January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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Opening Procedures
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Statement of Open Meetings Law
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Roll Call
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Comments from the Audience
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Presentations
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School Auditor, Dana Cole
Discussion:
Ryan Bruns from Dana Cole gave an update on the School Audit for the 24-25 school year.
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Consent Agenda
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Minutes/Claims
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Discussion Items
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Admin Reports
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Mrs. Stieren- Winter sports in full swing, speech has also started. FFA results presented. Shout out to coaches for their flexibility due to construction. New software, Bound, is fully operable now. Discussed upcoming important dates.
Mr. Geise- Finished strong first semester, formal evaluations are ongoing. Principal interviews/process update. Hope to approve candidate on February meeting. Updated on curriculum requirement changes. College Career fair February 25th. 6th grade move up day options are being discussed. Communication will be going out about the temporary portable classrooms. Mr. Krause- Paraprofessional handbook has been updated/edited, as the old one was outdated. Substitute paraprofessional update. Indicator 13 transition update, assessment passed. NDE run workshop at ESU3 was attended by Mr. Krause, Mrs. Bergmeyer, and Mrs. Stieren. Focus monitoring is finishing up. Mr. Dennis- Update on PD day, going to focus on reading groups. Teacher evaluations are ongoing. Working on developing a weekly walk through schedule for every classroom. Early childhood center has hired a full time and a part time staff member. Another candidate is going through the interview process for full time employment. Mrs. Bergmeyer- Provided update on PD day, Bill Pulte from ESU was there and gave some updates on our technology. KSB did a Zoom to complete a training on special education laws. Cougar Connection time will be used for some Science ACT Prep during the month of February. High school has added WIN time. "What I need" time and it will be used as well for Math ACT Prep. Winter benchmarks are finishing up, Juniors taking ASVAB. |
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Superintendent Report
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Construction update. Lockers will be replaced. Playground equipment has been delivered. The Legislature is now in session, so we are keeping an eye on the changes made or anticipated changes made.
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Cellphone Tower
Discussion:
Update on progress with cellphone tower. Showed a diagram of where the proposed cellphone tower would be. Will forward to KSB to look over lease.
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25-26 School Calendar
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Update on changes to school calendar proposed this March. Changes would need to be made due to construction constraints. Will bring to a vote next month.
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Committee assignments for Board members for the 2026 calendar year.
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Keep committees the same.
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Action Items
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the nomination for President.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary actions to approve the nomination for Vice President.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the nomination for Treasurer.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the nomination for Secretary.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the Board Committee assignments discussed for 2026.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the Federal Program representative, Michael Apple/Rob Geise; Legal Counsel, KSB; Auditor, Dana Cole; Newspaper of Record, Nebraska City Newspress or OWH; Bank Depository, Cornerstone Bank and First State Bank.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to accept the 2024-2025 school audit.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve a review of the following policies: 5066 Early Graduation, 5067 Student Assistance Team Process, 6001 School Organization, 6002 School Calendar, 6003 Instructional Program, 6005 Academic Credits and Graduation, 6006 Commencement Ceremony, 6007 Senior Recognition, 6008 Class Rank.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve revisions to Policy 6005A, Graduation Requirements.
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Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the resignation of the Superintendent at the end of contract, or June 30th, 2026.
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Upcoming Meetings 2/10/2026
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Adjourn
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