Board of Education Regular Meeting School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, May 15, 2023 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:03 PM. Paul Duer: Present Matt Hastings: Present Jill …

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Board of Education Regular Meeting School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, May 15, 2023 7:00 PM Attendance Taken at 7:03 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 May 10, 2023. 1.3. Roll Call 1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary 1.4. Pledge of Allegiance 1.5. 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, 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 Madison Dominy presented her report to the board. 3.3. Superintendent's Report Dr. Fields thanked the board and staff for their help at graduation. Our cost of district insurance went up 20% from last year. We have had some Credit Card issues, so we are working out some details to change our accounts. We are looking at reseeding and putting in underground sprinklers at the District Office. The board will start discussing budgets for next school year. 4. Discussion Items 4.1. Maintenance Equipment Adam Dowling and Tom Vajgrt discussed the need of a new tractor in our maintenance department. 4.2. Legislative Update Dr. Fields updated the board on legislative issues. 5. Action Items 5.1. Unified Bowling Motion to approve Unified Bowling to start the 2023-2024 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, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 5.2. Resignation of Tom Vajgrt Motion to accept the resignation of Tom Vajgrt effective the end of June 2023. 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, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 5.3. Language Arts Resources Motion to approve the bid of $9,622.85 from Prestwick. 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 5.4. 2023-2024 Hot Lunch, Breakfast, and Milk Prices Motion to approve the hot lunch prices for the 2023-2024 school year PK-4 $3.10, 5-12 $3.25, breakfast PK-12 $2.20 and milk to $0.40. Passed with a motion by Danielle Shipley 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. Future Agenda Items Handbooks 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 - $2,276,096.92 7.4. Out-of-State Travel 7.5. Approval of Consent Agenda Motion to approve the consent agenda 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 8. Adjournment Motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:00 PM with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, June 12 at 5:30 and 7:00 PM 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, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea Prepared by: Heidi Covert Jill Hochstein Secretary Salaries for April, 662,358.44; Jones Bank, 20,746.39; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; Jones Bank, 169,016.57; Nebraska Child Support, 1,160.00; ASPIRE, 10,125.00; Jones Bank, 16,867.95; Tennessee Child Support, 9.99; NPERS, 175,434.69; NE Dept. of Revenue, 31,338.55; Pay Flex, 8,986.52; Ackerman Rock and Gravel Company, 6,805.35; Amazon Capital Services, 2,696.67; Ameritas, 981.92; Apple, 41,652.00; Baker, Noelle, 65.31; Baker & Taylor, 65.89; BEST, 15,326.30; Block, Natasha, 276.13; BlueCross BlueShield, 220,894.15; Brandenburgh, Celeste, 9.92; Campbells Cleaning, 15,229.00; Canon Financial Services, 1,204.04; Capital Business Systems, Inc, 2,566.08; Card Services, 661.18; CDWG, 29,792.25; Central Nebraska Rehabilitation Services, 7,750.35; City of Seward Utility Dept, 30,685.92; Computer Hardware, 998.00; Covert, Heidi, 9.77; Crete Middle School, 227.00; Culligan, 40.00; DAS, 238.13; Dietze Music, 95.60; Duncan, Katrina, 96.74; Eber, Rich, 31.50; Egan Supply Co, 3,884.75; Engineered Controls, 5,154.79; ESU 6, 13,646.47; Farmers Coop, 29,409.81; Fields, Josh, 79.49; Filter Shop, 3,447.40; Follett, 2,315.60; Glass Doctor, 89.95; Hall-Schmeckpeper, Shannon, 150.00; Harry's Radio & Satellite, 95.75; Heather Guarantee LLC, 212.59; Hire Right, 273.75; Home Depot Pro, 434.94; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 98,664.33; Industrial Arts Supply Company, 358.96; Interstate All Battery Center, 1,067.85; ISTE, 595.00; Jones School Supply, 73.00; JWPepper, 174.47; Kenney, Amanda, 21.98; Kolterman, Clark (GFWC), 100.00; KSB School Law, 195.00; Langner Electric, 108.00; Lee's Refrigeration, 65,311.49; Madison National Life, 2,780.86; Matheson, 548.52; McGill, Nikki, 25.00; Meehl, Jan, 2,435.38; Meridian Public Schools, 80.00; Mertens, Barb, 548.40; Midwest Alarm Services, 1,372.68; Midwest Auto Parts, 58.94; Midwest Automotive, 547.50; Midwest Petroleum, 637.00; NCS Pearson, 91.80; Nebraska ASCD, 40.00; Nebraska/Central Equipment, 2,449.44; Nebraska Council of School Admin, 450.00; Nebraska Landscape Solutions, 1,816.20; Nebraska Library Commission, 1,269.85; Nebraska Science Olympiad, 75.00; Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Admin. Assoc., 250.00; Oborny, Krystin, 86.30; One Source, 65.00; O'Reilly, 191.65; Oriental Trading, 219.89; Pac N Save, 643.50; Paper 101, 6,008.85; Pay Flex, 117.30; PEAP, 180.30; PowerSchool, 2,408.67; Prestwick House, 9,773.63; Providence Canines, 150.00; Rasmussen, 825.45; Really Good Stuff, 47.92; Robert Brooke and Associates, 317.56; Rumery Lawn & Landscape, 540.00; Russell, Mary, 108.23; School Datebooks, 937.72; School Dist. Of Seward Activity Fund-SHS, 848.00; School Dist. Of Seward MS Activity Fund, 160.94; Seward County Independent, 193.38; Seward Lumber, 559.34; Sodexo, 93,189.93; SpecPro Inc, 36,123.00; Suhr & Lichty Insurance, 324,637.00; Sweetwater, 459.90; Sys-Kool, LLC, 22,814.19; Time Warner Cable, 119.98; Toovey, Jim, 85.00; TriMark Hockenbergs, 19,432.64; Twin River Urgent Care, 125.00; Uline, 3,013.02; Unite Private Networks, 398.42; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2,000.00; UNUM, 547.20; Uribe, 2,117.00; USA Clean, 170.22; US Cellular, 217.45; Vanis, Jackie, 120.75; Verizon, 157.29; Waterlink, 225.00; Wells Fargo, 97.59; Wells Fargo, 4,058.59; Westside Community Schools, 1,220.00; WHC NE LLC, 5,040.00; Windstream, 2,148.90; WoodRIver Energy, 17,399.99. SCI — May 24, 2023 ZNEZ