APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The Board should consider any changes or additions to the agenda including the potential removal of any matter scheduled as a consent action item.  The Board should approve the agenda with one of the following motions:

The Board may approve the Consent Action items with the following motion:

Minutes - that the minutes of the November 8, 2021, Regular Meeting be approved as presented; and

Financial Statement & Bills - that the November 2021 financial statements be accepted, and the November 2021 payrolls be approved for payment; and
 

 

The Board President will call on citizens who would like to make comments or express concerns at this time.  The Board of Education Policy, "Public Participation at Board Meetings," does apply to this section of the Agenda.

It has been a particularly hard and grueling month since our last Board meeting.  Our student and staff COVID cases have drastically increased, which has caused stress on families and staff.  Our mask mandate has provided us the opportunity to keep a lot of students in school and learning.  Over 325 students that have been identified as a close contact have not had to quarantine due to this policy.  Whenever a student is not in school, that places a lot of stress on the student to keep up with their studies, the family to make sure the student is safe at home, and the school to provide as much work and connection to school as possible.  

The sad events at Oxford High School have spilled into our world, providing several difficult safety issues for our students and staff.  Our hearts go out to the entire Oxford community, and especially to the families who lost their loved ones on that terrible day.  The safety issues that Lakeshore has encountered since this incident have not been violent in nature, but rather students making poor decisions in their words and actions.  We do complete a thorough investigation of each incident and work with law enforcement to ensure that our schools are safe.  

On an annual basis, Lakeshore Public Schools takes part in Schools of Choice under Section 105 which permits local school districts to enroll students who reside in other local school districts within the same intermediate school district. At times in past years, we have opened up school of choice at semester time. Though, for a variety of reasons, I am recommending to the Board that we do not open Schools of Choice enrollment for the upcoming second semester.

On a happier note, tonight, I will ask the Board to authorize a stipend of $500 of bonus pay for each and every employee of Lakeshore schools.  Our employees are doing amazing work during extraordinary times.  A huge thank you to each and every employee for their work.  We know this is a small gesture, but we want each employee to know they are valued and appreciated.

And finally, I would like to say thank you to the Board, to our Administrative team, and to the entire Lakeshore Community.  It has not been an easy 2021, however I have always found that my most impactful moments have come when things are the most challenging.  As we enter this holiday season, I would like to challenge us all to focus on giving generously, being with family, and finding joy.

The Administrative Affairs Committee met on November 30, 2021.  Members present included Kevin Bushu, Griffin Ott, Greg Eding, and Jeff Hannan.  They discussed the process for the superintendent’s evaluation.  The outlined plan will be as follows:
 

• The MASB Superintendent Evaluation Tool will be used for the Superintendent Evaluation
• The Superintendent will provide ongoing narrative within the evaluation through the year and provide the Board with periodic updates
• The February 2022 Board Meeting will include a closed session to discuss a mid-year review of the Superintendent Evaluation
• The June 2022 Board Meeting will include a closed session to complete the Final Evaluation for the Superintendent.

The Policy Committee met on December 7, 2021 with Bill Scaletta, Rachel Wade, Greg Eding and Scott Allan in attendance.  They reviewed the Return to Learn Plan and discussed the current mandatory mask portion of the plan.  The main question is when to pull the trigger on changing from mandatory to strongly recommended masking.

Factors that were discussed include student access to the vaccine, teachers who are very stressed and the impact that changing this policy will have on that stress, the current high number of Covid cases in our schools, and that our mask mandate is keeping as many students in school as possible.  With so few school days between the December and January Board meetings, the thought was to table any changes.  Superintendent Eding will present his recommendation later in the meeting tonight.

We bring before the Board once again the changes to Neola’s Volume 36.1 Policies and Administrative Guidelines.  At last month’s Board meeting, those recommended changes were discussed and approved as first reading with the decision to keep the public comment limit at five minutes.  Tonight, we request approval for second reading and adoption of the policy numbers listed below.

Bylaw 0100 - Definitions (Revised)
Bylaw 0167.3 - Public Participation at Board Meetings (Revised)
Policy 3120 - Employment of Professional Staff (Revised)
Policy 5722 - School-Sponsored Publications and Productions (Replacement)
Policy 6114 - Cost Principles - Spending Federal Funds (Revised)
Policy 6152 - Student Fees, Fines, and Supplies
Policy 7450 - Property Inventory (Revised)
Policy 8310 - Public Records (Revised)
Policy 8320 - Personnel Files (Revised)
Policy 8330 - Student Records (Revised)

We recommend the Board approve our Return to Learn Plan with no changes from the previous month.
 

As I briefly mentioned in my report earlier, we recommend that the Board of Education authorize a hazard pay stipend of $500 for every Lakeshore employee including EnviroClean and CR Lawn Service.

Hearings - Student #72 & Student #73:
 

Other Matters For Discussion Or Possible Action

Adjournment