Board Of Education - Gibbon Public Schools

BUFFALO HERALD
GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FEBRUARY 2011
Notes From The Superintendent
District Report Card: Included in this newsletter is the
Gibbon Public Schools Annual Report along with the district’s
results on the State Report Card. The annual report is
a requirement of the Accreditation Standards of the Nebraska
Department of Education. The State Report Card is part of
the state accountability system whereby patrons can learn how
their school district is rated on the quality of assessments it
uses to measure student learning and how their students are
performing. The purpose of this accountability system is to
help schools improve. For more detailed information on the
State Report Card you might want to check the web site: http://
reportcard.nde.state.ne.us/ I encourage you to take some time
to review the material in these reports. Should you find that
you would like further information, please feel free to call the
school office at 468-6555.
Demolition of Former Facility: The Board of Education
approved the bid of Blessing Construction for the demolition
of the former facility at the postponed regular school Board
meeting of January 10 th that was held on January 17 th . The
bid amount of $159,450 included a substantial completion date
of April 15 th , 2011. This bid, along with nine other bids, was
received by the Facility Committee on Tuesday, December
21 st . Bid amounts ranged from the Blessing Construction bid
Calendar Changes
and Additions
• The varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball games with Blue Hill
postponed on January 11th have been tentatively rescheduled
for February 7th at 6:15. The junior varsity games will not be
rescheduled.
• The Secondary/Community Variety Show scheduled for March
25th has been cancelled.
• A Community Play, directed by Mike Kenton, has been added
to the calendar for March 25th and 26th .
• The FCCLA State Leadership Conference is incorrectly
published as April 1-3. The correct dates are April 3-5.
• The Academic Awards Night will on Monday, May 2nd in conjunction
with the Fine Arts Awards Night.
• Boys’ Varsity District Golf is listed on both May 16th and 17th .
The correct date is May 16th only. The competition will be held
at Indian Head Golf Course in Grand Island.
of $159,450 to a bid received by Hooker Construction in the
amount of $862,500.
Crossing Guard: The district has placed a crossing guard
at the intersection of Court and Drew Lane/10 th Street. This
was a result of concerns brought to the district regarding the
safety of students at this designated school crossing. Bernie
Najera, who also serves as special events custodian, will be
at this site mornings from 7:45 to 8:30 and in the afternoons
from 3:00 to 3:45.
LouPlatte Conference Basketball Tournament: Gibbon
will be the host site for the girls’ and boys’ conference basketball
tournaments on February 2 nd , 4 th , 5 th , and 6 th . Come to
the school and enjoy some excellent basketball. Good luck to
the Gibbon teams!
Video streaming: Gibbon has begun video streaming of
home varsity basketball games. We will also be video streaming
all conference basketball tournament games. Games will be
available worldwide at http://stream.gibbonpublicschools.com
Educationally Dedicated,
Larry Witt
Little Smiles Pre-School
Registration Opens
February 1 st
Gibbon Elementary Office
If your child will be 4 years old by October 15 th s/he
is eligible for the Gibbon Public Schools grant supported
pre-school program. Children who are eligible by age to
enroll in kindergarten (those who reach the age of 5 by
October 15 th of the current year) may not participate in
a state grant funded pre-school program. Applications
can be obtained at the elementary office.
Parent-Teacher
Conference Dates
Second semester parent-teacher conferences dates have
been set. The first session will be on Tuesday, February
7 th from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. The second session will be on
Wednesday, February 9 th from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m.