STUDENT LEADERSHIP

In October, a group of students attended a student leadership workshop in York. Students learned about a variety of leadership skills that they can apply at East Butler. Students that attended the workshop were present at the school board meeting to share what they learned.

NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

The negotiations committee has met with the East Butler Education Association (EBEA) twice. Items that are being considered as part of this year's negotiation:

• Insurance premiums will be increasing by 12.9% for the 2027-2028 school year.
• The school board negotiations committee submitted their initial proposal to the EBEA. The initial proposal includes an increase to the base salary, in addition to the insurance premium increase.

The next step will be for the EBEA to consider the negotiations committee's proposal and respond to the negotiation committee. If no agreement is reached, the EBEA and the negotiations committee will meet in December.

FACILITY PROJECT UPDATE

Dr. Eldridge and Jon Kment (Boyd Jones Project Manager) provided a detailed update on the current facility project that is underway. Some of the highlights included:

• Storm sewer work is still underway on the south west portion of the property.
• West parking lot has begun being poured (Southwest and northwest sections have been poured. Additionally a section of the drive on the north side of the parking lot has been poured.
• The crane and steel will be arriving on Thursday and the crew will begin installing the steel and decking on the gym portion as well as the storm shelter.

Dr. Eldridge also shared information about ongoing discussions that are taking place with the Village of Brainard regarding the storm sewer work.

PAY APPLICATION NO. 6 - BOYD JONES

Dr. Eldridge presented to the board information regarding the sixth payment towards the facility project. This sixth amount includes work that has been done west of the building in Brainard.

PAY APPLICATION NO. 6  --  $441,106.67

The school board moved to approve pay application no. 6 to Boyd Jones Construction.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)

BCDM ARCHITECTURE PAYMENT

Dr. Eldridge presented to the board an invoice from BCDM Architecture for services rendered during the last month of work on the facility.

INVOICE AMOUNT -- $12,393.95

The school board moved to approve the payment BCDM Architecture.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)

EAST BUTLER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (EBEA) RECOGNITION

The EBEA submitted a letter to the school board to be recognized as the bargaining agent for the purposes of negotiations for the 2028-2029 and the 2029-2030 school years.

The school board moved to approve the recognition of the EBEA as the bargaining agent for the 2028-29 and the 2029-30 school years.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)

SOFTBALL COOPERATIVE

Every two years the school districts that are part of athletic cooperative are required to considering renewing the cooperative for another two years. East Butler has been a part of the softball cooperative for over 10 years. The current softball cooperative includes David City Public School and Shelby-Rising City Public School

The school board moved to approve the renewal of the softball cooperative with David City Public School and Shelby-Rising City Public School.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)

NEW SCHOOL VEHICLE

Dr. Eldridge presented information to the school board regarding the purchase of a new school vehicle to replace an older vehicle that is currently having mechanical difficulties. Dr. Eldridge recommended that the board purchase a new Chevy Suburban from Sid Dillon.

Purchase price: $63,530

The school board moved to approve the purchase of a new Chevy Suburban from Sid Dillon at a cost of $63,530.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)

NEW SCHOOL BUS

Dr. Eldridge presented information to the school board regarding the purchase of a new school bus. The district considers purchasing a new school bus every two years. Dr. Eldridge presented two quotes from two different dealers. It was recommended that the board purchase a stock gasoline bus from Nebraska Central Equipment at a cost of $143,000, in addition to trading in an older bus (2017 - Thomas) for a trade in value of $9,000.

Purchase price - $143,000 - $9,000 = $134,000

The school board moved to approve the purchase of a new bus from Nebraska Central Equipment at a purchase price of $143,000 in addition to trading in the 2017 Thomas for $9,000.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)

POLICY REVISIONS

The school board is currently conducting policy review and each of their monthly board meetings. Policies under review for this month are as follows:5041 Student Government
5042 Bulletin Boards
5043 School Sponsored Publications
5045 Student Fees
5046 Secret Organizations
5049 Firearms and Weapons
5050 Reporting Related to Exempt (Home) Schools

The school board moved to approve the update to policy 5045 to reflect the current student fees that are being charged by the school district.

MOTION PASSED: 5-0 (Jisa - Aye, Kozisek - Aye, Pekarek - Aye, Spatz - Aye, Strizek - Aye)