Superintendent Weekly Update

Email: ttejkl@shelby.esu7.org
Website: https://www.shelby.esu7.org/
Location: 650 North Walnut Street, Shelby, NE, USA
Phone: 402-527-5946
Facebook: facebook.com/tucker.tejkl
Twitter: @SuptTejkl

Outrun or Stand with...

This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about stability—or rather, the lack of it. When the world feels heavy and the ground beneath us starts to feel less than solid, our natural instinct is often to tighten our grip and move faster, hoping to outrun the chaos. But I’ve realized that the best kind of resilience isn't found in how quickly we can escape the tremor, but in how we choose to stand while it's happening.

We often forget that it takes a much deeper, quieter strength to stay present and refuse to let go of the people around us when we're tempted to only save ourselves. It’s a reminder that we don't have to be fearless to be a pillar; we just have to be willing to hold steady for someone else.

April

#rollskies

#SRCelem

Parents, patrons, grandparents and SRC fans, how great would it be to share a kind word or an uplifting message about our students, staff and school? Did you witness an SRC student do something amazing in the community? Here's your chance to share!

https://youuplift.com/shelby-rising-city-public-kindness-wall/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEslfVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTXvmpXqk-MSXS4GIi8EGz0SBD9ifSfEyvTxTYz8xevQl9hBFUYH7_N4Pg_aem_8gpTL1_dcWP68lzCsy82xg

Please take the time to watch this video! Very Impactful!

Make Kindness Normal

Take a look at all the great things we continue to do here at SRC!

Link

Please use the following links for the:

☔️🐣April 🐣☔️ English and Spanish editions of the "Parents Make the Difference" newsletter and planner .

English Newsletter: https://aptg.co/QjHjKN

Spanish Newsletter: https://aptg.co/jyHTKV

Eng Planner: https://aptg.co/7_TMFC

Spanish Planner: https://aptg.co/2Ybqhq

Look forward to having an amazing year and to see our HUSKIES!!! 💛 🖤 🐾

Here are Tuesday's results from the high school track meet in Centennial! Extremely proud of all our athletes' effort today! Ton of PRs today and was awesome seeing them compete well and support each other throughout the day.

The SRC Middle School Speech Team wrapped up their season with a short trip to Twin River. This has been a fast and furious season, but the kids have done an amazing job! They have gotten better each time they compete!!!

Runner-Up Team Sweepstakes

DUET ACTING

Champion -- Braxton Augustin and Declan Gabel

6th place -- Hadyn Nickolite and Avery Ruth

Serious Prose

5th place -- Brooklyn Rasmussen

Humorous Prose

Runner-Up -- Trinity Morris

Poetry

6th place -- Piper Glatter

Public Speaking

6th place -- Greyson Sanley

OID

2nd place -- Brooklyn Donner, Peyton Donner, Brooklyn Rasmussen, Weston Tejkl, Camren Zimmerman

3rd place -- Bella Giddings, Ruby Sanley, Bailey Topil, and Avery VanWinkle

5th place -- Jora Korthals, Izzie Osantowski, Trinity Morris

Special thank you to our high school speech team members who have helped this season!!! It takes a village to run a middle school speech team, and we definitely have am amazing village!!!

High school coaches:

Paxton Cromer, Urijah Grant, Garrett Ruth, Charlotte Slusarski, Charlie Thompson, Ashlyn Long, Kreyten Zimmerman, Hayden Reznicek, Kenny Pearson, Stephanie Hawthorne, Layla Waite. (If I forgot anyone, please let me know. It's hard to keep track, especially when kids help during Advisory, so I may not even see the coaching happening)

High school judges:

Charlotte Slusarski, Kenny Pearson, Garrett Ruth, Urijah Grant, Jessica Bauers, Hayden Reznicek

Staff Appreciation Week is coming!

Our teachers and staff give their hearts to our kids every day, and now it’s our turn to show them some major love! We have a fun-filled week planned with daily themes to keep them fueled and smiling.

The Game Plan:

Monday: "We're Nuts About You!"

Tuesday: "Taco 'Bout Amazing Teachers!"

Wednesday: "We Appreciate You a Choco-Lot!"

Thursday: "You've Got a Pizza Our Hearts!"

Friday: "Sip Sip Hooray!"

How you can help:

We want to make this the best week EVER! If you’d like to contribute or volunteer:

Sign up here: bit.ly/teach2026

Venmo donations: @heather-thompson-239

Let’s show this team how much they mean to our communities!

Becoming a substitute teacher in Nebraska just got a whole lot simpler. Thanks to the passing of the LB1022 amendment, we are excited to announce major changes to educator certification requirements!

What’s Changing?

Human Relations Training (HRT) is no longer required for substitute teaching permits. This applies to BOTH local and state substitutes.

New Requirements at a Glance:

For Local Substitutes:

Application & Fee

Fingerprints (if applicable)

Minimum 48 semester credit hours

Note: The 90-day restriction still applies, but you can request additional days!

For State Substitutes:

Application & Fee

Fingerprints (if applicable)

Must hold (or have held) a Nebraska regular teaching certificate or an equivalent out-of-state certificate.

What this means for you:

The Nebraska Department of Education is currently updating their website and applications to reflect these changes. Best of all? Conditional requests for local subs missing an HRT course are no longer needed. Ready to get started?

Request Additional Days: https://www.education.ne.gov/local-substitute-teaching.../

Certification Details: https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/

Interested in subbing at SRC? Please contact Mr. Tejkl (ttejkl@shelby.esu7.org)

Senior Spotlights:

• April 27th (Monday) -

• Elementary PST DAY
• Kindergarten Field Trip
• JH Track @ Humphrey (1pm)
• Baseball/Softball Skills Camp (6pm) for 8 years of age and up

• April 28th (Tuesday) -
• NO SCHOOL
• SRC Track Invite (9am)
• Boy's Golf Practice for Districts

• April 29th (Wednesday) -
• FFA Officer Interviews
• HS Football Chalk Talk (7:20am)
• Ari's Signing Day with Morningside University (7:30am)
• MS Quiz Bowl @ Seward (9am)
• Elementary Track & Field Day (12:30pm)

• April 30th (Thursday) -
• 5th Grade Field Trip to Osceola
• Boy's Golf @ Arlington (9am)
• CRC JH Track Meet @ Cross County (9am)
• JV Boys Golf @ Humphrey (10am)

• May 1st (Friday) -
• 1st Grade Field Trip (Grenta)
• Kindergarten Round-up
• FBLA Meeting in Mrs. Jensen's Room (7:30am)
• Senior Signing Day (3:05pm) in the West Gym
• FFA Banquet (6pm)

• May 2nd (Saturday) -
• CRC High School Track Meet @ Osceola (9am)
• Boys Golf @ Oakland (9am)

• May 3rd (Sunday) -

• Meeting Agenda
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Open Meetings Act
• Recognition of Visitors
• Mrs. Kravig CTE Presentation
• FBLA State Recap
• State Champion OID Presentation
• Consent of Agenda
• Minutes
• Treasurer's Report
• Administration Reports
• Student Board Report
• Activities Director Report
• Elementary Principal Report
• Secondary Principal Report
• Superintendent Report
• District Reports
• Technology
• Reap Funds; Server Rotations
• Maintenance/Facilities/Transportation
• Board/Committee Report
• Dates for Outdoor Walkthrough
• Discussion Items:
• FERPA Update for families
• Asbestos Review (good through 2027)
• Who is representing the BoE at Graduation
• NDE External Review Recap
• Lawn Mower Replacement Options
• Action Items:
• Accepting and Approving Contract Renewals of Certificated Staff
• Accepting and Approving Contract Renewals of Classified Staff
• Next Meeting
• May 11th at 7pm

April 27th - In & Out of District

• Appointment in Columbus (2pm)
• COG Meeting (needs to be rescheduled)
• Baseball/Softball Skills Camp (6pm)

April 28th - In and Out of District

• NO SCHOOL
• Picking up Donuts (7am-7:30am)
• SRC Track Invite (9am)
• Announcing Duties throughout

April 29th - In District

• Ari's Signing day with Morningside University (7:30am)
• Elementary Track & Field Day (12:30pm)

April 30th - In & Out of District

• Office Coverage for Elementary Attendance (7:45am - 8:45am)
• JH Track @ Cross County (2pm)
• Jack's Practice (5:30pm)
• Cohen's Practice (6pm)
• Weston's Practice (6:30pm)

May 1st - In District

• Senior Signing Day (3:07pm)
• FFA Banquet (6pm)

May 2nd - In & Out of District

• CRC HS Track Meet @ Osceola (9am)

May 3rd - In District

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Run or Support...

Good morning!

Welcome to the last week of APRIL! What an amazing ride this has been. The roller coaster of emotion has had it's peaks and valleys yet I can say this year has flown right by. It will never be perfect but we have had some amazing moments together and throughout. I commend our tremendous administration team for their leadership behind the scenes and the support they give. To our teachers who show up each day for our students, even when their own lives may be a little crazy but they still prioritize relationships first. To our AD who has everything organized, posted, and leads things beind the scenes. To our paraprofessionals who take on many tasks and have pushed our students, while supporting our teachers every day. To our kitchen staff who shows up, has everything ready for 370 students to come through from 10:50am to 1:27pm.

To our custodial superteam who has our school looking amazing each and every day. To our bus drivers who have our students arrive or taken safely each day and taking time from their day to drive to activities as well. To our head of maintenance keeping the HVAC operational, organizing the daily tasks, and starting the mowing process now. To our administrative assistance who take many calls, input many items, and take on other tasks because they want to make sure the district is moving forward. To our business manager who makes sure that every penny our school brings or sends is accounted for as well as making sure everyone is being paid on pay-day! And to our nurse who is on the clock daily, giving medications throughout the day, there quick with an icepack/mint, and having 72 different alarms set so that she doesn't forget anything.

Today has been a day of reflection for myself and I am thankful for the opportunity to be a part of this GREAT district, to be around amazing individuals who make an impact every day, and to be part of two communities that may have some differences here and there but we always come together to support each other in the journey of life. So I thank you.

As we approach the finish line of another year, the atmosphere naturally shifts into a frantic sprint. Between the high stakes of graduation, the mountain of end-of-year tasks for our staff, and the emotional transitions our families are navigating at home, the pressure to simply "outrun" the stress is immense. But beyond the visible deadlines, we must also recognize that many among us are battling hidden fights—private turmoils and quiet burdens that don't make it onto a to-do list. When the world feels like it’s shaking, we often don’t realize that the person standing next to us is trying to steady a world of their own.

The true heartbeat of our communities isn’t found in how fast we reach the end, but in how we steady one another along the way. Whether you are a student feeling the weight of the future, a staff member balancing professional excellence with personal trials, or a parent holding together a household amidst the chaos, we are all standing on that same shifting ground. Our greatest achievement this year won't be a line on a transcript or a finished checklist; it will be the grace we extend to one another, acknowledging that we are all fighting battles others may know nothing about.

When we choose to pause—to offer a word of encouragement to a colleague, a moment of patience to a child, or a hand to a peer—we transform the turmoil of the season into a shared foundation of strength. Let’s finish this year not as individuals racing to a finish line, but as a community that measures its success by the backs we supported while the ground was shaking.

As you look back on this past week, how has your presence affected those around you? In the heat of the rush, did you lean into the support of others, or did you add to the weight they were already carrying? There is always room to do more to lift up than to let go.

Have a great rest of your week!

Sincerely,

Tucker Tejkl

Let me know and I will put them on my future newsletters! I gather (steal) information from Facebook from the pages of Shelby Chamber of Commerce and Village of Rising City.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Adults and children can now borrow 34,000 eBook’s, 25,000 audiobooks, and 3,000 magazines for FREE instantly. Anyone 17 years old or younger must have the consent of their parent/guardian to use the Nebraska Overdrive (libbyapp.com). This subscription is paid by the Shelby Community Library for our public library patrons and SRC students. Parent/guardian must stop by the Shelby Community Library and sign the Signature Sheet.

It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to check and see what your child is reading. You will get your child’s password so you can see what the child/student is reading on their device.

SHELBY COMMUNITY LIBRARY HOURS

• Sunday: Closed
• Monday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Tuesday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Wednesday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Thursday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30 to 4:30pm
• Friday: 9:30am to 12:00pm
• Saturday: 9:30am to 12:00pm