January 12, 2026 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. Reorganization of the Ravenna School Board
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7.1. Review of Conflict of Interest Policy, Conflict of Interest Statutes, & Board Code of Ethics
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7.2. Annual Review of Ravenna Board of Education Policy on Complaints, Policy 2006
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7.3. Election of Officers
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7.3.1. President
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as president 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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7.3.2. Vice-President
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as vice-president 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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7.3.3. Secretary
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to elect ________ as board secretary 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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7.4. Appointments
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7.4.1. Treasurer
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Hilary Bolling as Treasurer for the Ravenna Public School Board 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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7.4.2. Authorized Representatives for Federal & State Programs
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder (Superintendent) as School District's Representative for all State and Federal Programs 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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7.4.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ken Schroeder as the district's Title IX Coordinator & Compliance Coordinator as per Board Policy #3057 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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7.4.4. Bus Mechanic for Bus Inspections
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Ravenna CO-OP, Complete Auto, Holiday Express Bus/Nebraska Bus & Coach, MC Auto, & Tom Spaulding as mechanics to perform all vehicle inspections 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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7.5. Name Fund Depositories For Ravenna Public Schools
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint Town & Country Bank and the Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund (NLAF) as fund depositories for Ravenna Public Schools 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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7.6. Designate Legal Newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to designate "The Ravenna News," "The Kearney Hub," "The Grand Island Independent" "The Sherman County Times" and "The Omaha-World Herald" as the legal newspapers for Ravenna Public Schools 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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7.7. Designate Method for Publicizing Meetings of the Ravenna Board of Education
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to publicize meeting of the Ravenna Board of Education in accordance with Board Policy 2008 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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7.8. Designate Legal Counsel for Ravenna Public Schools
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to designate KSB Law Firm or Perry Law Firm as legal counsel for Ravenna Public Schools 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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7.9. Appoint Standing Committees
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to appoint standing committees of the board for 2026 as recommended by Superintendent Schroeder 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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7.9.1. American Civics
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Fiddelke, Bock, Miigerl serve as representatives on the American Civics Committee for the 2026 year Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7.9.2. Policy
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Fiddelke, Bock, Miigerl serve as representatives on the Policy Committee for the 2026 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7.9.3. Negotiations
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the negotiations committee for the 2026 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7.9.4. Building & Grounds
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the building and grounds committee for the 2026 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7.9.5. Transportation
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that all board members serve on the transportation committee for the 2026 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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7.9.6. Finance
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion that Osten, Standage, Voelker serve as representatives on the finance committee for the 2026 year. Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8. 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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9. 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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9.1. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to minutes
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9.2. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to bills
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9.3. Notice of Meeting Publication: The public notice for the Regular January 12th Board Meeting was published in the January 7th edition of the Ravenna News
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to record in the meeting minutes that the public notice for the Regular January 12th Ravenna Board of Education Meeting was published in the January 7th edition of the Ravenna News Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring vending machine as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
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9.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to declaring library books as surplus for immediate sale or disposal
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9.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the resignation of Mr. Tony Schirmer, Middle School Math Teacher and Activities Director
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10. Blue Jay Celebration of Success - Mr. Lammers - Shop Equipment Demonstration
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11. Artist of the Month - Miley Chambers
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12. Request to Address the Board and Correspondence
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13. Information and Action Items
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13.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to negotiations with the REA @ 7:30 PM (Executive Session)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to enter executive session for the purpose of negotiating with the REA at 6:29 PM, because it is in the best interest of the public to do so. President Fiddelke repeated the motion for going into executive session prior to the board of education entering executive session 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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13.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to service contracts with ESU 10 for the 2026-27 School Year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the 2026-27 ESU 10 Service Contracts as presented 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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13.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to establish a line of credit with Town & Country Bank
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve creating an operating line of credit with Town & Country Bank of Ravenna, NE 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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14. Discussion Items
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14.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to Annual RPS Board Member Photo (Mrs. Paige Havranek) @ 7:29 PM
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14.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the Ravenna Bond Building Project
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14.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the purchase of a passenger van for the school's fleet
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14.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to Ravenna Public School Board Policy 6037
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14.5. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to Board Member Appointments to the Ravenna Public Schools Foundation
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to continue to have (insert three school board members' names here) serve as representatives on the RPS foundation for the 2026 & 2027 years, with terms of office ending on February 1, 2028 Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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14.6. Policy Review-1000 Series & 2000 Series
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14.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action necessary to the 2026-27 Ravenna Public Schools Calendar
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15. Elementary Principal's Report - Annual Multicultural Report
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16. Secondary Principal's Report - Annual Multicultural Report
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17. Superintendent's Report
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18. Board Report
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19. Positive Comments
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20. 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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