July 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM - July 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 July 15, 2024, at 6:00 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 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: Allen, Foster, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters, Woracek
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6. Motion to excuse absences
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Consent Agenda
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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes of the June 10, 2024 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 transfer in the amount of: $597,022.99
Prepaids: $2,486.48
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7.6. The administration recommends the hiring of elementary teacher Brooke Latos effective with the 2024-2025 school year.
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7.7. The administration recommends that business manager Jennifer Serkiz be released from her contract effective July 12, 2024.
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7.8. The administration recommends the transfer of Chris Hudson to our business manager position effective July 1, 2024.
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7.9. The administration recommends the transfer of Tami Petri to our payroll administrator position effective July 1, 2024.
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7.10. The administration recommends the transfer of Sherie Adkins to our middle school office manager position effective July 8, 2024.
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7.11. The administration recommends that high school assistant principal Kim Caniglia be released from her contract effective at the end of the 2023-2024 contract year (June 30, 2024).
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7.12. The administration recommends the hiring of high school dean of students Kevin Tilson effective July 16, 2024.
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7.13. Appoint Emily Morlan as the Board Secretary's Designee.
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7.14. Appoint Chris Hudson as the Board Treasurer's Designee.
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8. 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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9. Middle School Report
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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. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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15. Celebration of Excellence
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16. Administration Reports
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16.1. Superintendent's Report
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16.2. High School Principal's Report
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16.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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16.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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16.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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16.6. Special Education Report
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16.7. Instructional Services Report
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17. Action Items
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17.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 9000 By-laws of the Board (Committee on American Civics).
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 1050 Access to Records.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 3130 Purchasing Policies.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 3140 Contracting for Services.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 4113 Sick Leave Incentive Program.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 4141 Teacher Training.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 4271 Staff Payments During Closure.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5006 Option Enrollment Policy.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 5008 Attendance and Excessive Absenteeism.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy 5013 Preschool Enrollment.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5101 Student Discipline.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5106 Student Personal Electronic Devices.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5201 Promotion and Retention.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 5205 Graduation.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 6111 Classroom Environment.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 6700 Firearm Policy.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 8240 Membership in School Board Associations.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 8346 Public Participation at Board Meetings.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.19. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a deadline waiver for Policy 4112 Tuition Reimbursement and allow Kari Coplen to receive tuition reimbursement for coursework completed in June of 2024, if she meets all other requirements of the policy.
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17.20. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation (SHPF) relative to the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.21. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the updated 2024-2025 PCS calendar.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.22. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a speech services contract with Just for Kids Therapy for the 2024-2025 school year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.23. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2024-2025 PCS Budget Efficiency Plan.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.24. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve and adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance by the District of its Promissory Notes, Series 2024, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $3,900,000, to finance certain operational costs of the District.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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18. Announcements
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18.1. Thu., Aug. 8, 2024 - PCS Board of Education Ice Cream Social with new teachers and their mentors
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18.2. Next meeting: Monday, August 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM
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19. ADJOURNMENT
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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.
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21. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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