June 2024 Minutes
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Creighton Community School District No. 13 was held on June 10,
2024, at 12:00 p.m. in the High School Library.
Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Knox County News, as shown by the Affidavit
of Publication attached to the minutes. Notice was also posted at the City Offices, front door of the high school, and
front door of the elementary school.
Notice of the meeting was simultaneously sent to all the members and a copy of their acknowledgment and receipt of
notice and agenda is attached to these minutes. The availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance notice
as was the notice to the members of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the convened
meeting was opened to the attendance of the public. The agenda for the meeting is attached and incorporated into
these minutes.
President Fanta called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. He announced that the Open Meeting Laws Act Poster was
displayed on the wall at the entrance.
Members present: Greg Kuhlman, Erik Burns, Duane Fanta, Amy Borgmann, and Dixie Hanefeldt. Kuhlman moved to
excuse Josh Key. Seconded by Hanefeldt. RCV: 5-0. Motion Carried.
Others Present: Superintendent Weber, Secretary Hoffman, and district patron
The Parental Involvement Hearing was opened. Policy 5018 (Parent and Guardian Involvement in Education Practices)
was available for review. The policy was reviewed by a parent with no changes requested. After no comment, the
hearing was closed.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Borgmann moved to move the agenda. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 5-0. Key excused. Motion Carried.
There was no public comment.
Reports:
A. Superintendent Weber shared that Keep Nebraska Beautiful and EMC Insurance our working with the school to
dispose old chemicals. Keep Nebraska Beautiful will pay 90% of the cost. He is working with Guarantee Roofing
to develop a roof maintenance plan to cover maintenance, minor repairs, and to extend our warranty. Spring
parent teacher conferences will be pushed back one week in February. Summer projects are well underway.
B. There was no principal’s report.
C. There was no president’s report.
D. There were no committee reports.
E. Thank yous were read from Olivia Kuhlman, Alex Pavlik and Charlie Rohrer for the McDowell Trust Scholarship.
The consent agenda consisted of the monthly financial report, bills, May minutes, adopting KSB Special Education
Procedures, adopting changes as presented to the 2024-2025 master calendar and several policy changes. The policy
changes were remove policy 3033 (textbook loans to private schools dues to legislative change), remove policy 5049
(Firearms and Weapons) due to the addition of this information in new policies, and approve changes to policy 2006
(Complaint Procedure, policy 2009 (Public Participation at Board Meetings), policy 3003.1 (Bidding for Construction,
Remodeling, Repair, or Related Projects Financed with Federal Funds), policy 3017 (Official Communication with the
Public), policy 3032 (Fees for School District Records), policy 3053 (Nondiscrimination), policy 3057 (Title IX), policy 3059
(Audio and Video Recording), policy 3060 (Firearms and Weapons for Non-Students), policy 4011 (FMLA), policy 4053
(Conflict of Interest), policy 5004 (Option Enrollment), policy 5005 (Transportation), policy 5008 (Pregnant or Parenting
Students), policy 5035 (Student Discipline), policy 5052 (School Wellness), policy 6005 (Academic Credits and
Graduation), policy 6025 (Student Cell Phone and Other Electronic Devices), policy 6031 (Emergency Exclusion), policy
6036 (Reading Instruction and Intervention Services, policy 6039 (Repeat of a Grade at Parent-Guardian Request), policy
6040 (Prekindergarten Program, policy 6041 (Malcolm X Day Education), and policy 6042 (Projection Maps). Kuhlman
moved to approve the consent agenda, removing the Burn’s Lumber bill. Seconded by Hanefeldt. RCV: 5-0. Key
excused. Motion Carried. Borgmann moved to pay the Burn’s Lumber bill. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Burns
abstain. Key excused. Motion Carried.
Discussion/Action Items:
A. Policies 5018 (Parent and Guardian Involvement in Education Practices) and 5057 (District Title I Parent and
Family Engagement) were reviewed. No changes were made.
B. Policy 5054 (Student Bullying) was reviewed. Borgmann moved to approve the policy as presented with no
changes. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 5-0. Key excused. Motion Carried.
C. The policy committee had reviewed policy 5001 (Compulsory Attendance and Excessive Absenteeism). The
policy was presented with changes for credit reduction and requires meetings between parents and the
school after a certain number of absences. Kuhlman moved to approve Attendance Policy 5001. Seconded
by Burns. RCV: 5-0. Key excused. Motion Carried.
D. Proposed changes to ESSER III expenditures were reviewed.
E. The board discussed adding junior high golf as a school activity in the spring. It is the only high sport we
don’t have in junior high. Practices would be held after school and parents would be responsible for picking
up their child afterwards. It would be for both boys and girls. Hanefeldt moved to approve the addition of
junior high golf beginning in the 2024-2025 school if kids are interested. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 5-0.
Key excused. Motion Carried.
F. The July meeting will be held on July 8, 2024 at noon in the high school library.
At 12:47 p.m., Borgmann moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Hanefeldt. RCV: 5-0. Key excused. Motion
Carried. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, July 8, 2024 at 12:00 noon in the
high school library.
Jennifer Hoffman, Secretary
