August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call - Open Meeting Law
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2. Excuse Absent Board Members
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to excuse absent board members Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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3. The Pledge of Allegiance
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4. Recitation of School Mission Statement: Preparing Students Today to Succeed Tomorrow: Family-Community-School
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5. Recitation of Board Mission Statement: Providing collaborative leadership to prepare students today to succeed tomorrow.
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6. Approval of Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Financial Report
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the financial report Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes
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8.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills
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8.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The notice for this board meeting was published in the August 6th Edition of The Ravenna News
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to record in the meeting minutes that this meeting was legally advertised in the Ravenna News on August 6th Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to declare old outdoor stadium lights, poles, electrical equipment, and speakers as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
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8.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the resignation of Head Groundskeeper/Transportation Director, Mr. Todd VanWinkle
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9. Blue Jay Celebration of Success - None this month
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10. Artist of the Month - None this month
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11. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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12. Information and Action Items
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12.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the transfers from the General Fund
Recommended Motion(s):
No action required Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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12.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the investment of district funds with the Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the resolution to invest district funds with NLAF and to name the authorized district representatives for NLAF transactions, as named in the resolution Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12.3. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to adopt a resolution increasing the school district’s base growth percentage used to determine the school district’s property tax request authority by up to 7%.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve adoption of the resolution increasing the school district's base growth percentage used to determine the school district's property tax request authority by up to 7% for the 2025-26 budget cycle Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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13. Discussion Items
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13.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to signage for the bond building project - Guest Presenters Teresa Wells & Joseph Synek via Zoom @ 7:20 PM
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13.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to set the second August Board of Education Meeting date for the purposes of final disbursements and transfers for the 2025-26 fiscal year
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13.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to set the time and date for the 2025 Budget Work Session
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13.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to set the time and date for the 2025 Budget Hearing
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13.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to set the time and date for the 2025 Property Tax Request Hearing
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13.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to designating a district representative for the 2% Joint Hearing
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13.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the 2025-26 Ravenna Public Schools Budget
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14. Elementary Principal's Report
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15. Secondary Principal's Report
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16. Superintendent's Report
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17. Board Report
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18. Positive Comments
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19. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn at ??? PM Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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