Public Meeting Agenda: January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Learning Community Coordinating Council

1. Opening the Meeting:

1.a. Call to order: The regular meeting of the Learning Community Coordinating Council is called to order on __________, at ___ p.m.

1.b. Council Mission Statement: Together with school districts and community organizations as partners, we demonstrate, share, and implement more effective practices to measurably improve educational outcomes for children and families in poverty.

1.c. Public Notice and Compliance Nebraska Open Meetings Law: Public Notice was published in The Daily Record on ___January 9, 2026__________ and on the Learning Community Website.

1.d. Council Roll Call:

1.e. Pledge of Allegiance: Please stand and face the flag for the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. Elections of Officers

3. Public Comment: Are there any public comments?

4. Good News Report!

5. Reports:

5.a. Chair Report:

5.b. CEO Report

5.c. Treasurer Report:

5.d. Legal Counsel:

5.e. Foundation:

6. Consent Agenda:

Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.

6.a. Minutes of the _November 19, 2025___, meeting of the Council.

6.b. Treasurer’s Report –January 2026.

7. Subcommittee Reports:

7.a. Elementary, Learning, and Diversity (ELD) subcommittee:

7.b. Budget, Finance & Audit Subcommittee:

7.c. Legislative and Policy subcommittee:

7.d. Administration and Personnel subcommittee:

8. Programming Update:

8.a. Center Updates

8.b. District Initiatives
1. Ralston Public Schools
2. Millard Public Schools

8.c. Director of Strategic Initiatives

9. New Business:
Action Item-

Action Item: Motion to authorize the CEO to enter ELC programming agreements with Millard Public Schools. The organization is to fund the Behavior Support Team for $530,000 (Y1: $106,000; Y2: $212,000; Y3: $212,000). Summary Sheet (attached) for the FY 2025/2026, 2026/27, 2027/28. Approval is contingent upon Council approval of authorization of the elementary levy and the fiscal year budgets for each of the above fiscal years of the Learning Community.
Motion: To approve the action item as presented

First: ______ Second: ____
Discussion: N/A
Moved to vote: Yes ___No _____ Abstain_____
Motion: passed____ failed _____
Action Item:
Motion to approve the General Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $470,000 calling for a total property tax requirement of $0 and to recommend the same to the full Council at the next Learning Community Coordinating Council meeting.
Motion to approve the Capital Projects Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $874,000 calling for a property tax requirement of $1,281,324 plus a 1% County Treasurer Collection Fee of $12,943 for a total property tax requirement of $1,294,266.
Motion to approve the Elementary Learning Center Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $1,021,993 calling for a property tax requirement of $12,891,773 plus a 1% County Treasurer Collection Fee of $130,220 for a total property tax requirement of $13,021,993 and to recommend the same to the full Council at the next Learning Community Coordinating Council meeting.
Motion to approve the Research & Evaluation Fund Budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in the amount of $762,542 calling for a total property tax requirement of $0.

Motion: To approve the action item as presented

First: ______ Second: ____
Discussion: N/A
Moved to vote: Yes ___No _____ Abstain_____
Motion: passed____ failed _____

Motion to adopt of the following resolutions.

WHEREAS, Nebraska Revised Statute § 77-1601.02 provides that the Coordinating Council, as the governing body of the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties (the “Learning Community”), passes by majority vote a resolution setting the Learning Community’s tax requests for its Capital Projects Levy and Elementary Learning Center Levy after holding a public hearing for the purpose of discussing and approving or modifying the Learning Community’s tax requests for the 2025-2026 fiscal year;

WHEREAS, such special public hearing was held on January 15, 2026 as required by law to receive and consider public comments regarding the proposed property tax requests of the Learning Community’s Capital Projects Levy and Elementary Learning Center Levy, notice of the special public hearing having been given in accordance with Nebraska Revised Statute § 77-1601.02;

WHEREAS, the total assessed value of the property differs from the previous year’s total assessed value by 6.56%; the tax rate which would levy the same amount of property taxes as the previous year, when multiplied by the new total assessed value of property would be $0.014586345 per $100 of assessed value; the Learning Community proposes to adopt a property tax requests that will cause its tax rate to be $0.013688323 per $100 of assessed value for the 2025-2026 fiscal year;

WHEREAS, based on the proposed property tax request and changes in other revenue, the total operating budget of Learning Community will increase last year’s budget by 4.58% percent; and

WHEREAS, the Coordinating Council, after having reviewed the Learning Community’s tax requests for each said levy, and after public consideration of the matter, has determined that the tax requests as listed below are necessary in order to carry out the functions of the Learning Community, as determined by the Coordinating Council for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

BE IT RESOLVED that the Coordinating Council of the Learning Community hereby sets its Capital Projects Levy property tax request for the 2025-2026 fiscal year at $1,294,266; and

BE IT RESOLVED that the Coordinating Council of the Learning Community hereby sets its Elementary Learning Centers Levy property tax request for the 2025-2026 fiscal year at $13,021,993.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be certified and forwarded to the Douglas County Clerk on or before January 16, 2026.

Motion: To approve adopt of the following resolutions..

First: ______ Second: ____
Discussion: N/A
Moved to vote: Yes ___No _____ Abstain_____
Motion: passed____ failed _____

10. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at: _________

11. Next Meeting - February 19, 2026

January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Learning Community Coordinating Council

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