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SPECIAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS

Summerland Public School BOARD OF EDUCATION

Dec. 20, 2023

Summerland Public School Board of Education held a special meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. President Steve Thiele opened the meeting, which was advertised in local newspapers on Dec. 20 and the Norfolk Daily News on Dec. 18, to order at 7 p.m. Thiele noted the Open Meeings Act posted in the board room.

Attendance was taken. Present: Ed Nordby, Nate Schwager, Scott Thiele, Steven Thiele, Austin Twibell, Jeremy Wagner.

Motion by Scott Thiele, seconded by Twibell, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried 6-0.

Discuss, consider and take action on hiring a search firm for the superintendent position. Pres. Thiele presented two proposals, one from the Nebraska Association of School Boards and one from McPherson & Jacobson, LLC. Motion by Schwager, seconded by Steve Thiele, to hire NASB option #1 to conduct the superintendent search. Voting aye: Nordby, Schwager, Thiele, Thiele, Twibell, Wagner. Motion carried 6-0.

Discussion with potential search firm. The board spoke over the phone with Shari Becker from NASB about the search process. It was decided to hold a board workshop on Jan. 9, 2024, at 3 .m.

President Thiele adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Sally Finch

Recording Secretary

Published December 28, 2023

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