JUNE REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 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, June 9, 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 June 4, 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

 

       All Board Members were present.

 

6.    Motion to excuse absences

 

7.    Consent Agenda

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Muller and seconded by Winters.

Motion passed 8-1, Shuey opposed.

 

7.1. Agenda

 

7.2. Minutes of the May Budget Hearing

 

7.3. Minutes of the May Regular Meeting

 

7.4. Treasurer’s Report

 

7.5. Review of the Control Budget

 

7.6. Claim and transfer in the amount of:        $516,024.81 Prepaids: $10,238.80

 

7.7. The administration recommends the      Caniglia effective with the 2025-2026 school year.

 

7.8. The administration recommends the hiring of high school social studies teacher Kevin Hanlin effective with the 2025-2026 school year.

 

7.9. The administration recommends that middle school special education teacher Pam Osthus be released from her contract at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

 

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.

 

Hayden Foster addressed the board regarding Action Item 17.2.

 

9.    Elementary School Report

 

Dr Johnson provided an update on the Elementary School.

 

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

 

No update provided on the Negotiations Committee.

 

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

 

No recess was called.

 

15.  Celebrations of Excellence

 

15.1. Congratulations to our PHS students, Mila Wehrbein and Finnley Henrichs, who represented PCS at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC). President Harvey

 

15.2. Congratulations to our students who earned the Omaha World-Herald All Academic Program Honorable Mention recognition, including Daniel Barclay, Kayla Briggs, Lucy Alldredge, and Mila Wehrbein.

 

15.3. Congratulations to our students who competed in the 2025 Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) Class B State Track Championship.

 

Girls:

Peyton Aughenbaugh - pole vault - 3rd place medal

Kayla Briggs - triple jump and long jump

Stella Campin - shot put - 7th place medal

Mila Wehrbein - 100m hurdles

Mallory Robbins - 1600m and 3200m

 

Boys:

Nathan Zac, Andrew Gimble, Daniel Barclay, Hunter Mazzulla - 4 X 800 (alternates - Nic Morgan and JD Meisinger)

Nathan Frederick - high jump

Hunter Mazzulla - 1600m

President Harvey

 

15.4. Congratulations to our girls and boys soccer players who earned Trailblazer All-Conference Recognition.

 

Girls:

1st team: Hailey Sanchez, Julia Sweeney

2nd team: Natalya Reinarz-Muller, Adline Shelton

 

Boys:

1st team: Micah Wehrbein (Honorary Captain), Logan Ksiazek

2nd team: Henri Sachse

Honorable Mention: Liam Ksiazek, Riley Moore

 

15.5. Congratulations to our PCS employees who reached various levels of service to our school district. These are cumulative years, and not necessarily consecutive years.

 

5 Years: Katie Bashus, Jill Bradney, John Campin, John Clark, Katie Graves, Carmen Hall, Lori Huebner, Ethan Scholting, Julia Spracklin, Riley Thomas, Matthew Timm, Teri Wehrbein, Kristin Young

 

10 Years: Homer Backer, Sara Barada, Mary Daisley, Brynn Jobman, Kasey Wipf, Chris Work, Amber Younker

 

15 Years: Mike Anderson, Stephanie Icenogle, Charlie Konkler, Deana Rader, William Wylie

 

20 Years: Mandi Crick, Richard Hasty, Ann Howell, Dan Oatman, Susan Peden-Knox, Shelley Quade, Marla Smith

 

25 Years: Colleen Ksiazek, Claude Michel

 

30 Years: Dee Hellbusch

 

Retirees: Cherie Larson (19 years), Brett Shuler (18 years), Jan Stanek (9 years)

 

15.6. Congratulations to our middle school social worker, Sara Barada, on earning the 2025 Nebraska School Social Worker of the Year recognition from the School Social Work Association of Nebraska (SSWAN).

 

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

 

17.  Action Items

 

17.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Isabelle McGraw. Motion to approve.

 

Motion by Gradoville and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Hayden Foster.

 

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

 

17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 1310 Gifts (Operations Committee).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of two policies in the annual update from the Perry Law Firm.

 

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

 

17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to rescind two policy items (5001 Student Admission Forms and 6410 Combined District and Title I Parent and Family Engagement Policy) as recommended in the annual update from the Perry Law Firm.

 

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

 

17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Plattsmouth American Legion Baseball Teams to use the PHS turf baseball field for a youth baseball camp from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on June 24, 25, and 26.

 

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

 

17.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell or dispose of unused, outdated, or non-working equipment noted in the attachment.

 

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

 

17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a speech-language services agreement with FTV LLC DBA Speech With Miss E, LLC from Aug. 7, 2025, to May 22, 2026.

 

17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a speech-language services agreement with Bloom to Grow, LLC, subcontracting Darien Myers-Krommenhoek from June 2, 2025, to May 22, 2026.

 

17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a speech-language therapy services agreement with Bloom to Growth Therapy Services, LCC, subcontracting Makenzie Michael from Aug. 18, 2025, to May 22, 2026.

 

17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a speech-language therapy services agreement with Donna Moss from Aug. 8, 2025, to May 23, 2026.

 

Motion to combine 17.11 to 17.14 as a single action item. Motion to approve all four together. Motion made by Muller and seconded by Jacqueline Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a special education and student services agreement with Educational Service Unit 3 from Aug. 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026.

 

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

 

17.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2026 PLUS Center Parent/Student Handbook.

 

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

 

17.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal for the removal and replacement of the elementary school retaining wall and adjacent sidewalk from Lakeview Construction in the amount of $49,600.

 

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

 

17.18. 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, 2025 to Aug. 11, 2026.

 

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

 

18.  Announcements

 

18.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., July 14, 2025

 

19.  ADJOURNMENT –

 

Harvey adjourned the meeting at 7:12 PM.

 

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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