February 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM - GIPS BOE Regular Meeting

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It is 5:____p.m. and I now call to order the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education Meeting.  This is the February 8, 2024 meeting.  Notice of this meeting has been advertised in the Grand Island Independent, which is the District's designated method of giving notice of these meetings.

We want those in attendance to know that copies of the Open Meetings Act are available at the entrance to the Board Room.  If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so.  We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us so that you may be recognized during the Requests to Address the Board part of our meeting.  If you have not already completed the form, please see the staff person outside the entrance to this room.  Public comment is welcome. We do ask that no signs be brought into the boardroom.

Mrs. Dibbert, will you please call the roll?

Rationale:  Roll Call.

Rationale:  The first item on the agenda tonight is the Consent Agenda.  The Consent Agenda to be approved is as follows:

(items read.)

This is the Consent Agenda as published.  Would anyone like to remove any items or add any items to the Consent Agenda? (pause)

Does anyone have a potential conflict of interest on agenda item 3.3? If so, please state the check number that you will be abstaining from voting on.

Rationale:  Standing Committees
 A monthly agenda presented to the board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration in the standing committees.  
 

• Finance and Facilities Committee
• Leading for Learning Committee
• Personnel Committee
• Policy Committee
• Public Relations and Partnership Development Committee
• Governance Committee - None
• GNSA/Legislative Committee

Rationale: 

• Each person addressing the board will be allowed 5 minutes. The Board of Education has the prerogative to limit speaking to 3 minutes when there are three or more patrons to allow speakers an opportunity to address the Board in a timely manner.
• We allocate up to 30 minutes for addressing the board at each regular board meeting.
• Please face the Board,  not the audience when you speak
• We want to hear what is being said so we ask the audience to refrain from making comments or sounds that make it hard to hear the speaker. 
• No signs are allowed in the boardroom.
• We will not engage in dialogue with patrons presenting to the Board, the purpose of the requests to address the board is to listen to patrons.
• The Board president and superintendent will identify staff to follow-up on information requested from patrons when necessary.
• At regular business meetings any school district-related matter can be presented to the Board, but only agenda items can be acted upon during a given meeting. At special meetings, comments will be limited to the subject of action items of the meeting's agenda. 
• Speakers will not be permitted to make defamatory comments, or use abusive or vulgar language. 
• Expressions of personal complaints about staff or students are discouraged at public meetings. Concerns about individuals should be brought to the attention of the appropriate administrative authority. Specific building or program concerns should be brought to the attention of the building principal or program supervisor.

Rationale:  Inform the Board of Education and community on current English Learners/Newcomer status and needs of our programming for GIPS students.

Rationale:  Update on implementation of Hope Squad at GISH.

Rationale:  Summary of NDE External Continuous Improvement Visit

Rationale:  Priority Project List

Rationale:  Consolidation of third party apps into our Google Workspace productivity suite will yield productivity gains, as well cost savings.

Rationale:  Discuss, consider and take action on the reduction or elimination of programs and/or staff, including the Aviation Program, the Leading For Learning Department and District Administration, effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Rationale:  2111 BOARD OPERATING PRINCIPLES

Rationale:  2112 BOARD MEMBER CODE OF ETHICS

Rationale:  2330 BOARD MEMBER COMPENSATION FOR EXPENSES

Rationale:  Periodically GIPS needs to renew it's licensing for Firewalls, Anti-virus, Endpoint detection, VPN, Anti-malware, etc. We are extending the current equipment and licensing for 30 additional months to push us into the next E-Rate category two, five-year cycle.

Rationale:  Discuss, consider and take action on the reduction or elimination of programs and/or staff, including the Aviation Program, the Leading For Learning Department and District Administration, effective at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Rationale:  1210 SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGAL STATUS

Rationale:  2120 SCHOOL BOARD LEGAL STATUS

Rationale:  2340 CONFLICT OF INTEREST

Rationale:  2460 VOTING METHOD

Rationale:  8220 ADMISSION OF RESIDENT STUDENTS

Rationale:  8331 TRANSFERS WITHIN GIPS

Rationale:  A monthly report to the Board and community on the major items discussed and under consideration by the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation.

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Ms. Beltran will present the student representative's report to the board. 

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Mr. Fisher will present the superintendent report. 

Rationale:  Regular Board of Education Meeting - Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.