January 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND NOTICE OF MEETING
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2. FLAG SALUTE
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3. OPEN MEETINGS ACT
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4. RECITATION OF OATH OF OFFICE - SANDRA REYES
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5. ROLL CALL
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6. EXCUSE ABSENT BOARD MEMBERS
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7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
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8. CONSENT AGENDA
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8.1. Approve Minutes
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8.2. Approve Payment of Invoices
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8.3. Approve Financial Reports
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8.4. Personnel Actions
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8.4.1. Approve Resignations
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8.4.1.1. Charles Foster - LMS Special Education Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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8.4.1.2. Sandra Gnirk - LMS Health Teacher - Retiring at end of year.
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8.4.1.3. Morgan Simpson - Bryan 4th Grade Teacher - Effective at end of school year.
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8.5. Appointments, Designations, and Authorizations for 2025
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8.5.1. Appoint standing board committees and establish meeting dates, times, and locations.
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8.5.2. Authorize John Hakonson to be the official district representative for all local, state, and federal programs except as otherwise specifically designated otherwise or elsewhere.
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8.5.3. Appoint Roger Reutlinger, Larry Steinberger, and John Hakonson to the Lexington Community Facilities Agency (LCFA).
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8.5.4. Designate Pinnacle Bank and First Interstate Bank as depositories of district funds.
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8.5.5. Designate Heldt, McKeone, & Copley Law; and KSB School Law as legal counsel for the district.
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9. ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
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9.1. President
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9.2. Vice-president
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9.3. Secretary
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9.4. Treasurer
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10. LEGISLATIVE & FINANCE
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10.1. Consider approval of rental agreement with the YMCA of the Prairie.
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10.2. Ratify addendum for copier lease with Eakes Office Supply.
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10.3. Consider approval of special education services contract and cooperative program agreements with ESU 10 for 2025-2026.
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11. POLICY & TRANSPORTATION
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11.1. Receive public input, review, and consider reapproval of policy 2007 concerning reimbursement and miscellaneous expenditures.
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12. TECHNOLOGY
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12.1. Consider approval of internet service for the welcome center.
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13. REPORTS
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13.1. Principals, Administrators, and Directors
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13.1.1. Eric Bell - ACT intervention pilot.
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13.1.2. Angie Kovarik - Special education updates and appreciation to crisis team members.
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13.2. Superintendent
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13.2.1. Congratulations to the LHS Girls Powerlifting Team for winning the Omaha Creighton Prep Powerlifting Meet on December 7th. Congratulations to individual champions Kimberly Laguna, Adrian Lopez-Perez, Aymar Perez, Samir Maday, Jennifer Vazquez, and Emanuel Zuniga.
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13.2.2. Congratulations to the 13 LHS powerlifters who qualified for nationals at the USA Powerlifting High School National Qualifying meet held at LHS on December 14. They include Emmely Munoz, Sindy Morales, Ashley Renteria, Jennifer Vazquez, Veronica Ramirez, Kimberly Laguna, Henry Velasquez, Ngonidzashe Chitumba, Dominek Villalon, Greysen McFarland, Maurisio Andres, Emmerson Medina, and Samir Maday. They will compete in Appleton, Wisconsin, in March.
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13.2.3. Congratulations to the LHS Girls Wrestling Team for winning the Kearney, Crete, and North Platte invitationals on December 7, 14, and 28, respectively. Individual champions at Kearney included McKenzie Furgison, Ashley Najera, and Delilah Solis. Rylee Church, Ashley Najera, and Delilah Solis were champs at Crete while Solis and Najera were also champs at North Platte.
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13.2.4. Congratulations to LHS wrestler Daylen Naylor for winning his weight class at the Jim McGrath-Ralston Invite on December 20 and for being selected as the meet's outstanding wrestler.
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13.2.5. The Nebraska legislative session began on November 8 with a lot of potential topics affecting public education on tap including the state's $432M projected budget shortfall, the governor's desire to scrap the current state aid formula and lower property taxes, possible trans student legislation, etc. A lot to keep an eye on.
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14. DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND CONDUCT A STRATEGY SESSION WITH RESPECT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH THE LEXINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
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15. Meeting adjourned at 7:44 PM.
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