JULY REGULAR

MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026 6:00 PM

PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

ADMINISTRATION CENTER

 

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.

 

Harvey called the meeting to order at 6:06 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 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.

 

4. Pledge of Allegiance

 

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

 

6. Motion to excuse absences

 

All Board Members were present.

 

7. Consent Agenda

 

Motion to approve by Foster and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 9-0.

 

7.1. Agenda

7.2. Minutes

7.2.1. Minutes of the June Regular  Meeting

7.2.2. Minutes of the Special Meeting   on June 29, 2026

7.3. Treasurer’s Report

7.4. Review of the Control Budget

7.5. Claim and transfer in the amount of: $638,227.48 Prepaids: $5,367.41

7.6. The administration recommends that Superintendent Dr. Richard E. Hasty be released from his contract effective June 30, 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.

 

Justin Edwards addressed the Board regarding his early graduation request. No one else addressed the board.

 

9. Operations Committee Report

 

Winters provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

10. Finance Committee Report

 

Timm provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

11. Committee on American Civics Report

 

Shuey provided an update regarding the recent committee meeting.

 

12. Negotiations Committee Report

 

No report was provided.

 

13. Head Start Report

 

Miller Pearson provided an update.

 

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

 

Harvey did not call a recess.

 

15. Celebrations of Excellence

 

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 a request from Justin Edwards to graduate early in December 2026.

 

Motion to approve by Muller and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of 5101AR Student Discipline Administrative Regulation.

 

Motion to approve by Shuey and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 9-0.

 

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).

 

Motion to approve by Miller Pearson and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 9-0.

 

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.

 

Motion to approve by Miller Pearson and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 9-0.

 

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.

 

Motion to approve by Timm and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the PCS LB 243 Resolution relative to the district’s property tax request authority.

 

Motion to approve by Timm and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion Unseconded, notice needs to be posted for a week or longer.

 

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.

 

Motion to approve by Shuey and seconded by Winters. Motion passed 9-0.

 

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.

 

Motion to approve by Timm and seconded by Muller. Motion passed 9-0.

 

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.

 

Motion to approve, with editing the end date to July 31, 2027 in the second paragraph, by Muller and seconded by Timm. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the disposal request for PCSD.

 

Motion to approve by Gradoville and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an addendum to the SRO contract from Aug. 1, 2026 to July 31, 2028.

 

Motion to approve by Winters and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the Parent/Student Handbooks for the 26-27 school year.

 

Motion to approve by Foster and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an equipment lease proposal from Capital Business Systems.

 

Motion to approve by Timm and seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 9-0.

 

17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from the Nebraska Association of School Boards to conduct a superintendent search.

 

Motion to approve by Muller and seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 9-0.

 

18. Announcements

 

18.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Aug. 10, 2026

 

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

 

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

 

19. ADJOURNMENT

 

Harvey adjourned the meeting at 7:30 pm.

 

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.

 

Chairperson

Superintendent

 

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