March 11, 2019 at 8:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. OPENING PROCEDURES
Rationale:
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:
Matt O'Daniel called the meeting to order at 8:05 pm.
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1.2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Board members present were Matt O'Daniel, Shanon Willmott, Bruce Scheer, Jessica Scheer, Janet Warner, and Jason Arp. Also present were Superintendent Lynn Johnson, High School Principal Aaron Pfingsten, High School Athletic Director James Shada, Elementary Principal Jacqueline Morgan, and recording secretary Jenny Hansen.
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. WELCOME TO GUESTS AND PUBLIC FORUM
Rationale:
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
Discussion:
Mrs. Schaapveld shared a written report and a slideshow of high school work to display the talent of our youth. Mr. Shada mentioned the possibility of a conference art show. On March 17th we will host an art show of which 7 of the 8 conference schools will attend. In addition to the show, there will be a glass blowing demonstration. The public is welcome to attend.
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4. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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4.1. Mr. Pfingsten's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Pfingsten thanked the board for the opportunity to use a 0.25 FTE staffing increase to expand course offerings in S.T.E.M and computer programming.
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4.2. Mrs. Morgan's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Morgan shared that there are good things going on in elementary including Jump Rope for Heart which raised just over $1500 for the American Red Cross.
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4.3. Mr. Shada's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Shada shared that the musical is Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 and that we are ready to kick off the spring season.
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5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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5.1. Staffing Update
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Hires:
Certificated Staff - Dawn Klein as secondary math teacher and HAL teacher. Resignations: Certificated Staff - *Amber Sims resigns as secondary language arts teacher. *Ann Jamison resigns as secondary teacher in math, HAL, and special education assistant coordinator.
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson shared staffing changes including hiring Dawn Klein as a secondary math teacher. Resignations include Amber Sims as secondary language arts teacher and the retirement of Ann Jamison as math teacher, HAL teacher and coordinator, and special education assistant coordinator.
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5.2. Board Workshop Planning - March 20 @ 5:30 p.m. at the Fremont Golf Club
Discussion:
The Board Workshop Planning meeting is scheduled for March 20 @ 5:30 p.m. at the Fremont Golf Club.
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5.3. Enrollment Figures
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson shared the March enrollment numbers. PS-377; 7-12 331; Total 708
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6. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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6.1. Professional Development Sharing
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson went to the NRCSA legislative conference and she will share her notes with board.
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7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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7.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to adopt Policy Qualifications of Non-Certificated Employees on second reading.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to initiate a contract with a facility planning firm.
Discussion:
After lengthy discussion by all board members, Matt asked if there was a consensus to move forward with DLR. The board agreed and directed Superintendent Johnson to proceed with the development of a contract with DLR.
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8. NEW BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss and Consider continuing employment for certificated teachers.
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8.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve option enrollment capacities for the 2019-2020 school year.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2019-2020 activity admissions and pass prices.
Rationale:
Recommendation is to have no increase in prices for the 2019-2020 school year. 2019-2020 Prices Admission Varsity JV/9th/MS Passes
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Shada is recommending no increase in activity admission prices or annual pass prices. If the conference raises admission prices, then he will come back to the board at that time to discuss increasing our admission prices to be consistent with the conference.
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8.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to approve the purchase of a riding floor scrubber.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Three quotes were presented to the board. After brief discussion the board accepted the recommendation of the maintenance director.
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8.5. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to increase staffing in the Special Education Program.
Rationale:
The number of students qualifying for special education services has almost doubled since 2014-15:
SY2014-2015: 69 SY2015-2016: 82 SY2016-2017: 87 SY2017-2018: 105 SY2018-2019: 120 (est.)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Morgan presented to the board regarding the increasing student count in special education. While the student count has nearly doubled the staffing has increased minimally. This proposal for increased staffing is to better meet increasing student needs.
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8.6. Discuss and Review Policies 5000-5104.
Discussion:
There were no concerns with the policies as presented.
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9. CONSENT AGENDA
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9.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s): February 11, 2019 Special Board Meeting and Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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9.3. Accept Ann Jamison's resignation as secondary teacher in math, HAL and as special education assistant coordinator.
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9.4. Accept Amber Sims' resignation as secondary language arts teacher.
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9.5. Hire Dawn Klein as secondary math teacher and HAL teacher.
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10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Rationale:
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
Discussion:
Matt O'Daniel adjourned the meeting at 9:17 p.m.
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