ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
NOTICES
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.
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.
Time Limit: You may speak only one time and must limit comments to 5 minutes or less.
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. Offensive language, personal attacks and hostile conduct will not be tolerated.
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1. CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
1.2 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda. President requests changes or additions to agenda, otherwise agenda stands approved as presented (amended).
2. WELCOME TO GUESTS AND PUBLIC FORUM
3. CONSENT AGENDA:
3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the November 8, 2010 Regular Meeting. (Enclosure)
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report. (Enclosures)
Transfer $9,000 from General Fund to Activity Fund.
4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS: Science (Enclosures)
5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS (Enclosures)
6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
6.1 Holiday Celebration Update
6.2 Arlington Community Church Request to Use Buses (Enclosure)
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Policy 1030 Public Complaints, Policy 4026 Complaints About Employees and Policy 5400 Due Process Rights on Second Reading. (Enclosures)
7.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Re-Ratify the Amended Teacher’s Master Agreement for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 School Years. (Enclosures)
8. NEW BUSINESS:
8.1 Discuss and Consider the Annual Hot Lunch Report. (Enclosure)
8.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the Purchase of a 2009 Chevrolet Express 11-Passenger Van. The van has 21,890 miles and is warrantied to 36,000 miles. This is the same van as the last 11-passenger we purchased with about the same mileage and the same cost.
8.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve a Bid from Trane to Add a Fan/Exhaust System to the High School Boiler Room. (Enclosure)
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
9.1 Discuss and Consider the Evaluations of Building Principals.
9.2 Discuss and Consider the Superintendent’s Evaluation.
10. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
11. ADJOURNMENT