The regular monthly Board of Education meeting was held Monday, September 9, 2024 in the Board Meeting Room in the Elementary Building. Administrators present were Superintendent Jessica Bland, Elementary Principal MacKenzie Charling and Secondary Principal Michelle Burton. President Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. and noted the Nebraska Open Meetings Law. Notice of this meeting was properly posted and/or published by advance Public Notice in accordance with Board Policy #2008 with notice and advance agenda given to the President of the Board and all members prior to the meeting date. Ray moved to excuse the absence of Kiley Johnson & Tim Magnusson. Diane Pelan-Johnson seconded the motion. Voting results were: For Motion -7; Against Motion-0, Motion carried. ROLL CALL Roll Call was called with the following members present: Marilee Groth, Brett Johnson, Dane Johnson, Diane Pelan-Johnson, Gus Ray, Henry Unwin and Aaron Anderson. REGULAR AGENDA President Anderson welcomed 1 visitor. No one addressed the board. CONSENT AGENDA Unwin moved that the consent agenda be approved as presented. Ray seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. Items included in the consent agenda were the approval of September 9, 2024 meeting agendas; approval of claims from the General Fund in the amount of $145,718.35 and Lunch Fund in the amount of $11,180.10 and the approval of minutes from the August 28, 2024 special school board meeting. TREASURER’S REPORT Mrs. Bland reviewed the information on the treasurer’s report. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Elementary Principal Charling reported on the after school program, stating that over 58% of our elementary students are enrolled in the after school program and 38% of our elementary population attends daily. She gave an update on fall ELA and math data. The current enrollment is 235 students, which is an increase of 13 from last year. Secondary Principal Burton reported current 7-12th grade enrollment of 187 students, which is an increase of 8 from last year. She also shared information on dual credit courses, commending the 30 seniors and 22 juniors enrolled in a dual credit class. Mrs. Burton updated the board on the 2024-2025 assessment practices and ended her report with a list of upcoming events. Superintendent Bland reported information on safety needs on the industrial technology shop and her plans for attaining grant funds to cover needed costs. She also shared the proposed P2T levy of $0.00858 from the Oakland-Craig school district patrons. Lastly, she updated the Board on upcoming Board Development Opportunities. BUDGET RESOLUTIONS (1) GENERAL FUND BUDGET Ray moved that the General Fund Operating Budget for 2024-2025 be set at $8,514,658, General Fund Levy at $0.838417 with a Property Tax Requirement of $5,574,372. Brett Johnson seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. (2) BOND FUND BUDGET Brett Johnson moved that the Bond Fund Operating Budget for 2024-2025 be set at $895,301, Bond Fund Levy at $0.071879 with a Property Tax Requirement of $477,899. Diane Pelan-Johnson seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. (3) BUILDING FUND BUDGET Diane Pelan-Johnson moved that the Building Fund Operating Budget for 2024-2025 be set at $1,757,691, Building Fund Levy at $0.04 with a Property Tax Requirement of $265,949. Ray seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. 2024/2025 TAX REQUEST RESOLUTION FOR BURT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #11-0014 OAKLAND-CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statute 77-1632 and 77-1633 provides that the Governing Body of Oakland-Craig Public Schools passes by a majority vote a resolution or ordinance setting the tax request; and WHEREAS, a special public hearing was held as required by law to hear and consider comments concerning the property tax request; NOW, THEREFORE, the Governing Body of Oakland-Craig Public Schools resolves that: 1. The 2024-2025 property tax request be set at: General Fund: $5,574,372.00 Bond Fund: $477,899.00 Special Building Fund: $265,949.00 2. The total assessed value of property differs from last year’s total assessed value by 7.27 percent. 3. The tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as last year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be 0.938262 per $100 of assessed value. 4. Oakland-Craig Public Schools proposes to adopt a property tax request that will cause its tax rate to be 0.950296 per $100 of assessed value. 5. Based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Oakland-Craig Public Schools will decrease last year’s budget by 2.67 percent. 6. A copy of this resolution be certified and forwarded to the County Clerk on or before October 15, 2024 Motion by Ray, second by Brett Johnson to adopt the above resolution. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. The undersigned herewith certifies, as Secretary of the Board of Education of Burt County School District 11-0014 that the above Resolution was duly adopted by a majority of said Board at a duly constituted public meeting of said Board. OPTION ENROLLMENT CAPACITY Groth moved for the passage of the Resolution on School District Standards for Acceptance or Rejection of Option Enrollment Applications after the resolution was read in its entirety. B. Johnson seconded the motion. After discussion the capacity was set at 40 students in grade levels with two sections, 24 students in grade levels with one section, and 45 students in the special education program, totaling 488 students. 5th grade and special education were determined to be at capacity and closed. On roll call vote, the following members voted in favor of the motion: Marilee Groth, Brett Johnson, Dane Johnson, Diane Pelan-Johnson, Gus Ray, Henry Unwin and Aaron Anderson. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Having been consented to by a majority of the voting members, the board president declared the motion to have been passed and adopted. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN Diane Pelan-Johnson moved to approve the Oakland-Craig Public Schools Emergency Operations Plan for the 2024-2025 school year as presented. Unwin seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT Ray moved to approve the purchase of a Certificate of Deposit in the amount of $900,000 from the General Fun and $500,000 from the Building Fund for a term of 15 months at a rate of 4.18% in place of last month’s approved amount. Brett Johnson seconded the motion. There was some discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. OUT OF STATE TRAVEL REQUEST Unwin moved to approve the Out of State Travel Request for the National FFA Convention in Indiana. Groth seconded the motion. There was no discussion. Voting results were: For Motion-7; Against Motion-0. Motion carried. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS There were no board member reports. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS No committees have met. There being no further business on the agenda of this meeting, President Anderson adjourned this meeting at 8:17 p.m. Secretary, Julie Ehlers GENERAL FUND AKSARBEN CLEANING LLC $3,460.00 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. $3,977.53 CENTRAL VALLEY AG $558.80 CHEM TECH PEST SOLUTIONS $150.00 CITY OF OAKLAND $2,136.51 DAKOTA POTTERS SUPPLY $575.50 EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS $127.44 EDEN EVENTS, GIFTS, FLORALS $80.00 ESU COORDINATING COUNCIL $660.00 FASTWYRE BROADBAND $303.15 FIRST BANKCARD $2,849.94 FOOD PRIDE $29.45 GENERATION GENIUS $225.00 GFWC NFWC $50.00 GFWC $50.00 GROENE, GERALD $60.00 HD SUPPLY $1,501.34 HELENA CHEMICAL CO $135.66 HIRERIGHT, LLC $422.25 HOMETOWN LEASING $1,148.21 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING CO $1,575.00 ILLUMINATE EDUCATION, INC. $1,305.00 JOHNSON, JAMIE $3,000.00 JOURNEYED.COM, INC $1,557.00 MENARDS $799.99 MIDWEST BUS REPAIR, LLC $2,829.30 NASB ALICAP $105,287.00 NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION $125.00 NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER $5,073.72 NEBRASKA SAFETY CENTER $250.00 NEBRASKA SCHOOLMASTERS CLUB $35.00 OAKLAND INDEPENDENT $406.42 SCHOLASTIC INC $175.82 SCOTT'S HARDWARE $1,442.62 SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE $192.50 SECOND STREET STATION $101.04 SKYWAVE $510.00 TK ELEVATOR CORPORATION $275.65 UHING CONSTRUCTION $2,160.00 US OMNI & TSACG COMPLIANCE SERVICES $8.36 VESTIS $73.20 MAGIC-WRIGHTER, INC. $34.95 $145,718.35 LUNCH FUND AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC. $26.99 CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING $4,455.65 FOOD PRIDE $101.69 HILAND DAIRY $1,546.70 RUDA SEPTIC, LLC $300.00 STRACHAN SALES, INC. $361.26 SYSCO LINCOLN $4,387.81 $11,180.10 ZNEZ OI 09-19-24
