October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board of Education Meeting
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1. GPS Board of Education Information
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The meeting agenda will be kept current and available for public inspection in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Education at the Central Office during regular working hours.
District Vision: Gering Public Schools provides a collaborative community, inspiring excellence and innovation in teaching and learning to empower student growth and leadership in school and life. District Mission: Gering Public Schools exists to equip today's learners with the skills necessary to be tomorrow's leaders. The Open Meetings Act requires and the intention of the Board is that agenda items be sufficiently descriptive to give the public reasonable notice of matters to be considered at the meeting. The Board of Education releases its agenda well in advance of most meetings and desires that all interested persons are fully informed. Any interested person who has a question or needs clarification about the sufficiency of a descriptive item should contact the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. If anyone in attendance is interested in addressing our Board, you are welcome to do so. We simply request that you complete the appropriate form and turn it in to us now, so that you may be recognized during the 'Patron Comment' section of our meeting. These forms are located by the entry doors of the meeting room. Agenda items are subject to reordering at the discretion of the board president. Board members may request specific agenda item(s) be moved to a different place on the agenda. Please attend the entire meeting to ensure you hear discussion on a particular agenda item. |
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2. Opening Procedures
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2.1. Call to Order
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The Board of Education reserves the right to enter into Executive Session for the protection of the public interest, or the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, and if the individual has not requested a public meeting.
Discussion:
The meeting was called to order by Board President, Greg Trautman, at 6:00 p.m.
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2.2. Roll Call
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2.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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2.4. Open Meetings Act
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Pursuant to Section 84-1412 of the Nebraska Statutes, the public is hereby informed that a current copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act is posted in the Board meeting room on the north wall.
Notice of this meeting was published in the Star Herald on Thursday, Oct. 16th, 2025. |
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3. Consent Agenda
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At this time, any Board member may request that any item in the consent agenda be removed from the consent agenda and be considered and voted on separately.
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3.1. Minutes from the previous month's board meeting(s)
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3.2. Approval of Claims/Bills
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Fund Amount 01 General $1,533,483.81 03 Employee $258.50 05 Activity $78,021.36 06 School Nutrition $33,535.26 Fund Totals: $1,645,298.93
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3.3. Board Policy Adoption
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3.3.i. First Reading of Board Policies
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3.3.ii. Second Reading of Board Policies
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4. Reports & Discussions
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4.1. Board Committee Report: Curriculum & Personnel
Discussion:
Greg Trautman presented to the board. He discussed ongoing issues at the Middle School and said that we are hoping to move forward with a bond campaign in Nov. 2026. He also talked about our accreditation visit and how that went very well. He said it was great to hear about all the student achievements with test scores, just showing that we are on the right track.
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4.2. Board Committee Report: Business & Facilities
Discussion:
Josh Lacy presented to the board. He went over the monthly finance review and gave an update on the air handlers at the high school auditorium. He also talked about some of the things we will need to use funds for like new curriculum. He also talked about our Allicap Insurance, how our rates have gone down because of credits for staff training.
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4.3. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Dr. Regan presented to the board.
NDE State Accreditation last week went very well and very smooth. Thank you to Kory Knight, for facilitating such an important process so well. As I told the accreditation committee last week, Gering Public Schools 5 years ago, is not the same district, academically, financially, the culture of excellence and the vision we have for the future. It is because of our Board, district leadership, school leadership and passionate teachers who have joined us in the journey to learn and grow into this culture that is unmatched by any other district in the region. With the growth and opportunities, we are now at the tipping point to go deep into academics, create greater clarity of assessment that will inform our teachers and leaders to meet the needs of all students that we serve. Our Continuous Improvement Committee, which is lead by Kory Knight and Julie Siebke, have the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and pour into this work too. |
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5. Public Comments: 204.12
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Lonnie O'Bryan and Robert Rahmig addressed the board.
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6. Action Items
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6.1. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve the Gering High School Auditorium bid from Anderson-Shaw Construction, in the amount of $869,466.76.
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7. Board Comments
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Bryan Barrett — Accreditation visit went well. So much pride in our schools! Good feedback from our students.
Matt Kautz — Thanks for the public comments. External visit was great! Heard a lot of good things. Thanks to Kory for all your work with that! Josh Lacy — Thanks for the public comments. John Maser - Accreditation team, good work! It's eye-opening, all the extracurricular that Gering has to offer. Glad to have an Ag program. Greg Trautman — Thanks to all for being here. We hear you, and we want to do what's best for students. Gering has something for all kids. We have two cross-country kids going to state. |
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7.1. Tentative Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Dates
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Future Board MeetingsSpecial Meeting: Tues, Oct. 28th, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m. (Central Office)Regular Meeting: Mon, Nov. 10th, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m. (Freshmen Academy) Tentative Committee Meeting Dates:Personnel & Curriculum Committee: Tues, Nov. 4th, 2025 @ 7:00 a.m. (Central Office)Middle School Improvement Committee: Wed, Nov. 5th, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Finance & Facilities Committee: Thurs, Nov. 6th, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m. (Central Office) Upcoming Event Highlights:NASB State Conference - Nov. 19th-21st |
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8. Adjourn
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The meeting was adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
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