September 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Omaha Public Schools Board of Education and Educational Service Unit 19 Board Meeting

A. OPS Board Of Education Information

B. Call to Order

C. Pledge of Allegiance

D. OPS Vision and Mission Statement

E. Roll Call

E.1. Excused/Unexcused Absence

F. School Spotlight

G. Board and Superintendent Communications

G.1. Treasurer

G.2. Superintendent

G.3. Board Members

H. Public Comment and Recognition

I. Consent Agenda

I.1. Reading of Minutes

I.1.a. Monday, August 18, 2025 - Regular Meeting

I.2. Acceptance of the Title I Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Part A Grant 2025-2026 School Year ($28,449,516.00)

I.3. Approval of Agreement with Jung & Partners, LLC, Doing Business As CRDN of Central and Western Iowa for Emergency Services at Wilson Focus ($564,493.61)

I.4. Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement Between Omaha Public Schools and KEV Group for Student Activities Funds Financial Management Software for School Years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 ($40,972.00)

I.5. Approval to Award Bid No. 25-028 to Mackie Construction Inc. for the Benson High Tennis Court – ADA Access at Benson High School, Fall of 2025 ($113,932.00)

I.6. Approval to Award Bid No. 25-033 to Twotrees Technologies for Seven Hundred Thirty-Four (734) Classroom Display Television Carts ($172,490.00)

I.7. Approval to Award Bid No. 26-004 to Boiler Chiller Systems, LLC for the OPS North & Northwest High School Cooling Tower Replacement Project, Winter of 2025 ($636,700.00)

I.8. Approval of Claims Report A - District Expenditure

I.9. Approval of Claims Report B - Expenditures from Various Student Activity Funds for which the Board Serves as Custodian

I.10. Approval of Claims Report C - Expenditures on behalf of Board Members or their Related Organizations

I.11. Approval of Claims Report D - Payroll Expenditures

I.12. Approval of Claims Report E - Payroll Estimated Expenditures

I.13. Approval of Educational Service Unit No. 19 Claims - Expenditures to be Paid from Education Service Unit's Funds

I.14. Committee on Claims Audit Approval (09/08/2025)

I.15. Approval of Contract for Bid No. 25-017 to Cerris Systems North Central, Inc for OPS Blackburn VAV (Variable Air Volume) Boxes & HVAC Control Replacement Project, Winter of 2025 ($677,500.00)

I.16.  Approval of Contracts with Agencies for Special Education Services for the 2025-2026 School Year ($944,826.00)

I.17. Approval to Extend Licensing for Gale In Context Database Subscription from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026 ($84,014.95)

I.18. Approval of the Option to Extend Agreement with Agile Sports Technologies (Doing Business As HUDL) to Provide Athletic and Activity Video Services to Benson, Bryan, Buena Vista, Burke, Central, North, Northwest, South, and Westview High Schools for the 2025-2026 through 2027-2028 School Years ($229,500.00) 

I.19. Approval of Proposed Staffing Adjustments

I.20. Approval of Purchase of Hand Percussion, Barred Percussion Instruments from Sweetwater Sound Holding, LLC to be used in the District’s Elementary Schools ($294,226.35)

I.21. Approval of Purchase of Soprano Ukuleles from B&H Photo and Electronics to be used in the District’s Elementary Schools ($66,022.56)

I.22. Approval of the Settlement Agreements between the District and Althea Watkins Relating to Litigation Captioned Althea Watkins v. Douglas County School District 0001, et al., Case No. 20 -10580 and Althea Watkins v. Douglas County School District 0001, et. al., Case No. CI 23-10063

I.23. Approval of The New Teacher Project (TNTP) Science of Reading License Agreement ($250,000.00)

I.24. Approval of Title I Delinquent & Neglected Agency Contracts for the 2025-2026 School Year ($537,076.00)

I.25. Grant Fund Budget Awards

J. Discussion and/or Action Items

J.1. Information Item(s)

J.1.a. 2024-2025 High School On-Track Review

J.1.b. Budget Committee Update

J.1.c. Policy Committee Update

J.2. Action Item(s)

K. Receipt of Reports

K.1. 2024-2025 High School On-Track Report

K.2. Update on 2024-2025 Progress on Environmental Stewardship Plan

L. Request for Closed Session

M. Adjournment