GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BOARD OF EDUCATION,

DISTRICT #37, SARPY COUNTY

AUGUST 11, 2025

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

7:00 P.M. -

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

SECTION I - Opening Procedures

Notice of the meeting was given in advance by the publication and/or posting in accordance with the Board approved method for giving notice of meetings. Notice of this meeting was published in the public notices section of the July 28, 2025 edition of The Daily Record and on their website as well as on the district website. Notice of this meeting was given in advance to all members of the Board of Education. The Secretary of the Board maintains a list of the news media requesting notification of meetings and advance notification to the listed media of the time and place of the meeting and the subjects to be discussed at this meeting was provided. Availability of the agenda was communicated in the publicized notice and a current copy of the Agenda was maintained as stated in the publicized notice. All proceedings of the Board of Education, except as may be hereinafter noted, were taken while the convened meeting was open to the attendance of the public.

1.1   Call Meeting to Order - Rick Hollendieck called the meeting to order.

1.2   Roll Call - Board members present were: Kyle Janssen, Mark Hauptman, Dawn Stock, Greg Beach, and Rick Hollendieck. Board members with excused absence was Blake Turpen. Others present were: Travis Lightle, Andrew Rinaldi, Russ Olsen, Mike Sortino, Shawn Hoppes, Andy Boone, Molly Hornbeck, Path Phelan, Caroline Foresman and guests.

1.3   Pledge of Allegiance - The board recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

1.4   Approval of Minutes - Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Greg Beach, to approve the minutes of July 14, 2025. A roll call vote was taken - Blake Turpen, absent; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; and Greg Beach, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

1.5   Recognition of Visitors - Michelle Jud Rainbow Parents of Nebraska LB 89.

1.6   PUBLIC HEARING ON PARENTAL/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOLS - Motion by Mark Hauptman, seconded by Dawn Stock to open the public hearing on parental/community involvement in schools. A roll call vote was taken - Kyle Janssen, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, absent; Mark Hauptman, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; and Greg Beach, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Mark Hauptman to close the public hearing on parental/community involvement in schools. A roll call vote was taken - Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Blake Turpen, absent; Kyle Janssen, yes; and Rick Hollendieck, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

SECTION II - Matters Requiring Board Action

2.1   Consider Approval of Bills (SP 2) - Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Dawn Stock to approve the bill as presented. A roll call vote was taken - Mark Hauptman, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Blake Turpen, absent; Dawn Stock, yes; and Kyle Janssen, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

2.2   Consider Approval of Financial Report (SP 2) - Motion by Kyle Janssen, seconded by Greg Beach to approve the financial report as presented. A roll call vote was taken - Dawn Stock, yes; Blake Turpen, absent; Kyle Janssen, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; and Greg Beach, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

2.3   Consider Approval of Resignations and Contracts (SP 4) - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Greg Beach to approve the contracts as stated. A roll call vote was taken - Greg Beach, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Blake Turpen, absent; Kyle Janssen, yes; and Dawn Stock, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

2.4   Consider Approval of Interlocal Agreements (SP 1) - Motion by Greg Beach, seconded by Mark Hauptman to approve the interlocal agreements with the Ashland Public Schools and Platteview Community Schools for the 2025-2026 school year. A roll call vote was taken - Kyle Janssen, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; and Blake Turpen, absent.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

2.5   Discuss, Consider and take all necessary action with regard to possible approval and authorization to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of approximately 1.81 acres of real property located at 902 South Street in Gretna, Nebraska. (SP 2) - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Mark Hauptman that the Board of Education of this School District approves the purchase of approximately 1.81 acres of real property with a physical address of 902 South Street in Gretna, Nebraska, and entering into a purchase agreement for the purchase of such real property from the seller, Fairhaven, LLC, and that the Board approves the agreements and hereby approves and adopts the attached RESOLUTION. A roll call vote was taken - Rick Hollendieck, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Blake Turpen, absent; Greg Beach, yes; and Kyle Janssen.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

2.6   Discuss, Consider and take all Necessary Action with Regard to Policy 6400, Parental/Community Involvement in Schools (SP 2) - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Kyle Janssen to approve Policy 6400 as written. A roll call vote was taken - Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Mark Hauptman, yes; Rick Hollendieck, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; and Blake Turpen, absent.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

SECTION III – Reports

3.1   Report on District’s Budget and Base Growth Percentage (SP 2) - Russ Olsen presented an overview of the budget and outlined the district’s financial position.

3.2   Construction Report (SP 2) - Superintendent Travis Lightle presented an update to the board on ongoing construction projects.

SECTION IV - Announcements and Dates

4.1   Adjournment - Motion by Dawn Stock, seconded by Greg Beach, to adjourn the meeting. A roll call vote was taken - Blake Turpen, absent; Mark Hauptman, yes; Dawn Stock, yes; Greg Beach, yes; Kyle Janssen, yes; and Rick Hollendieck, yes.

Motion carried. Yeas 5; Nays 0; Absent 1.

TIME: 8:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn Stock, Secretary

Board of Education - District #37

These minutes remain unofficial until officially ratified and signed by the Board of Education Secretary.

RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED by Sarpy County School District No. 77-0037, a/k/a Gretna Public Schools, a Class III School District under the laws and statutes of the State of Nebraska, at this regular meeting of its Board of Education, (“GPS”), that the Property Purchase and Sale Agreement for the approximately 1.81 acres of real property generally located and with a physical address of 902 South Street, Gretna, Nebraska, and legally described Lot 2, Koesters Acres Replat 1, Gretna Sarpy County, Nebraska, more particularly described in the Agreement, by and between GPS, as the buyer, and Fairhaven, LLC, as the seller, in the form on file with official GPS records and as presented at this meeting or with such changes as are deemed necessary and in the best interest of GPS and approved by the Superintendent of Schools, should be and are hereby authorized and approved;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the Board of Education, or a designee for GPS, should be and is hereby delegated the authority and is authorized and directed to sign, execute, and deliver such Property Purchase and Sale Agreement, and any amendments thereto, development plans, subdivision agreements, interlocal agreements, documents, leases or other agreements called for in such Property Purchase and Sale Agreement for and on behalf of GPS, and is further hereby delegated the authority and is authorized and directed to execute and deliver any necessary deeds, amendments, subdivision agreements, interlocal agreements, easements, leases or other instruments under such Property Purchase and Sale Agreement or necessary or prudent in the development of the described real property, and is delegated the authority and is authorized and directed to retain any necessary professionals for assistance, to pay the purchase price, development costs, design and construction costs, and all other costs and expenses, and to take or cause to be taken all other action necessary or appropriate to close the sale, purchase, and conveyance transaction, and to sign the lease with the current tenant, and to develop the described property and pay all development, construction and design costs and expenses as provided therein according to such Property Purchase and Sale Agreement or any approved changes thereto or those necessary to develop the property or in the best interest of GPS upon presentation of deeds or other required plans, documents, or development proposals from the Seller, or others on the described property to be purchased, received, and developed by GPS under this Property Purchase and Sale Agreement.

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