May 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM - May 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 May 8, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools High School Gallery at 1916 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 May 3, 2023 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.
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4. Pledge of Allegiance
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5. Roll Call: Cunningham-Swanson, Foster, Glup, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters
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5.1. 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.
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6. Motion to suspend the rules in Policy 9300 Regular Meetings for this meeting and subsequent meetings until approval of a revised Policy 9300.
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. 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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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes
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7.2.1. Minutes of the Dec 12, 2022 Workshop
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7.2.2. Minutes of the Jan. 9, 2023 Workshop
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7.2.3. Minutes of the Feb. 13, 2023 Workshop
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7.2.4. Minutes of the Mar. 13, 2023 Workshop
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7.2.5. Minutes of the Apr. 10, 2023 Workshop
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7.2.6. Minutes of the April 10, 2023 Regular Meeting
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7.3. Treasurer's Report
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7.4. Review of the Control Budget
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7.5. Claim and transfers in the amount of $323,769.83
Prepaids $2,656.20
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7.6. The administration recommends that high school media center specialist (librarian)/English teacher Christine Knust be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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7.7. The administration recommends the hiring of Bob Dzuris on a one-year contract as a middle school science teacher only for the 2023-2024 school year.
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8. Thank you from our foreign exchange students.
1. Jette Auch-Schwenk from Germany 2. Noemi Giannell from Italy 3. Miyako Katowice from Japan 4. Lena Perez from Spain |
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9. 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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10. Operations Committee Report
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11. Finance Committee Report
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12. Committee on American Civics Report
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13. Negotiations Committee Report
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14. Head Start Report
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15. PCS Strategic Plan Timeline
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16. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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17. Celebrations of Excellence
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17.1. Journalism results for 2022-2023:
Brock Endorf - 2nd at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Madison Quimby - 3rd and Honorable Mention at the Nebraska Press Association Yearbook Staff - 5th at State Journalism |
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17.2. District Music:
- Samantha McKnight earned Outstanding Soloist - Bella Voce earned a 1+ - Nacho Voce and Chorale earned a 2 - Plattsmouth Band earned a 2 |
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17.3. Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association and Nebraska School Activities Association Spring 2023 Academic All-State:
- Baseball - Gage Olsen, Gabe Villamonte - Journalism - Natalie Briggs, Carlee Petereit - Music - Samantha McKnight, Gertrude Yoder - Boys Soccer - Logan Ksiazek - Girls Soccer - Sara Konkler, Ireland Todd - Track and Field - Stella Campin, Louis Ingram, Liam LaSure, Holly Wilson |
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17.4. District Baseball: PHS earned the C-2 District Championship and will compete at State.
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17.5. District Boys Soccer: The Platte was the B-1 runner-up.
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18. Administrative Reports
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18.1. Superintendent's Report
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18.2. High School Principal's Report
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18.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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18.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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18.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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18.6. Instructional Services Report
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18.7. Special Education Report
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19. Action Items
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19.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Adam Alldredge.
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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19.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Ayden Babcock.
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19.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Leanne Beutler.
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19.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Cameron Chatterson.
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19.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Tristan Estrada-Cruse.
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19.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Kennedy Ludwig.
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19.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Monica Marquez.
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19.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Phoenix Morgan.
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19.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Ciara Richardson.
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19.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Raylee Salinas.
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19.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Josh Schreiber.
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19.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 2023-2024 early graduation request for Rylee Warner.
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19.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 9000 By-laws of the Board (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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19.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final 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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19.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second 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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19.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final 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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19.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final 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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19.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy 6300 Selection and Review of Instructional and Media Materials.
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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19.19. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2023-2024 Driver Education Contract with ESU #3.
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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19.20. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Title I lease agreement with St. John the Baptist School.
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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19.21. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 5006 Option Enrollment for Gage Gillott (11th grade) to option into PCS for the 2023-2024 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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19.22. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 5006 Option Enrollment for Mena Murphy (11th grade) to option into PCS for the 2023-2024 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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19.23. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 5006 Option Enrollment for Jude Murphy (8th grade) to option into PCS for the 2023-2024 school year.
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19.24. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an exception to Policy 5006 Option Enrollment for Owen Murphy (8th grade) to option into PCS for the 2023-2024 school year.
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19.25. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Plattsmouth Blue Devils 13U Baseball team to use the high school turf baseball field for home games (June 7, June 11, June 21, June 24, and June 27), as long as these games do not conflict with previously-approved Legion baseball games.
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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19.26. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve ten additional contract days from May 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023 for Randy Schroeder, prior to his regular contract, to prepare for the auto/diesel program. This is a one-time approval that is not recurring for subsequent years.
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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19.27. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2023-2024 Support Staff Handbook and contract provisions.
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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19.28. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an agreement for COBRA Administration Services with Omnify COBRA.
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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19.29. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell/dispose of curriculum materials.
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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19.30. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve Application and Certification of Payment #20 for Lund Ross Constructors in the amount of $35,116.87 with a remaining balance of $0.00 and authorize the Board President and/or Superintendent to sign the related pay app.
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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19.31. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the adoption and purchase of Into Reading (HMH) for K-5 and My Perspective (SAVVAS) for 6-12 English Language Arts programs with an estimated cost of $__________________.
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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19.32. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from the Plattsmouth Bible Church to host a soccer camp on the PHS turf field on May 27, 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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20. Announcements
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20.1. May 6-12, 2023 - National Nurses Week
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20.2. May 8-12, 2023 - National Teacher Appreciation Week
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20.3. Next meeting: Monday, June 12, 2023 6 PM Regular Meeting
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21. 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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22. *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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23. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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