November 9, 2020 at 7:00 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 in the Seward Independent and posted at city hall, library and the courthouse. The public notice was dated November 4, 2020.
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1.3. Roll Call
Discussion:
Two board members joined the meeting by zoom.
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1.3.1. Action to excuse board members if necessary
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1.4. Pledge of Allegiance
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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. |
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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. Reports
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3.1. Administrator Reports
Discussion:
Written reports were received by the administrators.
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3.1.1. Student Board Report
Discussion:
Anna Hughes submitted her report to the board.
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3.1.2. Superintendent's Report
Discussion:
Dr. Fields discussed the NASB State Conference which will now be remote on November 19 & 20, 2020. Dr. Fields thanked Jerry for his 12 years of service on the board. The school district will work with the chamber to use the reVision Grant dollars. Dr. Fields discussed the community letter that was in the newspaper and the chamber video that will be coming out soon. NSAA and central conference will continue to have discussions about winter sports.
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4. Discussion Items
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4.1. COVID-19 Update
Discussion:
Dr. Fields updated the board on COVID. We want all of students and staff to be safe and comfortable coming to school. Eight percent of our students and staff are quarantined and 0.8 percent of our students and staff have tested positive. Our goal is to keep students in school. The four corners risk dial came out last Friday and we are between orange and red. We are short on subs but doing our best to cover some spots from within the district when needed. Dr. Dominy discussed what remote learning would look like per building if we had to go to remote learning.
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4.2. Student Clubs
Discussion:
Dr. Fields discussed our student clubs and currently all but three of our clubs are in the negotiated agreement.
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5. Old Business
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6. New Business
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6.1. Revised Policies
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.2. New Policy
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.3. November 25 Professional Development Day
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.4. 2019-2020 Audit
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7. Future Agenda Items
Discussion:
Superintendent evaluation
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8. Consent Agenda
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8.1. Approval of Minutes
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8.2. Approval of Financial Reports
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8.2.1. Treasurer
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8.2.2. Budget
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8.2.3. Activities
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8.2.4. Athletic
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8.3. Approval of Claims
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8.3.1. General Fund
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8.3.2. Gifts & Donations
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8.3.3. Unemployment
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8.4. Approval of Consent Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. Enter into Executive Session to discuss collective bargaining
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.1. Restate that the reason the board is entering into Executive Session is to discuss Collective Bargaining
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9.2. Exit Executive Session
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. Adjournment
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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