January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM - January Regular
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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, January 12, 2026, 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 January 9, 2026, 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, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Winters, Gradoville, Miller-Pearson, Timm
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5.1. Motion to excuse absences
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6. Board Conflict of Interest
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7. Election of Officers
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7.1. Appointment of Election Steward.
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7.2. Nominations, voting, and designation of President.
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7.3. Nominations, voting, and designation of Vice President.
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7.4. Nominations, voting, and designation of Secretary.
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7.5. Nominations, voting, and designation of Treasurer.
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8. Review PCS Board Policy 8272 Code of Ethics.
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9. Board Designations and Appointments
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9.1. Designate Superintendent Dr. Richard E. Hasty as the District Representative for all Federal and State Programs, including Head Start.
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9.2. Appoint the accounting firm of Frankel as the District auditor.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.3. Appoint the law firm of Perry, Guthery, Haase and Gessford as the District's Legal Counsel.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.4. Appoint the Board's representative on the Plattsmouth Education Foundation's (PEF) Board of Directors.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.5. Appoint the Board's Head Start Representative.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.6. Appoint the Board's Schools Taking Action for Nebraska Children's Education (STANCE) Representative.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.7. Appoint the Board's Liaison to the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) for Governmental Relations.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.8. Appoint Emily Morlan as the Board Secretary's Designee.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.9. Appoint Chris Hudson as Board Treasurer's Designee.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.10. Designate The Daily Record as the district's primary newspaper of record for legal notices.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.11. Designate Citizens State Bank and the First State Bank as the district's primary financial depositories.
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10. Consent Agenda
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10.1. Agenda
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10.2. Minutes
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10.2.1. Minutes of the December Regular Meeting
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10.3. Treasurer's Report
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10.4. Review of the Control Budget
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10.5. Claim and Transfer in the amount of $545,272.86
Prepaids $10,318.13
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10.6. The administration recommends that first-grade teacher Ivy Merklin be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
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10.7. The administration recommends that middle school science teacher Dee Hellbusch be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
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10.8. The administration recommends that high school special education teacher Dave Dukes be released from his contract effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
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10.9. The administration recommends that middle school math teacher Heather Bohach be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
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11. 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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12. Strategic Plan Update
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13. Operations Committee Report
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14. Finance Committee Report
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15. Committee on American Civics Report
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16. Negotiations Committee Report
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17. Head Start Report
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18. Recess
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19. Celebrations of Excellence
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19.1. Congratulations to our wrestlers who earned medals at the Rumble on the Red Tournament in Fargo, ND.
Junior Varsity - Kaedyn Highberger 8th Varsity - Brenden Ging 7th, Symantha Cherek 4th, Olivia Garrean 3rd, Odin Anschutz 1st and top wrestler of the tournament |
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19.2. Congratulations to our boys basketball team for winning the Brownell Talbot Holiday Tournament.
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19.3. Congratulations to Alden McKnight for earning 1st place in Entertainment at the Lincoln Southeast Speech Meet.
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20. Administrative Reports
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20.1. Superintendent's Report
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20.2. High School Principal's Report
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20.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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20.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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20.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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20.6. Special Education Report
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20.7. Instructional Services Report
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21. Action Items
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21.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second 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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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21.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final 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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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21.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 3131 Procurement Plan.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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21.4. 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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21.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 4000 Personnel (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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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21.6. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve the 7th grade class field trip to Lauritzen Gardens on the morning of April 30, including a walk across the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge to the Iowa side and outdoor time at the Luminarium.
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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21.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to acknowledge receipt and approval of the 2024-2025 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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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21.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the out-of-state field trip request for the Varsity Baseball team to play in the Wow Wood Bat Tournament from 4/10/26 to 4/11/26.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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21.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 5006 Option Enrollment and allow Amelia Herbert to opt into PCS for the 2025-2026 school year.
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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21.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Head Start 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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22. Announcements
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22.1. Jan. 25-31, 2026 - School Board Member Week in Nebraska
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22.2. Mon., Jan. 26, 2026 - Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Legislative Issues Conference - Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln, NE
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22.3. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Feb. 9, 2026
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23. Adjournment
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24. *Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item 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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25. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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