DOUGLAS COUNTY

WEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL

PUBLIC NOTICE

BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING

Date:

Monday, April 14, 2025

Time:

7:00 PM

Location:

Central Office Board Room

401 South Pine Street

Valley, NE 68064-0378

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL, DISTRICT #15, willmeet in Regular Session at 7:00 PM on Monday, April 14, 2025. The meeting will be open to the public.

The agenda, listing items for consideration by the Board, is on file in theSuperintendent’s office. Other matters may come before the Board and the Board has the right to modify the agenda before the meeting.

Kristi Trost

Secretary

Board of Education

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF DOUGLAS COUNTY

SCHOOL DISTRICT 28-0015,

a/k/a, DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Thursday, March 27, 2025

The regular meeting of the Board of Education, District #15, in the County of Douglas, in the State of Nebraska, was convened in open and public session on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at the Central Office Board Room, 401 South Pine Street, Valley, NE 68064-0378.

Following public notification procedures approved by the Board of Education, February 14, 2011, in adherence to 84-1411, notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting such Notice on the exterior front door of the high school, elementary school, middle school, Valley City Hall, First Nebraska Bank, and Foundation One Bank. Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to all members of the Board of Education. Availability of the agenda was communicated in advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Education of the meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Attendance Taken at 4:00 PM.

Cole Groteluschen:         Present

Kelly Hinrichs:                Present

Luke Janke:                   Present

Jamie Jorgensen:           Absent

Elizabeth Mayer:            Present

Jim Tomanek:                Present

Present: 5, Absent: 1.

1.  Call to Order

The agenda, listing items for consideration by the Board, is on file in the Superintendent’s office. Other matters may come before the Board and the Board has the right to modify the agenda before the meeting.

President - “As I call the meeting to order I wish to inform everyone present that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the back wall of the Board Room for your review at any time.”

2.  Approval of Agenda

Motion to approve agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Jim Tomanek. Cole Groteluschen: Yea, Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

3.  New Business

3.1.  DC West Continuous Improvement Visit District Presentation & Board Interview with External Team Members.

4.  Adjournment

Motion to adjourn meeting at 6:25pm Passed with a motion by Kelly Hinrichs and a second by Jim Tomanek. Cole Groteluschen: Yea, Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Luke Janke: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5 Nay: 0

Kristi Trost, Board Secretary

Dr. Melissa Poloncic, Superintendent

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