November 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Board Vice President Clausen called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. All members were present except Mike Kumm. Brad Hoesing, Superintendent, and Shane Anderson, High School Principal, were also present. No guests were present.
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1.1. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.2. Excuse Absent Board Members
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2. Approval of Consent Agenda
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2.1. Agenda
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2.2. Minutes of previous meeting
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3. Guests
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4. Financial Reports
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4.1. Treasurer
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4.2. Claims
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4.3. Activity
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5. Action Items
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5.1. Discuss, consider, and make a motion and a second to approve the WPS District Annual Computer Science Education Status Report.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Hoesing outlined the Annual Computer Science Education report. This report will now be an annual report, per Nebraska state statute.
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5.2. Discuss, consider, and make a motion and a second to approve the Wausa Public Schools Annual Cybersecurity Assessment.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Hoesing went through the Cybersecurity report, noting that ESU1 will be working with all its member schools to improve cybersecurity across the Service Unit.
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5.3. Discuss, consider, and make a motion and a second to use the Wausa Public Schools website as the designated method for providing reasonable advance public notice of all regular and special Board of Education meetings, with the district continuing to publish its regular meeting schedule, meeting location, and designated method of public notice in the Knox County News at least four times annually, in accordance with Nebraska Revised Statute § 84-1411.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board decided that it will continue to publish its notices in the Knox county news monthly, citing the need to support local newspapers, as well as not changing what our patrons are currently used to going to for notices for our board meetings.
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5.4. Discuss, consider, and make a motion and a second to authorize Superintendent Hoesing to publish a Notice of Interest in the Knox County News, the Wausa Schools Website, and any other communication platform within the Wausa Public Schools District, inviting qualified individuals to express interest in serving on the Board of Education due to the unfilled position following the November 2026 general election. The Superintendent is further authorized to establish a submission deadline and collect letters of interest for consideration by the Board of Education, in accordance with applicable Nebraska law.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board read a memorandum from Justin Knight from Perry Law Firm on next steps to publish and eventually appoint a new board member to serve.
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6. Reports
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6.1. Superintendent
Discussion:
Mr. Hoesing gave his report, citing that negotiations have begun, Insurance Updates, Legislative happenings, as well as upcoming NASB/NRCSA meetings.
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6.2. Principals/Activities Director
Discussion:
Mr. Anderson gave his principal report. Mr. Hoesing gave the elementary report on behalf of Mrs. Heimes, and Mr. Anderson gave the AD report.
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7. Discussion Items
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7.1. Strategic Planning Update
Discussion:
Discussion was had on next steps in strategic planning, including bringing the farm community stakeholders into the meeting.
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7.2. Board Vacancy
Discussion:
The board discussed the process showcased by Mr. Hoesing, approved by the Perry Law office. The board decided to follow the process showcased by Mr. Hoesing, in order to maintain transparency with our public, and to not unintentionally eliminate any possible interest in our board position.
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8. Executive (Closed) Session
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9. Dates of Future Board Meetings
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10. Adjourn
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