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Board approves staffing plan, security camera upgrades and GICC cooperative agreement
Summary
The board approved the 2026–27 staffing plan (total cost $459,500), awarded phase 2 security camera and vape-detection upgrades to CEI (camera bid $1,561,266; vape detection $116,033) and approved a cooperative agreement to include GICC students on the district's unified track team; it also renewed a contract with ESU #10 for special education services.
At its Feb. 12 meeting the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education approved several operational items that district staff presented as routine but material to operations and safety.
Staffing plan: Dr. Kohler presented the 2026–27 staffing plan and described the process (principal requests prioritized by the district leadership team). The recommended additions and adjustments included two contingency HR FTEs, an added computer-science teacher at the senior high (identified as a Nebraska Department of Education requirement), an intervention specialist tied to a…
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