PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

AUGUST REGULAR MEETING

Monday, August 12, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M Plattsmouth Administration Center

1912 Old Highway 34

Plattsmouth, NE 68048

 

1.      Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on August 12, 2024, 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 August 7, 2024 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: Allen, Foster, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters, Woracek

 

6.      Motion to excuse absences

 

All board members were present.

 

7.      Consent Agenda

 

Motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

7.1.        Agenda

7.2.        Minutes of the July Regular Meeting

7.3.        Treasurer’s Report

7.4.        Review of the Control Budget

7.5.        Claim and transfer in the amount of: $321,061.11 Prepaids: $8,609.96

 

8.      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.

 

Bobby Taylor addressed the board to discuss and consider changing Policy 5006 to allow students Option Enrollment leniency due to parental district employment.

 

9.      High School Report

 

Todd Halvorson addressed the board to give an update regarding the High School. He welcomed returning and new staff within the building and the district. He spoke on the highlights on the carer academies, including the improvement plan.

 

10.    Operations Committee Report

 

Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

11.    Finance Committee Report

 

Siemonsma 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 report was given at this time.

 

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

 

No report was given at this time.

 

15.    Celebration of Excellence

 

15.1.     Carmen Hall was recognized by the Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) for 10 years of service as an FCCLA Adviser.

15.2.     Curtis Larsen was selected as a football coach for the South Team at the Nebraska Shrine Bowl.

 

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.     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 2024-2025 school year.

 

Dr. Hasty reviewed the amount of money collected through various fees; breakfast, lunch, Driver’s Ed.

 

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.

 

No one addressed the board.

 

17.1.1.1.        Open the hearing for public input regarding the student fees policy at 7:13 PM.

 

17.1.1.2.        Close the hearing for public input regarding the student fees policy at 7:14 PM.

 

17.1.2.       Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2024-2025 Policy 5195 Student Fees and Appendix 1.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.2.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from the Plattsmouth Harvest Festival for the use of megaphones and to have the PHS Auditorium as an alternate site for the coronation on Thu., Sept. 5, 2024, in the case of inclement weather.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.3.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 1210 Title IX Discrimination.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.4.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 4113 Sick Leave Incentive Program.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.5.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 4114 Longevity Incentive.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.6.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 4271 Staff Payments During Closure.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.7.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy 8272 Code of Ethics (Board Members).

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.8.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contracted services agreement with Donna Moss for the 2024-2025 school year.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.9.     Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an agreement with Presence Learning to provide school psychology assessments in the 2024-2025 school year.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.10.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an addendum to the 2024-2025 Negotiated Agreement such that “The Extra Duty Schedule of the agreement shall be modified to include the following additions: MS Unified Sports Track Coach - 2%, HS Unified Sports Track Coach - 3%, and HS Unified Sports Cheer Coach - 2%.”

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.11.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a quote from Electronic Sound, Inc. for a new intercom system at our elementary school.

 

Motion by Muller and second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18.    Announcements

 

18.1.     Next meeting: Mon., Sept. 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM

18.2.     Tue., Sept. 24, 2024 - Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Area Membership Meeting in Omaha

18.3.     President Harvey wants to wish Staff and Students a good school year

 

19.    ADJOURNMENT

 

Motion to adjourn at 7:40 PM. Passed 9-0 with a motion by Harvey and a second by Muller.

 

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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PLATTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Todd Halvorsen

August 12, 2024

 

High Academic Achievement  and Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

We have had several students getting registered for the 2024-25 school year. At this time we have 10 new students. New teachers have been busy getting acclimated to the district and our returning teachers started on August 8.

 

The Freshman will start on August 14th and the sophomores through seniors will start on August 15th with Academy Kickoff Day!

 

A big thank you goes out to the buildings and grounds and housekeeping department for getting the facilities ready for students and staff.

 

Career Academies Board Report

On Wednesday, July 17th the Community Connections Brunch was held in the PHS Gallery. This is the third year for this event connecting the Career Academies with area businesses and organizations. The event was catered by the Blue Devil Chefs and was attended by 46 people.

 

The Academy Core Leaders are at work preparing for Freshman Day on August 14. Academy Kick Off Day is planned for August 15 and will include activities with Team Concepts. There will also be a Service Learning Activity for all students included in the day’s activities.

 

Athletic/Activities Report

Fall activities first practice is Monday, August 12th. The Booster Club Fall Kickoff event will be Friday, August 23rd beginning with a volleyball scrimmage at 5:00pm.

 

Organization Development and Capacity

The 2024-2025 school year will focus on the following points:

1.  Continuing the growth of Wall-to-Wall Academies and expanding internship opportunities.

2.  Concentrating on a culture of respect, inclusion, encouragement and celebration of students and staff.

3.  Advancing civic engagement.

 

Plattsmouth High School staff continually seek to improve upon the processes of our curriculum and academy teams. That effort is focused upon data interpretation, identifying student needs, and responding with collective efficacy.

 

Educationally yours,

Todd Halvorsen

 

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PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT

Amanda Wright

Special Education Director

August 12, 2024

 

Special Education Student Numbers

Elementary: 111 in May of 2024

Middle School: 67 in May of 2024

High School: 74 in May of 2024

Non-Public: 12 in May of 2024

Total K-12: 264 in May of 2024

 

NEBMAC Audit

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is conducting a quality assurance audit to validate the accuracy of the Nebraska Education-Based Medicaid Administrative Claims (NEBMAC). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required NDHHS to review the NEBMAC program to confirm costs being claimed to the Federal government are allowable under Federal regulations.

 

The school setting provides a unique opportunity to assist children who are already

enrolled in Medicaid to access the benefits available to them. Medicaid offers reimbursement for both the provision of covered medical services and for the costs of

administrative activities such as outreach which support the Medicaid program. Plattsmouth Community School DIstrict has been selected to be a part of the validation audit. Documentation is due by August 19th, 2024.

 

Approved Reports

IDEA Application for 2024-2025

MOE Eligibility for 2024-2025

Flex Funding Application for 2024-2025

 

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