May 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting/Business
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1. Call To Order
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Board President
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Procedural Item
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2. Pledge of Allegiance
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Procedural Item
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Please stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Nebraska Frameworks Governance and Leadership Policy 2008, Board of Education Meetings. |
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2.1. Roll Call - Excuse Board Members not in attendance
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Action Item
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3. Public Comment Sign In Procedure
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Procedural Item
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A complete copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the back wall of the Board of Education meeting room. Public Comment Sign In Procedure - Anyone wishing to address the Board of Education must submit a written request form, found on the public’s table, prior to Public Comments. The Board reserves the right to move into closed session to protect the public interest or needless injury to the reputation of an individual for any action item listed on the agenda. The Board may, at its discretion, change the order of the agenda to accommodate unforeseen issues related to an agenda item. |
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3.1. Public Comment
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Procedural Item
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The Ralston Board of Education appreciates the public's right to provide public comment. It is the practice of the Ralston Board to listen to the public comment, without discussion between the public and the Board. Should you have a question or ask for follow-up from the Board, the Board President will direct the Superintendent to address the requests and provide additional information to you as appropriate. We ask that you refrain from personal comments about individuals and the use of vulgar or inappropriate language in addressing the Board. At this time the Ralston Public Schools Board of Education will entertain public comment.
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4. Consent Agenda (Action)
Speaker(s):
Board President
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Consent Agenda
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Consent agenda items include minutes from the April 28, 2025 meeting; April Financial Report, April bills in the amount of $1,086,589.57 for the General Fund, and $1,816,049.55 for the Special Building Fund. Prior to the meeting Katie Krause and Liz Kumru reviewed the bills. Nebraska Frameworks Governance and Leadership
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5. Board Development and Communication
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Procedural Item
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5.1. Board Members’ Update
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Information Item
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Board of Education members will discuss items they have recently observed or attended or items they wish to share with the other members of the Board of Education and the public. Nebraska Frameworks Governance and Leadership |
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6. Superintendent’s Report
Speaker(s):
Superintendent
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Information Item
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6.1. District Recognition and Celebrations
Speaker(s):
Jovan Lucero and Christine Knust
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Jovan Lucero will be present to introduce our state placers from the Skills USA competition and recognize them for their accomplishments.
Students being recognized for Monday, May 12, 2025 Include: Addison Callen- 3rd place t-shirt design Isaiah Bernal-2nd place Photography Brody Michalski-2nd place Technical Drafting Sway Bryan Vawser- 1st place Collision Repair Christine Knust will present her recent state placers from the Journalism competition Addison Callen - 3rd place Yearbook Feature Writing Addison Callen - 6th place Infographic
Addison Callen & Zoie Bartek - 2nd place (state runner-up) Theme Development
Zoie Bartek - 3rd place Photography
Hannah Carroll - 8th place photo/illustration
Finally, we wish to recognize a student for our first perfect ACT score in recent memory. Jackson Skaggs-Rowser has distinguished himself by scoring a 36 on the most recent ACT exam. Way to go Jackson! |
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6.2. Blumfield Elementary School Improvement Plan Overview
Speaker(s):
Casey Knight and Melanie Reeves
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Casey Knight and Melanie Reeves will provide an overview of the school improvement plan for Blumfield Elementary.
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6.3. District Financial Report
Speaker(s):
Dr. Aaron Bredenkamp
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Procedural Item
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Dr. Aaron Bredenkamp will provide an overview of the District Financial Report for the month. Dr. Bredenkamp will address any questions that the Board of Education members may have about any part of the financial statements.
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6.4. Government Relations Update
Speaker(s):
Mr. Jason Buckingham
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Mr. Buckingham will update the Board regarding Legislative issues. Nebraska Frameworks Governance and Leadership
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6.5. NASB Updates and Information
Speaker(s):
Mrs. Elizabeth Kumru
Agenda Item Type:
Information Item
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Mrs. Elizabeth Kumru will update the Board of Education on items and information that is under consideration with the Nebraska Association of School Boards.
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6.6. Enrollment Update
Speaker(s):
Dr. Anne Harley
Agenda Item Type:
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Anne Harley will review the enrollment information with the Board. Nebraska Frameworks Governance and Leadership
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6.7. Update from the Communications Department
Speaker(s):
Jim Frederick
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Jim Frederick will update the BOE on recent developments in the area of communications. Nebraska Frameworks Governance and Leadership
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6.8. District Human Resources Update
Speaker(s):
Jason Buckingham
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Jason Buckingham will provide an update to the Board of Education on the current status of recruitment and retention across all employee groups.
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6.9. District Bond Project Update
Speaker(s):
Jason Buckingham
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Information Item
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Mr. Buckingham, and members of the administrative team will provide an update to the Board of Education on the progress of various projects in motion with the 2021 Future Ready Ralston Bond Initiative.
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7. Board Action Items
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Information Item
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7.1. Math Curriculum Selection and Adoption Process K-12 (Action)
Speaker(s):
Sara Zabrowski-Gates
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Action Item
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The staff at RPS has worked the last several month piloting and choosing a math curriculum for adoption and implementation for the 2025-2026 school year. This agenda item is a review of the process and a request to approve the purchase of the new curriculum.
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8. Pre-Adjournment Information and Activities
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8.1. Announcements
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8.2. Board of Education Supplemental Meeting Information
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Supplemental Documents include the following:
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8.3. Future Board Calendar
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Board of Education Meeting - Monday, June 9- 6:00 p.m. Virginia Moon Administrative Center May 12 Pinning Ceremony RHS Theater 7pm |
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9. Adjourn
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Action Item
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Cognia Standard 8: The governing authority demonstrates a commitment to learners by collaborating with leaders to uphold the institution's priorities and to drive continuous improvement. |
