March 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM - ESU 3 Regular Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call
Discussion:
Pursuant to Section 84-1411 of the Nebraska Statutes, notice of future meetings was be given by advertisement in the Omaha World Herald on 3/13/25.
In addition the meeting was posted on the following locations: the ESU #3 Website, the ESU #3 Headquarters front door, and the Sparq Meetings host site. |
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1.1. Excused Board Members, if Applicable
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. Nebraska Open Meetings Act Notice; Location of Posted Information
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3. Recognition of Visitors
Discussion:
No visitors present.
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4. Public Comments
Discussion:
No public comments.
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5. Approval of Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.1. Approval of Previous Board Meeting Minutes
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5.2. Personnel Report
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5.2.1. Hired
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5.2.2. Resigned/Terminated
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5.3. Contract Report
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5.4. Approval of National Travel and/or Lodging Expenses Exceeding the Applicable Federal Rate Report
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5.5. Items for Disposal, Asset Change, or For Sale
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5.6. Board Member Insurance Coverage
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5.7. Head Start Leadership Reports, Policy Council Updates, Contracts, Etc.
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6. Approval of Treasurer’s Report
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The Treasurer's Report noting receipts totaled $1,738,037.50 for the month and disbursements totaled $2,126,827.87. |
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7. Approval of Bills
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Bills were presented in the amount of $1,949,344.13. |
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8. Administrative Report
Discussion:
Dr. Schnoes shared information on the following topics: Budget update, Facility Advocates Contract, legislative bills, future board meetings, future board travel, and the current progress of Dr. Scott Blum and the EIR Program.
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9. New Business Agenda Items
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9.1. Presentation: Head Start
Discussion:
Presentations by Troy Glock, Audra Oestreich, and Robin Kolumban included an update on the Head Start program and the outlook for 2025-26. This presentation also fulfills a federal grant requirement to meet with the board regularly to provide updates. They also provided an update on the recent federal review of the program and the outstanding resutls.
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9.2. Budget Planning and Staffing Review
Discussion:
Dr. Schnoes shared several projections for the 2025-26 budget. This included a review of the past five years' data and potential future improvement projects for the ESU #3 facilities.
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9.3. NASB Board Governance Goal
Discussion:
The board, by consensus, would like to focus on items #4 Strategic Planning and #6 Leadership and Succession Planning.
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9.4. Administrator Contract Approval
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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