Superintendent ’ s Report NOVEMBER 2016
Public Schools Policy Updates Board Policy Recommendations by NASB ( Pages 3-6 ) Two policies have been forwarded to the district and are recommended by the NASB . They are 509.03 and 804.01 Motion : I recommend the above policies for 1 st reading approval .
Recognition of the LEA for 2017-18 Negotiations ( 7 ) Please see the letter in the packet sent by the LEA for approval of the LEA to be bargaining agent for the LEA . Motion : I recommend that the Litchfield Education Association to be the exclusive bargaining agent for the districts non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2018-19 contract year .
Early Education Center It is recommended by the administrative team and teaching staff that in 2017-18 that the kindergarten room be relocated in the white building with the pre-school , and the 5 th and 6 th grade room be moved to the kindergarten room . This makes sense because the pre-school and kindergarten classes have many functions and learning experiences together . Just as important , the 5 th / 6 th grade room will now be located close to the other elementary classrooms with students similar in age and conceptual development . The board may want to discuss this recommendation before any motion is made . Motion : I recommend moving the kindergarten classroom to the blue building and moving the 5 th / 6 th classroom to the old kindergarten room for the 2017-18 school year .
State School Board Conference ( 8-20 ) Bill , Steve and I will be attending the state school board conference this week in Omaha on Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday . Bill will be the voting delegate and attend the standing resolutions forum that will be held on Friday morning . There will be some outstanding sessions during these three days and included is the session agenda for the conference . Agenda : Wednesday PM Travel to Omaha and check in at the Hilton Garden Inn , Downtown
Meet in Lobby at 6:00 PM to go to Dinner
Thursday
Meet in Lobby for Breakfast at 7:15 AM Leave for conference at 7:45 AM Meet at Noon for the Luncheon and eat together Return to Hotel and Meet in Lobby at 6:30 PM to go to Dinner
Friday
Board Members checkout at 7:30 AM and leave for Board Breakfast and Delegate Assembly meeting Dr . Maline to NASB meeting at 8:00 AM at conference
Noon
Return Home
NESA Testing in Nebraska ( 21-24 ) Although many people wish to compare effectiveness of school districts based upon NESA test scores , the evidence is clear that the scores reflect the overwhelming conclusion that school districts should not be compared when there are a large number of free and reduced students in the district . Board members are asked to read the article about Nebraska ’ s test results and Nebraska ’ s students . It is well documented and well written . Litchfield is above a 60 % free and reduced participation district . The last two paragraphs summarize the article well .
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