girls and 14 boys out / Thank you to the Long Island Fire Department for their participation in Fire Prevention Week / Thank you to the members of the Long Island Library that sponsored the Kansas Reads to Preschoolers. There were pancakes and sausage served and participants received a free book.
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Reports of Board Members
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Board members informed Mr. Tharman they had received concerns about serving sizes and consistency in the Almena Cafeteria. Mr. Tharman was unable to answer the questions, but said he would get that information for them. Another board member brought up the concern that the Veterans Day program was not advertised very well and people they knew missed it due to that issue. Mr. Tharman acknowledged the lack of communication and said there was already progress being made towards the goal of better advertising and advanced announcements.
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Adjournment
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