November 11, 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 Kratochvil called the meeting to order at 7:00pm
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1.2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Jason Arp, Present: Cassie Flesner, Present: Chase Kratochvil, Present: Brian Laaker, Present: Matt O'Daniel, Present: Shanon Willmott, Present
Dawn Lewis, Superintendent, Aaron Pfingsten, James Shada, Jacque Morgan, Pricipals and Jennifer Arp, recording secretary, were also present. |
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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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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: Molly Kment, First Grade Reassignments: |
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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Report on Student Services to be presented by Dr. Lewis and team
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis presented a slide show on a new student services project - Room of Requirements. She updated the board on the progress that was made on the program that will be available to all students. Items have been donated and grants have been awarded, making it possible to purchase all the items needed for the project. This service will allow our students and families to get the daily necessities they may need and not able to afford to help make their learning experience the best it can be while here at APS.
Items are available at this time while the room is being renovated. Once the room is done, it will all be housed there and students will be able to access the items needed daily. |
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5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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5.1. Dr. Morgan's Elementary Report
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5.2. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report
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5.3. Mr. Shada's Activity Report
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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6.1. Superintendent Evaluation Reminders
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6.2. NASB and NRCSA Report
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6.3. Financial Statement/Audit Update
Discussion:
The board will have the finance committee meet with the auditor to go over the annual audit. The committee will meet and discuss with the auditor first and then a workshop will be held for the whole board prior to the December Board meeting. Dr. Lewis will contact the Auditor to make sure that date will work.
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6.4. Supt Leave Log Review
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6.5. Discussion of the Village Board decision to discontinue the baseball complex interlocal agreement with the school and the Ag Society
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis discussed that the Village has sent us an official 60 days notice that they will be discontinuing the inter-local agreement of the fairgrounds baseball field. The Ag Society is still interested in maintaining the inter-local agreement with the school for the field. Dr. Lewis and those parties involved will have a discussion to get the details set up and rework the legality and wording of the agreement. The majority of the agreement pertains to mowing and electrical upkeep.
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Negotiations Committee
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A negotiation committee met on October 22nd, 2024 with the new teachers' group. They had a great meeting and will meet again in November. Item to note: is that insurance rates have raised again for this upcoming year, and the committee is working with the teachers' committee to make the best outcome for the 2025-2026 school year. , The board committee was very positive and feels they are moving in the right direction.
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8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Policy 3241- Emergency Response Mapping on Second Reading
Rationale:
In order to apply for grant funds to complete the Emergency Response Map, we must adopt this policy
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.2. Discussion of Paving of South Parking Lot Update
Discussion:
The board discussed the update on paving the south parking lot at the football field. The B&G committee is working to get bids for the project. They currently have one local bid, and are working with the Equalis group to get more bids. The committee will meet again when more bids have come in and then present it to the board as a whole, when they have things to compare.
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Review Policies 4000-4012:
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9.2. Discussion of Strategic Planning and Community Engagement
Discussion:
The board discussed the community engagement meeting- an agreement has been signed with NASB for the strategic planning. The board has decided that Wednesday Feb 5th would be the date set for the community engagement meeting. A board retreat will be scheduled for a date after the community engagement at the December meeting.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Chase Kratochvil adjourned the meeting at 7:45pm
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