The Board of Education of the Lyons-Decatur School District No. 20 met in regular session on Monday, August 11, 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: The local area NASB meeting in Fremont will be held on Wednesday, September 24th. The EHA enrollment period is open for any board member interested in joining. Mr. Paul Cash will be retiring at the end of August, and we will be holding an open house for him on Wednesday, August 27th at 3:30 p.m. in the media center. We were contacted by the NDOT and will be providing a letter of support for a grant to replace the bridge in Decatur. Principal Report: The calendar and professional development plan for 2025-26 was shared. The PAWS program will begin on Monday, August 18th. The following motions were made: 1. To approve the consent agenda. 2. To suspend the regular meeting and open the student fees policy hearing at 7:40 P.M. Discussion on Student Fee Policy 5045 3. To close the student fees policy hearing and re-open the regular meeting at 7:42 p.m. 4. To suspend the regular meeting and open the parental involvement policy hearing at 7:42 P.M. Discussion on Parental Involvement Policy 5018 5. To close the parental involvement policy hearing and re-open the regular meeting at 7:44 P.M. 6. To approve board policies: 5001 Attendance/Excessive Absenteeism, 5018 Parental Involvement, 5045 Student Fees, 5052 Wellness, 5054 Bullying, and 5057 Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy, as presented. 7. To adopt the resolution to approve the base growth percentage of the property tax request authority for the district. 8. to designate the Burt County Independent as the official publication for the district. 9. to approve the board goals for 2025-26. The end of fiscal year meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 25th at 7:30 p.m. The regular September board meeting, budget hearing, and tax request levy hearing is scheduled for Monday, September 8th at 7:30 p.m. President, Lisa Christiansen closed the meeting at 8:08 p.m. Lyons-Decatur Northeast School District,Board Report GENERAL FUND,A/C DEPT BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NE, "1,138.35", ACTIVITY FUND, "1,000.00", AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, "3,484.16", AMPLIFY, "1,288.64", APPEARA, 648.63, "ASPI SOLUTIONS, INC", 500.00, ASSOCIATED FIRE PROTECTION, "1,594.50", "BEAUDETTE, LINDSEY ", 522.37, BLANC'S BODY & GLASS, 719.01, BLICK ART MATERIALS, 48.12, BSN SPORTS, 924.38, CHRISTENSEN ELECTRIC LLC, "1,698.75", CITY OF LYONS, "4,418.02", CLASSIC CLEAN CARWASH, 150.00, CLASSIC SPORTSWEAR & AWARDS, 346.33, CLEARFLY, 133.38, CNA AUTO SERVICES, 376.15, DAKOTA POTTERS, "3,682.00", DECKER EQUIPMENT, 176.55, DEPRECIATION FUND, "125,000.00", "DOHT, ELIZABETH ", 78.40, EAKES OFFICE SOLUTIONS, "1,966.24", EBSCO ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE, 339.25, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #2, "1,869.62", ESU COORDINATING COUNCIL, "9,503.60", FASTWYRE, 41.42, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA, 333.66, FLEET US LLC, 330.00, FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE, 145.00, "FREDERICK, HANNAH ", "1,117.20", GENERAL REIMBURSEMENT FUND, 80.41, GREAT MINDS PBC, "2,140.45", HAUFF MID AMERICA SPORTS, 459.70, HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY LLC, "1,455.48", HOMETOWN LEASING, 691.87, INNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS, 251.85, JENSEN PLUMBING & HEATING, "1,292.37", "JOURNEYED.COM, INC", 500.00, "KB'S MINI MART, INC.", 938.04, LAQUINTA INNS AND SUITES KEARNEY, 699.75, "LAURITSEN, HEATHER ", 37.10, LYONS MIRROR SUN, 206.55, MACKIN BOOK COMPANY, "1,792.35", "MAGIC-WRIGHTER, INC.", 350.00, "MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC", 707.50, MEL'S SMALL ENGINES, 511.42, MENARDS - SIOUX CITY, 240.39, MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES, 819.60, MIDWEST TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, 78.21, MOSYLE MANAGER, 23.29, N C S A, "1,320.00", NEWZ BRAIN EDUCATION, 309.00, NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION, "1,495.00", OMNIFY BENEFITS, 40.00, OMNIFY BENEFITS, 62.00, ONE SOURCE, OPEN-UP RESOURCES, 990.00, PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOL, "6,606.55", PITNEY BOWES INC, 200.00, PLUNKETT'S PEST CONTROL, 62.44, RENAISSANCE LEARNING, "4,975.50", "RIEF, DAVID ", 756.20, ROMANS WIEMER & ASSOCIATES, 300.00, S & W WELDING, 167.23, SAVEMORE MARKET, 15.14, "SCHULER, KIPP ", 95.95, "SCOREVISION, LLC", "6,500.00", SCOTT'S HARDWARE, 6.99, STEINY'S GENERAL STORE, 764.36, STERLING, "12,212.55", "TEACHING STRATEGIES, Inc.", 538.00, "TOTTEN, BRENDA ", 616.39, VERIZON WIRELESS, 45.06, VERNIER SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY, "1,213.68", WAYNE STATE COLLEGE, 50.00, WEST POINT TRUE VALUE, 18.98, ZEARN, "2,500.00", Fund Total:$218,711.08 SPECIAL BUILDING FUND, "CERTIFIED TESTING SERVICES, INC.", 578.00, FLOORING NUVO, 486.62, JENSEN PLUMBING & HEATING, "34,977.97", "KNOVA'S CARPETS, INC", "20,509.00", LAKESHORE LEARNING MATERIALS, 550.85, MIDWEST ALARM SERVICES, "1,553.42", "PHILLIPS FLOORS, INC.", "4,644.00", Fund Total:$63,299.86 SCHOOL LUNCH FUND AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, 172.60, CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING, 186.94, SAVEMORE MARKET, 138.05, SYSCO FOOD SERVICES, "1,650.02", Fund Total: $2,147.61 ZNEZ BCI 08-21-25
