March 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Special Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 3/3/2026 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 3/3/2026 at 5:21 PM | |
| Amy Barth | Present |
| Drew Blessing | Present |
| Niki Deeds | Present |
| Paul Hazard | Present |
| John Icenogle | Present |
| Amanda Smallcomb | Present |
| Present: 6, Absent: 0 | |
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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 March 9, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda
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7.A.I. Recognition of the Kearney High School Dance Catz for their Runner-Up Finish in Class A High Kick at the Nebraska State Dance Championships and Earning the Academic Excellence Award
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7.A.II. Recognition of Kearney High School Social Studies Teacher, Kevin Witte for Being Selected as the Nebraska 3rd Congressional District Recipient of the Bertolas, Gildersleeve, Stoddard, Stone Award Presented by the Geographic Educators of Nebraska
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7.A.III. Recognition of Kearney High School Student Fulton Moyer for Winning the NSAA Class A State Bowling Championship
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7.A.IV. Recognition of the Kearney High School Girls Wrestling Team for their Runner-Up Finish at the NSAA Class A State Wrestling Championship, including State Champions Sloane Abbey and Stella Harbols
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7.A.V. Recognition of Kearney High School Boys Wrestling Team for their Runner-Up Finish at the NSAA Class A State Dual Championships
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7.A.VI. Recognition of Kearney High School Students as State Scholastic Art Award Winners and National Qualifiers
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7.A.VII. Recognition of Kearney High School Student Josslyn Flood for her Selection to Participate in the Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition
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7.A.VIII. Legislative Update
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7.A.IX. Second and Final Reading Approval of Revised 4000 Section of Board Policies
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7.A.X. Approval of the Kearney High School Girls Basketball Trip to the Midwest Showcase, June 18– 20, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri
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7.A.XI. Approval of the Kearney High School JROTC Trip to the Knight Raider Meet, March 27–29, 2026 in Rockford, Illinois
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7.A.XII. Acceptance of Resignations and Retirements - Amber Berger, Amber Sklenar, Kathryn Peterson, Jordan Hughett, Megan Homolka, Kelli Bauer, Jennifer Meinecke, Mark Johnson
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7.A.XIII. Approval of the Employment of Certificated Staff
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7.B. Discussion of Potential 2016 Bond Refinancing Options
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7.C. Discussion of Potential Random Drug Testing at Kearney High School (Board Policies 5104 and 5405)
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7.D. Discussion of Kearney High School Graduation Dress Code Expectations
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7.E. Discussion of KPS K-12 AI Framework
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7.F. Discussion of KPS Board Retreats/Schedules
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7.G. Review and Discussion of the KPS Master Plan Projects
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7.H. Closed Session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
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7.I. 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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