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Big Sandy board hires secondary principal and ratifies $460,347 in capital expenditures
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Big Sandy Board of Education approved a consent agenda that hired Brian Nienhaus as secondary principal/athletic director and ratified four capital-improvement payments (vehicles and roofing) totaling $460,347.13; the motion passed unanimously.
The Big Sandy Board of Education on May 20 approved a consent agenda that included hiring Brian Nienhaus as the district's new secondary principal and athletic director and ratifying four capital-improvement expenditures totaling $460,347.13.
The consent agenda presented at the meeting listed the ratified payments as $26,692.20 to Mike Marooney (check 1091, Aug. 11, 2025) for a 2015 Chevrolet pickup; $45,245.15 to Phil Long Ford (check 1101, April 27, 2026) for a 2024 Ford Transit van; $243,466.28 to Central States Roofing (check 1099, March 31, 2026) for roofing repairs; and $144,943.50 to Central States Roofing (check 1100, April 22, 2026) for additional roofing repairs. The $460,347.13 figure in this report is the sum of those four items as listed in the board packet.
Member Stanko moved to approve the consent agenda; Member Carter seconded. The board recorded votes as Book — aye, Carter — aye, Pfost — aye, Smith — aye and Stanko — aye. The motion carried.
Also included in the consent items were the presentation of the proposed 2026–2027 budget; the resignation of secondary science teacher Cindy Maranville; personnel changes including resignations (Kindergarten — Holly Koehn; junior-high football coach — Payton Lund), teacher reassignments (Kylene Baker from 4th to special education; Tara Lane from 3rd to 4th), hires (paraprofessionals Rachel Linnebur and Diamond Horner; kindergarten teacher Jez Bohlander), and extracurricular approvals (Kim Trowbridge for fall cheer). The board approved student overnight travel for FBLA Nationals (June 29–July 3, with Jennifer Townley and Tara Lane as chaperones) and for state track (May 14–15). The board also took a first reading of Policy GBI and approved record cancellations/delay for prior mud-related closures and a two-hour delay on specified dates as listed in the agenda.
The consent agenda consolidated multiple personnel, vehicle and facilities ratifications into a single vote; the board did not separately debate the individual expenditures during the meeting. The board later approved all claims and accounts by a separate unanimous vote and adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
