Elementary Principal’s Report

1. Elementary Principal’s Report December 12, 2011

2. Book Fair • Open during the week of Parent-Teacher Conferences (October 24-27) • Total Sales - $3,097.76 • Scholastic Dollars - $1,828.72 • Booster Club bought book from the book fair to get the total sales about $3,000. By selling more than $3,000 worth of books, the schools get 50% in scholastic dollars instead of 40%.

3. Elementary Events • The 5th grade students had visitors from Blue Ox on November 22nd, and they visited Blue Ox on November 29th. • The Elementary Holiday Concert will be held on December 19th at 6:00 pm in the old gym. • The 5th and 6th grade band will perform holiday music for the residents at Prairie Breeze on Tuesday, December 20th. • There will be a 1:00 pm dismissal on December 22nd. • There will be no school from December 23rd to January 2nd. • The second semester begins on January 3rd. • Nebraska Kids on the Block • Bullying presentation for grades K-3 and 4-6 • February 8th • Puppet Show • FREE to the school district!!

4. Thurston County Spelling Bee • Scheduled for February 16 in Pender • Make up date February 24 in Pender • Multipurpose room • Grades 6-8 • Top 3 from each grade at each school participate • The winner of the Thurston County Spelling Bee qualifies for the State Spelling Bee held in Omaha.

5. Early Childhood Education • Cancelled classes Thursday, December 8 and Friday, December 9. • No heat • The broken part was supposed to be shipped Friday and here Saturday or today, but it was not shipped until today. • Heater should be up and running by the end of the day tomorrow. • Classes were held today but are cancelled again tomorrow.

6. Teacher Evaluations • The first of two formal evaluations for all probationary teachers have been completed. • 13 teacher evaluations need to be completed this year, and 7 are done as of today. • 11 people…13 evaluations • 2 teachers are required to be evaluation twice • The other 6 will be completed after the winter break. • 2 of those 6 are the second of two formal evaluations for probationary teachers. • Informal walk-through observations are conducted several times per week.

7. Superintendent’s Report December 12, 2011

8. Sign at the Football Field • Should be installed on Wednesday • Love Signs planned to be here last Friday, but inclement weather delayed the installation of the sign • Should be fully functional by the end of the week

9. Out of Office • Thursday, December 16th after noon. • All day Friday, December 17th.

10. New Gym Floor • A new coat of finish will be added to the new gym floor. • Recommended after about 6 months. • This will cost $2,000. • Egan will start this process on December 22nd and will be finished before the NSAA sports moratorium is over. • We may try to refinish the floor every year at this time instead of during the summer.

11. New Gym Bleachers • The south bleachers need some work. • Bleacher Solutions provided us with a quote. ($4,200) • Jack and weld top row. • Adjust motors for even running. • Loosen sway braces and adjust rolling frames then tighten. • Clean and grease all moving parts. • Alternate proposal ($3,400) • Remove top row of bleachers to allow clearance to court. • Move all wall attachment brackets to next lower row and re-attach. • Install seats back on bottom row. • Since these projects are over $2,500, I plan to meet with the facilities/transportation committee and then get more than one quote if we decide to move forward.

12. Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund • Project overview • All duct work will be above false ceiling except in cafeteria, kitchen, and kitchen store room. • All exposed duct work would save an estimated $75,000 but would create future house keeping issues. It would also not look as finished as hidden duct work. • Air handlers will be installed in current boiler room. • Boilers will be installed in Mr. Olin’s current office. A new fire rated wall will be constructed to meet codes. • Ductwork will run up the building on the outside just west of fire escape or above current boiler room. There are options for the appearance of this duct work. • The area we lovingly refer to as the “doghouse” will be eliminated during this project.

13. Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund • Plan to put projects out for bid by the first part of January • At the January Board of Education meeting, the Board will need to approve the final plans • Facilities/Transportation Committee meeting will be held between now and the January meeting with KEI to discuss final plans • I have a meeting scheduled with a potential owner’s representative tomorrow morning (see next slide) • Bids will be due in February • Construction will begin in May

14. Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund • Bid process will be made up of 4 components • Windows – Brian Foxworthy (incite Design Studio) • HVAC (Old Gym) – Ed Kucirek • Temperature Control • Ed Kucirek • Combine new building and old building controls • HVAC (High School) • Hire an Owner’s Representative • Owner’s Representative and Ed will coordinate to bid out the pieces of the project • Mechanical • Electrical • Ceilings • Fire

15. Community Wellness Center and Football/Track Complex • This project is picking up steam! • I visited the newly constructed wellness center in Oakland on Friday…VERY impressive. A facility of that nature would be a tremendous asset to the community of Pender • A big piece of this project is the football field/track complex. • Entire project is about $4 million. • The football field/track complex is about $1 to $1.5 million. • Donations will play a major role in the construction of these facilities. • Donors may specifically state how they would like their donation spent. In other words, someone may choose to donate to the football field/track complex only. • This has major implications for the school. • Are we willing to support this project?