Elementary Principal’s ReportJanuary 9, 2012

Elementary Enrollment• Official enrollment is submitted to NDE on the last Friday of

September• K-6 enrollment on that date was 159• As of today, K-6 enrollment is 157• 1 family with 3 children moved to a different district• 1 family with 1 child moved to Pender

Elementary Events• AIMSweb Benchmarking• Grades K-6• January 19th

• Parent-Teacher Conferences• January 26• 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm

• No school on January 27• NeSA – Writing Testing Window• January 23 to February 10• Grades 4, 8, and 11• 2-day test scheduled by the teachers

• 1:00 pm dismissal and teacher in-service – February 3• Nebraska Kids on the Block• Bullying presentation for grades K-3 and 4-6• February 8th

• Puppet Show• FREE to the school district!!

Superintendent’s ReportJanuary 9, 2012

1:1• Our fleet of 105 student computers is completely in use• 5 more more computers were purchased last week• 4 new secondary students have enrolled since December 1• 107 of the 110 student computers owned by the district are

being used by students

Board Retreat Agenda Items• Annual Report• Goal Setting• Board Goals• District Goals

• Planning for the Future• Finance• 2011-2012 Staffing

• Administrative Team• Certified Staff• Classified Staff• Extra Duty Assignments

• Facilities• Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund• Future Projects• Classroom Usage• Transportation

• NASB State Education Conference Reports

Negotiations – LB 397• 2012-2013 negotiation process is not impacted by LB 397• Establishes a negotiations timeline starting with the 2013-

2014 school year• Negotiations begin November 1, 2012• If no agreement has been reached by February 8, 2013,

mediation is mandatory• Mediation ends on March 25, 2013 or 25 days after TEEOSA

certification• CIR decision will be communicated by September 15, 2013

Board Members• 4 year term ends for 3 current board members in December of

2012• Connie Felber• Jaima Geisert• Jean Karlen

• Incumbent filing deadline is February 15, 2012• Non-incumbent filing deadline is March 1, 2012

Lockers• I have secured 2 quotes• KC Bin and Equipment

• $33,060.71 – includes locker removal• $30,472.47 – does NOT include locker removal

• Vaughn Storage Systems• $37,675 – include locker removal• $34,275 – does NOT include locker removal

• I would like to secure 1 more bid• Both bids are for Republic Quiet Lockers with built-in locks• This locker was recently installed in Wakefield• High quality locker• Door is 16 gauge steel• Body is 24 gauge steel

Sign at the Football Field• INSTALLED!!• Looks great• I am very happy with the installation process and the

relationship PPS has with Love Signs of Norfolk• We are learning how to effectively use the sign which is a

process