MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

28-0015, a/k/a, DOUGLAS COUNTY

WEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Monday, April 15, 2024

 

The regular meeting of the Board of Education, District #15, in the County of Douglas, in the State of Nebraska, was convened in open and public session on Monday, April 15, 2024 at the Central Office Board Room, 401 South Pine Street, Valley, NE 68064-0378.

Following public notification procedures approved by the Board of Education, February 14, 2011, in adherence to 84-1411, notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting such Notice on the exterior front door of the high school, elementary school, middle school, Valley City Hall, First Nebraska Bank, and Foundation One Bank. Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to all members of the Board of Education. Availability of the agenda was communicated in advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Education of the meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

 

Attendance Taken at 7:00 PM.

Kelly Hinrichs: Present

Luke Janke: Present

Jamie Jorgensen: Present

Bill Koile: Absent

Elizabeth Mayer: Present

Jim Tomanek: Present

Present: 5, Absent: 1.

 

1.           Call to Order

The agenda, listing items for consideration by the Board, is on file in the Superintendent’s office. Other matters may come before the Board and the Board has the right to modify the agenda before the meeting.

 

President - “As I call the meeting to order I wish to inform everyone present that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the back wall of the Board Room for your review at any time.”

 

2.           Public Communications and Correspondence

Comments from the audience were accepted at this time. Correspondence addressed to the Board was presented.

 

The Board received thank you cards from the families of Sherry Dill and Barb Feldhacker.

 

DC West parent Missy Oien addressed the board about the school’s playground equipment. She also addressed the Board about the livestreaming of meetings.

 

3.           Approval of Agenda

Motion to approve agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Jim Tomanek.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea:5, Nay:0

 

4.           Administrative Reports

4.1.             Superintendent’s Report

4.2.             Financial Report

Board member Mayer thanked Mr. Travis and Mr. Knott and the administration team for their help with the MS Dance and the Post Prom activities that were held in March.

 

The Board set the date for the July meeting to July 8th.

 

5.           ConsentAgenda

Motion to approve Consent Agenda Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Elizabeth Mayer.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

 

5.1.             Approve Minutes

Regular Meeting Date:

Special Meeting Date:

5.2.             Approve Claims for Payment

5.3.             Approve Financial Report

5.4.             Approve Classified Staff

 

6.           New Business

6.1.             Approve Request for Student Early Completion Plan

Lyla Elsaesser and family requested an early high school completion plan. These plans must be approved per Board policy.

 

Motion to approve the request for Student Early Completion Plan as presented Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Jamie Jorgensen.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

 

6.2.             City of Valley Annual Update with Mayor Grove

Valley Mayor, Cindy Grove shared updates from the City of Valley.

 

6.3.             Approve Construction Management at Risk Contract

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action with regard to approving the construction manager at risk agreement with Meyers-Carlisle-Leapley Construction Company, Inc., d/b/a MCL Construction, for the proposed new multi-sport activities/athletics complex project.

 

Motion that the Board of Education of this School District should and does hereby approve the construction manager at risk agreement between the School District and Meyers-Carlisle-Leapley Construction Company, Inc., d/b/a MCL Construction, for the proposed new multi-sport activities/athletics complex project to be located on property owned by the School District near North 264th Street, such agreement in the form on file with official School District records and as presented at this meeting or with such changes as are deemed necessary and in the best interest of the School District and approved by the Board President or Superintendent of Schools, and further hereby delegates authority to and authorizes and directs the Board President, or designee, to sign, execute and deliver the agreement, any agreement amendments, change orders or other documents call for in such agreement, to pay the contract sum, and to take all other action necessary to carry such agreement into effect project as presented Passed with a motion by Jim Tomanek and a second by Luke Janke.

 

Elizabeth Mayer: Nay, Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 4, Nay: 1

 

6.4.             Approve Certificated Resignations

The following resignations were received at the end of the 2023-2024 school year:

Nick Sims, High School Special Education

Pam Dobrovolny, Early Childhood Speech & Language

Nathan TerBeest, High School Assistant Principal/ Activities Director

 

Motion to approve the resignations of Nick Sims, High School Special Education; Pam Dobrovolny, Early Childhood Speech & Language; and Nathan TerBeest, High School Assistant Principal/ Activities Director at the end of the school year Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Jamie Jorgensen.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

 

6.5.             Approve Certificated Staff Hiring

The following were recommended for hire by the administration beginning the 2024-2025 school year:

Logan Dunn, Middle/High School Librarian & Middle School High Ability Learner Teacher

 

Motion to approve the hiring of Logan Dunn, Middle/High School Librarian & Middle School High Ability Learner Teacher beginning the 2024-25 school year. Passed with a motion by Elizabeth Mayer and a second by Kelly Hinrichs.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

 

6.6.             Approve the Last Day of School for 2023-2024 School Year

4 snow days were utilized in the 2023-2024 school year. There were three built in snow days on our typical district calendar. The administration recommended three options for the Board to consider and take necessary action on in order to approve the last day of school for students and teachers:

•   Make up three student snow days and two teacher workdays resulting in the students’ last day being May 23rd and teachers’ last day being May 24th+ float the additional teacher workday to May 28th OR sometime before August 8th

•   Make up three student snow days and two teacher workdays resulting in the students’ last day being May 23rd and teachers’ last day being May 28th

•   Make up four student snow days and one teacher workday resulting in the students’ last day being May 24th and teachers’ last day being May 28th

 

Motion to approve the make-up of three student snow days and two teacher workdays resulting in the students’ last day being May 23rd, 2024 and teachers’ last day being May 24th, 2024 + float the additional teacher workday to May 28th OR sometime before August 8th. This motion, made by Jamie Jorgensen and seconded by Kelly Hinrichs, Passed.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

 

7.           Adjournment

Motion to adjourn meeting @ 7:16pm Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Jim Tomanek.

 

Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

 

Kristi Trost, Board Secretary

Dr. Melissa Poloncic, Superintendent

 

DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST SCHOOLS

APRIL 2024 CLAIMS

 

GENERAL FUND     

360 COMMUNITY SERVICES     3,369.28

ACH BANK FEE      61.75

AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES        1,888.37

APPLE COMPUTER INC        256,485.00

ARROW STAGE LINES         1,573.00

ASCENT POLE RENTAL        305.00

ASHLAND-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL      48.00

AUL SPECIAL PAY TRUST         4,166.50

AWARDS UNLIMITED INC        238.51

BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS      125.00

BOYS TOWN         9,500.00

BSN SPORTS LLC       2,648.51

BUREAU OF EDUCATION & RESEARCH        279.00

CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE SCHOOLS, INC       6,872.00

CINTAS CORP       269.37

CITI CARD - COSTCO     412.71

CITY OF VALLEY        585.85

CLARIDGE PRODUCT & EQUIPMENT, INC        4,992.07

CONTROL DEPOT      299.35

COX BUSINESS     194.56

DAILY RECORD, THE      392.66

DC WEST FOOD SERVICE        879.12

DIETZE MUSIC HOUSE        212.60

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3      5,706.04

EGAN SUPPLY CO      2,632.12

ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL       48.00

FIBER PLATFORM, LLC        560.78

FIRST STUDENT        48,915.10

FREMONT ELECTRIC INC         260.00

GOODWIN TUCKER        300.00

HEARTLAND PEST CONTROL        500.00

HOMETOWN LEASING         2,522.27

HORACE MANN LEAGUE OF THE USA     175.00

INTELLINETICS, INC      475.00

INTERNATIONAL E-Z UP, INC       3,537.49

JOSTENS INC        13.70

JUST FOR KIDS THERAPY INC       9,413.25

JW PEPPER & SONS       568.99

KERNS, JEFF         61.43

KNOTT, JAMES          44.00

KV CONSTRUCTION INC      500.00

LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORE     1,396.78

MADISON NATIONAL LIFE INS CO IN     2,877.40

MAGIC WRIGHTER E-SERVICE      236.50

MATHESON TRI-GAS INC         37.44

MECHANICAL SALES INC     378.00

MENARDS - ELKHORN         774.20

MENSAH, SOWAH      6,000.00

NCS PEARSON INC         770.00

NE COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ADM      75.00

NEBRASKA AIR FILTER        2,964.04

NEBRASKA ASCD       40.00

NEBRASKA SAFETY CENTER     100.00

NSAA DISTRICT II     490.00

ODEY’S INC      12,803.70

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT         19,656.17

OMAHA WORLD-HERALD         2,700.00

ONE SOURCE        116.00

PAPER 101       2,812.00

PAULISON, KENNETH          400.00

PERRY GUTHERY HAASE & GESSFORD        8,284.04

PLATTEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL         296.00

PUBLICATION PRINTING     2,571.23

RAYMOND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL       359.06

REMEDY ROAD, LLC       5,750.64

RMD PROMOTIONS LLC       1,500.00

SCENARIO LEARNING, LLC       4,577.00

SCHOOL PSYCH AI         164.89

STANZEL’S MOW & SNOW LLC      3,510.00

STAPLES ADVANTAGE         77.11

TIMECLOCK PLUS, LLC        4,875.00

TRAVIS, JEREMY        37.98

VALLEY ACE HARDWARE     333.58

VALLEY CORPORATION       2,346.93

VALLEY WATERLOO BUSINESS ASSOC        85.00

VERIZON     180.24

WALMART COMMUNITY      134.19

WASTE CONNECTIONS OF NEBR, INC         1,140.39

WATER ENGINEERING INC      302.50

WELLS FARGO BANK      11,019.08

WESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES       131.99

WEX BANK       99.39

WOODRIVER ENERGY LLC       23,928.54

ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATION, INC.        8.27

498,371.66

 

DEPRECIATION 

DOLLAMUR      17,350.00

 

NUTRITION FUND 

CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING        13,299.18

CHESTERMAN CO      474.69

CINTAS CORP       556.95

HILAND DAIRY      4,741.66

SYSCO LINCOLN        7,394.64

US FOOD INC        8,821.48

     35,288.60

 

4/25            ZNEZ

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