December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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A. Call to Order
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A.1. Meeting is governed by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act as posted.
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A.2. The ESU 13 Board reserves the right to rearrange the order of the agenda.
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A.3. The ESU 13 Board reserves the right to convene an executive session in accordance with § 84-1410.
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B. Excuse Absent Board Member(s)
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C. Approval of Agenda
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C.1. Consent Action Items
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C.1.a. Minutes of meeting (November regular meeting)
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C.1.b. Treasurer’s Report
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C.1.c. Fund Balance
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C.1.d. Budget Report
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C.1.e. Claims for Disbursement
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D. Calendar
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E. Public Forum:
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Time limit for each person is three (3) minutes; no response or action taken by the Board.
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F. Reports
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F.1. Amy Trauernicht - AQuESTT Federal Designations
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F.2. 2025 State Education Conference (Jones, Plog, Winchester)
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F.3. AESA Annual Conference (Coon, Kinsey, Marsh, Plog, Richards, Sinner)
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F.4. Head Start Director's Report, Policy Council, and Financial Reports
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F.5. Administrator's Report
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F.6. Board Committee Reports
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F.7. Board Member Comments
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G. Business
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G.1. Declaration of Board Vacancy
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The Board needs to declare a vacancy for Election District #12
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G.2. Head Start 2026-2027 Continuation Grant
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The 2026-2027 Head Start continuation grant application will be submitted on or before December 31, 2025, to the Administration for Children and Families for the Head Start preschool and Early Head Start programs. The program plans to serve a total of 274 children (202 Head Start preschool and 72 Early Head Start), including public school partnerships with Morrill Early Learning Center, Mitchell Tiger Cub Preschool, Scottsbluff Bear Cub Preschool, Gering Public Preschool, Minatare Pre-Start, Bayard Tiger Cub Preschool, Leyton Little Warriors, and Bridgeport Public Preschool. The program’s five-year goals, program annual self-assessment surveys including parent, staff, and partnership surveys, along with community assessment data, have been guiding factors in writing the continuation grant application without any proposed service changes at this time.
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G.3. Change of ESU 13 Treasurer and Authorized Signers
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Due to the current treasurer's retirement, the Board needs to appoint the Business Manager, Jodi Walker, as treasurer. In addition, Executive Assistant, Stephanie Ryan, will need approval as an authorized signer at the depositories as listed on the Treasurer's Report.
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G.4. Board Policy Amendment - Article 4, Section 12 (Substitute Teachers and Educators)
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The Policy Committee has recommended an amendment to Article 4, Section 12 removing dollar amounts in the policy. Justin Knight composed the amendment.
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G.5. Board Policy Amendments - Procurement & Internal Control Policies
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This update is from Justin Knight: Recently, the micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds were updated in the Federal Acquisition Regulations. To ensure compliance with federal grant awards and for upcoming NDE federal desk audits, we are required to update these new federal thresholds in Board Policies. The Policy Committee has reviewed these amendments and recommends approval.
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G.6. Executive Session for Administrator Evaluation
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Section 15 of the Administrator's Contract states that the Board shall evaluate the Administrator as provided in Board policy, which requires a formal appraisal of the job performance of the administrator of ESU #13 be conducted annually on or before the February Board meeting. The Board will move into executive session for the purpose of the Administrator's evaluation.
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H. Adjournment
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