January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  President Kumm called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.

Discussion:  All members were present at the meeting.

Discussion:  Mr. Hoesing discussed the partnerships with Bloomfield Community Schools including the potential sharing of coursework in Career and Technical Eduction (CTE) and other academic areas as well as possible athletic and activity agreements. He also discussed the need to hold a retreat between the January and March board meetings to engage in strategic planning. During this, we gather updated data and work toward providing staff with updates as plans develop. He also spoke on the Rule 10 compliance meeting Mr. Hoesing, Mr Anderson and Mrs. Heimes attended with zoom with the NDE. This will be a large undertaking as there is a lot of date and evidence to collect prior to the official visit on February 22nd. The track is currently our for bids and we hope to break ground by the spring thaw. Lastly he noted the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature met January 7th. The state is currently facing an estimated $471 million budget shortfall, largely due to income tax cuts enacted last year. Because of the shortage, several potential actions may need to be discussed during the legislative session. 

Discussion:  Mr. Anderson discussed WHIP. Juniors are starting this semester and seniors are continuing their WHIP as well. We have 2 students attending Fridays at Northeast. ACT prep 2nd round will start soon and will work with Miss Gragert. Test is in March. Juniors took ASVAB right before Christmas and most of our kids scored at the average or above. College planing is in full force and kids are applying to the college they have chosen. Miss Gragert is keeping in good contact with the students to stay on top of college planning. MAPS testing for high school will be next week. They will have this data for the January 28th parent-teacher conferences

Mrs. Heimes shared the MTSS data. Testing for MAPS is currently taking place. She went over scores so far and we have a lot of positive growth across the board. She also noted our reading scores are improving and increasing. In school savings has dropped to once a week to keep the excitement of savings. 2 days seemed to take away from that. Read your hearts out will be taking place and parents or family can come and eat and read with their students. Field trips are being scheduled. 

Discussion:  JH girls finished their season 11-3. Great job girls. JH Boys are just getting started with their basketball season and have 13 total boys out. JV and Varsity girls are in full swing. JV is 1-4 and HS is 3-6.  We struggle to find full games for jv but have some opportunities in January to get some experience. High school boys are 6-3 and have some key players returning from injury, with the JV boys playing good basketball and having a great record as well. We have 3 boys out for wrestling, with 2 on JV and 1 on Varsity. Varsity has had some solid success. Speech practice has begun, and we have 18 students on the roster. The 1st speech meet is January 31st. Football for next year is in the final scheduling stages. We were placed in class D3 and our district opponents have been set. The final schedule will come out in February. 

Discussion:  Mr. Hoesing discussed the Master Calendar with the board. The Knox County fair dates in 2026 presented some problems with what our traditional calendar looks like, so Mr. Hoesing went to the board with potential options for this year. The board discussed options with teacher workdays and end of the year schedule. The way the calendar sets up, this potentially could be a problem next year as well.

Discussion:  Mr. Hoesing discussed board retreat dates and times with the board for the upcoming month.

Discussion:  The board discussed options with other districts. Bloomfield-Crofton officially turned us down, due to the potential of the coop driving them into class B. Other scenarios were discussed for the wrestlers. Wausa would potentially have two returning wrestlers who currently wrestle with Osmond, as well as one eighth grader who wrestles for the Crofton-Bloomfield Club.