Principal Dr. Lucus Dalinghaus reported more than 500 views of options that included a condensed school calendar which included approximately 80 percent of the 80 who cast votes in favor of the condensed calendar with longer school days. Also reviewed was increased recess time and a four-day school week.
Superintendent Jeff Koehler said that one of the calendar's presented to the Board for consideration in January was more traditional, while the other option involved an extended school day for students and a reduction in the total number of days in school by about six student days.
Superintendent Koehler says they are now working to determine the best option for a six-day reduction which could include scattering the six days throughout the year; beginning the school year later or ending the year earlier or a combination of the two options.
The longer school day would move the start time up from 8:05 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and set the dismissal time at 3:40 p.m. instead of the current 3:30 p.m. dismissal which would add 15 minute per day.
The plan is to have the Board vote on the calendar for the 26-27 school year at the March Board meeting.
The four-day school week is now off the table.
In other business the Board set the price for students taking Drivers Education this summer at $250 per student and approved a contract for Jeff Koehler to instruct the class at a rate of $150 per student.
The Johnson-Brock Board also approved renewing membership to the Nebraska Association of School Boards for the 2026-27 school year at a cost of $3,702.
