June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM - Hayes Center Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting
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                                        1. Call to Order                 
                    
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                            President Cox called the meeting to order at 8:02 PM in the Boardroom at the High School. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all board members. Notice of the meeting was given in advance by publication and/or posting in accordance with the Board-approved method for giving notice. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the publicized notice and a current copy of the agenda was maintained as stated in the publicized notice. All proceedings of the meeting occurred in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.  | 
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                                        1.1. Roll Call                 
                    
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                            Also present were Superintendent Tony Primavera and Principal Megan Soundy.  | 
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                                        1.2. Pledge of Allegiance                 
                    
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                            President Cox led the Pledge of Allegiance.  | 
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                                        1.3. Recognition of Visitors                 
                    
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                            President Cox welcomed the visitor.  | 
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                                        1.4. Recognition of Open Meetings Act poster                 
                    
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                            President Cox advised all in attendance of the Open Meetings Act poster which was displayed in the boardroom.  | 
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                                        1.5. Adoption of Agenda                 
                    
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                                        2. Audience Communications                 
                    
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                            Katie Collins addressed the board regarding wrestling.  | 
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                                        3. Services Report                 
                    
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There is a new requirement regarding inspections of school's suburbans/car/etc.       
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                                        4. Board Member/Committee Reports                 
                    
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Sports coop committee met with Maywood's coop committee earlier this month regarding wrestling.  The biggest hurdles to implementing a new sport are coaching and future student numbers/interest.  No final decision has been made at this time.       
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                                        5. Administrative Reports                 
                    
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Principal Report: updates to the student handbook: attendance policy, dress code, dual credit grading scale and graduation requirement (adding a technology class); the school received a $5000.00 donation from the Senior Center with a thank you for all the staff's contributions to fundraising.  The school is in compliance with Neb. Rev. Stat. §79-729 as 100% of our seniors met the FAFSA requirement. 
                            Superintendent Report: the "swim bus" will run again this summer every Tuesday and Friday through July 25; Summer School will be held July 21-25; new school year begins August 14. 
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                                        6. Action Items                 
                    
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                                        6.1. Consent Agenda                 
                    
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                                        6.1.1. Approve May Regular meeting minutes                 
                    
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                                        6.1.2. Approve May Bank Transfers                  
                    
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                                        6.1.3. Approve School Nutrition Fund claims for $6,697.53 
                    (Payroll-$4,495.18, Claims-$2,202.35) 
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                                        6.1.4. Approve May Activity Fund claims for $6,781.25                 
                    
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                                        6.1.5. Approve additional May Building fund claim for $425.00                 
                    
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                                        6.1.6. Approve Special Building Fund claims for $465.03                 
                    
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                                        6.1.7. Approve May General Fund Petty Cash claims for $561.00                 
                    
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                                        6.1.8. Approve General Fund claims for $283,246.77 
                    (Payroll - $208,528.57, Claims - $74,718.20) 
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                                        6.1.9. Approve Financial reports of the District                 
                    
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                                        6.2. Approve Breakfast and Lunch prices for 2025-2026                 
                    
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2025-2026 prices: student breakfast $1.80, adult breakfast $2.85, K-6 lunch $2.95, 7-12 lunch $3.20, adult lunch $4.30     
                                
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                                        6.3. Approve Staff Handbook for 2025-2026                 
                    
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                                        6.4. Approve Student Handbook for 2025-2026                 
                    
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                                        6.5. Review and Approve Board Policy section 6000                 
                    
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                                        6.6. Approve new Board policies 6044 and 6045                 
                    
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                                        6.7. Approve revisions to Board policies 1002, 2006, 3003, 3004.1, 3023, 3026, 3036, 3043, 3047, 3057, 4051, 4057, 4059, 5001, 5016, 5031, 5034, 6031, 6034                  
                    
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                                        7. Discussion                 
                    
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                                        8. Information Only                  
                    
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                                        9. Correspondence                 
                    
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                                        10. Executive Session - If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act.                 
                    
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                                        11. Future Agenda Items/Other                 
                    
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                                        11.1. Activity Handbook for 2025-2026                 
                    
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                                        12. Next Meeting: July 14, 2025                  
                    
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                                        13. Adjournment                 
                    
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                            President Cox adjourned the meeting at 8:36 PM  |