March 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM - March 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, March 17, 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 March 14, 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. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes of the February Regular Meeting
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7.3. Treasurer's Report
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7.4. Review of the Control Budget
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7.5. Claim and transfer in the amount of: $491,726.00
Prepaids: $9,499.86
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7.6. The administration recommends the hiring of Tina Harvey as our high school principal effective July 1, 2025.
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7.7. The administration recommends that middle school teacher Zach Biere be released from his contract effective at the end of the 2024-2025 contract year.
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7.8. The administration recommends that elementary school instructional facilitator/coach Jan Stanek be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2024-2025 contract year.
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7.9. The administration recommends the hiring of Bailey Dinges as an elementary school teacher starting in 2025-2026.
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7.10. The administration recommends the hiring of Jillian Buzzard as an elementary school teacher starting in 2025-2026.
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7.11. The administration recommends that early childhood home visitor Melissa Hoffart be released at the end of her contract on July 23, 2025.
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7.12. The administration recommends that elementary school nurse Jeanne Carnaby be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2024-2025 contract year.
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7.13. The administration recommends the hiring of Jared Urbach as a middle school technology/career ed. teacher starting in 2025-2026.
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7.14. The administration recommends the hiring of Samantha Cook as a middle school science teacher starting in 2025-2026.
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8. 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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9. Operations Committee Report
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10. Finance Committee Report
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11. Committee on American Civics Report
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12. Negotiations Committee Report
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13. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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14. Celebrations of Excellence
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14.1. Congratulations to our wrestlers who competed at State for PHS.
Girls: Olivia Garrean (5th), Jaylee Ingham, and Riley Pletka Boys: Team: 6th Individuals: Odin Anschutz (3rd), Brenden Ging (4th), Jack Laney (5th), Austin Lingen, Kyler Nielsen, and Wesley Vick (3rd) |
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14.2. Congratulations to Wesley Vick for being selected to join the roster of the South Team at the 2025 Nebraska Shrine Bowl Football Game. Congratulations to Curtis Larsen for being chosen as an assistant coach for the South Team.
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14.3. Congratulations to our spirit squad members who competed at State for PHS. Cheer: Vida Loontjer, Taylorlynn Mitchell, Liana Scheer, Madison Allison, Madison Collins, Ava Delgado, Kaydince Hall-Wills, Lacie Hill, Kenley Kritenbrink, Addison Marsh, Makenzie Pohlmeier, Reygen Beckwith, Piper Fitzpatrick, Gianna Alban Rivera, Samantha LeBlanc, Adline Shelton, Julia Sweeney Dance: Addison Aughenbaugh, Peyton Aughenbaugh, Briella Borron, Megan Graves, Ella Hadfield, Gracie Konkler, Claire Laney, Clair McKnight, Hailey Sanchez, Joslyn Todd |
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14.4. Congratulations to our AFJROTC cadets who competed at the UNO drill meet.
2nd place in Armed Color Guard: Kaedyn Highberger Kaleb Scherlie Joshua Van Billiard Jezzek Headley 5th place in Individual Drill Down: Kimberlee Klinefelter |
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14.5. Trailblazer Conference Speech Results
Team: Runner-Up Joel - Champion - Humorous (Back-to-Back Years) Graci - Champion - Extemporaneous (Back-to-Back Years) Alden - Champion - Entertainment Joel & Alden - Champion - Duet Lucy - 2nd Place - Informative Clair - 2nd Place - Entertainment Ayana - 3rd Place - Persuasive Kaitlynn - 3rd Place - Program Oral Interpretation Joel, Alden, Lily, Ava, Molly - 3rd Place - Oral Interpretation of Drama JD - 4th Place - Informative Max - 4th Place - Extemporaneous Graci - 5th Place - Persuasive Lucy & Clair - 5th Place - Duet Lucy, Sophia, Jaxon, JD, Nathan - 5th Place - Oral Interpretation of Drama Sophia - 5th Place - Poetry Lily - 6th Place - Humorous Savana - 6th Place - Serious |
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14.6. Congratulations to PHS Cross Country Coach Chris Wiseman for being selected as a 2024-2025 Fall/Winter Champions for Coaches honoree.
NSAA Champions for Coaches Informaiton: At the heart of every successful student experience is a coach who inspires, leads, and empowers. NSAA activities are the other half of education—cultivating character, perseverance, and community. These transformative experiences across 24 sports and 5 activities would not be possible without the unwavering dedication of coaches in our member schools. |
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14.7. Congratulations to PHS senior Rylee Johnson. He plans to continue his academic and football career at Morningside College.
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14.8. Congratulations to PHS senior Jolie Dix. She plans to continue her academic and running career at Northwest Missouri State.
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14.9. Congratulations to our PHS student-athletes who earned Trailblazer Conference All-Conference recognition for girls basketball.
1st Team: Averi Winters 2nd Team: Jolie Dix, Mila Wehrbein Honorable Mention: Chloe Adkins |
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14.10. Congratulations to Lee Henry for earning 3rd Place in the Career Preparation category at the Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Nebraska State Career Development Conference.
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14.11. Congratulations to the cast and crew of our upcoming PHS Spring Play, You, the Jury! For more information, see the attachment.
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14.12. Congratulations to Kaitlynn Moss for being selected as a finalist for the 2025-2026 Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Peer Officer Team.
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15. Administration Reports
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15.1. Superintendent's Report
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15.2. High School Principal's Report
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15.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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15.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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15.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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15.6. Special Education Report
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15.7. Instructional Services Report
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16. Action Items
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16.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 5000 Students (Committee on American Civics).
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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16.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 8000 Internal Board Policies (Operations).
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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16.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 4000 Personnel (Finance Committee), including 4272 Planning Days.
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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16.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 5004 for Simon Thompson to enroll in three courses relative to his part-time enrollment at Plattsmouth High School.
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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16.5. 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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16.6. 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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16.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 PCS District Calendars.
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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16.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to acknowledge receipt of the 2023-2024 PCS Annual Report.
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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16.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a trip request for the PHS Band, Choir, and Speech to Branson, MO, from May 26, 2026, to May 29, 2026.
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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16.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract for speech therapy services with Just for Kids Therapy from Aug. 15, 2025 to Aug. 14, 2026.
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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16.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract for occupational therapy and physical therapy services with Just for Kids Therapy from Aug. 15, 2025 to Aug. 14, 2026.
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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16.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2026 Plattsmouth Community School District and Plattsmouth Education Association Negotiated Agreement.
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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16.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2026 Support Staff Salary Schedule for hourly employees.
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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16.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 3% salary increase for non-certificated salaried personnel (supervisors, directors, etc.).
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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16.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve salary increases for certified administrators at an estimated total net cost increase for salaries of $18,988.
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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17. Announcements
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17.1. Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Finance Workshops
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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17.2. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Apr. 14, 2025
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18. ADJOURNMENT
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19. *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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20. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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