September 15, 2025 Immediately Following the Tax Request Hearing - Regular Board of Education Meeting

Discussion:  Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication to the public and to all members of the Board of Education. Availability of the agenda was communicated in advance. The Open Meetings Act was available for review. 

Discussion:  Mr. Curry discussed the Cardinal Savings Bank program, a non-interest bearing savings account that Boone Central and Cornerstone will have a joint partnership in.  Students K-6 will be given the opportunity to save money and get their money back when they graduate 6th grade, move away or choose to stop participating.  Incentives for participation will be provided, including Cornerstone Bank matching the first $5 put into each student's savings account.  This will provide students with a learning opportunity.  The program will begin October 8th, and will take place on Wednesday mornings from 8:30-9:00 am.  The Cornerstone bank tellers will teach the 6th grade students how to make deposits.  Cornerstone will track all deposits.

Discussion:  Beth Ericson, Professional Development Director, ESU7, presented the strategic planning services offered by ESU7.  The strategic planning process includes a customized process, empowering stakeholders, a streamlined plan designed for growth and clarity, while engaging the community and staff.

Discussion: 

Knott - I’d like to give a shout-out to Mr Perone and all staff and volunteers involved in hosting activities and events. It’s an extremely busy time of year, and everything I’ve attended has been very professionally handled. Also, kudos on the new POS systems used at the concession stands. Lastly, it’s great to see such high attendance by admin and staff at events truly supporting our teams, organizations, and coaches/sponsors.

Roberts- I would like to recognize Mr. Larsen for holding kids accountable with the cell phone policy.

Stuhr- I want to shout out Doug Koch for stepping in and filling in for Kris Pestal.  He is doing a really great job and I want to thank him for taking the game announcing over.

Fogleman- I would like to thank our admin staff.  As far as I know, it has been a smooth start to the school year, and a lot of that has to do with their leadership.

Rolf-I would like to recognize our transportation staff and bus/activities drivers.  They are on the roads with our kids early morning and sometimes late in the evening.  Their dedication is appreciated.

Look-I would like to recognize Mrs. Kayton and the entire elementary school staff for their work on Grandparents Day. There were around 600 people in the building on Friday for Grandparents Day, and I have heard nothing but positive reviews and how great the event was. They all put in a lot of time and hard work organizing, planning, and running the event. This event was a great opportunity for our community and others to see the tremendous job this staff does every day.

Larsen-I would like to recognize the team of teachers that have helped to cover PE classes while being down a teacher for this school year. Thank you to Mr. Albers, Mr. Majerus, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Ray for helping to cover/offer PE and Strength & Conditioning classes for our students this school year. I appreciate them living out the TEAM mentality with regard to continuing to offer and provide opportunities for our students. An additional shout-out to Mr. Perone, as well as all the coaches who also embodied the same mentality over the summer and continue to do so to support our kiddos. 

Curry-  I would like to recognize the leadership and vision of our Math & Language Arts intervention teachers.  Mr. Thome & Mrs. Choat have demonstrated a vision and desire to provide math intervention to several of our students.  They were able to problem-solve the logistics of scheduling.  They are working with these students at a level that will help them be successful in Math for years to come.  Mrs. Shannon Nelson oversees our Language Arts intervention time.  She communicates with students and parents to help students improve their skills.  It would be easy to point out why these types of support may not work, but they have figured out ways to make it work!

Kayton- I would like to shout out Rod Stuhr.  He has taken on a few more custodial duties this year.  He tried out a new schedule to ensure he gets all of his duties done.  He has smiled along the way while continuing to build relationships with the staff and students while continuing to clean up the messes! 

Discussion: 

At our August meeting, we broke into committees to start collecting evidence for each goal to ensure we are prepared for our year 5 visit.  Math Number Sense, Building Character, Creating Opportunities, Striving for Success.  At our meeting on Wednesday, we plan on reevaluating The Cardinal Way visual that we currently have.  At our beginning of the year staff meetings, everyone had the opportunity to provide feedback based on these three questions: What elements of The Cardinal Way should always remain consistent in our culture game plan?  What elements of The Cardinal Way could be deleted/changed?  What are some suggestions you have that could be added to/improvements to The Cardinal Way culture gameplan?

Discussion: 

Mr. Look discussed the General Fund Budget Report, NASB Conference, Transportation Committee Meeting, Committee on American Civics, CTE Building Project

Discussion:  Larsen- 2025 Enrollment: (Up 3 from last school year), 9th: 48, 10th: 62, 11th: 56, 12th: 46, Total: 212.  MAP Testing was completed at the end of August.  ACT Testing is being scheduled for October 14th, was able to get the cost down $48/test (down from $69 normally).  I attended WSC & Mr. Look and I attended UNK to promote Boone Central

Curry- Enrollment: 5th: 43, 6th: 30, 7th: 47, 8th: 34, Totals: 2021 = 158, 2022 = 154, 2023 = 164, 2024 = 155, 2025 = 154 (In 2021, we anticipated an enrollment of 159), 2026 (We anticipate 164).  MAP Testing is done.  Community Coffee tomorrow, the 7th/8th Band will march downtown.  (FB kids will be dismissed as soon as they are done to depart for Battle Creek).  Math & Language Arts Intervention Classes are underway... good start!  PTC Next Week... Looking forward to good conferences!

Kayton- Enrollment Numbers at Boone Central Elementary: PK: 37 students, K: 40 students, 1st: 38 students, 2nd: 37 students, 3rd: 46 students, 4th: 44 students, Total: 242 students.  PBIS Store, grant funded through AEF.  Students have the opportunity to use their Cardinal Way tickets to purchase things from the Cardinal Way Store! Grandparent’s Day was a huge success!  Every student had the opportunity to invite two grandparents/special friends.  Started with a program, recess/lunch, and classroom activities.  Planned for 598.  Thanks to those who donated towards this event: Tunink Roots, Bygland Dirt Contracting, Growth & Grace Counseling, MJ Ag Solutions, Tyson Foods, Cornerstone Bank, Thrivent, Cargill, and The Dotted Daisy.  Beginning of the year testing is completed.  We are using data to provide students what they need for success!  PT Conferences/ PK Advisory Team Meeting.  Parents are able to sign up for Conferences through Sign Up Genius.  Book Fair will be set up.  Preschool Advisory meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 24th at 5:30 in Theresa Wilke’s classroom, time to evaluate our program and hear from each other.  School Wide Math Homework.  1st - 4th grade math fact practice Monday-Thursday with fact tests Monday- Thursday.  Our goal is to generate more automaticity with math facts which ties into our school wide Number Sense goals

Perone- Scorevision update

Discussion:  9.4 Strategic Planning with ESU7, the followup and accountability piece is important and has been missing in the past.  We will ask the ESU7 to followup mid-year via retreat in order to stay on track.  ESU7 knows our district and our staff well.  It will be beneficial to pay someone to do the planning for the District.

Discussion:  Thank you to the Board and Admin Team for approving the pre-ACT testing for our students.

Discussion:  October 13, 2025 at 6:45am.  Civics Hearing immediately following the regular board meeting.

Discussion:  Adjourned 9:01pm