Board of Education Regular Meeting School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, September 14, 2026 The Regular Board Of Education Meeting will follow the Tax Request Hearing Attendance Taken at 5:47 PM. Paul Duer: Present Matt Hastings: Present Jill Hochstein: 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 September 9, 2026. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary 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 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 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. Bond Project Update Bryan from JEO and Dr. Fields gave the board an update on the bond projects. 3.2. Emergency Operation Plan Dr. Dominy and Dr. Fields gave the board an update on the EOP and the swatting incident at SHS. 4. Short Recess Motion to take a 5 minutes recess 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 5. Reports 5.1. Administrator Reports Written reports were received from the administrators. 5.2. Student Board Report Lexi Collings presented her report to the board. 5.3. Superintendent's Report The Ag Appreciation Luncheon last week had a great turnout. The NASB State Conference will be held on November 18-20, 2026. Dr. Fields and the board will be presenting on Thursday, November 19, 2026 about the bond. A few board members discussed Lessons Learned from the NASB regional meeting in York. The Seward board was recognized at the regional meeting for all their work. The NASB Regional Director ballot for #16- will be Suzanne Sapp Ashland-Greenwood or Amanda Jedlicka, Schuyler. The Negotiations Committee will need to meet before Nov. 1. Dr. Fields will be presenting on the bond at Rotary on September 16, 2026. https://nasb.enviseams.com/docs/default-source/board-quicks/september-2026-board-quicks-e-update.pdf?sfvrsn=72ab532c_3 5.4. 2026-2027 Enrollment Report Dr. Fields discussed enrollment for the 26-27 school year. 6. Action Items 6.1. 2026-2027 Seward Public Schools Budget Motion to approve the 2026-2027 Seward Public Schools Budget as presented. 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. 2026-2027 Tax Resolution Motion to approve the Seward Public Schools 2026-2027 tax resolution 2026 Passed with a motion by Shawn Svoboda and a second by Danielle Shipley. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 7. Future Agenda Items Bids for the bond projects 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 - $872,006.45 8.3.2. Gifts & Donations Fund - $211.68 8.3.3. Special Building Fund - $850,102.84 8.4. Out of State Travel 8.5. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Paul Duer and a second by Danielle Shipley. 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 7:12 PM with the next regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, October 12 at 5:30. Passed with a motion by Matt Hastings 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 Inspira Financial, 6,912.96; Pitney Bowes, 2,500.00, 9,412.96; AGIRepair, Inc, 795.36; Allo, 190.00; Amazon Capital Services, 3,965.80; American Flags Express, 1,436.75; American School Counselor Association, 139.00; Ameritas, 1,233.84; Auto-Jet Muffler Corp, 372.00; Avive Solutions, Inc, 299.97; Benes, Julie, 15.37; Bio-Rad, 599.64; Bishop Business, 209.20; Blue Cross Blue Shield, 278,282.51; Bockmann LLC, 1,198.30; Burk's Piano Service LLC, 150.00, ; Campbell Cleaning, 19,758.00; CDWG, 2,605.00; City of Seward, 51,579.14; Computer Hardware, Inc, 7,945.35; Coughlan Companies, LLC, 1,999.00; Credit Management Services Inc, 643.68; Crouch's Farm & Hardware, 1,328.89; Culligan, 40.00; DAS, 321.20; Dietze Music, 345.40; Eakes, 22,968.92; Elan Financial, 1,499.51; Empowered Communications LLC, 6,295.76; Engineered Controls, Inc, 577.28; ESU 5, 21,551.25; ESU 6, 549.25; Everway LLC, 280.99; Farmers Cooperative, 924.48; Gerhold Concrete Company, Inc, 598.80; GNS, 250.00; Go Physical Therapy, 8,238.84; Grainger, 172.16; Hass, Jeff, 83.30; Heartland Tires & Treads, 1,020.60; Holiday Inn, 1,884.35; Innovative Office Solutions, 271.46; Inspira Financial, 127.50; Interstate All Battery Center, 270.00; Junior Library Guild, 3,107.00; K & K CDL LLC, 350.00; Kozisek, Morgan, 170.90; KSB School Law, 355.50; Lakeshore Learning, 61.97; Lee's Refrigeration, 5,957.79; LessonPiz, Inc, 298.16; Lincoln Windustrial, 739.75; Madison National Life, 3,134.14; Matheson, 704.10; Meehl, Jan, 1,332.50; Memorial Health Care Systems211.00; Menards, 316.32; Midwest Auto Parts, 282.12; Midwest Bus Parts, 119.02; NCS Pearson, 630.00; NACIA, 250.00; NASB ALICAP, 287,684.00; Nebraska Council of School Admin, 2,205.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions, 3,314.51; Nebraska Safety Center, 625.00; NSASSP, Region 1, 300.00; Occupational Health Centers of Nebraska, 710.00; Omnify, 41.20; One Source, 521.40; O'Reillys, 54.00; Pac N Save, 178.99; Paper Tiger, 38.00; Pitney Bowes, 513.69; Really Good Stuff, 263.95; Reed Electric, 765.00; Sasha Vazzano, 3,500.00; Savvas, 183.60; Scholastic, 597.34; School Dist of Seward - SHS Act Fund, 100.00; School Mate, 2,061.50; Seward County Independent, 789.43; Seward Family Pharmacy, 10.00; Seward Lumber, 469.27; Seward Wellness Center, 1,026.00; Sodexo, 65,896.75; STANCE, 250.00; Teaching Strategies, 1,415.00; Time Management Systems, Inc, 6,960.00; Trade Well Pallet, Inc, 2,185.00; Truck Center Companies, 655.03; Unite Private Networks, 1,834.88; UNUM, 529.20; USA Clean, 51.94; US Bank, 2,306.34; Ventris Learning LLC, 90.00; Verizon, 253.44; Visa, 1,010.14; Ward's Science, 747.98; Waterlink, 225.00; Windstream, 321.37; WoodRiver Energy, 8,277.62; Wooly Learning, Inc, 249.00; Zultys, 2,344.80 SCI — September 23, 2026 ZNEZ
