JULY REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, JULY 14, 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, July 14, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.

 

Harvey called the meeting to order at 6:03 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 July 10, 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.  Roll Call: Foster, Gradoville, Harvey, Miller Pearson, Muller, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek

 

6.  Motion to excuse absences

 

Motion to excuse Gradoville, Shuey, and Winters. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

7.  Consent Agenda

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

7.1. Agenda

7.2. Minutes of the June Regular Meeting

7.3. Treasurer’s Report

7.4. Review of the Control Budget

7.5. Claim and transfer in the amount of: $553,064.42 Prepaids: $15,477.00

 

8.  Public Forum: Reception of Delegates

 

Dan Helmick addressed the Board.

 

9.  Operations Committee Report

 

An update regarding the recent committee meeting was provided.

 

10.  Finance Committee Report

 

Timm provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

11.  Committee on American Civics Report

 

Woracek provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

12.  Head Start Report

 

No update provided on Head Start.

 

13.  Negotiations Committee Report

 

No update provided on the Negotiations Committee.

 

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

 

No recess was held.

 

15.  Celebrations of Excellence

 

15.1. Congratulations to high school vocal music director Mr. Chris Work for earning recognition as the 2025 Nebraska American Legion High School Teacher of the Year.

 

15.2. Congratulations to our student-athletes who earned 2025 Class B All-State Honorable Mention from the Omaha World-Herald.

 

Baseball:

Levi Walker, Eli Winters, Derek Nanke, Henry Loontjer, Brady Robbins, Louis Ingram, Kaden Mink, Jacob Longton

 

Boys Soccer:

Micah Wehrbein, Logan Ksiazek

 

16.  Administration 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

16.7. Instructional Services Report

 

17.  Action Items

 

17.1. Review the amount of money collected from students pursuant to, and the use of waivers provided in, the student fees policies of PCS for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

17.1.1.  Hold a public hearing to discuss, consider, and receive input on a proposed student fees policy. The public will be given the opportunity to present information and opinions on a proposed student fees policy.

 

17.1.1.1.  Open the hearing for public input regarding the student fees policy at 6:30 PM.

 

17.1.1.2.  Close the hearing for public input regarding the student fees policy at 6:30 PM.

 

17.1.2.  Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2026 Policy 5195 Student Fees and Appendix 1.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 1300 Fundraising Activities (Operations Committee).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Timm and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 3000 Business Operations (Finance Committee).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Timm and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 4114 Longevity Incentive (Finance Committee).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Timm and seconded by Woracek. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 5006 Option Enrollment, the resolution, and Appendix 1.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Muller and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 5107 Dress Code and Grooming Policy.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 9000 By-laws of the Board (Committee on American Civics).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Muller and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of school district annual policy updates from the Perry Law Firm.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the materials and curriculum disposal requests for the Middle School and High School.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Muller and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2028 Plattsmouth Community Schools Strategic Plan.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the PCS LB 243 Resolution relative to the district’s property tax request authority.

 

Motion to table until August Board Meeting. Motion by Harvey and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract with Cynthia Duechting for the provision of English language (EL) services in the 2025-2026 school year.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the attached staff handbooks for 2025-2026.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract addendum with the City of Plattsmouth for a 1.0 FTE school resource officer from Aug. 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 6-0.

 

17.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from the Sterling Computers Company for a Fortinet Firewall at a cost of $39,432.87.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 6-0.

 

18.  Announcements

 

18.1.   Mon., Aug. 4, 2025, 11:00 AM - PCS Board of Education lunch with new teachers and their mentors in the gallery at PHS

 

18.2.   Next Board Meeting: 6:00 PM on Aug. 11, 2025

 

18.3.   Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Area Membership Meeting - Tue., Sept. 9, 2025 in Omaha, 4:30 PM Registration, 5:00 PM Opening Session

 

19.  ADJOURNMENT

 

Motion to adjourn at 6:56 PM. This motion by Timm and seconded by Miller Pearson, Motion passed 6-0.

 

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.

 

21.  *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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