Board of Education Regular Meeting School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, March 9, 2026 5:30 PM Attendance Taken at 5:31 PM. Paul Duer: Absent Matt Hastings: Present Jill Hochstein: Present Ryne Seaman: Present Danielle Shipley: Present Shawn Svoboda: Present Attendance Update Taken at 5:45 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 publicized in the Seward County Independent and posted at city hall, library and courthouse. The public notice was dated March 4, 2026. 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 Matt Hastings and a second by Jill Hochstein. 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 Shawn Svoboda and a second by Danielle Shipley. 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. Rebecca Hasty introduced herself and stated she was running for school board. 3. Discussion Items 3.1. D.A Davidson D.A Davidson has put together a timeline and would be happy to discuss any questions. We will go over the bond resolution in April. Cash Flow will be the main point we will need to work through until the bond is finalized and proceeds are in hand. Some decisions the board will need to consider is doing bonds all at once or break up, length of the bond and the Moody bond rating. 3.2. JEO- Contract and Timeline Bryan was here from JEO and the board looked over the project list and the Drawdown schedule. Our proposal would be to break the projects into three separate packages. Bid Package One- Remodeling and additions Bid Package Two- Sports Complex, MS track, Plum Creek Bid Package Three- HVAC work Bryan also discussed Hard Bid Proposals vs. Hiring a CM. 3.3. Legislative Update Dr. Fields updated the board on legislative issues. 3.4. ALICAP Control Visit Dr. Fields discussed the ALICAP Control visit. They were very complimentary with safety and cleanliness. They had a few items they would like us to work on. 3.5. Policy 4040 Dr. Fields and the board discussed Policy 4040 and if they would like to make changes to it. 4. Reports 4.1. Administrator Reports Written reports were received from the administrators. 4.2. Student Board Report Olivia Brozovsky and Audrey Hanes from the leadership team discussed what the junior class is working on and their perspectives. 4.3. Superintendent's Report The DIBELS reading screener will be the officially approved statewide screener for the 2027-2028 school year. The Certified Count for the bond issue was 2032 for and 1022 against, with 70% approval rating and 46% voter turnout. Laura Trautman was presented with the District Bluejay Award for certified staff. Laura is a teacher at the Middle School. Dr. Fields also discussed Seward County Transit. The May 11 Board Meeting is also Honors Night, so the board agreed to move the meeting to 4:30 pm. Our Kindergarten numbers are down for the 26-27 school year and what staffing issues this causes. Dr. Fields discussed the concern with Highway 15 near the high school, gave the board a chiller update, and discussed gas prices. Board Quicks link - March 2026 e-update 4.4. 2025-2026 Multicultural Report Dr. Dominy presented the annual multicultural report that is required by Rule 10. 5. Action Items 5.1. School Psychologist Contract Motion to approve the school psychologist contract for Shelby Glaser for the 2026-2027 school year. 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 5.2. JEO Contract Motion to approve the JEO contract as presented. Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Matt Hastings. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 6. Future Agenda Items D.A. Davidson Longevity Bond/Construction 7. Consent Agenda 7.1. Approval of Minutes 7.2. Approval of Financial Reports 7.2.1. Treasurer 7.2.2. Budget 7.2.3. Activities 7.2.4. Athletic 7.3. Approval of Claims 7.3.1. General Fund - $1,745,396.70 7.3.2. Special Building Fund - $56,604.24 7.3.3. Unemployment Fund - $5,606.15 7.3.4. Gifts & Donations Fund - $179.28 7.4. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Danielle Shipley. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 8. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 PM with the next regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, April 13 at 5:30 PM Passed with a motion by Danielle Shipley and a second by Jill Hochstein. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Prepared by; Jill Hochstein Heidi Covert Secretary Salaries for February, 771,738.18; Jones Bank, 24,483.05; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; Jones Bank, 182,051.83; Nebraska Child Support, 1,166.00; ASPIRE, 9,161.25; Jones Bank, 23,978.38; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; Pitney Bowes, 2,500.00; NPERS, 162,832.21; NE Dept. of Revenue, 29,415.86; Inspira Financial, 5,612.41; AGiRepair, Inc, 499.75; Allo, 190.00; Amazon Capital Services, 1,778.92; Americom, 625.00; Ameritas, 1,209.68; Apace, 4,734.28; Apple Inc, 774.00; Axthelm, Jamie, 61.50; Baker, Noelle, 132.98; Benes, Julie, 1,264.49; Bishop Business, 207.36; Blue Cross Blue Shield, 262,731.42; Butcher, Karen, 188.13; Campbell Cleaning, 17,361.00; Cast, Krystin, 124.30; CDWG, 3,013.52; City of Seward, 33,850.45; Computer Hardware, 1,173.00; Crete Public Schools, 526.00; Crouch's Farm & Hardware, 1,551.18; Culligan, 57.50; DAS, 317.87; Elan Financial, 805.72; Empowered Communications LLC, 6,418.06; ESU 5, 21,396.50; ESU 6, 868.71; Farmers Cooperative, 156.00; Fleet US LLC, 3,282.26; Gerhold Concrete Company, Inc, 2,544.90; Glass Doctor, 449.75; Go Physical Therapy, 8,668.50; Grainger, 331.60; Hardwood Heaven, 1,900.53; HireRight, 248.70; Inspira Financial, 127.50; John Deere Financial, 1,554.99; JWPepper, 200.98; Kozisek, Morgan, 138.85; KSB School Law, 2,189.00; Kully Supply, 56.87; Langner, Katie, 599.52; Lee's Refrigeration, 156.88; SCI — March 18, 2026 ZNEZ
