Minutes of the Board of Education #42R - Regular Meeting - 7/14/2025
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION #42R
REGULAR MEETING
7/14/2025
The Osmond Board of Education met at 7:00 Pm, Monday, July 14, 2025, in the multi-purpose room at Osmond Community Schools, located at 202 W. Prairie St., Osmond, NE.
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Gansebom, that it is hereby determined that this meeting was preceded by publicized notice in the July 9, 2025 issue of the Osmond Republican, according to policy 2008 and is hereby declared to be duly convened in open session. All members 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 copy of the open meetings act was posted in the room.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
Board roll call was taken, with all members being present.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Patron Input: President Moes recognized Regina Lorenz with the Osmond Republican as the news reporter in attendance.
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Reikofski, to approve the consent agenda, reviewed and/or revised board policies 1002, 2006, 2008, 3003, 3004.1, 3023, 3026, 3036, 3043, 3047, 4051, 4057, 4059, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5016, 5031, 5034, 6031, 6025, 6034, new board policies 6044 and 6045, the financial reports and July claims as presented.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
7-12 Principal Polt reported on: 1) Five new students that have registered for the 25/26 school year; 2) homecoming update with the dance to possibly be following the Thursday night volleyball game on Sept. 25th; 3) the first week of school schedule including the elementary open house, chromebook checkout and the first day of school with an early dismissal; and 4) coaching availability.
K-6 Principal Parsons reported on: 1) officially starting her position in July; 2) working on the MTSS program; and 3) attending crisis prevention training.
Superintendent Bremer reported on: 1) board policies; 2) co-op partnership with Plainview; 3) new federal codes for student transportation; 4) NASB membership meeting in August; 5) SPARQ Negotiations 3 yr contract; 6) progress on summer remodeling; 7) NDE Accreditation for 25/26; 8) Administrator Days; 9) board retreat scheduled for July 30th; 10) board goals; and 11) an early childhood education update.
Board Member / Committee Reports: 1) President Moes addressed the recent dissolution of the Wausa co-op, reading a letter addressing any possible patron questions; 2) Gansebom provided an update on the sign with the City, noting the area has been marked by Highway 20 for final placement; 3) the board discussed boys and girls high school bowling; high school football and girls wrestling and future possible cooperatives in these areas with Plainview Public School.
Action Items: It was moved by Gansebom, seconded by Koehler, to take all necessary action to approve the Resolution to increase 2025-2026 district’s base growth percentage by up to an additional seven percent or other maximum amount as permitted by law.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Krohn, to take all necessary action on the need for two appropriate transit vans to replace the vehicles being phased out of service due to new Federal codes.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
The minutes of the meeting were read.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:26 pm.
Notice is hereby given that the next regular meeting of the Osmond Board of Education will be on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the school. An agenda is kept continually current and is available for public inspection in the Superintendent’s office during regular office hours.
I, the undersigned Recording Secretary of the Osmond Board of Education, Osmond, Nebraska, hereby certify that the attached and foregoing minutes is a true and correct copy of a meeting of the Osmond Board of Education, Osmond, Nebraska, held in open session on the 14th day of July 2025, which meeting was preceded by publicized notice. --Margaret Ryan, Recording Secretary