Board of Education Regular Meeting School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, March 13, 2023 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:05 PM. Paul Duer: Present Matt Hastings: Present Jill Hochstein: Present Ryne Seaman: Present Danielle Shipley: Absent 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 March 8, 2023. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary Motion to excuse Danielle Shipley from tonight’s meeting 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, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 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, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: 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 Madison Dominy presented her report to the board. 3.3. Superintendent's Report Dr. Fields gave the board a Legislative Update. LB 753- passed out of general file, and the three governor bills on school funding will come up for debate to the floor. Dr. Fields discussed with the board the Manufacturing Meeting for instance puzzled apprenticeships at SCC and Future Plans for students after high school. Safety and Security- NIAC which we have access to is a huge benefit. Dr. Fields asked the School Board if they were interested in doing School Visits in the near future, so they can see what is going on in the buildings. Letters of intent to return for teachers are due on March 16, 2023. Some of our high school staff helped support Concordia in a difficult time last week. 4. Discussion Items 4.1. Agricultural Related Issues This item was not discussed. 4.2. Preschool Changes for 2023-24 Dr. Hall Schmeckpeper discussed changes that will take place next year with our preschool program. 5. Action Items 5.1. Resignation Motion to accept the resignation of Mairin Wehrbein at the end of the 2022-2023 school year 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, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 5.2. Middle School Math Teacher Contract Motion to offer teaching contract to JaLena Slack for the 2023-2024 school year. Passed with a motion by Matt Hastings and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 5.3. Middle School Language Arts Teacher Contract Motion to approve the teaching contract for Joshua Taylor for the 2023-2024 school year. 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, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 5.4. Seward Education Association Motion to approve the Seward Education Association as the bargaining agent for the 2023-2024 school year. Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Matt Hastings. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 6. Future Agenda Items Wellness for All Language Arts 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 - $1,502,237.49 7.3.2. Special Building Fund - $70,00.00 7.4. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda 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, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 8. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 PM with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, April 10 at 5:30 and 7:00 PM Passed with a motion by Jill Hochstein and a second by Shawn Svoboda. Paul Duer: Yea, Matt Hastings: Yea, Jill Hochstein: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Prepared by: Heidi Covert Jill Hochstein Secretary Salaries for February, 664,557.52; NIC Nebraska, 22.50; Jones Bank, 21,928.77; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; Jones Bank, 168,164.49; Nebraska Child Support, 1,160.00; ASPIRE, 10,125.00; Jones Bank, 15,617.70; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; NPERS, 176,244.64; NE Dept. of Revenue, 31,647.08; Pay Flex, 7,876.01; Amazon Capital Services, 2,921.76; American Time, 1,026.82; Americom, 1,418.16; Ameritas, 1,036.16; Axt, Scott, 340.26; Baker, Noelle, 43.78; BlueCross BlueShield, 216,118.38; Campbells Cleaning, 16,125.00; Canon Financial Services, 1,204.04; Capital Business Systems, Inc, 2,299.85; Card Services, 854.47; CDWG, 570.42; Central Nebraska Rehabilitation Services, 6,005.60; City of Seward Utility Dept, 29,942.47; Clear Recovery, 189.07; Computer Hardware, 628.00; Culligan, 40.00; Cummings, Penny, 46.44; Daktronics, 1,955.00; DAS, 238.13; Des Moines Stamp, 39.00; DWF, 107.00; Eakes, 3,214.50; Eber, Rich, 285.00; Echo, 331.39; Emergent Press, LLC, 145.00; Engineered Controls, 17,600.00; Erin M. McCartney , 51.00; ESU 5, 12,342.80; ESU 6, 16,961.55; Farmers Cooperative, 28.00; Grainger, 640.84; Hanes, Jessica, 648.00; Heather Guarantee LLC, 92.82; Hire Right, 137.60; John Deere Financial, 1,215.79; Kidwell, 912.25; KSB School Law, 1,892.75; Lee's Refrigeration, 1,069.41; Madison National Life, 2,772.28; Matheson, 418.11; Mechanical Sales Parts, Inc, 1,070.00; Meehl, Jan, 3,225.00; Memorial Health Care Systems, 184.00; Menards, 309.79; Meyer Automotive, Inc, 931.76; Midwest Auto Parts, 298.70; NCS Pearson, 19.80; Nebraska/Central Equipment, 919.55; Nebraska Council of School Admin, 150.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions, 1,669.40; NETA, 2,258.00; One Source, 300.00; O'Reilly, 212.83; Pac N Save, 300.49; Paper Tiger, 30.00; Paul Davis Restoration of Lincoln, 765.00; Pay Flex, 117.30; Pinkall, Jenny, 167.68; Pitney Bowes, 744.78; Pitsco Education, 91.44; Providence Canines, 150.00; REI, 4,410.90; Roth, April, 100.00; SACK Lumber, 193.96; SAGE Publishing, 2,830.00; Safety Kleen, 1,316.59; Schaefer Concrete, LLC, 1,987.00; Seward County Independent, 165.37; Seward Lumber, 451.06; Shaw, Karen, 62.00; Tech Masters, 576.15; Telecky, Marty, 16.00; Time Warner Cable, 114.98; TK Elevator Corporation, 380.58; Twin River Urgent Care, 125.00; Typing Agent, 657.23; Unite Private Networks, 1,293.81; UNUM, 522.00; Uribe, 2,117.00; US Cellular, 217.45; Verizon, 157.37; Ward's Science, 1,837.32; WaterLink, 225.00; Wells Fargo, 1,432.16; Wells Fargo, 215.95; WHC NE LLC, 1,780.00; Windstream, 2,166.30; WoodRIver Energy, 21,698.20. SCI — March 29, 2023 ZNEZ
