The Board of Education of the Lyons-Decatur School District No. 20 met in regular session on Monday, April 14, 2025, in the Media Center. Present were Archer, Bacon, Brehmer, Christiansen, Miller, …

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The Board of Education of the Lyons-Decatur School District No. 20 met in regular session on Monday, April 14, 2025, in the Media Center. Present were Archer, Bacon, Brehmer, Christiansen, Miller, Myers, Petersen, Troutman, and Vlach. President Lisa Christiansen opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. Superintendent Report: An update was provided on the current days and hours that have been completed for the 2024-25 school year. No days will be made up – we will dismiss students at noon on Friday, May 9th so we can host the JH EHC track meet. I attended multiple PD opportunities over the last month: GRIT, Phil Chalmers, and Budget/Finance. Mrs. Okereke was surprised with the Outstanding Teacher Award presented by UNL’s Touchdown for Teachers Program. The 2025 diplomas and the teacher contracts for 2025-26 were signed. Teacher appreciation week is scheduled for May 5th – 9th. Leah, Jaime, Evan, Jim and Lisa plan to participate in the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 11th. Oakland-Craig reached out about a HS football cooperative for the fall of 2025, but the NSAA does not allow mid-cycle cooperative agreements for football. If Oakland-Craig would like to have a conversation about the future, our cooperative board committee will meet with them. Principal Report: Professional development the last month was spent on data, AI, Special Education/Autism, and UDL. Activities and events are happening throughout the district – please check the website and social media sites for the latest happenings. The following motions were made: 1. To approve the consent agenda. 2. To approve the program offerings for the 2025-26 school year. 3. To approve the classified staff package for the 2025-26 school year. 4. To accept the resignation of Mr. Bruce Knaak, with regrets, at the end of the 2024-25 school year. 5. To approve the teaching contract for Mr. Seth Totten for the 2025-26 school year. The next regular board meeting will be on Monday, May 12th at 7:30 p.m. Lisa Christiansen closed the meeting at 8:13 p.m. Lyons-Decatur Northeast School GENERAL FUND,A/C DEPT BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NE,"2,276.70",ACTIVITY FUND,"5,000.00",AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES,684.17,APPEARA,"1,093.52",APPLE FINANCIAL SERVICES,"40,762.50",BANCROFT-ROSALIE SCHOOLS,"2,188.29","BARBER, REBECCA ",75.00,BLANC'S BODY & GLASS,376.75,"BURTON, ROBIN ",50.00,C & J AUTO SERVICE,"1,776.00",CHRISTENSEN ELECTRIC LLC,463.77,CITY OF LYONS,"10,365.81",CLASSIC CLEAN CARWASH,56.00,CLEARFLY,133.58,CNA AUTO SERVICES,"3,552.13",COMFORT INN,677.35,DEMCO INCORPORATED,534.41,"DOHT, ELIZABETH ",304.60,FASTWYRE,41.83,FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA,166.62,FRANCISCAN OAKLAND CLINIC,145.00,GENERAL REIMBURSEMENT FUND,"1,744.74","HDSUPPLY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE, LTD","2,269.69",HIRERIGHT LLC,306.60,HOMETOWN LEASING,691.87,"KB'S MINI MART, INC.","2,757.46","KNAAK, BRUCE ",408.20,KSB SCHOOL LAW,40.00,LAQUINTA INNS AND SUITES KEARNEY,418.00,LIED LODGE & CONFERENCE CENTER,440.00,LORENSEN LUMBER & GRAIN,220.50,LYONS COMMUNITY CLUB/FOUNDATION,200.00,LYONS MIRROR SUN,451.65,MACKIN BOOK COMPANY,199.00,"MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC",707.50,MENARDS,224.40,"MILLER, HIRAM ",535.00,MOSAIC OF FREMONT,"12,512.50",MY CENTRAL SUPPLY,"1,234.35",N A S B,150.00,N C S A,75.00,NE STATE FIRE MARSHAL/BOILER INSPECTION PROGRAM,36.00,NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS ASSOC,275.00,"OKEREKE, ELIZABETH ",64.42,OMNIFY BENEFITS,80.00,ONE OFFICE SOLUTION,141.00,PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL,195.12,PLUNKETT'S PEST CONTROL,120.08,POWERSCHOOL GROUP LLC,"4,632.14",QUILL CORPORATION,80.98,"RONNFELDT, TINA ",231.91,"S&S LAWN CARE, LLC",800.00,SAVEMORE MARKET,97.70,SCOTT'S HARDWARE,11.38,"SEAGREN, JANELLE ",67.64,STEINY'S GENERAL STORE,235.55,"STUHR, AMANDA ",71.90,"TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC",22.75,UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN,241.00,VERIZON WIRELESS,45.06,Fund Total: $103,760.12 SPECIAL BUILDING FUND,"BEACON ATHLETICS, LLC","1,637.00",BOYD JONES CONSTRUCTION CO.,"426,158.67","CENTURY, LLC","5,309.00",CLARK & ENERSEN,"4,550.00","IFIT HEALTH & FITNESS, INC","2,099.00",MCKINNIS INC,"1,169.95",Fund Total:$440,923.62 SCHOOL LUNCH FUND CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING,"2,037.03",HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY LLC,"3,697.54",SAVEMORE MARKET,"1,031.05",SYSCO FOOD SERVICES,"13,036.69",Fund Total:$19,802.31 ZNEZ LMS 04-24-25