OCTOBER REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, OCTOBER 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, October 13, 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 6:00 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 October 9, 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.

 

All Board Members were present at the start of the meeting. Miller Pearson left the meeting at 6:55 pm before the 18.10 vote.

 

7.    Consent Agenda.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Winters and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 9-0.

 

7.1. Agenda

7.2. Minutes

7.2.1. Minutes of the September 8, 2025 Regular Meeting

7.2.2. PCS Budget Hearing Minutes

7.2.3. PCS Tax Request Hearing Minutes

7.2.4. PCS Special Meeting Minutes

7.2.5. Acknowledge receipt of the Cass County Joint Public Hearing Minutes

7.3. Treasurer’s Report

7.4. Review of the Control Budget

7.5. Claim and transfer in the amount of: $622,637.98 Prepaids: $22,434.80

7.6. The administration recommends extending the contract of Heather Bohach through the end of the school year.

7.7. The administration recommends that custodial supervisor Kasey Wipf be released from her contract effective Oct. 31, 2025.

 

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.

 

No one addressed the board.

 

9.    Middle School Report.

 

Mr. John Campin provided an update.

 

10.  Operations Committee Report.

 

Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

11.  Finance Committee Report.

 

Timm provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

12.  Committee on American Civics Report.

 

Shuey provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

13.  Negotiations Committee Report.

 

Foster provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

14.  Head Start Report.

 

The committee did not meet this month.

 

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

 

No recess was called.

 

16.  Celebrations of Excellence.

 

16.1. Congratulations to Justine Villamonte for earning the honor of Student of the Week in late September with Witte Physical Therapy.

 

16.2. Congratulations to our 2025 PHS Homecoming Court, including Justine Villamonte, Ashleigh Widick, Haylie Briggs, Natalya Reinarz-Muller,Molly Vaughn, Traceson Skalberg, Max Joy, J.D. Meisinger, Alden McKnight, and Dodani Cruz-Rivera. A special congratulations to 2025 Homecoming Queen Justine Villamonte and 2025 Homecoming King Traceson Skalberg.

 

16.3. Congratulations to the PHS Marching Band, who earned recognition as Back 2 Back Grand Champions at the Palmyra Bluez Marching Festival!

 

16.4. October is National Principals Month. Thank you to Mrs. Beck (EC), Mrs. Honold (ES), Mr. Campin (MS), and Mrs. Harvey (HS) for their leadership and support of our children, families, faculty, and staff members throughout the year!

 

16.5. Congratulations to our Midlands Honor Choir Selections! Select Ensemble: Sophia Alldredge Gabe Mitchell-Grogan Festival Choir: Jaxon Sharp Molly Vaughn

 

16.6. Congratulations to our Boys and Girls Cross Country teams! Both teams are Trailblazer Conference Champions!

 

16.7. Congratulations to the Plattsmouth High School Marching Band for earning 2nd Place in Class 2A and a Division II Excellent rating at the Lincoln Links Marching Invitational!

 

17.  Administration Reports.

 

17.1. Superintendent’s Report

17.2. High School Principal’s Report

17.3. Middle School Principal’s Report

17.4. Elementary Principal’s Report

17.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report

17.6. Special Education Report

17.7. Instructional Services Report

 

18.  Action Items.

 

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

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Winters and seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 5309 School Dances (Committee on American Civics).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

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

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Shuey and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 6600 Special Education.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 7000 New Construction (Operations Committee).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Winters and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the disposal requests for PCMS and PES.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an engagement letter with Julie D. Bauman, CPA, to perform specific procedures for the PCS Head Start/Early Head Start programs’ financial status, financial statements, and grant reporting.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Foster and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the updated Head Start Grant Application.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Idea Bank Marketing for PCS brand development (including logos), an annual report, and a website.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Gradoville and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.10.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Idea Bank Marketing for a PCS history book.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Winters and seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

18.11.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the purchase of a Bobcat CT4545 Compact Tractor - HST M1639.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Gradoville and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

19.  Announcements.

 

19.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Nov. 10, 2025.

 

19.2. Nov. 19-21, 2025: Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) State Education Conference.

 

20.  ADJOURNMENT.

 

Motion to adjourn at 7:15 PM. This motion by Gradoville and seconded by Muller, Motion passed 8-0.

 

21.  *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.

 

22.  *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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