Superintendent Board Report February 2020

General Comments:  We had a late Board meeting last month and an early one this month so, there is less to report but a lot going on.

Teachers/Students: We are five weeks into our third quarter.

The monthly District PLC/Safety meeting was conducted on the following agenda items:

      Literacy Read by 3-5 Grant input

      February 7^th PD coordination

      Discussion on April staff Tng in Vegas (Self-Regulation Interventions for Children)

       Interschool Attendance and Blended Learning

      Next year’s calendar for PD days

      Opened discussion up for Safe Rooms, Fire Alarms, Transportation and Maintenance

The District conducted and completed its annual Winter Map Testing. Student Data will be discussed February 7^th and future PLCs.

Basketball season’s last tournament for our players is being held in Battle Mountain this weekend. First Game is at 10:00 AM Friday.

Jim and I attended and presented an academic summary at the local Masonic Lodge February 1^st. Good breakfast and many questions. We are still on track for “Books for Bicycles.”

District Facilities Update.

SPE: Misc. and Fire Alarm checks

Goldfield: Board Room, electrical troubleshooting Fire Alarm checks and misc.

Dyer: Gate upgrade, prep for Safe Room Assembly and emplacement, continued work on Maintenance Building Office, Fire Alarm checks and misc.

Safe and Orderly school environment.  

Safe Rooms are on schedule to be assembled in the next two weeks. Hopefully on a Friday and Saturday. Will be assembled in two phases.

State Fire Marshall accompanied Ace Fire in a Final Inspection the last two weeks. Hope to be give the final OK when we upgrade our current batteries.

Real Estate: There is a small parcel of land that adjoins the new gas station construction in GF. They would like to have it. Wendy is drawing up a resolution like the last one that the board approved for the 5.04 acres recently sold. It allows me and the district legal counsel to address any issues associated with title, appraisal and surveying. Hopefully we can do this with a minimum of effort and no cost to the district. We will of course keep the board apprised and present a final resolution when it is appropriate.

Superintendent/Board:  

Board evals on the superintendent are due at this meeting. I think Wendy has been working with you in this.

This board meeting, we will give you the Board Self Eval and then you will have until the March meeting to finish it.

Last April I had our Legal folks research the correct manner for the county to elect board members. I shared the results in an email. I asked our District attorney to summarize the law and then be present by phone for the January board meeting in case there were questions. At the last board meeting there was misunderstanding by some about the proposed resolution. It has since been cleared up. I will ask our attorney to give a verbal or written update for dissemination next Tuesday.