October 14, 2024 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:
Chase called the meeting to order at 7:00
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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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1.5. Presentation of NASB Level VII Service Award by Board President Kratochvil to Board Member O'Daniel
Discussion:
Chase presented Matt with a level 7 award from the NASB.
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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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2.1. Bill McAllister, State Board of Education Candidate
Discussion:
Bill McAllister addressed the board and guests this evening speaking about why he is running for State Board of Education.
Michael Dwyer also presented to the board this evening. He spoke to the board about emergency mapping. |
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2.2. Michael Dwyer to Share About Emergency Mapping
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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: Hires: Reassignments: |
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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5.1. Mr. Shada's Activity Report
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5.2. Dr. Morgan 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. Updates from the Commissioner's Superintendent Advisory Council Meeting Sept 16
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6.2. Discuss and Review School Policy on PK Enrollment of 5-Year Old Students
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6.3. NASB and NRCSA Updates
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6.4. Enrollment Report for October 1 NDE Snapshot
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6.5. Discuss State Education Conference Attendance for Registration
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6.6. Discuss Strategic Planning Meeting with Caden and Marcia
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Committee for American Civics
Discussion:
The group met tonight before the board meeting. The committee went over the curriculum adoption cycle. They are looking at spending some money on musical instruments, which typically doesn't happen, but since fine arts are up for adoption, that might be a good addition to the curriculum, since a lot of books are not needed.
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7.2. Buildings and Grounds Committee
Discussion:
This committee the met on Friday Oct 4th, and went over some items that were needing addressed. The next item they want to take a look at is paving the parking lot by the football field. The board would like to get some bid and quotes to see what costs will be, and maybe move forward depending on cost.
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7.3. Negotiations Committee
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7.4. Professional Development Sharing
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8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Updated Policy 1200-Title IX and Procedures (1200Z) on Second Reading
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
2nd reading on the new required changes for the new title 1V policy
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider and Cast Vote for NASB Legislative Committee Member
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis went over the information for the NASB Legislative committee, one of our board members is running for a leadership roles.
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9.2. Discuss, Consider, and Cast Vote for NASB Region 11 Board of Directors Member
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Option Enrollment Capacities for 2025-2026
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is where we set our classroom and section capacities. Dr Lewis discussed on our procedures on how we have program and facility capacities that are set, APS will never go over those set numbers. APS will never get themselves in a position that would cause us to change or section sizes, the section size is based on the in-district students, and option students will not determine classroom capacities.
There has not been significant numbers over a long period of time. We have never gone over our capacity limits, or had to change them over the years. The board members discussed their thoughts on how we look at our capacities and manage them, they feel that our capacities are suitable for Arlington and like how the numbers look. They feel that they are managed well. The board also discussed how options affect the school, classrooms, budgets, teachers and building size. |
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9.4. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Policy 3241- Emergency Response Mapping on First Reading
Rationale:
In order to apply for grant funds to complete the Emergency Response Map, we must adopt this policy
Discussion:
Discussion was had tonight on the first reading on how passing this policy is the first step in getting a grant .
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9.5. Discuss and Consider Polices 3000:
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9.6. Review Bus Barn Inventory and Declare Items as Surplus for Sale or Disposal by Superintendent
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The South side of the bus barn has previously been used as storage for unused items from the school building. Part of the space, has a future use and APS will need to clean out parts of the building.
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9.7. Discuss and Consider Advertising for Estimates to Pave South Parking Lot
Rationale:
Discussion from Buildings and Grounds Committees regarding paving the parking lot, anticipating the project would potentially exceed the statutory limit in cost to do without an advertisement
Helm would cover the requirement for us if they have contractors registered with them to bid the project
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Chase adjourned the meeting at 8:50pm
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