April 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Committee As A Whole

Discussion:  Board Member Candy Becher read the Mission Statement.

Discussion:  The board recognized Boys and Girls Wrestling and Swimming and Diving athletes who qualified and placed at the state meets. Also recognized was the CHS recipient of the NCAA Believers and Achievers Award. 

Discussion: 

North Park Elementary Principal Bob Hausmann presented the demographics of the building with enrollment at 310, EL-37%, Minority-65%, SPED 21%, F/R 60%. Mr. Hausmann said there are 25 teachers and 23 classified staff. The AQuESTT Data for the 23-24 school year for North Park is classified as Good. Mr. Hausmann talked about the celebrations of some of the data and the areas that need improvement. He also shared building focus which included creating a positive building culture, and recognizing positive behavior. Building trust is a must, people need to feel like coming to work is not work. Mr. Hausmann said his staff has been very focused on the new reading curriculum CKLA and mClass. The North Park staff engage in various activities to make connections with students, staff and families throughout the year. Mr. Hausmann thanked the board for his many years with CPS. 

Discussion:  There were no items removed from the Consent Agenda.

Discussion: 

Jason Schapmann, Director of Human Relations and Fiscal Support reported on the financial reports. End of the month cash balances look good. He added that a bond payment was sent. Mr. Schapmann the report will show a tax credit in May. One of the reports shows a payment made for ipad cases that were purchased. Mr. Schapmann talked about an ice machine going out and a refrigerator that stopped working at West Park Elementary which included a lot of spoiled food. All the funds for those items will come from the Nutrition Fund. The QCPUF Fund reflects bills being paid for the Kramer Project, but he said we are just about done paying for the project.

Discussion: 

Mr. Schapman shared that April 15 is the due date for teachers to sign contracts. He discussed resignations and where people were going. 

Discussion:  This report will be shared at the next meeting.

Discussion: 

Teresa Hausmann, Director of Teaching and Learning, updated the board on activities of her department. She said the 7th grade science scales have been completed and sixth grade scales are almost finished. Mrs. Hausmann shared information about the State SkillsUSA Competition beginning on Friday, April 11. Twenty eight students are competing in 16 categories. She will be attending a VIP event with leaders from around the state. Mrs. Hausmann said the Literacy Program will be evaluated to let us know how we are doing. There were 197 staff connections in March.

Discussion: 

Jason Harris, Director of Special Education said he has been working on staffing. He was able to find a person to take one of the positions that was currently being facilitated online. Also found a resource teacher for Centennial Elementary, he is waiting on one more interview. A visually impaired teacher was hired from ESU. Mr. Harris said he will facilitate a consultation meeting for non-publics in April. The special education meeting will be held in May.

Discussion: 

Sara Colford, Assistant Director of Student Services, shared information on the MTSS module. She shared that there was a training in March with about 50 participants. Mrs. Colford said they will be implemented in classrooms soon. Mrs. Colford gave a shout out to Dave Hiebner, CHS Principal for getting an RN hired for CHS. She also shared that the After School Program has been great having high school students on staff, they bring so much good energy.  

Discussion: 

Mr. Schapmann discussed the district audit protocol. There is a single audit, twice a year. Federal funds are reviewed by a different auditor. Chip Kay, Superintendent, said CPS is required to have the Single Audit because we receive federal funding over a million dollars. The report recommended the diversification of grant funds, which has been done.

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Leonard Kwapnioski, Director of Operations, talked about the pre-bid meeting for the alternative education facility, bids are due April 24th. Mr. Kwapnioski said the Kramer Project is going very well. The move for the administration building is scheduled to begin June 5th.

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay started his update with the Discoverers of Distinction Dinner and who was planning on attending. It is Thursday night at the American Legion. He also shared information about board policy 408.02 Notification of Contracts, he wants to align the date with other districts to allow CPS to have good candidate pools for hiring. That policy will be brought to the board in May. Dr. Kay talked about the community meetings, there is an online meeting coming up on April 15. He said a few community members have sent suggestions. Centro Hispano will sponsor a meeting for our Spanish speaking families. A survey went out today to get some feedback.

Discussion: 

Policy 204.07 Meeting Notice changes to be compliant with to state statute.

Discussion:  Policy 717.00 Disposal of Property Under Federal Grants will be adopted to be compliant with state statute.

Discussion:  Policy 502.12 Enrollment of Children in Preschool Programs will be adopted. This is required for state statute.

Discussion:  Mr. Harris said the ESU Contract is the standard contract we use each year.

Discussion: 

Mrs. Hausmann presented the new science curriculum they are have chosen to adopt. It is Open SciEd, she added it is an interesting resource because it's free. The materials are not free for students. There were two resources that made it through the gateways, the teachers have chosen this one. There are no books, all information will be uploaded to Google. Mrs. Hausmann said the simulations are amazing. The public can scan the QR code to review the curriculum for the next 30 days.

Discussion: 

Mrs. Colford shared information about the Marzano Evaluation Model created for counselors. She said this has been worked on for years. Dr. Kay had given Marzano the template and there has been a lot of collaboration to create a counselor evaluation. Many components are based on things outside of the classroom. The evaluation is a more of a comprehensive look at identifying what is expected of a counselor. 

Discussion: 

Mrs. Colford talked about the Zones for Social Emotional Learning Curriculum. She explained what the process has been to find something that fits K-12. This curriculum focuses on all three tiers. She also said that it is very affordable. She is requesting that the board approve this in May. Mrs. Colford said it would be available for review for the next 30 days. 

 

Discussion: 

Amy Haynes, CMS Principal said the attached music items are things that were used in the musical. She would like to surplus and sell the items and recoup some of the cost. 

Discussion: 

Dr. Kay said that to ensure we are in compliance we will use a separate account for student fees. We would like to use One Nebraska Federal Credit Union as the institution for student fees accounts. This gives us an opportunity to give another local bank some business.

Discussion:  There were no requests.

Discussion:  The board will share next week.

Discussion:  The board did not go into Executive Session.

Discussion:  The meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm.