Board of Education Regular Meeting Monday, October 13, 2025 5:30 PM Central Tekamah-Herman Public Schools 112 N 13th St Tekamah, NE 68061 Chris Booth:Absent Abby Mathistad:Present Mandyn Pruess:Present Burt Rogers:Present Bill Skinner:Present Sheryl Stansberry:Present Present: 5, Absent: 1. 1. Call the meeting to order 2. Open Meetings Law 3. Roll Call 4. Consent Agenda The motion to approve the Consent Agenda including the Budget hearing minutes, Property Tax Request Hearing, September 8th, 2025 minutes, current claims and board member absences as presented Passed with a motion by Burt Rogers and a second by Sheryl Stansberry. Chris Booth: Absent, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1 4.1. Approval of Minutes 4.2. Approval of General Fund Bills 4.3. Approval of Board Member Absence Chris Booth is out of town on business. 5. Treasurer’s report Mr. Kjar reviewed the August 2025 Treasurer's report with the Board. 6. Recognition of Students and Staff Mrs. Beck introduced the September students of the month and recognized Carrie Braniff (4th grade) on her recent science activities by creating solar ovens. Mr. Heitz introduced the 2025-26 Student Leadership group. 7. Recognition of Visitors/Public Comment 8. ACTION ITEMS 8.1. Approve Tekamah-Herman Education Association as the official and only negotiating body for certified staff The motion to approve Tekamah-Herman Education Association as the official and only negotiating body for certified staff Passed with a motion by Sheryl Stansberry and a second by Abby Mathistad. Chris Booth: Absent, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1 8.2. Revise, update policy 2008 Meetings The motion to approve policy 2008 as presented Passed with a motion by Abby Mathistad and a second by Sheryl Stansberry. Chris Booth: Absent, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1 Policy 2008 addresses board meetings and the publication of notices of meetings. For publication procedures, the recommended change is to add the Burt County Independent or other newspaper of general circulation to the verbiage. This action is necessary due to the closing of the Burt County Plaindealer. 8.3. Re-allocate ear-marked depreciation funds Motion to re-allocate $10,100 to purchase the Chariot II Iscrub floor scrubber, funds previously allocated to the purchase of school vehicles Passed with a motion by Burt Rogers and a second by Abby Mathistad. Chris Booth: Absent, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1 The Board approved the purchase of the scrubber using Depreciation funds. 8.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to set a timeline for the superintendent's evaluation The motion to approve that the superintendent's evaluation be delivered no later than the December regular board of education meeting Passed with a motion by Sheryl Stansberry and a second by Bill Skinner. Chris Booth: Absent, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1 8.5. Approve Kiley Delzer as a substitute teacher The motion to approve Kiley Delzer as a substitute teacher Passed with a motion by Abby Mathistad and a second by Burt Rogers. Chris Booth: Absent, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9.1. Set meeting for Committee on Americanism After discussion, the Americanism Committee will meet at 5:00pm, before the November 2025 regular board meeting. 10. Principal Reports 10.1. Elementary Principal Mrs. Beck reported her current elementary enrollment is at 296. On September 25th, 2025, Beck attended the fall symposium at the Open Sky Policy Institute in Lincoln. The outing included staying up-to-date on the political landscape in Nebraska, and it’s an important part of being able to advocate for our public schools. 10.2. Secondary Principal Mr. Heitz reported that the annual veteran's day program is on November 11th at 10:00, with coffee/rolls to follow in the commons area. Also reported on the 7-12 MTSS teams and missing assignments and quarter/semester grades. 11. Board Reports 11.1. Building, Grounds, and Transportation Committee Report The Building and Grounds committee is continuing to meet with architect Bob Soukup of Carlson West Povondra. Areas of concern are focused around Tiger Stadium and Elementary Classroom space. The discussion of adding or renovating these spaces sparked an initial meeting with Tobin Buchanan of Northland Securities. This meeting was held to discuss the District's financial position and the process of beginning a lease purchase program to finance these needs. Buchanan is not a stranger to our Board. He has financially guided us over the past 10 years on all our building improvement projects. A Lease Purchase is simply a tax exempt loan placed with a bank. The process is as follows: Buchanan serves as the placement official, creating a document of the District's finances and overall "story". He presents this document to banks (including local) looking for rate bids. A bond attorney drafts a lease purchase document with an amount not to exceed and the bank chosen to house the loan. The School Board approves the document and funding is available within 30 days. The first payment is due 6 months from the date the funds arrive. After reviewing the current tax base and the amount of funds currently available in the building fund, it was decided the Board was comfortable spending $3.5 to $4 million. The Board is moving forward, instructing the architect to focus on splitting the project into two parts: 1) Tiger Stadium and 2) Elementary Classrooms. The stadium renovations include turning the existing concession stand building into storage. A new pole building will be constructed near the entrance to the stadium and will include a.d.a public restrooms, concessions, ticket booth, locker room and a team meeting room. This is the priority and the Board anticipates this to be completed prior to the 2026 fall events. The classroom addition consisted of adding four classrooms, ultimately joining the 5th/6th grade classrooms with the elementary music classroom (formally the ag classroom). The Board is awaiting final costs and will continue to move forward with the project as stated. 12. Superintendent Report Mr. Kjar discussed publishing the Budget Hearing in the Burt County Independent newspaper. Also addressed was news from the NASB regional meeting. The topic of Special Education option enrollment is not going away. This will be a concern for all Districts as there will be no way to staff or budget for these students and their needs. Kjar will continue to keep the Board posted on the subject. 13. Next meeting date and time: Monday, November 10th, 2025 at 5:30 pm 14. Adjournment The motion to adjourn meeting at 6:06pm Passed with a motion by Bill Skinner and a second by Sheryl Stansberry. 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