August 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Monthly Meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education
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1. Routine Business
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1.A. Call to Order
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1.B. Open Meetings Act Announcement
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This is an open, public meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education, and a copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in this room.
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1.C. Board Meeting Decorum Expectations
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Kearney Public Schools welcomes all guests to our public meetings. It is the intention of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education that all those present at the Board of Education meetings, whether Board members, KPS staff, or members of the public, act and treat each other with honor and respect. Guests are expected to refrain from speaking during the meeting unless asked to address the Board of Education by the Board President or during their allotted time in public participation. If anyone attending the meeting is determined by the President to be disruptive or a detriment to the procession of the meeting by their words or actions, that person or persons, may be asked by the President to leave the meeting at any time. Anyone who refuses to leave will be escorted from the meeting by either school personnel or a police officer and could be legally barred from attending future meetings. Thank you for helping us to have a respectful meeting forum for everyone to enjoy.
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1.D. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.E. Roll Call
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1.E.I. Excuse Absent Board Member
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to excuse absent Board member_______________from the meeting.
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1.F. Approval of the Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve the agenda for the meeting, as presented.
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2. Recognitions
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2.A. Recognition of Jason Owens, Principal at Hanny Arram Center for Success, for Being Named the Region IV Outstanding New Principal by the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals (NSASSP)
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2.B. Recognition of Amber Lewis, Principal at Horizon Middle School, for Being Named the Region IV Middle School Principal of the Year by the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals (NSASSP)
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2.C. Recognition of Erin Jones, Assistant Principal at Sunrise Middle School, for Being Named the Region IV Assistant Middle School Principal of the Year by the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals (NSASSP)
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3. Presentations
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3.A. Presentation from Erikka Rhodes, JAG Career Specialist at Hanny Arram Center for Success about the JAG Program
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3.C. Notice of Settlement Claims
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Dominic Bueno, Crystal Jasnoch and Adrian Bueno asserted a claim for damages arising from injuries Dominic Bueno sustained from an accident that occurred on October 27, 2023 while Dominic Bueno was a student at Kearney Public Schools and a settlement was reached. A full release of liability has been executed in the exchange for a lump sum of $67,500 which will be paid by ALICAP, Kearney Public Schools' risk liability pool. A copy of the settlement agreement will be available upon request at this meeting.
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4. Public Participation/Comment
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Board meetings must have on the agenda, a specific time entitled Public Participation/Comment, during which patrons may address the Board on matters of general concern. No public body shall require members of the public to identify themselves as a condition for admission to the meeting, nor shall such body require that the name of any members of the public be placed on the agenda prior to such meeting in order to speak about items on the agenda. Patrons wishing to address the Board during the Public Participation/Comment will be allowed up to five (5) minutes per speaker to express their view. Public Participation/Comment may not exceed sixty (60) total minutes. The Board-imposed time limits may be extended by a majority vote of the Board, following a motion to do so. Board action may not be taken on matters discussed during the Public Participation/Comment, unless the matter specifically appears on the prepared agenda. Board of Education members will refrain from expressing personal opinions during Public Participation/Comment.
Any members of the public desiring to address the body shall be required to sign in with the recording secretary prior to the start of the meeting and identify himself or herself, including an address, phone number, and name of any organization represented by such person, unless the address and phone number requirement is waived to protect the security of the individual. |
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5. Board Reports
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6. Consent Agenda
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Note: Items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items at the meeting unless a Board Member requests an item removed from the agenda for a separate action.
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve the items on the Consent Agenda, as presented.
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6.A. Approval of Minutes of the July 14, 2025 Regular Meeting and the August 6, 2025 Board Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Board of Education
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6.B. Approval of the August 2025 Claims
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6.C. Approval of the August 2025 Financial Reports
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6.D. Acceptance of the Sunrise Middle School Parent Advisory Committee Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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6.E. Acceptance of the Kearney Band Parents Association Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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6.F. Acceptance of the Park Elementary School PTO Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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6.G. Acceptance of the Kenwood Elementary School PTO Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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6.H. Approval of Kearney High School JROTC Trip to the Pioneer Raider Meet, September 12-13, 2025 in Leavenworth, Kansas
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6.I. Recognition of the Kearney Education Association as the Exclusive Bargaining Agent for All Non-Supervisory Certificated Staff in the Kearney Public Schools for the 2027-2028 Contract Year
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6.J. Approval of the 2025-2026 Kearney Public Schools Certified and Classified Staff Handbooks and the 2025-2026 Facilities Handbook
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6.K. Second and Final Reading Approval of New and Revised Board Policies -
1340 Community Relations; 4002 Personnel; 5001 Admission Requirements: 5401 Anti-discrimination, Anti-harassment & Anti-retaliation; 3290 Internal Controls; 3730 Procurement Plan; 4030 Transportation Employees & Form A; 5101 Student Discipline-Electronic Devices; 5004 Full-time and Part-time Enrollment; 5201 Promotion and Retention & Repeat Grade Form; 5202 Notification of Rights Under FERPA; 6420 Association Activities; 5503 (new) Foster Care Student Transportation; Rescission of 6260 Title I Parental/Community Engagement in Schools |
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7. Regular Agenda - Personnel
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7.A. Approval of the Employment of Certificated Staff
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Jordan Temme, BA+27, Step 11 1.0 FTE permanent substitute teacher at Kearney Public Schools and Traci Goodrich, BA, Step 3 1.0 FTE 6th grade special education teacher at Sunrise Middle School, for the 2025-2026 school year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to employ the certificated staff at Kearney Public Schools for the 2025-2026 school
year, as presented.
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8. Regular Agenda - Business
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9. Regular Agenda - Miscellaneous
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9.A. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with Central Community College for Dual Credit Classes
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve the MOU with Central Community College for Dual Credit Classes, as presented.
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9.B. Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding with UNK for Dual Credit Classes
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve the MOU with UNK for Dual Credit Classes, as presented.
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9.C. Approval of Kearney Public Schools 2025-2026 Emergency Operations Plan
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to approve of Kearney Public Schools 2025-2026 Emergency Operations Plan, as presented.
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9.D. Set the Date for the Special Budget Retreat Meeting
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to set Monday, August 25, 2025 at 12:00 noon in the first floor conference room of the Administration Building, 320 West 24th St., Kearney NE, for a special budget retreat meeting of the Board of Education.
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9.E. Discuss Changes to the Elementary Feeder Schools and Their Feeding to Horizon and Sunrise Middle Schools to Balance District 6-8 Enrollment in Future Years. Elementary feeders that will be specifically discussed include Buffalo Hills, Kenwood, and Emerson Elementary Schools.
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10. Next Meeting
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The next regular meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education will be held on September 8, 2025 at 5:30 P.M. in the Staff Development Room in the Administration Building at 320 West 24th St, Kearney, NE 68845.
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11. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Move to adjourn the meeting.
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