BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SEWARD 410 SOUTH STREET SEWARD, NE 68434 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025 5:30 PM Attendance Taken at 5:30 PM. Paul Duer: Absent Matt Hastings: Present Jill Hochstein: Present Ryne Seaman: Present Danielle Shipley: Present Shawn Svoboda: Present Attendance Update Taken at 5:34 PM. Paul Duer: 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 posted at city hall, library and courthouse. The public notice was dated October 8, 2025. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary Motion to excuse Paul Duer from tonight’s meeting Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Danielle Shipley. Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: 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 Matt Hastings and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: 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. UNO Literacy Project Dr. Dominy explained the literacy project and Sarah Rising gave a presentation on the important work we are doing around the statewide literacy project. Sarah has been a great teacher leader in helping lead the professional development for our elementary teachers. 3.2. Bond Planning and Scope of Potential Projects Cody from D.A. Davidson discussed with the board the potential bond proposals and dollar amounts along with discussing the draft resolution. 3.3. JEO Facility Discussion and scope of possible work/ Results of Survey JEO went over the list of projects as we work to narrow the scope of work to ensure we have a clear direction before the resolution is adopted in November. 3.4. Potential Lease Agreement with City of Seward Dr. Fields updated the board on the potential lease agreement we could have. The city council will also be discussing this in one of their October meetings. We would look at leasing the current Legion Field, and then we would use that field for both softball and baseball. 4. Short Rececss Motion to take a ten-minute recess Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Paul Duer. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 5. Reports 5.1. Administrator Reports Written reports were received from the administrators. 5.2. Student Board Report Avery Rodocker presented her report to the board. 5.3. Superintendent's Report Homecoming Week was a huge success and a great celebration for our students. NASB State Conference is in November. The audit was completed last Tuesday and Wednesday and the final audit will hopefully be back for approval in the November or December Board Meeting. Dr. Fields discussed the stakeholder feedback meetings and future meetings. Our next meeting will be on Monday, October 20, at the high school for tours. Dr. Fields talked about the Chiller Project and our Negotiations Meeting will be on Monday, October 20, at 5:30 (Danielle, Shawn, and Ryne). Board Quicks link - October 2025 e-update 6. Action Items 6.1. Maintenance Truck Bids Motion to approve the Ford Truck with snow plow for $57,420. Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 6.2. Use of School Property Policy 3014 Motion to approve the changes to policy 3014. Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Jill Hochstein. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 7. Future Agenda Items Bond Resolution Assessment Field Lease 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 - $2,181,085.78 8.3.2. Gifts & Donations Fund - $237.20 8.3.3. Depreciation Fund - $70,695.00 8.4. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Danielle Shipley and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 9. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:34 PM with the next regular board meeting scheduled for November 10 at 5:30 PM Passed with a motion by Matt Hastings and a second by Danielle Shipley. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Salaries for September 758,101.35; Jones Bank 41,041.80; Jones Bank 24,378.18; Tennessee Child Support 9.99; Tyler Technologies 45.00; Jones Bank 186,286.59; Nebraska Child Support 1,166.00; ASPIRE 8,305.00; Jones Bank 22,279.81; Tennessee Child Support 9.99; NPERS 163,713.27; NE Dept. of Revenue 32,805.80; Inspira Financial 13,988.34; Main St Checks 58.89; A Better Hood Cleaning LLC 2,200.00; Ahern, J.F. 732.00; Allo 179.00; Amazon Capital Services 1,633.63; American Mathematics Competitions 230.00; American Time 1,077.45; Ameritas 1,230.96; Apace 4,208.25; AR Solutions Inc 255.48; Beaver Hardware 504.98; Bishop Business 195.80; Blue Cross Blue Shield 530,107.44; Bryan Urgent Care Seward 528.00; Burk's Piano Service LLC 150.00; Campbell Cleaning 17,361.00; CDWG 9,057.24; Cerris Systems 5,857.55; City of Seward 43,839.80; Colorado/West Equipment, Inc 406.22; Computer Hardware, Inc 1,425.00; Coughlan Companies, LLC 1,999.00; Credit Bureau Services Inc 219.65; Crouch's Farm & Hardware 179.30; Culligan 40.00; Data Center Warehouse 36,546.78; Dietze Music 314.66; Douglas W. Bush 1,500.00; Elan Financial 2,529.41; ESU 6 184.71; Go Physical Therapy 6,750.48; Grainger 141.54; Great Plains Piano Company 1,135.00; Heartland Tires & Treads 887.30; HireRight 115.65; Inspira Financial 632.60; Jaymar Business Forms, Inc 144.17; JEO Consulting Group Inc 31,200.00; JWPepper 247.74; Kidwell 1,439.05; Kozisek, Morgan 40.00; KSB School Law 33.50; Langner, Katie 306.70; Lee's Refrigeration 1,376.88; Lucent Cash 382.52; Madison National Life 3,049.57; Mahrt, Kirsten 7,663.86; Matheson 1,117.89; Mattice Lock & Safe 40.00; McGraw Hill LLC 374.64; Mechanical Sales 16,975.01; Meehl, Jan 3,341.70; Menards 64.05; Midwest Auto Parts 258.81; Midwest Bus Parts Inc 170.85; Midwest Technology Products 1,025.50; NACIA 250.00; NCS Pearson 503.17; Nebraska Council of School Admin 190.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions 4,553.16; Nebraska Safety Center 270.00; NebSPRA 35.00; Omnify 20.90; One Source 445.00; Pac N Save 622.46; Paper Tiger 35.00; Pinkall, Jenny 78.14; Placke, Breanna 104.00; Pro-Ed, Inc 700.00; Riley, Heather 33.50; Rise Vision 414.00; Rising, Sarah 65.90; Schaefer Concerte. LLC 9,625.00; Schroeder, Julie 140.00; Seward County Independent 1,496.13; Seward Lumber 1,613.06; Seward Wellness Center 1,097.25; Sherwin Williams 5,871.81; Sodexo 61,694.84; TEC21 250.00; Tech Masters 1,732.11; Telecky, Marty 60.00; Tim Elmore, Inc 2,000.00; Todd, Lance 17.00; Tractor Supply Credit Plan 74.98; Truck Center Companies 73,026.21; Unite Private Networks 1,829.43; University of Nebraska-Lincoln 475.00; UNUM 532.80; Uribe 2,647.00; US Bank 2,978.15; Value Up Inc 3,000.00; Ventris Learning LLC 160.00; Verizon 391.86; Visa 1,774.60; Waterlink 225.00; Windstream 317.46; WoodRiver Energy 1,616.59; Zultys 2,320.94 Prepared by: Jill Hochstein Heidi Covert Secretary SCI — October 22, 2025 ZNEZ
