April 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Opening the Meeting
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II. Call to Order
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III. District Mission Statement
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STRIVE - COMMIT - SUCCEED - District Mission Statement
Schuyler Community Schools in partnership with parents, students, and the community is committed to educate students to become skilled, knowledgeable and responsible citizens in a global society - District Vision Statement Notice of this meeting was given in advance according to State Law 84-1411, by giving notice of the meeting to the public. Notice of this meeting was also given in advance to all members of the Board of Education |
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IV. Nebraska Open Meetings Law
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This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the front of the meeting room.
Nebraska Open Meetings Act: http://nitc.nebraska.gov/documents/statutes/NebraskaOpenMeetingsAct_current.pdf
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V. Publication of Meeting
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VI. Board Member Roll Call
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VII. Pledge of Allegiance
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VIII. Approval of Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve agenda. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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IX. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the consent agenda. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IX.A. Minutes of the March 10, 2025 meeting of the board
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IX.B. Financial Report
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IX.B.1. Approval of $15,000 for the activities fund to be used for officials, fees, and other related costs. The details of these expenditures will be presented to the board at the next board meeting.
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IX.C. New Hire Recommendations:
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IX.C.1.
James McMann - Social Studies - SCHS - MA, Step 11 John Suguitan - English - SCHS - MA, Step 2 Emilia Goetsch - Art - SMS - BA, Step 1 Jasmin Lizcano - Elementary school - MA, Step 9 Richard Cirbello - STEM - SMS -MA, Step 10 Sheila Arriola - English - SMS - MA, Step 7 |
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IX.D. Resignations:
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IX.D.1.
Jennie Stutzman - 2nd/3rd Grade -Fisher Elem Kiara Healy - Preschool Molly Parsons - Preschool Lilibeth Estrada -Spanish - SCHS Marcos Quintero - SPED -SES Annalisse Stover - Kindergarten - SES Jessica Graef - FCS/Art - SMS Jarred Ulferts - STEM - SMS Jordan Hass - Social Studies - SCHS Alexie Tejral - 3rd Grade -SES |
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X. Public Comment
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XI. Discussion/Information Items
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XI.A. David Cunningham will present on proposal for new score board at the football field.
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XI.B. Heather Bebout will present an update on Fishers School.
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XII. Action Items
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XII.A. Engage Frankel LLC as the auditor for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. This will be at a cost of $35,000 plus expenses.
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to approve Frankel LLC as the audtor for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.B. 2025-2026 School Calendar
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to approve the 2025-2026 school calendar as presented. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.C.
Mission Statement "Schuyler Community Schools, in partnership with parents, students, and the community, is committed to educating students to become skilled, knowledgeable, and responsible citizens in a global society."
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to approve the mission statement for Schuyler Community Schools as presented. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.D. Approve Christina Bywater, Vanessa Stanek, William Robinson, and Bret Schroder as authorized individuals for all credit cards at Pinnacle Bank. Remove all other names listed as authorized individuals.
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to add the authorized individuals as listed and remove all other individuals as authorized users for the Pinnacle Bank credit cards. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.E.
Consider the sale of the Richland School building Property Description - Tract 1: 5 +/- Acres in the NE 1/4 Section 18, Township 17 North, Range 2 East of the 6th P.M. Colfax County NE
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to place the Richland School building up for sale. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.F.
Engage Chris Langemeier with Land Mark Realty to sell the Richland School building and property.
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to engage Chris Langemeier to sell the Richland School building. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.G. Approve ALICAP as the primary insurance carrier for Schuyler Community Schools. This is a cost of $458,766.
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to approve ALICAP as our primary insurance provider for Schuyler Community Schools. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.H. Goal 1 -Two Year Plan for Strategic Plan
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XII.I. Approve the following major projects and projected costs for the summer of 2025.
Major Projects and Cost Estimates: Elementary School
Total Cost: $129,000 Middle School
Total Cost: $80,000 High School
Total Cost: $5,500 District
Total: $25,000 Grand Total: $239,500
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to approve the major projects and projected expenses for the summer of 2025. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XIII. Information Items: Reports
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XIII.A. Building/District Administrators
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XIII.A.1. Dave Cunningham will present on:
NCPA winners in Speech State Speech qualifiers FFA State Winner |
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XIII.A.2. Principals will share activities and updates for fourth quarter.
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XIII.B. Superintendent
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XIII.B.1. We now have four General Notary Publics in our District Office. Congratulations to Chrissi Bywater, Vanessa Stanek, Paulina Medina, and Gisela Chavez.
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XIII.B.2. This week we will begin sending out surveys to parents, staff, students, and community members to gather data on our current communication practices. This data will be used in building the district communication plan for next year.
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XIII.C. Board Committee Reports
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This committee is responsible for reviewing curriculum recommendations, textbook selection, requisitions/inventory, and instructional programs.
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XIII.C.1.
Monday, April 7th @ 6:00 Building/Grounds/Transportation (Brian, Renee, Virginia) Monady, April 7th @ 7:00 Board Policy/Handbooks/Support Programs (Paul, Renee, Rich) Wednesday, April 9th @ 6:00 American Civics, Assessment and Instruction (Amanda, Renee, Rich) Wednesday, April 9th @ 7:00 Budget/Finance/Negotiations (Amanda, Paul, Rich)
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XIII.D. Schuyler Community Schools Foundation Report
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XIV. Adjourn
Recommended Motion(s):
Adjourn. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
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