April 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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I. Opening the Meeting
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II. Pledge of Allegiance
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III. Call to Order
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IV. District Mission Statement
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STRIVE - COMMIT - SUCCEED - District Mission Statement
Schuyler Community Schools in partnership with parents, students, and the community is committed to educate students to become skilled, knowledgeable and responsible citizens in a global society - District Vision Statement Notice of this meeting was given in advance according to State Law 84-1411, by giving notice of the meeting to the public. Notice of this meeting was also given in advance to all members of the Board of Education |
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V. Nebraska Open Meetings Law
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This meeting has been preceded by advance notice and is hereby declared to be in open session. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the front of the meeting room.
Nebraska Open Meetings Act: http://nitc.nebraska.gov/documents/statutes/NebraskaOpenMeetingsAct_current.pdf
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VI. Publication of Meeting
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VII. Board Member Roll Call
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VIII. Approval of Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve agenda. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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IX. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Discuss, Consider and Take Action on the consent agenda. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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IX.A. Minutes of the March 9, 2026 meeting of the board
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IX.B. Financial Report
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IX.B.1. Approval of $14,000 for the activities fund to be used for officials, fees, and other related costs. The details of these expenditures will be presented to the board at the next board meeting.
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IX.C. New Hire Recommendations:
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IX.C.1. Jessy Hill - School Psychologist/LMHP
Tim Mlinar - Assistant Principal/Activities Director at MS Annaliza Pigao - (BA - Step 7, SCHS Science) Pedro Varon - (MA - Step 11, SCHS EL) Allie Krenk - (MA - Step 3, SES Elementary teacher) Viviana Gil - (MA - Step 8, SES Childcare teacher) Natividad Millan (BA - Step 2, SES 5th Grade EL) Liliana Velasquez (BA - Step 1, SPED Preschool teacher) - January 2027 Kelsey Yosten (BA +27 - Step 1, Preschool teacher) Luis Munoz (MA - Step 11, SCHS EL teacher) Keetyn Valentine (BA - Step 1, SCHS Agriculture Teacher) - January 2027 |
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IX.D. Resignations:
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IX.D.1.
Mark Wemhoff Daisy Mejia Rommell Miranda Emily Neujahr Nadia Torres Logan Fiala Elizabeth Lickei |
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IX.E. Retirements:
The Board would like to thank Deb Schueth for her 25 years of service to the Schuyler Community Schools and students. We wish her the very best in her retirement. |
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IX.F. Board Policies
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IX.F.1. Reviewed policies with no substantial changes.
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X. Public Comment
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XI. Discussion/Information Items
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XI.A. High School Student Council Presentation by Emree Pilmore
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XI.B. Information regarding a pilot program for English Language Development titled English 3-D by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This program would serve English Langague Learners in Grades K-12.
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XI.C. Principals will present our priority goals and highlight ongoing efforts and plans toward achieving them.
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XI.D. School Board Self-Assessment through the Nebraska Association of School Boards.
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XI.E. Discuss plans for Fishers School and property.
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XI.F. Discuss the offer to purchase land next to the preschool building.
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XII. Action Items
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XII.A. Review, Discuss, and Consider the adoption of the Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) program for grades K - 5 at a purchase price not to exceed $500,000.
Recommended Motion(s):
Make a motion to approve the adoption and purchase of Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) as the K-5 Language Arts Program. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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XIII. Information Items: Reports
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XIII.A. Letters of Recognition for Schuyler High School Activities
Esports Justin Lara - State Qualifier/Medalist — Hearthstone FFA - State Medalists Kai Yost: White in Forestry & Ag Business Hayden Bailey: White in Welding Caleb Bailey: White in Welding Sofia Yepez: Blue in Livestock Judging Maliya Keeshan: Gold in Extemp Speaking Speech - State Medalist Jason Barrios: 4th Extemporaneous Speaking; 6th Informative Speaking FCCLA Allison Arriaga - Qualifier for National Leadership Conference — Teach or Train, Level 3 |
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XIII.B. Superintendent
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XIII.B.1. Update on Communication Planning and share the annual report
Possible Date for Board Retreat |
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XIII.C. Board Committee Reports
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This committee is responsible for reviewing curriculum recommendations, textbook selection, requisitions/inventory, and instructional programs.
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XIII.C.1.
Monday, May 4th @ 6:00 Building/Grounds/Transportation (Brian, Renee, Virginia) Monday, May 4th @ 7:00 Board Policy/Handbooks/Support Programs (Paul, Renee, Rich) Wednesday, May 6th @ 6:00 American Civics, Assessment and Instruction (Amanda, Renee, Rich) |
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XIII.D. Safety Plan Update
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XIII.D.1. Josh Rowan will present
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XIV. Adjourn
Recommended Motion(s):
adjourn. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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