November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Special Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/5/2025 at 5:05 PM | |
| Amy Barth | Present |
| Drew Blessing | Present |
| Niki Deeds | Present |
| Paul Hazard | Present |
| John Icenogle | Absent |
| Amanda Smallcomb | Present |
| Present: 5, Absent: 1 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 11/5/2025 at 5:07 PM | |
| Amy Barth | Present |
| Drew Blessing | Present |
| Niki Deeds | Present |
| Paul Hazard | Present |
| John Icenogle | Present |
| Amanda Smallcomb | Present |
| Present: 6, Absent: 0 | |
| Minutes | |
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
Vice-President Hazard called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM.
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2. Open Meetings Act Announcement
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This is an open, public meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education, and a copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in this room.
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3. Board Meeting Decorum Expectations
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4. Roll Call
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Approval of Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6. Public Participation/Comment
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7. Agenda
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7.A. Preview of the November 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda
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7.A.I. Recognition of Park Elementary School being named a Blue Ribbon School
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7.A.II. Recognition of Deb Schauer for Receiving the Champion for Disability Employment Award from the Nebraska VR, a State Agency within the Department of Education
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7.A.III. Resolution of Support of Military Students and Families
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7.A.IV. Presentation by Michelle Dutcher, Kenwood Elementary School Principal, on their Partnership with Brookestone Gardens
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7.A.V. Announcement of "American Education Week"
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7.A.VI. Construction Update
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7.A.VII. Acceptance of the Meadowlark Elementary Parent Advisory Committee Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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7.A.VIII. Acceptance of the Northeast Elementary Parent Advisory Committee Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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7.A.IX. Acceptance of the Bryant Elementary Parent Advisory Committee Annual Self-Audit Report for the 2024-2025 School Year
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7.A.X. Second and Final Reading Approval of Revised 1000 Section of Board Policies
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7.A.XI. Approval of Kearney High School FCCLA Trip to the National Leadership Conference, July 6-10, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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7.A.XII. Acceptance of Resignations and Retirements - Melissa Trausch, Katrina Olmstead, Elizabeth Lindner, Tonya Anderson, Sharee Josjor and Barbara Thompson
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7.A.XIII. Approval of the Employment of Certificated Staff - Rosa Lopez Moore
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7.A.XIV. Approval of the Kearney High School Choral Department Performance Tour
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7.A.XV. First Reading Approval of Revised 2000 Section of Board Policies
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7.A.XVI. First Reading Approval of Board Policy 5410 Wand Detectors
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7.A.XVII. Approval of the 2026-2027 School Calendar
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7.A.XVIII. Conduct a Performance Evaluation of the Superintendent
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7.A.XIX. Closed Session — for the performance evaluation of the superintendent and the superintendent's contract negotiations.
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7.B. Student Council Roundtable
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7.C. Closed Session for Negotiation and Strategy Discussion with Respect to the 2026-2027 Collective Bargaining
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.D. Return to Open Session
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8. Adjournment
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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