November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. Preliminary Procedures
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1.1. Call meeting to order & announce Open Meetings Act is Posted
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1.2. Public Notice as publicized per board policy
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The public notice was publicized in the Seward County Independent and posted at city hall, library and courthouse. The public notice was dated November 5, 2025.
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1.3. Roll Call
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1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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1.4. Pledge of Allegiance
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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. |
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1.6. Approval of Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. Public Forum: (The Board President reserves the right to place time limits on individuals and topics.)
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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.
Discussion:
There was none.
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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.
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There was none.
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3. Discussion Items
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3.1. D.A. Davidson
Discussion:
Paul from DA Davidson discussed the resolution and answered the boards questions.
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3.2. Information on the proposed projects
Discussion:
As of today, we have had 16 events/open houses/presentations and are working on adding more events in the coming months. We are also working on a media release, website, and videos from the district.
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3.3. NWEA District Results
Discussion:
Dr. Dominy updated the board on the NWEA and ACT results.
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3.4. American Civics Committee
Discussion:
This is our second meeting of the American Civics Committee and Dr. Dominy discussed some of the things going on in the district that pertain to American Civics.
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4. This is an opportunity for the public to make any comments on the American Civics Committee Agenda or to make any comments involving American Civics at Seward Public Schools.
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There was none.
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5. Short Recess
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There was no recess needed.
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6. Reports
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6.1. Administrator Reports
Discussion:
Written reports were received from the administrators.
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6.2. Student Board Report
Discussion:
Avery Rodocker presented her report to the board.
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6.3. Superintendent's Report
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The NASB State Conference is November 19-21, 2025. Dr. Fields gave the board a Finance Commission update- the report needs to be to the governor's office by December 1. 53% of school funding is funded by the state, compared to 37.7% in 2019/20. We are now one of the highest funded by the state in the Midwest. The question is at what level the state should fund schools. The thoughts right now are 53-75%. The question will be how to fund this with a 500 million budget shortfall. Jill Hochstein will serve on the Calendar Committee. Dr. Fields evaluation will be done during the December Board Meeting. Dr. Fields updated the board on the SHS Chiller and where we are in the process. The Booster Bash is Friday, November 21. Board Quicks link - November 2025 e-update
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Legion Field Lease
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Bond Resolution 2025-0001
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. 2024-2025 Audit
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. Future Agenda Items
Discussion:
Superintendent Evaluation
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9. Consent Agenda
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9.1. Approval of Minutes
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9.2. Approval of Financial Reports
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9.2.1. Treasurer
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9.2.2. Budget
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9.2.3. Activities
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9.2.4. Athletic
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9.3. Approval of Claims
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9.3.1. General Fund
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9.3.2. Unemployment Fund
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9.4. Approval of Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Executive Session
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10.1. Restate reason for entering into executive session: To discuss the 2026-2027 teacher negotiations.
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11. Adjournment
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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