May 11, 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
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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, May 7th, 2026. |
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3. 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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3.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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3.2. Approval of Claims/Bills
Fund Amount
01 General $292,588.22 03 Employee $209.00 05 Activity $40,624.72 06 School Nutrition $101,975.25 08 Special Building $402,715.43 12 Student Fee $4,006.46 Fund Totals: $842,119.08
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3.3. Board Policy Adoption
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3.3.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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3.3.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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3.4. Personnel Items
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3.4.i. Certified Staff Contract(s)
Steve Land - GMS, Industrial Arts
Abigail Ankomah - GHS, Art Teacher Stacy Baker - GHS, ELA Teacher Calvert Switzer - GHS, Band Instructor Crystal Palser - Interim Curriculum Director Kelly Tofflemire - Ed. Tech Specialist (260 days) |
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4. Celebration of Excellence
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4.1. Student Success - Jennifer Sibal
FFA DECA FCCLA Nationals - Mariella Myers HOSA Speech Presidential Scholar - Trinity Hedman |
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5. Reports & Discussions
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5.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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5.2. Board Committee Report: Business & Facilities
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5.3. Superintendent's Report
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6. Public Comments: 204.12
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve a salary increase of 3.78% for the 2026-227 school year for Classified Staff and Administrators.
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7.2. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve the addendum to the Employee Handbook for Administrators for the 2026–28 school years.
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7.3. Discuss, consider and take all necessary action to approve a resolution authorizing the district to issue its Qualified Capital Undertaking Fund Pledge Bonds and related matters.
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8. Board Comments
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8.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board Meetings:Work Session: Mon, June 1st, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Meeting: Mon, June 8th, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. (Freshmen Academy) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Mon, June 1st, 2026 @ 11:00 a.m. (Central Office)Policy Review Committee: Thurs, June 4th, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, June 4th, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:Graduation: Saturday, May 16th @ 10:00 a.m. |
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9. Adjourn
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