BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING Saline County School District 76-0068 501 Main Street Friend, NE 68359-0067 Monday, December 11, 2023 7:30 PM Tyler Bartels: Present Tiffany Shonerd: Present Scott Spohn: Present Jamie Tuttle: Present Nancy Vossler: Present Megan Weber: Present 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Notice of Open Meeting Act - Posted 3. Motion to excuse absent board members 4. Pledge of Allegiance 5. Approval of the agenda Approve agenda as presented , Passed with a motion by Tyler Bartels and a second by Megan Weber. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 6. Consent Agenda Approve consent agenda as presented, Passed with a motion by Scott Spohn and a second by Tiffany Shonerd. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 6.1. Hold for discussion and for possible action approval of the following items: 6.1.1. Minutes of prior meeting(s) 6.1.2. Treasurer's report 6.1.3. Receipts 6.1.4. Expenditures 6.1.5. Claims for payment 7. Public Comment None 7.1. Public Testimony on Civic Curriculum No public comment 8. Reports 8.1. Committee: 8.1.1. Policy Committee Committee met 11-28-23. Reviewed Personnel policies, and also created Policy 1472 for discussion at the Dec meeting. 8.1.2. Civics Committee Committee met 12-11-23 prior to regular board meeting. Reviewed our civics curriculum, no issues were noted. Textbooks are always available for review. 8.1.3. Building and Grounds Committee Committee met with Dave and Brent from Facility Advocates on 12-7-23. Current HVAC and boiler issues were discussed. Committee is recommending that we replace the elementary boiler/HVAC system this summer. Estimated cost is $465,000. 8.1.4. Area/Activities Committee Met jointly with E-M administration and faculty committee 12-4-23 in Friend. Teachers from each location provided a list of questions regarding potential consolidation. 8.2. Administration 8.2.1. Principal's Report Mrs. Stutzman reviewed the activities of the school over the past month. Annual safety audit was performed by Bruce Lang, and results were exceptional. 8.2.2. Superintendent Mr. Anderson reviewed Strategic Plan and MTSS. Conference affiliation was discussed. 9. Discussion Items 9.1. Artificial Intelligence in the classroom Scott Spohn discussed a session he attended at the State Education Conference regarding the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. Schools will have to decide whether to embrace the technology or reject it. 9.2. Consolidation with Exeter-Milligan This item will stay on the agenda each month in case there are issues as we move forward. The Area Activity Meetings will continue. No other new issues were brought forward. 9.3. Conference Affiliation Mr. Anderson compiled estimated NSAA enrollment figures. Our Boys and Girls enrollment would bounce between D1 and C2 size. The Southern Nebraska Conference may be a better fit. He is reaching out to various superintendents to discuss possibilities. 9.4. Superintendent Evaluation Mr. Anderson's job evaluation was reviewed. Goals for 2024 were discussed, and will be finalized at the January monthly meeting. 9.5. Elementary HVAC system Move from Discussion Item 9.5 Elementary HVAC system to Action Item 10.3 Passed with a motion by Scott Spohn and a second by Nancy Vossler. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 Brief discussion of Facility Advocate's plan for elementary boiler/HVAC replacement. 10. Action Items 10.1. Consideration and possible action and review of policies 4100-4131 Move to accept review of BOE Policies 4100-4131 Passed with a motion by Scott Spohn and a second by Jamie Tuttle. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 10.2. Approval of Policy 1472 - Sunday and Wednesday Night Activities Move to approve Policy 1472 - Sunday & Wednesday night activities: as presented, with 5:45 pm leave time. Passed with a motion by Jamie Tuttle and a second by Megan Weber. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 10.3. Approve elementary boiler project Move to approve Facility Advocates - Forced Air Option 2 for $465,000 for refurbishing the elementary HVAC system Passed with a motion by Scott Spohn and a second by Tyler Bartels. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 11. Schedule Next Meeting Next meeting will be moved to Monday, January 15, at 7:30 pm, to avoid conflicts with school activities. 12. Adjournment Motion to adjourn at 9:21 pm Passed with a motion by Tyler Bartels and a second by Jamie Tuttle. Tyler Bartels: Yea, Tiffany Shonerd: Yea, Scott Spohn: Yea, Jamie Tuttle: Yea, Nancy Vossler: Yea, Megan Weber: Yea Yea: 6, Nay: 0 Posted Locations: Friend Sentinel Post Office - Friend Citizens State Bank - Friend First Bank Utica - Friend Qwik6 Convenience Store Posted Date: 11/29/2023 FS — December 20, 2023 ZNEZ
