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Summerland Board of Education approved a letter asking the state school board of education to “proceed with caution” on the second round of proposed health standards during the board’s July 12 meeting, in Ewing. A motion passed unanimously after minimal discussion. Board member Nate Schwager, who helped create the letter, said, “The hardest thing is they already rejected the first set of standards. You just don’t know what to expect with the second.” Board of education president Ed Nordby said...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION July 12, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, July 12, 2021, at the Ewing site. President Nordby called the meeting , which was advertised in the July 7 newspaper, to order at 6:03 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye:...
Summerland students will start the 2021-2022 school year under one roof. The decision to set Monday, Aug. 30 as the first day of classes for kindergarten through 12th grade students was announced July 12 at the board of education meeting, in Ewing. Preschool students will attend classes beginning Aug. 31. After a building update from John Wieser, of Hausmann Construction, Superintendent Kyle Finke presented an amended school calendar. "I would like to have us all in the same building at the...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL SPECIAL MEETING July 7, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a special meeting, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at the Orchard site. President EdNordby opened the meeting, which was advertised in the June 30 paper, at 6 p.m. and recognized the visitor. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Roll call was taken. Present: CandiceHoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Jeremy Wagner. absent: Steven Thiele. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Hoke, to excuse the absence of Thiele....
Superintendet Dale Martin presented board members with information about health education standards proposed by the state board of education. Martin said, “I guess in my mind, this is a draft form and keep that in mind. They took input on the draft and now going back to committees. They’ll rewrite those and maybe several rewrites.” The superintendent said the proposed standards drew public input about standards being “too graphic ... and some things that parents should take care of and not the school.” If the proposed standards are approved by...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION JUNE 15, 2021 Summerland Board of Education met in regular session, Tuesday, June 15. President Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the June 9 paper, to order at 6:03 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the board room. Roll call was taken. Board members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the boardroom. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present. Moti...
Relocating science classroom materials to the new Summerland School site will resemble a chemical equation, of sorts, with the right amount of atoms bonding for a safe trip instead of creating a potential danger zone. Science instructor Mary Leisy presented information to board of education members, May 10, regarding proper disposal of items at all three sites and transportation to the new school once they are ready to be moved. "There are 900 chemical items between all three sites," Leisy...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION May 10, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Ewing site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was advertised in the May 5 newspaper, to order at 6 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meeting Act posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Steven Thiele. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Schwager, to approve the absence of Thiele. Voting aye:...
Junior and senior high school students may begin the 2021-2022 school year in Ewing, if the new Summerland school isn’t completed when the first bell is scheduled to ring in August. Superintendent Dale Martin told board members the construction project sounds like “it’s on track for the elementary to be out there.” “The high school, still not as confident yet. Still could happen that we start there, but we should at least plan ... as a contingency plan.” Martin said administrators met and dev...
Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, April 12, 2021, at the Clearwater site. President Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the April 7 paper, to order at 6 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act, posted in the room. Motion by Steven Thiele, seconded by Nate Schwager, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay; none. Motion carried 6-0. Public participation (15 minutes allowed). Public participation was not heard. Consent agenda....
After listening to multiple parents address Summerland School's mask mandate during the public participation segment of the March 16 school board meeting, members voted to make masks optional for students and staff, effective March 17. Patron Dustin Wright asked board members if they had changed their minds about the mandated mask policy since the last meeting. "I feel like we've been through this three times already," he said. Several patrons listed area schools that have recently relaxed mask...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION March 16, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Tuesday, March 16, at the Summerland - Orchard site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the March 10, 2021, newspapers, to order at 6:03 p.m. Roll call was taken. Board members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION February 15, 2021 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Feb. 15, at 12 p.m., at the Ewing site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, which was published in the February 10, 2021, newspaper, to order at 12 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was noted in the room by Nordby. Roll call. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. All board members were present. Possible motion on board member absence....
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Special Meeting Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse Summerland Board of Education held a special meeting, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at 5 p.m., at the Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 5:11 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jermey Wagner. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present. President Nordby recognized the...
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Special Meeting Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse Summerland Board of Education held a special meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at 5 p.m., at the Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jermey Wagner. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present. President Nordby recognized the...
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Special Meeting Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse Summerland Board of Education held a special meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at 5 p.m., at the Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Jermey Wagner. Steve Thiele joined the meeting at 5:12 p.m. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present....
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Special Meeting Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse Summerland Board of Education held a special meeting, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2021, at 3 p.m., at the Summerland Golf Course Clubhouse. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jermey Wagner. Candice Hoke joined the meeting at 3:12 p.m. Possible motion on board member absence. All members were present....
Future development of the Summerland Public School building, in Orchard, took center stage during a Sunday listening session. Village of Orchard trustees requested public input regarding potential relocation of village offices, library and shop, along with development of a community center, at the site, which will be vacated when Summerland students move into a new facility located at the intersection of 513 Avenue and Summerland Road. Orchard Economic Development Association member Kristi...
Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Jan. 11, 2021, at the Clearwater site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., and noted the Open Meetings Act posted n the room. Roll call taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Thiele, to approve the absence of board member Hoke. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Absent: Hoke. Motion carried 5-0-1. Motion by Thiele,...
Summerland Public School Board of Education held a special meeting, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Orchard site. President Nordby called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager and Steven Thiele. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to excuse the absence of Jeremy Wagner. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele. Nay: none. Absent: 1. Motion carried. Motion by Hoke, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, Monday, Jan. 11, at 6:30 p.m., at Summerland Public School at Clearwater and will be open to the public. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at the administrative office in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Publish January 7, 2021 ZNEZ AGENDA 1. Call meeting...
This August, I was extremely excited to get back to college and start making up for the memories lost during the pandemic at my first year of college. The day before I left, I went to tell my grandparents goodbye. My grandpa Jim Fink, 81, hugged me extra tight as he joked about staying away from boys. Then my grandma Gladys, 87, followed me out the door, gave me multiple hugs, as tears began to roll off her cheeks. "I just hope you know how proud your grandpa and I are of you." While both my...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION December 14, 2020 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Dec. 14, at the Orchard site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, published in the paper dated Dec. 9, 2020, to order at 6 p.m. The Open Meeting Act posted in the room was noted. Roll call and all members were present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Hoke, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman,...
The search for a new superintendent for the Summerland Public School district is underway. If all things proceed on schedule, a new district leader could be named by early February. Board of education members met with Darren Tobey and Alan Ehlers, consults with McPherson Jacobsen, a search firm, based in Omaha, during a Dec. 9 special meeting, in Clearwater. Qualities expected in a new administrator were discussed, with four key components identified: • An involved school and community leader w...
Five instructors in the Summerland district have indicated they will participate in the early retirement incentive program. The announcement was made Monday, in Ewing, during a special meeting, which lasted approximately 52 minutes. Superintendent Dale Martin announced last week he would submit a letter of resignation to take the incentive. Clearwater instructor Bonnie Wies and Ewing educators Ed Johnson, Jan Miller and Barb Roland will also retire at the end of the school year. Martin said he e...
