December 11, 2023 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 7:04 pm
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1.2. Roll Call
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Jason Arp: Present, Cassie Flesner: Present, Chase Kratochvil: Present, Matt O' Daniel: Present, Shanon Willmott: Present, Brian Laaker, Absent (excused)
Dr. Dawn Lewis, Superintendent and Jennifer Arp Recording secretary, were both present. Aaron Pfingsten (arrived at 7:45pm), James Shada and Jacque Morgan were all absent due to other activities needing administration to be present at. |
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
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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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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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3.3.
Resignations: Deb Washburn, Speech Language Pathologist Hires: Randy Meier, Custodian Reassignments: |
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
Discussion:
Tashia Wolf was present to report on the testing data and some general curriculum information to the board for Arlington Public Schools.
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5. REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISTRICT GOALS
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis went over the district board goals as of December 2023.
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6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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6.1. Dr. Morgan's Elementary Report
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6.2. Mr. Pfingsten's High School Report
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6.3. Mr. Shada's Activity Report
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7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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7.1. Discuss Equalis Group Registration for Ease of Bidding Process
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7.2. NASB and NRCSA Reports Attached
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7.3. Superintendent Leave Log Attached
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7.4. Report on Commissioner's Superintendent Advisory Committee Meeting November 15
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7.5. Legislative Preview: What is expected this session:
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7.6. Review of Annual Report to the Taxpayers for 2022-2023
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8. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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8.1. Finance Committee
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8.2. Negotiations Committee
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8.3. Professional Development Sharing
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9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Engage with NASB to Facilitate the Community Meeting to be Held January 29, 2024
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board would like NASB to facilitate the community meeting in January. They would do the surveying, meeting and all the leg work to do some strategic planning for the board.
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10. NEW BUSINESS
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10.1. Discuss and Consider Policy 5421-Use of Restraints and Seclusion on First Reading
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10.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve 2022-2023 Financial Statements/Audit
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Brenda Vampola was present at the workshop prior to tonight's meeting to present the final 2022-2023 audit information to the entire board. Board members were able to ask questions and get clarification on any items or areas of the audit where there were any concerns.
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10.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Enter Agreement with Ralston Public Schools for Deaf Education Services
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.4. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Application for Early Retirement Incentive Program for Qualified Employee(s)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10.5. Discuss and Consider Results of Superintendent Evaluation
Discussion:
Matt O'Daniel presented the board members with the results of the NASB superintendent evaluation. Matt spoke of how accurate and well organized NASB does on the evaluation and presented to the information to the board.
It was a very positive review and many good comments and recommendations from the board. |
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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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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
Discussion:
Meeting adjourned at 8:52 following executive session
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