April 11, 2022 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 7:00pm
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1.2. Roll Call
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All board members present
Dawn, |
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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
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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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3.3. Accept Staff Member Resignation
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3.4. Approve New Contracts:
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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4.1. Science
Discussion:
Mr. Kment was present for the science department. Highlighted the ms and hs science programs and successes that they have this year.
They were able to get through more curriculum this year. |
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5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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5.1. Mr. Shada's April Report
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5.2. Mrs. Morgan's Elementary Report
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5.3. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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6.1. Legislative Update
Discussion:
Dr Lewis updated on new Legislative update- three days left in session for senate. There are a few bills in final readings that are looking to be finalized
lb1218- changes to teacher certification and embedded teacher loan forgivness. LB 908 Video conferencing for public meetings, changes in how members can vote Parental involvement policies and how that affects school district. lb742 on final reading on making electronic records acceptable for legal record keeping LR264 - would have to be put to a vote to the people, failed, this bill would have changed the tax structure and how taxes are distributed |
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6.2. Construction Update
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About 1 week away for sidewalks (new sidewalks and repairs to any existing sidewalks), and will visit with the village about how to repair the street on the North side of school
Plan to transition classes out to the new addition until this summer- there are no wireless access points. We will need to wait to purchase something until after the grants are approved for some of the tech supplies. Moving classrooms and cleaning will be a process so we need to make sure we have a smooth transition, without causing too much interferrance in classrooms. Lockers will be ready to installed by end of school year. |
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6.3. NASB Monthly Newsletter
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6.4. Report on visit with auditor and business manager transition
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6.5. NRCSA Member Update
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6.6. Report on NDE Title I Review
Discussion:
Mrs. Christensen and Mrs Morgan and Dr Lewis met to go through title 2a funds - with the state. Will hold our annual title parent meeting. Need to correct logs for time logs for federal keeping
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Buildings and Grounds Committee
Discussion:
Buildings and Grounds met Wed April 6th was first meeting in quite some time and prioritized . Most urgent item for discussion was the fuel tank at the bus barn. Also, took a look at the building and discussed anything that needed to be updated or repaired for this upcoming year. Discussed kitchen as there are funds that need to be spent and walked through the kitchen- walk in cooler and serving line.
Took some of the things off the needs list with the new addition and renovation. |
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7.2. Finance Committee
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Finance committe met tonight and reviewed the building bugets for the 22-23 year
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8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Approve Superintendent Contract Addendum for 2022-2023 as Presented
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This has now been posted for the required time period of 30 days on our website.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
COntract has been posted for 30 days since last board meeting
Discussion was asked about the % increase was with benefits or not |
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider, and Approve Forming of Ad Hoc Committee for Enrollment Trends and Strategies
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Establish an ad hoc committee for option enrollment and watching numbers for the upcoming year:
Matt Suggested that Chase, Shanon and Jason be a part of the committee . Those members accepted and have been appointed |
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9.2. Review Board Policies 5007-5104:
Discussion:
Discussion was had about the policies- Chase asked on how the Military recruiting was done and Dr. Lewis answered that we have recruiters come here to school, but not too many reach out to students personally at home
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9.3. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Approve Building Level Budget Requests for 2022-2023
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Budget spreadsheets were given to board memebers- overall the big picture is the budget is down by 12% (for the building budgets- it really is a small piece of the budget)
Salaries, benefits and this is the 2nd step to piecing in the budget. July is when the budget is put together and the next month more smaller steps will be added to help finalize the budget for the 22-23 overall budget for the district. |
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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. |
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11. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
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12. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Matt O'Daniel adjourned the meet at 7:49pm
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