At the Dec. 9 Lincoln Public Schools Board of Education meeting, board members approved several routine procurement and grant actions and heard a high-level audit summary showing clean opinions.

The board approved the annual Chromebook purchase for grades 6 and 9 after district technology staff, represented on the record by Kirk, explained vendors warned of memory-chip shortages and price pressures related to generative AI. Kirk said vendors and industry contacts suggested that costs could rise sharply if the district delayed. A board member moved to approve the purchase (item 9.20.1, reference number cited in the meeting), a second was recorded and the board waived second reading and approved the motion by roll call.

The board also approved the purchase of five wheelchair-accessible school buses (item 9.20.2, bus number 11294 referenced in the packet), with district staff noting these vehicles include three-point safety harnesses and provide flexibility for transporting early-childhood and students with special needs. The board waived second reading and approved that purchase on roll call.

Members voted to accept a USDA Urban and Community Forestry Program grant after a motion and second; the board approved the grant with a roll-call vote.

During informational items the board heard from Tim Lehi of the audit firm (identified on the record). Lehi reported unmodified (clean) opinions on both Lincoln Public Schools and ESU 18 financial statements for the year ended Aug. 31, 2025, and said the auditors found no material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting. He told the board the audit's federal-program testing was completed after issuance of the OMB compliance supplement and that the testing produced no findings; he also said there were no audit adjustments.

The meeting also included ethics disclosures: two board members announced potential conflicts and said they would abstain from voting on agenda item 8.2a (they filed separate conflict statements). Before adjourning for closed session the board moved, seconded and voted to recess into closed session to discuss negotiations, personnel and legal advice.

All motions recorded on the consent and subsequent items were approved on roll-call votes by the members present.