December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Discussion:  All board members were in attendance.

Discussion:  Amazon Capital Services, 1480.49; AT&T, 135.27; Brestel Construction, 1006.04; Bristol Sprinkler Services, 250.00; Callaway District Hospital, 260.00; Callaway Market, 167.46; Coach Masters, 1051.94; Conditioned Air Mechnical Systems, 830.00; Country Partners Cooperative, 15,212.52; Cozad Services, 218.00; State of Nebraska, 317.87; Earl's AutoGlass LLC, 1514.00; Egan Supply, 762.33; Embassy Suites, 447.00; ESU 10, 9811.49; First Interstate Bank, 40.00; Great Plains Comm, 477.27; Grocery Kart, 146.17; Highstreet Insurance Services Cetral, 100.00; Hirerights Solutions, 102.90; JW Pepper, 93.24; Kansas City Audio-Visual, 1412.69; The Library Store, 236.17; McGraw-Hill Education, 29.11; Mead Lumber, 75.30; MARC, 384.24; NASB, 2690.00; NCS Pearson, 1232.40; NCSA, 120.00; NE State Fire Marshal, 288.00; Nebraska Safety Center, 810.00; OnToCollege, 1975.00; PlanbookEdu, 27.00; Quill, 590.09; Staples, 205.80; Syndicate Publishing, 149.29; Team Physical Therapy, 1832.88; Trotter Service, 554.80; US Bank, 4626.71; Village of Callaway, 3304.72; Wenquist, 346.76; Bill Total: 55,691.53.

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow mentioned the release of the AQUESTT ranking for the school as a celebration, but the details would shared as part of the principals' report.

Discussion:  No members of the public were there to address the board.

Discussion:  Mr. Birkel shared the events of the last month with the school board.  Our One-Act season came to a close and the kids did a great job this year.  Mrs. Jesseph shared a detailed look at our AQUESTT rankings and both attendance and test score data with the board.  The district having an Excellent rating

Discussion:  The January Board of Education meeting is set for January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM.

Discussion:  The January Board of Education workshop is set for January 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM.

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow informed the board of two issues we are having with our boiler system.  First, there is an exhaust tube that is leaking condensate that is very corrosive.  Rutt's will be up to fix this as soon as they get the necessary parts.  Secondly, the system has 8 boilers and 2 of the boilers are offline.  Conditioned Air said this is most likely due to a power surge or outage, and they are ordering the necessary equipment to get the boilers back online.  

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow and Mrs. Tiana Lisby informed the board that Mrs. Liana Hrupek, Mrs. Rebecca Eggleston, and Mr. Jim Phelps would up for election in the coming cycle and that January 5th was the first day an incumbent candidate could put their name in to run for re-election. 

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow shared that the retirement contribution would drop to 7.25% for employees and 7.32% for employers for the 2026-27 school year.

Discussion:  Braxton Anderson has worked on designs to show the board for our beef boosters display. Mr. Furrow shared the designs with the board and discussed where the display would hang.

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow and Mrs. Lisby worked on the job descriptions document over the Thanksgiving break.  There is still a lot of work to be done.

Discussion:  This was covered in the principals' report.

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow and the board agreed to add a year to his current contract but to keep the salary the same for the upcoming school year.  

Discussion:  Mrs. Lisby and Mrs. Melissa Eggleston updated the school's annual report.  Each year it is a Rule 10 requirement that the school share an annual report with the critical district data with the board of education and the community.

Discussion:   Mr. Furrow reported the current enrollment for financial literacy and confirmed that the class was required for graduation.

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow reported that both lunch bills that had been turned into small claims had been resolved and there would be no further court action.

Discussion:  After sharing the bids with the board there was discussion about the insulation projects and it was determined to have Mr. Furrow get more information from the bidders and the board decided not to take action at this time.

Discussion:  Mr. Furrow, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Anderson, and Mrs. Rhonda Pandorf shared their experiences at the State Education Conference.  

Discussion:  Meeting was adjourned at 9:07 PM.