March 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Discussion:  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and President Van Zee made note of the Open Meetings Act poster that is on display in the meeting room.

Discussion:  CLAIMS: All Star Auto Glass,765.00; Amazon Capital Services, Inc., 1,668.51; Black Hills Energy, 3,700.00; Brost, N., 23.70; Brule Activity Center, 2,500.00; Card Service Center, 244.89; Carlson Electric, 92.00; Carolina Biological Supply Company, 83.75; Century Link, 706.75; DASHr Systems, 1,445.00; Duncan AG & Auto Repair, 4,319.50; Eakes, Inc., 981.28; Ecolab, 71.40; Emergent 3 Inc., 1,500.00; ESU 16, 11,405.60; Family Zone, Inc., 1,933.65; Gallentine, A., 71.88; Holiday Inn Express & Suites Lincoln I-80, 357.00; Holiday Inn Of Kearney, 429.85; Hometown Leasing, 2,880.33; Hot Lunch Account, 558.75; Hot Lunch, 1,323.00; Ideal Linen Supply, 378.13; Inland Truck Parts, 2,716.56; Jacobs, B., 72.32; Jostens, 273.90; JWPepper, 76.96; Keith Co. News, 95.10; Lofton, M., 241.00; Mid-American Research, 3,902.39; NASB (Nebraska Association Of School Boards), 270.00; Nebraska Council School Administrators, 165.00; Newsela, 1,713.07; NPPD (Nebraska Public Power District), 3,300.00; NPPD MLBRY Acct, 77.55; NPPD Plum 2 Acct, 52.63; Ogallala Ace Hardware, 38.97; Poppe's Truck & Diesel Repair, 4,262.72; Premier Auto Parts & Service, 559.98; R Lawn LLC, 11,548.03; Ray's Cement Works, 650.00; S & W Auto Supply, 372.81; Scherbarth, S, 26.88; School Mate, 344.00; Sidney Heavy Truck & Auto, LLC, 645.72; Snell Services, Inc., 535.49; South Platte Early Learning Programs, 450.00; SP Building Fund, 110,000.00; Spencer, D., 909.63; Staples, 288.46; Unum, 1,603.21; Verizon Wireless, 183.22; Village Of Big Springs, 675.00; Wage Works, Inc., 164.00; Walmart Business-Trevi-Pay, 370.49; Wayside Publishing, 196.65; WEX Bank, 2,735.42; Wiest Hardware, 230.70; Wilson, L., 550.00; Yanda's Music & Pro Audio, 85.80; Payroll: 337,236.54 Building Fund: SP Bond, 60,566.05 

Discussion:  John Brown addressed the board about student handbook concerns. BJ Franken, Amanda Mathis and Denise Meininger addressed the board with concerns about the proposed 4-day school week. 

Discussion:  COMMITTEE REPORTS: EDUCATION: Tim VanZee gave an update about the Board Presidents Training that he attended. The NRCSA conference is next week. TRANSPORTATION: Adam Hayward provided an update on the 2020 suburban and a replacement. The board recommended selling the suburban "as is" and authorizing the transportation committee to purchase another up to $50,000. The president asked for transportation to be moved to Discussion Items. 

Discussion:  Mr. Nick Brost's Principal's Report: Congratulations Students of the Month: Matthew Woddard, Skye Trujillo, Laila Marshall, Braylon McBride, Chloe Jacobs, Gabe Kendrick. FFA Judging Contest Results: South Platte FFA attended a judging competition in North Platte on Feb. 11th: Team Ribbon (Red) - Ag Mechanics Team 1): Gabe Kendrick, Keal Carlson, Oscar Ornelas, and Jed Delatour. Individual Ribbons: BoDelle Koehler- Vet Science (White), Gabe Kendrick -Ag Mechanics (Red), Keal Carlson- Ag Mechanics (Red), Jed Delatour- Ag Mechanics (White), Brody Miller- Ag Mechanics (White), Oscar Ornelas- Ag Mechanics (White), Conner Evans -Ag Mechanics (White). The JH BBB and BBG completed their seasons. JH Boys placed 3rd, JH Girls placed 4th. Congratulations to our new NHS members: JH NHS: Kanoa Levias, Marshall Bonander, Christian Scherbarth, Mason Howell, Saffron Fanning, EmmaLee Leonard, Lyndsay Meininger, Skye Trujillo, Faith McHenry. HS NHS: Jacob Lofton, Tyler Armstrong, Jared Scherbarth, Chloe Jacobs, Jayla Paulsen, Ella Stanley, Annlyn Wilson, Emily Muhollen. Congratulations to the speech team for medaling at MAC speech: Chloe Jacobs - Poetry and POI (Champion). Emalee Armstrong - Serious Prose (3rd), Ella Stanley -Persuasive (4th). Congratulations to Drake Arensdorf who qualified for state wrestling with a fourth place finish at District Wrestling. Drake and Audrey Moorhead competed at State Wrestling. Aden Marquez auditioned for, and earned music scholarships to WNCC for next year. South Platte hosted Mike Donahue for Value Up presentations to all students in grades K-12. South Platte hosted the Show Choir Showcase thanks to Mrs. Jacobs and students for an outstanding performance. Congratulations to Chloe Jacobs for her 3rd finish at the Nebraska State Poetry Out Loud Competition. Parent-Teacher Conferences had a fifty-nine percent attendance rate for JH/HS parents. 

Discussion:  Mr. David Spencer's Superintendent's Report: Mr. Spencer attended the State Bowling in Lincoln where three South Platte students were invited to sing the National Anthem. The National Honor Society Induction was held. There was a Continuous Improvement Plan (a five-year plan) meeting with ESU 16. We had five students who performed in the Missoula Children's Theatre, and we took the elementary students to watch. We received the Title I State review from Lincoln and we passed. The Staff in-service was held the morning of the Parent Teacher Conference and there were MTSS meetings for HS/JH/Elem during that time. We are still participating in the Educational co-hort with ESU 16 for Reading Curriculum. The Penny Carnival will be March 20 and Prom is April 11. He presented upcoming NASB finance meetings that are scheduled for board education. 

Discussion:  Mr. Spencer showed the board DRAFT calendars of four and five-day calendars. There was a discussion about the 2026-27 school calendar. The board scheduled input opportunities for the public to meet with board members for questions about the school calendar. The days scheduled for the Q&A about the Four-Day week with Board Members and Administration are March 22 at 6:00 pm and March 30 at 7:00 pm. 

Discussion:  There was a discussion about NASB's Superintendent Evaluation Tool.  President VanZee created a committee to evaluate this tool consisting of Amy Stanley, Brian Armstrong and President Van Zee. 

Discussion:  President Van Zee moved Administrative Contracts to Executive Session. 

Discussion:  There was discussion about summer projects. 

Discussion:  There was discussion about transportation for the students and a suburban. 

Discussion:  Review the minutes. 

Discussion:  The next regular meeting of the SPBOE will be April 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM.