June 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM - June 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, June 8, 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 June 5, 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, Gradoville, Harvey, Miller Pearson, Muller, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek
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6. Motion to excuse absences
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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7. 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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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes
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7.2.1. Minutes of the May Regular Meeting
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7.2.2. Minutes of the June 2, 2026 Committee on American Civics
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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: $365,376.34
Prepaids: $12,852.64
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7.6. The administration recommends the hiring of Tim Cherek as our high school woods/construction program supervisor starting in the 2026-2027 school year.
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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. Head Start Report
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14. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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15. Celebrations of Excellence
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15.1. Congratulations to our students who earned Spring 2026 Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards.
Baseball - Jack Laney, Brady Thomas Boys Golf - Joshua VanBilliard, Titus Winger Journalism - Haylie Briggs, Alden McKnight Music - Natalya Reinarz-Muller, Elizabeth Sanchez Boys Soccer - Micah Wehrbein Girls Soccer - Amara Johnson, Samantha Ritchie Boys Track & Field - Ethan Lasure, J.D. Meisinger Girls Track & Field - Elaina Field, Finnley Henrichs Unified Track & Field - Vida Loontjer, Dale Thornton |
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15.2. Congratulations to our retirees and employees who reached various service milestones at PCS.
5 Years: Jessica Drewes, Holly Joy, Katie Lorenzen, Sheri Metzler, Dolores Morales-Perez, and Emily Morlan 10 Years: Rebecca Ptacek and Jana Shuey 15 Years: Sherie Adkins, Christine DeSimone, Ernest DeSimone, and Stacey Hicks 20 Years: Diana Furcini, Dorla Kleigl, and Troy Niehus 25 Years: Nikole Campin, David Dukes, Kyle Graves, Brenda Jessen, and Leigh LaRosa 30 Years: Kelly Hadraba, Kelli Henry, and Michael Knust 40 Years: Pamela Osthus Retirees: David Dukes (25 Years), Tracy Tegtmeier (27 Years), Christopher Wiseman (27 Years), Kelli Henry (30 Years), Deanna Hellbusch (31 Years), Marlene Warrick (37 Years), and Pam Osthus (40 Years at PCS and 46 total years of teaching) |
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15.3. Congratulations to our Air Force Junior ROTC Unit NE-951 for earning the Distinguished Unit Award with Merit. This is the highest category of unit award.
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15.4. Congratulations to our PHS students who were accepted into Metro Community College Career Academy Programs.
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15.5. Congratulations to our students who represented PHS at the National Individual Event Tournament of Champions as noted below.
Max Joy - US Extemp & Original Oratory Alden McKnight - Program Oral Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, & Expository Titus Winger - Humorous Interpretation Gracelynn McDonnell - US Extemp Clair McKnight - Duo Interpretation Ayana Ohira - Original Oratory Ian Graves - Informative Titus Winger placed in the top 60 speakers in the nation for Humorous Interpretation! Alden McKnight capped off his 4-year speech career with 20th in Expository and 66th in Program Oral Interpretation. |
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15.6. Congratulations to our PHS student-athletes who placed in the top ten for various events at the 2026 NSAA State Track and Field Championships.
Boys: Nathan Frederick - 2nd place in high jump; Traceson Skalberg - 9th place in triple jump Girls: Peyton Aughenbaugh - 3rd place in pole vault |
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15.7. Congratulations to our PHS Air Force JROTC instructors, Lt Col DeSimone and Chief Price for earning the distinction of Outstanding Instructors by the United States Air Force! Way to represent the United States of America and Blue Devil Nation!
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16. Administration Reports
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16.1. Superintendent's Report
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16.2. High School Principal's Report
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16.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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16.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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16.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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16.6. Special Education Report
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16.7. Instructional Services Report
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17. Action Items
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17.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Justin Edwards to graduate early in December 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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17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 1110 Bulletin Boards.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion rto 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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17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 2110AR Superintendent Job Description.
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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17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final 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.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.4.1. 3130 Purchasing Policies
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17.4.2. 3560 Records Management
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17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5004 Full-Time and Part-Time Enrollment.
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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17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5005 Student Residence Admission and Contracting for Educational Services.
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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17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5006 Option Enrollment, Policy, Resolution, and Appendix
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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17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5008 Attendance and Excessive Absenteeism.
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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17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5101 Student Discipline.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5202 Graduation.
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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17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 8130 Annual Organizational Meeting.
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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17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 8342 Designated Method of Giving Notice of Meetings.
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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17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 9000 By-laws of the Board (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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17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Plattsmouth Harvest Festival (PHF) using Plattsmouth High School (auditorium, commons, and gallery) for the coronation and related activities on Sept. 9 and 10, 2026, including a fee waiver per option #2 in Policy 1100 and an insurance waiver from $5,000,000 to $1,000,000 General Liability Insurance.
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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17.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an athletic training services addendum between PCS and Witte Physical Therapy, PC for the period of Aug. 12, 2026 to Aug. 11, 2027.
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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17.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2026-2027 PCS Budget Efficiency 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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the sale of 107 7th Generation iPads (2019) and 500 11-inch MacBook Air laptops (2013), as well as the disposal of elementary school library books.
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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17.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a lease proposal for student laptops with Apple Financial, along with the buyback proposal with Second Life Mac.
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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17.19. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Behn's Flooring for sanding, repainting, and finishing the high school main gym floor at a cost of $35,800 and sanding and refinishing the high school auxiliary gym floor at a cost of $3,200.
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. Announcements
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18.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., July 13, 2026
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19. ADJOURNMENT
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20. *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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21. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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