JANUARY REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 6:00 PM

PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

ADMINISTRATION CENTER

 

1.  Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on Monday, January 13, 2025, 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 6:00 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 January 8, 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.

 

4.  Pledge of Allegiance

 

5.  Oath of Office (all Board members elected in Nov. 2024)

 

6.  Roll Call: Foster, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Winters, Gradoville, Miller Pearson, Timm, Woracek

 

6.1.        Motion to excuse absences

 

Muller absent-excused.

 

7.  Board Conflict of Interest Form (All Board members)

 

8.  Election of Officers

 

8.1.        Appointment of Election Steward.

 

Dr. Hasty appointed Election Steward.

 

8.2.        Nominations, voting, and designation of President.

 

Brian Harvey is appointed President for 2025. Motion by Winters and second by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

8.3.        Nominations, voting, and designation of Vice President.

 

Ken Winters is appointed Vice President for 2025. Nomination by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

8.4.        Nominations, voting, and designation of Secretary.

 

Joe Woracek is appointed Secretary for 2025. Nomination by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

8.5.        Nominations, voting, and designation of Treasurer.

 

Amanda Timm is appointed Treasurer for 2025. Nomination by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.  Board Designations and Appointments

 

9.1.        Designate Superintendent Dr. Richard E. Hasty as the District Representative for all Federal and State Programs, including Head Start.

 

Motion by Winters and second by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.2.        Appoint Chris Hudson as Board Treasurer’s Designee.

 

Motion by Winters and second by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.3.        Appoint Emily Morlan as the Board Secretary’s Designee.

 

Motion by Winters and second by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.4.        Appoint the law firm of Perry, Guthery, Haase and Gessford as the District’s Legal Counsel.

 

Motion by Winters and second by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.5.        Appoint the Board’s representative on the Plattsmouth Education Foundation’s (PEF) Board of Directors.

 

Motion to approve Max Muller. Motion by Shuey and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8- 0.

 

9.6.        Appoint the Board’s Head Start Representative.

 

Jeremy Shuey appointed Head Start Representative for 2025. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.7.        Appoint the Board’s Schools Taking Action for Nebraska Children’s Education (STANCE) Representative.

 

Keri Gradoville appointed STANCE Representative for 2025. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.8.        Appoint the Board’s Liaison to the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) for Governmental Relations.

 

Ken Winters appointed NASB Representative for 2025. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.9.        Designate The Daily Record as the district’s primary newspaper of record for legal notices.

 

Motion by Winters and second by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

9.10.     Designate Citizens State Bank, Cobalt Credit Union, and the First State Bank as the district’s primary financial depositories.

 

Motion by Foster and second by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

10.    Consent Agenda

 

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion by Foster and second by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

10.1.     Agenda

10.2.     Minutes

10.2.1.       Minutes of the December Regular Meeting

10.3.     Treasurer’s Report

10.4.     Review of the Control Budget

10.5.     Claim and Transfer in the amount of $594,063.50 Prepaids $8,483.41

10.6.     The administration recommends the hiring of Shannon Honold as our elementary school principal beginning July 1, 2025.

 

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.

 

No one addressed the board.

 

12.    Middle School Report

 

No Middle School Report given this month.

 

13.    Operations Committee Report

 

Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

14.    Finance Committee Report

 

No meeting was held to update on.

 

15.    Committee on American Civics Report

 

Shuey provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

16.    Negotiations Committee Report

 

Winters provided an update regarding the Negotiations Committee.

 

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

 

No recess was called.

 

18.    Celebrations of Excellence

 

18.1.     Congratulations to Henry Loontjer, who plans to continue his academic and baseball career at Simpson College.

 

18.2.     Congratulations to Riley Pletka, who plans to pursue her academic and rowing career at Kansas State.

 

18.3.     Congratulations to Julia Sweeney, who plans to continue her academic and soccer career at Midland University.

 

18.4.     Congratulations to Stella Campin, who plans to continue her academic and softball career at Nebraska Wesleyan.

 

18.5.     Congratulations to Henry Loontjer, Levi Walker, and Wesley Vick for earning Honorable Mention recognition for 2024 Nebraska Class B Football.

 

18.6.     Congratulations to Levi Walker who earned 7th place for rushing statewide in 2024 Class B football with 1011 yards.

 

18.7.     In December, PCS was awarded the Nebraska Department of Education’s Diamond level badge for school safety. This is the highest level of recognition through this program. Thank you to our PCS Safety Team, which supports our faculty and staff members who helped us earn this recognition!

 

The “Place School Safety First” badge recognition from the Nebraska Department of Education identifies Nebraska schools that are meeting the highest standards of safety and security. Schools can earn Diamond, Gold, or Silver badges, highlighting their commitment to ensuring the safety and security of students, staff, and visitors. Effective learning can only take place in a safe environment, and this recognition reassures communities that their schools are actively fulfilling the four pillars of safety: prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. By earning this badge, schools demonstrate their dedication to “Place School Safety First!”

 

This is our third safety award that we received in less than one month from late November to mid December for our school safety at PCS, including our safety plan in a format provided and approved by the Nebraska Department of Education. As previously noted, we also earned the 2023-2024 SafeSchools Award, and we were placed on a short list of schools and educational service units that were identified with the Safety Honor Roll from the Nebraska Association of Schools Boards (NASB) All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Aggregate Pool (ALICAP). Kudos to our PCS Safety Team and our faculty and staff members who helped PCS earn all three (3) of these state-wide safety awards.

 

18.8.     Congratulations to our Plattsmouth High School Air Force Junior ROTC Unit NE- 951 for earning an Exceeds Standards rating on their recent formal Unit Assessment. This is the highest assessment rating.

 

18.9.     Congratulations to our students who earned Fall 2024 Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State recognition, as noted below.

 

Boys Cross-Country - Hunter Mazzulla and Alden McKnight

Girls Cross-Country - Symantha Cherek and Jolie Dix

Football - Louis Ingram and Rylee Johnson

Girls Golf - Gracelynn McDonnell and Mila Wehrbein

Softball - Alexis Gregerson and Claire Laney

Volleyball - Reygen Beckwith and Riley Pletka

 

18.10.   Public School Proud - Plattsmouth High School Video

 

19.    Administrative Reports

 

19.1.     Superintendent’s Report

19.2.     High School Principal’s Report

19.3.     Middle School Principal’s Report

19.4.     Elementary Principal’s Report

19.5.     Early Childhood/Head Start Report

19.6.     Special Education Report

19.7.     Instructional Services Report

 

20.    Action Items

 

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

 

Motion by Winters and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

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

 

Motion by Foster and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.3.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 4000 Personnel (Finance Committee).

 

Motion by Foster and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.4.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 8272 Code of Ethics.

 

Motion by Winters and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.5.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the contract for Supplemental Services Driver’s Education for the 2024-2025 school year.

 

Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.6.     Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell/dispose of old cafeteria tables and a basketball shooting machine.

 

Motion by Winters and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.7.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a trip request for the PHS Cheer Squad to attend the UCA Cheer Camp in Kansas City, KS from June 16, 2025, to June 19, 2025.

 

Motion by Foster and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.8.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a first-grade trip to Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA on Mar. 4, 2025.

 

Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.9.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve moving the March Board of Education meeting from Mar. 10 to Mar. 17.

 

Motion by Winters and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

20.10.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the updated Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and Attendance (ERSEA) procedures.

 

Motion by Foster and seconded by Winters. Motion passed 8-0.

 

21.    Announcements

 

21.1.     Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Feb. 10, 2025

 

22.    Adjournment

 

Motion to adjourn at 7:10 PM. Passed 8-0 with a motion by Miller Pearson and a second by Timm.

 

23.    *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.

 

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

 

Chairperson

Superintendent

 

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