August 10, 2026 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
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Chase Kratochvil called the meeting to order at 7:14pm
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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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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: Kylie Shada, PT 6th Grade S1 Reassignments: |
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4. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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4.1. Dr. Morgan's Elementary Report
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4.2. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report
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4.3. Mr. Shada's Activity Report
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5. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis went over the NRCSA Updates, and encouraged the board members to attend the area membership meeting in Sept.
Dr. Lewis also informed the board about her commissioner's advisory group, that she will be remaining on that board for the next 4 years. She was also elected as Vice Chair of the NCSA board, so she will have some meetings to attend again this year, and will keep the board updated on her absences as needed or if needed. The board will need to discuss a "Vote YES" committee if the bond vote passes in tonight meetings and the board will need to form a committee at a later date. |
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5.1. NASB and NRCSA Updates
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5.2. Area Membership Meeting in Sept
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5.3. State Committees for 26-27
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5.4. "Vote Yes" Committee Conversation
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6. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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6.1. Buildings and Grounds Committee
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Buildings and grounds meet a couple of times in August in preparation for tonight's meeting. They decided to discuss the items that did not pertain the bond issue, and went over the summative needs list that was brought to the committee over the summer, work has been done that was presented as needed. The committee also informed the board of the new purchase for athletics, a turf painter for the fields and painting. It will save the district time and money. The committee also discussed they met about the potential building project, and will discuss further in the meeting later on with the bond action item.
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6.2. Finance Committee
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The finance committee met earlier this evening and discussed our 26-27 budget and levy. The committee agreed that we needed to make sure we are utilizing our full budget authority for this year so we don't lose it for the following year. The main increases are in negotiated salaries and increases in benefit costs. Many of the increases in costs are due to changes and needs that are for the 26-27 year. Finalized budget will be later in August when property valuations become available. The finance committee felt confident and are please with the information presented at this time.
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7. NEW BUSINESS
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7.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Move 2025-2026 Budgeted General Funds to Depreciation as Discussed:
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Transfer 2025-2026 Budgeted Funds as Follows:
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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7.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve 2026-2027 Contract with Roots To Wings for Special Education Services
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Roots to Wings provides special services for special education students. This is an annual contract for these students.
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7.4. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Contract with Therapy Works for Speech Language Pathology Substitute
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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This contract is needed for a long-term speech pathologist for this school year due to maternity leave of our speech pathologist.
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7.5. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Engagement with Dana F. Cole & Company for 2025-2026 Audit
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
This is the paperwork for the audit for the 25-26 school year, and the paperwork that is needed to engage again with the firm for the next audit.
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7.6. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary action to Adopt a Resolution Calling for an Election for the Purposes of Funding Additions and Renovations to the Existing School Building
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The buildings and ground committee gave an update on the proposal for the renovations and an addition that is up for bond proposal for this project. The committee met with DLR and went over the data survey and the responses that they received, then discussed the information and how to utilize it for the project. The committee identified the strengths of the project and how the public and data were revealed through the survey. They also discussed concerns that had been brought up, and what the community felt was important to be made known. The committee felt that the information presented was not hindering us from growth in the future, and that they were keeping things in mind with all the data provided.
Due to some concerns that had arisen in the data, the committee decided to remove some of the project pricing on the athletic entrance, bringing the total cost down on the project. The board members were able to ask questions, and talk about the project as a whole and the total uses of the spaces being proposed. The resolution to call for a bond election has been updated and as kept current as data has come in, the committee will still continue to get information out to the public and ask for them to continue to give feedback on the project to keep collecting the data up to election time. The board as a whole had a lengthy conversation and discussion about all the factors and issues that could come into play with the decision made. The committee feels it is time to let the public decide and give them the chance to vote on the bond project as a whole with all the proposed renovation and addition. |
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8. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Chase Kratochvil adjourned the meeting at 8:52pm
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