October 12, 2026 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
Discussion:
The public notice was publicized on the Seward County Independents website and posted at city hall, library and courthouse. The public notice was dated October 7, 2026.
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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.
Discussion:
There was none.
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3. Discussion Items
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3.1. Review of Bids for Project 2 of Bond Projects
Discussion:
Bryan from JEO Consulting Group discussed the bids for Project #2.
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3.2. Update on the design work of Project 3 of Bond Projects
Discussion:
Bryan from JEO Consulting Group discussed project 3 and went over some of the changes we have made.
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3.3. Change Orders Authorization
Discussion:
Dr. Fields discussed change orders authorization with the board.
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3.4. American Civics Committee
Discussion:
This is our first meeting of the civics committee. Dr. Dominy and Mr. Zimmerman discussed the work around literacy in the Social Studies courses.
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3.5. Public Comment: 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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4. Short Recess
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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5. Reports
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5.1. Administrator Reports
Discussion:
Written reports were received from the administrators.
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5.2. Student Board Report
Discussion:
Lexi Collings presented her report to the board.
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5.3. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Our first Negotiations Meeting will be October 26, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at the district office. We will have a Special Board meeting on Wednesday, October, 21, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.. November 5 from 5:30-7:00 is the Strategic Plan Mid Point update. The NASB State Conference and hotel rooms have been reserved and the board will be presenting on slidedeck. Dr. Fields will be presenting to Kiwanis on October 26. We had a conversation with Concordia about track practice this spring. Board Quicks link - October 2026 e-update
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5.4. Computer Science Report
Discussion:
Dr. Dominy presented the annual computer science report that is required by state statute and will be sent to the Nebraska Department of Education.
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6. New Business
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7. Action Items
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7.1. Project 2 of the bond project bids. (Stadium, practice track at SMS)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Football Field Turf Bids
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. AV Equipment for Stadium Bids
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Authorization of Change Orders
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.5. Resignation of Lance Todd
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.6. Correction on April 13, 2026 Board Minutes
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.7. Option Enrollment Resolution 2026
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8. Future Agenda Items
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Turf
Bid Packages for Project #3 Student Data |
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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. Special Building Fund
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9.3.3. Depreciation 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. Adjournment
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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