September 11, 2025 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 September 11, 2025, 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
• GNSA/Legislative Committee - none

Rationale:  6331 CERTIFIED STAFF LEAVE OF ABSENCE: SICK, BEREAVEMENT, AND PERSONAL EMERGENCY

Rationale:  6332 CERTIFIED STAFF LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY

Rationale:  6333 CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED WORKERS' COMPENSATION

Rationale:  6337 CERTIFIED STAFF ACADEMIC STUDY

Rationale:  Introduction and Oath of Office for Student Board of Education Representative.

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• 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:  004.01B Public school districts adopt academic content standards in the subject areas of reading and writing (language arts), mathematics, and science determined by each such district to be measurable quality standards that are the same as, equal to, or more rigorous than the state academic content standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.01. The deadline for public school districts to adopt replacement academic content standards will not extend past one year following the Board’s adoption of new content standards.

Rationale:  Because Wood River High School does not have enough students interested in bowling to field a team, they have requested to CoOp this sport with Grand Island Senior High.  

Rationale:  Review the 2024-25 Climate/Culture and SEL Competencies.

Rationale:  6338 CERTIFIED STAFF NONCHARGABLE TEMPORARY LEAVES

Rationale:  6339 JURY DUTY

Rationale:  6340 PARENTAL LEAVE

Rationale:  6341 CERTIFIED STAFF EXTRA-STANDARD REIMBURSEMENTS

Rationale:  6410 NONDISCRIMINATION (Staff)

Rationale:  6411 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Rationale:  6420 CERTIFIED STAFF HIRING

Rationale:  7419 TEXTBOOK LOANS TO CHILDREN ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Rationale:  004.01B Public school districts adopt academic content standards in the subject areas of reading and writing (language arts), mathematics, and science determined by each such district to be measurable quality standards that are the same as, equal to, or more rigorous than the state academic content standards adopted by the Board pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-760.01. The deadline for public school districts to adopt replacement academic content standards will not extend past one year following the Board’s adoption of new content standards.

Rationale:  6334 STAFF LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA)

Rationale:  6335 INJURY LEAVE

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. Xicara Ramos will present the student representative's report to the board. 

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Mr. Fisher will present the superintendent report. 

Rationale:  Board of Education Workshop - Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 5:15 p.m.

Board of Education Special Meeting - Monday, September 22, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

Regular Board of Education Meeting - Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.