September 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Hearings & Regular Meeting

Rationale:  School Districts are required to hold a Budget Hearing prior to adopting the budget for the current school year.  The hearing is not limited by time, allowing for comments by patrons wishing to give their input related to the proposed budget.

Rationale:  The Tax Request Hearing is to allow for comment regarding the proposed tax request for the 2026-27 budget.  Similar to the budget hearing, time will be allowed for patrons to provide input related to the proposed tax request/levy of the proposed budget.

Rationale:  This allows the Board to approve the agenda as published according to policy 8343.

Rationale:  School Boards are required to take formal action to adopt the School District Budget.  Once the budget hearing is held, a formal "action item" is entertained with the board having the ability to adopt the budget as published; make changes to the budget, and vote to adopt; or vote to postpone the motion to adopt for further consideration.

All 2026-27 budget information was provided during the Budget Hearing.  Options for the budget and an opportunity for public input were also provided during the August 24, 2026, Board Budget Retreat.

Rationale:  School Boards are required to take formal action to approve the Property Tax Request for each budget cycle. Once the tax request hearing is held and the proposed budget adopted, a formal resolution is voted on by the board to set the final tax request.

All information related to the property tax request was provided during the hearing to set the final tax request for 2026-27. Further, information regarding the 2026-27 tax request was provided during the August 24, 2026, Budget Retreat, allowing the public an opportunity for input and comment.

Rationale:  The district has an assessment plan that is the product of the MTSS/CIP Leadership team's efforts. The assessment plan is carefully considered in order to satisfy state and federal requirements in addition to accomplishing local district goals with assessment.

It is recommended that the Board approve the assessment plan on an annual basis.  The Principals will be in attendance to share and answer any questions.

Rationale:  The ACS Board is committed to the ongoing review of Policies as part of the Nebraska Association of Schools Board Policy Support Service. The Board intends to review all Board policies on a 2 to 3 year cycle as recommended by NASB.

All Board policies are available to the public via Sparq online publishing which is linked to the district website and available here:

Sparq Online Publishing (SOP)

Each month, the Board intends to review 12 to 15 policies, depending on the nature and content of the policies. The Board may choose to pause with the routine review in the event there are new policies to adopt due to the action of the Nebraska State Legislature.

The policies up for review this month are policies 1000 - 1210 under the "Community Relations" section.

Rationale:  Matt Fisher and BlackWoods Roofing provided new and improved seam strip work to the commons and fine arts area roof section.  This was scope of work was approved by the board in the fall of 2025.

In addition, they put on new flashing and t-bar with the MS/HS roof section which was not anticipated until they got into that work this summer.

It would be recommended that we pay this invoice out of the Special Building Fund.

Rationale:  The choir room ceiling unit has a bad coil. This was recently discovered because the coil was leaking.  With the age of the unit, the cost of the coil is prohibitive, resulting in consideration of other options.  

Dan Morrell provided information to the Transportation, Buildings, and Grounds committee on Sept 9th.  Dan is proposing the installation of a new horizontal IR Handler with a heating/cooling coil. In addition, they would install new dampers external to the unit, connect ductwork, and balance.  There would be new hard-wired sensors and controls instead of the existing wireless sensors that often fail. 

This solution is what Dan would like to move forward with to make sure this is a solid solution that could lead to installing new and high efficient units in place of the other original units in the commons/fine arts section of the building.

The proposed price would be $25,000, which is estimated on the high side.  Dan hopes to do the project for less, pending any unforeseen issues.

Rationale:  Matt Fisher (Guarantee Roofing) met with the Transportation, Buildings, and Grounds Committee on Sept 9th. The purpose was to discuss a scope of work that breaks the elementary roof into 4 separate sections and different roofing jobs over multiple years.  The purpose of this proposal is to complement district facility planning and to save dollars by being able to lock in pricing.

The Transportation, Buildings, and Grounds Committee recommends this proposal for consideration of the Board.

Rationale:  The next regular meeting of the Board is scheduled for October 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the District Office. Current agendas will be available for public inspection in the office of the superintendent.