March 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

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. General Fund and Lunch Fund Claims

6.C. Special Building Fund Claims

6.D. Bank Balances as of 2/28:  General Fund: $988,735.88 -- Lunch Fund: $62,322.66,--Activity Fund: $91,462.26--Depreciation Fund:$6,587.55 --K125 Fund:  $3,278.81--Building Fund: $304,045.60--HazMat Fund: $1,087.58--General Fund Special: $2,468.84
Bank Balances as of 3/9/2026:  General Fund: $983,466.67 -- Lunch Fund: $62,178.76,--Activity Fund: $88,011.83--Depreciation Fund:$6,587.55 --K125 Fund:  $3,278.81--Building Fund: $304,045.60--HazMat Fund: $1,087.58--General Fund Special: $2,445.29

7. Discussion Items

7.A. Presentation and discussion on Discovery Science series.

7.B. Presentation on the annual Multicultural report.

7.C. Presentation and discussion on a change to the 26-27 school calendar.

7.D. Presentation and discussion of having ESU10 provide speech services for the 2026-2027 school year.

7.E. Discuss 2025-2026 State Aid Certification and Budgeting Factors

7.F. Review policies 4002 to 4064.

7.G. Presentation and discussion on revising graduation credits.  

7.H. Presentation and discussion of classified staff pay increases.

8. Action Items

8.A. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the Discovery Science series purchase.  

8.B. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve changes to the 2026-2027 school calendar.  

8.C. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve adding Speech Therapy services to the ESU10 SPED service contract.  

8.D. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve reopening negotiations with the Elba Education Association to approve the Memoradum of Agreement involving the addition of an incentive pay clause.

8.E. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the Memorandum of Agreement involving the addition of an incentive pay clause.

8.F. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the reviewed and/or revised 3000 board policies as presented at the February meeting. 

8.G. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the changes to the graduation requirements as presented by Mr. Potter.  

9. Personnel

9.A. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for Amelia Retzlaff.

9.B. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for Cassidy Frey.

9.C. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for David Miller. 

9.D. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve the contract for 6th grade teacher.

9.E. Presentation, discussion, and/or official action to approve classified staff pay increases.

10. Public Comment

11. Executive Session for the purpose of discussing administrative negotiations, as permitted by Nebraska Open Meetings Law.

12. Adjourn Meeting