April 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM - Regular Meeting of the Shelton Public Schools Board of Education
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1. Call to order and roll call
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Routine matters
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3.a. Review and approve minutes
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Amended 6a to clarify this was a superintendent contract that was approved. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve a 1-year superintendent contract extension through 2027-2028 school year.
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3.b. Review and approve claims
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4. Request to address the Board of Education
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There were no requests to address the Board of Education.
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5. Reports
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5.a. Financial Report
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Superintendent Engel reported on the financial status of the district. The school is financially in a strong position with 35.92% of the budget being spent up to this point in the cycle.
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5.b. Board Report
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President Johnson provided details about the Superintendent's evaluation process with details learned at a NRCSA conference. Discussion centered around presenting the evaluation to the board for review before performing the evaluation to ensure that the evaluation accurately represents the findings of individual members. Further discussion was around the possible creation of a committee to review a few specific policies or have those discussions as a full board in a working meeting. It was decided to have a working meeting on May 11th at 6:00PM prior to the regularly scheduled board meeting. The board and all attendees also did a walkthrough of the building. Superintendent Engel highlighted some scheduled and future projects.
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5.c. Superintendent's Report
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Superintendent Engel reported on legislative changes with potentially more to come, specifically highlighting the failure of LB 1050 and LB 937. He also reported on a variety of building and grounds projects which are listed in the Superintendent's report.
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5.d. Elementary Principal's Report
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Principal Kenton reported that current elementary enrollment is 163 students. The elementary has welcomed 8 new students over the last few weeks. Principal Kenton highlighted the great work the staff has done to help welcome the new students. Kindergarten registration is completed with much improvement in the process. NSCAS testing will be in progress this week.
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5.e. HS Principal's Report
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Principal Hostetler reported on many celebrations and highlighted the ACT Testing and the PreACT testing that was completed. She also reported that students being cited for tardiness has seen a steep decline. Principal Hostetler also highlighted the many upcoming events. Current enrollment in the High School is 121 students.
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6. New Business
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6.a. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve an amended Policy 2009 Public Participation at Board Meetings and Statement To Be Read By Board President Prior to Public Comment.
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6.b. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve certified teaching contracts for all returning staff for the 2026-27 school year.
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6.c. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve the resignation of certified staff at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
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The Board of Education wishes to thank Mr. Thober for his time and commitment to the Shelton students and Shelton Public Schools.
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6.d. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve teaching contracts for Caitlin Orton and McKinley Ritner.
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Principal Kenton presented to the Board and attendees with details and highlights about the new staff members. The Board of Education is excited to welcome new teachers into our district.
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6.e. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve funds from savings to CD's at Cornerstone Bank for 7 months at a rate of 3.7%.
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6.f. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve to enter into the ESSA Title Consortium with ESU 10, consorting Title IIA and EL funds.
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6.g. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve the purchase of light volleyball uniforms and shorts for $2,300 from BSN Sports.
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6.h. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve the certified staff/teacher district evaluation tool and contract with Network for Educator Effectiveness for $1,770.
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6.i. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve the district evaluation tool for Principals and contract with Network for Educator Effectiveness (price included with certified teacher purchase).
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6.j. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve updating the new gym graphics on the end lines in the amount of $2,352.94 with Egan Supply.
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The Board of Education discussed adding the larger lettering to the floor and opted to take no action on this item. The other work to the gym floor will continue as planned.
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6.k. Discuss, review, and take all necessary actions to approve the amended contract with Mr. Engel to include salary for coaching duties during the 2026-2027 school year in the amount of $5,096.
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7. Adjournment
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