BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL 

DISTRICT NO. 59

BOARD OF EDUCATION 

SPECIAL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2026  5:00 PM

BENNINGTON DISTRICT BOARD ROOM

Posting Information: Notice published in the Daily Record on 09/18/2026.  Notice of meeting posted on the District website.  Agendas posted at all Bennington Public School buildings three days prior to the meeting date.  

Attendance Taken at 5:03 PM. Jeremy Dick: Present, Tim Dreessen: Present, Kara Neuverth: Present, Joe Pick: Present, Steve Shannon: Absent, Allyson Slobotski: Present.

I. Call Meeting to Order- Board President Allyson Slobotski called the meeting to order at 5:06 PM, noting the meeting is governed by the Open Meetings Act, which is available on the south end of the room.  

II. Public Forum- No members of the public were present to speak.  

III. New Business

III.A. Discuss, Consider and Take All Necessary Action to Adopt the 2026-27 School Year Budget- The NDE budget was considered for approval. 

MOTION PASSED: Motion to approve the 2026-27 NDE budget as presented, passed with a motion by Allyson Slobotski and a second by Tim Dreessen.  Jeremy Dick: Yea, Tim Dreessen: Yea, Kara Neuverth: Yea, Joe Pick: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

III.B. Discuss, Consider and Take All Necessary Action to Approve the Property Tax Request Resolution and Set the School System’s Final Property Tax Request for the 2026-27 School Year- The BOE was presented with the property tax request resolution for approval per state statute.  The BOE was presented with the final tax request for the 2026-27 school year for approval. 

MOTION PASSED: Motion to adopt the property tax request resolution for Bennington Public Schools for 2026-27 and set the 2026-2027 property tax requests as follows: $31,427,371 for the General Fund, $2,034,134 for the Special Building Fund; $12,115,431 for the Bond Fund; and $0 for the Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking Fund, passed with a motion by Allyson Slobotski and a second by Jeremy Dick.  Jeremy Dick: Yea, Tim Dreessen: Yea, Kara Neuverth: Yea, Joe Pick: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

IV. Time and Date of Next Meeting- October 12, 2026- Regular Board Meeting at 6:00 PM- Bennington District Office

V. Adjourn- Motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:12 PM made by Allyson Slobotski, seconded by Tim Dreessen.  All in favor.

Jodi McCoy- Board of Education 

Recording Secretary

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