October 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular

1. Open the Meeting

1.A. Call to Order and Roll Call

1.B. Recognize Open Meetings Act

1.C. Status of Absent Board Members 

1.D. Publication of Meeting

1.E. Pledge of Allegiance 

2. Approval of Agenda

3. Celebration of Excellence

4. Public Comment

5. Information Items: Administration and Board Committee Reports

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. Minutes of previous meeting(s)

6.B. Financial Reports

6.C. General Fund and Lunch Fund Claims

7. New Business

7.A. Americanism/Committee on American Civics Meeting (Committee and Board as a Whole)

7.A.i. Public Testimony

7.A.ii. Examine, review, and reapprove social studies curriculum, testing, and instruction to ensure compliance with 79-724 1.(c)-(f), 4,5,6,7

7.A.iii. Discuss, consider, and take appropriate action regarding 79-724 (a) and (g)

7.B. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve Elba Public Schools Education Association as exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certified staff for 2026-2027 contract year. 

7.C. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve Raven Tech, LLC, quote of $4000 to build a new district website. 

7.D. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve KSB Law Policy Service for $9,500. 

7.E. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve American Fence Company, Grand Island, NE, quote for $6,400.

7.F. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the addition of the student extracurricular activity, Esports, for the spring school semester 2025. 

7.G. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to hire NASB (Nebraska Association School Boards) for Superintendent search firm services.  

7.H. Discussion on PK-12 Enrollment numbers for 2024-2025

7.I. Discussion on Facility Projects for 2025

7.J. Discussion on Interlocal Agreement with the City of Elba

8. Personnel

8.A. Resignation - Linda Ambrose

9. Public Comment

10. Adjourn Meeting