July 2025 Minutes
A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Creighton Community School District No. 13 was held on July 14,
2025, at 12:00 p.m. in the High School Library.
Notice of the meeting was given in advance thereof by publication in the Knox County News, as shown by the Affidavit
of Publication attached to the minutes. Notice was also posted at the City Offices, front door of the high school, and
front door of the elementary school.
The notice of the meeting was simultaneously sent to all the members and a copy of their acknowledgment and receipt
of notice and agenda is attached to these minutes. The availability of the agenda was communicated in the advance
notice as was the notice to the members of this meeting. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while the
convened meeting was opened to the attendance of the public. The agenda for the meeting is attached and
incorporated into these minutes.
At 12:00 p.m., Kuhlman called the Student Fees Policy Hearing to order and announced that the Open Meeting Laws Act
Poster was displayed by the entrance.
Members present: Greg Kuhlman, Josh Key, Amy Borgmann, and Eric Roskeland. Key moved to excuse Dixie Hanefeldt
and Erik Burns. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Motion Carried.
Others Present: Superintendent Weber, Principal Nilson, and Secretary Hoffman
The hearing was opened to the public. There was no input. Key moved and Roskeland seconded to close the hearing at
12:01 p.m. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion Carried.
President Kuhlman called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. He announced that the Open Meeting Laws Act Poster was
displayed on the wall at the entrance.
Members present: Greg Kuhlman, Josh Key, Amy Borgmann, and Eric Roskeland. Key moved to excuse Dixie Hanefeldt
and Erik Burns. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Motion Carried.
Others Present: Superintendent Weber, Principal Nilson, and Secretary Hoffman
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roskeland moved to move the agenda. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion
Carried.
There was no public comment.
Reports:
A. Superintendent Weber updated the board that CRG came last week to tour the school for the mapping project
for emergency personnel. ELA teachers are completing the training for the new reading/writing series. The
cooperative committee met to discuss potential opportunities with Bloomfield or Wausa to partner in the future
in junior high sports if the need arises.
B. Principal Nilson shared that special education staff will complete SPED 101 training with the ESU early this year.
School improvement will begin reviewing data to develop goals for the next cycle. He suggested that we may
want to look into an automated timing system for track in order to attract and/ or retain teams.
C. There was no president’s report.
D. There were no committee reports.
E. There was no correspondence.
The consent agenda consisted of the monthly financial reports, bills, June board minutes, approval of the 25-26 staff
handbook as presented, 25-26 activities handbook as presented, the certified contract for Mr. Riley Kuehn for the
second semester of the 25-26 school year (pending successful completion of student teaching), 25-26 updated master
calendar as presented, sale of district items, updated policy 2008 (Meetings) as presented, updated policy 5002
(Admission of Students) as presented, and updated policy 5003 (Admission of Part Time Students) as presented. Key
moved to approve the consent agenda, seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion
Carried.
Discussion/Action Items:
A. Meal prices increased by $0.15 in the student fees policy. Key moved to approve policy 5045 (Student Fees)
as presented. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion Carried.
B. Discussion was held on two options for the cell phone policy. Option one allows students to have their
phones before and after school, during lunch, and between classes. Option two would be that phones must
be kept in a student’s backpack all day. Key moved to approve the cell phone policy with option one,
allowing students to have their phones before and after school, during lunch, and between passing periods.
Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion Carried.
C. Key moved to approve the 25-26 Student Handbook as presented with the board approved cell phone policy
one. Seconded by Borgmann. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion Carried.
D. The board discussed having ThermalCork spray a larger section of the west side of the building and looked at
the quotes. The board decided to table any action to the August meeting. Hopefully by that time the
middle section will be completed and it can be reviewed.
E. Roskeland moved to approve the 25-26 substitute teacher compensation at $140 per day or $145 for 10+
consecutive days. Seconded by Key. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion Carried.
F. Roskeland moved to set the board workshop on Monday, August 25 th at 7:00 p.m., the budget hearing at
6:50 on September 11 th , and the tax request hearing at 6:55 on September 11 th . Seconded by Kuhlman.
RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns excused. Motion carried.
G. Upcoming board member conferences were reviewed.
At 12:52 p.m., Borgmann moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Kuhlman. RCV: 4-0. Hanefeldt and Burns
excused. Motion Carried. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, August 11, 2025
at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library.
Jennifer Hoffman, Secretary
