AUGUST REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 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, August 11, 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 August 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.    Roll Call: Foster, Gradoville, Harvey, Miller Pearson, Muller, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek

 

6.    Motion to excuse absences

 

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

 

7.    Consent Agenda

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

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: $519,435.14 Prepaids: $9,574.01

7.6.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the resignation of middle school math teacher Matthew Timm effective Aug. 7, 2025.

7.7.   Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the hiring of Heather Bohach as a middle school math teacher for the first semester of the 2025-2026 school year.

 

8.    Public Forum: Reception of Delegates

 

Jillian Sutton addressed the Board regarding Action Item 16.17.

 

Brianna Carney addressed the Board

 

9.    Operations Committee Report

 

Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

10.  Finance Committee Report

 

Timm provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

11.  Committee on American Civics Report

 

Shuey provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

12. Negotiations Committee Report

 

No update provided on the Negotiations Committee.

 

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

 

No recess was held.

 

14.  Celebrations of Excellence

 

15.  Administration Reports

 

15.1.   Superintendent’s Report

15.2.   High School Principal’s Report

15.3.   Middle School Principal’s Report

15.4.   Elementary Principal’s Report

15.5.   Early Childhood/Head Start Report

15.6.   Special Education Report

15.7.   Instructional Services Report

 

16.  Action Items

 

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

 

Motion to table. Motion by Harvey and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Timm and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5107 Dress Code and Grooming Policy (Committee on American Civics).

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

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

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Timm and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the materials and curriculum disposal requests for the Plattsmouth Community Schools.

 

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

 

16.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2025-2026 Plattsmouth Community Schools Parent, Student, and Staff Handbooks.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Muller and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Early Childhood Center’s BOE approval letter, Indirect cost rate, and cost allocation plan.

 

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

 

16.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to rescind the approval of a high school painting proposal from Plattsmouth Painting LLC from Nov. 11, 2024 due to the owner indicating they cannot complete the project.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a high school painting proposal from Making All Things New with a total cost of $45,000.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 7-0-1. Shuey abstained.

 

16.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve and adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance by the District of its Promissory Notes, Series 2025, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $1,600,000, to finance certain operational costs of the District.

 

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

 

16.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing and Allied Health d/b/a Nebraska Methodist College-the Josie Harper Campus (“NMC”) from Aug. 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the amendment from ESU #3 for psych services.

 

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

 

16.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Nebraska for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

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

 

16.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the Superintendent to facilitate a request for military aerial support, including the landing of a helicopter, from the Nebraska Army National Guard for the Plattsmouth Guard for a Day event at Plattsmouth High School on Sept. 16, 2025.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the required training and related resolution, as presented, for the 2025-2026 school year as reasonable and appropriate for the District.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 8-0.

 

16.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the PCS Superintendent to terminate the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation (SHPF) relative to the anonymous reporting system and enter into an agreement with the Nebraska Department of Education Office of Coordinated Student Support Services relative to the Safe2Help Nebraska anonymous reporting system.

 

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

 

16.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 1130 PCS Fitness Center on behalf of Track Coach Chris Wiseman for non-resident World Championship Track Qualifier, Tyus Wilson, to use the PCS Fitness Center from Aug. 11, 2025, to Sept. 10, 2025, at no cost. He shall meet all other requirements relative to the policy.

 

Motion to approve with the addition of providing access to the high school track. Motion by Miller Pearson and seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.  Announcements

17.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Sept. 8, 2025

 

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

 

18.  ADJOURNMENT

 

19.  *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.

 

20.  *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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