December 10, 2019 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 7:01 p.m.
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1.2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Board members present were Matt O'Daniel, Shanon Willmott, Janet Warner, Bruce Scheer, Jessica Scheer, and Jason Arp. Also present were Superintendent Dr. Dawn Lewis, High School Principal Aaron Pfingsten, Elementary Principal Jacqueline Morgan, and recording secretary Jenny Hansen.
Athletic Director James Shada was absent. |
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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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2.1. FFA Student Presentation
Discussion:
FFA students thanked the Board for the support provided to attend National FFA. Students present included Wyatt Wollberg, Connor Jurey, Blake Japp, Jake Bartosh, and Alaina Schwedhelm. Each student took a moment to share different parts of the trip to show the Board the value taken from this experience.
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3. CONSENT AGENDA
Action(s):
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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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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4.1. Review of Social Studies Instructional Program
Discussion:
Due to scheduling conflicts and illness, no Social Studies instructors were able to attend the meeting, but Mr. Pfingsten reviewed the detailed report prepared by the Social Studies department for the Board. The report included the implementation of the new Social Studies curriculum and tracking the Student Learning Objectives in this department.
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5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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5.1. Mr Pfingsten's December Report
Discussion:
Aaron Pfingston highlighted points on his attached principal report. Items discussed included the interactive driving simulator for students which was held in the gym, the Rachel's challenge kindness wall, the completion of MAPs testing next week, finals testing next Thursday and Friday before break, the senior citizen dinner held for the community, FFA care packages to soldiers, and the FBLA SuperSweeps recognition.
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5.2. Mrs. Morgan's December Report
Discussion:
Jacqueline Morgan highlighted points on her attached principal report. Items discussed included the conclusion of MAPS testing this week, the winter concert, and the value Pepsi the Therapy dog has brought to the elementary school.
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5.3. Mr. Shada's December Report
Discussion:
Aaron Pfingston highlighted points on the attached principal and activities report. Items discussed included student participation in winter activities, fall awards received, total funds received from family, adult, and student passes, the band participation at the Village Point Lighting ceremony, and the upcoming MS HS concert.
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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6.1. Staffing Update:
Discussion:
The school accepted the resignation of MS/HS para Sheila Pettit and hired Jeana Hernes. Dr. Lewis and Jacqueline Morgan are working on the anticipated number of students for the 2020-2021 school year.
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6.2. Enrollment Figures
11/01/2019 enrollment total 708 12/01/2019 enrollment total 706
Discussion:
11/01/2019 Enrollment was 708 total. 12/01/2019 Enrollment was 706. Three new students started on Monday 12/9/19 so we are back up to 709. We are stable with where we started this year.
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6.3. NASB Board Update
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis informed the Board of upcoming events. We are on track with the NASB timeline at this point.
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6.4. Foundation Grant Acknowledgement: Mr. Parsons and Mrs. Hensley
Discussion:
We want to thank The Education Foundation for the money to the tech department and the ag department. They helped Mr. Parsons with a gift of $3500 and Mrs. Hensley for the band saw with $700.
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6.5. APS Annual Report 2018-19
Discussion:
The 2018-2019 Annual Report was reviewed by the Board. This will be shared on the APS website. This information and more can be found on the Nebraska Department of Education website, but this packages it all nicely with some interesting highlights. It is a great snap-shot of our students and finances.
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Finance Committee
Discussion:
The finance committee was scheduled to meet with auditor Ric Ortmeier prior to the meeting but due to illness, this will be rescheduled.
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7.2. Negotiations Committee
Discussion:
The Negotiations Committee met with AEA last Wednesday evening and reached an agreement. They hope to have a final Master Agreement by the January Board Meeting.
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7.3. Professional Development Sharing
Discussion:
Various board members shared positive experience stories from the School Board Conference held in Omaha. They all attended valuable breakout sessions.
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8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss, Consider, and Adopt Policy 5414 as Revised.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss and Set Time and Date for Community Engagement Meeting with DLR
Discussion:
A community meeting with DLR group regarding the future of our school building has been set for January 20th at 6:30pm.
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9.2. Discuss and Set Date for Board Retreat
Discussion:
The School Board Retreat has been set for February 5th at 5:30 at the Fremont Country Club.
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9.3. Discuss, Consider, and Accept Financial Statements Compiled by Auditor for 2018-2019.
Discussion:
This has been tabled to next month until after the meeting with the auditor is held.
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9.4. Discuss, Consider, and Approve Superintendent Evaluation.
Discussion:
The Board reviewed each section of the Superintendent Evaluation to make sure they agreed on the final statements. A final evaluation will be edited and submitted. The next evaluation is set for 6 months from now.
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10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Rationale:
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 regular meeting at 8:09 p.m.
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