July 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM - July 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, July 13, 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 July 10, 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
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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7. Consent Agenda
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve. This motion, made by Board Member #1 and seconded by Board Member #2, Passed.
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7.1. Agenda
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7.2. Minutes
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7.2.1. Minutes of the June Regular Meeting
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7.2.2. Minutes of the Special Meeting on June 29, 2026
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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: $638,227.48
Prepaids: $5,367.41
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7.6. The administration recommends that Superintendent Dr. Richard E. Hasty be released from his contract effective June 30, 2027.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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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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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 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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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 final reading of 5101AR Student Discipline Administrative Regulation.
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 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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17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an agreement with Claudia Pinto to provide interpreter and translator services for PCS 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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17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract with Cynthia Duechting for the provision of English language (EL) 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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17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the PCS LB 243 Resolution relative to the district's property tax request authority.
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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17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the required training and related resolution, as presented, for the 2026-2027 school year as reasonable and appropriate for 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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17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve payment of $1,119.96 (only for the 2026-2027 contract year) to Melinda Zimmerer for performing duties related to Policy 3133 Head Start Fiscal Officer and Head Start Performance Standard 1302.91.
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 action to approve offering tuition reimbursement for early childhood administrative assistant Kelsi Rabbass to earn a business degree that satisfies the requirements in PCS Policy 3133 Head Start Fiscal Officer and Head Start Performance Standard 1302.91, per the attached agreement.
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. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the disposal request for PCSD.
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 an addendum to the SRO contract from Aug. 1, 2026 to July 31, 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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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 Parent/Student Handbooks for the 26-27 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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17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an equipment lease proposal from Capital Business Systems.
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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17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from the Nebraska Association of School Boards to conduct a superintendent search.
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. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Aug. 10, 2026
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18.2. Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Legislative Meet and Greet - Thu., Aug. 13, 2026 in the Elmwood Murdock Junior High/High School Library (300 Wyoming St. in Murdock), 4:30 PM Registration
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18.3. Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB) Area Membership Meeting - Tue., Sept. 1, 2026 in Omaha, 4:30 PM Registration, 5:00 Opening Session
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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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