May 11, 2015 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. 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. Offensive language, personal attacks and hostile conduct will not be tolerated. |
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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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3. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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3.1. AdvancEd Annual Report
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All public schools are required to participate in either the state model for school improvement or the AdvancEd model for school improvement. Arlington Public School has chosen to use AdvancEd which is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of PreK-12 schools and school systems to ensure that learning is maximized.
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4. REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISTRICT PLAN
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5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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6.1. Update on Technology Cycle Acquisitions
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6.2. Staffing Update
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Recommendation of Special Education teacher.
Review of noncertified openings to be filled. Review of coaching openings that have been filled and remain to be filled.
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6.3. Update on Roofs
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7. NEW BUSINESS
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7.1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to enter a contract with AES to design and move forward with HVAC project identified as Option I - DX/Gas RTU's - Standard Roof Top Units with gas heat.
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The Buildings and Grounds Committee is recommending to the board to move forward with Option I from the plans that were presented to the public at Special Board Meeting on March 30, 2015 that includes DX/Gas Roof Top Units. The plan will be to complete the project in one or two phases depending upon the real cost estimates after further design planning. In the Energy Study this option had an estimated initial cost of $2.9 million.
The fee for the work will be negotiated but will be in the range identified in the original contract.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve a resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $2,700,000 in limited tax obligation bonds.
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7.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve the purchase of a used bus.
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The annual budget included the purchase of a used bus. The buildings and grounds committee reviewed bids on used buses and is recommending the purchase of a 2013 Thomas bus from American Bus Sales.
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7.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve the purchase of language arts curriculum materials.
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The Language Arts Committee has spent two years revising curriculum and reviewing curriculum materials. They are recommending that the board approve the purchase of Reading Street for K-8 language arts at a price of $79,026.22. The district will also need to purchase Tier II Intervention materials for language arts which will be presented in June.
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7.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve bids for the purchase of lights and light poles for the athletic field and for installation of lights, poles and necessary service as presented.
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The district approached three different vendors and asked for them to respond to a Request for Proposal for the fixtures and poles necessary for the athletic field lighting project. The buildings and grounds committee has reviewed and approved the vendor selection.
The district is in the process of finalizing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the installation of poles and lights, and all the necessary electrical work connected to that installation. They will attempt to obtain at least three proposal responses for the project. The buildings and grounds committee will approve the final vendor selection.
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7.6. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to accept a bid for grading and ground work in south parking lot area.
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The Buildings and Ground committee has had the area surveyed in an attempt to correct drainage issues. The committee has reviewed bids obtained to address these issues and make necessary improvements. The committee has discussed adding additional concrete to the original proposal for an efficient walkway along the north side of the concession building that also serves to improve drainage.
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7.7. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2015-2016 basic instructional budget.
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The elementary instructional budget is increasing $8,920.52 over last year which equates to a 16% increase largely due to the implementation of NWEA/MAPS assessment and mCLASS:DIBELS screening tools. Budget of $64,045.12.
The high school instructional budget increases less than 1% with a decrease of $2,300 because we are moving to NWEA/MAPS assessments and away from Aspire. Budget of $70,096.04. Approximately a net increase of about $6,000 for assessment of student learning across the district.
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7.8. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary action to approve adding a second SKILLS USA sponsor.
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This position is being added because of the increased participation of students and allows for the facilitation of additional competitive areas. The estimated cost of this sponsor will be $1,060.
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7.9. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Career and Technical Education course offerings and programming.
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2015-2016 School Year
Adding Introduction to Welding
As part of Education and Teacher Training Academy adding two courses: Exploring Education and Training and Experiencing Teaching K-8
As part of Health Services Academy adding courses: Introduction to Health Services and Medical Terminology
Working with Cedar Bluffs to develop and offer two agricultural courses and FFA
Offering online agricultural courses (as appropriate for students not pursuing FFA)
Other Considerations at this time?
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7.10. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve adding a .4 FTE teaching position that will serve as a Student Services Coordinator.
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The cost of such an employee would be based upon their placement on the salary schedule.
Assuming placement of M5 (Masters Degree with five years of experience): Cost including salary, benefits, retirement, and taxes = $25,413.98
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8. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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8.1. Americanism/Education Evaluation
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8.2. Buildings and Grounds Committee
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The committee met on April 20, 2015 on a variety of subjects to include: HVAC, FB field lights, grading/drainage in south parking area, summer projects, baseball field joint meeting, and bus acquisition.
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8.3. Finance Committee
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The committee met on April 27 to discuss funding sources for the various priorities identified by the buildings and grounds committee and preliminary 2015-16 budget planning.
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8.4. Negotiations Committee
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8.5. NASB Legislative Representative
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8.6. Professional Development Sharing
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9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve Policy 2210 Duties of the Principal and Policy 2430 Attending Professional Growth Meetings on second reading.
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9.2. Discuss and Consider amending Policy 6910 Dispensing Medications on second reading.
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9.3. Discuss and Consider amending Policy 6121 Curriculum Review Cycle on second reading.
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9.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to clarify the role of the second sponsor for Skills USA.
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At the May board meeting the board acted on a recommendation from the administration to approve a second Skills USA sponsor based upon the program needs. The administration is asking for a motion to formally clarify that position to be an Assistant Skills USA sponsor (rather than an additional Skills USA sponsor). This maintains structural continuity within the extracurricular program.
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10. CONSENT AGENDA
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10.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s)
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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 for the purpose of paying health/dental insurance premiums. $7,404.05
Bond Fund - Interest Payment - Union Bank $102,263.75 Depreciation Fund - HVAC - AES (Advanced Engineering Systems) $600.00 |
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10.5. Hot Lunch Report
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10.6. Activity Report
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10.7. Contract for Kyle Moore as a special education teacher for the 2015-2016 school year.
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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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