MARCH REGULAR MEETING

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 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, March 9, 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 6:07 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 March 5, 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

 

Motion to excuse Tim Winters. Motion by Muller, seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

7.    Consent Agenda

 

Motion to go into closed session at 6:11 pm by Muller seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0. Voted to come out of closed session at 6:18 pm by Muller seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0. Motion to approve by Shuey and seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

7.1.   Agenda

7.2.   Minutes of the February Regular Meeting

7.3.   Treasurer’s Report

7.4.   Review of the Control Budget

7.5.   Claim and transfer in the amount of: $437,223.55

         Prepaids: $12,416.46

7.6.   The administration recommends hiring Victoria Suto as our high school art teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

7.7.   The administration recommends that high school physical education teacher Nick Stein be released from his contract at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.

7.8.   The administration recommends hiring Nathen Archer as a high school physical education teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

7.9.   The administration recommends hiring Gavin Sheen as a high school physical education teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

7.10. The administration recommends hiring Megan Porras as a middle school English/language arts teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

7.11. The administration recommends hiring Gavin Brandt as an elementary school teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

7.12. The administration recommends hiring Victoria Glatter-Reznicek as an elementary school teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

7.13. The administration recommends hiring Corey (CJ) Wiseman as a middle school science teacher, effective beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.

 

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.

 

Alicia Meyers Gills addressed the board regarding Action Item 17.19

 

9.    Operations Committee Report

 

Gradoville 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

 

No report was provided.

 

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

 

No recess was called.

 

15.  Celebrations of Excellence

 

15.1. Congratulations to our girls wrestlers who competed at NSAA Girls State Wrestling in Omaha for PHS including Symantha Cherek, Jaylee Ingham (4th place), and Olivia Garrean (1st place).

 

         Congratulations to our boys who competed at State include Ryder Milczski (4th place), Jack Laney, Odin Anschutz (1st place), Austin Lingen (6th place), Jase Milczski, and Kyler Nielsen.

 

15.2. Congratulations to our PHS show choir, Out of the Blue, for earning 4th place, Best Crew, and the People’s Choice award at the Wahoo Court of Champions. Talia Badell also earned Outstanding Performer!

 

15.3. Congratulations to our PHS Dance Team, who competed at State in Grand Island! Congratulations on earning the academic excellence award for the first semester of 2025-2026!

 

15.4. Congratulations to our students who earned recognition at the the Weeping Water Invitational and the Plattsmouth Invitational!

 

Weeping Water Results from 3/2 - Team Results: Champions

Plattsmouth 204 points; Freeman 172; Elkhorn North 138; Shelby Rising City 124; Ashland Greenwood 110

In Entertainment: 1st Alden McKnight; 3rd Clair McKnight; 6th Gabriel Woracek

In Persuasive - 1st Max Joy

In Extemp - 1st Graci McDonnell; 2nd Max Joy

In Informative - 1st JD Meisinger

In Poetry - 1st Sophia Alldrege

In Duet Acting - 2nd Alden McKnight & Clair McKnight

In Program Oral Interp (POI) - 3rd Alden McKnight

In Humorous - 4th Nathan Zak; 5th Titus Winger

 

Blue Devil Invite Results from 2/28 - Team Results: N/A (Unofficially 3rd - as teams don’t compete as a team at their own invites) - We hosted 21 other schools from all NSAA classes with over 300 students competing.

Norris 329 points; Elmwood Murdock 325; Plattsmouth 282; Freeman 279

In Entertainment: 2nd Alden McKnight; 3rd Clair McKnight

In Persuasive - 4th Max Joy

In Extemp - 2nd Graci McDonnell; 4th Max Joy

In Informative - 2nd JD Meisinger; 3rd Ian Graves

In Poetry - 3rd Sophia Alldrege

In Duet Acting - 2nd Alden McKnight & Clair McKnight; 6th Merit Finals Gabriel Woracek & Ian Graves

In Program Oral Interp (POI) - 5th Alden McKnight

In Humorous - 6th Titus Winger

Top Novice - Gabriel Woracek-Entertainment; Matthew Lorence-Persuasive; Ryan Joy-Entertainment

 

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 School 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 final reading of 1010 Visitors.

 

Motion by Winters, seconded by Muller. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 1040 Annual Report.

 

Motion by Gradoville, seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 3540 Bidding Construction Projects.

 

Motion by Muller, seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 4000 Personnel (Finance Committee).

 

Motion by Gradoville, seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the 2nd reading of Policy 4001 Recruitment and Selection.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

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

 

Motion by Muller, seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.6.1.     Policy 5601 Asthma, Anaphylaxis, and Allergic Reaction Protocol

 

17.7. Discuss, consider, and take action to approve the final reading of Policy 6282 School Colors.

 

Motion by Shuey, seconded by Muller. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the first reading of 6283 School Mascots.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy 7050 Bids and Contracts.

 

Motion by Gradoville, seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

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

 

Motion by Gradoville, seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Software Development course proposal to start at PHS in the 2026-2027 school year.

 

Motion by Muller, seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.12. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a DECA trip request to the DECA International Career Development Conference and Competition in Atlanta, GA from Apr. 24 to 29, 2026.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Miller Pearson. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.13. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a High School Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) trip request to Glenwood, IA on Apr. 10, 2026.

 

Motion by Miller Pearson, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.14. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the disposal requests for PCSD.

 

Motion by Muller, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.15. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a trip for HS Volleyball to Kansas University from July 6 to 8, 2026.

 

Motion by Muller, seconded by Foster. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.16. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an insurance waiver request from $5,000,000 to $1,000,000 for the Plattsmouth Community Foundation Fund annual meeting scheduled for Apr. 23, 2026.

 

Motion by Gradoville, seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.17. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a trip request for high school golf to Glenwood, IA on Apr. 23, 2026.

 

Motion by Miller Pearson, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.18. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a contract with City Wide Facility Solutions - Omaha for the provision of custodial services.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Muller. Motion passed 5-3, Gradoville, Shuey, Timm Nay.

 

17.19. Discuss, consider, and take all necessary action to approve a proposal from Stewart Signs for the installation of an electronic sign at our early childhood center, with a cost not to exceed $31,751.00, to be paid with Head Start funds.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Muller. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.20. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a proposal from Hellas Construction Inc. for the replacement of turf on the baseball field and the stadium field, as well as replacement of the track surface at PHS in the amount of $1,217,165.00.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Gradoville. Motion passed 8-0.

 

17.21. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the AIA Document B101-2027 for the turf and track projects at PHS.

 

Motion by Foster, seconded by Shuey. Motion passed 8-0.

 

18.  Announcements

 

18.1. Next meeting: 6:00 PM on Mon., Apr. 13, 2026

 

19.  ADJOURNMENT

 

Harvey adjourned the meeting at 7:21 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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