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1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1. B. Roll call 1. C. Possible motion on board member absence 2. Recognize visitors 3. Approve agenda 4. Break for supper with superintendent candidate at 5:10 p.m. 5. Formal interview with candidate for superintendent of schools. Candidate # at 6 p.m. 6. Discussion 6.A. Discuss the results of interviews for superintendent of schools 7. Action items 7.A. Discuss, consider and take all necessary action on the offering of the contract for superintendent of schools for the 2021-2022 school...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting Monday, Feb. 15, at 12 p.m., at the Ewing site. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and available for public inspection at the office of the superintendent in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published February 4, 2021 ZNEZ \...
1. Call meeting to order 1.A. Nebraska Open Meetings Act 1. B. Roll call 1. C. Possible motion on board member absence 2. Approve agenda 3. Public participation (15 minutes allowed) 4. Consent agenda 4.A. Minutes of the Jan. 11 meeting 4. B. Monthly financial report. 5. Old business 5.A. Building construction update 5. B. Review, consider and take all necessary action on the purchase agreement for the Clearwater school building 6. New business 6.A. Review, consider and take all necessary action on obsolete equipment 6.B. Review, consider and...
Summerland Public School Board of Education will interview four candidates to fill the superintendent's position beginning Monday, Feb. 8. Candidates, narrowed from a field of 17 applicants, were announced during a Feb. 3 special meeting, in Ewing. Kyle Finke, elementary principal at Battle Creek Public Schools, will interview Monday. A Peru State graduate, Finke earned a Masters of Education 7-12, from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, in 2003 and added PK-8 in 2006. Finke earned an...
Funeral services for Arlene E. Mather, 93 of Norfolk, formerly of Clearwater, will be Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m., at Concordia Lutheran Church in Clearwater, with Pastor Daniel Feusse, officiating. Visitation will be Monday, February 8, 2021 from 5 to 7 p.m., at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Clearwater. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Arlene died Feb. 4, 2021,at The Meadows in Norfolk. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.snidermemorialfh.com. In lieu of flowers,...
Future development of the Summerland Public School building, in Orchard, took center stage during a Sunday listening session. Village of Orchard trustees requested public input regarding potential relocation of village offices, library and shop, along with development of a community center, at the site, which will be vacated when Summerland students move into a new facility located at the intersection of 513 Avenue and Summerland Road. Orchard Economic Development Association member Kristi...
The search for a new superintendent at Summerland Public School is on track, according to representatives from McPherson & Jacobsen, a consulting firm from Omaha, hired by the local school board, to coordinate the search. Summerland board of education members will meet Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the Ewing site, to review comments from input groups, including students, staff and community members; examine interview questions and finalize candidates. Alan Ehlers, superintendent of Madison Public...
Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” I was reminded of the quote during Sunday’s town hall meeting in Orchard. The quote isn’t specific to our local communities. No, it’s a question worth asking no matter where you call home. But, the premise of King’s words - the notion that volunteering and making an impact in another person’s life - is what sticks out. Sunday’s meeting reinforced the meaning. It’s one of the great...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the Summerland - Ewing site, 416 N. Spruce Street, in Ewing, and will be open to the public. An agenda for the meeting is kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at the administrative office in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Published January 28, 2021...
Governor Pete Ricketts delivered his State of the State address to the Legislature this past week. He highlighted 2021-23 state budget recommendations for senators. This will be his last biennial budget proposal, as his eight years in office will be completed at the end of next year. Ricketts recounted the devastating flood in 2019 and coronavirus pandemic that followed in 2020. He commended Nebraskans for responding in the Nebraska Way - by working together to overcome challenges. The...
Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Jan. 11, 2021, at the Clearwater site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., and noted the Open Meetings Act posted n the room. Roll call taken. Present: Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Absent: Candice Hoke. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Thiele, to approve the absence of board member Hoke. Voting aye: Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Wagner. Nay: none. Absent: Hoke. Motion carried 5-0-1. Motion by Thiele,...
Summerland Public School Board of Education held a special meeting, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at the Orchard site. President Nordby called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. Nordby noted the Open Meetings Act posted in the room. Roll call was taken. Present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager and Steven Thiele. Motion by Thiele, seconded by Kerkman, to excuse the absence of Jeremy Wagner. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman, Nordby, Schwager, Thiele. Nay: none. Absent: 1. Motion carried. Motion by Hoke, seconded by Kerkman, to approve the...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Summerland Public School Board of Education will hold a regular meeting, Monday, Jan. 11, at 6:30 p.m., at Summerland Public School at Clearwater and will be open to the public. An agenda for the regular meeting is kept continuously current and is available for public inspection at the administrative office in Orchard. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting. Publish January 7, 2021 ZNEZ AGENDA 1. Call meeting...
An economic development program, designed to assist Clearwater businesses through COVID-19, will end Dec. 31. The Village of Clearwater LB840 Emergency Commercial Grant Program was established this summer and offered grants of $750 to businesses affected by the pandemic. Businesses with a net income of less than $75,000, per 2019 income taxes, are eligible to apply. Grant applications are scored on four categories: closed/reduced service due to directed health measures; length of time in...
Six Summerland School certified staff members submitted letters of resignation at the board of education's Dec. 14 meeting, in Orchard. Amy Ritter, first grade instructor, in Ewing, submitted an application for the early retirement program. Barb Roland, Title 1 coordinator, submitted her resignation, effective at the end of the first semester. Jan Schwager, part-time counselor at the Ewing site, will not return in the fall. Carrie Williamson, technology and business instructor, at Orchard,...
PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION December 14, 2020 Summerland Public School Board of Education held a regular meeting, Dec. 14, at the Orchard site. President Ed Nordby called the meeting, published in the paper dated Dec. 9, 2020, to order at 6 p.m. The Open Meeting Act posted in the room was noted. Roll call and all members were present: Candice Hoke, Marty Kerkman, Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Steven Thiele, Jeremy Wagner. Motion by Kerkman, seconded by Hoke, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Hoke, Kerkman,...
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF CLEARWATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECEMBER 2020 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Clearwater met in regular session Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at 7 p.m., in the Fire Hall meeting room. Regular meeting was opened at 7:02 p.m. Notice of meeting was given in advance by publication in Summerland Advocate-Messenger and notice was given to chairman and village board members prior to meeting. Public was informed of location of Open Meeting Act poster. Present: Jay Snider, Kevin Filsinger, Steve Stearns and Paul Horman. Absent:...
The search for a new superintendent for the Summerland Public School district is underway. If all things proceed on schedule, a new district leader could be named by early February. Board of education members met with Darren Tobey and Alan Ehlers, consults with McPherson Jacobsen, a search firm, based in Omaha, during a Dec. 9 special meeting, in Clearwater. Qualities expected in a new administrator were discussed, with four key components identified: • An involved school and community leader w...
Dear Santa, It is almost Christmas and I am feeling very excited! Some presents I would like to ask for this year are ukulele and a Mp3 player. To show you what I think of when we talk about Christmas, I drew you a picture of joy and Jesus' birthday. Merry Christmas! Love, Makenna Bergman Dear Santa, It is almost Christmas and I am feeling very jolly! Some presents I would like to ask for this year are OMG surprise, American Girl doll, Omari, a bouncy ball, and a fingerling. To show you what I...
Antelope County has decided not to permanently close a one-mile stretch of a rural road – for now. The board of commissioners held a public hearing Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Neligh, on Invenergy's request to have 841 Road abandoned between 510 and 511 avenues in the southwest part of the county. That stretch of road is located just east of the Antelope County-Wheeler County border within the renewable energy company's Thunderhead wind project. Before voting 5-0 in favor of not closing the road, the c...
Summerland School students and staff will receive an early Christmas gift this season. The final day of first-semester classes has been adjusted and holiday break will officially commence once school is dismissed, Thursday, Dec. 17. Superintendent Dale Martin reported administration requested a calendar change, “due to our staff working so hard first semester in dealing with COVID and everything that they have been asked to do as a result.” “December 18 had been scheduled as a half day for s...
Five instructors in the Summerland district have indicated they will participate in the early retirement incentive program. The announcement was made Monday, in Ewing, during a special meeting, which lasted approximately 52 minutes. Superintendent Dale Martin announced last week he would submit a letter of resignation to take the incentive. Clearwater instructor Bonnie Wies and Ewing educators Ed Johnson, Jan Miller and Barb Roland will also retire at the end of the school year. Martin said he e...
Potential class options, and the implications of each, were presented to Summerland Board of Education members, Nov. 9, during the board's regular meeting in Ewing. Kendra Shrader, Summerland-Clearwater counselor, along with senior transition and business educator, Amy Selting, and Summerland-Orchard counselor, Denise Meyer, presented multiple schedule options. While compiling data, Selting said schedules from schools of different sizes, within the state, were reviewed. "We did take from the...
Third-grade students at Summerland Public School were asked what they would serve for Thanksgiving dinner if they were the host or how they would cook a turkey. Their responses appear, in original form, as submitted to SAM. This is how I would cook a Turkey! First I will put seasoning on it. Then I’ll stick it on a grill for 1 hour. Take it off. It will smell wonderful. Now I can eat it with my family. It will be great! -Tony Ahlers I would help mom serve Thanksgiving. I would get the bowls read...
Summerland Public School will search for a new leader after superintendent Dale Martin announced he is leaving the district. Martin shared his decision with staff members, via email, Monday, after an agenda for a Nov. 23 special board meeting was released and appeared online. Martin said, "It was a fairly quick decision." The veteran educator told the Advocate-Messenger he will opt for the district's early retirement incentive program, which requires individuals to submit a resignation. "The...
