PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

DECEMBER 2023

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

 

1.  Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on December 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM.

 

2.  Acknowledge Open Meetings Law posted on the wall in the boardroom.

 

3.  Publication of Meeting - Notice of the meeting was published in the December 5, 2023 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.

 

4.  Pledge of Allegiance

 

5.  Roll Call: Cunningham-Swanson, Foster, Glup, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters

 

All Board members were present.

 

5.1. Motion to excuse absences

 

6. Consent Agenda

 

Motion by Muller and a second by Siemonsma to approve the Consent Agenda. Shuey motioned to remove item 6.6 from the Consent Agenda. Item 6.6 will be moved to Action Item 17.1.

Motioned passed 9-0.

 

6.1. Agenda

 

6.2. Minutes

 

6.2.1. Minutes of the November 13, 2023 Regular Meeting.

 

6.3. Treasurer’s Report

 

6.4. Review of the Control Budget

 

6.5. Claim and transfers in the amount of $346,723.59

Prepaids $4086.58

 

6.6. The administration recommends that high school agriculture education teacher Lane Kelley be released from his contract effective July 31, 2024.

 

6.7. The administration recommends that middle school English/Language Arts teacher Sharon Poindexter be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2023-2024 contract year.

 

6.8. The administration recommends that middle school teacher Ann Albers be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2023-2024 contract year.

 

7.  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.

 

No one addressed the Board.

 

8.  High School Report

Jim Knierim, High School Guidance Counselor, gave update on dual credit classes.

 

9.  Operations Committee Report

Chair Winters provide an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

10. Finance Committee Report

Siemonsma provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

11. Committee on American Civics Report

Chair Shuey provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

12. Negotiations Committee Report

Chair Tesarek-Parsons provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

13. Updates

 

13.1. State Education Conference

 

13.2. Strategic Planning

 

14. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President

5- minute recess was called by Harvey.

 

15. Celebrations of Excellence

 

15.1. Our Plattsmouth Early Childhood/Head Start Center earned the 2023 Excellence in Conservation and Environmental Education Outstanding School Award from the Nebraska Forest Service.

 

15.2. Plattsmouth Community Schools was one of 31 school districts out of 189 school districts and Educational Service Units to be identified on the All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Aggregate Pool (ALICAP) 2022-2023 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!

 

15.3. PCS earned the 2022-2023 All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Aggregate Pool (ALICAP) Experience Modifier Award. Our experience modifier was 0.64 for 2022-2023. Our three-year average is 0.69. Anything below 1.00 is good. Experience modifiers are calculated by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). The NCCI compares each employer’s audited payroll to their workers’ compensation claims activity. Thank you to all of our staff members who helped us earn this recognition!

 

15.4. Parker Smith, Ashleigh Widick, and Kaelyn Williams earned 9th Place in The Nebraska Stock Market Game.

 

15.5. Chloe Adkins, Kinslea Lamb, and Elliott Yoder earned 10th Place in The Nebraska Stock Market Game.

 

16. Administrative Reports

16.1. Superintendent’s Report

16.2. High School Principal’s Report

16.3. Middle School Principal’s Report

16.4. Elementary Principal’s Report

16.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report

16.6. Special Education Report

 

17. Action Items

 

17.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the high school agriculture education teacher Lane Kelley be released from his contract effective July 31, 2024. 

     

Shuey motioned to table until January meeting. Foster seconded. After much discussion, Shuey withdrew is motion. Muller moved to approve resignation with a second by Shuey. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the third reading of Policy Series 6000 Instruction (Committee American Civics Committee)

     

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Muller and a second by Foster.

 

17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 2000 Administration (Finance Committee)

 

Motion Passed 9-0 with a motion by Foster and a second by Shuey.

 

17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 1000 Community Relations (Operations Committee)

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Winters and a second by Muller.

 

17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to acknowledge receipt of the 2022-2023 PCS Annual Report from the Superintendent.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Foster and a second by Muller.

 

17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to acknowledge receipt and approval of the 2022-2023 audit.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Muller and a second by Shuey.

 

17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a trip request for our AFJROTC Drill Team to participate in a drill competition in Council Bluffs, IA on Jan. 27, 2024.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Foster and a second by Winters.

 

17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Superintendent’s evaluation.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Muller and a second by Shuey.

 

18. Announcements

 

18.1. Next meeting: Monday, January 8, 2024 6 PM Regular Meeting

 

19. ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn at 8:31 PM. Passed 9-0 with a motion by Shuey and a second by Muller.

 

20. *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 Meetings Act.

 

21. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.

 

BOARD REPORT DECEMBER 2023

 

Vendor Name       Vendor Description        Amount

Checking     1

Checking   1 Fund: 01 GENERAL

AA WHEEL & TRUCK SUPPLY INC

SUPPLIES    139.86

ADKINS, MEREDITH SLP

CONTRACTOR                8,586.00

AGRIVISION GROUP LLC

SERVICE/SUPPLIES        3,348.51

ALL COVERED

SERVICES    3,351.54

AVERY RENTS INC

SERVICE      50.26

BLACKWELL, KATHRYN

MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT              742.77

BOMGAARS

SUPPLIES    693.72

BOO, INC

SERVICE/SUPPLIES        2,814.28

CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC

COPIER LEASES             11,608.43

CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC

COPIER SUPPLIES/SERVICE              1,181.64

CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH

WATER & SEWER           2,185.09

CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH

SUPPLIES/SERVICES       19,992.28

COMPANION CORPORATION

SUPPLIES    1,282.00

CORNERSTONES OF CARE

SERVICES    150.00

COUNCIL BLUFFS WINNELSON

SUPPLIES    756.06

CRICK, RYAN

MUSIC ACCOMPANIST SERVICES       310.00

DIGGINS, JUSTIN

MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT              901.28

DMG INC

SERVICE/SUPPLIES        261.66

DUECHTING, CYNTHIA LEP

SERVICES    1,860.55

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3

SERVICE      87,141.68

ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING COMPANY

ADVERTISING                975.00

FASTENAL COMPANY

SUPPLIES    4,317.24

FIBER PLATFORM LLC

EDUC VIDEO BUNDLE     631.27

FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS LLC

SUPPLIES    828.73

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES INC

WORK EXPERIENCE TUITION            3,800.00

HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICE

TUITION     5,695.00

HEARTLAND FOUNDATION

TUITION     8,381.25

HENRY-HOBSCHEIDT MOTORS, INC

SALES/SERVICE             79.20

HOME DEPOT U.S.A. D/B/A HOME DEPOT PRO 

SUPPLIES    2,111.88

HORNER, FAWN

REIMBURSEMENT           92.69

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN GRT SOURCE

SUPPLIES    1,296.94

HY-VEE STORES

FUEL/SUPPLIES              2,479.91

JOHANSEN, LAURA

NUTRITION SERVICES    165.00

JUST FOR KIDS THERAPY INC

SERVICES    12,061.50

KNIERIM, JIM

REIMBURSEMENT           121.10

LIFEARTS INTEGRATED HEALTH CENTER PC

DOT PHYSICALS             90.00

MATHESON TRI-GAS INC

SUPPLIES    1,191.26

MCCANDLESS, SAMUEL

SERVICE      1,200.00

MENARDS BELLEVUE

SUPPLIES    714.76

MOSS, DONNA

SPEECH LANGUAGE SERVICES                    12,798.00

MULLENAX AUTO SUPPLY

SUPPLIES    298.59

MYERS-KROMMENHOEK, DARIEN 

CONTRACTED SERVICES                   2,085.75

NEBR ASSOC OF SCHOOL BOARDS

INSERVICE/FEES            80.00

NEBRASKA COUNCIL

OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

REGISTRATIONS/DUES   120.00

NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT 

ELECTRICITY                 24,702.90

O’REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC

SUPPLIES    149.95

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

UPS/SERVICE                 45.80

OMAHA WINLECTRIC CO

SUPPLIES    202.05

ONE SOURCE

THE BACKGROUND CHECK COMPANY

SERVICE      382.00

PAT’S PIANO SERVICE

TUNING      95.00

PERMITE LLC

SERVICE      500.00

PERRY, GUTHERY, HAASE & GESSFORD PC LLO SERVICES      784.00

PINC PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER

AND TRANSLATOR LLC

INTERPRETER                604.38

PRIME COMMUNICATIONS

REPAIRS      372.50

PRIME HOME DEVELOPMENTAL

DISABILITIES SERVICES INC

SERVICES    17,338.77

PROFESSIONAL HEATING AND AIR

SERVICE      11,990.00

PSYCHEMEDICS CORPORATION

SERVICE/SUPPLIES        2,343.00

QUALITY SIGNS

SIGNS         275.00

READY MIXED BUILDING MATERIALS 

SUPPLIES    1,168.96

RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

SUPPLIES    5,712.00

SAPP BROS INC

SUPPLIES/SERVICE        2,789.85

SCHOOL SPECIALTY LLC

SUPPLIES    899.64

SHRED IT US JV LLC

SHREDDING                  167.71

SOTER TECHNOLOGIES LLC

SUPPLIES    150.00

STANTON, SARA

REIMBURSEMENT           6.55

STAUB - MULLER, LACEY

MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT              1,561.00

SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS

FOOD          61.00

TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM SERVICE        331.00

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - KEARNEY 

REGISTRATION              130.00

US BANK NA

FUEL PURCHASES          743.83

VERIZON WIRELESS

CELL SERVICE                527.71

VISION SERVICE PLAN INSURANCE COMPANY

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT       9.22

VOICE & DATA SYSTEMS INC

SERVICE      768.00

WARGA, KIMBER

MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT              990.36

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEBRASKA INC 

TRASH SERVICE             2,837.71

WAYNE STATE COLLEGE

TUITION     35.00

WINDSTREAM

TELEPHONE SERVICE     6,024.26

WITTE PHYSICAL THERAPY

SERVICES/SUPPLIES       2,375.00

WOODRIVER ENERGY LLC

FUEL           2,100.31

Fund Total:                  298,147.14

 

Checking  1 Fund: 06 CAFETERIA

CFG INC

SERVICE/SUPPLIES        1,772.40

HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY LLC

DAIRY PRODUCTS          5,850.27

HY-VEE STORES

FUEL/SUPPLIES              15.96

ROTELLA’S ITALIAN BAKERY INC

BREAD        647.55

SYSCO LINCOLN

SUPPLIES    29,343.21

Fund Total:                  37,629.39

 

Checking 1 Fund: 12 STUDENT FEES

HY-VEE STORES

FUEL/SUPPLIES              199.42

SCHMITT MUSIC CENTERS

SUPPLIES    69.95

Fund Total:                  269.37

 

Checking Account Total:                          336,045.90

 

Checking 3

Checking 3 Fund: 05 ACTIVITY FUND

4IMPRINT, INC

SUPPLIER    1,028.39

ACCELERATED GRAPHX LLC

SUPPLIES    2,671.50

AYALA, SABRINA

REIMBURSEMENT           85.00

BECK, JULIANA              273.24

BOMGAARS

SUPPLIES    9.90

COCA COLA OF OMAHA

BEVERAGES                   56.72

COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 

REGISTRATION              100.00

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3

SERVICE      50.00

FOUR SEASONS FUNDRAISING INC 

FUNDRAISER SUPPLIES 596.85

FUN EXRESS LLC

SUPPLIES    38.72

GONE LOGO

T SHIRTS    1,966.80

GRAY, RICKY

SERVICE/SUPPLIES        64.20

HARVEY, CHRISTINA

REIMBURSEMENT           172.75

HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS INC

SUPPLIES    236.19

HY-VEE STORES

FUEL/SUPPLIES              1,186.09

J.W. PEPPER & SON INC

SUPPLIES    88.20

JONES T-SHIRTS, INC.

SUPPLIES    909.14

LUTZ, ZACHARY OFFICIAL                70.00

MENARDS BELLEVUE

SUPPLIES    144.60

METZGER, CHAD

OFFICIAL     140.00

MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

ENTRY FEE 135.00

NEBR HS SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION 

SERVICE      657.45

QUALITY SIGNS

SIGNS         245.00

RESOURCE SOLUTIONS INC

FUNDRAISER ITEMS       2,415.00

SAVAGE, JEREMY

OFFICIAL     140.00

STUDENT SUPPLY

SUPPLIES    559.19

SYRACUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT #27

ENTRY FEES                  120.00

TRANSFER EXPRESS INC

SUPPLIES    406.16

WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST #39

ENTRY FEE 255.00

WORK, CHRISTOPHER

REIMBURSEMENT           1,690.93

Fund Total:                  16,512.02

 

Checking Account Total:                              16,512.02

 

Checking 1

Checking 1 Fund: 01 GENERAL

ADKINS, MEREDITH SLP

CONTRACTOR                10,044.00

ESHIPPING LLC

SHIPPING    633.69

Fund Total:                  10,677.69

 

Checking Account Total:                              10,677.69

 

12/22          ZNEZ

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