The Grand Island Public Schools "Board Brief" is an online monthly publication dedicated to sharing the Board of Education meeting highlights, updates, campus recognitions, and more.

Today's edition recaps the January 5th, 2023 special GIPS Board meeting.

• Public Meeting Agenda
• Board Meeting Video Stream
• Below are highlights from the special Board meeting.

The newly-elected board members were sworn-in as members of the Grand Island Public Schools Board of Education. As a group they took the Oath of Office officially joining the Board.

The newest additions to the GIPS Board of Education are:

• Eric Garcia-Mendez - Ward C
• Hank McFarland - Ward B
• Katie Mauldin - Ward C
• Josh Sikes - Ward A
• Amanda Wilson - Ward A

Thank you, new members, for your leadership!

The Board also operates with two internally elected officers of President and Vice President.

Here is what the process looks like:

• Nominations were called for by oral ballot.
• Voting was conducted by written ballot.
• Motions were made and accepted for the Board President and V.P. officers.

The GIPS Board President will be Mr. Hank McFarland with a voting margin of (5-4).

GIPS Board Vice President will be Mr. Dave Hulinsky with a margin of (5-4).

The Board met in executive session for the purpose of discussing the interim Superintendent search.

Upon reconvening from Executive Session, the Board shared their intention to interview three candidates for the Interim Superintendent position. Names and credentials of candidates will be shared later in the week after they have been contacted and agreed to interviews.

The official motion to authorize NASB to contact the three candidates discussed in Executive Session to have interviews be scheduled for a later time was made.

Motion Passed: 9 - 0

• NASB will contact the three candidates to see if they will agree to be interviewed by the GIPS Board and agree to have their names publicly announced as a finalist.
• GIPS will share a public release with the names and times of the upcoming candidate interviews.
• After interviews, The Board (at a public meeting) will present and vote on naming an interim Superintendent for the district.