January 22, 2009 Minutes (2nd Meeting of the Month)
by Veryle Winter
January 28, 2009
NORFOLK
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board
of Education
2nd
Monthly Meeting
January
22, 2009 12:00AM
Central
Office board Room
Attendance
Taken at 12:04 PM:
Present Board Members:
Joel Carlson
Paul Cazabon
Clark Froehlich
Dr. Brad Krivohlavek
Julee Pfeil
Alfredo
Ramirez
Absent Board Members:
I. Call to Order
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, called the meeting to order at 12:04
p.m.
II. Declaration of a Legal Meeting
Brad
Kriovhlavek, President, declared this a legal meeting of the Board
of Education. Notices were posted on the doors of the Norfolk
Public Schools Administration Office, the City Library, and the
City Council Chambers.
III.
Reports and Discussion Items
III.A. Conflict of Interest Policy Review
Dr.
Uhing shared several different Conflict of Interest policies.
The board discussed the pros and cons of each of them. It was
the general consensus to have Dr. Uhing come up with a recommended
policy and bring it back to the February regular board
meeting. She stated that she will be looking at what other
school districts have in their policy. The board asked that
we consider our Operating Principles when designing the new
policy.
III.B. Whistleblower Policy Review
A
Whistleblower policy was reviewed by the Board of Education.
The board discussed who the compliance officer should be.
Again, Dr. Uhing will be looking at other school district policies
and getting a feel for what their policies look like. She
will bring back for first reading at the February board
meeting.
IV.
Action Items
V. Other
- It was noted that Dr. Uhing has been selected to serve as Vice-President of the GNSA.
- Julie Pfeil and Joel Carlson will share being the representative for the GNSA Legislative Committee.
- Joel Carlson and Dr. Uhing reported on their GNSA Legislative Day.
- Mr. Waite and Dr. Uhing reported on the state aid formula and how it might affect the district.
- Clark Froehlich and Dr. Uhing both expressed that the district should be ready to apply for funds through the stimulus funds for such things as a new AFS building and smart boards, etc.
- Dr.
Uhing reported that the Community Meetings have been set
up.
V.A. Interviews for Central Office Positions
Dr.
Uhing reported that we are receiving applications for the Business
Manager and Human Resources Director positions. Interviews
are scheduled for February. Alfredo Ramirez will sit in on
the Business Manager interviews on February 19 and Julee Pfeil will
sit in on the Human Resources Interviews on February 25.
VI. Adjourn
Brad
Krivohlavek adjourned the meeting at 12:55 p.m.
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Superintendent
