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Beatrice board reorganizes for 2026, elects Eric Trustee as president and approves routine organizational items

Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education · January 13, 2026

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At a January reorganization meeting the Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education elected Eric Trustee as president, approved a slate of officers and committee assignments, and passed routine organizational items including legal counsel, depository banks and the district's official newspaper.

The Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education completed its annual reorganization in January, electing Eric Trustee as board president for a one-year term and approving a slate of officers and routine organizational items.

An unidentified board member moved, "I move that Eric Trustee be elected as president to serve a term of 1 year." The motion received a second and the board cast a unanimous voice vote in favor. The board also nominated and approved Doris Martin as vice president; Dr. Jackie Nielsen as secretary; Jason Alexander as treasurer; and Danielle Fairbanks as recording secretary. Committee chairs and memberships for school/community & staff relations, Americanism, and negotiations were announced and approved.

The board approved several standard administrative items by voice vote. Motions carried to designate Perry Law Firm and KSB School Law as the district's legal representatives; to appoint Jason Alexander as the district's federal grant and financial representative; and to name Pinnacle Bank, Security First Bank, First National Bank of Omaha (Beatrice branch), First State Bank Nebraska (Beatrice branch) and Bank of the West as depository banks. The Beatrice Daily Sun was designated as the district's official newspaper of record, and the board approved the current set of board policies and regulations.

Treasurer's figures presented to the board for December showed general fund payroll of $1,901,533, bills of $1,497,730 and total general fund expenses of $3,399,264; general fund revenue for the month was $2,163,710. The district reported it was approximately one-third of the way through the budget year and had expended about 32.48% of the budget.

Board President Eric Trustee and other members will serve the committee assignments announced for 2026. The board set the next regular meeting for Feb. 9, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the administration building.