January 8, 2018 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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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
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2.1. Reorganization of the Board - Election of President, Vice President
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Open Nominations-The chair (Matt) will call for nominations which will be oral/written. Members vote by oral/written ballot. Results will be read aloud by the board secretary and recorded if written ballot is used. *The newly elected president shall immediately assume the chair position following the election for president for the remainder of the meeting. Vice President: The president will call for nominations which will be oral/written. Members vote by oral/written ballot. Results will be read aloud by the board secretary and recorded. |
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2.2. Reorganization of the Board - Appointment of secretary, treasurer, and recording secretary
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Secretary: Board policy indicates that we can have an elected or appointed secretary. Past practice is for the superintendent to be appointed to serve in this role. The president will entertain discussion about continuing this practice. Treasurer: Past practice is for bookkeeper (now Business Manager) to be appointed to serve in this role. Entertain discussion. Recording Secretary: Past practice is for (now Business Manager) to be appointed to this role. Entertain discussion.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.3. Appointment of Board Committees and Representatives
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2.4. Review Practices and Procedures - approval of depository, and review of school attorney and newspaper of record
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Review the following: 1. Approval of Depository for School District - Two Rivers Bank 2. Identification of School Attorney - Perry, Guthery, Haase and Gessford; KSB 3. Identification of Newspaper of Record - Arlington Citizen
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2.5. Disseminate and review conflict of interest statutes
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Board members are provided with these annually in keeping with policy and to ensure that they are understood and followed.
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2.6. Review the current order of business for board meetings
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Current Order of Business: Meeting call to order Approval/changes to Agenda Public Forum Curriculum/Department Reports Administration's Reports Board Committee Reports Unfinished Business Items New Business Items Consent Agenda (approval of minutes, approval board bills, treasurer's report) Adjournment
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3. 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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3.1. Discuss and Consider patron presentation on wrestling facilities
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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5. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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5.1. Preschool Report
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5.2. Kindergarten Report
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5.3. Math Report
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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6.1. Enrollment Figures
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6.2. Student and Club Recognition
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6.3. Board Retreat
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The Fremont Country Club is not available on Wednesday, January 31 as they are closed for a week of cleaning. The board needs to decide if they want to change their date or look for a different venue for that event. |
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6.4. Increased fee for utilization of bus barn
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6.5. Staffing Update
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Nonclassified Staff Update: Hiring Kevin Capron as food service employee. Resignation of Roni Austin as elementary special education paraprofessional. Resignation of Cheryl Borhart as food service employee. Certificated Staff Update: Update on the special education position that was approved |
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6.6. Community Engagement survey follow-up
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Americanism/Education Evaluation
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7.2. Buildings and Grounds Committee
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7.3. Finance Committee
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7.4. Negotiations Committee
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7.5. NASB Legislative Representative
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7.6. Temporary Bus Barn Committee
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7.7. Professional Development Sharing
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NASB Legislative Issues Conference | January 21-22 | Lincoln NASB Budget & Finance Workshop | January 22 | Lincoln President’s Retreat - RSVP! February 18-19 | Lincoln Education Forum | February 21-22 | Kearney |
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8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2018-2019 Master Agreement with the Arlington Education Association
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In an effort to retain and recruit quality employees, the board of education strives to compensate all categories of employees to be competitive in a comparable array. The proposed agreement should position the District at or slightly above the midpoint in a comparable array with a package increase of 3.83% including anticipated vertical movement.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve superintendent contract
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In an effort to retain and recruit quality employees, the board of education strives to compensate all categories of employees to be competitive in a comparable array. The proposed agreement increases the salary 3%, however due to decrease in insurance the overall package is a net savings to the district of $2,177 or 1.2% and should maintain position at or near the midpoint.
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9.3. Discuss,Consider and Take Necessary action to renew the contract of secondary principal
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In an effort to retain and recruit quality employees, the board of education strives to compensate all categories of employees to be competitive in a comparable array. The proposed agreement should position the District slightly below the midpoint in a comparable array with a package increase of 2.54%.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to renew the contract of elementary principal
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In an effort to retain and recruit quality employees, the board of education strives to compensate all categories of employees to be competitive in a comparable array. The proposed agreement should position the District slightly below the midpoint in a comparable array with a package increase of 2.49%.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to renew the contract of assistant principal/AD
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In an effort to retain and recruit quality employees, the board of education strives to compensate all categories of employees to be competitive in a comparable array. The proposed agreement should position the District slightly above the midpoint in a comparable array with a package increase of 2.61%.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.6. Discuss, Consider and Review Policies 1000-1120.
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10. CONSENT AGENDA
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10.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s): December 11, 2017 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
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10.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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10.3. Claims (Check Register)
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10.4. Special Fund Transfers
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Employee Benefit Fund BC/BS Admin. Health Insurance $8,546.80 Depreciation Fund Advanced Engineering System HVAC Project $7,497.47 |
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10.5. Hot Lunch Report
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10.6. Activity Report
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10.7. Accept resignation of Roni Austion as an elementary special education paraprofessional.
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10.8. Accept resignation of Cheryl Borhart as cafeteria employee.
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10.9. Hire Kevin Capron as cafeteria employee.
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11. 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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12. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
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13. ADJOURNMENT
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