June 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM - Regular Meeting
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 6/11/2025 at 6:51 AM | |
| Dorinda Brown | Present | 
| Chad Hoffman | Present | 
| Megan Pike | Present | 
| Nathan Spurling | Present | 
| Shane Van Pelt | Present | 
| Kayla Zoucha | Absent | 
| Present: 5, Absent: 1 | |
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 6/11/2025 at 7:00 AM | |
| Dorinda Brown | Present | 
| Chad Hoffman | Present | 
| Megan Pike | Present | 
| Nathan Spurling | Present | 
| Shane Van Pelt | Present | 
| Kayla Zoucha | Absent | 
| Present: 5, Absent: 1 | |
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                                         Call Meeting to Order                  
                    
        Discussion: 
7:00AM     
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                                         Public Meeting Announcement                 
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                                        Open Meetings Act Recognition                 
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                                        Board Member Attendance, Roll Call                 
                                                
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                                        Consent Agenda                 
                                                
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                                        Consider Minutes of Previous Meeting(s) and Their Approval (Appendix A)                 
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                                        Consider Current Bills and Their Approval (Appendix B) 
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                                        Consider Financial Statements and Treasurer's Report (Appendix C)                 
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                                        Activity Account Statements                 
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                                        Building Fund Account Statements                 
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                                        Depreciation Fund Account Statements                 
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                                        General Fund Account Statements                 
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                                        Nutrition Account Statements                 
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                                        HPC Student Council                  
                    
        Discussion: 
No student council report given.      
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                                        Community Input                 
                    
        Discussion: 
None     
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                                        Discussion/Action Items                 
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                                        Administrator Reports                 
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                                        Elementary Principal Report                 
                    
        Discussion: 
Building & Grounds update, summer clearing, gym floors refinished on July 5th, MANDT training, ESU 7 workshops, admin. team PD with EUS 7, LTRS training, Elem. Jumpstart July 9-24th, & end of year success Field Day, PK graduation, academic awards ceremony     
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                                        Junior High & High School Principal Report 
                    
        Discussion: 
EduClimber training with ESU7 to help implement conversations with staff. Online Registration is open for 25-26 school year.      
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                                        AD Report                 
                    
        Discussion: 
Congrats to Brodey S. for being a State Champion in triple jump at state track, 3rd place in long jump, 4 x 800 - 9th place, 4x 100 - 6th, Caleb S. - 21st shot put, Colin H-22 in high jump, summer weights started a few weeks back, NSAA reminders on dates and regulations     
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                                        Superintendent Report                 
                    
        Discussion: 
Welcome Stacey Troutman as bookkeeper, summer projects update, NPERS changes as of July 1, 2025, legislative update with session ending the first week of June, budget and valuation projections for 2025-26, training for all staff to start the 2025-26 school year     
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                                        Discussion on coop considerations                 
                    
        Discussion: 
Discussion with Fullerton School to coop JH Football.      
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                                        Review and discuss Superintendent Brown's evaluation and contract.                   
                    
        Discussion: 
Board discussed the evaluation and contract. Thanked Superintendent Brown for his efforts.       
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                                        Review, discuss, and take any necessary action to authorize Stacey Troutman as the signatory to all financial accounts and safety deposit box of High Plains Community Schools and remove Tonya Bannister from all financial accounts of High Plains Community Schools.                   
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take any action on the certified contract of Mr. Alexandar Bradenburg for 2025-26 school year.                 
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take all action on the 2025-26 HPC preschool calendar.                   
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take any necessary action on the flooring bids for the west building at Polk.                 
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take all action on setting breakfast and lunch prices as presented for  2025-26 school year at HPC.                 
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take any necessary action on the certified contract for Mrs. Tana Pankoke for the 2025-26 school year.                  
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take all action on the current HPC Board Policy revisions.                   
                                                
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                                        Review, discuss, and take all action on adopting new policies to the HPC Board of Education Policies.                   
                                                
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                                        Executive Session                  
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                                        Motion to Adjourn                 
                                                
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                                        *CLOSED SESSION: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act                 
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                                        *SEQUENCE OF AGENDA: The sequence of agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.                 
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