May 13, 2019 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:
Matt O'Daniel called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
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1.2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Board members present were Matt O'Daniel, Shanon Willmott, Bruce Scheer, Janet Warner, Jessica Scheer, 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
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Action(s):
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:
No Public comments.
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3. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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3.1. Mr. Pfingsten's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Pfingsten reviewed his written report highlighting that our Exploring Business class had the top three teams in the state's Stock Market contest, the schools continued collaboration with Roots To Wings, the upcoming Middle School Honors celebration and that FBLA is being recognized at nationals as an "FBLA Outstanding Chapter."
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3.2. Mrs. Morgan's Report
Discussion:
Mrs. Morgan reviewed her written report highlighting that NSCAS testing is successfully finished, the recent Daddy Daughter dance was a success, thanks to the PTO for all they provided during Teacher Appreciation week, the 4-6 Choral Concert was a success, 22 students deposited every week as the Bank in School wrapped up their 3rd year, and the summer STEAM program has 76 enrolled despite the travel complications from the west.
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3.3. Mr. Shada's Report
Discussion:
Mr. Shada reviewed his written report, highlighting that we recently had six students inducted into the Hall of Fame. The students are Taylor Wakefield, Talon Mues, Destiny Hendry, Mackenzie Hagemeister, Emily Kraemer, and Alek Timm. He also provided a brief summary of the success of baseball, golf and track.
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4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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4.1. Staffing Update
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Resignations: Jennifer Preissler, Secondary Science Teacher. Action on this resignation is pending a suitable replacement.
2019-20 New Hires: Lori Lang, Elementary Paraprofessional TBD, Science Teacher
Discussion:
Resignation from Jennifer Preissler was accepted, pending action on replacement. Lori Lang was hired as a para educator.
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4.2. Graduation Ceremony Information
Discussion:
Board members will meet in the board room at 12:40 p.m. and then proceed to gym around 12:55 p.m. Matt O'Daniel and Shanon Willmott will hand out the diplomas.
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4.3. Update on Facility Master Planning
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson reported that DLR will be on site this week to meet with all teachers regarding their specific programming space. Engineers have begun their review of the various systems within the plant.
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5. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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5.1. Americanism/Education Evaluation
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5.2. Buildings and Grounds Committee
Discussion:
The chair Bruce Scheer indicated that the committee met prior to the board meeting and that they will expand on their discussion in an agenda item in New Business.
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5.3. Finance Committee
Discussion:
Committee members shared that they met on April 23. Matt O'Daniel reported that they reviewed and established the budget goals for the upcoming year, they discussed the current balances, reviewed the preliminary general fund budget, and decided to have a patrons' workshop prior to the August regular board meeting as done in the past.
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5.4. Negotiations Committee
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5.5. Professional Development Sharing
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6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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6.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Action to agree to pay for a full-time School Resource Officer.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board of education had previously committed to helping to fund a full-time resource officer rather than the current part-time situation. The board reaffirmed that commitment with the stipulations that the employee would be one approved of by the district and that the cost to the district would be approximately $25,000 or less.
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6.2. Discuss and Consider changes to the length of the school day for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Capturing additional instructional time would enhance our ability to meet learner needs through increasing time and access to interventions as defined by the MTSS process.
^ Start time would be 8:05 a.m. rather than 8:15 a.m. ^ End time for grades 5-6 would be 3:30 p.m.
Discussion:
Lynn Johnson reviewed the information that she had gathered for the board regarding changed school start times (to 8:05 a.m. from 8:15 a.m. ) and end time for grades 5-6 (3:30 p.m. rather than 3:20 p.m.) The documentation provided captured a summary of the key concepts as well as answers to the common questions that might arise. The administration will seek further input from parents via an email and share that information with the board next month.
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7. NEW BUSINESS
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7.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Action to adopt the 2019-2020 basic instructional budget.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Lynn Johnson noted that there was a slight increase to the instructional budget and that this is a small component of the general fund budget.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the candidates for graduation.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the sale of metal lathe and metal band saw.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.4. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the purchase of two gas combi ovens with two heated holding/transport institutional cabinets.
Rationale:
Three bids were reviewed and the recommendation is to purchase the ovens from Sysco.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
There are monies in the hot lunch fund for this purchase noting that replacing the original ovens will enhance the efficiency of the kitchen.
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7.5. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve a contract with ESU #2 for School Psychologist Services.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mrs. Johnson shared that we previously contracted these services from Fort Calhoun but that option will no longer be available. This is being recommended as a advantageous means to meet our needs.
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7.6. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Summer Projects
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Summer Projects include:
1. Concrete work on to repair east entry at south parking lot, repairs at all door entrances, baseball field concourse and potentially at the bus barn. 2. Casework in the two elementary conference rooms which will serve as classrooms for interventionist, in the nurses office, storage shelves in the elementary office, and additional work surface in district office. 3. Painting the bus barn and a potential sign for the bus barn. 4. Reconfiguring the exterior doors that are currently magnetic locks to provide a more secure entry. 5. Rubber crumb for large playground.
Discussion:
The buildings and grounds committee shared a summary of the summer projects discussed in committee. The board discussed upgrades to the bus barn to include paint, a sign, and grading and concrete work. The district will be obtaining a quote for the grading and concrete work and then discuss further next month. Other projects include concrete for the baseball field concourse area, rubber crumb mulch in the large playground, revamp border on large playground, replace concrete in parking lot east entrance and elementary front entrance, projection system in the new gym, and revamping the exterior doors from magnetic locks to electric strike. The administration is finalizing quotes for future board action.
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8. CONSENT AGENDA
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8.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s): Monday, April 8, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Board Workshop Minutes.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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8.3. Hire Lori Lang as an elementary paraprofessional for the 2019-20 school year.
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9. 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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10. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Matt O'Daniel adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
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