March 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM - Board of Education Special Meeting
Call to Order
The Special Meeting of the Banner County School District Board of Education was called to
order at 12:15 PM in the School Library, 200 School Street, Harrisburg, Nebraska.
The Nebraska Open Meetings Act was posted.
Notice of the meeting was published at the entrance to the school, the Banner County Court
House, the Harrisburg Post Office, Banner Capital Bank, in the Western Nebraska Observer,
and on the school website.
Roll Call/Welcome
Present: Laura Baker, Ronald Johnson, Jake Knaub, Douglas Olsen, and Ryan Olsen.
Also present: Dr. Evelyn Browne was present for the meeting opening and 1 st 2 motions.
Motion to excuse BOE member John-Robert Faden from the March 3, 2025 Special Meeting of
the Banner County BOE. Passed with a motion by Jake Knaub and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Approval of Agenda
Approve agenda for the March 3rd, 2025 Banner County Board of Education Special meeting.
Passed with a motion by Ron Johnson and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Comments from the Audience
There was no public comment.
Superintendent Interviews
Board members conducted interviews of superintendent candidates.
Discussion of Interview Candidates
Board members discussed candidate interviews. Shari Becker of NASB participated via
Microsoft Teams Meeting.
Review of stakeholder feedback
Board reviewed and discussed stakeholder feedback.
Closed Session
Motion to go into closed session at 5:30 PM, to prevent the needless injury to the reputation
of individuals and to protect the public's interest. Passed with a motion by Laura Baker and a
second by Ron Johnson.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
At 6:12 PM, the Board came out of closed session with no decisions being made. President
Douglas Olsen declared the meeting in open session at that time.
Discuss and take any necessary action to approve negotiations with a superintendent
candidate
Motion for the board president to negotiate with candidate C. Passed with a motion by Jake
Knaub and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Motion for the board president to negotiate with candidate D if candidate C is unavailable.
Passed with a motion by Jake Knaub and a second by Laura Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
Closed Session
Motion to go into closed session at 6:19 PM, to discuss negotiations and to prevent the
needless injury to the reputation of individuals and to protect the public's interest. Passed with
a motion by Laura Baker and a second by Ron Johnson.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea
At 7:27 PM, the Board came out of closed session with no decisions being made. President
Douglas Olsen declared the meeting in open session at that time.
Next Meeting
Regular Meeting: March 10th, 2025 at 7:00pm in the School Cafeteria
Meeting Adjourned
Adjourn the meeting at 7:28 PM. Passed with a motion by Jake Knaub and a second by Laura
Baker.
Laura Baker: Yea, Ronald Johnson: Yea, Jake Knaub: Yea, Douglas Olsen: Yea, Ryan Olsen: Yea