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Sauer said the school’s guiding coalition includes kindergarten through fifth-grade teachers and specialists and described a vision emphasizing collaboration, inclusive instruction and essential skills. She told the board the school aims to reduce tier 2 and tier 3 behavior referrals from 11% of referrals to 9% through positive behavior incentives, peer \"buddy-room\" classroom options and weekly focus on Boys Town social skills.

Sauer described a new Soaring Eagle Award in which teachers submit short nominations via Google form and the school recognizes winners on Mondays with a certificate, a photo and a positive phone call home. Qdoba has partnered to provide a free entree certificate for award winners. \"The kids come down. They get their picture taken. They get a certificate, and we make then a positive phone call home,\" Sauer said.

Sauer reported strong early attendance: most classes were at 97% attendance for August, with the lowest at 95% and the highest 98%. She said Eisenhower’s attendance goal for 2024–25 is to increase the share of students missing five or fewer days from 50.7% to 55%.

On academics, Sauer said the building will continue grade-level collaboration, math goal-setting, and a student-centered MTSS (multi-tiered system of supports) for intervention and enrichment. The school plans to use benchmark assessments and multiple data sources to aim for 60% of students scoring at or above proficiency on benchmark assessments by the end of the 2024–25 school year.

Ending: Board members received the update and the principal said the school will continue to monitor attendance and assessment data; community partnerships such as Qdoba’s support for the Soaring Eagle award were highlighted as part of the school’s focus on positive recognition and family engagement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","NPPS BoE Committee of the Whole (9-25-25)","oneSentenceSummary","Eisenhower Elementary Principal Colette Sauer presented the school’s vision, new Soaring Eagle positive-behavior award (with Qdoba partnership), attendance targets and academic goals tied to MTSS and benchmark assessments.","taxTitle","North Platte Public Schools, School Districts, Nebraska","taxId",77578,"location","Nebraska","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455442,"Board reviews personnel-policy updates including substitute evaluation and late-resignation language",329,2776000,3105000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5836702-20540681edc79800682e927175eae3b6&start=2776&end=3105","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5836702-20540681edc79800682e927175eae3b6/thumbnail_2776000.jpg","/articles/6455442/Nebraska/Board-reviews-personnel-policy-updates-including-substitute-evaluation-and-late-resignation-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455442-ee2c06d65ad8e9286f0d72114f112c6b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773606613&Signature=f70-NC~BR4TrX7ZHoqn2WsrsE6kX6VSRrEPJ8jwbIXB-CJCVheYZlunONMfZxe-hFCkNVvbw449Q21vZOfI8kZhc1Fd-tnaHVVQKB56TvhfQDLGmW9peYrKcV~t4QR4VkL0oiqMwK1chr-BKtrZjV67ueik8OMxNd51vZc0jZ6zW1p8XvmL47~y9neiqi~GT4LV6yzKL5HGck1SdDOoic2RD9grNYcT77H4koF~wXAhE~JZrqkLG7oNRJQUC2Dreu2uXJq3PmgCwXigJR7-aAVlC3-QX5~kzWyXrSFD4Z1q6R-OE9fYpy3WWxDp4GDbvo9ljVst4g3c5HMfV90ESEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Platte Public Schools board discussed a slate of personnel-policy revisions, including clarifications for substitute-teacher evaluations, changes to the certificated salary-schedule policy to match the district’s negotiated agreement, and new language addressing resignation requests submitted after April 15.

Board members said the proposed substitute-teacher language would clarify that substitutes are not certificated employees under state law and therefore not subject to the statutory evaluation process for certificated staff, but that long-term substitutes would receive written evaluations filed in personnel records. \"Substitute teachers are not certificated employees under Nebraska law and are not subject to the statutory evaluation procedure for certificated staff. However, long-term substitute shall be evaluated under this policy,\" the draft language states.

Board discussion also focused on a new third paragraph proposed for the resignation policy. The draft cautions certificated employees that requests to be released from contract after April 15 are not guaranteed and that the superintendent will review the impact of late resignations before forwarding recommendations to the board. The board noted many peer districts use an April 15 deadline; some districts enforce it strictly.

Separately, board members and administrators said they had rewritten the certificated salary-schedule policy to match the negotiated agreement’s deadlines for transcript submissions and movement on the salary schedule.

Board members raised concerns about the policies that govern classified staff, who are generally employed at will. Several members said they want classified employees to feel secure and supported and suggested the district provide clearer progressive-discipline procedures in a classified-staff handbook or procedure, while recognizing legal counsel’s advice that adding too-specific policy language could create legal exposure. \"If we can find a way to balance at-will, but also give...a sense of their security,\" one board member said, urging a process that shows the district will typically use progressive discipline.

The board asked staff to consult with legal counsel about recommended wording that avoids unintended legal consequences. Board members agreed to schedule a targeted discussion and to bring proposed language back for further review; the superintendent and staff will draft alternative wording and consult counsel before the board considers formal policy adoption.

Ending: The board asked staff to revise policy drafts, coordinate with legal counsel, and return recommended language to the board at a future meeting; no final policy votes occurred at this meeting.","Board members reviewed proposed policy edits on substitute evaluations, certificated salary schedule alignment with the negotiated agreement, and stricter language for late resignations after April 15. Board discussed balancing legal risk with staff morale for classified employees and agreed to continue the discussion with legal counsel.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455447,"Board discusses option-enrollment parameters; formal vote scheduled for next meeting",259,2161000,2420000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5836702-20540681edc79800682e927175eae3b6&start=2161&end=2420","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5836702-20540681edc79800682e927175eae3b6/thumbnail_2161000.jpg","/articles/6455447/Nebraska/Board-discusses-option-enrollment-parameters-formal-vote-scheduled-for-next-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455447-121ce12381ae63be0b67749d990a4151/orig.mp4?Expires=1773606613&Signature=bbwIkoMKbCa62-kbVGeYe3vQgVvq90Duzx5PDQJJAPVYAl5lcZp-ZGrSTO0q3XfE8iJ4D1VKmdk-qof19H~hzf~18VDJDIZpVAAYMnfQn1QI82pNRUgd3nq779MugsN2elaNJRsCJaQr08YU1Ci1wL3kIF1PQKPwOME53wM0JoZeCzEkP1vTOqb579KeNYk6weEIePcLO8TFTIvmLBk05mLXyRGASPRcOaRcoKmWCNYPRxXzQRmqW2NpQQbWNHgH3ALZI9qpzGG7iEhBZNqy3ahOaop97SbOMOEJRwyLX0d1qka15L7uE1ObvqYy1FF8w-JyVYtgrZRu2yNdMAJjEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Platte Public Schools Board of Education discussed parameters for option (open) enrollment that the board must adopt annually under state legislation, with formal action scheduled for the board’s next regular meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Rhodes told the board that state law requires districts to adopt an annual resolution setting the parameters and ratios that govern option enrollment in October and that the resolution remains in effect until the district adopts a new one. \"This also came out of the legislature a few years ago,\" Dr. Rhodes said, explaining the timing and scope of the requirement.

Dr. Rhodes outlined classroom-size targets the district is using to set capacity for option students: K–2 classrooms at 20 students and grades 3–5 at 22 students; English-learner classes at the elementary level at 10 students and at 15 for secondary levels. He also said special-education placements are handled case by case and that the district left a five-student cap in place for a potential elementary-level behavior program that is not currently operational. On middle-school grade-level sizes Dr. Rhodes gave a figure the transcript records as \"3 25,\" which was not clarified in the discussion.

Dr. Rhodes also read the list of specific grade-level closures for families seeking to option into North Platte for this school year and next: Cody Elementary — kindergarten, second and fourth grades closed; Eisenhower Elementary — third and fourth grades closed (also earlier referenced kindergarten, second, and fourth); Jefferson Elementary — kindergarten through fifth closed; Lake Maloney — second and third closed; Lincoln Elementary — kindergarten, first, second and fifth closed; McDonald Elementary — first through fifth closed; Washington Elementary — second through fifth closed; and the district’s alternative high-school program is closed to optioning. Dr. Rhodes emphasized that the closures apply to optioning only, not that the district lacks classroom space generally.

When a board member asked how many students were currently opting into the district, Dr. Rhodes said she would check the exact figure but estimated historically \"probably 60 to 70\" and that she would look up the specific number to be sure.

Board members did not take a vote on the resolution at the meeting. Dr. Rhodes said the board will consider formal adoption of the option-enrollment resolution at its next regular meeting.

The discussion covered program-specific capacities (EL, special education, potential behavior program) and the mechanics of the state requirement; board members asked procedural questions, and Dr. Rhodes responded that the district will supply the precise opt-in counts when available.

Looking ahead, the district indicated it will bring the formal resolution for board action at the next regular meeting, and parents seeking to option into the district were advised that some grade levels are closed by the resolution parameters being drafted.

Ending: The board deferred formal action to the next regular meeting; parents and families seeking option enrollment should expect the district to publish the adopted parameters and the district to confirm exact numbers of recent opt-ins once staff review the historical data.","The North Platte Public Schools board reviewed state-required option-enrollment parameters, including classroom caps and a list of closed grades at multiple elementary schools. Superintendent Dr. Rhodes said the district must set these parameters annually; the board will take formal action at its next regular meeting.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455433,"Teachers’ union president urges board to keep district dress code 'smart casual'",346,1023000,1369000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5836702-20540681edc79800682e927175eae3b6&start=1023&end=1369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5836702-20540681edc79800682e927175eae3b6/thumbnail_1023000.jpg","/articles/6455433/Nebraska/Teachers-union-president-urges-board-to-keep-district-dress-code-smart-casual","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455433-191c4f0272a26b81568dbcaeb47de205/orig.mp4?Expires=1773606614&Signature=lG5A3eX78psniE-H9Ecr1pizObJL4JA5Y~~FoZ2H4iN2ZSZPOGea-ut4Da7OIezJ91nYnNU38DYb8Yu8Ko3du7C6P2yMvK-M9Y2lusin7mqa9uECFQAFSwUyAFHFGANHfuXWPmJsiGX57LzySYImGHOdevDLUZB~-1tO~xbC9Pryxi5uekEXaxar2Bqd-ky~9qpTOAgd3hgMoI543xOqGrKXtPH8WuQEH8vOfjrScaRz2OGJnBXVZTzQBUuLzZVGj~aLrMxi44SXoUUakrP9e9BvzL6JDdz3hwZao360V2rr7t3iMOJ465zmijpjoxMyrAyBSqmLFg5gROwmC9MpIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kizzy Mollering, president of the MPA and a district educator, urged the North Platte Public Schools Board of Education to maintain the district’s staff dress policy as \"smart casual,\" including allowing jeans.

Mollering said a survey of MPA members showed strong support for the current dress code: \"A 100% of our members felt that changing the dress code ... has been a positive change and no members disagreed with this,\" she told the board. She also said 97% of members reported the change improved the work environment.

Mollering described practical reasons teachers prefer the flexibility: jeans make it easier to sit on the floor with students or help during hands-on activities, she said. One teacher quoted in Mollering’s remarks said jeans improved morale and created a modest nonfinancial benefit to staff.

\"Empowering educators is a key,\" Mollering said, urging the board to \"support continuing our dress code as it is based off of what [the members] are speaking on behalf of.\" She said maintaining the dress code signals trust and support for teachers.

The board did not take action on the dress code at the meeting; the presentation was part of the public-comment and stakeholder-input portion of the agenda.

Ending: Mollering thanked the board for considering staff opinion; board members heard the comments and did not immediately change policy.","Kizzy Mollering, president of the MPA, told the board the union strongly supports retaining a 'smart casual' dress code that allows jeans, saying members reported improved morale and practical benefits for classroom management.","actionData","errors"]

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Eisenhower principal outlines school goals, Soaring Eagle awards and early attendance gains

Board reviews personnel-policy updates including substitute evaluation and late-resignation language

Board discusses option-enrollment parameters; formal vote scheduled for next meeting

Teachers’ union president urges board to keep district dress code 'smart casual'