March 13, 2017 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. OPENING PROCEDURES
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COPY OF OPEN MEETINGS ACT: The Board of Education makes available at least one current copy of the Open Meetings Act posted in the meeting room at a location accessible to members of the public. The Act is posted on the south wall of the meeting room. ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS: The Arlington Board of Education reserves the right to adjust the order of items on this agenda.
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1.1. Call Meeting to Order
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1.2. Roll Call
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
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2. WELCOME TO GUESTS AND PUBLIC FORUM
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC FORUM: Getting Started: When it is your turn to speak during the public forum portion of the agenda, please come forward, sign your name and address on the sign-in sheet and state your name to the Board of Education. Personnel or Student Topic: If you are planning to speak about a personnel or student matter involving an individual, please understand that our policies require that such concerns initially be directed to the administration for consideration. Board members will generally not respond to any questions you ask or comments you make about individual staff members or students. You are cautioned that slanderous comments are not protected just because they are made at a board meeting. General Rules: Please remember that this is a meeting of the Board of Education held in public for conducting the business of the Board of Education. Disruptions, offensive language, personal attacks and hostile conduct will not be tolerated. |
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3. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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3.1. Art Report
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3.2. 6th Grade Report
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4. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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4.1. Mr. Pfingsten's Report
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4.2. Mrs. Morgan's Report
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4.3. Mr. Shada's Report
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5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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5.1. Board member compliance with district technology Safety and Acceptable Use Policy
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5.2. Enrollment Figures
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5.3. Update on Staffing
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Certified Staff Update: Resignation - Kristine Findlay, Elementary Special Education Conditional Resignation - Desiree Hayden Parra, Spanish Hire - Connor Eurek, 7-12 Special Education Contracts - Intend to continue contracting with Fort Calhoun for School Psych Services. This will be an action item next month with an anticipated 3% cost increase due to increase in cost of employee.
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5.4. Cost of UNMC program
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Cost is $3,000/participants for students enrolled in the 2016-2017 UNMC program. Expectation is for the cost to remain the same or slight increase.
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5.5. Update on HVAC
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The project remains on schedule. There have been issues with the activation of the cooling system on the units that were installed during the winter. That issue was addressed by the contractor. There has been problems with our ability to interface efficiently with the software. That issue is being analyzed and we have reviewed with the contractor potential ways to address the issue.
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5.6. Criminal History Check on board members
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6. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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6.1. Americanism/Education Evaluation
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6.2. Buildings and Grounds Committee
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6.3. Finance Committee
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6.4. Negotiations Committee
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6.5. NASB Legislative Representative
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6.6. Professional Development Sharing
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Matt attended Board President Training and the attachments capture key components of the trainingNASB Workshops:Back to the Basics of School Law : March 14 in Kearney/March 16 in Norfolk/March 21 in LincolnLegislative Lunch: March 20 in LincolnSWEAT Conference (Student Wellness Education & Training) : April 12-13 in KearneySchool Law Seminar: June 8-9 in KearneyNASB Orientation: July 19 in Lincoln2017 NRCSA Spring Conference: March 23-24 in Kearney
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7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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7.1. Discuss board committee purpose and operating procedures
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7.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve Policy 3520 Transportation as amended.
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The buildings and grounds committee is recommending amending this policy to accurately reflect current practice.
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7.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to enter into an amended interlocal agreement with the Village of Arlington and Washington County Fair Board that details use of baseball field area.
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8. NEW BUSINESS
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8.1. State Board of Education Vision and Direction Summary
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8.2. AQuESST Performance Progress Reports
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8.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to ratify the 2017-2018 Master Agreement entered into with the Arlington Education Association.
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The negotiation committee is recommending approval of the Master Agreement being presented.
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8.4. Discuss and Consider continuing employment for certificated teachers.
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8.5. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the purchase of math curriculum materials.
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The committee is recommending the proposal from campus principals to approve the purchase of Envision math curriculum for grades K-6 and Big Ideas math curriculum for math grade 7 through and including Algebra II courses. Envision - $43,209.55 Big Ideas - $27,873.20
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8.6. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to add the course 'Best Practices in Education'to curriculum offerings.
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Principal Aaron Pfingsten is proposing adding a course titled 'Best Practices in Education' in response to the Nebraska Department of Education articulated change for courses in the Teaching/Training pathway within the Education and Training Career Cluster. This course would be taught with existing staff using available resources. There would be no additional cost to the proposal.
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8.7. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2017-2018 activity admissions and pass prices.
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Recommendation is to have no increase in prices for the 2017-2018 school year. No change in these prices for the past seven years with exception of $15 increase on family pass in 13-14. 2017-2018 Prices Admission Varsity JV/9th/MS Preschool Free Free Students (K-12) $4.00 $2.00 Adults $5.00 $3.00 *Athletes do not get in free. They must pay admission or pay for a pass. Passes Student Passes $45.00/ Yr. ($40.00 Winter) Adult Passes $60.00/Yr. ($50 Winter) Family Passes $145.00/Yr. ($120 Winter) Senior Citizens (60 & Older) Free
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8.8. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve the Board and Superintendent Agreements.
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8.9. Discuss and Consider Policy on Memorials
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8.10. Discuss, Consider and Review Policies 6300-6920.
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9. CONSENT AGENDA
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9.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s)
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9.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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9.3. Claims (Check Register)
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9.4. Special Fund Transfers
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Employee Benefit Fund Blue Cross/Blue Shield $7,914.45 Construction Fund Advanced Engineering Systems, Inc. $3,332.21 |
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9.5. Hot Lunch Report
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9.6. Activity Report
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9.7. Resignation of Desiree Hayden-Parra as the secondary Spanish teacher effective at the end of the 2016-17 school on the condition that the Blair Public School Board of Education votes to offer her a contract for the 2017-18 school year.
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9.8. Contract for Connor Eurek as a special education teacher for the 2017-2018 school year.
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9.9. Resignation of Kristine Findlay as elementary special education teacher effective at the end of her 2016-2017 teaching contract.
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10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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The Arlington Board of Education reserves the right to go into Closed/Executive Session at any time in accordance with Section 84-1410. A copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted in the board room for review by the public. |
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11. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
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12. ADJOURNMENT
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