December 13, 2021 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 at 7:01pm.
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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. |
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3. CONSENT AGENDA
Action(s):
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
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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4.1. Social Studies Report
Discussion:
Mr. Gubbels was here for the Social Sciences department. He discussed current events and how they affect social science.
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5. REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISTRICT PLAN
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6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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6.1. Mrs. Morgan Elementary Report for December
Discussion:
Mrs Morgan presented on her report.
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6.2. Mr. Shada's Activity Report for December
Discussion:
Mr Shada was not present.
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6.3. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report for December
Discussion:
Mr Pfingsten presented on his report.
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7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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7.1. Update on Construction Project
Discussion:
The Board agreed that the credit for the color discrepancy on the windows is the way to go rather than fixing it. The district will get $8000 credit.
There is currently no guarantee of a locker delivery date. |
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7.2. 2021-2022 Enrollment Totals
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7.3. Update on Hiring of Bookkeeper/Business Manager
Discussion:
We have received 5 applications. We will schedule three interviews for this week.
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7.4. NRCSA and NASB Updates
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8. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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8.1. Finance Committee
Discussion:
The Finance Committee met tonight at 6:00 before this meeting to review the AFR with our accountant.
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8.2. Negotiations Committee
Discussion:
A meeting with AEA is set for this Wednesday.
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8.3. Professional Development Sharing
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8.4. Committee for Curriculum and American Civics
Discussion:
The committee met at 5:30 today before the finance meeting. Mrs Wolf went through the requirements at this meeting.
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9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider, and Approve Contract with Powerschool
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. NEW BUSINESS
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10.1. Discuss, Consider and Approve Contract with Ralston Public Schools for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
These are SPED services we are unable to provide.
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10.2. Discuss, Consider, and Approve the 20-21 Financial Statements/Audit as presented
Rationale:
Copies available at meeting for all board members; Finance Committe will meet prior to regular meeting
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Brenda Vampola with SHN does a good job reviewing what is in the audit and their observations during the audit process. The finance committee feels comfortable with the AFR as presented.
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10.3. Discuss, Consider, and Approve Contract with Roots to Wings (Integrated Life Choices)
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is a follow-up decision to a conversation that started back in August.
Funding for this will be IDEA which is 100% reimbursable. |
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10.4. Discuss and Consider 2020-2021 Annual Report
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10.5. Discuss, Consider and Approve Purchase of English Language Arts Curriculum for Grades 2-12
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--Approved Curriculum for reimbursement via ESSERS III (ARP) funds
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.6. Discuss and Consider Superintendent Evaluation
Discussion:
Page 3. Self eval scores and board eval scores.
First "standard" is Mission vision and goals - Matt went through the score of the board and the score of dr Lewis for herself. Mr ODaniel then went through comments of this section to be further discussed as a full board. One area to set a goal for is involving external stakeholders in long-term planning. Communicate is mentioned more than once in different ways, so that is the one word to pull from this. Cool thing about this is that NASB keeps these scores and we can compare this year to next year when we do it again. Second "Stanard" is policy. This is an area of strength for Dr Lewis. Do we need to have a Policy Committee? Maybe visit with a school that does have a policy committee and see how they operate. Third "Standard" budget planning and management The highest aggregate score the board gave. Indicating a clear strength. Forth Standard is Educational Leadership Second lowest aggregate board score. One comment to delegate more, one comment she delegates too much. Board discussed their thoughts on what she should/shouldn't be delegating. Maybe different areas need more/less. Dawn feels this needs more discussion and maybe a workshop topic. A good leader allows principals their own success and accountability. Mark this one to circle back to. 5th Standard is Org and Cultural Leadership. Lowest for board score and 2nd lowest for self-eval score. Many comments of the current interview process and Dr Lewis involvement in that. Standard 6 Community Relations Scored high for board. Lowest for self eval. Some board meeting items info to the board sooner than the Friday before. Standard 7 - Professional Leadership 5.23 board score which is middle Highest self eval. Positive comments for the most part. DL - Don't get a lot of calls from community members and when I do I respond. I enjoy those calls but I don't get a ton. Standard 8 - Board / Sup't relations 3rd highest both board and self eval 5.48 and 5.33 Communicate with more board members than the president or individual committees. Communicate was a big word throughout. Shanon - more access to agenda would also take care of communication concerns. More informed earlier on. Chase - you know your strengths but we tend to focus on your weaknesses. It's important to note she has a lot of strengths. We as board need to set some goals and reevaluate those at her next eval. Janet - questioned if handbooks come from the policies. Matt - growth areas are more communication with board, getting board more closely aligned as 6-7 members. Jason - Our grass is pretty green. Bruce - positive view points give you positive results. Negative feedback makes a person not want to be here. Matt's takeaways: More communication with board 2-3 goals in January meeting or the retreat. Set goals, directions, or ideas. |
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11. 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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12. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
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13. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
10:00 adjourn.
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