August 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Opening the Meeting
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1.1. Call Meeting to Order
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1.2. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.3. District Mission Statement: The mission of Franklin Public Schools is to partner with families and the community to empower every student to learn, grow, and lead lives of purpose, character, and service.
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1.4. The Nebraska Open Meetings Law is displayed on the east wall of the Franklin Public Schools Media Center.
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1.5. The publication of meeting notice, agenda and previous meeting minutes are located at www.fpsflyers.org according to Policy 2008.
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1.6. Board of Education Member Roll Call
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1.6.1. Excused Absence and Unexcused Absence
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2. Celebration of Excellence
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3. Public Comment
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4. Consent Agenda
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4.1. Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
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4.2. Financial Reports, Claims and Accounts
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5. Action Items
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5.1. Policy Revision, Final Reading, Adoption
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5.1.1. Consider, discuss, and take action on revising Policy 3054 as presented.
Rationale:
The policy committee recommends making the change from the "City of Franklin Police Department" to the "Franklin County Sheriff's Office."
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5.1.2. Consider, discuss, and take action on adopting Policy 2016 as presented.
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School board members are statutorily allowed to participate in the school district’s health and life insurance coverage, provided that the board members are required to pay the entire premium. If the board permits its members to participate in the insurance coverage, it must report at least quarterly at a board meeting the board members who have elected to obtain the coverage.
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5.2. Consider, discuss, and take action on the criteria the board uses to evaluate the performance of principals/administrators, certificated employees, and probationary certificated employees pursuant to Board Policies 4030 and 4031.
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5.3. Consider, discuss, and take action on purchasing a 10-passenger school van, per the transportation committee's recommendation expensed out of the Depreciation Fund.
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The Transportation Committee met on July 21, 2026, to review the two quotes provided to the district.
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5.4. Consider, discuss, and take action on declaring the used 2019 Chevrolet Express full-size van as surplus for immediate trade-in, sale, or disposal.
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5.5. Consider, discuss and take action on transferring $90,000 from the General Fund to the Activity Fund to support the sub-accounts as necessary, bringing the negative sub-account balances to at least $0.00.
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5.6. Consider, discuss and take action on transferring $45,000.00 from the General Fund to the Lunch Fund.
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5.7. Consider, discuss and take action on adopting a resolution to increase the school district's base growth percentage, which determines the authority for property tax requests, by up to 7%.
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6. Information Items
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6.1. Board Committee Reports
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6.1.1. Policy Committee
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6.1.2. Curriculum, Americanism, and Staff Relations Committee
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6.1.3. Negotiations Committee
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6.1.4. Legislative Committee
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6.1.5. Transportation, Building and Grounds Committee
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6.1.6. Finance Committee
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6.2. Annual Financial Literacy Report
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79-3003.Financial literacy instruction: required as a high school course; specific requirements.Beginning with the school year 2023-24, each school district, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall include financial literacy instruction, as appropriate, in the instructional program of its elementary and middle schools and require each student attending a public school to complete at least one five-credit high school course in personal finance or financial literacy prior to graduation.
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6.3. Elementary Principal Report
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6.4. Secondary Principal Report
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6.5. Superintendent Report
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7. Adjournment of Meeting
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