December 10, 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
Discussion:
President Matt O'Daniel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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1.2. Roll Call
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Also present were Superintendent Lynn Johnson, High School Principal Aaron Pfingsten, Elementary Principal Jacqueline Morgan, recording secretary Jenny Hansen.
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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. 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.
Discussion:
Janet Warner spoke in opposition to the proposed policy regarding board members being ineligible to serve as an employee of the district. Amy Elofson shared her concern with the bus route that her children ride on indicating that she doesn't think it is equitable that in-district students have a longer ride than those that access the bus at the Menards' stop and that it is unsafe to travel outside district boundaries onto a highway to make the stop at Menards. Nancy Penke addressed the board questioning the proposed policy that would make a board member ineligible to be an employee noting that there are spouses of board members that work in the district and questioning what other districts do. Kristi Magnino addressed the board about concerns regarding the inequity of the length of time that students are scheduled to ride the bus route noting that the students who board at Menards are on for a much shorter length of time and that the stop causes increased time for other riders.
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3. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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3.1. Language Arts Report
Discussion:
Janelle Lorsch summarized information from the written report.
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3.2. 3rd Grade Report
Discussion:
Kylie Hoegermeyer and Kristi Rollins presented information from their written report and expanded on the highlights.
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4. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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4.1. Mr. Pfingsten's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Pfingsten presented a summary of his written report.
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4.2. Mrs. Morgan's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Morgan presented a summary of her written report.
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4.3. Mr. Shada's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Shada was not able to attend the meeting. Mr. Pfingsten informed the board that we have seven students participating on the coop swim team with Fremont.
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5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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5.1. Holiday Celebration
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5.2. January/February Board Retreat
Discussion:
The board indicated that they will wait until the January board meeting to plan a retreat in February.
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5.3. NASB December Update
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5.4. ESU#3 Services
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson summarized the services that the ESU#3 provides and how Arlington utilizes those services.
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6. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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6.1. Americanism/Education Evaluation
Discussion:
No report.
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6.2. Buildings and Grounds Committee
Discussion:
No official committee report but the board was updated on the status of the snow blade and sale of Bus 2000.
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6.3. Finance Committee
Discussion:
No report but the committee will meet with the auditor to review the audit.
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6.4. Negotiations Committee
Discussion:
The committee is recommending approval of a contract with the teachers later in this agenda.
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6.5. NASB Legislative Representative
Discussion:
No report.
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6.6. Professional Development Sharing
Discussion:
The board was presented with a list of upcoming workshops to consider and Janet Warner recently attended a new board member workshop.
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7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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7.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve Policy 4133 as amended.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8. NEW BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to adopt a policy that prohibits board members from being an employee or applying for employment with the district.
Discussion:
There was considerable board discussion about the pros and cons of a policy of this nature. The board asked that Mrs. Johnson gather additional information from other districts on this same topic and policy. It was noted that there are state statutes that prohibits a board member to be engaged in a contract to teach in the district in which they are a board member.
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8.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action on Staffing Proposal for 2019-2020.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson reviewed the written proposal for .5 fte increase in staffing expanding on the modifications to the existing configuration and provided rationale for the proposal.
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9. CONSENT AGENDA
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9.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s): November 12, 2018 Regular Meeting
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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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.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.1. Discuss and Consider the performance evaluation of the superintendent.
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10.2. Discuss and Consider the negotiated teacher master agreement.
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11. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
Discussion:
The board returned to open session at 9:24 p.m.
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11.1. Discuss Superintendent Evaluation
Discussion:
The board presented the evaluation to Superintendent Johnson and discussed the various categories. The instrument contains seven categories with a 5 point scale (1- Unsatisfactory; 2-Need Improvement; 3-Satisfactory; 4-Above Average; 5-Outstanding) and the rating in these categories are as follows: Relationship with board of education 3.52 ; Leadership 3.55;Business and Financial 3.63; Educational Programming and Planning 3.80; Personnel 3.60;Community Relations 3.9; Personal Traits 3.51.
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11.2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2019-2020 Master Agreement with the Arlington Education Association.
Rationale:
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 3.50%.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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