April 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. GPS Board of Education Information
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The meeting agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Central Office during regular working hours.
District Vision: Gering Public Schools provides a collaborative community, inspiring excellence and innovation in teaching and learning to empower student growth and leadership in school and life. District Mission: Gering Public Schools exists to equip today's learners with the skills necessary to be tomorrow's leaders. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of matters to be considered at the meeting. The Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so. We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now, so that you may be recognized during the 'Patron Comment' section of our meeting. These forms are located by the entry doors of the meeting room. Agenda items are subject to reordering at the discretion of the board president. Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda. Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item. |
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Session for the protection of the public interest, or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.4. Open Meetings Act
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Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.
Notice of this meeting was published in the Star Herald on Thursday, April 9th, 2026. |
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3. Consent Agenda
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At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately.
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3.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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3.2. Approval of Claims/Bills
Fund Amount 01 General $408,571.75 03 Employee Benefit $209.00 05 Activity $110,823.77 06 School Nutrition $20,167.54 12 Student Fee $69,049.76 Fund Totals: $608,821.82
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3.3. Board Policy Adoption
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3.3.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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3.3.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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3.4. Personnel Items
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3.4.i. Certified Staff Contract(s):
Jamie Hutchison - Geil, SPED Teacher
Paige Lackey - Northfield, 4th Grade Teacher Summer Hulbert - GMS, ELA Teacher |
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3.4.ii. Certified Staff Resignations/Retirements:
Pam Engstrom - Geil, SPED Teacher
Deanna Ysac - Lincoln, Preschool Teacher Rachel Harper - Northfield, 5th Grade Teacher Drew Zwieg - GMS, Industrial Arts Teacher Jennifer Green - GHS, Art Teacher Emily Stegman - GHS, Band Teacher Broc Brown - GHS, Business Teacher |
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3.4.iii. Early Graduation Request -
Izayah Cruz
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4. Celebration of Excellence
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4.1. Student Success - Jennifer Sibal
Swimming
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4.2. Gering High School - Mario Chavez
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5. Reports & Discussions
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5.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
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5.2. Board Committee Report: Business & Facilities
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5.3. Superintendent's Report
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6. Public Comments: 204.12
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Discuss, consider, and take action to enter into Interim Superintendent Contract of Employment with Dr. Kory Knight.
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7.2. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve Mid-America Sports Construction for the Track Replacement Project, in the amount of $2,002,923.99.
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8. Board Comments
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8.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsSpecial Meeting: Tues, April 28th, 2026 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Meeting: Mon, May 11th, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. (Freshmen Academy) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, May 5th, 2026 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Middle School Improvement Committee: Wed, May 6th, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Policy Review Committee: Thurs, May 7th, 2026 @ 4:00 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, May 7th, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:NASBO Conference - April 23rd-24th |
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9. Adjourn
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