GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

The Board of Education of the Gretna Public Schools, Gretna, Nebraska, will hold a regular meeting on August 26, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Gretna Public Schools - Administration Building located at 11717 South 216th Street, Gretna, Nebraska, in the Board of Education Meeting Room. An agenda for the meeting, which shall be kept continually current, is readily available for public inspection at the Superintendent’s office during normal business hours. At the meeting, the Board of Education may discuss, consider and possibly vote to approve an increase to the school district’s property tax request authority by an additional five percent, or other maximum amount as permitted by law, above the base growth percentage.

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BOARD OF EDUCATION,

DISTRICT #37, SARPY COUNTY

AUGUST 12, 2024

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

7:00 P.M. - REGULAR BOARD MEETING

SECTION I - Opening Procedures

Notice of the meeting was given in advance by the publication and/or posting in accordance with the Board approved method for giving notice of meetings. Notice of this meeting was published in the public notices section of the July 15, 2024 edition of The Daily Record and on their website as well as on the district website. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all members of the Board of Education. The Secretary of the Board maintains a list of the news media requesting notification of meetings and advance notification to the listed media of the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be discussed at this meeting was provided. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the publicized notice and a current copy of the Agenda was maintained as stated in the publicized notice. All proceedings of the Board of Education, except as may be hereinafter noted, were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

1.1   Call Meeting to Order - Rick Hollendieck called the meeting to order.

1.2   Roll Call - Board members present were: Mark Hauptman, Dawn Stock, Rick Hollendieck, Kyle Janssen, Greg Beach and Blake Turpen. Board members absent were: none. Others present were: Travis Lightle, Andrew Rinaldi, Russ Olsen, Mike Sortino, Shawn Hoppes, Andy Boone, Molly Hornbeck, Caroline Foresman, and guests.

1.3   Pledge of Allegiance - The board recited the pledge of allegiance.

1.4   Approval of Minutes - Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Blake Turpen, to approve the minutes of July 15, 2024. A roll call vote was taken - Blake Turpen, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; and Dawn Stock, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

1.5   Recognition of Visitors - Erin Koesters, spoke about teams within the schools. Nick and Brittany Harvey addressed the topic of school boundaries.

1.6   Public Hearing on Parental/Community Involvement in Schools - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Mark Hauptman to open the public hearing on Parental and Community Involvement in Schools. A roll call vote was taken - Kyle Janssen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Tupen, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; and Greg Beach, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Greg Beach to close the public hearing on Parental and Community Involvement in Schools. A roll call vote was taken - Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; and Rick Hollendieck, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

1.7   Public Hearing on Title I Parental and Family Engagement in Schools - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Mark Hauptman to open the public hearing on Title I Parental and Family Engagement in Schools. A roll call vote was taken - Rick Hollendieck, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; and Greg Beach, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

Motion by Blake Tupen, seconded by Dawn Stock to close the public hearing on Parental and Community Involvement in Schools. A roll call vote was taken - Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; and Kyle Janssen, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

SECTION II - Matters Requiring Board Action

2.1   Consider Approval of Bills - Motion by Blake Turpen, seconded by Kyle Janssen to approve the bills. A roll call vote was taken - Blake Turpen, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; and Dawn Stock, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.2   Consider Approval of Financial Report - Motion by Mark Hauptman, seconded by Dawn Stock, to approve the financial report as presented. A roll call vote was taken - Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; and Mark Hauptman, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.3   Consider Approval of Resignations and Contracts - Motion by Greg Beach, seconded by Kyle Janssen, to approve the retirement of Todd Mueller and resignation of Connor Tomke. A roll call vote was taken - Kyle Janssen, yes; Rock Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; and Greg Beach, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

Motion by Mark Hauptman, seconded by Kyle Janssen, to approve the contract as stated. A roll call vote was taken - Mark Hauptman, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; and Dawn Stock, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.4   Consider Approval of Out of State Trip Request(s) - Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Dawn Stock, to approve the GEHS Cheer out of state trip. A roll call vote was taken - Mark Hauptman, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; and Dawn Stock, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.5   Consider Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Ashland Public School District - Motion by Greg Beach, seconded by Dawn Stock, to approve the interlocal agreement with Ashland Public School District for the 2024-2025 school year. A roll call vote was taken - Dawn Stock; yes, Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; and Rick Hollendieck, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.6   Consider Approval of Bus Purchase - Motion by Mark Hauptman, seconded by Greg Beach, to approve the purchase of a Thomas bus from Truck Center. A roll call vote was taken - Blake Turpen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; and Mark Hauptman, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.7   Consider Approval of Lease Agreement with GBA - Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Blake Turpen, the lease with Gretna Basketball Academy. A roll call vote was taken - Greg Beach, abstain; Kyle Janssen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; and Dawn Stock, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 0; Abstain 1.

2.8   Discuss, consider and take all necessary action with regard to Policies 1210, 1211, 1220, 6400 and 6410. - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Blake Turpen, that the Board of Education of Gretna Public Schools, pursuant to Board Policy 8320, hereby suspends the two (2) meeting requirement for purposes of this motion only pursuant to Board Policy 9200, and further approves, authorizes, and ratifies updated Board Policy 1210 and repeals policies 1211 and 1220. A roll call vote was taken - Rick Hollendieck, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; and Kyle Janssen, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Kyle Janssen, that the Board of Education of Gretna Public Schools, pursuant to Board Policy 8320, hereby suspends the two (2) meeting requirement for purposes of this motion only pursuant to Board Policy 9200, and further approves, authorizes, and ratifies updated Board Policy 6400 and 6410. A roll call vote was taken - Kyle Janssen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; and Greg Beach, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

2.9   Consider Approval of amending handbooks to include updated policies - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Greg Beach, that the Board of Education of Gretna Public Schools, pursuant to Board Policy 8320, approve the amended Activity, Parent-Student, and Teacher handbooks. A roll call vote was taken - Mark Hauptman, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; and Dawn Stock. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

SECTION III – Reports

3.1   Report on District’s Budget and Base Growth Percentage - Russ Olsen and Superintendent Travis Lightle presented an overall budget projection.

SECTION IV - Announcements and Dates

4.1   Set Next Board Meeting Date - The next school board meeting will be held on Monday, August 26th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Administrative Offices.

4.2   Adjournment - Motion by Greg Beach, seconded by Kyle Janssen, to adjourn the meeting. A roll call vote was taken - Kyle Janssen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; and Greg Beach, yes. Motion carried. Yeas 6; Nays 0; Absent 0.

TIME: 8:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Stock, Secretary

Board of Education - District #37

These minutes remain unofficial until officially ratified and signed by the Board of Education Secretary.

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