February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Special Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 2/4/2026 at 5:02 PM | |
| Amy Barth | Present |
| Drew Blessing | Present |
| Niki Deeds | Absent |
| Paul Hazard | Present |
| John Icenogle | Absent |
| Amanda Smallcomb | Present |
| Present: 4, Absent: 2 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 2/4/2026 at 6:00 PM | |
| Amy Barth | Present |
| Drew Blessing | Present |
| Niki Deeds | Absent |
| Paul Hazard | Present |
| John Icenogle | Present |
| Amanda Smallcomb | Present |
| Present: 5, Absent: 1 | |
| Minutes | |
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1. Call to Order
Discussion:
President Hazard called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM.
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2. Open Meetings Act Announcement
Discussion:
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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5. Approval of Agenda
Action(s):
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 February 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda
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7.A.I. Presentation from Stacie Blackmore, Music Teacher at Sunrise Middle School about the Sunrise Honor Choir Students Singing at the State Capitol
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7.A.II. Construction Update
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7.A.III. Legislative Update
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7.A.IV. Approval of Kearney High School Jazz Band Trip to the Greeley Jazz Festival, April 23–25, 2026 in Greeley, Colorado
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7.A.V. Approval of Kearney High School Band Trip to the Quad State Marching Contest, October 17, 2026 in Vermillion, South Dakota
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7.A.VI. Acceptance of Resignations and Retirements - Andrew Chadek, Jon Wegner, Audra Haas, Kati Burns, Chelsey Jacobitz, Kellee Vornhagen, Ranee Borowski
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7.A.VII. Approval of the Employment of Certificated Staff - Matthew Dahlke, Tatum Smith, Kinley Johnson, Morgan Semerad
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7.A.VIII. Approval of Bid for Chromebooks
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7.A.IX. First Reading Approval of the Revised 4000 Section of Board Policies
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7.A.X. Approval of the Naming Rights Agreement between Kearney Public Schools and Roger A. Mathiesen for Naming the Kearney High School Track as Mathiesen Track
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7.B. NSAA Transfer Policies and Happenings
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7.C. Discussion and Potential Upgrades to the Kearney High School CHAT for the Theatre Production Program
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7.D. Review of the Kearney Public Schools HAL Programming
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7.E. Infrastructure Project Discussion
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7.F. Closed Session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
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7.G. Return to Open Session
Discussion:
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8. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
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