January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. GPS Board of Education Information
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The meeting agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Central Office during regular working hours.
District Vision: Gering Public Schools provides a collaborative community, inspiring excellence and innovation in teaching and learning to empower student growth and leadership in school and life. District Mission: Gering Public Schools exists to equip today's learners with the skills necessary to be tomorrow's leaders. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of matters to be considered at the meeting. The Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so. We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now, so that you may be recognized during the 'Patron Comment' section of our meeting. These forms are located by the entry doors of the meeting room. Agenda items are subject to reordering at the discretion of the board president. Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda. Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item. |
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order by Dr. Nicole Regan, Superintendent
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Session for the protection of the public interest; or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.4. Open Meetings Act
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Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.
Notice of this meeting was published in the Star Herald on Thursday, January 8th, 2026. |
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3. Board Organizational Meeting
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By board policy, the Superintendent will chair the election of the President and then the newly elected President will preside over the other elections.
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3.1. Election of School Board President
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4. Convene the Board of Education to Order
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The newly elected Board President will now preside over the meeting.
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4.1. Election of School Board Vice President
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4.2. Dissemination of Ethics/Accountability & Disclosure statutes and Board Member Code of Ethics (Policy# 202.1).
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5. Consent Agenda
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At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately.
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5.1. Consent Appointments and Designations
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5.1.i. American Civics, Curriculum & Personnel Committee (Facilitators, Dr. Regan & Kory Knight) Greg Trautman, Tracy Wiese, & John Maser
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5.1.ii. Finance & Facilities Committee (Facilitator, Stacy Rodriguez): Bryan Barrett, Matt Kautz and Josh Lacy
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5.1.iii. Board Secretary: Audrey Nightingale, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
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5.1.iv. Board Treasurer: Stacy Rodriguez, Director of Finance & Facilities
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5.1.v. Appoint Superintendent Dr. Nicole Regan as the Authorized Representative to secure funds for Gering Public Schools.
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5.1.vi. Federal Authorized Representative: Dr. Nicole A. Regan, Superintendent of Schools
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5.1.vii. Depository for Funds:
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5.1.viii. School Physician: Regional West Physicians Clinic
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5.1.ix. Designation of Legal Council:
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5.1.x. Designation of District Newspaper of Record: Star Herald
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5.1.xi. Designation of ADA Compliance Officer: Julie Siebke, Director of Student Services
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5.1.xii. Designation of Title IX Officer: Dr. Nicole Regan, Superintendent of Schools
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5.2. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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The attached minutes are intended to accurately reflect the actions of the Board at its previous meetings.
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5.3. Approval of Claims/Bills
Fund Amount 01 General $718,796.34 03 Employee $104.50 05 Activity $74,738.00 06 Nutrition $2,182.16 07 Bond $700.00 08 Special Building $861.25 09 QCPUF $6,825.00 Fund Totals: $804,207.25
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5.4. Board Policy Adoption
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5.4.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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5.4.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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5.5. Personnel Items
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5.5.i. Certified Staff Contract(s)
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5.5.ii. Certified Staff Resignation(s)
Alexandria Gustafson - GHS, ELA Teacher
Talera Kinsey - GHS, Math Teacher Nancie Riesen - GHS, ELA Teacher |
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6. Celebration of Excellence
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6.1. Presentation Recognition Month - Dr. Nicole Regan
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6.2. Northfield Elementary - Wendee Powell
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6.3. YMCA Presentation - Conrad Bostron & Trinity Burgner
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6.4. CLA Annual Audit - Molly Quinn
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7. Reports & Discussions
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7.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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7.2. Board Committee Report: Business & Facilities
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7.3. Superintendent's Report
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8. Public Comments: 204.12
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9. Action Items
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9.1. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding the approval of the $5,000 contribution to the YMCA of Scottsbluff County for the 2025-26 school year.
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10. Board Comments
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10.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsRegular Meeting: Mon, Feb. 9th, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. (Freshmen Academy)Special Meeting: Tues, Feb. 24th, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, Feb. 3rd, 2026 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Middle School Improvement Committee: Wed, Feb. 4th, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, Feb. 5th, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights: |
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11. Adjourn
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