Board of Education Minutes
February 8, 2010
by Marilyn Smith
February 11, 2010
Seward, Nebraska
February 8, 2010
For a more detailed version of the minutes please go to our website at www.sewardpublicschools.org
The regular meeting of the School District of Seward Board of Education was held on February 8, 2010 in the Administrative Offices at 410 South Street, Seward, Nebraska.
The President called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. stating that the meeting had been preceded by advance publicized notice and was convened in open session.
REMINDER OPEN MEETING LAW
The president reminded those in attendance that a copy of the open meetings act is posted on the north wall of the board room.
On roll call all board members were present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved Pekarek seconded Duer to approve the agenda as presented. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Pekarek, Duer, Williams, Rumery, Garske, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
PUBLIC FORUM -- (On Agenda Items)
There was none.
PUBLIC FORUM -- (On Any Topic)
Rich Wergin thanked the board for accepting his resignation so he could pursue a job opportunity with the NSEA.
A group of Middle School Students presented information on green projects for the new middle school project.
REPORTS
4.1 Written reports were received from the administrators.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
5.1 Retiree Recognition Banquet has been scheduled for Friday, May 14, 2010.
5.2 Facilities Committee meeting date for discussion of summer projects—possible date March 1st.
5.3 2009-2010 School Calendar—Discussion regarding makeup days should more snow days occur.
5.4 NWEA Testing.
5.5 Legislative Update.
5.6 NRCSA Legislative Forum—March 1st.
5.7 Sex Offender Registry Changes.
OLD BUSINESS
There was none.
NEW BUSINESS
Moved Garske seconded Williams to set the driver’s education rate for the summer of 2010 at $240 per student. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Garske, Williams, Pekarek, Rumery, Duer, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
Moved Pekarek seconded Rumery to approve the administrators recommendation to offer a teaching contract to Faith Morriss to teach middle school math. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Pekarek, Rumery, Williams, Duer, Garske, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
Moved Williams seconded Duer to recognize the Seward Education Association as the official bargaining agent for the teachers in the School District of Seward for 2010-2011 negotiations. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Williams, Duer, Rumery, Pekarek, Garske, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
Moved Williams seconded Duer to adopt the following resolution:
NSAA Resolution
Whereas the School District of Seward (The District) recognizes the importance of school sponsored extracurricular activities in our overall instructional program, and
Whereas The District recognizes that the Nebraska School Activities Association represents member school in an effort to provide quality activities and fair competition for all member schools, and
Whereas The District recognizes that each school has representation in the NSAA governing process, and governance and activities changes should be a result of that process, and
Whereas Nebraska Legislative Bill 1021 proposes to change the governance structure of the NSAA which The District believes could allow for unequal representation of schools,
BE IT RESOLVED that the School District of Seward Board of Education should, and does hereby, express its opposition to LB1021.
On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Williams, Duer, Rumery, Pekarek, Garske, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
NWEA testing
CONSENT AGENDA
Moved Duer seconded Rumery to approve the consent agenda items as follows:
Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting – January 11, 2010
Approval of Financial Reports: Treasurer’s, Budget, Activities and Athletics
General Fund Claims: $1,020,325.21
Special Building Claims: $ 3,193.50
Depreciation Fund Claims $ 19,175.00
Out of State Travel Request: Close-up Trip to Washington DC on May 30 to June 6, 2010
On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Duer, Rumery, Pekarek, Garske, Williams, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Moved Garske seconded Pekarek to move into executive session for the purpose of the Superintendent’s contract at 8:55 p.m. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Garske, Pekarek, Duer, Rumery, Williams, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
The president restated for the record that the discussion in closed session will be limited to the Superintendent’s contract.
Moved Williams seconded Rumery to move out of executive session at 9:04 p.m. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Williams, Rumery, Garske, Duer, Pekarek, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
Moved Pekarek seconded Duer to approve the Superintendent’s Contact terms for 2010-2011. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Pekarek, Duer, Garske, Rumery, Williams, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
Moved Rumery seconded Garske that the meeting be adjourned at 9:06 p.m. with the next study session and regular board meeting scheduled for Monday, March 8, 2010 at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m. On roll call the vote was as follows: Voting Yes: Rumery, Garske, Duer, Williams, Pekarek, Seaman. Voting No: None. Motion carried.
I, the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Education, Seward, Nebraska hereby certify that the attached and foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of a meeting of the Seward Board of Education held February 8, 2010 which meeting was preceded by publicized notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand officially and affixed the seal of my office this 8th day of February, 2010.
Prepared by: Secretary:
Marilyn Smith Scott Pekarek
