**REVISED**


AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES TO BE HELD APRIL 14, 2005, AT 6:30 P.M. AND 7:00 P.M., AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE IN PANACA, NEVADA.


*THIS MEETING WILL ALSO BE VIDEO BROADCAST TO PAHRANAGAT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY


6:30 p.m.

1. Closed Session - No Action

a. Closed labor session with the District’s management representatives pursuant to NRS 288.220 to receive update on labor negotiations with the District’s various bargaining units.


7:00 p.m.

1. Open Session - Board Business

a. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance

b. Approval of Agenda - Action

The Trustees reserve the right to take items in a different order to accomplish business in the most efficient manner.

c. Approval of Minutes - Action

d. Letters

e. Questions from the Floor - Public Comment


2. Action Items

a. Payment of Bills

b. Request by Mike Fogliani for purchase of two-year’s retirement.

c. Request by Kena Gloeckner for purchase of life insurance in lieu of one-year retirement.

d. Request by Steve Adamson for purchase of two years of retirement.

e. Request by Steve Adamson for 4% retirement incentive for 2004-2005 school year.

f. Request for early graduation - Don and Becky Shortell.

g. Approval of home-school requests:

i. George and Nancy Jawkovsky

j. Candace Martin

h. Request to split second grade Pahranagat Valley Elementary School for class size reduction.

i. Request to split Kindergarten class at Caliente Elementary School for class size reduction.

j. Public comment.

k. Approval of hiring business teacher at Lincoln County High School.

l. Approval of hiring three elementary teachers to be assigned to schools later.

m. Approval of hiring Social Studies teacher at Pahranagat Valley Middle School.

n. Approval of hiring Social Studies teacher at Meadow Valley Middle School.

o. Approval of hiring part-time secretary at Pahranagat Valley High School.

p. Approval of hiring maintenance position for Caliente/Panaca.

q. Approval of hiring administrative assistant at Pioche Elementary

r. Approval of hiring administrative assistant at Panaca Elementary

s. Approval of hiring administrative assistant at Pahranagat Valley Elementary School.

t. Approval of hiring assistant principal at Pahranagat Valley Middle School

u. Approval of Interlocal contract with the Nevada State Health Division, Bureau of Community Health, Community Health Nurse Program.

v. Public Comment.

w. Approval of sixth grade trip to Veyo, Utah.

x. Approval of field trip request to Sand Hollow by Pioche Elementary School.

y. Approval of field trip request to Sand Hollow by Panaca Elementary School.

z. Approval of field trip request by Pahranagat Valley High School range team.

aa. Approval of request to sell busses.

bb. Approval of request to purchase a new 78 passenger bus.

cc. Approval of request to purchase new car for Rachel run.

dd. Appointment of board member to “Advisory committee for naming of new schools” and designate chairperson.

ee. Resolution of medium term financing for energy retrofit project.

ff. Select third party administrator for 403b.

gg. Reassign board members to negotiating teams.

hh. Second reading of transportation policy.

ii. Second reading of naming of facilities policy.

jj. Budget adjustments, augmentations and transfers.

kk. Diploma signing for adult student.

ll. Discussion of Honor Camp adult education program and possible adult program at Lincoln County Detention Center.

       mm. Agreement between Lincoln County School District and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department for school resource officer.

nn. Public comment.

oo. Report on General Improvement District progress and changes by Doug Carriger.

pp. Millennium scholarship presentation by Bonni Smith.

qq. Approval to purchase a minivan for C. O. Bastian and exchange the two C. O. Bastian vans as partial payment.

rr. Public comment

ss. Approval to sign diplomas for Lincoln County High School and Pahranagat Valley High School for graduating seniors.


3. Conference Session - Discussion.

a. Grading Report.

b. Nevada Association of School Board report.

c. Superintendent Reports:

i. Update on building projects.

ii Update on legislation.


4. Adjournment.



Comments by general public and discussion of agenda items are welcome. Agenda posted on April 8, 2005 at all County Schools, District Office, Post Offices, and Court House. Members of the public who are disabled and require special accommodations or assistance at the meeting are requested to notify the Lincoln county School District office in writing at P.O. Box 118, Panaca, NV, 89042, or by calling (775) 728-4471 prior to the meeting date. Members of the public who desire to have an item on the agenda need to make the request in writing and have the request into the District Office no later than ten (10) days prior to the meeting.