BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL 

DISTRICT NO. 59

BOARD OF EDUCATION 

REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026  6:00 PM

BENNINGTON DISTRICT BOARD ROOM

 

Posting Information: Notice published in the Daily Record on 07/10/2026.  Notice of meeting posted on the District website.  Agendas posted at all Bennington Public School buildings three days prior to the meeting date.  

 

I. Call Meeting to Order- Board President Allyson Slobotski called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. 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. Consent Agenda- (Note: Items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted under one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items at the meeting unless a Board Member requests an item removed from the agenda for separate action.)

 

MOTION PASSED: Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented, 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, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

July 2026 Personnel Notes: Certified Staff Hire: Kerry Gernart- special education teacher at Bennington High School, Garet Wright- special education teacher at Heritage Elementary.  Classified Staff Hire: Corrigan Lehman- paraprofessional at Bennington Elementary, Dakota Rodriguez- bus driver, Bailey Parrish- paraprofessional at Anchor Pointe, Madeline Peterson- part time paraprofessional at Anchor Pointe, Lyle Brayton- bus driver, Peter Korsos- bus driver.  Certified Staff Resignations: Mindy Andrus.  Classified Staff Resignations:  Felicia Black, Breann Hartman. 

 

IV. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda for Separate Action- No items were removed from the Consent Agenda.

 

V. Reports- Administrative Report: Elementary – None, Middle School – None, High School – None, Student Services – None, CIA – None, Operations – None, Superintendent - Aaron Plas Committee Report: Building/Finance, Curriculum, Policy.  Coordinator – None, Spotlight - None Lobbyist – None

 

VI. Unfinished Business-

VI.A. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action to Revise Policies- There were ten proposed policy revisions recommended by Perry Law and the Policy Committee.  These are new state statutes and are not optional policy updates.  Policy 1007.00 Education Agency Relations, Policy 804.02 Data or Records Retention, Policy 605.07 Part-time Enrollment, Policy 502.06 Transfers Out, Policy 502.02 Nonresident Students Option Enrollment/Policy 502.02R1 Regulatory Document, Policy 503.01 Compulsory Attendance, Policy 505.03 Suspension and Expulsion, Policy 611.07 Graduation Requirements, Policy 203.01 Organizational Meeting, Policy 204.07 Meeting Notice.

 

MOTION PASSED: Motion to approve the revising of all policies as presented, passed with a motion by Allyson Slobotski and a second by Joe Pick.  Jeremy Dick: Yea, Tim Dreessen: Yea, Kara Neuverth: Yea, Joe Pick: Yea, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

VII. New Business-

VII.A. Discuss, Consider and Take Action to Reaffirm the Student Fee Policy- The board held a public hearing to discuss, consider and receive input on the District’s student fees policy. 

 

MOTION PASSED: Motion to reaffirm Student Fee Policy 504.19, passed with a motion by Allyson Slobotski and a second by Steve Shannon.  Jeremy Dick: Yea, Tim Dreessen: Yea, Kara Neuverth: Yea, Joe Pick: Yea, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

VII.B. Discuss, Consider and Take Action to Reaffirm the Parental Involvement Policy- The board held a public hearing to discuss, consider and receive input on the Parental Involvement policy. 

 

MOTION PASSED: Motion to reaffirm Parental Involvement Policy 1005.03, passed with a motion by Allyson Slobotski and a second by Kara Neuverth.  Jeremy Dick: Yea, Tim Dreessen: Yea, Kara Neuverth: Yea, Joe Pick: Yea, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

VII.C. Discuss, Consider and Take Action to Approve Time Requirements of Mandatory Staff Trainings- The resolution includes training on: Behavioral Awareness Point of Contact, Dating Violence, Suicide Prevention, Threat Assessment, Behavior Intervention/Classroom Management, and Behavioral Awareness Training.  

 

MOTION PASSED:  Motion to approve the resolution outlining required staff trainings, as presented, during the 2026-2027 school year, as reasonable and appropriate for the District, 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, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

VII.D. Discuss, Consider and Take Action on Short and Long Term Substitute Rates- Each year, the BOE must approve the short- and long-term substitute rates for the upcoming school year.      

 

MOTION PASSED:  Motion to approve the short-term substitute pay at $175.00 and long-term substitute pay at $190.00 as presented for the 2026-27 school year, 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, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

VII.E. Discuss, Consider and Take Action on Approval of MOU with Bennington Foundation for a Video board at Bennington High School with District Contribution- Over the past several months, district administration, Board of Education committees, and representatives from the Bennington Pubic Schools Foundation (BPSF) have worked collaboratively to explore the feasibility of installing a videoboard at Badger Stadium.  The Foundation will contribute $300,000 toward the approximately $390,000 project, with the District providing the remaining funds that had already been designated for a scoreboard replacement. The new videoboard will enhance the experience for students, families, and the community during football games, track meets, soccer matches, band events, and other activities, while also creating opportunities for student learning, community engagement, and future revenue generation through the Foundation in advertisements and sponsorships.

 

MOTION PASSED: Motion that the Board of Education approve the superintendent to finalize a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bennington Foundation for the purchase and installation of a new videoboard at Bennington High School and authorize a district contribution of approximately $90,000 toward the project, passed with a motion by Steve Shannon and a second by Kara Neuverth.  Jeremy Dick: Yea, Tim Dreessen: Yea, Kara Neuverth: Yea, Joe Pick: Yea, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

VIII. Time and Date of Next Regular Meeting- August 10, 2026, Regular Meeting 6:00 PM, August 10th - City/School Joint Meeting at 5:00 PM - Bennington Library, August 26th - Bill Clearing Meeting at 5:00 PM - District Office, September 14th - Budget Hearing at 6:00 PM.

 

IX. Adjournment- Motion to adjourn meeting at 6:35 PM 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, Steve Shannon: Yea, Allyson Slobotski: Yea

 

Jodi McCoy- Board of Education 

Recording Secretary

 

07/13/26 

BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

CLAIMS BOARD REPORT

 

 

Vendor Name Amount

DEPRECIATION

CENGAGE LEARNING INC $359,555.19

 

GENERAL FUND CHECKING

ACCESS SYSTEMS LEASING $36,026.72

ADAPTIVEMALL.COM, LLC $395.00

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS $194.42

AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES $32,579.29

AMPLIFY EDUCATION, INC $59,979.77

APPLE INC $19,918.00

ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION $570.00

ARBOR FAMILY COUNSELING $19,245.67

ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY $340.71

Austin, Marc $77.58

AWARDS UNLIMITED, INC. $1,674.95

BLICK ART MATERIALS $9,113.83

Blomenkamp, Matthew $60.90

Bos, Vanessa $65.30

Bouaphakeo, Ann $31.32

BOUND TO STAY BOUND BOOKS $108.36

BOYS TOWN $4,200.00

Callahan, Jennifer $175.45

CDW GOVERNMENT $1,248.34

CERRIS SYSTEMS $6,850.28

CHALLENGE ISLAND 

OMAHA NORTHWEST $252.00

Christian, Jack $20.88

CI SHIRTS $130.00

COLORADO WEST EQUIPMENT $1,657.83

CONTROLLED RAIN $1,630.00

COX BUSINESS $1,318.39

CROWNE PLAZA KEARNEY $164.95

CULLIGAN $42.00

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES LLC $134.07

DAILY RECORD, THE $330.66

DECKER EQUIPMENT $617.19

DIDAX $239.94

DOUGLAS COUNTY ASSESSOR

/REGISTER OF DEEDS $25.00

ECHO GROUP, INC $520.68

EDPUZZLE $12,921.00

EDUPOINT 

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS $52,972.00

ELECTRICITY, LLC $4,644.09

ELKHORN GLASS INC $2,151.78

ESU 3 $38,882.83

ESU 7 $750.00

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES $309.90

Feeney III, James $886.59

FIBER PLATFORM, LLC $3,622.25

FILTER SHOP, INC $1,414.07

FIRST STUDENT, INC $85,752.27

FLINN SCIENTIFIC CO. $62.27

FOLLETT CONTENT 

SOLUTIONS, LLC $175.60

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, INC $1,200.00

Gutz, Stacy $65.25

HD SUPPLY, INC. $6,142.47

HEARTLAND TIRES & TREADS $2,819.42

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

HARCOURT PUBLISHING CO. $400.29

HY-VEE INC $563.39

I3 BANK $80.00

INTERSTATE ALL BATTERY CENTER $89.70

J & J SMALL ENGINES $1,741.55

Johanek, Jay $143.55

JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL $685.13

JUST FOR KIDS THERAPY INC $6,813.75

KCAV $10,921.06

KELVIN L.P. $1,793.40

Kessell, Christopher $26.10

Klaus, Denise $42.80

KNUDSEN OIL & FEED $1,523.04

KONA ICE $1,072.00

LEGACY LANDSCAPE 

& SUPPLY INC. $1,150.00

Loptin, Robbie $100.78

MAPLE 85 PREMIUM  

LANDSCAPE MULCH CENTER $3,999.00

MASTER’S 

TRANSPORTATION, INC. $202.16

MATH TEACHERS PRESS, INC. $1,485.00

MECHANICAL SALES, INC. $625.50

MERCER-ZIMMERMAN, INC. $1,595.00

METROPOLITAN 

UTILITIES DISTRICT $22,755.92

MIDAMERICA BOOKS $922.20

MIDWEST BUS PARTS $1,057.86

Mimick, Casey $170.09

MRG HAUFF LLC $1,465.64

NACIA $40.00

NASCO EDUCATION, LLC / SCHOOL SPECIALTY, LLC $785.45

NEBRASKA ASSOC. FOR LEADERSIHP  

& CURR DEVELOPMENT $50.00

NEBRASKA NOTARY ASSOCIATION $161.00

NEBRASKA TURF PRODUCTS $1,725.70

NEBRASKA.GOV $180.00

NMC INC $243.43

NWEA A DIVISION OF  

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN  

HARCOURT $13,494.00

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH  

CENTERS OF NE, P.C. $238.00

OFFICE DEPOT, INC $1,381.98

OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, THE $792.00

OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO  

AND AQUARIUM $722.00

ONE CALL CONCEPTS $7.38

ONE SOURCE $410.45

OPPD $75,547.00

ORIENTAL TRADING CO $278.51

OUTDOOR RECREATION PRODUCTS $896.47

PARENTSQUARE, INC. $17,845.00

PERRY LAW FIRM $4,268.75

PHONAK $188.99

Plas, Aaron $287.10

POPCO INC., DBA 

IDEAL PURE WATER $5.00

PORT-A-JOHNS INC $150.00

PRESTO-X $5,161.41

PRIME SECURED, INC $465.00

PYRAMID SCHOOL PRODUCTS $7,225.36

Reinwald, Alexander $94.25

RENAISSANCE LEARNING $17,417.50

RIVERSIDE INSIGHTS $17,600.00

Rowley, Pamela $166.75

RTG BUILDING SERVICES, INC $82,637.08

SAPP BROS., INC. $3,693.93

SCHOOL SPECIALTY LLC $1,978.40

SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTIES $2,500.00

SCREENCASTIFY LLC $7,500.00

SECURLY INC. $4,002.00

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO $1,187.32

Sindelar, Kathryn $21.61

SN CONTRACTING, LLC $850.00

SOFTWARE UNLIMITED, INC. $17,210.00

SPARKFUN ELECTRONICS $61.02

SPORTS FACILITY  

MAINTENANCE, LLC $1,727.00

STERICYCLE, INC $491.11

STRINGS BY MAIL $54.44

Stuart, Jyntri $315.38

SUMMIT FIRE  

PROTECTION CO. $22,357.40

SUNCO $1,053.00

SWEETWATER $1,372.79

TAESE $1,200.00

TALACKO SAFETY SOLUTIONS $6,818.00

TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, LLC $292.28

TEK INDUSTRIES LLC $58.00

Thoendel, Shannon $43.50

TIDE DRY CLEANERS $1,477.50

Townsend, Jake $23.93

TPRS BOOKS $268.00

TRADE WELL PALLET, INC $10,725.00

TRANE US INC $6,098.40

TRUCK CENTER COMPANIES $596.11

TURF TANK $2,338.00

Uchtman, Robert $27.55

ULINE $544.07

ULTIMATE DRILL BOOK, INC $1,320.00

US BANK $13,782.42

USIC LOCATING SERVICES, LLC $163.79

VENTRIS LEARNING LLC $376.25

VERIZON $430.03

VISTA HIGHER LEARNING $33,515.85

WAYSIDE PUBLISHING $279.05

WHC NE, LLC DBA ZTRIP $10,501.44

WM CORPORATE SERVICES,  

INC $8,741.67

WOODHOUSE $84.35

Wright, Nicole $278.40

Young, Norise $54.38

Zulkoski, Nicole $585.38

 

SPECIAL BUILDING FUND -  

CHECKING

ALLIED ELECTRICAL

CONTRACTORS $13,082.00

DLR GROUP $123,512.54

HAUSMANN 

CONSTRUCTION, INC $4,022,766.47

SHORT ELLIOTT  

HENDRICKSON, INC $8,905.00

SN CONTRACTING, LLC $24,160.00

TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC $6,500.00

THOMPSON 

CONSTRUCTION INC. $226,487.63

VALLEY CORPORATION $243,553.26

 

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BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL 

DISTRICT NO. 59

BOARD OF EDUCATION 

SPECIAL MEETING

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026  6:00 PM

BENNINGTON DISTRICT BOARD ROOM

 

Posting Information: Notice published in the Daily Record on 07/10/2026.  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 5:58 PM. Jeremy Dick: Present, Tim Dreessen: Present, Kara Neuverth: Present, Joe Pick: Present, Steve Shannon: Present, Allyson Slobotski: Present.

 

I. Call Meeting to Order- Board President Allyson Slobotski called the hearing to order at 6:00 p.m. noting the meeting is governed by the Open Meetings Act, which is available on the south end of the room.  

 

II. Review of the amount of money collected from students pursuant to, and the use of waivers provided in, the student fee policies of the District for the 2026-2027 school year- The Bennington Public Schools’ Student Fee Fund had a beginning balance (9-1-25) of $72,656. The Student Fee Fund collected $12,233 in revenue and had $8,311 in expenditures, leaving a current balance of $76,558. 

 

III. Hold Public Hearing to discuss, consider, and receive input on the Student Fee Policy- The board is required to hold a public hearing to discuss, consider, and receive input on the District’s student fees policy. No members of the public were present to speak.  

 

IV. Hold Public Hearing to discuss, consider, and receive input on the Parental Involvement Policy- The board is required to hold a public hearing to discuss, consider and receive input on Parental Involvement policy.  No member of the public were present to speak. 

 

V. Adjournment- Motion to adjourn the Hearing at 6:03 PM made by Allyson Slobotski and seconded by Tim Dreessen.  All in favor.  

 

Jodi McCoy- Board of Education 

Recording Secretary

 

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