November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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Call Meeting to Order
Discussion:
President Nate Schwager called the meeting, which was advertised in the November 5, 2025 newspapers, to order at 7:00 pm.
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Nebraska Open Meetings Act
Discussion:
President Schwager noted the Nebraska Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom.
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Roll Call
Discussion:
Austin Twibell was absent.
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Possible Motion on Board Member Absence
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion:
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
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Approve Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Celebration of Excellence (Staff and Student Presentations or Recgonition)
Discussion:
The Elementary Student Council gave a presentation on the activities that they do throughout the year. They gave a very informative presentation.
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Public Participation(15 minutes allowed)
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Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.
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Minutes of the October 15, 2025 meeting
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Monthly financial report
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Discussion/Action Items
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Discuss, consider, and take action on early graduation application
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Connor Hemenway was present to discuss his application for early graduation. He also read an essay he wrote about his reasons for wishing to graduate early in December 2025.
Superintendent Aschoff reported that he is on track to complete the necessary classes to graduate early. |
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Presentation on FirstNet wireless boosters
Discussion:
Ed Nordby of the Holt County Sheriff's office was present to discuss adding more of the FirstNet boosters to our building. There are grant monies available for these, so there would be no cost to the district. He also reported that the school would be eligible for 3 FirstNet phones. The board was agreeable to move forward with the process of getting both the additional boosters and the phones, which would have a monthly charge associated with them.
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Discuss, consider, and take action on the 2024-2025 school audit
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Marcy Luth, our school auditor, presented the 2024-2025 audit via a phone call.
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Discuss, consider, and take action on early resignation incentives
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Discussion was held concerning offering an early resignation bonus to allow the district more time to look for a replacement due to the current teacher shortage.
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Discuss, consider, and take action on application for US Bank One Card
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Superintendent Aschoff explained the US Bank One Card program and the advantages it provides.
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Discuss, consider, and take action on technology purchases for the 2025-2026 school year
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Superintendent Aschoff had previously informed the board that we would be ordering the technology for the 2026-2027 school year early due to an extended leave by our technology coordinator. The quotes and proposals were presented.
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Discuss, consider, and take action on obsolete weight room equipment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Discuss the football classification for the 2026-2027 school year
Discussion:
Rationale for the decision to go to 11-man football was shared.
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Discuss, consider, and take action on staffing
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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Report on Grounds Committee items
Discussion:
The Turf Tank, a robot to paint the football field, was discussed. The board agreed to purchasing the paint if the Boosters chose to purchase the robot.
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Discuss the evaluation of the Superintendent (Closed session possible)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Superintendent's evaluation was presented by President Nate Schwager. The evaluation is done through the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) and includes a self-evaluation, each board member completing an evaluation, and the NASB compiling the results.
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Administrative Reports
Discussion:
Mr Birch, JH/HS Principal: Veteran's Day Program, Fall Activities wrap up, Football Committee update, Start of Winter Activites, District III AD Meeting
Mrs. Cooper, Elementary Principal: National Distinguished Principal Program, Norther-Tier Grade-Level Inservice, Scholastic Book Fair, Muffins with Misses, MTSS Ms Aschoff, Superintendent: External Visitation, Students/Curriculum, Finance/Budget/Negotiations/ Strategic Planning, Mahaska program, Food Pantry |
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Adjourn
Discussion:
The next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 7:00 pm.
President Schwager adjourned the meeting at 8:54 pm. |