PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

April Regular Meeting

Monday, April 8, 2024 6:00 PM

Plattsmouth

Administration Center

1912 Old Highway 34

Plattsmouth, NE 68048

 

1. Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on April 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.

 

The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM.

 

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

 

3. Publication of Meeting - Notice of the meeting was published in the April 2, 2024 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. Installation of Newly Appointed Board Member Jim Allen- Oath of Office

 

6. Roll Call: Allen, Foster, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters, Woracek

 

6.1. Motion to excuse absences

 

7. Nominations, voting, and designation of Treasurer.

 

Motion by Tesarek-Parsons to approve Siemonsma. Second by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

8. Consent Agenda

 

Motion by Winters and a second by Muller to approve the Consent Agenda.  Motion passed 9-0.

 

8.1. Agenda

8.2. Minutes of the March 18, 2024 Regular Meeting

8.3. Treasurer’s Report

8.4. Review of the Control Budget

8.5. Claim and transfers in the amount of $217,092.65 Prepaids $7025.19

 

8.6. The administration recommends that elementary teacher Mackenzie Miller be released from her contract effective at the end of 2023-2024 school year.

 

8.7. The administration recommends that early childhood teacher Megan Coy be released from her contract effective at the end of 2023-2024 school year.

 

8.8. The administration recommends that high school physical education teacher Connor Dukes be released from his contract effective at the end of 2023-2024 school year.

 

8.9. The administration recommends that data manager (and Board Secretary designee) Barb Baker be released from her contract due to retirement, effective June 28, 2024.

 

8.10. The administration recommends the hiring of elementary teacher Starla Mobley for the 2024-2025 contract year.

 

8.11. The administration recommends the hiring of high school physical education teacher Nick Stein for the 2024-2025 contract year.

 

8.12. The administration recommends the hiring of high school counselor Jeremy Woodworth for the 2024-2025 contract year.

 

8.13. The administration recommends the hiring of early childhood inclusive teacher Makenzie Hageman for the 2024-2025 contract year.

 

8.14. The administration recommends that early childhood inclusive teacher Kathryn Jude Taleon be released from her contract relative to the 2024-2025 contract year.

 

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.

 

No one addressed the Board.

 

10. Elementary School Report

Dr. Amber Johnson, Principal at Plattsmouth Elementary gave update on elementary academics.

 

11. Operations Committee Report

Chair Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

12. Finance Committee Report

Siemonsma provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

13. Committee on American Civics Report

Chair Shuey provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

14. Negotiations Committee Report

Chair Tesarek-Parsons, provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

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

5-minute recess was called by Harvey.

 

16. Celebrations of Excellence

 

16.1. Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Trailblazer All-Conference selections for girls basketball including Averi Winters (2nd Team) and Honorable Mention for Aimee Dasher, Jolie Dix, Mila Wehrbein, and Ashleigh Widick.

 

16.2. Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Trailblazer All-Conference selections for boys basketball including Gage Olsen (2nd Team) and Traceson Skalberg (Honorable Mention).

 

16.3. Congratulations to our students who earned Winter 2023-2024 Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State recognition as noted below.

Boys Basketball - Liam LaSure and Gage Olsen

Girls Basketball - Mila Wehrbein and Gertrude Yoder

Speech - Samantha McKnight and Kaia Shotkoski

Wrestling - Odin Anschutz

Girls Wrestling - Riley Pletka and Emily Zitek

 

17. Administrative Reports

17.1. Superintendent’s Report

17.2. High School Principal’s Report

17.3. Middle School Principal’s Report

17.4. Elementary Principal’s Report

17.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report

17.6. Special Education Report

 

18. Action Items

 

18.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 4112S Tuition Reimbursement for Support Staff.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Muller and a second by Woracek.

 

18.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 4133 Substitute Teachers.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion Winters and a second by Muller.

 

18.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2024-2025 Support Staff Hourly Salary Schedule.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Tesarek-Parsons and a second by Winters.

 

18.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a 3% salary increase for all salaried personnel not covered by the Negotiated Agreement.

 

Motion passed 7-1-1 with a motion by Muller and a second by Foster. Harvey: Abstain (With Conflict), Foster voted no.

 

18.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 5000 Students (Committee on American Civics).

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Harvey and a second by Muller.

 

18.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 8000 Internal Board Policies (Operations Committee).

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Winters and a second by Harvey.

 

18.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of Policy Series 3000 Business Operations (Finance Committee).

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Muller and a second by Siemonsma.

 

18.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an addendum to the 2023-2024 Negotiated Agreement such that “Summer school teaching shall be paid at an hourly rate of $30.00.”

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Winters and a second by Shuey.

 

18.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from the Class of 2025 Parents to use PHS for After Prom on May 4 and 5, including a fee waiver per Option 2 in Policy 1100 and approving an exception to Policy 1100 waiving the insurance requirement.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Foster and a second by Winters.

 

18.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from the 14U Select Baseball Team to use the turf field for home games on 4/14, 4/24, 5/1, 5/5, 6/4, 6/12, and 6/19.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Shuey and a second by Winters.

 

18.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a request from Legion Post 56 Baseball to use the turf field for practices and games as identified in the attachments.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Muller and a second by Winters.

 

18.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an athletic training services addendum between PCS and Witte Physical Therapy, PC for the period of Aug. 12, 2024 to Aug. 11, 2025.

 

Motion to approve Aug. 12, 2024 to Aug. 11, 2025, passed 8-1 with a motion by Foster and a second by Winters. Tesarek-Parsons voted no.

 

18.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell / dispose of decommissioned computers.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Foster and a second by Muller.

 

18.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell/dispose of vehicles and equipment.

 

Motion passed 9-0 with a motion by Foster and a second by Winters.

 

19. Announcements

 

19.1. Next meeting: Monday, May 13, 2024 6 PM Regular Meeting

 

20. ADJOURNMENT

 

Motion to adjourn at 7:58 PM. Passed 9-0 with a motion by Allen and a second by Winters.

 

21. *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.

 

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

 

Plattsmouth Community Schools

Board Report

 

Vendor Name   Vendor Description      Amount

Checking 1

Checking 1         Fund: 01           GENERAL

3 ARE ONE, INC ADVERTIZING 566.00

A A ACTIVITY ACCOUNT TRANSFERS        2,552.39

ABSOLUTE HEALTHCARE URGENT

CARE SERVICE                                   150.00

ACTION BATTERIES UNLIMITED

INC SUPPLIES                                    129.60

ADKINS, MEREDITH

 SLP CONTRACTOR                          4,981.00

ALL COVERED SERVICES 3,  351.54

APPLE COMPUTER INC

EQUIPMENT 699.00

BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY

ADMISSION/FEES                              999.60

BLACKWELL, KATHRYN MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT                                  1,013.04

BOMGAARS SUPPLIES       580.39

CAPITAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS

INC COPIER SUPPLIES/SERVICE          428.00

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS

HOLDING COMPANY LLC SERVICE     47.65

CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH

WATER & SEWER           1,204.46

CITY OF PLATTSMOUTH

SUPPLIES/SERVICES      17,590.67

COUNCIL BLUFFS WINNELSON

SUPPLIES                      3,314.95

CRICK, RYAN MUSIC ACCOMPANIST

SERVICES                      660.00

DIETZE MUSIC HOUSE SUPPLIES 3,438.00

DIGGINS, JUSTIN MILEAGE

REIMBURSEMENT                             1,152.40

DUECHTING, CYNTHIA LEP SERVICES 2,552.08

EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT #3

SERVICE                        32,340.84

FASTENAL COMPANY SUPPLIES          3,963.64

FIBER PLATFORM LLC EDUC

VIDEO BUNDLE                                631.27

FIREGUARD INC SUPPLIES/SERVICE     3,590.22

FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS

LLC SUPPLIES                                  61.38

FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL

FUNDING INC II REIMBURSEMENT    25.00

HILLER ELECTRIC COMPANY SERVICE 2,498.66

HOME DEPOT U.S.A. D/B/A

HOME DEPOT SUPPLIES PRO            3,366.14

IDW LLC SUPPLIES                           959.80

J.W. PEPPER & SON INC SUPPLIES 225.17

JAYMAR BUSINESS FORMS

W2’S/CHECKS 302.86

JOHNSON HARDWARE CO SUPPLIES

JUST FOR KIDS THERAPY                 62.06

INC SERVICES                                  9,207.00

LIFEARTS INTEGRATED HEALTH

CENTER DOT PHYSICALS PC             270.00

MATHESON TRI-GAS INC SUPPLIES 394.17

MCCANDLESS STUMP

REMOVAL SERVICE                          675.00

MENARDS BELLEVUE SUPPLIES         363.28

MIDWEST PRODUCTS II LLC

SUPPLIES 960.00

MOSS, DONNA SPEECH LANGUAGE

SERVICES                      10,266.75

MULLENAX AUTO SUPPLY SUPPLIES  369.69

MYERS-KROMMENHOEK,

DARIEN CONTRACTED SERVICES      7,998.75

NASSP MEMBERSHIP/SUPPLIES 385.00

NAT’L HEAD START ASSOCIATION DUES 500.00

NCECBVI VISION SERVICES              4,900.00

NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER

DISTRICT ELECTRICITY 25,266.08

OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

UPS/SERVICE                 45.80

ONE SOURCE THE BACKGROUND

CHECK COMPANY SERVICE               206.00

PERMITE LLC SERVICE                     500.00

PERRY, GUTHERY, HAASE

& GESSFORD PC LLO SERVICES        400.00

PROFESSIONAL LOCK AND SAFE

LLC SERVICES               355.00

QUALITY SIGNS SIGNS                     898.50

SCHOOL SPECIALTY LLC SUPPLIES    955.16

SHRED IT US JV LLC SHREDDING      162.24

SKILLS USA INC SUPPLIES                28.00

SOLARWINDS WORLDWIDE LLC

SERVICE/SUPPLIES         1,640.00

STATE STEEL OF OMAHA, INC

STEEL SUPPLIER            795.40

STAUB - MULLER, LACEY

MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT               1,419.33

STERLING COMPUTERS

CORPORATION, 1:1 COMPUTERS       1,072.00

SUBWAY SANDWICHES &

SALADS FOOD                                 20.00

THINK SOCIAL PUBLISHING INC

SUPPLIES                      253.82

TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM SERVICE       331.00

UNL EXTENSION REGISTRATION 100.00

US BANK NA FUEL PURCHASES 865.82

VERIZON WIRELESS CELL SERVICE 527.92

VOICE & DATA SYSTEMS INC SERVICE 768.00

WARGA, KIMBER MILEAGE

REIMBURSEMENT          956.76

WARGA, STEVE ADVERTISING          150.00

WASTE MANAGEMENT OF

NEBRASKA INC TRASH SERVICE        3,603.23

WINDSTREAM TELEPHONE SERVICE 5,849.68

WITTE PHYSICAL THERAPY

SERVICES/SUPPLIES       2,375.00

WOODHOUSE FORD SOUTH INC

SUPPLIES/SERVICE        253.19

WOODRIVER ENERGY LLC FUEL        7,065.34

Fund Total:                  186,590.72

 

Checking 1       Fund: 06           CAFETERIA

CLASSIC REFRIGERATION SERVICE 699.63

HILAND DAIRY FOODS COMPANY

LLC DAIRY PRODUCTS    3,950.15

ROTELLA’S ITALIAN BAKERY

INC BREAD                    410.78

SYSCO LINCOLN SUPPLIES              24,968.77

Fund Total:                  30,029.33

 

Checking 1      Fund: 12     STUDENT FEES

APPLE COMPUTER INC EQUIPMENT 149.00

DIETZE MUSIC HOUSE SUPPLIES 323.60

Fund Total:                  472.60

Checking Account Total:            217,092.65

 

Checking 3

Checking 3      Fund: 05     ACTIVITY FUND

A-RELIEF SERVICES INC SERVICES       138.00

ACCELERATED GRAPHX LLC SUPPLIES       1,684.00

ANDERSON, MARCUS OFFICIAL       250.00

ART WEARS LINCOLN LLC SUPPLIES       1,005.00

AWARDS UNLIMITED MEDALS       3,535.11

BASHUS, BRENNEN OFFICIAL       460.00

BECKER, DAN OFFICIAL       140.00

CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES      315.64

CUSTOM ARRANGEMENTS SERVICES        295.00

DECA 240.00

DELGADO, PASCAL OFFICIAL       150.00

DERTZO, DAVID OFFICIAL      80.00

EF INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL

EXCHANGE INC REGISTRATION/FEES     143.00

FORD, JAYSON OFFICIAL        75.00

FUN EXRESS LLC SUPPLIES       304.30

GERDES, SCOTT OFFICIAL       140.00

GIPPER MEDIA, INC SOCIAL MEDIA          1,500.00

GLANZ, STEVEN OFFICIAL       80.00

GRIFFITH, KYLE OFFICIAL        80.00

GROSS HIGH SCHOOL,

DANIEL J REGISTRATION                     135.00

HAUFF MID-AMERICA SPORTS INC

SUPPLIES                       1,883.25

HAWKINS, DANIEL OFFICIAL        150.00

HOLECEK, BOBBY POSTERS        260.00

HOT SHOPS ART CENTER ADMISSION        475.00

HOVEY, AARON OFFICIAL       250.00

HULLABALOO, INC VENUE       1,050.00

J.W. PEPPER & SON INC SUPPLIES          1,277.02

JM HOSPITALITY HOSPITALITY           538.80

JOHNSON HEALTH TECH

TRADING, INC SUPPLIES                  242.50

JOHNSON, AMBER REIMBURSEMENT       100.39

JOHNSTON, SEAN OFFICIAL        185.00

JONES T-SHIRTS, INC. SUPPLIES       733.96

LINCOLN NW HIGH SCHOOL       250.00

LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ENTRY FEES                  120.00

MCLAIN, JONNATHAN OFFICIAL        140.00

MCNAMARA, MARK OFFICIAL       80.00

MICHL, ROBERT OFFICIAL       140.00

MORRIS, GARY OFFICIAL      230.00

NEBRASKA DECA FEES        1,251.00

NEBRASKA SCHOOL ACTIV. ASSOC.         500.00

NELSON, BRIAN OFFICIAL       80.00

NEWBURN, BRONSON OFFICIAL       210.00

NORTON, LINDSEY OFFICIAL       180.00

NSAA DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT

MUSIC FEES                                    375.00

PHILLIPS, MICHAEL OFFICIAL         140.00

PLATTSMOUTH BAND

PARENTS REIMBURSEMENT              232.65

RASMUSSEN, JOHN OFFICIAL         75.00

RIDDELL/ALL AMERICAN SPORTS

CORP SERVICE/SUPPLIES                 448.35

SCHMIDT, KEVIN OFFICIAL         80.00

SCHMITT MUSIC CENTERS SUPPLIES         4.35

SCHNEIDER, CARL OFFICIAL        80.00

SHOWALTER, JOHN OFFICIAL       140.00

SILVIUS COMPETITION SERVICES         515.00

SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ENTRY FEES 1,702.00

STAR CITY HOKEY, LLC         3,159.00

STIEREN, RYAN OFFICIAL        280.00

SUBWAY SANDWICHES &

 SALADS FOOD              226.96

SUGAR MAKERY, INC.          804.00

THUNDERBIRDS FORENSICS

BOOSTER     271.50

CLUB INC

WAGNER, COLE OFFICIAL        250.00

WIGGINTON, ZACHARY OFFICIAL         150.00

WILLIAMS, SEAN OFFICIAL          80.00

Fund Total:                  30,090.78

Checking Account Total:           30,090.78

 

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