Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of School District 07-0010 was called to order at 7:00 PM at South Campus by Justin Ansley. Notice of the meeting was given in advance through the Alliance Times-Herald. Board members were notified in advance of the meeting.
Justin Ansley: Present, Brett Cullan: Present, Rick Horstman: Present, Blanche Randolph: Present, Trish Schumacher: Present, Micki Votruba: Absent.
Motion by Blanche Randolph to excuse absent board member Micki Votruba Seconded by Trish Schumacher Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Committee reports were provided by the Committee on American Civics and Curriculum and the Transportation Committee.
Motion by Brett Cullan to approve the Consent Agenda Seconded by Rick Horstman Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Blanche Randolph that claims for July be approved as presented in the amount of General Fund: $133,131.95, Building Fund: $2,375.00 Seconded by Justin Ansley Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
The board opened a hearing on the following policies at 7:13 pm: Student Fee Policy, Parental Involvement Policy, and Bullying Prevention Policy. No members of the public provided comments during the hearing. The board closed the hearing at 7:14 pm.
Motion by Trish Schumacher to reaffirm policies of student fees, bullying prevention, and parental relations, involvement, and engagement. Seconded by Brett Cullan Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Blanche Randolph to appoint Dakota Horstman as Student Board Representative for the fall semester of the 2025-2026 school year and Cody Penaluna as Student Board Representative for the spring semester of the 2025-2026 school year Seconded by Justin Ansley Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Brett Cullan to authorize a limited license for use of the school’s name and logo to the Nebraska State High School Clay Target League Seconded by Justin Ansley Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Blanche Randolph Approve the second reading of the Following Policies: 504.12 – CELL PHONES AND OTHER REGULATED ELECTRONIC DEVICES, 504.12R1 – CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE REGULATIONS, Proposed Revised 505.03 – STUDENT DISCIPLINE, Proposed Policy 604.16 – BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, Proposed Policy 604.16R1 – BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES, Proposed 611.05R GRADING PRACTICES GUIDELINES, Proposed Revised 611.06 – HONORS RECOGNIZED AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE Seconded by Justin Ansley Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Brett Cullan Approve first reading of the following policies: Proposed Revised 506.01 – STUDENT ACTIVITY ELIGIBILITY, Proposed 506.01R2 – LB 89 (2025) Designations, Proposed Revised 605.07 – FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME ENROLLMENT, Proposed 605.07R1 – Part-Time Enrollment Application for Exempt (Home) School Students, Proposed Revised 602.01 – SCHOOL CALENDAR, Proposed Revised 603.03 – CURRICULUM GUIDES AND COURSE OUTLINES Seconded by Blanche Randolph Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Brett Cullan to authorize the purchase and use of online curriculum for Sports and Entertainment Marketing from Cengage Learning Seconded by Trish Schumacher Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Justin Ansley to approve concrete proposal Option 2 from R& J Industries for $21,151. Seconded by Blanche Randolph Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Trish Schumacher to approve the purchase of a storage system from Levrack for the art room at a cost not to exceed $17,240. Seconded by Blanche Randolph Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Justin Ansley Set school nutrition program prices for the 2025-2026 school year as follows: PK-12 Breakfast $3.00, Adult Breakfast $3.50, Pre-School Lunch $3.50, K-6 Lunch $3.50, 7-12 Lunch $4.00, Adult Lunch $5.50 Milk $0.55 Additional Entree/Meat $2.00 Seconded by Blanche Randolph Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Brett Cullan Authorize the sale and disposal of surplus/obsolete items as presented Seconded by Trish Schumacher Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Motion by Blanche Randolph to approve the following Handbooks for the 2025-2026 School Year: Certificated Staff Handbook, Support Staff Handbook, Substitute Teacher Handbook, Coaches/Activities Sponsor Handbook, Early Childhood Handbook, Substitute Support Staff Handbook, and Student/Parent Handbook, including procedures for discipline up to and including expulsion. Seconded by Justin Ansley Roll Call: Ansley: Aye, Cullan: Aye, Horstman: Aye, Randolph: Aye, Schumacher: Aye, Votruba: Absent 5-0 Motion carried
Administrative reports were provided by Mr. Arneson, Mrs. Plog, Mr. Redden, Mrs. Hanks, and Dr. Miller.
Policy review for the month was conducted for policies in the 900 series. The board will review the 1000 series of policies for next month.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:32 PM.
The Board will conduct a work session on August 18th at 4:30 PM at South Campus. The next regular meeting of the Hemingford Board of Education will be held on August 11th at 7:00 PM at South Campus.
Dr. Travis Miller Blanche Randolph
Superintendent Board Secretary
GENERAL FUND INVOICES/CLAIMS:
22 AND VINE, 26.71, ALLIANCE TIMES HERALD, 21.24, AMAZON, 4,969.45, AMPLIFY EDUCATION, INC, 582.76, BERNIE’S ACE HARDWARE, 6.76, BLACK HILLS ENERGY, 715.34, BLOEDORN’S LUMBER CO., 3,294.74, BLUUM OF TEXAS LLC, 9,247.30, BOX BUTTE COUNTY CLERK, 9,492.15, BREAKOUT INC., 129.00, BUCHHEIT PRECISION, 95.00, BUD’S PEST CONTROL, 175.00, CHROMEBOOK PARTS.COM, 22.99, CODEMONKEY STUDIOS INC., 750.00, CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING, 133.67, CUNNIGHAMS JOURNAL, 78.34, CUTTING EDGE CURRICULUM INC. dba CAERT, 700.00, DARREN’S CARQUEST AUTO PARTS, 76.40, DAWES COUNTY CLERK, 271.66, DOCUSHRED, 120.00, ED PUZZLE, 11.50, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #13, 9,988.88, ESU #16, 150.00, FILAMENT ESSENTIAL SERVICES, 2,360.00, FLANNEL BROTHERS, 1,677.00, FUEL TRIPS- ELAN, 557.64, H & H SANITATION, 649.76, HANGSAFE HOOKS, 4,116.21, HEMINGFORD CO-OP TELEPHONE CO, 2,777.22, HEMINGFORD MUNICIPAL UTILITIE, 7,654.57, HOMETOWN LEASING, 365.83, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING, 600.00, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING, 2,910.00, HUSS AUTO REPAIR, 770.11, IDEAL LINEN AND UNIFORM, 179.17, IDEAL/BLUFFS FACILITY SOLUTIONS, 277.04, IRRIGATIONKING.COM, 9,673.00, IXL LEARNING, 2,868.75, JACKS REFRIGERATION SERVICE, 2,709.80, KSB School Law PC, LLO, 80.00, LAQUINTA INN & SUITES KEARNEY, 404.85, LEARNING ALLY, 1,169.10, LEGACY COOP, 199.74, LIFEGUARD MD, INC., 222.00, LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR, 31.99, LODGE RESTAURANT, THE, 45.96, MAILCHIMP, 13.00, MAMMOTH SITE, THE, 219.57, MOBIUS COMMUNICATIONS CO, 600.00, MOBY MAX, 2,896.00, NE COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, 300.00, NEEFE, SUZANNE, 278.60, NORTH LINCOLN COMFORT SUITES, (135.84), NRCSA, 850.00, OMNIFY BENEFITS, 82.60, OTC BRANDS, INC, 119.98, OUTLAW PRINTERS, 154.00, PANHANDLE PUBLIC HEALTH, 3,330.00, PHILLIPS F & T, INC., 247.10, POWERSCHOOL GROUP LLC, 7,041.46, PRAIRIE STORAGE CONTAINERS, 150.00, QUAVERED, INC., 1,800.00, QUICKCARE MEDICAL SERVICES, 375.00, QUILL CORPORATION, 316.48, RASMUSSEN MECHANICAL SERVICES, INC., 1,681.80, REIF ENTERPRISE, 186.93, RENAISSANCE LEARNING, 4,409.75, RIVERSIDE ZOO, 194.50, ROBERTS ELECTRIC INC., 5,449.79, ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIR SOLUTIONS, 38.15, RUZICKA, ASHLEY, 84.00, SCHOOL DATEBOOKS, 352.94, SOAR PEDIATRIC THERAPY, LLC, 1,654.75, SOFTWARE UNLIMITED, INC, 7,400.00, SORENSEN IRRIGATION, LLC, 936.92, SORENSEN PLUMBING, LLC, 2,236.00, STUDENT ASSURANCE SERVICES, 902.50, SUBWAY, 17.95, TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS, 156.91, THEMES & VARIATIONS INC., 200.00, TODD’S BODY SHOP, 1,499.18, TRAVELODGE, 113.79, TUREK, MARJORIE, 84.00, TUREK, MOLLY, 17.38, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, 5.83, VILLAGE PIZZA, 79.25, WALMART, 235.93, WENGER CORPORATION, 2,458.35, WESTCO, 738.77, TOTAL, 133,131.95
BUILDING FUND INVOICES/CLAIMS:
PANHANDLE GEOTECHNICAL AND ENVIROMENTAL, INC, 2,375.00, TOTAL, 2,375.00
Publish: July 23, 2025
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