East Butler "Board Brief"
February 2023 School Board Meeting
East Butler "Board Brief"
The East Butler "Board Brief" is a monthly online publication that focuses on sharing the important highlights of the East Butler Public School's Board of Education meeting.
Board of Education Meeting (February 13, 2023)
Summer Projects 2023
Superintendent Eldridge provided the board with a summer projects update. Projects that are moving forward for this summer are - restroom renovations (changing two restrooms into coaches spaces/referee changing space), 4th-grade classroom - Brainard renovation, new scoreboard install, and Brainard Elementary roof restoration. A majority of these are part of the district's five-year facility plan. You can reference that plan in the link below
FIVE-YEAR FACILITY PLAN
SUMMER PROJECTS 2023
Federal Lunch Reimbursements
The school board continued their discussion of the Federal Lunch Reimbursement program. As discussed in previous meetings, whether the amount of funds the district receives is worth having to follow the restrictive guidelines for the federal school lunch program.
Superintendent Eldridge provided information on what other schools have done by not accepting federal money for the nutrition program. In addition, the school's food service director was available at the meeting to answer any questions the school board may have had.
Superintendent Eldridge also shared with the board a 5-year breakdown of the nutrition fund, which includes the total amount of federal/state dollars the school has received as part of the free/reduced lunch program. That information is in the chart below
Legislative Update
Superintendent Eldridge provided extensive information to the school board regarding specific pieces of legislation that could impact the East Butler Public School District. Although there may be many pieces of legislation that might impact the East Butler Public School District, the link below highlights some of the more prominent pieces of legislation that the school district is following. Click the link below to reference those bills.
LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
New Hire
Danielle Hlavac - 3rd Grade Classroom Teacher - Brainard Elementary
MOTION PASSED: 6-0
4th Grade Classroom Renovations (Brainard)
Superintendent Eldridge presented to the board the bids for the 4th-grade classroom renovation in Brainard. Below is a breakdown of those bids:
- Cabinets ($21,750.00) - Wood Masters
- Electrical ($4,338.40) - Klement Electric
- Ceiling Grid & Tile ($4,970.00) - Mueller
- Flooring ($5,887.00) - MidWest Flooring
Total Cost - $36,945.40
MOTION PASSED: 6-0
Schoolzilla Program
Superintendent Eldridge shared with the school board an opportunity to purchase the program "Schoolzilla" as part of a consortium with ESU7. "Schoolzilla" is a program that is utilized to collect data for school districts on a variety of items. For example - absenteeism, school culture, and assessment data.
A program that is capable of housing data is something that the school administrative team has been searching for. This program, which is utilized by many schools, has received positive praise for its capability to inform and drive decision-making with data.
Participating in this consortium, allows the school district to save initial setup costs.
2-Year Cost - $8,802.85
MOTION PASSED: 6-0
Classified Staff Compensation
Those staff members that do not have a license under the Nebraska Department of Education, are considered classified staff. Classified staff members would include - Secretaries, paraprofessionals, custodians, maintenance, bus drivers, cooks, etc.
The district compares compensation data with other school districts in our area and conference. The purpose behind this is to make sure that the East Butler school district is competitive with the compensation of its staff.
Set the starting wage for the district at $13.00/hour (employees not making that wage will be adjusted to meet that minimum)
Wage increase for Classified Staff - 3.5%
MOTION PASSED: 6-0
Principal Contract/Compensation
The East Butler School Board discussed with Superintendent Eldridge the contracts of Mr. Biltoft and Mr. Cidlik as well as any proposed increase in compensation for both Principals.
Salary Increase for the Principals - 2%
MOTION PASSED: 6-0
- Summer Projects Update
- Legislative Update
- Approval of the Senior Class Trip
- Mowing Bids
- LanMan Partnership Agreement (Technology Director position with ESU7)
- Property/Liability Insurance Proposals
EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The East Butler Public School's Board of Education meets on the second Wednesday of every month in room 158 at the Brainard school building. Each meeting starts at 6:30 pm.
