PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION

PROCEEDINGS

Summerland Public School BOARD OF EDUCATION

Oct. 16, 2024

Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the school board meeting room.

President Steve Thiele called the meting, which was advertised in the Oct. 9, 2024, newspapers, to order at 7 p.m. Thiele noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room.

Roll call was taken at 7 p.m. All board members were present: Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steve Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner.

Motion by Wagner, seconded by Twibell, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Public participation. There was no public participation.

Motion by Nordby, seconded by Scott Thiele, to approve the consent agenda. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time, including minutes of the Sept. 11, 2024, regular meeting and hearings and the monthly financial report.

Old business: None.

New business:

Report on American civics Committee meeting. Superintendent Aschoff reported on the Americanism Committee meeting. The curriculum we are using was purchased last year and it is recommended to continue using it.

Discuss, consider and take action to recognize Summerland Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district’s non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2026-2027 contract year. Motion by Nordby, seconded by Schwager, to recognize the Summerland Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district’s non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2026-2027 contract year. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take action on policy updates. Supt. Aschoff reviewed the proposed policy changes to policies 6043 (Mapping Data), 6010 (Sped ID, Eval & Verification), 3017 (Official Communication with the Public) and 3014 (Use of School Property).

Some discussion was held about policy 3014. The discussion centered around fees, insurance and liability. The fees were set at $50, in addition to a $100 deposit to be returned if everything is cleaned up with no damage. Supt. Aschoff will follow up with our ALICAP insurance on a couple of questions.

Motion by Steve Thiele, seconded by Wagner, to approve all policy updates as presented including modifications on Policy 3014 on first reading, waiving the second reading. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take action on declaring items obsolete. Supt. Aschoff presented information on two items to be declared obsolete so they can be sold. The items were a scissor lift and a cable machine from the weight room. Motion by Nordby, seconded by Twibell to declare items on presented list as obsolete so they can be sold by taking sealed bids. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried, 6-0.

NASB update. Supt. Aschoff reported that she would be attending the State Education Conference in November. She has completed her self-evaluation and the board should be getting an evaluation form via email from NASB. The results will be returned to the board president and will be discussed at the November board meeting.

Administrative reports:

Elementary Principal Cathy Cooper presented a written report in her absence: mid-term, PT conf, SchoolStore, MTSS, Red Hot Reading Day, Grab & Go Breakfast with grandparents, Unity Day, upcoming events.

High School Principal Jacob Birch: End of quarter, testing, Perkins Grant, October Awareness Challenge, possible early graduation for a student, activities, football planning update.

Superintendent Molly Aschoff: Auditors, cyber incident response workshop, additional National Services policies, SPED determinations meeting, student disciplinary act hearing, NRCSA regional meeting, ESU 1 & 8 superintendent meeting, Cultivation Culture story by Tyler Dahlgren (writes the Nebraska Public School Advantage).

A committee consisting of Schwager, Wagner and Twibell was formed to continue working with the administration on the football planning.

The next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at 7 p.m.

President Thiele adjourned the meeting at 8:11 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sally Finch

Recording Secretary

Published October 23, 2024

ZNEZ