November 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM - November Regular

1. Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.

2. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law posted on the wall in the boardroom.

3. Publication of Meeting - Notice of the meeting was published in the November 4, 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.

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Roll Call: Foster, Gradoville, Harvey, Muller, Miller Pearson, Shuey, Timm, Winters, Woracek

6. Motion to excuse absences

7. Consent Agenda

7.1. Agenda

7.2. Minutes of the October Regular Meeting

7.3. Treasurer's Report

7.4. Review of the Control Budget

7.5. Claims and transfer in the amount of: $595,136.75
Prepaids: $19,209.99

7.6. The administration recommends hiring Jacob Graff as the technology coordinator beginning Nov. 10, 2026.

7.7. The administration recommends hiring Shane Snipes as our welding program supervisor for the remainder of 2026-2027 beginning on Jan. 4, 2027.

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.

9. Operations Committee Report

10. Finance Committee Report

11. Committee on American Civics Report

12. Negotiations Committee Report

13. Head Start Report

14. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President

15. Celebrations of Excellence

15.1. Congratulations to our PCS Superintendent Customer Service Award recipients, including John Campin, Colleen Ksiazek, Shely Penke, and Melinda Zimmerer who were recognized on Oct. 22, 2026. Way to represent Blue Devil Nation! A special thanks to our sponsor, Scooter's Coffee of Plattsmouth.

15.2. Congratulations to our girls and boys cross country teams who represented PCS and competed at the State Cross Country Meet in Kearney.

Girls - Mallory Robbins, Maddison Allison, Liana Pendley, Nadia Boland, Alexia Winterstein, and Annabelle Sorenson

Boys - Jesse Wilson, Kayden Gimble, Noah Wooten, Ethan LaSure, Bryson Gimble, and Ian Graves

15.3. Our PHS marching band earned first place in Class 2A at State Band in Millard. They are State Champions for the second year in a row!

15.4. Congratulations to our middle school students who were selected for the Trailblazer Conference Honor Choir:
Jacob Aponte
Aubrey Edmonds
Joslyn Flint
Aisling Headley
Addy Libke
Kaitlyn McAndrew
Orion Murcek
Addy Negrete
Melody Prendergast
Elianna Razcondurazo
Cameron Scrivner

15.5. National School Psychology Week is Nov. 9-13, 2026. Thank you, Julie Conner and Meghan Rivera, for supporting our children, families, and staff members! We appreciate you.

16. Administration Reports

16.1. Superintendent's Report

16.2. High School Principal's Report

16.3. Middle School Principal's Report

16.4. Elementary Principal's Report

16.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report

16.6. Special Education Report

16.7. Instructional Services Report

17. Action Items

17.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of the following policies in Series 1000 (Operations Committee): 1102 Recording of Others, 1500 Emergency Closure of School Buildings, and 1501 Emergency Exclusion of Persons from School.

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 2000 Administration (Finance Committee).

17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy 3121 Investments.

17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of the following policies in Series 3000 (Finance Committee): 3181 Activity Accounts, 3190 Inventory, and 3200 Monies in School Buildings.

17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of the following policies in Series 4000 (Finance Committee): 4010 Intellectual Property and Work-for-Hire, 4023 Notification of Arrest, Criminal Charges, and Certificate, License, or Child Abuse Complaints, 4024 Wage and Deduction Information, 4028 Employee Fundraising, 4029 Leave for Court, and 4031 Injury Leave.

17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 6000 Instruction (Committee on American Civics), including new policies 6201 Curriculum Decisions and 6287 Plagiarism, Copyrights, and Patents. 

17.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 7000 New Construction. (Operations Committee).

17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy 9141 Board Member Attendance in Series 9000 (Committee on American Civics).

17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an out-of-state trip request for HS Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) to Council Bluffs, IA on Nov. 10, 2026.

17.10. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to recognize the Plattsmouth Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2027-2028 contract year.

17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to recognize the Plattsmouth Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2028-2029 contract year.

17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a real estate agreement with the Cass County Historical Society.

17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an out-of-state trip request for HS AFJROTC to Council Bluffs, IA on Jan. 23, 2027.

17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve a proposal from Outdoor Recreation Products to purchase and install an outdoor playground shade structure at our early childhood center for $36,435.47.

17.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Plattsmouth Early Childhood / Cass County Head Start Budget Revision and Justification Narrative for the 2026-2027 program year.

17.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the disposal request for PES library books.

17.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to increase the student-teaching stipends for Grant Colligan and Justice New from $9,000 to $10,355 for the fall semester of 2026-2027.

17.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the purchase of a new dishwasher for PEC at the cost of $20, 216.50.

18. Announcements

18.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon, Dec. 14, 2026

19. ADJOURNMENT

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.

21. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.