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1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1. B. Roll call 1. C. Possible motion on board member absence 2. Approve agenda 3. Public participation (15 minutes allowed) 4. Consent agenda 4.A. Minutes of the Jan. 11 meeting 4. B. Monthly financial report. 5. Old business 5.A. Building construction update 5. B. Review, consider and take all necessary action on the purchase agreement for the Clearwater school building 6. New business 6.A. Review, consider and take all necessary action on obsolete equipment 6.B. Review, consider and...
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...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the Summerland - Ewing site, 416 N. Spruce Street, in Ewing, and will be open to the public. An agenda for the 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. Published January 28, 2021...
Amazon, sup, 936.18; Anson Electric, Inc., labor, 135.00; Appeara, sup, 143.36; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 6,419.54; Bomgaars, sup, 178.08; Canon Financial, printer lease, 47.81; Capital One Bk(USA), NA, lic fee, 9.90; Clearwater Public School - op acct, misc reimb, 107.03; ColdType Publishing, print, 408.80; Corner Hardware & More, sup, 62.70; DAS - State Accounting, internet serv, 2,133.37; D-K Performance & Repair, rep/serv, 103.63; Dusty’s, fuel, 534.05; Eakes Office Solutions, sup, 69.14; Echo Group, Inc., sup, 799.04; Egan Supply C...
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 at Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard requests that any parents who wish to enroll their child in preschool or kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year, at Summerland Public School, and have not yet done so, contact the school office. Information is needed so plans can be finalized for next year. Summerland Public School's preschool is for children who are four years of age on or before July 31 of the current year. State law specifies that a child must be five years old on...
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...
This notice is to inform the patrons of Summerland Public School that Public law 94-142 and Nebraska Rules 51 and 52 mandate that a free, appropriate public education is available to each child with a disability, 0-21 years of age, who resides in a local school district. Child Find for Special Education Services Summerland Public School asks you to assist us in our child find efforts. This is an ongoing statewide search for all unserved children with disabilities, ages birth through 21. If you know of a child who is experiencing difficulties...
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...
If 2020 vision existed, the past year may have turned out differently. Or, maybe we needed this year to define our strengths and guide us toward a revision of what we deem as normal. The year 2020 caused us to slow down and realize what matters most. While coronavirus - and all its implications - dominated the news cycle, other news items drew attention: groundbreaking for the new school site, cruise nights honoring graduates, new businesses opening and surviving a pandemic, pumpkin patches spro...
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,...
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL December 2020 McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, one-half cost superintendent search, 2,750.00; Almquist, Maltzahn, Galloway & Luth, P.C., 2019-20 audit, 16,720.00; Amazon, sup, 287.55; AMG O’Neill, bus driver physical, 150.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, 145.00; Appeara, sup, 238.84; Appeara, sup, 234.90; Appleby, Greg A., mileage, 286.35; Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital, SPED-OT, 595.76; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 323.62; Black Hills Energy, nat gas, 1,758.54; Black Hills Energy, nat gas...
Potential class options, and the implications of each, were presented to Summerland Board of Education members, Nov. 9, during the board's regular meeting in Ewing. Kendra Shrader, Summerland-Clearwater counselor, along with senior transition and business educator, Amy Selting, and Summerland-Orchard counselor, Denise Meyer, presented multiple schedule options. While compiling data, Selting said schedules from schools of different sizes, within the state, were reviewed. "We did take from the...
Third-grade students at Summerland Public School were asked what they would serve for Thanksgiving dinner if they were the host or how they would cook a turkey. Their responses appear, in original form, as submitted to SAM. This is how I would cook a Turkey! First I will put seasoning on it. Then I’ll stick it on a grill for 1 hour. Take it off. It will smell wonderful. Now I can eat it with my family. It will be great! -Tony Ahlers I would help mom serve Thanksgiving. I would get the bowls read...
Summerland Public School will search for a new leader after superintendent Dale Martin announced he is leaving the district. Martin shared his decision with staff members, via email, Monday, after an agenda for a Nov. 23 special board meeting was released and appeared online. Martin said, "It was a fairly quick decision." The veteran educator told the Advocate-Messenger he will opt for the district's early retirement incentive program, which requires individuals to submit a resignation. "The...
Clearwater, Ewing, Orchard, Royal and Page children wanting to share Christmas wish lists with Santa have an opportunity to do so. Ewing information technology application classes are acting as liaisons between Santa and Ewing students. Letters should be received by Dec. 1 and include the child's full name, grade level and address in the letter. Letters should be mailed to Computer Elves, Summerland Public School, PO Box 98, Ewing, NE 68735. Clearwater, Orchard, Royal and Page youths, preschool...
After listening to public input on potential administrative staffing and engaging in an executive session which lasted approximately two hours, Summerland Board of Education President Ed Nordby announced discussion and any impending vote on the matter would be tabled. The decision came toward the end of Monday's monthly board meeting, held in Ewing. Approximately 50 district patrons waited to hear the decision. In a phone interview, Tuesday, Martin said he had spoken with all three principals ab...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., at Summerland Public School at Ewing 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....
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION October 12, 2020 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, at Summerland Public School at Clearwater. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Attendance was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. All board members were present. President Nordby noted the Open Meeting Act posted in the room. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Hoke, to approve the agenda as presented....
APPROVED BILLS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Wells Fargo, sup/fees, 1,085.36; Almquist, Maltzahn, Galloway & Luth, P.C., resolution/plan docs for cafeteria plan, 300.00; Amazon, sup, 634.38; Anson Electric, Inc., serv, 90.00; Antelope Memorial Hospital, bus driver physical, $145.00; Appeara, sup, 434.81; Avera St. Anthony’s Hospital, OT-sped, 706.30; Barnhill Piano Service, piano tuning, 100.00; Black Hills Energy, util, 558.91; BrainPOP, LLC, sub, 4,720.00; Butch’s Body Shop, decals/name change on buses, 1,175.00; Cannon Sports, Inc., print lea...
North Central District Health Department will host the following upcoming drive-through public influenza vaccine clinics throughout the district: • Monday, Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Ainsworth - Ainsworth School – Ag Tech Building • Monday, Oct. 12, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Springview - Activity Center -Enter on the south side • Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Bloomfield • Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2 to 6 p.m., Plainview – Plainview Elementary School – Line up on Woodland Avenue and enter from th...
NOTICE OF MEETING SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Monday, Oct. 12 Summerland Public School at Clearwater Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., at the Summerland School at Clearwater, 501 Iowa Street. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the...
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Board of Education Budget Hearing Sept. 14, 2020 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a budget hearing, Sept. 9, 2020, at Summerland Public School in Orchard. President Ed Nordby called the tax request hearing that was duly published in Antelope County News on Sept. 9, 2020, to order at 7:05 p.m. President Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. No public...
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Board of Education Tax Request Hearing Sept. 14, 2020 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a tax request hearing, Sept. 9, 2020, at Summerland Public School in Orchard. President Ed Nordby called the tax request hearing that was duly published in Antelope County News on Sept. 9, 2020, to order at 7:21 p.m. President Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele and Jeremy Wagner. No public...
PROCEEDINGS Summerland Public School Board of Education Sept. 14, 2020 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Sept. 14, 2020, at the Orchard site. President Ed Nordby called the regular meeting that was duly published in Antelope County News on Sept. 9, 2020, to order at 7:21 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the room. Roll call was taken with all members present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steve Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Kerkman, to approve th...
