February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - February Regular Board Meeting
| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 2/9/2026 at 6:00 PM | |
| Bryan Franzen | Absent |
| Marge Spencer | Present |
| Necole Miller | Present |
| Ryan Stearns | Present |
| Sara Gentry | Present |
| Tina Golter | Absent |
| Present: 4, Absent: 2 | |
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Comments:
Also in attendance was Superintenent Foster, Principal Pavelka, Athletic Director Seamann, and Business Manager Molly Most
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| Regular Board | |
| Attendance Taken on 2/9/2026 at 6:06 PM | |
| Bryan Franzen | Present |
| Marge Spencer | Present |
| Necole Miller | Present |
| Ryan Stearns | Present |
| Sara Gentry | Present |
| Tina Golter | Absent |
| Present: 5, Absent: 1 | |
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Comments:
At 6:06 PM
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1. Call the Meeting to Order
Discussion:
President Ryan Stearns called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and roll call was taken.
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1.1. Approve Excusing Absent Board Members
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. Mission Statement
Discussion:
We, at Brady Public Schools, strive to create a positive culture in which all learners reach their fullest potential as EAGLES!
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3. Approval of the agenda as presented or with the following modifications.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4. Approval of the minutes from the Regular Board Meeting Held January 12th, 2026.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Financial Report and Approval of Claims for February including Payroll
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6. Communications
Discussion:
Thank you note from Brady Food Pantry
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7. Reports
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7.1. Grounds Report- T.G.
Discussion:
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7.2. Transportation Report - D.J.
Discussion:
Dan Jensen gave his report. All 80-day inspections and red flags needing fixed on buses have been completed. Dan also gave an update on all the fleet vehicles.
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7.3. Building Maintenance Report - R.S.
Discussion:
Dan Jensen gave maintenance report. All Christmas break projects have been completed. There was a plumbing issue in the JR High Boy's locker room. That has been fixed. Jeremy Hill came to do the backflow test. Waldingers came to recharge the lines in the FCS room. Ryan cleaned strainers in a unit and replaced a fan motor in the main hallway. The snow plow works well when snow needed to be removed this past month.
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7.4. Activities Report - A.S.
Discussion:
Mr. Seamann gave his report. Gate revenue was a positive this past month with it being $1022.89. Mr. Seamann recognized the girls basketball team for their runner-up finish at MNAC. Also wanted to recognize the girls wrestling team for earning third place at MNAC.
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7.5. Principal's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Pavelka gave her report. On February 12th, K-12 will have a writing assessment day. The data will project where they need to take writing and what needs improvement. On Thursday Feburary 5th, the Improvement Team met and developed action steps to support oncoming improvement. Mrs. Pavelka attended Advanced Restorative Practice Training at the end of January. The monthly fire drill was completed. The 2nd Quarter Academic Pep Rally was completed on January 16th. There were 18 Perfect Attendance, 36 Honor Roll, 12 Honor Roll with Distinction, and 94 Attendance Awards (Less than 2 unexcused days). In January, the district celebrated a Required Rule 10 Holiday of Martin Luther King Day. During the Winter Pep Rally, MPCC Boys Basketball Team came and put on a Slam Dunk Contest. Fun by all!
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7.6. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Foster gave her report. Mrs. Foster continues to increase community engagement each month and communication between school and community. Mrs. Foster has three goals for this year. 1. Long-Term Facilities and Resource Sustainability, 2. Comprehensive K-12 Curriculum Alignment, and 3. Organizational Accountability and Professional Systems. Three new staff members have been hired. Alex Tolle for assistant cook, Anita Shrum for part-time custodian, and Chantelle Krepcik for para educator. Mrs. Foster gave an update on the cost of the monthly newsletter, which costs about 279.42 a month and 2,794 a year to complete. Classes have begun to be held in the new Learning Center. The windows will be corrected to tinted, signage, railing, and clean up outside of the building still need to be done. Parking will convert to diagonal once the village has time to paint. Mrs. Foster provided option enrollment information to the board members. 67 students are option in, and 25 students are option out. The district receives $11,000 for each net positive student. Currently, option enrollment holds 36% of the student body. Out of our option in students, only 7 of them have an IEP. 90% of our special education students are residents of the district.
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7.7. Special Recognition
Discussion:
The Board of Education would like to congratulate and recognize all the individuals who contributed to the opening of the Brady Learning Center.
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7.8. Committee Reports
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7.8.1. FFA Student Report
Discussion:
Ava Foster gave the FFA report. 17 students went to CDE #1 on January 28th. There were many ribbon results. CDE #2 will be on February 11th. National FFA week is February 23-27. The week has many fun events each day with everything already being approved through administration.
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7.8.2. Student Member of the Board
Discussion:
Alexis Buck gave her report. Alexis gave a report of the upcoming events. All these events are located on the school calendar.
Ava Foster gave the STUCO report. She gave an update on the Winter pep rally. The sweetheart dance was on February 7th with the theme "Will you accept this rose". There was a fun photo booth that was brought by the DJ. The King was Gatlyn Carr and the Queen was Kennedi Cook. |
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7.8.3. Finance Committee
Discussion:
General fund is under budget by 9.80% and the Lunch Fund is over budget by 0.42%
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7.8.4. Policy Committee
Discussion:
No update. The policy committee did not meet this month.
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7.9. Legislative Update
Discussion:
Mrs. Foster gave an update on Legislative update. The minimum wage of $15 an hour was passed with 1.75% increase each year.
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7.10. School Board Workshops, Conference Reports, and additional Information
Discussion:
Board President Stearns and Superintendent Foster attended NASB's Legislative Conference. Upcoming workshops include: NASB President's Retreat, Monday, February 16, 2026 - Kearney, NRCSA 2026 Spring Conference: March 18 - 20 - Kearney , NAEP State Convention: March 24-25 - Kearney, Budget & Finance Workshop, Tuesday, April 7 - Ogallala: Amplified Budget & Finance Workshop, Wednesday, April 8 - Kearney: NSBA Annual Conference, April 10-12 - San Antonio
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8. Discussion Items
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8.1. ESU 16 Contract Services
Discussion:
Mr. James McGown came to discuss the ESU 16 service contracts for the upcoming year. Currently, School Pysch is being billed at $36,000. Next year it is projected to be around 35,000 a year with one day a week. This price is only for School Pysch and doesn't include the added teacher consulting. The state sets the rates for special education services. They serve as a guideline and ESU 16 tries to stay as close to those rates as possible. ESU 16 has been great at assisting to meet the needs of the district. They have multiple providers to come into place if needed. Currently, our district psych provider comes 1 day a week and only stays 5 hours a day because of travel time. ESU 16 also offers our many other special education services.
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8.2. Review Superintendent Contract
Discussion:
Currently, Superintendent Foster is at 127,500. The board members discussed having a pay increase for the following year. Mrs. Foster is one of the lowest paying superintendents in the state. Ryan Stearns suggested extending the contract and increasing pay to $135,000. Marge mentioned some wording will need to be adjusted prior to signing.
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8.3. Consider Salary Increase for PK-12 Principal for 26-27 School Year
Discussion:
The recommended salary increase is PK-12 Principal is a 4.5% increase. There was no discussion.
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8.4. School Psych Contract
Discussion:
After meeting with special education staff, the district administration believes it is in the district’s best interest to pursue a contract with Dr. Luke McConnell. While the district has valued and appreciated our partnership with ESU 16 for school psychology services over the past several years, the district has continued to evolve in its focus on supporting the needs of the whole child and recognizing families as essential partners in a child’s education. Dr. McConnell’s comprehensive service model extends beyond traditional school psychology to include threat assessment, professional development and training for staff, family support, and child psychology services. These additional resources more closely align with the district’s current priorities and capacity-building goals and will allow us to better meet the diverse academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs of our students. The current cost for Dr. Luke McConnell is $45,000 which includes: Weekly School Psychology, Teacher Consultant, School Counselor and Clinical Consultation, and Clinical Psychological Services. An added on expense of $9,000 would include Sped Supervision/Sped Director. Also $2,000 extra would be added for Early Childhood Psychology Services.
There were a lot of thoughts and opinions during the board member discussion. ESU 16 is 43,000 with teacher consult. Sara Gentry is nervous about spending the money on his services. Mrs. Foster provided an explanation that both providers are about the same cost after everything is accounted for, with Luke McConnell providing more services. Going with Luke McConnell would also allow a sped director on site each week instead of maybe two times a year with ESU 16. The past couple years, the district has had sped violations, and Luke McConnell would be able to provide teacher support to help eliminate future state violations. The district would like to continue our other sped services with ESU 16 and just move psych and director services to Luke McConnell.Ryan Stearns asked James McGown if ESU 16 would be willing to do that and provide the other services. James commented that the intent would be to provide, but if there were shortages, they would not provide. Ryan Stearns appreciates Luke McConnell because he helps beyond the student and helps the family side as well. Sara Gentry made a comment that she completely agrees, but encourages the board to do research on what a licensed psychologist does. A couple board members aren't sure about having both Luke McConnell and a social worker. Mrs. Pavelka spoke up and mentioned she would like Luke McConnell to help with our current services, so our social worker would be able to be used to her fullest potential. Marge asked how many other districts have Luke and also have a district social worker. Mrs. Foster answered back with zero. Luke McConnell would be in the district 1 day a week for a minimum of 8 hours a day. Mrs. Foster spoke with other districts that go through him, and he will stay until the work is done, which sometimes goes beyond 10-hour days. This would exceed our current psych coming for a maximum of 5 hours a day. Necole Miller asked about Luke McConnell being a trial run. It would be a one-year contract to see how it goes. Board members were pretty perplexed about deciding the best decision for the district. Bryan mentioned maybe waiting to decide until all board members were present to vote. |
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8.5. NASB Dues
Discussion:
Annual Membership Dues are $3720 if paid by April 1st
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8.6. Sealed Bid- 11 Passenger Van
Discussion:
Three sealed bids were received. Emergency Remarking- Brett Patty $1,178.18. Josh and Jessica Flint $1,500. Justin Morris $1,026.00. The winner is Josh and Jessica Flint at $1,500.00.
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9. Public Comments
Discussion:
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10. Action Items
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10.1. Approve Superintendent Contract
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.2. Approve Salary Increase for PK-12 Principal for 26-27 School Year
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.3. Approve School Psych Contract
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.4. NASB Dues
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10.5. Accept Bid for 11 Passenger Van
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11. Adjournment
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12. General Fund Register
Discussion:
____________________________________ Ryan Stearns President, Board of Education ____________________________________ Tina Golter Secretary, Board of Education The time and date of the Brady Public School’s regular meeting was advertised in the Gothenburg Leader and posted at the Brady Get-N-Go, Post Office, and Flatwater Bank. The next regular meeting will be March 9th, 2026 at 6:00 PM. |
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