District overview
Plattsmouth Community Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Who runs Plattsmouth Community Schools?
Plattsmouth Community Schools serves about 1,450 students in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, in an early childhood center (including Head Start), an elementary, a middle and a high school. A nine-member board elected at large to four-year terms meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Administration Center. Much of the work happens in Operations, Finance, American Civics and Negotiations committees. The board publishes its minutes as legal notices in The Daily Record of Omaha.
Superintendent search
Dr. Richard E. Hasty leaves June 30, 2027; NASB is running the search, with interviews planned December 1, 2026.
Facilities
$1.2 million turf and track replacement at the high school, plus gym floor refinishing and new network equipment.
Policy rewrite
The board re-adopted nearly every policy series (1000-9000) during 2025-26.
Taxes
The board approved an LB 243 resolution on its property tax request authority (August 2026) and adopted the 2026-27 budget and tax request in September.
Most votes are unanimous and minutes are published promptly. Agendas are posted only on a terms-restricted platform, so they are not shown here.
Where the district stands
Major projects
High school turf and track replacement
under construction / complete (not stated)New synthetic turf on the stadium and baseball fields and a new track surface at Plattsmouth High School, designed by RDG Planning and Design.
- RDG hired
- Bid plans approved
- Hellas contract approved
- Custom blue color change order
- Asphalt repair change order
Funding
District funds ($1,217,165 contract plus $22,000 color change order)
Superintendent search
in progressSearch for a successor to Dr. Richard E. Hasty, whose contract ends June 30, 2027.
- NASB hired
- Search planning
- Search planning
- Special meeting on search
- Interviews
Funding
NASB search contract (cost not stated)
Student laptop lease
approvedNew leased student laptops replacing 2013 MacBook Airs and 2019 iPads.
- Lease approved
Funding
Apple Financial lease with Second Life Mac buyback
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