April 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Open the Meeting
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1.A. Call to Order and Roll Call
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1.B. Recognize Open Meetings Act
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1.C. Status of Absent Board Members
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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1.D. Publication of Meeting
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1.E. Pledge of Allegiance
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2. Approval of Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. Celebration of Excellence
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4. Public Comment
Discussion:
No public comment was heard.
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5. Information Items: Administration and Board Committee Reports
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6. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.A. Minutes of previous meeting(s)
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6.B. General Fund and Lunch Fund Claims
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6.C. Special Building Fund Claims
Shop Ventilation: $8,200.00 Windows: (No Labor)--$20,976.51 |
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6.D. Bank Balances as of 3/31: General Fund: $894,658.79 -- Lunch Fund: $52,050.73,--Activity Fund: $87,928.17--Depreciation Fund:$6,587.83 --K125 Fund: $3,512.14--Building Fund: $305,092.67--HazMat Fund: $1,087.62--General Fund Special: $2,445.29
Bank Balances as of 4/10/2026: General Fund: $894,661.52 -- Lunch Fund: $51,676.49,--Activity Fund: $87,578.17--Depreciation Fund:$6,587.55 --K125 Fund: $3,278.81--Building Fund: $305,092.85--HazMat Fund: $1,087.58--General Fund Special: $2,445.29 |
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7. Discussion Items
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7.A. Presentation and Discussion on current teaching openings and hiring plans
Discussion:
With no action taken, President Spilinek declared the board out of executive session at 7:58 p.m.
Mr. Kelley informed the board that he had found two possible teacher hires. Both of them are from the Philippines and each has over 9 years of teaching experience. He is very confident that both of these teachers will be a great fit for our school. |
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7.B. Presentation and discussion on the Strategic Reallocation of FTE to Support Literacy Initiatives.
Discussion:
Mr. Kelley informed the board that he would like to make a shift in our hiring plan. With the lack of SPED applicants and the state's increasing pressure regarding 3rd grade reading proficiency, he would like to look at hiring a Reading Specialist. One of the teachers from the Philippines is currently a Reading Specialist. The administration will work to get her a SPED endorsement. The FTE funds that we have had allocated for SPED would cover this hire and would not count against our budget. Mr. Kelley feels this is the best way to fill the SPED vacancy while tackling our biggest academic hurdle.
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7.C. Presentation and discussion on the Cariina training and implementation
Discussion:
Mr. Kelley presented everything they had done on Cariina implementation. This program will decrease paperwork significantly and should simplify bookkeeping tasks.
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7.D. Presentation and Discussion on Policies 5001 to 5067
Discussion:
The 5000 policies need to be reviewed by the board before the May meeting. Mr. Kelley stated that there are no changes that need to be made at this time.
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8. Action Items
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8.A. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve policies 4002 to 4064.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The 4000 policies have been reviewed and no changes have been made.
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8.B. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve possible change to the 2025-2026 school calendar.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Kelley would like to provide the students with an incentive for them to perform their best on the spring Map/NSCAS/ACT tests. He is proposing that if 85% of the students increase their scores from the winter testing, we would let them out of school on May 15th instead of May 19th for summer break.
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9. Personnel
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9.A. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for Phoebe Bascones as the 2026-2027 Music Teacher.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.B. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for Nestle Cerna as the K-12 Reading Specialist for the 2026-2027 school year.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.C. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for Keith Aubrey Cristobal as the 7-12 English Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.D. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for Cortney Niemoth for the 6th grade teaching position.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Public Comment
Discussion:
There were no public comments heard.
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11. Executive Session for discussion on Superintendent Evaluation, as permitted by Nebraska Open Meetings Law.
Discussion:
The board held a short discussion on Mr. Kelley's spring Superintendent Evaluation. Overall, everyone is pleased with the work that he is doing.
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12. Adjourn Meeting
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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