May 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Special Committee of the Whole Meeting of the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education
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| Attendance Taken on 5/6/2026 at 5:03 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 May 11, 2026 Regular Meeting Agenda
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7.A.I. Presentation from Sheridan Swotek, Kearney High School FFA Advisor, and Hudson Dellevoet, FFA President about the Recent Success of the KHS FFA Chapter at the State FFA Convention
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7.A.II. Special Board Presentation
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7.A.III. Construction Update
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7.A.IV. Second and Final Reading Approval of the Revised 5000 and 6000 Sections of Board Policies
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7.A.V. Approval of Kearney High School SkillsUSA National Qualifier, Tessa Buescher and one advisor, to attend the SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference, June 1-5, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia
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7.A.VI. Approval of the Kearney High School Boys Basketball Trip to the Midwest Classic, June 11–14, 2026 in Columbia, Missouri
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7.A.VII. Approval of the Kearney High School Boys Basketball Trip to the Border Brawl, June 25, 2026, in Council Bluffs, Iowa
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7.A.VIII. Approval of the Kearney High School Girls Basketball Trip to the Northern Colorado Team Camp, June 11–13, 2026 in Greeley, Colorado
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7.A.IX. Acceptance of Resignations and Retirements - Holly French
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7.A.X. Approval of the Employment of Certificated Staff — Morgan Streeter
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7.A.XI. Approval of the Bid for Milk Products in the Kearney Public Schools for the 2026-2027 School Year
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7.A.XII. Approval of the Bid for Bread Products in the Kearney Public Schools for the 2026-2027 School Year
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7.A.XIII. First Reading Approval of the Revised 7000 and 9000 Sections of Board Policies, including a new 8000 Section
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7.B. Discuss Student Lunch Fees for the 2026–2027 School Year
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7.C. Student Council Meets with the Board
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7.D. Discuss the Coaches and Sponsors Survey Results on Random Drug Testing
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7.E. Discuss the Potential of Installing Free Vape Detectors at KHS in the 2026-2027 School Year
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7.F. Discuss the KHS South Parking Lot Project and the PAW Project for Final Improvements and Ribbon Cutting
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7.G. Discuss the 2026-2027 Model for Property Tax Authority, State Aid Certification and Budget Authority
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8. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
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