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These procedural votes matter for meeting governance and public record of quorum and attendance.

A board member read the Open Meetings Act availability and asked for a motion to approve the agenda. A board member moved, \"I move that the Board of Education of District 15 approve the agenda as presented.\" The motion passed on a voice vote: all members present responded \"aye.\"

The board also approved the absences of Marissa Sanchuro and Eric (Trustee). The motion to approve those absences passed on a voice vote with all present saying \"aye.\"

At the meeting’s close a board member moved to adjourn: \"I move that the Board of Education at District 15 adjourn.\" A second was recorded and the board voted \"aye,\" adjourning the meeting.

All three items were procedural and passed by unanimous voice votes; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September COW Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Board approved the meeting agenda, approved the absences of two trustees and adjourned; votes were recorded as unanimous 'aye' on each motion.","taxTitle","Beatrice Public Schools, School Districts, Nebraska","taxId",77575,"location","Nebraska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":44,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6458801,"Board begins superintendent-evaluation process, schedules October committee meeting retreat",1834000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809630-971a917b10897632e106baca8004767a&start=1834&end=1834","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809630-971a917b10897632e106baca8004767a/thumbnail_1834000.jpg","/articles/6458801/Nebraska/Board-begins-superintendent-evaluation-process-schedules-October-committee-meeting-retreat","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458801-6ee7c6c9d3d4d55b16b167790d33d0c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775298406&Signature=SvVYdQmvof0Px7MP6nYjQQQvxcaVHdrs2z1DlYhnyNvQVxsEOthrB48pyDlvQ3P1mWe05iRg-6O9srzT53joIIxIuzSJ-EQ7R6De1~z4tK0GWzb5AFkTALUEXgSGulvqqcn3AoXbFcJR7Ny1RF3qFiyi0VND2mLHbt9WMObJOC~pcuVfLmf21QfkNkEwXyj2CCGrc8g-mPSjc3Xa1xcP73tdO9l8cwHbeQe-UDTZ~sV3A4n4GNYAh1~4Mj6wsK6fMFrUGm-5tVu423s45fbT7uAbcJgz~sw7NVMQSkSBxBCEKY6bPlzBqfA6psiujE34IcVL2-n2rmHqTDY-MFKbKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Education began its annual superintendent-evaluation process and discussed planning an October committee-of-the-whole meeting as a working retreat.

This matters because the superintendent evaluation is the board’s formal performance-review process for the district’s chief executive, and the planned retreat is intended to help the board align on goals and governance practices with newer members.

Mister Alexander, who presented the agenda item, said Trustee Eric had contacted the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) to launch the evaluation. Alexander said he completed a required self-evaluation and that board members should receive the NASB evaluation form and instructions via their district email accounts. He described the NASB process: the association tallies responses, returns a summary to the superintendent and the board addresses the evaluation in an open-session board meeting.

Alexander also described plans to hold an October committee-of-the-whole meeting with a working supper starting about 5:30 p.m. \"Now that our other new board members have been on it for approximately 6 to 7 months, kinda getting their feet wet, Now is a good time to do that,\" he said. Board members said the sessions attended at a recent area membership meeting provided useful examples and requested NASB assistance in drafting discussion questions.

No formal board action was taken; the item was informational and staff were asked to circulate the NASB evaluation materials and finalize the October meeting logistics.","The board initiated the superintendent evaluation process with the Nebraska Association of School Boards and discussed holding an October committee-of-the-whole retreat with an evening meal to review core values and goals.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6458807,"Board discusses possible air conditioning for middle school gym; seeks cost studies and bids",1152,790000,1942000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809630-971a917b10897632e106baca8004767a&start=790&end=1942","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809630-971a917b10897632e106baca8004767a/thumbnail_790000.jpg","/articles/6458807/Nebraska/Board-discusses-possible-air-conditioning-for-middle-school-gym-seeks-cost-studies-and-bids","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458807-0b999e479567c89e60efeacbc0a0bd80/orig.mp4?Expires=1775298406&Signature=jK7WJ5wQUynu9Rx7s-48o5oEE~XUU4b-JPPhETHhQipGm1pT15MbuHvUhLWpv5mXa8OtG8f7lGplD-pvnJcEfedFA-0OHjCuHHZekRzWhFPVfNtXF1Le1btJQKvEjGgCuWenSsNkoz3FUVMBbiWbOvcksbLz7iZNRqyGm6uSgL6dNuno1jMlxQxxiQwVO625p3pYi3R296bGd7YGgXmeWZBfw~gfsu20CvwoJjOF74SxC-slUGzx793S2TmwVcpyTsLkQ4duPrf9IfLFSVyzbHUaQf0tPlU8SFpCTVnXDdN~MzotVXv2~rox1Saf54AcooItpZp7j3FXnKZpxOxVkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members discussed installing air conditioning or other HVAC improvements for the Beatrice middle school gym after presenters described extremely warm, sometimes unsafe conditions during hot months.

The conversation matters because the gym is the district's largest gathering space, used daily by students and frequently for public events; any HVAC project would have capital and operational budget implications and may require formal bidding if costs exceed statutory thresholds.

Mister Alexander, a presenter, explained that staff has been using a wet-globe measurement (a heat-humidity index used for outdoor practice decisions) to judge interior gym conditions and that those readings sometimes indicate conditions “too hot” for exertion. \"My initial thoughts were it was gonna be something that would be well over $250,000,\" Alexander said, adding that contractors he spoke with now think the expense may be lower.

Middle school presenter Mr. Stengel described daily experiences in August and September when the gym temperature reached the nineties and staff sometimes moved activities to the cafeteria or held study halls because the gym was too hot. Stengel said the building has six overhead fans but limited air movement, and that during some events students and parents used program sheets as hand fans.

Board members raised energy-cost questions and procedural thresholds. Alexander said any project with a contract value above $136,000 would trigger formal bid requirements and engineering drawings: \"Anything over that amount requires us to go out for bid and also get it in the engineering, drawing.\" He recommended an energy-efficiency study of the district, which he said could identify cost-saving opportunities and lengthen equipment lifespans. The board discussed pursuing grant options, district capital funds and an engineering scope of work to prepare a request for proposals.

Other clarifying details raised during discussion: the gym is used daily by the district’s students (presenter referenced \"all 484 of our kids\" using school spaces across the district), the district recently replaced a number of HVAC units under warranty that have now aged, and a prior grant-funded mental-health partnership (Blue Veil Behavioral Health) expired earlier.

No formal decision or motion to start engineering or procurement was made at the meeting; the item was informational and staff were asked to research costs, grants, and the feasibility of an energy study and engineered specifications for bidding.","Board members heard that the middle school gym can reach mid- to upper-90s in hot months; staff recommended an energy study and initial engineering work to determine HVAC upgrades and whether to use capital funds.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6458812,"Beatrice middle school leaders report progress on behavior and begin academic MTSS rollout",820,62000,882000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5809630-971a917b10897632e106baca8004767a&start=62&end=882","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5809630-971a917b10897632e106baca8004767a/thumbnail_62000.jpg","/articles/6458812/Nebraska/Beatrice-middle-school-leaders-report-progress-on-behavior-and-begin-academic-MTSS-rollout","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6458812-a2d93fc2cc34eaf6f4f337bb16b2bb1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775298406&Signature=Zz~vJmc0BB6z2HdZ6-aAuMCsiNNu3OWlobyVBymc~7ZhH47ijzU3ZWo7BsVyCgYqbDQ2kqpiA6d06rcMVhr4fWiqnEsxO-eMVp0DAuFGWXN3BlzcTRMWp2vWrxH-JBzYFP5RDnvXXoD1C8k49qzc9B04e1u8GvBgTdhksXqdi60ju-0QzBkLl1ULAyNZQv06RaCXv6xWpY0tz3mnrsEE9p33qU7Y9nIgc-IlMfltq9eHiB6nV0OuA068RnCZUDlkhdm1Y5t3iu5GZek6Cf41Perqys33oUpTVQ2WMQNiUVrDxRRLxMmNTw5ZGJoOuaDF7xsrO2P-wCS7lsv6C2YktQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Middle school staff presented the building’s continuous-improvement goals and preliminary data and described early steps to implement a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) for academics and behavior.

The update matters because the plans tie directly into the district strategic plan adopted in 2022 and influence instruction, staffing supports and use of targeted professional development funded through district and grant resources.

Mr. Stengel, a middle-school presenter, told the Board that the building has two primary goals for 2025–26: maintain behavior incident thresholds across the student body and develop an academic MTSS framework that includes decision rules, screening tools, tiered interventions and progress monitoring. \"Anytime we talk about multi tiered systems of support...it's always going to be evolving and fine tuning,\" Stengel said.

Stengel presented three years of comparable behavior data taken about 25–27 days into each school year. He said the building currently records 13 major incidents for the year and is tracking minors at levels driven largely by teacher-managed interventions. For minors, Stengel reported 123 incidents this year compared with 105 in 2023–24, noting about 40 more students are enrolled this year. On a schoolwide threshold metric, he reported 85.2% of students had zero documented behavior incidences; 8.83% had one incident; 5.54% had two to five incidents; and two students were in a six-or-more category.

Stengel and his team linked the higher minor-incident counts in part to recent staff turnover and a larger share of younger teachers. He described building-level systems intended to support newer teachers and said the leadership team can break the data down by grade cohort if the board wants more detail.

On academics, the presenters said the math team has created intervention windows at the start and end of the school day. \"We have four math teachers. They have the very start of their day and very end of their day that is blocked for intervention,\" Stengel said, adding the team is moving toward mixed-grade, skill-focused interventions rather than homework completion supports.

For reading and language arts, Stengel confirmed the district received a CLSD grant and is using those funds to provide professional development in the science of reading for secondary teachers. He said the work is in early stages: \"We're just at the footsteps of that one,\" and rated its current implementation at about 30% complete.

The presentation included several operational items connected to the district strategic plan: camera upgrades in select areas, keyless-entry installations, and planned professional development on technology and AI. Stengel said some community mental-health partnerships previously in place — specifically Blue Veil Behavioral Health’s grant-funded therapists — ended when the grant expired, and the district is pursuing new local partnerships to provide mental-health links for students.

Board members asked clarifying questions about the 30% progress estimate, data disaggregation by grade and whether the building could provide monthly MTSS updates. Stengel said staff can break the data into grade-level cohorts and report more frequently if the board prefers.

Moving forward, the middle-school leadership asked only for direction on further data reporting and confirmed that most strategic-plan items for the five-year cycle are on track or in progress.

The board took no formal action on the presentation; the session was informational.","Middle school staff reported improved major-behavior trends, higher minor incident counts tied to staff turnover, and early work on a math and literacy MTSS framework funded in part by a CLSD grant.","actionData","errors"]

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