Board of Education Regular Meeting School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, October 14, 2024 5:30 PM Attendance Taken at 5:38 PM. Paul Duer: Present Matt Hastings: Present Jill Hochstein: Absent Ryne Seaman: Present Danielle Shipley: Absent Shawn Svoboda: Present 1. Preliminary Procedures 1.1. Call meeting to order & announce Open Meetings Act is Posted 1.2. Public Notice as publicized per board policy The public notice was publicized in the Seward County Independent and posted at city hall, library and courthouse. The public notice was dated October 9, 2024. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary Motion to excuse Danielle Shipley and Jill Hochstein from tonight's meeting Passed with a motion by Matt Hastings and a second by Paul Duer. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 1.4. Pledge of Allegiance 1.5. 1.5 Mission Seward Public Schools - a district rooted in excellence - in cooperation with family and community members is committed to the development of the whole student and affirms that all students will have the skills to become productive, resilient, and contributing members of their community. 1.6. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Shawn Svoboda and a second by Paul Duer. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 2. Public Forum: (The Board President reserves the right to place time limits on individuals and topics.) 2.1. Public Forum on Agenda Items: This is your opportunity to speak to items on the agenda. If you are not a part of the presentation of the agenda item you need to speak now. Thank you for your participation. There was none. 2.2. Public Forum on Any Topic: This is your opportunity to speak to any topic concerning the school district. Since it is not an agenda item the board cannot discuss or take action at this time on the matter. Future discussion can be requested as an agenda item. Thank you for your participation. There was none. 3. Discussion Items 3.1. Facility Advocates Dave Raymond from Facility Advocates discussed the option of doing a contract like we have done in the past vs. taking everything out to bid and hiring an engineer. 3.2. Facility Study Dr. Fields discussed doing a future facility study and asked the board for their thoughts about moving forward with bringing in a few architect firms to interview. 3.3. Perception Survey Results Dr. Dominy discussed the perception survey results which is required to be done every two years for accreditation. The survey was done in April 2024 3.4. Branding SPS- Teacher recruitment and retention Dr. Fields and Dr. Dominy discussed branding SPS and we are working on updating our website. Dr. Fields also discussed teacher recruitment and retention and the Humanex InsightEx Culture and Climate Survey. 4. Reports 4.1. Administrator Reports Written reports were received from the administrators. 4.2. Student Board Report Esten Johnsen presented his report to the board. 4.3. Superintendent's Report Dr. Fields attended a Property Tax State Chamber Debrief. Some superintendents will meet with Senator Hughes and Millard Public Schools to discuss the TEOSSA Formula and what could look different with it. The NASB State Conference is November 20-22, 2024. We have submitted a couple of students for some of the student panels from SHS and both students were selected for the panel. Negotiations will start in the next couple of weeks so we need to schedule a meeting soon. Matt worked with Sodexo to hopefully help with the last people going through the line to ensure there is enough choices. Dr. Fields updated the board on the turf collaboration with the City, CUNE, and SPS. Dr. Fields had his first Superintendent's Parent Advisory and had a great turnout with great feedback. The Wellness Center has a Corporate Member discussion we are looking into. We had a Seward County Roads meeting before the winter weather hit. NASB Monthly Update 5. New Business 5.1. Civics meeting and update on new Social Studies Curriculum Implementation We had our second civics meeting and discussed upcoming holidays, civics test and our new social studies curriculum. 5.2. Safety and Security Update (NIAC) Dr. Fields discussed the Safety and Security update from NIAC. 6. Action Items 6.1. Mitigation Resolution 102024 Motion to approve Mitigation Resolution 102024 as presented. Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Matt Hastings. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 7. Future Agenda Items ESCO 8. Consent Agenda 8.1. Approval of Minutes 8.2. Approval of Financial Reports 8.2.1. Treasurer 8.2.2. Budget 8.2.3. Activities 8.2.4. Athletic 8.3. Approval of Claims 8.3.1. General Fund - $2,134,803.90 8.4. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Shawn Svoboda and a second by Paul Duer. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 9. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 PM with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, November 11 at 5:30 PM Passed with a motion by Matt Hastings and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Prepared by: Jill Hochstein Heidi Covert Secretary Salaries for September, 717,740.14; Jones Bank, 23,570.89; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; NIC Nebraska, 7.50; Jones Bank, 42,469.12; Jones Bank, 178,384.39; Nebraska Child Support, 1,166.00; ASPIRE, 10,550.00; Jones Bank, 20,458.02; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; Pitney Bowes, 2,500.00; Inspira Financial, 3,682.82; NPERS, 193,275.63; NE Dept. of Revenue, 32,439.40; Advantage Micro, 3,976.25; AgiRepair, Inc, 599.70; Ahern, J.F., 732.00; Allen, Jennifer, 8,786.44; Allo, 172.00; Amazon Capital Services, 2,810.86; Ameritas, 1,161.20; Apace, 3,867.97; ASCD, 105.00; Awards Unlimited, 65.70; Axt, Scott, 12.00; Baker, Noelle, 44.48; Baker & Taylor, 35.44; Benesch, 950.00; Blue Cross Blue Shield, 499,927.30; Bryan Urgent Care Seward, 1,056.00; Burkett Restaurant Equipment, 14,373.00; Campbells Cleaning, 16,875.00; CDWG, 3,086.97; City of Seward Utility Dept, 50,086.93; Classic Sportswear & Awards, 2,319.08; Codr Plumbing & Excavation LLC, 316.50; Connot, Megan, 66.75; Continental Book Company, 64.85; Cornhusker International Trucks, Inc, 2,122.84; Cornhusker Truck Equipment Service Co, 70.25; Credit Bureau Services Inc, 243.51; Culligan, 40.00; DAS, 292.87; Doug Bush Visual Designs, 1,500.00; Eakes, 72.40; Eggerling, Jessy, 37.50; Elan Financial Services, 2,405.04; Engineered Controls, Inc, 792.72; ESU 5, 19,018.25; ESU 6, 18,974.06; ESU 7, 258.00; ESUCC, 19,725.20; Farmers Coop, 126.80; Gerdes, Tracy, 21.50; Go Physical Therapy, 5,237.09; Grainger, 378.00; Hall-Schmeckpeper, Shannon, 85.00; Hardwood Heaven, 1,585.51; Hass, Jeff, 68.80; Hayek, Doug, 650.00; Hire Right, 115.65; HOBY, 300.00; Hotsy, 311.42; Inspira Financial, 637.70; John U. Bacon LLC, 2,500.00; John Deere Financial, 114.96; Junior Library Guild, 2,020.04; JWPepper, 297.99; Kidwell, 143.75; KSB School Law, 34.00; Kully Supply, 480.02; Lee's Refrigeration, 304.20; LunchTime Sofware LLC, 625.00; Madison National Life, 2,925.92; Matheson, 634.43; Memorial Health Care Systems, 127.00; Meehl, Jan, 4,005.33; Menards, 895.94; Middle Creek Printing, 1,406.60; Midwest Alarm Services, 610.23; Midwest Auto Parts, 2,110.10; Montag, Seth, 40.03; Mote Technologies, Inc, 98.00; My Central Supply, 1,221.73; NACIA, 250.00; NCS Pearson, 121.98; Nebraska Association of School Boards, 3,404.00; Nebraska Council of School Admin, 150.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions, 1,613.99; Nebraska Safety Center, 200.00; Northern Speech Services, 312.30; Omnify, 41.60; One Source, 155.00; OnToCollege, 5,125.00; O'Reillys, 240.76; Pac N Save, 989.15; Paper Tiger, 35.00; Pinkall, Jenny, 97.69; Pitney Bowes, 862.26; Plickers, 143.76; Pro-Ed, Inc, 700.00; Rising, Sarah, 70.30; Roth, April, 99.00; Schlueter Repair & Specialties, 50.00; Schmidt, Josh, 300.00; School-Tech, Inc, 927.05; Seward County Independent, 957.06; Seward Lumber, 223.64; Seward Motor Freight, Inc, 56.98; Sodexo, 155,088.65; Sweetwater, 145.00; TCI, 210.00; TK elevator Corp., 393.87; Tractor Supply Credit Plan, 39.98; Truck Center Companies, 9,202.37; Unite Private Networks, LLC, 3,513.09; UNUM, 493.20; Uribe, 2,277.00; US Bank, 2,741.84; Ventris Learning LLC, 90.00; Verizon, 208.34; Visa, 326.65; Ward's Science, 190.48; Waterlink, 225.00; WHC NE LLC, 5,400.00; Windstream, 315.38; WoodRiver Energy, 781.11; York Elementary School, 300.00; Zultys, 2,314.73. 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