February 9, 2009 Board Minutes (4:30 Study Session)
by Veryle Winter
February 12, 2009
NORFOLK
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board
of Education Study Session
February
09, 2009 04:30PM
Central
Office Board Room
Attendance
Taken at 4:34 PM:
Present
Board Members:
Joel
Carlson
Clark
Froehlich
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Julee
Pfeil
Alfredo
Ramirez
Absent
Board Members:
Paul
Cazabon
1.
Call to Order
At
4:34 p.m. President Krivohlavek called the meeting to order and
stated that the Open Meetings Act was posted on the
wall.
2.
Declaration of a Legal Meeting
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared a legal meeting of the Board of
Education.
3.
Reports and Discussion Items
3.1.
Special Education Programs
Frank
Hebenstreit, Special Education Coordinator, shared information
regarding the special education program with the board.
3.2.
NASB Legislative Committee
The
board discussed the opportunity to submit a nomination to the
Nebraska Association of School Board Legislative Committee.
If anyone is interested they should let Brad Krivohlavek
know.
3.3.
School Calendar
The
board discussed the 2009-2010 school calendar. Some
discussion was held regarding the distribution of days between
semesters in order to meet the end of the semester before
Christmas. The second semester is 7 days longer.
3.4.
Tractor Purchase
Mr.
Waite shared that we are in need of a new tractor. Since we
current have a John Deere and have all the extra
“attachments/parts” that fit a John Deere Mr. Waite asked that we
go ahead and replace the current John Deere tractor with a new John
Deere. It was the consensus of the board to allow this
purchase. The estimated cost is $28,000.
3.5.
Central Office Hiring
Dr.
Uhing updated the board on the hiring process for central office
personnel (business manager and human resources). She shared
that each interview will be a half-day. Interviews will be
held for the human resources position but it is still being handled
as an anticipated position.
3.6.
Budget 2009-2010
Mr.
Waite provided some information regarding budget development.
A handout was shared with the board outlining budget
scenarios. The state aid financing is not fully known at this
time but districts should know by April 1. We will have a
much better handle on the budget at that time.
3.7.
Board Strategic Plan
The
board reviewed the strategic goals.
4.
Action Items
No
action item,
5.
Minutes of Meetings
Minutes
of meetings, newsletters, and the Professional Growth Annual Report
were available for review.
6.
Other
7.
Adjournment
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared the meeting adjourned at
approximately 7:10 p.m.
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Superintendent
