February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Milford Public Schools Board of Education Information
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Mission Statement — Milford Public Schools is committed to supporting every student in identifying and developing passion, purpose, and skill to write their best story.
This agenda contains a list of subjects known at the time of its distribution. A copy of the agenda reflecting any changes will be available for public inspection during normal business hours in the District Office. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be altered later than twenty-four hours before the meeting. The Board reserves the right to alter the order of items, as it deems necessary. |
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1.1. Meeting was advertised
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order, Roll Call
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2.2. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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2.3. Open Meeting Law — Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room.
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Information concerning the Open Meeting Law, Chapter 84, Article 14 of Nebraska State Statutes, is posted on the bulletin board in the back of the meeting room. |
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2.4. Changes to the Agenda
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2.5. Welcome and Introduction of Visitors
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2.6. Community Input
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This is the public’s opportunity to speak to items on the agenda. This is also the public’s opportunity to speak to other non-agenda topics concerning the school district - since it is not an agenda item the board cannot discuss or take action on the matter at this time. To be recognized, all participants must complete the Request to Address the Milford Board of Education Form. The District has established separate complaint procedures for any complaints, including complaints and concerns against individual employees. As such, the Board requests that this complaint process be followed before discussion with the Board takes place. Thank you for your participation. |
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3. Review and discuss the master facility planning process
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Members of the Clark & Enersen staff will be here to provide a general update on the development of our master facility plan. We have held several meetings with small groups of staff, and plan to offer a survey for staff to provide additional input. The meetings have provided information that has led to the update of the facility concepts. We can spend some time discussing the updated facility plan at the meeting and answer any questions you might have.
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4. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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4.1. Review, consider, and take all necessary action on the minutes of previous meeting
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4.2. Review, consider, and take all necessary action to approve payment of claims
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General Fund for $93,357 |
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5. Reports
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5.1. Review/discuss administrative reports
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5.2. Review/discuss student enrollment report
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K-6: 388
7-12: 381 K-12: 769 Two fewer students compared to last month. |
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5.3. Review/discuss state funding for public education
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Open discussion as needed. |
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6. Board Commentary
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7. Unfinished Business
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8. New Business
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8.1. Review, consider, and take all necessary action to approve the resignation of Mindy Burton effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to accept the resignation or Mindy Burton effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year and then her for her 34 years of service Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.2. Review, consider, and take all necessary action to approve a contract with Josie Dickinson for the 7-12 Art position for the 2026-2027 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to authorize a contract with Josie Dickinson upon release from her current teaching contract Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.3. Review, consider, and take all necessary action to accept the resignation of Michele Kontor effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to accept the resignation or Mindy Burton effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year and then her for her 35 years of service Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.4. Review, consider, and take all necessary action to approve a contract with Mallory Gregory for a 7-12 Social Studies/Health position for the 2026-2027 school year
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to authorize a contract with Mallory Gregory upon release of her current teaching contract Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.5. Review, consider, and take all necessary action on a resolution and a lending agreement for the secondary HVAC project
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We will be funding the secondary HVAC project through QCPUF. We are limited to a 0.03 levy for this fund, so we will be paying this project off over the next several years. The details regarding the amortization schedule and the loan rate are attached.
We need to amend the original resolution from May 2025 since the cost of the HVAC project exceeded the original projections. An updated affidavit outlining the costs of the project is included in the resolution.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the resolution amendment and loan details for the HVAC project as presented Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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8.6. Review, consider, and take all necessary action on the 2026-2027 master calendar
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Attached is the proposed calendar for 2026-2027. The October date is tentative, since we do not have the FB schedule at this time. Once that is posted, we will align the day off on Friday with an away FB game.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the 2026-2027 Master Calendar with the October no school and inservice dates to be finalized at a later date Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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9. Adjourn
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn the meeting Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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