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KPS BOARD HIGHLIGHTS
APRIL, 2015
Board of Education
BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTIONS
1.
Jon Watts, President
Angie Nickel, Vice President
Tim Higgins, Secretary
Julie Agard, Member
Dave Glover, Member
Alex Straatmann, Member
Recognized Tianna Engen, National
DECA Conference qualifier in the
Hotel and Lodging category
2. Recognized the KHS State Champion Oral Interpretation of Drama
Team consisting of: Asael Arevalo,
Nathan Bonsall, Aaron Dasher,
Dylan Landanger and Jordan Wong
3. Recognized Colten White for being
the Lincoln-Douglas Debate state
champion
4. Heard a report from the Board
Personnel Committee regarding the
search for an interim superintendent
for the 2015-2016 school year, and a
superintendent beginning the 20162017 school year.
5. Heard a report from Kent Cordes
from BD Construction on progress
made on the new high school project
and the Horizon renovation and
addition project
6. Heard a report from Dr. Brian Maher
on recent activity in the Nebraska
Unicameral that relates to education
7. Heard a report from Dr. Renner,
Dr. Maher, and the Board members
who attended the National School
Boards Association Annual Conference in Nashville, Tn. in late March,
on the sessions they attended at the
conference
8. Approved the minutes of the March
9, 2015 regular meeting and the
April 6, 2015 special meeting, as
presented
9. Approved the April claims, as
presented
10. Approved the April financial reports,
as presented
11. Gave second and final reading
approval to revised Policy 6214/0440
(Curriculum-Assessments),
as
presented
12. Granted permanent status to the
following probationary teaching staff
for the 2015-2016 school year:
Trisha Abels, Jonathan Anderson,
Chelsea
Bartling,
Christina
Carnahan, Jonathan Carson, Jordan
Christensen, Suzann Christensen,
Trevor Clark, Veronica Dorsey,
Melanie Dostal, Michelle Dutcher,
Abigail Edwards, Hannah Evans,
Nikki Garey, Holly Gilbreath, Audra
Haas, Marissa Harrison, Jebb Hatch,
Broc Howard, Charlotte Kaeding,
Alexandra Kropp, Natalie Madsen,
Daniel Martin, Katrina McCarter,
Paloma
Mena-Werth,
Ashley
Mertens, Amy Otto,
Kylee Rall,
Karmen Scharff-Sears, Michelle
Seeba, Amber Spotanski,
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17.
Misty Steffen, Tyler Swarm, Ashlee
Vacek, Chance Waggoner and Heath
Wragge
Approved the KHS FBLA chapter trip
to the National FBLA Conference,
June 28-July 3, 2015 in Chicago, Il.
Authorized Chris Nelson to file all
claims and forms for unclaimed property of the school district with the
State of Nebraska
Approved the trip to the National
DECA Conference in Orlando, Fl.,
April 25-28, 2015 for national qualifier, Tianna Engen
Accepted the resignations of Stacey
Romick-Imig, district psychologist;
Jennifer Zysset, 2nd grade teacher at
Windy Hills Elementary School;
Dianne Halligan, French teacher at
Kearney High School; Valerie Scott,
1st grade teacher at Central Elementary School; and Sandra Pohl, kindergarten teacher at Central Elementary
School; as well as retirement resignations from Bill Becker, social studies
teacher at Kearney High School;
Shelli Petersen, 3rd grade teacher at
Northeast Elementary School; and
Jere’ Sue Schroer, counselor at
Horizon Middle School; with regret,
effective the end of the 2014-2015
school year.
Voted to employ the following teaching staff for the 2015-2016 school
year: Brandy Tacha, MA, Step 6,
1.00 FTE ELL teacher at Horizon
Middle School; Kayla Little, BA+9,
Step 4, 1.00 FTE 1st grade teacher
at Buffalo Hills Elementary School;
Michael Heuertz, BA, Step 4, 1.00
FTE vocal music teacher at Horizon
Middle School; Jamie Kirwan, BA,
Step 1, 1.00 FTE 2nd grade teacher
at Windy Hills Elementary School;
Robert Howell, BA, Step 1, 1.00 FTE
High School SPED behavior program
teacher; Kristy Childress, BA+9, Step
8, 1.00 FTE ELL teacher at Kearney
High School; Rebecca Dunn, BA,
Step 1, 1.00 FTE kindergarten teacher at Emerson Elementary School;
Elizabeth Love, MA, Step 4, 1.00
FTE special education teacher at
Northeast & Buffalo Hills Elementary
Schools; Geoff Carnahan, BA, Step
2, 1.00 FTE 4th grade teacher at
Glenwood Elementary School; Erin
Willrich, MA, Step 8, 1.00 FTE 5th
grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School; Justine Hoins, BA,
Step 2, 1.00 FTE special education
teacher at Bryant and Windy Hills
Elementary Schools; Lynn Stewart,
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BA+9, Step 6, 1.00 FTE media
specialist
at
Horizon
Middle
School; Ashley Carrier, MA+36,
Step 7,1.00 FTE district school
psychologist; Mary Stuart, BA,
Step 2,
1.00 FTE 3rd grade
teacher at Northeast Elementary
School; and Jorge Ortega, BA,
Step 1, 1.00 FTE French teacher
at Kearney High School
18. Accepted the low bid of Springer
Roofing, Inc., of Kearney in the
about of $94,804.00 for a new
TPO retrofit roof at Glenwood Elementary School
19. Accepted the bids of Nebraska
Central Equipment Co., of Grand
Island for two 2016 Blue Bird
Vision 65-passenger buses at a
total cost of $167,186.00; and one
2016 Blue Bird All-American 78passenger bus at a total cost of
$132,670.00
20. Voted to table action until next
month on Change Order KHS-003
to:
1. Delete the 4" concrete side
walk along West 11th St. under
the provisions of Alternate No. 4
for a DEDUCT of $24,879.00;
2. Delete the 4" concrete side
walk along 30th Avenue under
the provisions of Alternate No. 5
for a DEDUCT of $18,059.00;
3. Adjust Sampson Construction
Company's construction manager
fee for a DEDUCT of $1,138.00;
4. Adjust Sampson Construction
Company's bond for a DEDUCT of
$264.00; for a total contract sum
DECREASE of $44,340.00.
21. Accepted the bid of Bockman, Inc., of
Omaha, Ne., in the amount of
$59,300.00 for Phase I of asbestos
abatement at Horizon Middle School.
22. Approved the following bids for the
Horizon addition and renovation:
Package #4 Demolition Midwest
Demo Total Bid -$359,500.00
Package #5 Concrete Slab
L & L Concrete Total Bid $244,452.00
Package #6 Structural Pre-Cast
Concrete, Concrete Industries
Total Bid - $46,110.00
Package #8 Steel Materials
Arrowhead Steel Total Bid $23,480.00
Package #9 Steel & Pre-Cast
Erection, Central Nebraska
Steel Total Bid - $31,150.00
Package #10 Carpentry BD
Construction Total Bid $112,428.00
Package #11 Roofing,
Dobberstein Roofing Total Bid $76,207.00
Package #12 Waterproofing &
Air Barrier, Kucera Painting
Total Bid - $13,733.00
Package #13 Joint Sealants, BD
Construction Total Bid $11,850.00
Package #15 HM/HMW Doors,
Johnson Hardware Total Bid $229,485.00
Package #16 Aluminum & Glass
Tri-County Glass Total Bid $148,234.00
Package #17 Tiling, Ziller Tile
Total Bid - $121,574.00
Packages #18 & 19 Acoustical
Ceiling & Acoustic Room
Components, TC Ceilings
Total Bid - $141,175.00
Package #20 Studs and Drywall
Midwest Partitions Total Bid $547,300.00
Package #21 Paint, Kucera
Painting Total Bid $150,433.00
Package #22 Flooring, Midwest
Floor Covering Total Bid $322,067.00
Packages #23,24, 25, 27
Spe cialty Equipment, PTC Total
Bid - $66,912.00
Package #26 Lockers, Art
Metal Products Total Bid $83,350.00
Package #30 Conveying Equip
ment, Access Elevators Total
Bid - $19,875.00
Bleacher Modification, Lee
French Bleacher Repair Total
Bid - $3,062.00
Package #31 Fire Suppression,
Nebraska Fire Spriinkler Total
Bid - $196,849.00
Package #33 HVAC Controls
Alternate, Anderson Brothers
Total Bid - $28,854.00
Package #36 Termite Treatment, Heartland Pest Control
Total Bid -$1,349.00
Package #39 Site Utilities,
Midland Contracting Total Bid $84,968.00
Package #39 Site Storm
Sewer, Anderson Brothers
Total Bid - $6,041.00
Package #40, 41, 42, 43 Case
work, Casework Inst., Lab
Casework & Installation, Carroll
Seating Total Bid -$228,984.44
Package #44 Insulated Translucent Fiber Glass Sandwich
Panel System, SpecPro, Inc.
Total Bid - $43,432.00
23. Adjourned the meeting.
The next regular meeting of the
Board of Education will be held on
Monday, May 11, 2015 at 5:30
P.M. in the Cope Presentation
Room at Sunrise Middle School,
4611 Ave. N, Kearney, NE 68847.
(http://kearneypublicschools.org)