September 8, 2025 Or immediately following Levy Hearing - BOE Meeting Template
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1. Opening Procedures
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1.1. Call meeting to order
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Executive/Closed Session may be necessary during this meeting for either: 1) Protection of the public interest; or, 2) The prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting. Recognition of Visitors: The Board of Education encourages citizens to take advantage of the opportunity to address the Board at its regular meetings. Such opportunities will ordinarily be limited to the, “Communications from the Public” section of the meeting. When there are several persons who wish to address the Board at a meeting, the Board President shall have the authority to limit the amount of time provided to each speaker. In compliance with Nebraska statute 84-1412 the Open Meetings Act is posted within the meeting room. |
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1.2. Roll Call
Rationale:
Excuse absent board members
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1.3. Acknowledge meeting notice and announcement
Rationale:
Notice of this public meeting was published in the Voice News on September 4, 2025. Notice was also posted at the entrance of Freeman Public Schools, Adams Post Office, and First State Bank in Filley.
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1.4. Freeman Falcon Spotlight
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Matt Nieveen was awarded a Teacher Apprenticeship grant through NDE and Chadron State College. He has already started classes in this 2-year program through CSC to obtain his 7-12 Health/PE teaching certificate. Part of the program includes 2000 on-the-job training hours, which he will complete at Freeman. For this school year, he will remain a sub and spend additional hours shadowing and helping with classes in his content area. As the program progresses, we will learn more about what tasks he needs to complete.
At the beginning of each year, our 5th/6th Grade Science classes take part in the egg drop and catapult experiments. The following students are here to show off what they created and share what they learned: 6th Catapults: Cameron Schoen Jordonna Gana Corrine Byrne 5th Egg Drop: Gus Garton Parker Little |
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1.5. Communication from the Public
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1.6. Approval of Consent Agenda
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Previous Meetings Minutes General Fund Claims in the amount of $251,717.14 Lunch Fund Claims in the amount of $16,282.38 Depreciation Fund Claims in the amount of $2000.00, Special Building Fund Claims in the amount of $5600.00 Payroll expenditures in the amount of $520,422.66 Financial Reports Correspondence to the Board and Commendations:
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1.7. Items Removed From the Consent Agenda
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1.7.1. N/A
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1.7.2. N/A
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2. Discussion Items
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3. Matters Requiring Board Action
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3.1. Consideration and possible action to approve an architectural agreement for services relating to Freeman's south gym bleacher project.
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3.2. Consideration and possible action to approve the proposed budget for the 2025-26 school year as presented
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3.3. Consideration and possible action to approve the 2025-26 proposed levy as presented.
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3.4. Consideration and possible action to review policies 4018, 4019, 4020, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4027
Rationale:
Monthly policy review
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4. Reports
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4.1. Administrative Reports
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Superintendent's Report |
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4.2. School Improvement
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No Report
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4.3. Facilities
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4.4. Transportation
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No Report
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4.5. Board of Education
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NASB State Conference - November 19-21
Registration opens 9/10 Room request process opens 9/24 |
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5. Announcements
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5.1. Next regular meeting: October 13th
Rationale:
Freeman Media Center, 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 13th
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6. Adjournment
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