October 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Vice President R. Tegeler called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.  Members present were:  Broberg, Johnsen, Negus, Schutt and R. Tegeler.  Absent:  T. Tegeler.

Discussion:  Vice President R. Tegeler stated that notice of the meeting was published in the October 1, 2025 issues of the Tilden Citizen/Meadow Grove News and the Antelope County News.

Discussion:  Vice President R. Tegeler referred to the open meetings law and welcomed visitors. There was no public comment.

Discussion:  Vice President R. Tegeler asked if there were any questions about the minutes of the September, 2025 meeting.  There were none.  The minutes stand approved.

Discussion:  Vice President R. Tegeler asked if there were any questions about the September, 2025 financial report. There were none.  The financial report stands approved. 

Discussion:  Terri Larson and Michelle Zwingman, TeamMates board members, were present.  Terri handed out information about TeamMates to the board.  She talked about the number of mentor/mentee matches the local chapter has, how they are trying to build the program, events they do as a chapter and scholarships they give.  She also talked about adding a co-coordinator to help with the paperwork and reporting requirements for the chapter.  They have a person interested in the position. TeamMates is requesting that the board agree to pay for a co-coordinator at the same salary of $300 per month the current coordinator receives, making the school responsible for $7,200.00 in salaries.  After a brief discussion, a decision was tabled to give the board more time to think about the request.

Discussion:  Mr. Hahne talked about the school's recent Rule 10 audit.  This is an annual audit that covers our preparedness for catastrophic events.  The auditor was impressed with what is in place but did ask that the school have a "practice" run of an event so parents and staff have a better idea of what to do in case of an actual event.

Discussion:  By November each year the district needs to adopt an option enrollment resolution for the next school year.  Mr. Hahne recommended that the board cap grade enrollment by section at 25 with regards to option students.

Discussion:  Mr. Hahne explained that with costs of food, repairs wages, and other expenses continually going up, it's difficult for the lunch fund to maintain a positive bank balance.  He has budgeted $125,000 in the general fund to transfer to the lunch fund if necessary.

Discussion:  Mr. Black spoke about the excellent turn out of parents for parent-teacher conferences.  He also mentioned a Universal Design for Learning workshop by NDE taking place in November.  Mrs. Novicki reported a better than average turn out of parents for conferences.  She and several teachers attended the MTSS conference in Kearney.  She also mentioned John Baylor will be coming to talk with juniors and sophomores about ACT prep; the ESU professional development team spent a day working with high school teachers about higher order thinking; cross country districts are in Ainsworth, we are one of the host sites for the first round of the conference volleyball tournament and four students qualified for the state land judging competition.

Discussion:  Volkman Plumbing did some work recently on the air handlers in the elementary portion of the building.  Due to an issue with manual and automatic controls some damage was done to the hallway ceiling.  The ceiling is being repaired.  Board member R. Tegeler asked about using a different document for the superintendent evaluation.  Mr. Hahne said he would get samples of various documents from KSB School Law and NASB so the board can decide if they want to make a change.

Discussion:  This was covered in item 6 of the agenda.

Discussion:  This twice yearly meeting will be held at 7:15 on November 10th.

Discussion:  The first negotiations meeting for 2026-2027 has been scheduled for October 27th at 3:45 p.m.

Discussion:  In an effort to help the lunch fund financially, the kitchen staff will begin selling Ala Carte items on a cash only basis.

Discussion:  Site grading is nearing completion, the drainage inside the track is done and it's the goal to have concrete poured within a month.  Mr. Hahne told the board that bills from contractors should start to arrive.

Discussion:  Due to a clerical error, he made while preparing the 2025-2026 bond fund budget, separating the old bond and new bond, Mr. Hahne adjusted the bond fund budget.  The adjustment will save the district approximately $4,000.

Discussion:  There being no further business, Vice President R. Tegeler adjourned the meeting at 8:33 p.m.