MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF

DOUGLAS COUNTY

SCHOOL DISTRICT 28-0015,

a/k/a, DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST

COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Thursday, September 11, 2025

The regular meeting of the Board of Education, District# 15, in the County of Douglas, in the State of Nebraska, was convened in open and public session on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at the Central Office Board Room, 401 South Pine Street, Valley, NE 68064-0378.

Following public notification procedures approved by the Board of Education, February 14, 2011, in adherence to 84-1411, notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by posting such Notice on the exterior front door of the high school, elementary school, middle school, Valley City Hall, First Nebraska Bank, and Foundation One Bank. Notice of the meeting was simultaneously given to all members of the Board of Education. Availability of the agenda was communicated in advance notice and in the notice to the Board of Education of the meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

Attendance Taken at 7:00 PM.

Cole Groteluschen:         Present

Kelly Hinrichs:                Present

Luke Janke:                   Absent

Jamie Jorgensen:           Present

Elizabeth Mayer:             Present

Jim Tomanek:                Present

Present: 5, Absent: 1.

1.  Call to Order

The agenda, listing items for consideration by the Board, is on file in the Superintendent’s office. Other matters may come before the Board and the Board has the right to modify the agenda before the meeting.

President - ”As I call the meeting to order I wish to inform everyone present that a current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the back wall of the Board Room for your review at any time.”

2.  Approval of Agenda

Motion to approve agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Jamie Jorgensen and a second by Kelly Hinrichs.

Cole Groteluschen: Yea, Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

3.  New Business

3.1.  Budget Presentation Fiscal Year 2026

4.  Public Communications and Correspondence

Comments from the audience were accepted at this time. No correspondence addressed to the Board was presented.

5.  Adjournment

Motion to adjourn meeting @ 7:40 pm. Passed with a motion by Jamie Jorgensen and a second by Kelly Hinrichs.

Cole Groteluschen: Yea, Kelly Hinrichs: Yea, Jamie Jorgensen: Yea, Elizabeth Mayer: Yea, Jim Tomanek: Yea

Yea: 5, Nay: 0

Kristi Trost, Board Secretary

Dr. Melissa Poloncic, Superintendent

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