December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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1. Call Meeting to Order - This December regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on Monday, December 9, 2024, 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 December 6, 2024 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: Allen, Foster, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters, Woracek
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6. Motion to excuse absences
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Consent Agenda
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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes of the November 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: $431,057.32
Prepaids: $15,328.37
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7.6. The administration recommends that Dr. Amber Johnson be transferred to the director of instructional services position beginning July 1, 2025.
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8. Public Forum: Reception of Delegates - A time limit of three minutes will be set for individual speakers on a given topic. A total time limit of thirty minutes will be set for all speakers on a given topic, with an effort to provide equal time for pros, cons, and neutral opinions. 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. Hold a hearing to obtain public input for Policy 6400 Parent Involvement.
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9.1. Open the hearing at _____ PM.
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9.2. Invite public input
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9.3. Close the hearing at _____ PM.
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10. Character Strong 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. Celebration of Excellence
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16.1. Plattsmouth Community Schools was one of 35 school districts and Educational Service Units (ESUs) to be identified on the All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Aggregate Pool (ALICAP) 2023-2024 Safety Honor Roll. Some factors that are considered in determining school districts on the Safety Honor Roll include annual safety visits and the safety atmosphere across all job classifications. Thank you to all of our staff members who helped us earn this recognition!
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16.2. PCS earned the 2023-2024 All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Aggregate Pool (ALICAP) SafeSchools Award. Thank you to all of our staff members who helped us earn this recognition!
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16.3. Thank you to the following Board of Education members for their service to our school district: Jim Allen, Nolan Siemonsma, and Karen Tesarek-Parsons.
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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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17.7. Instructional Services Report
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18. Action Items
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18.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an agreement with Claudia Pinto to provide interpreting services to PCS at a rate of $45.00 per hour plus mileage at the State reimbursement rate.
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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18.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Gabriella C. Cobb to graduate in December of 2024.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to acknowledge receipt and approval of the 2023-2024 audit.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 1000 Community Relations (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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18.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 2000 Administration (Finance 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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18.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 3132 Internal Controls.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 3240 Safety.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5414A Procedures and Standards for Identification of Learners with High Ability.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 6000 Instruction (Committee on American Civics), including the annual review of Policy 6400 Parent Involvement (see revised policy attached) and the annual review of 6410 District and School Title I Parent and Family Engagement.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to aprove. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 8272 Code of Ethics.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Memorandum of Agreement and related Addendum between the Department of the Air Force and the Plattsmouth Community Schools.
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 to excuse the absences of Board of Education member Max Muller from Jan. 1, 2025 to May 1, 2025, due to a 16-week certified police officer training course at the Nebraska Law Enforcement Center in Grand Island, NE that will result in him not being physically present (if requested, virtual presence will be available without the right to vote) at the Board of Education meetings on the dates listed below.
Jan. 13, 2025 Feb. 10, 2025 Mar. 10, 2025 Apr. 14, 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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18.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from our high school administration to change parent-teacher conferences from Wed., Mar. 6 and Thu., Mar. 7 to Tue., Feb. 25 and Thu., Feb. 27.
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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18.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the superintendent's evaluation.
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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18.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the purchase of a mobility mini-van from ________________ with a cost of $___________.
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., Jan. 13, 2025
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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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