April 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM - April Regular Meeting
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1. Call Meeting to Order- Acknowledge Open Meeting Law and Public Notice. Notice of the meeting was published on April 3, 2023 in 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.
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1.1. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law posted on the wall in the boardroom.
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2. Roll Call: Cunningham-Swanson, Foster, Glup, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters
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2.1. Motion to excuse absences
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3. 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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4. Celebrations of Excellence
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4.1. Winter 2022-2023 Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards
Wrestling - Caleb Adkins, Mathew Zitek Girls Wrestling - Riley Pletka Speech - Samantha McKnight, Kaia Shotkoski Boys Basketball - Gage Olsen, Kevin Sohl Girls Basketball - Natalie Briggs, Jolie Dix |
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4.2. Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference
-Wyatt Cook - Gold Medalist and State Champion in Career Investigation -Malie Todd - Gold Medalist and State Champion in Culinary Arts -Tucker Volwiler - Silver Medalist and State Runner-Up in Baking and Pastry -Lauren Albers - Silver Medalist and 4th in National Programs in Action |
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4.3. Lincoln Journal Star All-State Honorable Mention
-Boys Basketball - Drew Iverson and Gage Olsen |
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4.4. Omaha World-Herald All-State Honorable Mention
-Girls Basketball - Jolie Dix, Ashleigh Widick, and Averi Winters -Boys Basketball - Drew Iverson, Gage Olsen |
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5. 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.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5.1. Agenda
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5.2. Minutes of the March 13, 2023 meeting
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5.3. Treasurer's Report
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5.4. Review of the Control Budget
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5.5. Claim and transfers in the amount of $343,517.92
Prepaids $3,111.63
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5.6. The administration recommends that speech-language pathologist Kris Vrtiska be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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5.7. The administration recommends that elementary reading interventionist Rhonda Heim be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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5.8. The administration recommends the hiring of Melissa Haswell as a high school special education resource teacher for the 2023-2024 school year.
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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5.9. The administration recommends that elementary special education teacher Nichole Null be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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5.10. The administration recommends that early childhood school social worker Bri Renninger be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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5.11. The administration recommends the hiring of Carrie Goshorn as an early childhood/Head Start teacher for the 2023-2024 school year.
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6. Administrative Reports
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6.1. Superintendent's Report
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6.2. High School Principal's Report
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6.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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6.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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6.5. Early Childhood Report
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6.6. Special Education Report
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 3000 Business Operations (Finance Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 5417 School Wellness Policy and 5417AR School Wellness Policy (Committee on American Civics).
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 5000 Students (Committee on American Civics)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of the Policy Series 8000 Internal Board Policies (Operations Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 1100 and related attachments.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 6281 Activity Funds Management.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell/dispose of old laptop carts and overhead projector carts.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract with Just for Kids Therapy to provide occupational therapy and physical therapy services during the 2023-2024 school year at a rate of $66 per hour.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a one-year addendum to the athletic training services contract for 2023-2024 with Witte Physical Therapy, PC at a cost of $28,500.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Head Start/Early Head Start Non-Federal Share Waiver.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the landscape/outdoor classroom renovation proposal from Greenlife Gardens for our Early Childhood Center to be paid with one-time Head Start American Rescue Plan funds.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the purchase of 2019 Ford truck for our maintenance department from Henry/Hobscheidt Motors in the amount of $44,000.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Prime Communications for network switches and related equipment in the amount of $30,099.03.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a letter of commitment relative to the One World Community Health Centers
application to the Health Resources and Services Administration for Health Center Program School-Based Service Expansion Funding Opportunity HRSA-23-097.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 3.0% salary increase (effective July 1, 2023) for each salaried staff member not covered by the negotiated agreement or the superintendent's contract.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2023-2024 Support Staff Salary Schedule effective July 1, 2023.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2023-2024 PCS Budget Efficiency Plan.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a change order for Lund Ross, DLR, and PCS.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Announcements
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8.1. Next meeting: Monday, May 8, 2023 6:30 PM Workshop 7 PM Regular Meeting
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9. ADJOURNMENT. Time________________
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. *Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act.
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11. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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