SEPTEMBER REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 6:00 PM

PLATTSMOUTH 

COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATION CENTER

 

1. Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on Monday, September 14, 2026, 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 6:25 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 September 10, 2026 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, Muller, Miller Pearson, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek

 

6. Motion to excuse absences

 

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

 

7. Consent Agenda

 

7.1. Agenda

 

7.2. Minutes of the August Regular Meeting

 

7.3. Treasurer’s Report

 

7.4. Review of the Control Budget

 

7.5. Claim and transfer in the amount of: $1,757,349.77

Prepaids: $18,998.49

 

7.6. The administration recommends hiring Elizabeth Hadraba as a middle school special education teacher, effective Aug. 17, 2026.

 

7.7. The administration recommends that Kathryn Watson be hired as an early childhood home-based (Birth to 5) special education teacher effective Oct. 6, 2026.

 

7.8. The administration recommends the hiring of Klarysa Throckmorton as an early childhood education teacher effective Oct. 19, 2026.

 

7.9. The administration recommends that elementary school teacher Holly Joy be released from her contract effective Oct. 15, 2026.

 

7.10. The administration recommends that middle school teacher Robin Christiansen be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

 

7.11. The administration recommends hiring Ciara Caniglia as an elementary school teacher effective Oct. 12, 2026.

 

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. Operations Committee Report

 

Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

10. Finance Committee Report

 

President Harvey 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 report was provided.

 

13. Head Start Report

 

No report was provided.

 

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

 

Harvey did not call a recess.

 

15. Celebrations of Excellence

 

15.1. Congratulations to our PCS Board of Education members who attended the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Area Membership meeting in Omaha, on Sept. 1, 2026, and received their level awards including Amanda Timm-Level II, Jeremey Shuey-Level V, Brian Harvey-Level VI, and Ken Winters-Level IX. Others that reached new levels, but were not in attendance at the meeting, were Keri Gradoville-Level II, Jacqueline Miller Pearson-Level II, Joe Woracek-Level II, and Max Muller-Level V. Additional thanks go to Tony Foster as he finishes his term on the Board. Tony is not on the ballot in November. Thank you to all our Board members for many hours volunteering their time behind the scenes for the betterment of opportunities for our students, staff, and community!

 

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

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Winters, seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2026-2027 PCS Budget.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Winters, seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2026-2027 PCS Tax Request and related resolution.

 

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

 

17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the sale/disposal request for PCS.

 

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

 

17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to rescind the agreement with Julie D. Bauman to perform specific procedures agreed upon by the District and Bauman regarding the Head Start Program’s financial status, financial statements, and grant reporting.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Muller, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request to reduce the insurance requirement from $5 mil. to $1 mil. for the Cass County Historical Society Annual Meeting in November of 2026.

 

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

 

17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the PEC Head Start/Early Head Start Continuation Grant Application for 01/01/2027 to 12/31/2027.

 

Motion to approve. Motion by Miller Pearson, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

18. Announcements

 

18.1. Special Meeting - 5:00 PM on Mon., Oct. 5, 2026 

 

18.2. Next Regular Monthly Meeting: 5:00 PM on Mon., Oct. 12, 2026

 

19. ADJOURNMENT

 

Harvey adjourned the meeting at 7:06 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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