West Point-Beemer School Board to meet Monday night

WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Where LEARNING is the Point!
Board of Education Regular Meeting
August 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
West Point Public Schools, Media Center, 1200 E Washington St.

1. Call the meeting to order
2. Mr. Weddle’s Announcement
   For your courtesy we are offering this meeting to you on Facebook Live.
3. Welcome
   a. Notification of the Open Meetings Act – adhered to and published.
   b. Per Policy 2008 – reasonable advanced notification was made of the meeting.
   c. Roll Call
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Approval of Agenda
6. Consent Agenda:
   a. Minutes from July 29th meeting
   b. Treasurer’s Report and Claims
   c. Excuse absent BOE members
7. Comment or Correspondence
   a. Public Information
   i. Any visitors wishing to address the board are invited to do so at this time.
   b. Foundation Information
   c. P2T Information
8. Administrative Reports
   a. SPED

• At Administrator Days in addition to keynote speakers, I attended sessions on: SPED Law,
  Student Behavior, Building Relationships and Keynote speakers-Stacy Lennon and Gerry
  Brooks.
• The June 2024 Special Education Snapshot shows a total of 113 students receiving services in
  the district.
• Total District MDT, IEP and IFSP meetings for the 2023-2024 school year is 167.
  b. Elementary School Principal
  Administrator Days Review
  NDE Day
• Meeting the Needs of Your Community with High-Quality Child Care Partnerships
• Panel shared various community partnerships for childcare and connection to the preschool
  program in the local school
• Building a Foundational Understanding of the 2024 AQuESTT Accountability Process
  o Talked of the processes used within AQuESTT
• Strengthening School Mental Health Efforts Through ESU Partnerships
  o Discussed mental health needs for districts throughout Nebraska
  c.
  Administrator Day
• Purposeful Play in the Omaha Public Schools
  o Mindset for play
  o Ideas for centers
  o Research and data supporting play in the classroom
• Real and Hypothetical Tales Learned of What Can Go Wrong
  o Importance of documentation
  o Knowing and understanding policy
• Supporting Teachers who Work with Behaviors
  o Strategies to use with children struggling with aggressive behaviors
  d. Middle School Principal
• Attendance at Administrator days: Foreign Trained teacher (hiring), NSCAS updates, AQUESTT
  101, Leadership (Nebraska State Guard, Major General Craig W. Strong).
• New Staff: Kylee Horst, Alyssa Johnson, Lucas Troyer
• Overall enrollment is 184 (5th-8th grade)
• Theme for open house “Embrace your inner Nerd”.
  e. HS Principal Enrollment – 231 total
• New Staff
  o Ms. Sarah Beach – High School Vocal Music
  o Ms. Samantha Bowland – Mathematics
  o Mrs. Kristen Christensen – JAG
  o Mr. Doug Glackin – Mathematics
  o Mrs. Mariah Totten – Business
• Administrator Days in Kearney (July 23rd – July 26th)
  o Attended a variety of sessions, including behavior management, school policies,
  AQuESTT, chronic absenteeism and more. The keynote by Gerry Brooks, a Principal
  from Lexington, Kentucky, was particularly inspirational and valuable for start of the
  year preparations.
• High Ability Learning (HAL) Training in Fremont (July 29th – July 31st)
  o As participants in an ESU2 grant program (RESTORE), we will adjust our HAL
  identification system to match the criteria outlined by ESU2. Any student who has
  been identified as HAL under our previous identification process, will remain identified
  as HAL even if they don’t meet the new criteria. Instructional support and professional
  development will be provided to our staff to support HAL differentiation in the
  classroom. ESU2 will also provide additional learning opportunities for students
  identified as H
  f. Activity Director
  g. Superintendent Report
• ESSER Fund Allocation Report
• Update on Building Projects: track, preschool concrete,
• Administrator Days review
• September 18th Board Planning Retreat – Fremont
• NASB Fall Membership Meeting September 25
• Staff Trainings
  o 50 Staff Members were trained on CPR, AED use, and how to handle a choking victim.
  1.5 hrs
  o Full staff Narcan and choking vacuum use (15 min)
  o Title IX staff (30min) Admin (3hrs)
  o Bloodborne Pathogens – Alicap (25min
  o Dating Violence (every other year) Alicap (25 min)
  o Suicide Awareness – Alicap (1 hr)
  o Concussion Awareness – NSAA (1 hr)
  o Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting – Alicap (25)
  o Behavioral Awareness training – ESU2 (4hrs)
  o Seizures (every two years) – Alicap (30 min)
  o Bullying – Admin (15-30 Minutes)
  o Pupil Transportation – UNK Safety Center (2 hr)
  o Alternate Assessment training – NDE (10min)
  o Anaphylaxis and Asthma – NDE (20)min
  o SRP training – NDE multiple times a year
  o Bus Evacuations – NDE 2 times a year
  o Fire Drill – NDE – 9 per year
  o Tornado – NDE – 2 times a year

1. New Business
   a. To review and consider a formal request for early graduation from senior Nicole Diaz.
   b. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to adopt a resolution increasing the school district’s
   base growth percentage used to determine the school district’s property tax request authority by up
   to six percent (6%)
   c. To review and discuss and set substitute teacher wages for 2024-2025.
   d. Discuss and set the date and time for the budget hearing for the 24-25 school year.
   e. Discuss and set the date and time for the final tax request hearing.
2. To review, discuss and consider the approval of lease purchase financing through Citizens State Bank.
3. Adjourn
4. Next Regular Meeting will be September 9, 2024