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

"The Art of a Comeback"

Progress isn't always a straight line; sometimes it’s a series of falls and recoveries. Following our look at persistence, we’re exploring a timeless Japanese proverb that reminds us: If you had to crawl yesterday, stand up today. Why is it important that "standing up eight" is the ultimate key to success for our students, staff, and community.

November

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October

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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!

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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!

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Please use the following links for the:

❄️⛄️JANUARY⛄️❄️

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

Eng Newletter: https://aptg.co/CpJ8XY

Eng Planner: https://aptg.co/tbvMgY

Span Planner: https://aptg.co/08rzJd

Span Newletter: https://aptg.co/Yhkcp2

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

Congratulations to Jessica, Garrett, and Urijah for being selected to perform in this year’s Wayne State College Symphonic Band! They were among the students chosen after auditions with nearly 300 students from across Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota.

They represented our school so well! What an amazing opportunity—along with memories and music that will last a lifetime!

We Live!

• January 26th (Monday) -

• UNK Honor Band & Choir
• Elementary PST Day
• Administration Meeting (9am)
• CRC Basketball (Boys) @ 3pm at the University
• CRC Basketball (Girls) @ 4:30pm at the Auditorium

• January 27th (Tuesday) -
• JH Girls Wrestling at Centennial (4pm)
• Boys Wrestling Quad at SRC (6:40pm for senior night)

• January 28th (Wednesday) -
• EARLY OUT for PD (1:15pm/1:27pm)
• Speech at Howells-Dodge (9am)

• January 29th (Thursday) -
• Special Education Team Meeting (7:30am)
• JH Boys Basketball vs. Scotus (4:30pm)

• January 30th (Friday) -
• FBLA meeting in Mrs. Jensen's room (7:30am)
• Boys Wrestling @ Central Valley (9:30am)
• Girls Wrestling @ Raymond Central (1pm)

• January 31st (Saturday) -
• Double Dogs Youth Wrestling Invite (8am)
• Sing Around Nebraska
• Speech at Logan View (9am)

• February 1st (Sunday) -
• Youth Basketball League

• Meeting Agenda
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Open Meetings Act
• Recognition of Visitors
• Beth Ericson & Don Graff of ESU 7
• Board Reorganization Meeting
• Oath of Office
• Organization Meeting of the BoE
• Voting for President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer
• Appointments of Board President for Committees for the reminder of 2026
• Review of Board Ethic/Code of Conduct (Policy 202.01)
• Swear in New Student Board Member for the 2nd Semester
• 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
• Maintenance/Facilities/Transportation
• Board/Committee Report
• Discussion Items:
• Annual Board Calendar
• Federal Advocacy Trip to Washington D.C. (April 26th-29th)
• Review of our Annual Report for the 2025-2026 School Year
• Special Education Transportation that SRC practices
• Action Items:
• Designations
• KSB as SRC's Legal Counsel
• Pinnacle Bank as SRC's Depository Bank
• PCN & Banner-Press as Legal Newspaper
• Approval of Appointment Annually Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Coordinator (Policy 404.12) - Mr. Tucker Tejkl
• Approval of the Superintendent to be the Non-Discrimination Compliance Coordinator to meet federal Equal Employment Opportunity requirements (Policy 718.00)
• Approval of class proposals for the 2026-2027 school year (all pending based on availability and class interest).
• Next Meeting
• February 9th at 6pm

January 26th - In District

• Administration Meeting (9am)
• Meeting with Mrs. Rodriguez (LMHP) (10am)
• Basketball at York (3pm)
• Jack's Wrestling Practice (6pm)

January 27th - In District

• Meeting with Mrs. Christensen of Alpaca (9:30am)
• Boys Wrestling Quad (6:45pm)

January 28th - In District

• EARLY OUT for PD with Otis & Jackie (1:45pm)

January 29th - In District

• Senator Hughes Zoom (8am)
• JH Boys Basketball vs. Scotus (4:30pm)
• Jack's wrestling Practice (6pm)
• 3rd/4th grade Bball Practice (6pm)
• 6th grade Bball Practice (7:15pm)

January 30th - In and Out of District

• Boys Wrestling @ Central Valley (9:30am) or Girls Wrestling @ Raymond Central (1pm)

January 31st - In and Out District

• Double Dog's Wrestling Invite (9am)
• Jack's Basketball Game @ the YMCA (11:45am)

February 1st - In District

• Youth Basketball League

Get up...

Good morning!

I hope you are having a great weekend with the amazing sunshine and the not so warm temperatures! We are making our way through this cold blast and have until tomorrow at noon where we can see consistent single digit temperatures which will feel like a heatwave! We are flying through January and we are down to it's final week! Our activities are moving quickly and the opportunities to support our student athletes (speechletes) are coming to a close so take advantage if you can!

We touched on this last week: if you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; and if you can’t walk, crawl. Martin Luther King Jr.s' message was clear—persistence is the heartbeat of progress. But in the reality of our daily lives, we know that movement isn’t always a smooth forward glide. Sometimes, life doesn’t just slow us down; it knocks us down.

In those moments, remember the strength found in the Japanese proverb: "Fall seven times, stand up eight." This isn't just a mantra for the classroom or the office; it is a strategy for life. Resilience isn't about having a perfect record or never experiencing failure. It is about the "plus one." If life pushes you down seven times, your only job is to find the strength to stand up that eighth time.

If you had to crawl yesterday, stand up today. For our students, that might mean tackling a subject that feels impossible. For our staff, it might mean restarting a project that went off the rails. For our patrons, it might mean returning to a dream you put on hold.

Success is not the absence of obstacles; success is getting up one more time than you went down. Whatever your "forward" looks like today—whether it’s a sprint, a crawl, or simply the act of standing back up—know that you have the heart to do it and the support to do so as well. Keep rising!

Have a great rest of your week!

Quote of the week to reflect on:

"Gall down seven times, stand up eight."

Japanese Proverb

Sincerely,

Tucker Tejkl

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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