March 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Rationale: 

1.  Review monthly bills using the EMeetings Software.

2.  Review all credit card transactions for the month

3.  Finance Committee Members Sign-off on the review of monthly bills, credit card transactions, and district fund balances.

4.  Approve superintendent's expenses

5.  Lunch Fund Review-Monthly Lunch Fund Balance Worksheet Attached

6.  General Fund Review-Monthly General Fund Balance Worksheet Attached

7.  Payroll Ledger Review

8.  Insurance Billing Review

9.  ACH Payroll Review

10.  Transfers and Interfund Loan Report - No activity this month.

11.  Signs for Building Project - Owner's Expense - Current Estimate is $82,000






 

Rationale:  Please find attached another list of books from Mrs. Maulsby to be declared as surplus for immediate sale or disposal.  Also, please read the "Q & A" that helps board members and members of the public understand how Mrs. Maulsby decides which books to weed from the collection, which appears in the attachment to this agenda item.

Rationale:  Mrs. Gross no longer used the soil probe, record player, or microscope and she requests that these items be declared as surplus for immediate sale or disposal.  Pictures of the items are attached to this agenda item.

Rationale: 

Members of the Public, 

This is the portion of the board meeting when we invite anyone in attendance to address the board of education. If you would like to speak to the board regarding any of the items on tonight's agenda or a public concern, now is your opportunity to do so.  Please review the orange sheet (found on the visitors' chairs) of paper that contains the guidelines for public participation.  If you wish to speak to the board at this time, please let me know.  "Would anyone like to address the board at this time?"

 

AFTER THE PERSON(S) INDICATE(S) THEY WISH TO SPEAK

1.  Please stand and state your name?

2.  What topic will you be speaking on?

3.  Are there others in the room who wish to speak to the same topic? (If so, ask that they be recognized so that 30 minutes of time for public comment can be apportioned as per the policy-5 minutes per person).

4.  Optional-"Please understand that public comment is your opportunity to speak to the board and present your concerns, thoughts, feelings, ideas, and observations.  Members of the board are happy to hear from members of the public, but the board will not engage in conversation or dialogue with you during public comment."

4.  "You'll have approximately 5 minutes to address the board, as we allow 5 minutes per person and a total of 30 minutes for public comment.  You may begin when you are ready?"

 

 

 

Rationale:  Every three years, the school district is required to review its wellness policy.  We review it annually as a board and administrative team; but every three years a committee led by Mr. Bolling and Mr. Miller review the policy and suggest any necessary changes.  Attached to this agenda item is the "Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment Report for NDE," that Mr. Miller and Mr. Bolling will be in to talk about.  A copy of the current policy is also attached.  

Rationale:  In order to adhere to the Superintendent Pay Transparency Act, the board must give the public advanced notice of any compensation changes to the superintendent's contract and post those proposed changes and the final approved contract on the school's website.

Rationale:  1.  AD's Office Options - Budget Pricing for Stage Door Attached - $10,887 & Budget Pricing for AD's Office in Storage Area Change Order - $8,042

2.  Color for veterans memorial cap. - Being paid for by The RPS Foundation

3.  Glass samples for the new addition.

4.  Elementary office cabinets - (2 Bids Attached) - $20,939.32 - Owner Directed

5.  Cabinets in the concession stand - Getting Budget Pricing - Owner Directed

6.  Control Joints — Whether to install or not. - Could use contingency funds in building budget. - Waiting on Budget Pricing

7.  Backfill of brick veneer (facebricks) additional cost of $27,340.

8.  Demo will begin in the shop area on May 4th.  This will displace the shop classes through the end of the year.  They will then move on to demo the girls locker room.

9.  School calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27

10.  Exterior Signage - Estimated cost of $83,000 - Owner Directed

11.  Current Summer Schedule for Contractors - (Attached)

12.  OAC (Owner, Architect, Contractor) Meeting Summary - (Attached)


 

Rationale:  The school's phone system is becoming obsolete.  By 2027, it will not be operable, so it will need to be replaced.  Dave will be at the board meeting to discuss some options.

Rationale:  As part of our on-going policy review, board members should please review our 3000 Series Board Policies in advance of the March Board Meeting.  The superintendent will do the same and provide any suggested revisions to the Board Policy Committee & to the whole board at the March Board Meeting.  It's simply best practice to continually engage in a review of board policies.

These, and all other board policies, are available at: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/64

Rationale:  As part of our on-going policy review, board members should please review our 4000 Series Board Policies in advance of the April Board Meeting.  The superintendent will do the same and provide any suggested revisions to the Board Policy Committee & to the whole board at the April Board Meeting.  It's simply best practice to continually engage in a review of board policies.

These, and all other board policies, are available at: https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/64

Rationale:  The middle school ELA teacher is requesting a curriculum update.  Mr. Maulsby will be discussing the purchase with the board of education.  A bid for the desired curriculum is attached.  The purchase would be made from the Depreciation Fund.

Rationale:  Attached are 4 drafts of school calendar for the 2026-27 school year, prepared by Mr. Anderson for review and consideration by the school board.

Rationale: 

Principal Report March Board Meeting

 

Academic

• Students will take the ACT on March 24th.   

• MAP Testing for the winter has been completed. 

• We are working on making some changes to the high school schedule. Here are the possible curriculum requests:

  • Health Science: $1,500.00  (12 text books)

  • Culinary Chem: Equipment for 15-17 students, more so than books. 

  • Pre-EMT Foundations: Most material Wood River shared with us. 

  • Exercise Science: Teacher’s Text Book only.

  • Performance Nutrition: Teacher’s Text Book only.

  • Keyboarding/Guitar:: Depends on numbers, but offered if students sign up for this instead of Music Theory. Mrs. Ellis has resources in place. 

Student Behavior/Mental Health

• Games have been blocked on school computers during the school day.  

Activities

• Five boys qualified for the state wrestling tournament in Omaha.

  • Weston Schirmer - 113, 5th Place

  • Kason Palser - 120

  • Cameron Fisher - 126

  • Trenton Wedemeyer - 144, 3rd Place

  • Logan Spotanski - 157

• Zoey Morrow had to medically forfeit her 2 matches at the girls state tournament. 

• Ravenna hosted the conference speech meet on February 18th.

  • Ravenna received 3rd in the Team Sweepstakes

  • Duet: Maggie Huryta and Abby Lewandowski (1st)

  • Entertainment: Charlotte Skaggs (5th)

  • Humorous Prose: Wyton Fiddelke (2nd) and Maggie Huryta (3rd)

  • Poetry: Owen Standage (1st) and Abby Lewandowski (6th)

  • Serious Prose: Owen Standage (1st)

Rationale:  1,  AQuESTT has been revised.  If you thought it was confusing to understand before, get ready.  Attached is a slide show that was used when NDE presented the new iteration of the accountability model.  The principals and I will explain the scoring system next year when we get our classification ratings.  If you want to know more before then, see the attached powerpoint and ask any questions you like.

2.  Summer Project List-Below is what we are thinking for the next couple of summers:

This Summer:

• Walk-In Cooler Repair-$2,310 (Hand Machine will provide the materials and Dan Cyboron will install the metal, which will be about 1/2 the cost of the other bidder.).  
• Painting Hallways in JH/SR-$3,757 (Randall's Painting - Pleasanton)
• Ceiling Tile Replacement- $49,684 ($33,500 + $7,000 for removing fire devices and reinstalling them by Midwest Alarm + $9,184 for cabling trays)
• Bus Barn/FFA/Welding Lab Roof Replacement-$33,500 (Insurance will pay for this).
• Pre-School Concrete 15' x 45' Playground Pad-$4,725
• Football & Track Stadium Handrails - (Randall's Painting - Pleasanton.)-$1,464
• LED Lighting Replacement in Elementary (Lower Elementary & Elementary Music Room)-$5,000
• Tiny Toilet-$11,600
• Veteran's Memorial (Metal Cap, Mortar Replacement, Concrete, Vases, & Flag Holders) - $7,000 (RPS Foundation will pay for this).
• Total Estimate:  $119,040;  District's Responsibility: $78,540 

Rationale: 

Mr. Miigerl has requested some time to discuss parental controls on school laptops.

A copy of the NASB Legislative Report for the midpoint of the 60-day session is attached to this agenda item.