April 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM - April 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, April 14, 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 April 11, 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 accounting firm of Frankel as the District's auditor for the 2024-2025 budget year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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8.1. Agenda
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8.2. Minutes of the March Regular 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: $405,057.30
Prepaids: $14,355.03
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8.6. The administration recommends that elementary school teacher Rebekah Saddler be released from her contract effective at the end of her 2024-2025 contract.
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8.7. The administration recommends the hiring of early childhood inclusive teacher Jolee Graff effective with the start of the 2025-2026 contract year.
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8.8. The administration recommends that elementary school teacher Ciara Caniglia be released from her contract effective at the end of her 2024-2025 contract.
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8.9. The administration recommends the hiring of elementary school nurse Shely Penke effective with the start of the 2025-2026 contract year.
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8.10. The administration recommends the hiring of Dan Oatman as our high school career academy coordinator effective July 1, 2025.
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8.11. The administration recommends the hiring of elementary school teacher Ivy Merklin effective with the start of the 2025-2026 contract year.
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8.12. The administration recommends the hiring of Joseph "Blake" Adelman as our high school social sciences teacher effective with the start of the 2025-2026 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. HS Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Report
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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 our PHS student-athletes who earned Trailblazer Conference All-Conference recognition for boys basketball.
2nd Team: Traceson Skalberg Honorable Mention: Nathan Frederick, Rylee Johnson, Logan Ksiazek |
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16.2. Congratulations to Kayla and Adline on qualifying for Nationals in the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) Digital Stories for Change Level 3 event.
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16.3. Congratulations to Alden McKnight for earning 5th place in Entertainment Speaking at the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) State Speech Championships in Kearney.
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16.4. Congratulations to PHS senior Josey Freel. She plans to continue her academic and volleyball career at Buena Vista University.
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16.5. Congratulations to our sixty-eight (68) PHS students who participated in at least three (3) NSAA activities and earned the 2024-2025 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award. For more information, see the attachments.
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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 an early graduation request for Alyssa Rubida.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Carter Adkins.
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 approve an early graduation request for Brianna McGee.
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 an early graduation request for Kinslea Lamb.
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 an early graduation request for Anna Claire Brink.
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 an early graduation request for Jackson Whitney.
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 an early graduation request for Landon Weible.
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 an early graduation request for Cadin Shelton.
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 an early graduation request for Dallas Pilgrim.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Hunter Pierce.
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 an early graduation request for Olivia Payton.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Addison Morehead.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Alyssa Keyser.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Curtis Hoyt.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Kameryn Heim.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Hayden Foster.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Kaiden Ford.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Kayleigh Crump.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18.19. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 3000 Business Operations (Finance Committee).
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.20. Discuss, consider, and take all actions to approve the second 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.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.21. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 6800 Internet Safety and Acceptable Use.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.22. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final 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.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18.23. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 3% increase for the individual base hourly rate of each hourly support staff employee effective July 1, 2025.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.24. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 3% increase for the individual salaries of certificated non-administrative salaried positions not covered by the negotiated agreement or an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Air Force AND non-certificated salaried employees (supervisors, directors, etc.) with single health insurance paid by the district for eligible 12-month employees effective July 1, 2025.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.25. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 3% salary increase for the individual salaries of certified administrators who are returning to their same positions for 2025-2026, effective July 1, 2025, except that the ES and HS assistant principals shall have salaries set at $85,000.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.26. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an out-of-state field trip request for high school publications to Olathe, KS on June 16, 2025.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.27. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell/dispose of unneeded and outdated equipment and supplies.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. 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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18.28. Discuss, consider, and take all actions to approve Plattsmouth Early Childhood Center's documents and training on: Self Assessment, Coordinated Approach- Training and PD, Management of program data, Program Model, and Personnel Documents.
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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18.29. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a High School Track trip request to Topeka, KS from June 9, 2025 to June 11, 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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18.30. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an agreement with Bloom to Grow Services, LLC for speech-language therapy services from June 2, 2025 to May 22, 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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18.31. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an agreement with Presence Learning, Inc for psychoeducational assessment services from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 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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18.32. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Prime Secured relative to wireless access points, pending approval of E-Rate reimbursement.
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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18.33. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from the Class of 2026 Parents to use PHS for After Prom on May 3 and , including a fee waiver per Option 2 in Policy 1100 and approving an exception to Policy 1100 waiving the insurance requirement.
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., May 12, 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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