December 14, 2020 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 7:07
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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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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 guests present. An email came in at about 2:30 this afternoon from Kristen Widman to all board members. The email was read aloud to the board by Dr Lewis regarding the mask mandate and her feelings of the mandate.
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3. CONSENT AGENDA
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s)
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3.2. Monthly Financial Reports
Discussion:
The board reviewed the finances in particular the Shaw Hull Navarette bill because it came in higher than the initial bid. Shanon, Matt, and Janet of the finance committee agreed we pay it as stated.
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3.3. Approve Second Semester Contract for Chaleigh Mattson
Discussion:
This position is to relieve Mrs Fairhead to be full time curriculum.
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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4.1. English Language Arts
Discussion:
Marty Potter represented English Language Arts. Their report is attached.
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4.2. Third Grade
Discussion:
Mrs Gill presented on 3rd grade curriculum and progress. Her presentation is attached.
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5. REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISTRICT PLAN
Discussion:
Attached is a running total of where we are with goals. Two Bev Gruenke awards have been given to teachers. We received a grant for masks for our singers. Better equipment for board meetings and live school events to provide live via streaming (Thank you Mr Parson). Facilities - the building and renovation project is moving forward. New dugouts have been approved and demolition has started. The new door system is working great. Student goals - we've seen the most progress in this area which is the most important. MAPS data shows there wasw not a significant amount of loss due to the covid closure. Unintended natural benefits were the smaller class sizes which has been good. Morgan - Fewer office referrals and fewer behavior issues with the smaller class sizes.
We are working toward intern program in addition to the school-to-work program. Blair is about a step ahead of us on this so we have visited about that. Maybe have a connection with Blair and/or Fremont. Behavior and emotional health of students - more aggressive position for FT school psych. |
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6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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6.1. Mr. Shada's December Report
Discussion:
Attached is Mr Shada's report including participation rates in activities, recognitions, and the decrease in annual passes this year.
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6.2. Mrs. Morgan's December Elementary Report
Discussion:
Elementary has finished their testing, there was a 5-6 special choir and band concert, and there was preschool program for Thanksgiving via dojo.
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6.3. Mr. Pfingsten's December Secondary Report
Discussion:
We are wrapping up all the testing, sophomores and juniors took the ACT prep test, Finals are December 21st and 22nd, and the FBLA red kettle for the Salvation Arm was a success again.
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7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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7.1. Review Supt Leave Log
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7.2. Review Annual District Report to the Public
Rationale:
A paper copy of this was shared with board members at the November meeting
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7.3. NRCSA Member Update
Discussion:
The NRCSA Member Update is attached.
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7.4. 2020-2021 Enrollment Numbers as of Dec 1st 2020
Discussion:
Dr Lewis reviewed enrollment numbers and encouraged the board to review these outside of the meeting as well.
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8. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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8.1. Finance Committee
Discussion:
The finance committee met today with Dr Lewis and the auditor before the regular board meeting
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8.2. Negotiations Committee
Discussion:
The Negotiations Committee has met twice with the AEA. They are getting closer but they need board direction.
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8.3. Professional Development Sharing
Discussion:
Dr Lewis attendend several sessions and she will share this with the board at al later date regarding executive sessions.
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9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9.1. Review COVID-19 Reintroduction Plan
Discussion:
The administration team is not proposing any changes. They discussed if wearing masks could be reconsidered for those who have already tested positive for covid. The board agreed that teachers could schedule in "mask breaks" to take the students outside or spread out in a large area to pull their masks off for a short time.
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10. NEW BUSINESS
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10.1. Review/Update Building/Renovation Plan progress
Discussion:
Todd with DLR discussed the options of aproxy vs tile flooring. The board approved moving forward with aproxy flooring.
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10.2. Discuss, Consider and Approve Financial Statements from Audit Conducted by Shaw, Hull, and Navarette for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.3. Discuss, Consider and Approve Superintendent Evaluation
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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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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11.1. Executive Session to Discuss Collective Bargaining and Staff Compensation
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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12. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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13. ADJOURNMENT
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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