School Board meeting summary

The Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education met Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:30 pm

in Bancroft. Superintendent Cerny presented the May transportation report, continuing with Valedictorian/Salutatorian for two more years, ACT test scores, MAP test scores, Northeast Community College Early Entry financial report, and the BRLD cooperative committee meeting.

In old business the board gave final approval to the school Wellness policy.

In new business, the board reviewed the Food Service Program and approved Diane Davies as school auditor. First approval was given to new board policies Employee Fund Raising and Procurement Plan- Food Service. The board also approved amendments to board policies on Homeless, Part and full time employment, Computer Internet Safety and Acceptable Use, Law Enforcement, ESSA, and Purchasing.

Nielsen Education Center in West Point Partnership

At Noon today, several area entities met to sign the Memorandum of Understanding in support of the new Education facility planned for West Point, NE.

Clarence Mock and Jeff Baldwin on behalf of the Don Nielsen Foundation, pledged $1,000,000 for naming rights to the new "Nielsen Education center".

The Stalp Foundation pledged $500,000 for the facility.

This Memorandum was the result of a lot of work on the part of several people who share the vision for Career and Technical Education in Northeast Nebraska.

The Conceptual Plan for the facility was developed by Northeast Community College.

June School Board Agenda

Bancroft-Rosalie Community School

Regular Board of Education Meeting Agenda

Monday, June 12, 2017 --- 7:30 pm in Bancroft

1.   Call to Order

2.   Open Meetings Act

3.   Roll Call

4.   Read and approve the minutes of the May 8, 2017 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

      C. Board Committee Reports

           1. Negotiations                                                          5. Transportation.

           2. Citizenship/Instruction/ Americanism               6. Insurance.

           3. Personnel                                                              7. Reorganization

           4. Buildings and Grounds.                                      8. Pathways To Tomorrow

                                                                        June 19 7:00 pm West Point Board Building

9.   Old Business:

      A. Final Approval Policy 0580 School Wellness Plan

10. New Business:

      A. Annual review of Food Service program.

      B. Approve school auditor.

      C. First approval of New Board Policies

           301.8 Employee Fund-Raising

           742.4 Procurement Plan- Food Service

          742.5 Procurement Plan- Code of Conduct

      D. First approval of Amended Policies

           411.6   Homeless

           418      Full/Part time employment

           525.1   Computer- Internet Safety and Acceptable Use Policy

           664      Law Enforcement

           732.1   ESSA

           742      Purchasing Policies

11. Executive Session

12. Future Planning- Next scheduled meeting- Monday, July 10, 2017 in Bancroft.         

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13. Adjournment.

Mwangaza Teacher Workshop in Tanzania June 26-30

I will be helping to facilitate a teacher workshop in Tanzania, East Africa during the week of June 26-30.

I will use my area of expertise, Science, as a tool and framework for teaching how to construct an effective lesson plan that engages students.  Since all high school instruction is (supposedly) in English, I will be teaching ELL techniques more than anything.  The methodology that most aligns with the Mwangaza plans is called SIOP (sheltered instruction). 

I will be paired with a Tanzanian teacher to teach one aspect of the SIOP model to the group of 30 or so participants.  There will be 4 Tanzanian teachers and 4 American’s working in the seminar room at the Mwangaza Centre in Arusha, Tanzania.

The Americans will be staying in the Mwangaza Guest House. It's got four bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, a sizable living room and dining room, and an adequate kitchen.  It's got plenty of running water (though the water heater is tiny and requires rationing if multiple people plan to shower), a gas stove and oven, and fairly reliable electricity (though it tends to go dark right when you're planning on sitting down for a meal).

There's no internet at the guest house, but there is wifi at the Mwangaza Centre, so I will be able to stay in contact with people during the trip. If anyone needs anything they can contact me using email.

All Tanzanians speak Kiswahili (the Swahili word for Swahili), and many speak English. 

Feet On The Farm Adventure Race

Register for the Feet On The Farm Adventure Race, sponsored by Cuming County Economic Development. Part of the race will take place in Bancroft!!!

Date--June 24

Location--West Point,Ne.

Check in location to be given later.

Format--Solo and Teams of 2&3 (male,female,coed) will run,hike,navigate,kayak using clues and maps to find checkpoints in an allotted time frame.

Kayaks,vests and paddles will be provided.

Distances / Fees--Sport Course--4 hours--$45 per person  Adventure Course--8 hours--$65 per person

Fees include--shirts,post race meal,maps,prizes

Registration closes June 9  NO exceptions!

Map scale is 1:24,000 and UTM tools and a map class will be given at check ins.

Adventure Course check in--Friday June 23 6-8pm

Sport Course check in--Race day starting at 5:30am

Any bike drops,maps and instructions will be given at check in.

Required gear--Mountain or hybrid bikes only,helmet,packs w/at least 40oz bladder,tire repair kit,extra tubes,food for the race,sunblock, 1 cell phone per team

Lodging--Horizon Inn & Suites & Super 8--West Point
Trails Inn--Beemer
Cattleman's Lodge--Wisner

Any questions contact Kelly@cumingcountyed.com or 402-372-6001 or Jim @ 402-432-3622

BRLD Board Committee Minutes

BRLD BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
 June 1, 2017 Bancroft-Rosalie School Library 7:00 PM
Old Business
A. Sports Booster Calendar
     Use Lyons Mirror-Sun to produce the school athletic calendar.

New Business
A. Coaching assignments
     Steve Hosch retiring as Girls Track coach. Megan Long is recommended for the Head Girls Track position.
Positions to be filled- 1 junior high girls basketball.
B. Athletic Banquet recommendations
     B-R provide the meat and have some salads to make sure there is enough food.
C. Athletic Schedules- Football, Volleyball, Parents Night, Homecomings
     Football- Omaha Brownell-Talbot forfeited. NSAA will try to find a replacement game.
     Volleyball- One home game each. Plan is to have two home games for each school every year.            Parents Night- Football in Lyons, Volleyball and Basketball in Bancroft.
D. Budget
     2017-18 Athletic orders $6139.61
     2016-17 Budget Current Balance $6660.92
     Expenses to date $56,711.05
E. Wrestling
     Will register a team for high school. Schools will have wrestling coop on the July agenda.
F. Academics
     1. Schedules/Shared classes for 2017-18
           a. CNA 1 L-D student
           b. Drafting and Advanced Drafting 1 L-D student in Drafting and 1 in Adv Draft.
           c. Agriculture 1 B-R student
G. Feasibility Study
      Starts in the Fall and completed by Christmas.
H. Other Business
      1. Select date for next meeting- October 5, 2017 at Lyons 7:00 pm