MINUTES BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT MARCH 9, 2026
The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on March 9, 2026. This meeting was advertised in the March 4th edition of the Battle Creek Enterprise. President Jeremy Pochop called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Members present were Tammy Bierman, Tom Leathers, Bo Brummels, and Paul Kuchar. Toby Thompson arrived at 6:10 P.M. Also present were Superintendent Jake Luhr, Principal Jeff Heimes, Principal Curtis Childers, one visitor, two staff members, three Daikin Applied representatives and members of the Elementary Student Council and their parents . The open meeting law poster was discussed and posted and will be followed at every Board meeting. To start the Board meeting, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Bo Brummels made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda, which included the March general fund bills that totaled $101,701.95. Tom Leathers seconded the motion. On roll call vote, the motion carried with five ayes.
Members of the Elementary Student Council gave a presentation to the Board.
Mr. Luhr informed the Board of Legislative updates, including LB 653 and LB 1219. Mr. Luhr also discussed information from the NRCSA Legislative Conference.
Three Daikin Applied representatives, including project manager Michael Moening, gave the Board an update on the Mechanical/HVAC project.
Mr. Luhr discussed with the Board the possibility of adding a provision to Policy 5416 Appendix 2 to allow non-qualifying students to attend a national conference. The Board tabled this discussion until the April 2026 Board meeting.
Mr. Luhr presented to the Board an update to Policy 5417 as recommended by NDE. Tammy Bierman made a motion to approve the update to Policy 5417 as recommended by NDE. Toby Thompson seconded the motion. On roll call vote, the motion carried with six ayes.
Mr Luhr presented to the Board a Memo from Perry Law on four policy updates which included:
Policy 1040 Annual Report
Policy 3540 Bidding Construction Projects
Policy 5601 Asthma, Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reaction Protocol
Policy 7050 Bids and Contracts
The board reviewed and discussed these policies. Toby Thompson made a motion to approve the updates to Policy 1040, 3540, 5601 and 7050 as recommended by Perry Law. Bo Brummels seconded the motion. On roll call vote, the motion carried with six ayes.
Mr. Luhr presented to the Board a spreadsheet with 25 Option Enrollment requests to date for the 2026-27 school year. The requests include: 15 for Kindergarten, 2 for Second Grade, 1 for Third Grade, 1 for Fifth Grade, 4 for Seventh Grade, and 2 for Ninth Grade. Toby Thompson made a motion to approve the 25 Option Enrollment requests for the 2026-27 school year. Bo Brummels seconded the motion. On roll call vote, the motion carried with six ayes.
Comments were heard from the Principals and Superintendent.
With no further business, Board President Jeremy Pochop adjourned the meeting at 6:53 PM.
Submitted by,
Jake Luhr, Secretary Board of Education