BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDY SESSION School District of Seward 410 South Street Seward, NE 68434 Monday, April 12, 2021 5:30 PM Attendance Taken at 5:31 PM. Paul Duer: Absent Jill Hochstein: Present Jana Hughes: Present Ryne Seaman: Present Danielle Shipley: Present Shawn Svoboda: Present Attendance Update Taken at 5:34 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 the courthouse. The public notice was dated April 7, 2021. 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 Jill Hochstein and a second by Jana Hughes. Jill Hochstein: Yea, Jana Hughes: Yea, Ryne Seaman: Yea, Danielle Shipley: Yea, Shawn Svoboda: Yea 2. Possible Discussion Items 2.1. Weight Room Update Dr. Fields discussed the weight room proposal and what it would look like over the summer. 2.2. ESSER II Discussion Dr. Fields discussed ESSER funds and what it can be spent on. Dr. Fields asked for the boards thoughts. 2.3. Facility Planning Dr. Fields discussed our facility planning and asked the board if there are other items they would like to add to the list. 2.4. Transportation Discussion Dr. Fields and Marty Telecky discussed our transportation needs - Do we purchase used or new buses, concerns of finding drivers, pick up in central locations or paying mileage? 2.5. Seward Public Schools Civic Committee Dr. Dominy discussed our civics committee and standards. We are required to have two meetings a year and have public comment at one of those meetings. 3. Public Comment on District's Civic Curriculum There were no comments from the public. 4. Adjournment President Seaman adjourned the meeting at 6:54 p.m. Prepared by: Heidi Covert Paul Duer Secretary SCI — April 21, 2021
