January 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM - January Regular Meeting
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1. Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on January 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.
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2. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law posted on the wall in the boardroom.
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3. Publication of Meeting - Notice of the meeting was published in the Jan. 5, 2023 Plattsmouth Journal 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.
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4. Roll Call: Cunningham-Swanson, Foster, Glup, Harvey, Muller, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Shuey, Winters
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4.1. Motion to approve absences
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5. 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.
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6. Special Recognition
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6.1. PHS alum Andrew Rathman earned first-team 2022 Academic All-American status with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for his academic performance and work as a special teams football player for Peru State College.
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6.2. Board of Education Members: Thank you to Steve Barr for 4 years of service on our Board of Education. Thank you to Cory Wehrbein for 8 years of service on our Board of Education.
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7. Board Conflict of Interest
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8. Board Designations and Appointments
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8.1. Appoint Jennifer Serkiz as Board Treasurer's Designee
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.2. Appoint Barb Baker as the Board Secretary's Designee
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8.3. Appoint the Board's Liaison to the Nebraska Association of Schools Boards for Governmental Relations
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8.4. Appoint the Board's Schools Taking Action for Nebraska Children's Education (STANCE) Representative
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8.5. Appoint the Board's Head Start Representative
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.6. Appoint the Board's representative on the Plattsmouth Education Foundation's (PEF) Board of Directors
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8.7. Appoint the law firm of Perry, Guthery, Haase, and Gessford as the District's Legal Counsel
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8.8. Appoint the accounting firm of Frankel Zacharia as the District's auditor
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8.9. Designate Superintendent Dr. Richard E. Hasty as the District Representative for all Federal and State Programs, including Head Start
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8.10. Resolution to designate First State Bank and Citizens State Bank as the district's primary depository financial institutions
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8.11. Designate The Plattsmouth Journal and the Cassgram as the district's primary newspapers of record.
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9. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Consent Agenda Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.1. Agenda
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9.2. Minutes
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9.2.1. Minutes of the Dec. 12, 2022 meeting
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9.2.2. Minutes of the Dec. 17, 2022 meeting
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9.2.3. Minutes of the Dec. 30, 2022 meeting
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9.3. Treasurer's Report
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9.4. Review of the Control Budget
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9.5. Claim and transfers in the amount of $457,185.99
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9.6. The administration recommends that high school special education teacher Corinne Schwenk be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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9.7. The administration recommends that high school science teacher Deeny Nielsen be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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10. Administrative Reports
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10.1. Superintendent's Report
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10.2. High School Principal's Report
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10.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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10.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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10.5. Early Childhood Report
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10.6. Instructional Services Report
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10.7. Special Education Report
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11. Action Items
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11.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 4000 Personnel (Finance Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 1000 Community Relations (Operations Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 2000 Administration with removal of 2120A (Finance Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of 5417 School Wellness Policy and 5417AR School Wellness Policy.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of 5418 Homeless Students and 5418 Homeless Students Forms.
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Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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11.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of the Plattsmouth Early Childhood Center Head Start Policy Council By-Laws.
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Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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11.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to the Aug. 1 deadline in Policy 5004 for requesting part-time enrollment relative to Dale Lenze (1st grade).
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11.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to the Aug. 1 deadline in Policy 5004 for requesting part-time enrollment relative to Allysia Mathis (7th grade).
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11.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to recognize the Plattsmouth Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff relative to the 2023-2024 contract year.
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11.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to recognize the Plattsmouth Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff relative to the 2024-2025 contract year.
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11.11. Per Policy 3180 (see #10 on page 23), discuss, consider, and take all action to designate, "The President and Secretary of the Board of Education are signators of all bank accounts with the exception of the activity fund, student fee fund, and petty cash fund. Two signatures are required on the General Fund, Cafeteria Fund, Head Start Fund, Head Start Nutrition Fund, Special Building Fund, Depreciation Fund, Bond Fund, Asbestos Fund and Employee Benefit Fund checks. The Activity Fund, Student Fee Fund and Petty Cash accounts require one signature of either the Superintendent or the Business Manager."
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11.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Taher, Inc. for an increase of 15 cents per meal that PCS pays to Taher, Inc.
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11.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Taher, Inc. to pay the company the Supply Chain Assistance (SCA) Funds ($30,096.77) that were received by PCS.
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11.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Taher, Inc. for immediate payment of November 2022 and December 2022 invoices.
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12. Announcements
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12.1. Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Legislative Issues Conference - Sun., Jan. 22, 2023 and Mon., Jan. 23, 2023 at the Lincoln Embassy Suites.
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12.2. Jan. 24, 2023 - Special Board Meeting to Consider Tax Anticipation Notes (TAN)
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12.3. Next meeting: Monday, Feb. 13, 2023 6:30 PM Workshop 7 PM Regular Meeting
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12.4. Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Budget and Finance Workshop - Wed., Feb., 15, 2023 in La Vista. 5 PM Registration, 5:30 PM Dinner followed by workshops, and 8:30 PM Adjourn.
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13. ADJOURNMENT. Time________________
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