BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, September 13, 2021 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:00 PM. Paul Duer: Present Jill Hochstein: Present Jana Hughes: Present 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 September 8, 2021. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary Motion to excuse Danielle Shipley from tonight’s meeting Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Paul Duer. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 1.4. Pledge of Allegiance 1.5. Mission The school district of Seward--where every student, every day is a success--affirms that all students will have the skills to become productive and contributing members of a global community. In cooperation with family and community members, the district is committed to the development of each student academically, emotionally, socially, and physically. 1.6. Approval of Agenda Motion to approve the agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Jill Hochstein. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: 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. Raegan Hain spoke about vaccinations. 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. Reports 3.1. Administrator Reports Written reports were received from the administrators. 3.2. Student Board Report Alivia Hartman presented her report to the board. 3.3. Superintendent's Report The York Regional Meeting is on September 15, 2021, at 4:30. At the state board meeting it was passed to shelve the health state standards. The board was selected to present at the State School Board meeting in November. Dr. Fields discussed not being a member of NRCSA, the upcoming ESU meeting with attorneys about open meeting laws, staffing shortages in food service and transportation, legislative redistricting battle. Superintendents have messaged NDE and asked them to slow down and not move forward so fast on important matters. We have had a great start to the school year. 3.4. Enrollment Report Dr. Fields discussed enrollment and stated our numbers are down a bit from last year. 4. Discussion Items 4.1. COVID Update Dr. Fields discussed our dash board which is updated every morning, staff absences, our communicable disease policy and is exploring portable air purifiers. 5. Old Business 6. New Business 6.1. HVAC RFP Motion to enter into a Contract with a Qualified Energy Services Company (ESCO) and will follow the Request for Proposal (RFP) process per Federal requirements for ESSER III funding. Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Jana Hughes. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 6.2. Seward Public Schools 2021-2022 Budget of all Funds Motion to approve all budgets for the 2021-2022 school year as advertised Passed with a motion by Shawn Svoboda and a second by Jana Hughes. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 6.3. Seward Public Schools Tax Request Resolution for the 2021-2022 School Year Motion to approve the tax rate as advertised for all funds for the 2021-2022 school year for Seward Public Schools. Passed with a motion by Jana Hughes and a second by Paul Duer. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 7. Future Agenda Items Negotiations Roof Projects Assessments 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 - $238,489.95 8.3.2. Gifts & Donations Fund - $10,806.61 8.4. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Jill Hochstein. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 8.5. Out of State Travel 9. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:07 PM with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, October 11 at 5:30 and 7:00 PM Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Jana Hughes. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Prepared by: Heidi Covert Paul Duer Secretary SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SEWARD PROPOSED WARRANTS SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 Ahrens, Audrey, 11.99; Amazon, 10,244.45; ASCD, 89.00; Atlas Pen & Pencil Corp, 50.93; Bern's Body Shop, 2,737.60; Campbell Cleaning, 12,000.00; Canon Financial Services, 1,154.04; Capital Business Systems, Inc, 602.64; Card Services, 160.93; Cash-Wa Distributing, 10,543.44; Central Nebraska Rehabilitation Services, 387.65; City of Seward Utility Dept, 40,183.31; Computer Hardware, 697.00; Conner Roofing Co, 2,500.00; Cornhusker International Trucks, 1,309.25; Coughlan Companies, 1,799.00; Culligan, 36.00; Curriculum Associates, 1,296.00; DAS, 259.49; Dennis Supply, 111.36; Dietze Music, 59.40; Edgenuity, 5,495.00; Gayle Ellis, 4,346.72; ESU 2, 186.92; ESU 5, 4,620.00; ESU 6, 18,465.79; Fairfield Inn & Suites, 2,124.15; Farmers Cooperative, 1,281.98; Fields, Josh, 200.00; Fields, Kevin, 5.98; Follett, 2,584.26; General Fire & Safety, 300.00; Gimkit, 1,000.00; Glass Doctor, 190.00; Gopher, 464.80; Gottschalk, Kirk, 285.00; Grainger, 598.29; Greater Nebraska Superintendents, 250.00; Harry's Radio, 70.00; Hiland Dairy, 4,108.99; Hobart, 127.35; Hodge Products Inc, 341.30; Interstate All Battery Center, 1,002.60; Junior Library Guild, 2,321.70; JWPepper, 91.06; Kathleen A. Laughlin, 102.00; Kiwanis Club of Seward, 125.00; Kluthe, Rachel, 82.63; KSB School Law, 1,018.00; Lakeshore, 1,442.92; Lincoln First Credit Union, 117.72; Literacy Resources LLC, 604.72; Madison National Life, 2,670.99; Matheson, 427.29; McGraw Hill , 334.83; Meehl, Jan, 1,725.25; Messersmith, Jen, 465.19; Midwest Auto Parts (Napa), 85.17; Midwest Automotive, 328.28; NCS Pearson, 313.62; NCSA Region 1, 225.00; Nebraska Assoc. of School Boards, 450.00; Nebraska Council of School Admin, 2,220.00; Nebraska Equipment, 14.16; Nebraska Safety Center, 450.00; Nebraska School Public Relations Assoc., 35.00; One Source, 420.00; O'Reilly, 642.35; Oriental Trading, 760.58; Overhead Door Co, 110.00; Pac N Save, 884.64; Pac N Save, 1,546.38; Paper Tiger, 30.00; Pay Flex, 147.90; Pepsi, 2,963.70; Pitney Bowes, 744.78; Pyramid School Products, 1,401.36; Reed Electric, 1,368.02; Robotham, Ron, 83.00; Rockler, 1,573.20; Russell, Mary, 78.41; Savvas, 412.25; SchoolMate, 1,597.48; Schoolsin, 17,333.33; Seward County Independent, 681.53; Seward Family Pharmacy, 2.00; Seward Lumber, 1,041.25; Sherwin Williams, 147.25; Sphero, 259.66; Stepp, Nate, 250.00; Sullivan-Scott, Elizabeth, 1,120.00; Supreme School Supply, 85.09; Sysco, 16,089.87; Sys-Kool, LLC, 641.05; Time Warner Cable, 109.98; Turnitin, 2,255.00; Unite Private Networks, 707.30; University of Nebraska Lincoln, 100.00; UNUM, 522.00; Uribe, 1,818.00; US Cellular, 253.44; US Foods, 25,190.72; Valentino's, 65.34; Verizon, 152.76; Ward's Science, 509.86; WaterLink, 225.00; Weber, Heidi, 68.97; Wells Fargo, 723.86; Wells Fargo, 1,186.67; Windstream, 2,252.83 SCI — September 22, 2021 ZNEZ
