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York Board of Education approves 2026–27 calendar, accepts audit, awards track replacement quote and approves counselor contract
Summary
At its Jan. 26 meeting the York Board of Education approved the 2026–27 school calendar, accepted the 2025 audit, voted to join the Nebraska Association of School Boards, accepted a quote from Fischer Track Systems to replace the track, and approved a 2026–27 contract for YHS guidance counselor Tasha Osten.
The York Board of Education on Jan. 26 approved a slate of routine business items, including the district’s 2026–27 school calendar and the acceptance of the 2025 audit, and took actions on facilities and personnel.
Alison North, a member of the York Board of Education, moved to excuse Board Member Matt Holthe from the meeting; Pepper Papineau seconded the motion and the board approved the absence by roll call (5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain). The board then approved the Jan. 12, 2026 minutes following a motion by Pepper Papineau and a second from Alex Hildebrand (roll call 5–0).
The board approved membership in the Nebraska Association of School Boards after a motion from Alex Hildebrand and a second from Pepper Papineau (roll call 5–0). The board also approved the 2026–27 school calendar as presented; the motion was made by Alison North and seconded by Brian Tonniges (roll call 5–0).
Pepper Papineau moved and Alison North seconded a motion to accept the district’s 2025 audit; the board approved the audit by roll call (5–0).
On facilities, the board voted to accept a quote from Fischer Track Systems to replace the district track. Alison North moved the motion, Pepper Papineau seconded, and the motion passed by roll call (5–0). The transcript records the vendor selection but does not include the dollar amount of the quote or identify the funding source (not specified).
On personnel business, the board approved a 2026–27 contract for Tasha Osten, identified in the record as YHS guidance counselor at lane/step I‑17. The motion was made by Pepper Papineau and seconded by Alex Hildebrand; the roll call was recorded as 5–0. The lane/step designation appears in the minutes, but the transcript does not record the contract dollar figure (not specified).
Agenda items listed but not elaborated in the provided record include approval of bills and teacher retirements/resignations; the segments supplied do not record motions, votes, or specifics for those items (not specified). Administrators also listed report topics — YES phasing/furniture/playgrounds, YES construction update, and a YHS digital hall pass — but the provided segments do not include substantive details of those reports.
The meeting was recorded as taking place at the Office of the Superintendent, 1715 N. Delaware Ave., York, Nebraska, beginning at 7:00 p.m.; the board adjourned at 8:03 p.m. The board’s secretary is recorded as Gayla K Knight.
Actions recorded in the minutes consisted of routine approvals and the vote to accept a vendor quote for the track project; the minutes supplied here do not specify dollar amounts or funding sources for the capital project or the contract, and they do not include detailed administrative report text.
