November 29, 2006 - Minutes
November 29, 2006
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NORFOLK, NEBRASKA
Notice - Notice of the special meeting was
published in the Norfolk Daily News on Saturday, November
25, 2006.
November 29,
2006 - The Board
of Education met on Wednesday, November 29, 2006, at 12:00 noon at
the Norfolk Public Schools Administration Office Board Room.
Members present included: Brad Krivohlavek, Alfredo Ramirez,
Julee Pfeil, Paul Cazabon, Jane McDaniel, and Clark
Froehlich. Absent: None. Also present were Marcia
Herring and Megan Boldt of the Nebraska Association of School
Boards, and Veryle Winter.
Call to
Order - Alfredo
Ramirez, President, called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. and
declared a legally advertised meeting of the Board of Education for
the purpose conducting the first planning meeting for the
superintendent search position.
Open Meetings
Act - President
Ramirez announced that a copy of the Open Meetings Act was posted
on the East Wall.
Thank
You - Marcia
thanked the board for the opportunity to work with the board and
for their trust in the NASB service. Each board member was
given a 3-ring notebook.
Timeline - The first thing discussed was the timeline
for naming a new superintendent. It is the hope of the board
to get someone named by the February board meeting. Marcia will be
in Norfolk on December 5 and 6 conducting interviews with staff and
community members. She will come back December 14 to meet
with business and community people.
Questions - There are three basic questions that will
be discussed when meeting with staff.
Meeting
Schedule - The
following meetings were scheduled:
- December 18 – 12:00 noon -- planning meeting
- January 23 – 7:00 p.m. – planning session – review applicants
- January 25 meeting will be rescheduled.
- January 29-February 1 – Interviews
- February 2 – 1:00 p.m. – Meet to discuss candidates
Marcia will be
sending out new calendars.
Basic Search Service and
Extended Search Service - Marcia then reviewed the basic search
service and stated that they could offer extended service such as
coordinating board site visits, board self-assessment and goal
planning, and custom services as requested by the board.
Advertising for
Position - The
next item discussed was identifying venues for advertising for the
position. It was the general consensus to go with AASA and
all the free advertising listings and agreed to advertise on four
Sundays in the OmahaWorld Herald. The board
discussed advertising in Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota. They
will check out the prices and get back to the board.
District Needs Assessment - Marcia then shared the
District’s Needs Assessment.
Community district Needs Assessment - Marcia will be
coming to Norfolk on December 5 and 6 to conduct a staff and
community district needs assessment. It was noted that if any
in-house staff members planned on applying for the position they
should not be included in the district needs assessment.
Marcia will do a press release to the media to announce the
meeting. A sample of the press release was given the
board.
Interview Questions - The next item discussed was interview
questions. The board is to review some suggested interview
questions and to come up with some of their own. They can be
turned in to her or given to Veryle to give to her. Each
board member should come up with 1 or 2 questions of their
own. The total questions will be no more than 20 or 25.
They retain all interview questions for 5 years so they can verify
that all applicants were asked the same questions. At the
second planning meeting the group will decide on the questions.
Other Items for Consideration - The last thing
discussed was to review the following:
- Staff and Community District Needs Assessment Summary
- Interview Questions
- Compensation Package
- Superintendent’s Contract/Job Description/Evaluation
Identify
Individuals -
Please make sure to identify those individuals you would like to
invite to the meetings by Monday, December 4. Please forward
them to Marcia or Veryle.
Executive
Session - It was
moved by Brad Krivohlavek, seconded by Clark Froehlich, to move
into executive session for the purpose of discussion of
personnel. Roll call: Aye – Brad Krivohlavek, Jane
McDaniel, Alfredo Ramirez, Julee Pfeil, Paul Cazabon, and Paul
Cazabon. Nay – None. Motion carried. Roll
call: Aye – Brad Krivohlavek, Jane McDaniel, Alfredo Ramirez,
Julee Pfeil, Paul Cazabon, and Paul Cazabon. Nay –
None. Motion carried.
Adjournment - At 1:20 p.m. it was moved by Julee Pfeil,
seconded by Jane McDaniel, to end the executive session and to move
back to regular session.
President
Ramirez adjourned the meeting at 1:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Randy A. Nelson,
Secretary
Alfredo Ramirez, President
Board of
Education
Board of Education
(As recorded by Veryle
Winter)
