Tekamah-Herman Public Schools 112 N 13th St Tekamah, NE 68061 Board of Education Regular Meeting Monday, June 8, 2026 5:30 PM Central Chris Booth: Present Abby Mathistad: Present MandynPruess: Present Burt Rogers: Present Bill Skinner: Present Sheryl Stansberry: Present Present: 6. 1. Call the meeting to order 2. Open Meetings Law 3. Roll Call 4. Consent Agenda Motion to approve the Consent Agenda including the May 11th minutes and current claims as presented Passed with a motion by Chris Booth and a second by Bill Skinner. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, MandynPruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea 4.1. Approval of Minutes 4.2. Approval of General Fund Bills 4.3. Approval of Board Member Absence 5. Treasurer’s report Mr. Kjar reviewed the April 2026 treasurer's report with the Board. 6. Recognition of Students and Staff Mr. Heitz gave the results of the "Get on our Bus" awards for the 2nd semester. 7. Recognition of Visitors/Public Comment There was no public comment. 8. ACTION ITEMS 8.1. Declare items as surplus for immediate sale or disposal: SKAG lawn mower and Vulcan oven The motion to approve the SKAG lawnmower and Vulcan oven as surplus Passed with a motion by Abby Mathistad and a second by Chris Booth. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, MandynPruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea Both of these items have been recently updated. The Mower has some problems and the repair was going to be quite costly to get parts. The oven has not worked at full capacity for many years. 8.2. Approve the contract of Kylie Dirkschneider as SPED Director/Student Services Coordinator for the 2026-2027 school year The motion to approve the contract of Kylie Dirkscheider as SPED Director/Student Services Coordinator for 2026-2027 as presented Passed with a motion by Burt Rogers and a second by Abby Mathistad. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, Mandyn Pruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea With the recent move of Mrs. Stark to Social Studies, the administrative team made the decision to update/change the curriculum coordinator position to a SPED Director/Student Services Cooprdinator position. 8.3. Approve the contract of Michelle Anderson as Elementary Special Education Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year The motion to approve Michelle Anderson contract as Elementary SPED Teacher for 2026-2027 as presented Passed with a motion by Sheryl Stansberry and a second by Bill Skinner. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, MandynPruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea 8.4. Approve the NPPD proposal, contract, to relocate the elementary electrical service transformer Motion to approve the NPPD contract to relocate the elementary electrical service transformer as presented. Passed with a motion by Burt Rogers and a second by Chris Booth. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, MandynPruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea In preparation for the Summer 2026-27 elementary construction project, the transformer located in the courtyard needs to be relocated next to the other transformer that is in the landscaping bed. 8.5. Approve board policies 3061 and 5048 as recommended by KSB school law Motion to approve board policies 3061 and 5048 as presented. Passed with a motion by Chris Booth and a second by Abby Mathistad. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, MandynPruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9.1. Discuss KSB policy updates Mr. Kjar presented the annual KSB School Law updates. This report comes out shortly after the legislative session adjourns and the our attorneys have time to research all things that will affect our District. Attached is the update letter outlining al policy changes, changes to our standard forms, and other issues to consider. Kjar informed the Board that he has not done a thorough dive into the changes. He will outline what changes we will make to our handbooks during the regular July meeting. 9.2. Summer project update Mr. Kjarreivewed the latest news and changes to the stadium building, elementary addition, and thearter wall repair projects that are happening at our school this summer. 9.3. Winter and Spring activities update Mr. Klein gave the Board a final report on the winter and spring sports report. 10. Principal Reports 10.1. Elementary Principal Mrs. Beck was absent for the June 2026 meeting. 10.2. Secondary Principal Mr. Heitz reported he is working with Kjar on all student handbook changes for the July meeting. 11. Board Reports 11.1. Building, Grounds, and Transportation Committee The Building and Grounds committee will meet tonight immediately following the regular board meeting. Items discussed will be the stadium building and the elementary addition. 12. Superintendent Report Mr. Kjar spent some time discussing the NEP data collected. Link: https://nep.education.ne.gov/#/profiles/district/snapshot?agencyId=11-0001-000&dataYears=20242025. Kjar addressed the outdated HVAC software and the plan to remedy that situation. 13. Next meeting date and time: Monday, July 13th, 2026 at 5:30 pm in the library 14. Adjournment The motion to adjourn meeting at 6:08pm Passed with a motion by Chris Booth and a second by Bill Skinner. Chris Booth: Yea, Abby Mathistad: Yea, MandynPruess: Yea, Burt Rogers: Yea, Bill Skinner: Yea, Sheryl Stansberry: Yea CLAIMS: ABRAHAM, BRIDGET MILEAGE 137.17 ACCESS SYSTEM LEASING COPIER LEASE 2,406.70 ACCO BRANDS USA LLC Supplies 14.50 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC SUPPLIES 1,375.36 APPCENTRI SCHOLARSHIP APP 280.00 AYER, TANNER MILEAGE 59.45 BELFRAGE, MANNI MILEAGE 31.90 BOMGAARS SUPPLY INC SUPPLIES 1,303.90 BOOKWORM, THE SUPPLIES 191.00 BRAND, VANESSA MILEAGE 116.00 BRANIFF SERVICE SERVICE 2,425.70 BRANIFF, CARRIE MILEAGE 35.09 BRAYMEN, BRIDGETTE MILEAGE 103.67 Bridges, Abra MILEAGE 111.65 BRUMMOND DISPOSAL LLC Service 425.00 BRUMMOND, JAMIE MILEAGE 79.75 BSN SPORTS Supplies 635.02 BURT COUNTY INDEPENDENT LEGAL NOTICES 9.09 CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY SUPPLIES 3,838.16 CENTURYLINK SERVICE 554.63 CITY OF TEKAMAH WATER 803.75 CONNEALY, JILL MILEAGE 111.65 CRAIG RESOURCES INC, DBA CRAIG 1:1 NURSE 2,577.96 ENGINEERED CONTROLS INC SERVICE 6,590.00 ESU #2 Service 86,522.46 EVASIC, ROBERT & BREANNE MILEAGE 84.54 FAS-BREAK REPAIR 80.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA SUPPLIES 3,873.91 FISHER, ASHLEY MILEAGE 95.70 FLINN SCIENTIFIC INC SUPPLIES 853.46 General Reimbursement Fund Reimbursement 2,285.46 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INC WORK EXPERIENCE 2,550.00 GOODWIN, DEANNA MILEAGE 143.55 HAMAN, JOEL MILEAGE 692.39 Hansen, Amanda Reimbursement 52.64 HANSEN, CHELSEA MILEAGE 74.96 HANSEN, JON MILEAGE 81.35 HANSEN, LINDSEY MILEAGE 63.80 HOIER, BUCK OR ALLIE MILEAGE 55.83 INSTITUTE FOR MULIT-SENSORY CURRICULUM 1,335.32 KAHLANDT, MACKENZIE MILEAGE 149.93 KAPLAN EARLY LEARNING COMPANY SPED SUPPLIES 349.95 KELLY, JAMES MILEAGE 111.65 KIDWELL INC SERVICE 2,156.25 KNAUSS, PAIGE MILEAGE 191.40 KSB SCHOOL LAW, PC LLO LEGAL 3,642.50 LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS PRESCHOOL SUPPLIES 169.58 LANDSPERGER, TIMOTHY OR GINA MILEAGE 44.66 LEARN 2 MOVE SERVICE 1,756.65 LEICHLEITER, KATIE MILEAGE 191.40 LINDBERG, HEIDI REIMBURSEMENT 112.53 LOFTIS, HOLLY MILEAGE 127.60 Mackin Library Media Library Books 414.47 MANN, MICHAELA MILEAGE 79.75 MARQUARDT, TIFFANY MILEAGE 78.30 MASLOWSKY GRADING SERVICE 419.56 MATHISTAD, ABBY MILEAGE 111.65 MCELMURAY, LAURA Mileage 59.02 Midwest Technology Products Supplies 49.30 MOSYLE CORPORATION SOFTWARE 3.75 NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER ELECTRICITY 6,000.00 NEBRASKA SAFETY CENTER TRAINING 270.00 NETA Conference Registration 249.00 NEWSELA INC CIRRICULUM 450.00 NIPPON SANSO MATHESON INC SUPPLIES 513.70 NWEA TESTING 3,125.00 PAGELS, RYANN MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 133.98 PETTIT, JACOB OR TIFFANY MILEAGE 130.50 POTADLE, JENNIFER MILEAGE 20.74 PYRAMID SCHOOL PRODUCTS Supplies 329.94 RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING SUPPLIES 1,420.00 ROBERTS, DANIELLE MILEAGE 111.65 RUTT'S MECHANICAL SERVICES SERVICE 2,430.18 SAVEMORE MARKET SUPPLIES 413.48 SCHOOL HEALTH SUPPLIES 813.86 SCHUETT, JODIE MILEAGE 105.27 SELF, SHAUNA MILEAGE 221.70 SHAMBURG AUTO SUPPLY, INC SUPPLIES 120.86 SNOW, AARON MILEAGE 63.80 SPENNER, JILL Mileage 127.60 ST1 SPORTS SUPPLIES 254.97 Student Assurance Services Catastrophic Accident Ins. 804.50 Tekamah-Herman Schools Transfer 500.00 TOBII DYNAVOX CURRICULUM 580.50 TRANMER, DAN Reimbursement 150.00 TY'S OUTDOOR POWER AND SUPPLY MOWER 449.99 VERIZON WIRELESS CELLULAR 150.77 VESTIS RUG SERVICE 400.02 WALTER LYDICK Service 7,100.00 Washington County Clerk Election Costs 100.00 WIMER, ASHLEY MILEAGE 41.47 WOLF, HAILEY MILEAGE 184.15 WOODRIVER ENERGY LLC SERVICE 3,264.18 TY'S OUTDOOR POWER AND SUPPLY MOWER 13,639.55 ZNEZ BCI 6/25/26
