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Board approves personnel hires, resignations, technology donation and ESU services in single meeting
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Summary
Pawnee City Public Schools Board approved employment recommendations for several hires, accepted two resignations, approved a donation of 20 iPads to the district foundation and approved a 2026–27 service agreement with ESU No. 4 (which includes a contracted special education director cited at $45,500).
At its meeting, the Pawnee City Public Schools Board of Education approved multiple formal actions including personnel recommendations, resignations, a technology donation and a service contract with the regional Educational Service Unit.
Chair S4 called the votes after motions and seconds were made. The board approved employment recommendations that included Beth Heinemann (0.8 school psychologist), Zach Belair (full‑time teacher), Caitlin Holthus (full‑time teacher), Maria Hippen (contract speech‑language pathologist) and Donald Jacobs (interim teacher) for the 2026–27 school year.
The board also accepted resignations from Heidi Koster and Shana Russell at the end of the 2024–25 school year; the motion to accept was made with regret.
S4 then presented a motion approving a donation of 20 iPads to the Pawnee City Public Schools Education Foundation; the board approved the donation.
Finally, the board voted to approve the 2026–27 core service agreement with Educational Service Unit No. 4, which S3 described as including a contracted special education director (presenter cited the ESU fee as $45,500) and other mandated services. The board voted to approve the agreement as presented.
For votes where the transcript recorded the result as "motion carried" or "motion carried unanimously," the chair recorded the roll call and announced approval. Several roll calls noted that two members (Hope and Julie) were absent; present members voted in favor on the recorded motions.
