Minutes of the Board of Education #42R Regular Meeting - December 14, 2020
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION #42R
Regular Meeting
12/14/20
The Osmond Board of Education met at 7:33 pm, Monday, December 14, 2020 in the multi-purpose room.
It was moved by Stanosheck, seconded by Krohn, that it is hereby determined that this meeting was preceded by publicized notice in the December 9, 2020 issue of the Osmond Republican and is hereby declared to be duly convened in open session. All members having voted in favor of the motion, the same was declared passed and adopted and the following proceedings were had and done at said meeting in open session. A copy of the open meetings act was posted in the building. For: 6 Against: 0
Patron Input: None.
It was moved by von Rentzell, seconded by Moes, to adopt the consent agenda as presented.
For: 6 Against: 0
Principal Polt reported on: 1) the end of the 1st semester & report cards; 2) Christmas break; 3) the NSAA practice moratorium; 4) holiday basketball tournaments 5) the virtual Christmas concerts; 6) collecting bids for a new projector and screen for the gym; 7) a donation from Michaels Foods to the library; 8) a rebate from Mahaska to go towards the new screen and projector in the gym; and 9) stressed how the Wausmond one act program should be presented as an activity that is supported equally between Osmond and Wausa administration and boards.
Superintendent Hamm reported on: 1) the new bus; 2) MTSS Benchmark Testing; 3) spoke to the board about compiling lists of potential individuals from the community for focus groups; 4) provided a Covid-19 update; 5) a well-being counselor update; 6) spoke about the GEERS application submission; and 7) thanked Connie Lorenz for the face masks she made for school staff.
Board Comments: 1) The Board shared information from the recent virtual NASB Conference and discussed sessions they felt were beneficial; 2) the President and the Board congratulated the students for their Class C-1 State one-act championship; 3) discussed parameters for the community focus groups and 4) talked about the recent NSAA activities guidelines.
Old Business: None.
New Business: 1) Superintendent Hamm’s annual evaluation was discussed; and 2) the board decided to move forward with the next steps on the yellow building and bus barn projects.
It was moved by Gansebom, seconded by Stanosheck, to approve the purchase of a copy machine and maintenance agreement with One Office Solutions.
For: 6 Against: 0
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Stanosheck, due the recent special working circumstances, to approve providing staff members with a one-time holiday cash bonus of $100 each.
For: 6 Against: 0
It was moved by Stanosheck, seconded by Moes, to revise the holiday break schedule whereby the last day for students will be Friday, Dec. 18th; with Monday, Dec. 21st to be the last working day for teachers; with para-professionals having the option to work on Tuesday, Dec. 22nd.
For: 6 Against: 0
The minutes of the meeting were read.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 pm.
I, the undersigned, Recording Secretary of the Osmond Board of Education, Osmond, Nebraska, hereby certify, that the attached and foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the meeting of the Osmond Board of Education, Osmond, Nebraska, held in open session on the 14th day of December, 2020, which meeting was preceded by publicized notice.
Margaret Ryan, Recording Secretary