BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, May 9, 2022, 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:00 PM. Paul Duer: Present Jill Hochstein: Present …

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BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, May 9, 2022, 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:00 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 May 4, 2022. 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 Shawn Svoboda. 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 from the administrators. 3.2. Student Board Report Alivia Hartmann was not able to attend the meeting but provided a report to the board. 3.3. Superintendent's Report Graduation is scheduled for May 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Each building had a cookout and was enjoyed by all. Thanks to the donors that made this event happen. Dr. Fields updated the board on legislative issues. NSCAS testing is complete. Dr. Fields discussed the farm lab and what they have done and looking at doing in the future. Laura Goracke received a grant for technology in her classroom. 4. Discussion Items 5. Old Business 6. New Business 6.1. Science Curriculum Resources Motion to approve the science resources of McGraw Hill K-8 for $95,074, Savvas Materials 9-12 for $43,120, and the Cengage materials 9-12 for $2,580. 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, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 6.2. Food Service RFP Motion to approve the Sodexo RFP and designate the superintendent to enter into a contract with Sodexo for food service management. 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 7. Personnel 7.1. New Elementary Art Teacher Motion to offer teaching contract to Sarah Brumm for the 2022-2023 school year 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 8. Future Agenda Items Handbooks Fees Girl's Wresting 9. Consent Agenda 9.1. Approval of Minutes 9.2. Approval of Financial Reports 9.2.1. Treasurer 9.2.2. Budget 9.2.3. Activities 9.2.4. Athletic 9.3. Approval of Claims 9.3.1. General Fund - $1,535,987.23 9.4. Approval of Out of State Travel 9.5. 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, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 10. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 PM with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, June 13 at 5:30 and 7:00 PM Passed with a motion by Danielle Shipley and a second by Shawn Svoboda. 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 MAY 9, 2022 Salaries from April, 657,579.63; Jones Bank, 24,094.08; Tennessee Child Support, 59.98; Nebraska Child Support, 179.54; Jones Bank, 161,756.21; Nebraska Child Support, 2,160.00; ASPIRE, 9,525.00; Jones Bank, 21,925.60; Tennessee Child Support, 59.98; NPERS, 175,652.63; Nebraska Department of Revenue, 31,418.36; Pay Flex, 6,285.23; Akrs Equipment, 21,600.00; Amazon, 4,539.86; Americom, 3,196.47; Auto-Jet Muffler Corp., 197.28; Axt, Scott, 31.14; Bisbee, Jill, 424.56; BlueCross BlueShield, 208,156.98; Bork, Ron, 120.00; Campbells Cleaning, 12,000.00; Canon Financial Services, 1,204.04; Capital Business Systems, Inc, 2,211.55; Card Services, 114.32; Cash-Wa Distributing, 13,018.00; Central Nebraska Rehabilitation Services, 7,537.97; City of Seward Utility Dept, 28,305.37; Clear Recovery, 222.47; Control Depot, 1,001.18; Cornhusker International Trucks, 331.52; Crouch, Erica, 38.65; Culligan, 40.00; DAS, 259.49; Decker Equipment, 104.95; DWF, 218.70; Eakes, 437.80; Eber, Rich, 230.78; Echo, 6,496.00; Egan Supply, 5,823.03; Engineered Controls, 587.29; Gayle Ellis, 4,557.14; Erin M. McCartney , 102.00; ESU 6, 13,645.22; Farmers Cooperative, 284.75; Fastenal, 244.85; Flemings, Jennifer, 35.35; Gannon, Lizzy, 75.24; Gottschalk, Kirk, 89.18; Hardinger, Denise, 85.00; Hardwood Heaven, 2,057.81; Haupt, Dwight Piano Service, 349.59; Hiland Dairy, 5,990.47; Hire Right, 281.40; Honig's, 116.69; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 8,007.33; Imagine Learning, 5,495.00; Insect Lore, 36.94; JWPepper, 108.33; Kim Foundation, The, 300.00; Kratos, 2,950.00; KSB School Law, 29.00; Lakeshore, 413.86; Lampe's Clean Air Specialists, 3,279.80; Lee's Refrigeration, 189.38; Library Store, The, 518.78; Liz's Sweet Stuff, 662.00; LoneStar Cutting Solutions, 17.00; Madison National Life, 2,665.93; Matheson, 1,515.05; Meehl, Jan, 1,728.00; Menards, 44.94; Messersmith, Jen, 205.10; Midwest Auto Parts (Napa), 150.20; NAAE, Inc, 3,115.00; NASCD, 40.00; NCS Pearson, 118.64; Nebraska/Central Equipment, 31.20; Nebraska Council of School Admin., 180.00; Nebraska Department of Education, 20.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions, 2,870.40; One Source, 135.00; O'Reilly, 306.95; Oriental Trading, 119.94; Overhead Door Co. of Lincoln, 305.00; Pac N Save, 1,129.91; Pac N Save, 1,297.58; Paper Tiger, 30.00; Pay Flex, 137.70; Pepsi, 1,560.80; Pinkall, Jenny, 82.79; PowerSchool Group LLC, 2,251.09; Ramsey Solutions, 898.90; Reed Electric, 761.40; Roth, April, 14.91; Safety-Kleen, 377.29; Savvas, 1,067.35; School Dist. Of Seward Activity Fund, 906.90; School Specialty, 107.80; Seward County Chamber & Development, 20.00; Seward County Independent, 284.19; Seward Lumber, 3,769.72; Seward Middle School Activity Fund, 178.53; Shaw, Karen, 85.00; Sherwin Williams, 2,543.19; Sistek, Andrew, 60.84; Sports Express, 383.22; Sweetwater, 1,067.96; Symmetry, 12,876.39; Sysco, 9,466.61; Time Warner Cable, 114.98; TK Elevator Corporation, 325.00; Toovey, Jim, 85.00; Trautman, Laura, 31.42; Twin Rivers Urgent Care, 125.00; Unite Private Networks, 1,407.18; UNUM, 529.20; Uribe, 1,959.00; US Cellular, 260.94; US Foods, 11,829.39; Verizon, 157.49; Voss Lighting, 418.20; WaterLink, 250.00; Wells Fargo, 209.21; William V. Macgill & Co, 518.85; Williams, Craig, 271.36; Windstream, 2,166.96; Zaner-Bloser, 1,348.88 SCI — May 18, 2022 ZNEZ