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Weeping Water school board approves teacher contract with $500 base raise; reaffirms officers and routine business
Summary
The Weeping Water Public Schools Board approved the 2026–27 negotiated agreement — including a $500 base salary increase and a Sick Bank change — and unanimously passed routine items such as NASB membership ($3,895 invoice), the 2024–25 annual report, and a policy review.
The Weeping Water Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 19, 2026, approved the district’s 2026–27 negotiated agreement, affirmed the board’s officers for the year and carried a slate of routine administrative items, all by unanimous votes.
The board, meeting in the district conference room, approved the negotiated agreement as presented; the package includes a $500 increase to base salary for the upcoming contract year and a change that allows employees to use Sick Bank days for school activities involving family members instead of taking PTO. Board member Haley Dehne moved the motion and Betty Harms seconded; the motion passed 7–0.
The board also voted to remain a member of the Nebraska Association of School Boards. The minutes note an NASB invoice of $3,895 if paid by April 1, 2026. Mark Rathe moved to approve continued membership; Betty Harms seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Other business approved by unanimous vote included: the consent agenda (which encompassed approval of previous meeting minutes, publication/notice, and payment of general funds bills); acknowledgment of Board Policy 2005 (Board Member Conflict of Interest); retention of officers under Board Policy 2002 (keeping Adam DeMike as president and Haley Dehne as vice president); a review of Board Policy 2012 (Board Ethics/Code of Conduct); designation of legal counsel, depository banks and the district newspaper of record (per Policies 2008, 2014 and 3002); approval of proclamations recognizing Board of Education month; approval of the 2024–25 annual report; approval to review policies (Policies 5048 and 5053 were noted as meeting KSB recommendations and required by law); and a review of the district’s Annual COVID-19 Plan. Motion authors and seconders are recorded in the minutes for each item, and every recorded vote was 7–0 in favor.
Administrators on the agenda included Superintendent Adrian Allen, Secondary Principal Scott Rezac, Elementary Principal Mary Mozena and Assistant Principal/Athletic Director Michelle Heath; the minutes list routine administration and board reports but do not record additional substantive action or recorded public comments. The board set its next regular meeting for Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. The minutes conclude with the board secretary’s signature line.
Actions recorded in the minutes show unanimous board agreement on the district’s planned personnel and administrative steps for the coming year; the minutes do not record any dissent, amendments to the negotiated agreement as presented, or outcomes of personnel or closed-session items beyond their appearance on the agenda.
