May 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - May Regular
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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 Monday, May 11, 2026, 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 May 8, 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.
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4. Pledge of Allegiance
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5. Roll Call: Foster, Gradoville, Harvey, Miller Pearson, Muller, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek
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6. Motion to excuse absences
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7. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes of the April 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: $510,677.53
Prepaids: $10,501.08
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7.6. The administration recommends hiring Luke Hudek as a high school vocal music teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
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7.7. The administration recommends hiring Natalie L. Johnson as an elementary school teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
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7.8. The administration recommends approval of a student teaching stipend agreement with Justice New (Tomjack) for middle school special education in the first semester of the 2026-2027 school year.
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7.9. The administration recommends that Grant Colligan be released from his contract for the 2026-2027 school year.
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7.10. The administration recommends approval of a student teaching stipend agreement with Grant Colligan for middle school social studies in the first semester of the 2026-2027 school year.
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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. |
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9. Operations Committee report
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10. Finance Committee Report
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11. Committee on American Civics Report
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12. Negotiations Committee Report
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13. Head Start Report
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14. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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15. Celebrations of Excellence
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15.1. Congratulations to our PHS students who were mentioned in an April news release from the Nebraska Department of Education for their performances at the 2026 State Career Development Conference, held in March and hosted by Nebraska DECA. Several of our students earned recognition as noted below.
Elaina Field and Gracelynn McDonnell - 6th place in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Finnley Henrichs - 4th place in Restaurant and Food Service Management Elizabeth Sanchez - 3rd place in Retail Merchandising |
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15.2. Congratulations to our students who earned recognition at the Trailblazer Conference Art Show.
1st Place Acrylic/Oil Painting - Megan Graves 2nd Place Colored Pencil - Mason Irvine Student Choice Plattsmouth - Ash Ham |
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15.3. Congratulations to Alden McKnight who earned recognition at the 2026 State Journalism Contest.
1st in Feature 6th in Action |
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15.4. Middle School HAL students participated in the Battle of the Books at ESU. All of the teams placed! Almost all of them earned medals (1st-3rd medals, 4th-7th ribbons. Completing all nine challenges is quite the task, so if we had just a little more time, some of the teams may have earned even more hardware.
8th grade (out of 23 teams) 1st Place Kahoot Challenge 2nd Place Performance 3rd Place Technology 7th grade (same meet, so out of 23 teams) 3rd Place Performance 6th grade (boys group, out of 19 teams) 2nd Place Kahoot Challenge 4th Place Technology 6th Place Performance 5th/6th grade (girls, again out of 19 teams) 3rd Place Technology 4th Place Writing |
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15.5. Congratulations to our students for their band performances and success at the 2026 District Music Contest.
Concert Band - 1* (top rating from all 3 judges) Jazz Band - 1 (only jazz band to get a 1 rating) Percussion Ensemble - 1 Solo/small ensemble results: Trumpet Solo - Donavan Baxter - 2 Trumpet Solo - Josh Meloy - 2 Clarinet Solo - Kindall Thomas - 1 WW Duet - Ayana/Kindall - 2 WW Duet - Gabe/Everly - 2 Flute Solo - Bailey Henry - 1 Clarinet Solo - Greg Hampshire - 1 Clarinet Solo - Gabe Mitchell-Grogan - 1 Alto Sax Solo - Ayana Ohira - 1 Trombone Solo - Evelyn Mauk - 2 Bassoon Solo - Simon Thompson - 2 Alto Sax Solo - Madeleine Harvey - 2 Timpani Solo - Maddox Bachman - 2 Snare Duet - Cole/Josh - 1 Marimba Solo - Dairian Phillipson - 1 Piano Solo - Greg Hampshire - 2 Sax Quartet - Ayana, Madeleine, CeCe, Emma - 1  Outstanding Performance of the Day Award
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15.6. Congratulations to our students for their vocal music performances and success at the 2026 District Music Contest.
Choirs: Bella Voce 1* (Superior rating from all judges) Macho Voce 1 (1 point away from 1*) Chorale 2 Soloists: Elizabeth Sanchez 1 (Perfect score) Nathaniel McKinney 2 Vocal Trio 1 (Perfect score) Kaitlyn Moss 2 Gabe Mitchell-Grogan 1 Everly Hiner 1 Ace Stenger 2 Simon Thompson 1 Karlie Gunter 1 (Perfect score) Sophia Alldredge 1 Jaxon Sharp 1 |
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15.7. Congratulations to 4th-grade student Avery Powers on earning recognition for his artwork. Avery earned 4th place in the Audubon Art Society's Annual Contest and 1st place in the Junior Division of the Youth Aviation Art Contest.
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15.8. Congratulations to 8th-grade student Wesley Garcia for breaking the 300-meter hurdles record with a time of 47.41.
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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 a request from Donovan Landon to graduate early in December 2026.
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 a request from Jaidan Plumb to graduate early in December 2026.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Justin Edwards to graduate early in December 2026.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Ariana (Ash) Sainz to graduate early in December 2026.
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 a request from Symantha Cherek to graduate early in December 2026.
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 a request from Maria Salinas to graduate early in December 2026.
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 2nd reading of 2110AR Superintendent Job Description.
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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17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2nd reading of Policy Series 3000 Business Operations (Finance Committee).
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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17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all actions to approve the final reading of Policy Series 5000 Students (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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17.10. Review the amount of money collected from students pursuant to, and the use of waivers provided in, the student fees policies of PCS for the 2026-2027 school year.
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17.10.1. Hold a public hearing to discuss, consider, and receive input on a proposed student fees policy. The public will be given the opportunity to present information and opinions on a proposed student fees policy.
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17.10.1.1. Open the hearing for public input regarding the student fees policy at ____ PM.
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17.10.1.2. Close the hearing for public input regarding the student fees policy at ____ PM.
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17.10.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2026-2027 Policy 5195 Student Fees and Appendix 1.
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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17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 5006 Option Enrollment, the resolution, and Appendix 1.
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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17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 1st 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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17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Plattsmouth American Legion Baseball to use the turf high school baseball field for a one-day youth camp from 9 AM to 12 PM on June 1, 2026.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Plattsmouth American Legion Post 56 Baseball Team to use the turf high school baseball field for their home games listed in the attachment during the months of May, June, and July 2026.
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 updated Strategic Goals for the Head Start 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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve change order 01 for the turf and track project at PHS to include custom blue color, Pantone 2728 C, instead of the standard options for the track exchange zones, synthetic turf on the baseball field, and synthetic turf on the football field at a cost of $22,000.
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 a contract with ProCare Therapy for speech services in the 2026-2027 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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17.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract with Bloom to Grow Services for speech services in the 2026-2027 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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17.19. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Driver's Education Contract with Educational Service Unit #3 for the 2026-2027 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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17.20. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the disposal of library books at PES.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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17.21. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Travel Abroad trip request to Tokyo, Japan, in June of 2028.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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18. Announcements
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18.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., June 8, 2026
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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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