Millard School Board approves routine business, personnel actions and bargaining recognition

The Millard Public Schools Board of Education voted on a slate of routine agenda items, personnel actions and union recognitions during its March meeting.

The board approved a motion to excuse two board members who were representing the district in Washington, D.C.; approved the minutes from the March 3, 2025 meeting and the treasurer's report; reaffirmed multiple board policies; approved two rules (5,730.1 on noncustodial parents' access to student records and 10,000.1 on site-based planning and shared decision making); adopted the district resolution outlining minimum staff training for 2025–26; recognized the Millard Education Association as the collective bargaining unit for teachers and nurses and separately for paraprofessionals; and approved routine personnel actions including hires, resignations, leaves and contract addenda.

Throughout the meeting board members cast recorded aye votes at roll call for each motion. The motions were described on the record and moved and seconded during the meeting; specific mover/second names were not always verbally assigned in the transcript for every motion.

The board also authorized the superintendent to appoint district negotiation teams related to the collective bargaining recognitions.

Background: The reaffirmations and rule approvals were presented as part of the district’s regular policy and governance cycle; district staff said edits to the site-based planning rule reflected building and district administration input.

Votes at a glance (selected formal actions reported in the meeting): - Move to excuse Stacy Jolley and Mike Kennedy — outcome: approved at roll call. - Approve Board minutes (03/03/2025), approve bills and receive treasurer’s report and place on file — outcome: approved at roll call. - Reaffirm policies (listed on the agenda, including policy 4,002 and site-based planning policy 10,000) — outcome: approved as a slate at roll call. - Approve Rule 5,730.1 (student services: noncustodial parents’ access to student records and school contact) — outcome: approved at roll call. - Approve Rule 10,000.1 (site-based planning and shared decision making) — outcome: approved at roll call. - Approve resolution for 2025–26 staff training minimums (per statute referenced in discussion) — outcome: approved at roll call. - Recognize Millard Education Association as the collective bargaining agent for teachers and nurses for the 2026–27 contract and authorize superintendent to appoint the district negotiation team — outcome: approved at roll call. - Recognize Millard Education Association as the collective bargaining agent for paraprofessionals for the 2026–27 contract and authorize superintendent to appoint the district negotiation team — outcome: approved at roll call. - Approve personnel actions (hires, resignations, leaves, contract addenda) — outcome: approved at roll call.

The board did not take action on any new ordinances, bond measures or land-use items during this meeting.

Board members heard reports and presentations after the votes, including a student showcase and a postgraduate enrollment report; the board also received a legislative update from staff about bills under consideration at the Nebraska Legislature.

For transparency, the meeting transcript shows each approved motion was moved and seconded and recorded by roll call. Where the transcript did not name a specific mover at the mic, the minutes list the motion as presented and record the roll-call outcome.

The board scheduled its next regular meeting in April; the date was listed on the meeting calendar distributed to members.