Minutes of the Banner County School District
Board of Education Meeting
Monday, August 11, 2025
Call to Order
The Regular Meeting of the Banner County School District Board of Education is called to order at 7:12 PM, in the school cafeteria.
The Nebraska Open Meetings Act is displayed in the cafeteria.
Notice of the meeting was published at the entrance to the school, the Banner County Court House, the Harrisburg Post Office, Banner Capital Bank, and in the Western Nebraska Observer.
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda
Approve the agenda for the August 11th, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Banner County Board of Education. Passed with a motion by Jake Knaub and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Comments from the Audience
Reports
Superintendent
- All staff-it was their first day today. It was a good day.
• Hail storm update
• Building and grounds
- Grading work
• Staffing update
-Cafeteria
• Budget
- Budget workshop August 27th
• Open house tomorrow night at 5:30
• Area membership meeting Wed. August 20th in Gering at 4:30
• The Annual Budget Hearing, Tax Request Hearing and Regular Meeting will be on
September 8
Principal
Student Enrollment Numbers
Total: 126
PK: 8
K-5: 61
6-8: 24
9-12: 33
Elementary Specials
Additional time blocked out for PE and Art
PreK-2 scheduled for PE/Music every day
Grades 3-5 scheduled for PE/Music at least three days each week
Para Workshop
All paras attended the ESU 13 kickoff meeting on August 7th.
Drop/Add Process
With classes starting on the 14th, high school students have until the 20th to
make schedule changes
First Day of School - Drills
We will run bus evacuation, tornado, and fire drills the first day
Start of High School Practices
Football, Volleyball, and Cross Country started this afternoon
Numbers - FB (5) , VB (11), CC (1)
Junior High Sports- Sixth Grade Participation
Two likely e
Board of Education
Two board members and Superintendent Lecher to attend NASB Area Membership meeting August 20th in Gering.
Consent Agenda
Motion to approve the consent agenda Passed with a motion by Laura Baker and a second by Ronald Johnson.
Ryan Olsen: Abstain (With Conflict), Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea
Approve the Minutes of the July 14th, 2025 regular meeting.
Approve the payment of bills and salaries totaling $311,350.17 for the August 11th, 2025, regular meeting.
Authority to Pay Bills through End of August 2025
Designate Depository for District Funds
Designate District's Legal Newspaper
Approve revised adult meal prices: Breakfast $2.90 and Lunch $5.00
Approve renewal of insurance with ALICAP.
Insurance premium to be paid in September.
Committee Reports
Transportation and Grounds
Discussed the need to replace the old Silver suburban.
American Civics, Curriculum, and Technology
No report
Policy Review
No report
Personnel and Negotiations
No report
Approve 2nd Reading of new and revised policies
Approve 2nd reading of new and revised policies: 502.01 Resident Students, 502.02 Nonresident Students/Option Enrollment, 506.01 Student Activity, 506.10 Physicals, 604.16 Behavioral Intervention and Classroom Management, Policy 604.17 Use of Artificial Intelligence in the School, Policy 1005.03 Parental and Family Involvement in the Schools, Policy 1005.13 Parental Access to Library Materials Passed with a motion by Ronald Johnson and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Approve new and revised policies, 2nd reading
Approve 2nd reading revisions to policies 201.02, 204.07, 204.12, 206.02, 402.03, 409.01, 502.02, 502.03, 503.04, 504.03, 504.06, 607.10, 611.02, 611.07, 802.05, 1003.00 and new policy 905.04 as presented Passed with a motion by Laura Baker and a second by Ronald Johnson.
Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Next Meeting
Budget Work Session: August 27th, 2025, 7:00 PM
Regular Meeting: September 8th, 2025, 7:00 PM
Meeting Adjourned
Adjourn the meeting at 7:47 PM Passed with a motion by Jake Knaub and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, John-Robert Faden: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Banner County School Schedule of Bills/Claims
20/20 TECHNOLOGIES LLC $712.50; AGILE SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES INC $8,500.00; BRANDON AVILA $254.08; BENZEL PEST CONTROL $175.00; KYLE BOETTCHER $180.00; ELIZABETH BOHAC $595.28; RICARDO CAUDILLO $52.69; CENTURY LINK $231.56; EMMA CHRISTIANSEN $357.00; CONNECTING POINT $464.34; CONTRACTOR'S MATERIAL INC $135.00; GREGORY COONS $174.73; ESU #13 $1,969.74; FRANK PARTS $57.71; FRITZ'S SEPTIC $825.00; GREATAMERICA LEASING CORP $227.29; DEBRA GRIEBE $688.87; HAMPTON INN & SUITES $338.80; HARRISBURG WATER SYSTEM $1,890.87; HIGH WEST ENERGY INC $2,669.49; HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES $270.00; TROY HOLMBERG $669.34; HOME DEPOT $104.05; ZANE HOPKINS $250.00; IMAGINE LEARNING LLC $40.00; INDEPENDENT PLUMBING & HEATING INC $4,223.00; INNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LLC $1,745.70; JOURNEYED.COM INC $500.00; KIMBALL AUTO PARTS LLC $473.31; CHRISTOPHER LECHER $393.40; MENARDS $503.21; MIDWEST BUS PARTS INC $2,500.00; NASB $65.00; NCSA $308.00; NEBRASKA ESU COORDINATING COUNCIL $3,752.16; PINE BLUFFS SINCLAIR LLC $794.74; QUICK CARE MEDICAL SERVICES $125.00; RAPID FIRE PROTECTION $799.00; REALLY GOOD STUFF LLC $1,121.00; RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC $3,176.00; RGB ENTERPRISES INC $1,195.00; SANDBERG IMPLEMENT INC $76.50; SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY LLC $480.00; SCHOLASTIC INC $654.81; SHERWIN-WILLIAMS $368.42; SOAR PEDIATRIC THERAPY LLC $94.50; SOFTWARE UNLIMITED INC $7,250.00; STAPLES ADVANTAGE $277.87; STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION $3,189.91; TEACHING STRATEGIES LLC $94.15; UNIVERSITY OF NE at KEARNEY $270.00; VERIZON WIRELESS $119.73; WALMART $265.82; WELLS FARGO CARD SERVICES $48.84; WELLS FARGO CARD SERVICES $318.49; WELLS FARGO CARD SERVICES $372.32; WESTERN NEBRASKA OBSERVER $13.05; WIZNERD DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC $665.00; AFLAC $912.88; 125 CLEARING ACCOUNT $185.00; BANNER COUNTY SCHOOL $10.53; BANNER COUNTY SCHOOL $1,340.00; BCBS NE $52,504.67; COLONIAL LIFE $177.34; FEDERAL TAX $38,691.21; HORACE MANN $264.34; LEGALSHIELD $28.90; MG TRUST COMPANY $6,984.20; NE DEPT OF REVENUE $5,426.18; NPERS $24,523.63; PRINCIPAL $854.53; VSP $387.64; PAYROLL $120,991.85