PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION

PROCEEDINGS

Summerland Public School BOARD OF

EDUCATION

Summerland Public School Board of Education met in regular session, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in the school’s board room. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act poster in the board room.

Members present: Nordby, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steve Thiele, Austin Twibell and Jeremy Wagner.

Nordby turned the meeting over to Superintendent Finke for election of officers. All board members took the oath of office.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action of board officers and committees. Schwager nominated Ed Nordby and Steve Thiele for president. The vote resulted in Steve Thiele being elected as president.

Scott Thiele nominated Nordby for vice president. Nordby nominated Schwager for vice president. The vote resulted in Schwager being elected as vice president.

Schwager nominated Twibell for secretary. There were no other nominations. Twibell is the secretary.

Scott Thiele nominated Jeremy Wagner for treasurer. Austin Twibell nominated Scott Thiele for treasurer. The vote resulted in Wagner being elected as treasurer.

The following committees were formed:

Americanism: Twibell, Wagner, Scott Thiele;

Finance/negotiations: Steve Thiele, Schwager, Nordby;

Building, grounds and transportation: Twibell, Wagner, Scott Thiele.

Review and approve list of board vendors:

Recording secretary, Sally Finch;

Newspapers: “Summerland Advocate-Messenger,” “Antelope County News,” “Norfolk Daily News”;

Depositories: Bank of Orchard, Cornerstone Bank, Ewing Bank, Nebraska Liquid Asset Fund.

Motion by Nordby, seconded by Schwager, to approve the list as presented, with the addition of “Norfolk Daily News.” Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 6-0.

Motion by Wagner, seconded by Schwager, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 6-0.

Public participation No public participation was heard.

Motion by Nordby, seconded by Scott Thiele, to approve the consent agenda items. Unless removed the consent agenda, items identified within the consent agenda will be acted on at one time. Minutes of the Dec. 14, 2022, meeting and monthly financial report were included. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on the elementary principal contract. Motion by Wagner, seconded by Twibell, to approve a contract to Cathy Cooper as the elementary principal for the 2023-2024 school year. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on approval of the junior high/high school principal contract. Finke reported on the applications and interviews for the JH/HS principal position.

Motion by Nordby, seconded by Schwager, to approve a contract to Zachary Rosenboom as the JH/HS principal for the 2023-2024 school year. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Nay: none. Motion carried 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on calendar changes. Monday, Jan. 23, will be a late start in order for Mike Donahue to work with staff during in-service time before school starts.

Monday, Feb. 6, was scheduled as a no-school day for students as parent-teacher conferences are scheduled for that afternoon/early evening. This will now be a half day of school for students in preschool through 12th grade. There will be a noon dismissal for students, with no lunches served.

Finke also reported that there will, more than likely, be additional calendar changes in the future, due to the number of snow days we have accumulated.

NASB update: Finke reported on some of the new bills being introduced in the legislature concerning education. He will follow these bills and keep the board updated.

Administrative reports. A written report was given to the board from Cathy Cooper. Finke reported on ALICAP facility inspection, meeting with public power concerning charging station, leech field concerns and upcoming meeting with Jim Kent from NDE on grants.

The next regular board meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.

President Thiele adjourned the meeting at 7:32 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sally Finch

Recording secretary

Published January 26, 2023

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