Board of Education Special Meeting

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 5:30 PM

Elementary Media Center in Diller

315 Smith St

Diller, NE 68342

Angie Clifford                     Present

Adam Engelman:                Present

Paul Kostal:                        Present

Toni Landenberger:            Present

Jill Scheele:                        Present

Gary Stohs:                        Present

1.  Open Meeting

1.1. Roll Call

1.2. Recognize the Open Meetings Act information

1.3. Approve minutes of last meeting

Motion to approve minutes of last meeting Passed with a motion by Gary Stohs and a second by Angie Clifford.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Toni Landenberger: Yea, Jill Scheele: Yea, Gary Stohs: Yea

Yea: 6, Nay: 0

1.3.1. Discuss and make necessary plans for possible closings in the matter of public health

2.  Take action on hourly employee pay during closure

Motion to pay hourly staff paid in full until March 30 with no overtime. Duties will be assigned by administration at that point. Passed with a motion by Toni Landenberger and a second by Gary Stohs.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Toni Landenberger: Yea, Jill Scheele: Yea, Gary Stohs: Yea

Yea: 6, Nay: 0

On March 30 hourly staff that wish to come into school to work will be assigned duties as needed around the building.

2.1. Take action on school meals during closure

Motion to start free meals to any Diller-Odell PK-12 student that desire them on March 23. Passed with a motion by Gary Stohs and a second by Angie Clifford.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Toni Landenberger: Yea, Jill Scheele: Yea, Gary Stohs: Yea

Yea: 6, Nay: 0

Motion to establish an emergency plan for hourly staff of a maximum of 80 hours of emergency leave. Recognizing the potential for increased time off by employees during the current COVID 19 national health crisis, Diller-Odell Public Schools will implement the following temporary Emergency Leave Allowance. Emergency Leave will provide employees leave to: 1-Quarantine or seek a diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus; 2-Care for a family member for such purposes; 3-Care for a child whose school has closed; 4-Care for a child if the childcare provider is unavailable due to coronavirus; The Emergency Leave Allowance is defined below: Full-time employees are entitled to a maximum of 80 hours; Part-time employees are entitled to hours in the amount the employee normally works, on average, in a two week period. The one-time temporary emergency Leave will expire December 31, 2020 and will not be available for carry- over or for uses not related to the current COVID-19 health crisis. Passed with a motion by Toni Landenberger and a second by Jill Scheele.

Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Toni Landenberger: Yea, Jill Scheele: Yea, Gary Stohs: Yea

Yea: 6, Nay: 0

Brown bag meals will be made available to any Diller-Odell PK-12 student Monday thru Fridays as of March 23. They may be picked up at either the elementary or the high school. Details will be sent out via school messenger and posted on the school web site. The meals will consist of a brown bag lunch, with also a breakfast for the next day.  Delivery outside of Diller and Odell will be possible.

The Board and administration want to insure that employees that need to stay away from work due to health concerns do so. The Board appreciates the dedication of the staff over the years and wants to support them as much as possible to the district’s students.

3.  Executive Session

4.  Adjournment

Motion to adjourn Passed with a motion by Angie Clifford and a second by Jill Scheele. Angie Clifford: Yea, Adam Engelman: Yea, Paul Kostal: Yea, Toni Landenberger: Yea, Jill Scheele: Yea, Gary Stohs: Yea

Yea: 6, Nay: 0

President Kostal adjourned the meeting at 6:20pm. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30