July 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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Notice of this meeting was given in advance thereof by posting at Adams Bank, the Post Office and the City Administration Building and published in the Keith County News.  Notice of this meeting was given to the President and all Members of the Board.  Availability of the agenda for this meeting was communicated in the advance notice.  All proceedings hereafter will be taken while this convened meeting is open to the attendance of the public. 

This meeting is being convened in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.  A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the east wall of the Board Chambers.

Any person wishing to address the board may do so by standing.  When you are recognized, please go to the podium.

If you wish to comment, you must first identify yourself, including your address, the name of the organization you represent, and the topic that you wish to address. The board will generally allow a total of 30 minutes for the presentation of all public comments. Each individual’s comments will be limited to 5 minutes.

This is a public meeting convened for the purpose of conducting official business. Please note that the Board cannot discuss or act upon matters that are not listed on the agenda. Therefore, Board members will generally not respond to your comments or questions. 

Also note that concerns related to school personnel need to be addressed to the Superintendent using the approved district protocol of the complaint policy and/or procedures to resolve such complaints and concerns. Individuals who make false, defamatory, or slanderous statements during public comments may be held legally liable. Slanderous comments are not protected just because they are made at Board meetings

Thank you!

Rationale:  https://vclock.com/set-timer-for-5-minutes/

Rationale:  This policy was approved at the June board meeting.

The board will publish reasonable advanced notice of all meetings on its website.  The notice will contain a statement that the current agenda is available for inspection at the Superintendent’s office during normal business hours.  The Superintendent or designee may but is not required to provide information about meetings in other ways, such as social media or posting notices in physical locations in the district.  

Four times per year, in a newspaper of general circulation, the board will publish its regular meeting schedule, location of regular meetings, and the designated method of publishing meeting notices.

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The Consent Agenda consists of approval of the agenda for this meeting, approval of the minutes from the June 15, 2026, regular board meeting and the June 17, 2026, Board work session, approval of claims for the General Fund in the amount of $264,676.90, Payroll in the amount of $895,128.86, Depreciation Fund in the amount of $25,133.79, Special Building Fund in the amount of $95,782.00, and Hot Lunch Fund in the amount of $7,833.51. 

Rationale:  Each year, our school attorneys make small changes every year to make sure we are in compliance and alignment with all of our current policies and practices.

Rationale:  Schools have three lids they must observe when setting their budget:
1) $1.05 Levy Limit
2) Budget Authority (Expenditure Limit)
3) Property Tax Request Authority
The funding needed for the School District to meet its obligations to its students may require an increase in the base growth percentage used to determine the School District’s property tax request authority.
Nebraska law authorizes the Board, upon an affirmative vote of at least seventy percent (70%) of the Board, to increase such base growth percentage by up to six percent (6%).
A motion to approve this increase would increase the base growth percentage used to determine Ogallala Public School's property tax request authority for the 2026-2027 budget by an amount of up to 6%.
A vote for this motion does not mean that Ogallala Public Schools will access all six percent. Instead, it means that a number up to six percent may be used when planning the overall budget.

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Rationale:  OPSD has been a Nebraska Rural Community Schools Association member for many years. NRCSA provides many services for rural schools.

Rationale:  We are moving towards a platform that can help us get better data on our evaluations and make it easier to have access to our walkthroughs.

Rationale:  The School District acknowledges its obligation under state and federal laws to provide comprehensive training to its staff on various subjects. With the recent enactment of LB 1329 during the 2024 legislative session, the Legislature has entrusted each Board of Education with the discretion to set appropriate durations for specific staff training mandates. In light of this, the Board of Education is taking proactive steps to align the District's planned training agenda for the upcoming school year with the provisions outlined in LB 1329. This resolution serves as a formal affirmation of the Board's determination that the proposed training requirements are reasonable in both scope and duration. Additionally, it ensures that the Board is fully informed of and grants approval for other essential staff training initiatives slated for the same academic year.

Rationale:  Board Budget Work Session: August 26th at 5:30 PM In Supt Conference Room
Community Budget Workshop: September 2nd at 6:00PM in the HS PAC

Rationale:  Monday, August 17, 2026, 5:30pm, Regular Board Meeting 
Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 5:30pm, Board Budget Work Session
Monday, September 21, 2026, 5:30pm, Regular Board Meeting

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