BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, November 8, 2021 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:03 PM. Paul Duer: Present Jill Hochstein: Present Jana Hughes: Present Ryne Seaman: Present Danielle Shipley: Present 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 November 3, 2021. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary 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, 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. Reports 3.1. Administrator Reports Written reports were received by the administrators. 3.2. Student Board Repot Alivia Hartmann presented her student report to the board. 3.3. Superintendent's Report Dr. Fields reminded the board that the Nebraska State NASB Conference is November 17th and the National Conference in San Diego is April 2-4, 2022. EAP was a great resource at our staff development day. We are working on a staffing plan to present to the board on ideas for getting more applicants for our classified staff positions. 1484 devices utilized STRIV last Friday Night for the football game. Superintendent Evaluation will take place at the December board meeting during the study session. Noelle Baker was a finalist for the Nebraska Counselor of the year award. The Safe 2 Help hotline will start in the near future. Seward Public Schools will honor our veterans during their Veterans Day Program. 4. Discussion Items 4.1. COVID-19 Update Dr. Fields updated the board on COVID-19 and staff members can get booster shots at the CUNE field house on November 13. 4.2. Update on TIF and residential TIF Dr. Fields and Ryne Seaman went to Grand Island to see a residential TIF project and discussed that with the board. 5. Old Business 6. New Business 6.1. Mower Bid Motion to approve the bid of $21,600 from John Deere AKRS for 1570 mower, broom, cab, and deck. Passed with a motion by Jana Hughes and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 7. Future Agenda Items Gym floor LMHP 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 - $1,590,498.31 8.3.2. Gifts & Donations Fund - $1,409.26 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 Jill Hochstein. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 9. Enter into Executive Session to discuss collective bargaining and legal item. Motion to enter into executive session at 7:38 pm to discuss collective bargaining and legal item. Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 9.1. Restate reason for entering into executive session is to discuss collective bargaining and legal item. 9.2. Exit Executive Session Motion to exit executive session at 8:23 pm. Passed with a motion by Jana Hughes and a second by Jill Hochstein. Paul Duer: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 10. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 PM with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, December 13 at 5:30 and 7:00 PM 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, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Prepared by: Heidi Covert Paul Duer Secretary SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SEWARD PROPOSED WARRANTS NOVEMBER 8, 2021 Salaries from October: 638,370.95 Jones Bank, 20,558.14; Tennessee Child Support, 59.98; Nebraska Child Support, 179.54; Pitney Bowes, 2,500.00; Jones Bank, 164,967.51; Nebraska Child Support, 2,535.00; ASPIRE, 9,375.00; Jones Bank, 20,408.90; Tennessee Child Support, 59.98; Nebraska Child Support, 179.54; NPERS, 173,513.63; Nebraska Department of Revenue, 31,664.17; Pay Flex, 7,118.10; Aaron Davis Presentations, Inc, 2,500.00; Amazon, 2,260.26; Apple, Inc., 1,874.00; Awards Unlimited, 202.31; Baker, Noelle, 341.90; Baker & Taylor, 26.79; Batters, Sondra, 1,137.03; Benesch, Alfred, 950.00; Bern's Body Shop, 312.87; BEST, 5,120.00; BlueCross BlueShield, 206,169.86; Ron Bork, 120.00; Campbell Cleaning, 12,000.00; Canon Financial Services, 1,141.00; Capital Business Systems, Inc, 2,066.78; Card Services, 134.99; Cash-Wa Distributing, 12,487.24; CDWG, 6,605.45; Central Nebraska Rehabilitation Services, 5,624.72; City of Seward Utility Dept, 33,669.70; Computer Hardware, 1,003.00; Cornerstones of Care, 3,275.00; Cornhusker International Trucks, 84.70; Crane, Lisa, 166.39; Culligan, 36.00; DAS, 259.49; Dietze Music, 207.94; Eakes, 4,895.55; ESU Coordinating Council, 6,000.00; ESU 2, 107.52; ESU 5, 1,420.56; ESU 6, 13,764.33; Farmers Cooperative, 24,910.37; Fields, Kevin, 51.89; Filter Shop, 247.37; Flinn Scientific, 211.09; Gerhold Concrete, 795.44; Glass Doctor, 354.95; Gopher, 259.04; Grainger, 488.06; Doug Hayek, 600.00; Heartland Roofing Consultants, 6,800.00; Hiland Dairy, 7,211.25; Hillyard, 3,801.43; Hire Right, 31.40; Hummert International, 2,255.28; Johnson Hardware Company, 108.63; Junior Library Guild, 1,696.80; JWPepper, 2,624.23; K-Log, 49,259.18; Kathleen A. Laughlin, 102.00; Kearnes, George, 90.98; Kratos, 900.00; KSB School Law, 2,828.00; Lee's Refrigeration, 151.92; Liberty First Credit Union, 568.64; Literacy Resources, LLC, 67.99; Liz's Sweet Stuff, 26.00; Madison National Life, 2,659.83; Matheson, 1,087.23; Mechanical Sales Parts, Inc, 112.95; Meehl, Jan, 1,980.00; Memorial Health Care Systems, 35.00; Menards, 207.24; Messersmith, Jen, 534.95; Midwest Auto Parts (Napa), 130.76; Midwest Automotive, 488.01; Midwest Petroleum, 39.00; Midwest Technology Products, 575.00; NACTE, 65.00; NAMI, 100.00; NCS Pearson, 57.07; Nebraska Association of School Boards, 2,298.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions, 1,335.05; One Source, 100.00; Oriental Trading, 119.70; Overhead Door Co., 268.00; Pac N Save, 1,696.54; Paper Tiger, 30.00; Pay Flex, 137.70; Pepsi, 2,029.40; Sack Lumber, 50.00; Safety Kleen, 255.80; School District of Seward-MS Activity Fund, 129.21; Seward County Chamber & Development, 15.00; Seward County Independent, 527.74; Seward Lumber, 230.69; SiteOne Landscape Supply, 654.86; Social Thinking, 509.24; Southeast Community College, 9,606.75; STANCE, 125.00; Sysco, 9,280.29; TEC21 Educational Services, 1,000.00; Techmasters, 294.50; Time Warner Cable, 109.98; Unite Private Networks, 1,407.18; United Rentals, 1,205.46; UNUM, 525.60; US Cellular, 253.44; US Foods, 23,355.52; US Post Office, 265.00; Verizon, 154.69; Virco, 257.23; WaterLink, 225.00; Windstream, 2,221.99; York Elementary School, 420.00; Ellis, Gayle, 5,677.42; John Deere Financial, 6,937.33; Pac N Save, 385.35; Uribe, 1,818.00; Wells Fargo, 858.69; Wells Fargo, 1,757.16 SCI — November 24, 2021 ZNEZ
