Minutes of the Board of Education #42R - Regular Meeting - 4/13/26
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION #42R
REGULAR MEETING
4/13/2026
The Osmond Board of Education met at 7:00 pm, Monday, April 13, 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 Gansebom, that it is hereby determined that this meeting was preceded by publicized notice in the April 8, 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 member roll call was taken, with all members being in attendance.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
It was moved by Gansebom, seconded by Reikofski, to approve the Agenda as presented.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
Celebration of Excellence: Mrs. Jaci Kumm and members of the Elementary Student Council presented to the board on their roles, yearly events including fundraisers, decorating, welcome bags for new students, annual talent show, assemblies and monthly meetings.
Patron Input: No patrons were in attendance. President Moes recognized Regina Lorenz from the Osmond Republican as the news reporter in attendance.
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Koehler, to approve the consent agenda, reviewed board policies 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 3001, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3008, 3009 and 3010, financial reports and April claims as presented.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
Athletic Director Guenther reported on: 1) Academic All-State awards; 2) NCA Team Academic Excellence Awards; 3) Plainview/Osmond junior high sports schedule for 26/27; 4) Plainview/Osmond and Osmond only varsity schedules for 26/27.
K-6 Principal Parsons reported on: 1) K-12 Buddy Day celebrating Read Across America, noting that the Forever Mia Foundation graciously supplied each K-6 student a new book to take home, for which the school extends their gratitude to the Morfeld family; 2) elementary teacher interviews, with Grace Nordhues being offered the position; 3) the recent PTO planning meeting, with the group being known as “Osmond Tiger Partners”; 4) a recent webinar dedicated to Dibels 8 benchmarking assessment, to be implemented for the 27/28 school year; 5) implementation of the Behavior Intervention Support Team program for the elementary; 6) Kindergarten Round-Up will be held on April 23 at 4:00 pm; and 7) the Spring concert will be held on April 30.
7-12 Principal Polt reported on: 1) Senior class honor roll breakfast is scheduled for April 15th @ 7:30 am; 2) ACT test has been completed for Juniors, with Sophomores taking the pre-ACT on April 15th ; 3) State FBLA contest will be held in Kearney April 16-18; 4) District music contest will be held April 24th in Laurel; 5) 25/26 Academic Awards are scheduled for April 29th at 2:00 pm, with junior high awards at 3:00 pm and high school awards convocation scheduled for May 4th at 7:00 pm ; 6) Spring concerts will be held April 30th with K-6 to begin at 6:00 pm and 7-12 concert to follow at 7:30 pm; 7) Conference track meet will be held in Creighton on May 2nd beginning at 9:30 am; 8) Conference golf meet will be held at Rolling Hills Country Club on May 4th at 10:00 am; 9) last day for the Senior class will be May 5th; 10) Graduation practice will be May 8th at 9:00 am; 11) Graduation ceremony is scheduled for May 9th at 2:00 pm; 12) a successful prom and post prom last weekend; 13) NSCAS testing; 14) diploma signing; and 14) planning for 26/27 class registration.
Superintendent Bremer reported on: 1) reviewed and revised board policies; 2) online school survey; 3) the recent school listening sessions; 4) possible new circulation pump, kitchen dishwasher, camera security system and air conditioning for the south side; 5) rekeying of the school; 6) preliminary budget numbers ; 7) board goals; and 8) Superintendent goals.
Board Member / Committee Reports: 1) President Moes congratulated the speech team and coaches on their D1 state championship; 2) FFA members who attended the state conference; and 3) Mrs. Evans for her two awards received for her accomplishments in FFA.
Discussion Item: Air conditioning possibilities for the south side of the main school building were discussed by board members and administration, for which more research will be compiled for a possible future project.
Action Items: It was moved by Gansebom, seconded by Koehler, to accept the Johnson Plumbing and Heating quote of $7,391 for the recirculation pump project as listed.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Krohn, to accept the bid to replace the kitchen dishwasher from Martin Brothers Distributing with the Hobart ventless dishwasher at a cost of $28,453.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
It was moved by Rice, seconded by Reikofski, to accept the bid from DSN Security to replace and update the security camera system with a price not to exceed $38,000.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
The minutes of the meeting were read.
It was moved by Reikofski, seconded by Rice to go into executive session at 8:50 am to discuss personnel and advising services.
Yea: 6 Nay: 0
It was moved by Krohn, seconded by Reikofski, to come out of executive session at 10:14 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:14 pm.
Notice is hereby given that the next regular meeting of the Osmond Board of Education will be on Monday, May 11, 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 13th day of April 2026, which meeting was preceded by publicized notice. --Margaret Ryan, Recording Secretary