7 P.M., HS SCIENCE ROOM

1. Meeting Called to Order and Roll Call: President Moravec called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this hearing was open to the public.

1.1 Pledge of Allegiance

Present were Board Members Micheal Dwyer, Kristie Gilmore, Mark Jamison, Susie Moravec, Jill Schreck and Tom Kratochvil. Also present was Brent Cudly, assistant high school principal, Chad Radke, elementary principal, Nate Stineman, superintendent and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.

1.3. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum: Approximately 50 patrons attended the Board meeting. Jay Jensen and Kelly Thompson addressed the Board regarding establishment of a baseball program. Surveys results, that had been collected in order to determine the scope of interest and the viability of offering baseball as a school activity, were shared. The Board will take action at the November meeting.

Lynn Johnson entered the meeting at 7:30 p.m.

2. Consent Agenda:

2.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the September 15, 2008 Budget and Tax Request Hearings and Regular Meeting, the September 16 and September 23, 2008 Special Meetings.

2.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.

ESU #3 Brook Valley RTS $195.00 Per Day (One student)

Moved by Dwyer and seconded by Gilmore to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 5-1 roll call vote with Dwyer, Gilmore, Jamison, Moravec and Schreck voting in favor of the motion. Kratochvil abstained from voting.

3. Principal’s Reports: Written reports were submitted by the principals. Mrs. Johnson provided information on the village board meeting she had attended earlier that evening. She discussed the need for sidewalks in the traffic flow patterns the new construction will require. Mrs. Johnson also shared information regarding the baseball fields at the county site. The school owns the land the ball fields are on and is leasing it to the city for $10 per year on a 15 year lease which will be up in 2017. If the school were to add baseball, we could use the fields but we would need to maintain them ourselves. We’d have to line the fields, maintain restrooms and concession stand when used during practices and games. Mr. Cudly reported on survey results regarding baseball including participation, IX impact and costs. Mr. Radke provided information on popcorn Friday, Halloween parties and report cards.

4. Superintendent’s Report/Informational Items:

4.1 NASB Convention: Moravec, Gilmore, Dwyer and Jamison will attend the convention.

4.2 New Board Member Workshop: Will be held December 11 in La Vista.

4.3 OPPD Rates: Rates will be going up January 1, 2009, because of coal transportation costs.

4.4 Electronic Format of Board Packets: The Board was asked if they want to receive packets electronically or by paper from now on. The Board would like to continue with electronic packets if the packet could be sent as just one file instead of several. Several Board members would also like to continue to receive paper packets.

5. Curriculum/Instruction Reports:

4.5 Special Education (includes Pre-School), Title Program, Multi-Cultural: Written reports were submitted by Jamie Smith, Deb Adler, Dewey Worsley, Ann Jamison, Deb Lambrecht, Rosalyn Vogt and Gail Barth.

6. Unfinished Business: None

7. New Business:

7.1 Discuss and Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Value Engineering Items and Alternates as Recommended by the Facilities’ Committee: After a lengthy discussion it was moved by Schreck and seconded by Gilmore to authorize the district’s owner representative, Facilities Cost Management Group, to prepare contract documents incorporating reductions in the contract amount for construction corresponding to value engineering options listed in Group C as presented totaling credits of $297,150 for the various items, and authorize the board president to sign appropriate documents reflecting same following signature by the contractor and review by FCMG and the superintendent. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.

Moved by Gilmore and seconded by Kratochvil to authorize the district’s owner representative, Facilities Cost Management Group, to prepare contract documents incorporating Sample Alternates Selection Group 1 as presented totaling an amount of $116,555 to be included in the construction and equipment contracts, and authorize the board president to sign appropriate documents reflecting same following signature by the contractors and review by FCMG and the superintendent. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.

Moved by Jamison and seconded by Gilmore to authorize the district’s owner representative, Facilities Cost Management Group, to prepare contract documents incorporating Sample Alternates Selection Group 2 as presented totaling an amount of $369,000 to be included in the construction and equipment contracts, and authorize the board president to sign appropriate documents reflecting same following signature by the contractors and review by FCMG and the superintendent. Motion carried on a 5-1 roll call vote with Dwyer, Gilmore, Jamison, Moravec and Schreck voting in favor of the motion. Kratochvil voted no.

8. Executive Session: None

9. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting was adjourned at 9:22 p.m.

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Susie Moravec, Board President Nate Stineman, Board Secretary