May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Americanism #2 & Regular Meeting

Rationale:  The Curriculum, Americanism, and Multi-cultural Education Committee will convene for Americanism meeting #2 as required by LB 399.

Please see the attached agenda.

Rationale:  This allows the Board to approve the agenda as published according to policy 204.07.

Rationale:  National Qualifiers Adeline Hladky and Blake Hansmeyer will be in attendance to present their national qualifying presentations along with their sponsor, Mrs. Flynn.

Rationale:  Attached is the contract for special education services provided by ESU17 for the 2025-26 school year.  

This year's contract is estimated at $604,160.  Last year's contract was $656,132.

ESU17 Administrator, Geraldine Erickson, will be available to provide information and answer questions.

Rationale:  Attached is the contract to provide nursing services for the 2025-26 school year.  

The contract for this year is $31,626.  Last year the contract was $30,000.

ESU Administrator, Geraldine Erickson, will be available to provide information and answer questions.

Rationale:  As per the Board's request, we have acquired the attached proposals for consideration regarding a possible flooring project for the cafeteria and kitchen areas.

If approved, the project would be completed in early July.  The current idea or recommendation is to do epoxy flooring in the kitchen and LVP flooring in the cafeteria.

Rationale:  LunchTime Solutions coordinates with us under the guidelines and calculation tool(s) provided by NDE to determine appropriate pricing for meals each year.  Attached is the recommended price increases as proposed by LunchTime Solutions. On average, the increase for next year is 11.7 cents.

Rationale:  The Board is committed to the ongoing review and maintenance of Board Policy.  Policies will be provided to the Policy Committee in advance and then to the entire Board for review/approval on a regular basis.  

*All Board Policies are available to the public through the Sparq Public Meetings Access site:  

https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/415

*The link to all policies is provided through the school district website.

https://www.ainsworthschools.org/page/schoolboard

The policies in this month's review are 16 policies (604.09 through 606.05) in the 600s Instruction section. Other than policy 605.07 (part-time enrollment, the policies presented are effectively up-to-date.  Policy 605.07 is on hold for the moment pending the outcome of LB 653. A simple review should suffice for the rest unless the Board proposes changes to the policies presented. 

Rationale:  The following is a revised policy prepared by Jim Luebbe of the NASB Policy Review Service. Jim took our comments and suggestions from Frank Beel of the policy committee to craft a more suitable policy to fit our local efforts and values.

Further, Jim has indicated this policy or a similar version could be the new version NASB offers to school districts.  This policy keeps it simple and provides local control where needed.

The District Wellness Committee (DWC) is and will continue to be combined with the district's safety committee which has the following members and meets at a minimum 4 times each year led by School Nurse Lori Clapper:  Lori Clapper, Nichole Flynn, Jennifer Hitchcock, Todd Pollock, Steve Dike, Kesley Riesen, Dale Hafer, Joe McMurtrey, and Liz Goshorn.

Rationale:  Sarah Carpenter has turned in her letter of resignation effective at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.

Rationale:  Tammy Hancock has turned in her letter of resignation effective at the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year.

Rationale:  The next regular meeting of the Board is scheduled for June 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office. Current agendas will be available for public inspection in the office of the superintendent.