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Chase County Schools board approves 2025–26 budget, hires an 8th‑grade ELA teacher and greenlights $32,000 in roof repairs
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting in Imperial, the Chase County Schools Board approved the 2025–26 budget and financial report, hired Elle Thompson as an 8th‑grade ELA teacher, authorized $32,000 in roof repairs, and adopted nine district policies; all action items passed unanimously.
The Chase County Schools Board of Education met Aug. 12, 2025, in Imperial and approved the district’s 2025–26 budget resolution, accepted a financial report totaling $1,079,742.23, hired an 8th‑grade ELA teacher for the coming school year and approved facility and policy actions.
Vice President Willy O'Neil called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the board first approved the minutes as presented after a motion by Board member Jeff Olsen and a second by Board member Carrie Terryberry. The board then approved a financial report showing $1,079,742.23 in district funds; that motion was made by Vice President Willy O'Neil and seconded by Board member Jeff Banks.
On motions recorded in the meeting minutes, the board unanimously approved the 2025–26 budget resolution. Board member Carrie Terryberry moved the resolution and Jake Banks seconded. The board also approved the hiring of Elle Thompson as the 8th‑grade English language arts teacher for the 2025–26 school year; the motion was made by Jake Banks and seconded by Jeff Olsen.
The board authorized $32,000 for roof repairs after a motion by Vice President Willy O'Neil and a second by Jake Banks. In a single action the board adopted nine district policies (5001, 5015, 5016, 5018, 5030, 5031, 5035, 6031 and 6045) on a motion by Vice President O'Neil and a second by Jeff Banks.
A discussion item on the district’s required 2025–26 staff trainings under LB 1329 was moved to an action item and a resolution on staff trainings was approved following that motion. The board discussed a potential bus wrap for a leased coach bus but took no action on that item. The meeting closed at 6:38 p.m.
Votes at a glance (recorded votes for each motion as listed in the meeting record): - Approval of minutes: mover Jeff Olsen; second Carrie Terryberry. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea. - Financial report ($1,079,742.23): mover Willy O'Neil; second Jeff Banks. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea; Steve Wallin: Yea. - 2025–26 budget resolution: mover Carrie Terryberry; second Jake Banks. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea; Steve Wallin: Yea. - Hire of Elle Thompson (8th‑grade ELA): mover Jake Banks; second Jeff Olsen. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea; Steve Wallin: Yea. - Roof repairs ($32,000): mover Willy O'Neil; second Jake Banks. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea; Steve Wallin: Yea. - Adoption of policies 5001, 5015, 5016, 5018, 5030, 5031, 5035, 6031, 6045: mover Willy O'Neil; second Jeff Banks. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea; Steve Wallin: Yea. - Staff training resolution (LB 1329): mover Willy O'Neil; second Jake Banks. Votes—Jake Banks: Yea; Jeff Banks: Yea; Jeff Olsen: Yea; Willy O'Neil: Yea; Dan Reeves: Yea; Carrie Terryberry: Yea; Steve Wallin: Yea.
Next steps: the board noted the NASB area membership meeting in North Platte on Sept. 3 and discussed setting a date for a special meeting to close the fiscal year; no special‑meeting date was recorded in the minutes.
