Minutes of the Board of Education #42R - Regular Meeting - 8/10/2026
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION #42R
REGULAR MEETING
8/10/2026
The Osmond Board of Education met at 7:02 pm, Monday, August 10, 2026, in the multi-purpose room at Osmond Community Schools, located at 202 W. Prairie St., Osmond, NE.
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Koehler, that it is hereby determined that this meeting was preceded by publicized notice on the school district website and in the August 5, 2026 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.
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Reikofski, to approve the Agenda as presented.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
Patron Input: None. President Moes recognized Regina Lorenz with the Osmond Republican as the news reporter in attendance.
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Rice, to approve the consent agenda, reviewed, revised and/or new board policies 3032, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3039, 3040, the financial reports and August claims as presented.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
Athletic Director Guenther reported on: 1) Lewis & Clark Conference schedule; 2) Conference passes; and 3) Team Academic Excellence Awards of which OHS received eight in total.
K-6 Principal Parsons reported on: 1) Staff summer trainings, extending her gratitude to the elementary staff for their extra work; 2) personnel updates; 3) professional development trainings; 4) behavior intervention trainings; 5) K-6 calendar updates; 6) upcoming events; 7) BIST overview and staff implementation decision; and 8) next steps for various program implementations.
7-12 Principal Polt reported on: 1) Teacher in-service days; 2) first day for students on Aug. 13th with a 2:06 pm dismissal; 3) morning homerooms; 4) Elementary open house and Chromebook check-out on Aug. 11th; 5) jamboree volleyball games scheduled for at Boyd County on Aug. 24th at 5:30 pm, with the season opener being a dual at Wynot on Aug. 27th at 5:00 pm; 6) first football game scheduled for Aug. 28th at Doniphan, with kick-off set for 7:00 pm; 7) first cross country meet will be Aug. 27th at Hartington at 9:00 am; 7) senior banners progress; 8) training on the new school information system (JMC) during pre-service days on Aug. 11th; 9) the band will march at the Nebraska State Fair on Aug. 29th at 1:00 pm; 10) no school on Monday, Sept. 7th for Labor Day; 11) the September board meeting on the 14th is the first day of spirit week for Homecoming; 12) the junior class auction has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8th after the volleyball game with Plainview; 13) the Security Bank Tiger Branch will open for deposits on Sept. 16th; 14) dual credit classes of which there will be 48 this school year; 15) junior high sports practice begins on Aug. 17th; and 16) thanked the custodial and maintenance staff for all of their hard work over the summer to make the school look so good.
Superintendent Bremer reported on: 1) Policy information; 2) NASB Area Membership Meeting on Aug. 26th in South Sioux City; 3) covered beginning of the school year items; 4) provided update on rekeying the school; 5) stage curtains and lighting progress; 6) new kitchen dishwasher has been installed; 7) grant work for possible new kitchen stove is ongoing 8) a new FFA grant awarded for CTE items; 9) personnel updates; 10) budget preparation information; 11) the new school information system trainings; 12) the TeamMates welcome back get together; 13) continued cooperatives with Plainview; 14) provided information on a possible transfer from the General Fund to the Activity Fund, Nutrition Fund and Depreciation Fund; 15) board goals; 16) provided information on health, dental and vision insurance for the board; and 17) superintendent goals.
Board Member / Committee Reports: 1) Reikofski provided the board with updates from her recent NASB meeting.
Discussion Item: Possible cooperative purchase of an activity bus Dreamliner coach style, with costs to be split between Plainview and Osmond schools, with more information to be gathered for consideration.
Action Items: It was moved by Koehler, seconded by Gansebom, to add cooperative sports agreements with Plainview Public School to include volleyball, cross country, boys golf, and track beginning with the 27/28 school year, as well as all future sports.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
It was moved by Gansebom, seconded by Rice, to approve a transfer from the General Fund to the Activity Fund in the amount of $60,000; a transfer from the General Fund to the Nutrition Fund in the amount of $40,000; and a transfer from the General Fund to the Depreciation Fund in the amount of $100,000 for approved expenditures.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
The minutes of the meeting were read.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 pm.
Notice is hereby given that the next regular meeting of the Osmond Board of Education will be on Monday, September 14, 2026 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 10th day of August 2026, which meeting was preceded by publicized notice.
--Margaret Ryan, Recording Secretary