Minutes of the Board of Education #42R - Regular Meeting - 1/15/2024
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION #42R
Regular Meeting
01/15/2024
The Osmond Board of Education met at 6:19pm, on Monday, January 15, 2024 in the multi-purpose room at Osmond Community Schools, located at 202 W. Prairie St., Osmond, NE.
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Gansebom, that it is hereby determined that this meeting was preceded by publicized notice in the January 10, 2024 issue of the Osmond Republican and is hereby declared to be duly convened in open session. All members present having voted in favor of the motion, the same was declared, passed and adopted and the following proceedings were had and done at said meeting in open session. A current copy of the open meetings act was posted in the room. For: 5 Against: 0
The District purpose statement was read.
Board member roll call was taken with member Krohn being excused.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Public Comment: None.
Election of Officers: It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Koehler, to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot to re-elect Mark Moes as President; re-elect Larry Krohn as Vice President; and re-elect Tyler Gansebom as Secretary/Treasurer. For: 5 Against: 0
President Moes appointed Margaret Ryan as board recording secretary.
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Gansebom to approve the consent agenda after withdrawing policy 3012 which will be discussed next meeting. For: 5 Against: 0
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Rice, to approve the financial reports as presented. For: 5 Against: 0
Principal Polt reported on: 1) report cards for the 2nd quarter and 1st semester; 2) academic celebrations for both students and faculty; 3) senior financial aid meeting; 4) no school for students on Jan 15 for teacher inservice; 5) conference wrestling; 6) conference honor band; 7) 1st semester honor roll treats; and 8) conference basketball tournament; 9) future enrollment numbers.
Superintendent Bremer reported on: 1) Semester 1 celebration of excellence accomplishments and awards; 2) thanked the Sons of American Legion for their donation to the Student Assistance Fund 3) board goals update; 4) copier machines and ice machine replacement; 5) refinishing of the gym floor; 6) board elections; 7) school website updates; and 8) possible time change for February regular meeting.
Board Member / Committee Reports: 1) Board members were encouraged by Moes to attend games and events as possible, 2) FFA plot was discussed, 3) Updated committee appointments for 2024 was shared; 4) City sign update was shared.
Action Items:
1) It was moved by Gansebom, seconded by Rice, to increase the max cost of the sign to $30,500 to match the updated bid. For: 5 Against: 0.
2) It was moved by Rice, seconded by Reikofski, to designate The Osmond Republican as the official news agency; KSB Legal Firm as school attorney; AMGL as the auditor; Steven Bremer as the State and Federal Programs Director, and Security Bank as school depository. For: 5 Against: 0.
3) Mr. Bremer’s superintendent evaluation was held.
Closed Session: At 8:49 pm, it was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Koehler, to go into closed session for the protection of the public interest to discuss and take any necessary action in reviewing the OEA suggestions for the new 2024-2025 contract. For: 5 Against: 0.
The Board came out of closed session at 9:38pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:39 pm.
I, the undersigned, Recording Secretary of the Osmond Board of Education, Osmond, Nebraska, hereby certify, that the attached and foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the meeting of the Osmond Board of Education, Osmond, Nebraska, held in open session on the 15th day of January 2024 which meeting was preceded by publicized notice.
--Margaret Ryan, Recording Secretary