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Bertrand Public Schools board holds working meeting; approves routine items
Summary
At a July 20, 2026 working meeting in Elwood, the Bertrand Public Schools Board of Education recorded attendance, approved the consent agenda and excused one member; the agenda listed budget, facilities, curriculum and career pathway items but the transcript records no substantive discussion or public comment.
The Bertrand Public Schools Board of Education met Monday, July 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Johnson Lake Country Club Central Meeting Room in Elwood. Five trustees were present — Chris Davison, Isaac Kuck, Christy Pelton, Jonathan Sand and Ross Winheim — and one, Ross Boggs, was recorded absent. Also present was Nicole LeClaire.
During opening procedures the board confirmed publication of the meeting and noted that the Nebraska Open Meetings Act poster was at the sign-in table. Board member Chris Davison moved to excuse Ross Boggs from the special meeting; Board member Isaac Kuck seconded the motion, which passed with a recorded vote of Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1. Later the board approved the consent agenda on a motion by Ross Winheim, seconded by Christy Pelton (Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 1). A motion to adjourn at 8:05 p.m. by Winheim, seconded by Davison, also passed by the same tally.
The agenda listed several substantive discussion items — district goals and progress, a preliminary budget discussion, facility project priorities and updates, standards and curriculum updates, career pathway development, and committee meetings and agendas for 2026–2027 — but the transcript segments provided do not record detailed presentations, staff reports, figures, or board deliberations on those topics. No members of the public spoke during the public comment portion (recorded as "Public Comment - None").
