Bancroft Betterment Agenda March 8 5:15 pm

Bancroft Betterment Monthly Meeting Agenda
March 8, 2011
5:15 pm at the Country Pub

Call to order.

Host- Marjorie Vogt

Read and approve minutes of February 2011 meeting

Reports
1. School
2. Village
3. Cuming County Economic Development
4. Neihardt Center
5. Recycling
6. Community Theater
7. Housing

Guest Speaker- Deb Bonsall, Oakland Food Pantry


Next meeting April 5, 5:15 pm at Country Pub. Guest- Tony Moser- Healthy Community Initiative

Meeting adjourned

March 7 School Board agenda

Bancroft-Rosalie Community School
Regular Board of Education Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 7, 2011 --- 7:30 p.m. in Bancroft

1. Call to Order
2. Open Meetings Act
3. Roll Call
4. Read and approve the minutes of the February 14, 2011 Regular Board Meeting.

5. Treasurer’s Report
A. Approve the Bills
B. Financial Review

6. Review Agenda
7. Public Hearing

8. Administrator’s Reports:
A. Superintendent’s Report
B. Principal’s Report

9. Old Business:
A.

10. New Business:
A. Adopt school calendar for 2011-12.
B. Name Supt. Cerny authorized representative for Federal, State, and Local programs, including Title programs, Special Education, Food Services, NSAA, and Lewis and Clark Conference.
C. Offer driver education contract to Roxanne Raasch.
D. Evaluation and hiring of teachers
E. Peters Lawn Service contract
F. Board planning session
G. Approve Nielsen Grant application
H. Adopt resolution authorizing a bond election in May

11. Discussion Items:
A. Scoreboard

12. Executive Session- Evaluation and hiring of teachers.
13. Future Planning- Next scheduled meeting- April 11, 2011 in Bancroft.
14. Adjournment.

Cuming and Thurston County census data

Jon Bailey provided the latest census data for towns in Cuming and Thurston Counties. Bancroft lost population from 2000-2010, but has the same population as in 1990. Bancroft fared way better than the estimated population. Rosalie dropped below 1990 number.

Now is the time to move forward with improved housing in the school district. We need to maintain or increase our populations.

Cuming County 2000-2010

Bancroft 4.8% decline
Beemer 12.3% decline
West Point 8.1% decline
Wisner 7.9% decline

1990-2010

Bancroft 0%
Beemer 0.1% increase
West Point 3.5% increase
Wisner 6.6% decline

Thurston County 2000 to 2010:

Rosalie – 17.5% decline
Pender – 12.2% decline
Walthill – 14.2% decline
Macy – 7.0% increase

1990 to 2010:

Rosalie – 10.1% increase
Pender – 16.6% decline
Walthill – 4.4% increase
Macy – 22.4% increase

MAP test high scorers

Bancroft-Rosalie duffel bags were the prize for the high scores on the winter MAP tests. High RIT scores for grades 9-12 were:

Reading- Olivia Nottlemann 250, Jess Redding 244, and Jasmine Greenfield 244.

Math- Preston Peters 274 and Makala Muller 271.

High RIT scores for grades 7-8 were:

Reading- Chase Bonsall 244 and Suzanne Ras 239.

Math- Derek Ahlers 260, Ian Nottlemann 260 and Hannah Flock 260.

RIT scores are not based on grade level, but instead on performance level. Therefore the RIT score is used to compare students of all grades against each other.

A RIT score of 240 in reading is what is needed to show college readiness. A RIT score of 255 in math shows college readiness.

B-R receives Edu Jobs funds

Bancroft-Rosalie School was notified that we will receive a federal Education jobs allocation of $71,024.37. This money is a one year payment to help school districts avoid laying off teachers.

The Nebraska Department of Education recommends that the federal money be spent during the current school year and the amount of budgeted money it replaces is to be carried over to the 2011-12 school year to help pay teacher salaries.

This will help lessen the blow of the projected loss of state aid next year for Bancroft-Rosalie School.

Bancroft Harvestfest September 24, 2011

The date for this year's Bancroft Harvestfest is set for Saturday, September 24. Alumni can make their plans to return for festival activities. Planning is still underway, so if anyone wants to volunteer to help please attend the next meeting March 28 at the Community Building.

Neihardt Center sculpture drawing

Nebraska-born sculptor Herb Mignery has completed a drawing of a proposed sculpture for the John G. Neihardt Historical Site in Bancroft. The cost of the sculpture will be $150,000. The Neihardt Foundation has raised $41,000 for the project. The sculpture of Neihardt and Black Elk will be placed near the museum entrance.