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PROCEEDINGS

Summerland Public School BOARD OF

EDUCATION

The Summerland Board of Education held a regular meeting, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the July 6, 2022, newspapers to order at 7 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room.

Roll call was taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke.

Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Wagner, to approve absence of Candice Hoke. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion by Thiele, seconded by Schwager, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Public participation was not heard.

Motion by Nordby, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the consent agenda items. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time: minutes of the June 14, 2022, meeting and monthly financial report. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Hearing to review, consider, receive public opinion and take action to approve the Parent Involvement Policy. Nordby opened the Parent Involvement Policy Hearing at 7:03 p.m. Superintendent Finke presented an overview of the policy. There was no public participation. Nordby closed the hearing at 7:06 p.m.

Hearing to review, consider, receive public opinion and take action to approve the Student Fee Fund Policy. Nordby opened the Student Fee Fund Policy hearing at 7:06 p.m. Finke presented an overview of the policy. The current financials for this fund were also presented. There was no public participation. Nordby closed the hearing at 7:12 p.m.

Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Schwager, to approve the Parent Involvement Policy and Student Fee Policy as presented. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Old business. Update on building construction. Jacob Sertich from Wilkins Architecture & Design and Brian Degen from Olsson were present to discuss the septic leech field. Brian explained the design process and how the field was performing. His recommendation to correct the issue was to enlarge the field to include the reserve area and designate a new reserve area.

Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Nordby, to move forward with plans to expand the current septic field into the reserve field and designate a new reserve field. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Wagner. Nay: none. Abstain: Thiele, with conflict. Motion carried 4-0-1.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on the Ewing building. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to enter executive session at 8:12 p.m. and is necessary to discuss the possible sale of property. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

At 8:37 p.m., the board asked James Ramold, who was representing the Village of Ewing, to come into executive session. Ramold exited executive session at 8:41 p.m. At 9:04 p.m., the board consulted, via phone call, with legal representation. The board came out of executive session at 9:35 p.m.

Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to reject all offers for the Ewing building, due to irregularities, and direct Supt. Finke to make a counter offer and check on auction dates. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

New business. Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on new para work agreement. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to approve a work agreement with Alyssa Beed as a para for the 2022-2023 school year. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on policy updates, including reviewing the student bullying policy. Supt. Finke presented the policy changes and reviewed the student bullying policy. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Wagner, to approve the policy changes, as presented, on first reading and waive the second reading. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on handbooks. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Thiele, to approve the student, activities and staff handbooks. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on a service agreement with TAPCO BlinkLink. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Thiele, to approve the five-year service agreement with TAPCO for the flashing road signs. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on substitute pay. Motion by Nordby, seconded by Kerkman, to raise the substitute pay for half days to $65 from $60. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Abstain: Schwager, with conflict. Motion carried 4-0-1.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association membership renewal. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Wagner, to renew membership in Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association for the 2022-2023 school year. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 5-0.

No NASB update available.

Administrative reports. Supt. Finke said an upcoming 11-month walk through with Hausmann & Wilkins, update on the new Apptegy application, update on work done by LOVE signs.

The next regular board meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Nordby adjourned the meeting at 10:04 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sally Finch

Recording secretary

Published July 21, 2022

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