February 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM - February Regular Meeting
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1. Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.
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2. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law posted on the wall in the boardroom.
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3. Publication of Meeting - Notice of the meeting was published in the February 7, 2025 edition of The Daily Record and posted in the display case outside the administration center, at the Plattsmouth location of the U.S. Postal Service, and on the district website at www.pcsd.org.
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4. Pledge of Allegiance
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5. Roll Call: Foster, Gradoville, Harvey, Miller Pearson, Muller, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek
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6. Motion to excuse absences
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7. Board Appointment
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7.1. Appoint the Board's Head Start Representative.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Jeremey Shuey. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.1. Agenda
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8.2. Minutes of the January Regular Meeting and the January Committee on American Civics Open Meeting
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8.3. Treasurer's Report
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8.4. Review of the Control Budget
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8.5. Claim and transfer in the amount of: $515,070.27
Prepaids: $12,762.12
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8.6. The administration recommends that early childhood teacher Kenzie Hageman be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2024-2025 contract year.
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8.7. The administration recommends that elementary teacher Brooke Latos be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2024-2025 contract year.
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8.8. The administration recommends that high school principal Todd Halvorsen be released from his contract effective at the end of the 2024-2025 contract year.
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9. Public Forum: Reception of Delegates - For all meetings of the Board, individual speakers shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Board, and the Board shall hear up to 30 cumulative minutes of public comment. The Board may vote to modify these time limits when the Board deems appropriate. The President may implement other reasonable requirements for public comment consistent with the Open Meetings Act.
While the public forum is an opportunity for members of the public to speak during the meeting, there will not be back-and-forth discussions between members of the public and Board of Education members. |
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10. MS Presentation
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11. Operations Committee report
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12. Finance Committee Report
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13. Committee on American Civics Report
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14. Negotiations Committee Report
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15. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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16. Celebrations of Excellence
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16.1. Congratulations to PHS Band Director Mr. Hunter Holoubek for earning the Jack R. Snider Young Band Director Award from the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA).
NSBA members who are in their third through seventh years of teaching are eligible to be honored based on their contributions as band directors in the State of Nebraska. Mr. Holoubek will be honored at the NSBA Awards Banquet in March 2025. |
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16.2. Plattsmouth FCCLA:
-Michael Guthner advanced to the Culinary Arts Competition after the preliminary knowledge test round. He will compete in April at the State STAR Competition. -Kaitlynn Moss was selected as a finalist for the 2025-2026 State Peer Officer Team. |
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16.3. PHS Band and Choir:
Midlands Honor Choir:
Select Ensemble:
Sophia Alldredge
Lilyanna Guthner
Lauren Albers
Ava Thornton
Festival Choir: Lucy Alldrede
Elizabeth Sanchez
Zane Pedersen
Trailblazer Honor Choir:
LilyAnna Guthner - Soloist
Ava Thornton
Zane Pedersen
Gavin Bachman
Karlie Gunter
Lucy Alldredge
Jaxon Sharp
Skylur Murray
Molly Vaughn
Rutheleen Reidel
Peyton Onik
Gregory Hampshire
All-State Choir:
Lilyanna Guthner - Soloist
Ava Thornton
Doane Honor Choir
Ava Thornton
Gavin Bachman
Gregory Hampshire
Jaxon Sharp
Lucy Alldredge
Skyllur Murray
Zane Pedersen
Wesleyan Honor Choir:
Ava Thornton
Elizabeth Sanchez
Gavin Bachman
Gregory Hampshire
Zane Pedersen
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16.4. MS Band and Choir:
Trailblazer Honor Choir (November 12, 2024) at Ralston High School Reagan Thomas Jayess Weirauch Jemma Weirauch Claire Lawson Charlotte Boehm Gryffen Hampshire Greyson Hampshire Everly Hiner Tessa Dacey Gabe Mitchell-Grogan Jaycee Watson Nebraska Middle School Honor Choir (January 17, 2025) Omaha NE Jayess Weirauch Gabe Mitchell-Grogan Everly Hiner Gryffen Hampshire Claire Lawson Reagan Thomas Trailblazer Conference Honor Band (Monday, January 20, 2025) at Platteview High School: Everly Hiner Cecelia Henrichs Aleah Burton Gabe Mitchell-Grogan Mia Fortis Aaliyah Terrazas Charlotte Boehm William Alldredge Reagan Thomas Gryffen Hampshire Jaxon Jones Wayne State Festival of Honor Bands (Saturday, January 25) at Wayne State College: Everly Hiner Aleah Burton Gabe Mitchell-Grogan Tessa Dacey Cecilia Chang Reagan Thomas Gryffen Hampshire Iowa Western Honor Band Festival (Monday, January 27) at Iowa Western Community College: Everly Hiner Gabe Mitchell-Grogan Aleah Burton Aaliyah Terrazas Charlotte Boehm Reagan Thomas Gryffen Hampshire |
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17. Administration Reports
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17.1. Superintendent's Report
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17.2. High School Principal's Report
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17.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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17.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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17.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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17.6. Special Education Report
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18. Action Items
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18.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 1000 Community Relations (Operations Committee).
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 4000 Personnel (Finance Committee).
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18.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 8000 Internal Board Policies (Operations Committee).
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a DECA trip to the International Career Development Conference and Competition from April 25-30, 2025, in Orlando, FL.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an HS Baseball trip request to St. Joseph, MO, on April 11-12, 2025.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the sale of the screw compressor in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) building.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the annual report, strategic goals, and the two coordinated approaches for the Early Childhood Center.
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18.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the closure of the school district's Cobalt Credit Union depreciation account.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Visual Arts program-level curriculum change proposal.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Musco Sports Lighting, LLC to replace the stadium lights on the football field at Plattsmouth High School for $199,000.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to adopt and approve an inter-fund borrowing resolution for the purpose of loaning school district funds to the depreciation fund.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell two vehicles as listed below.
1. 1992 Ford F-250 4X4 Pickup Truck with a 5.8 liter engine 2. 2008 Ford F-150 4X4 Pickup Truck with a 5.4 liter engine
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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19. Announcements
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19.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Mar. 17, 2025
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19.2. Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Finance Workshops (see the attached flyer)
Tue., Mar. 11 (Crete) - Registration at 4:00 PM. Workshop at 4:30 PM. Thu., Mar. 27 (Kearney) - Registration at 10:00 AM. Workshop at 10:30 AM.
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20. ADJOURNMENT
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21. *Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any items on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meeting Act.
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22. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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