MINUTES
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010
HS CONFERENCE ROOM
1. Call regular Meeting to Order and Roll Call: Meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this meeting was open to the public.
Roll call was taken. Present were board members Micheal Dwyer, Kristie Gilmore, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Susie Moravec and Greg Sampson. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Andrew Farber, high school principal, Chad Radke, elementary principal, Brent Cudly, assistant principal/athletic director and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.
Pledge of Allegiance
1.1 Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the regular agenda as amended to include 8.9 course and program additions and to amend consent agenda 3.2 by changing Meco-Henne claim amount. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Gilmore, Kristie Magnino, Susie Moravec and Greg Sampson voting in favor of the motion.
2. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum
3. Consent Agenda:
3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the January 11, 2010 Regular Meeting.
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.
Construction Fund - Meco-Henne $62,882.00
LIF Funds –Americom $46,200.69
3.3 Approval of 2010-2011 NASB Membership: Membership invoice is for $3,903 less a 5% discount ($195) if paid by April 1 making the balance due $3,708.00. This reflects an increase of $237.00 over last year’s dues.
Moved by Kristie Magnino and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve the consent agenda as amended. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
4. Curriculum Reports: Written elementary and secondary social studies curriculum reports were submitted. The Board expressed appreciation for the thoroughness of the reports.
5. Principal Reports: Written reports were submitted by Andrew Farber, high school principal, Chad Radke, elementary principal, and Brent Cudly, athletic director/assistant high school principal. In addition to the written reports, Mr. Radke shared information and data results from the kindergarten letter recognition and the primary students’ dibels results. Elementary rooms left vacant by the addition of new 5th and 6th grade rooms have been filled with an elementary lab and a new motor sensory room for preschool. Room is also available now for the OT and PT to do therapy. Mr. Radke indicated he will explore the possibility of introducing Spanish in the elementary through a distance learning lab. Mr. Cudly shared the progress on the fundraising efforts, new gym guidelines, and information on the booster club basketball tournament. Mr. Farber elaborated on his written report in the areas of Response to Intervention (RTI) preparation and the Student Academic Mentoring (SAM) programs. SAM measures individual student improvement and establishes learning plans.
6. Superintendent’s Report/Informational Items:
6.1 Safety Review: Areas identified as needs, such as fire exit maps in each room, will be addressed by administration. Fire drills are conducted monthly as required by law. A drill will be formulated to practice lock down evacuation procedures.
6.2 Bus/Van Discussion: Will investigate adding a new/used bus to the district fleet and possibly trading in bus 2006.
6.3 Construction update: Latest FCMG summary data was shared with the Board.
6.4 2010-2011 Calendar - Preliminary Draft: A proposed calendar, with an August 13 start date for students, was presented and will go to staff for review.
6.5 Discuss Master Calendar of Board Agenda: Outline of a monthly calendar with agenda items for each month was given to the Board.
6.6 NASB Monthly Reminder: NRCSA convention is March 23-24 in Kearney. Susie Moravec and Kristie Gilmore will attend. There is a NASB convention in Chicago April 10-12 if any Board member would like to attend.
7. Unfinished Business:
6241 Purpose of Homework 6363 Purpose of Religion in the
6260 Guidance Curriculum
6270 Field Trips 6370 Multicultural Education
6280 Activities 6380 Affirmative Action
6281 Activity Funds Management 6390 Controversial Issues
6282 School Colors 6391 Controversial Issues in the
6290 Dedications and Commencement Classroom
6300 Selection and Review of Library 6410 Parental Involvement in
and Instructional Materials Title I Programs
6310 Textbook Loans .............................. 6500 Free/Reduced Price Meals
6320 Parent Request for Exclusion 6700 Firearm Policy
6360 Recognition of Religious 6800 Computer/E-Mail/Internet
Beliefs & Customs Access
6361 Acknowledgement of 6900 Chronic Infectious Disease
Religious Holidays Practice and Procedure
6362 Religion in the Curriculum 6910 Dispensing Medications
6920 Student Self-Management
of Asthma or Anaphylaxis
Medical Management Plan
Diabetes Med. Mgmnt. Plan
Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
7.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Appoint a Representative to the Government Relations Network: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Greg Sampson to appoint Micheal Dwyer as the district representative to the Government Relations Network as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8. New Business:
8.1 Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve New Construction Policies 7000-7053 on First Reading: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Kristie Magnino to approve on first reading the following district policies as amended.
7000 Purpose
7010 Planning
7020 Guidelines for Building New Schools or Remodeling Existing Schools
7021 Remodeling
7030 Selection of Architect/Engineer
7040 Financing of Construction – Building Fund
7050 Bids and Contracts
7051 Awarding Contracts
7052 Change Orders
7053 Performance, Labor and Material Payment Bonds
Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8.2 Discuss and Consider the Certified Staff Negotiation Process: The negotiations committee will meet to discuss/identify items the Board might want to negotiate (other than salary). The intent is for the Board and the AEA negotiators to work on some of these items as soon as possible.
8.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept Staff Member’s Resignation: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Mike Dwyer to accept the resignation of Dewey Worsley as special education teacher effective at the end of his 2009-2010 teaching contract as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8.4 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Bid on Bleachers: Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Greg Sampson to accept a bid of $80,241 from Interkal with an option of $2,449 seating upgrade for bleachers for the new multipurpose gym to include administration option to select colors and adjust seating configuration as amended. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8.5 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the Secondary Principal’s Contract Renewal: Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Kristie Magnino to approve contract renewal for one year for Andrew Farber as Secondary Principal for the 2010-2011 school year as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8.6 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the Assistant Secondary Principal/AD’s Contract Renewal: Moved by Kristie Gilmore and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve contract renewal for one year for Brent Cudly as Assistant Secondary Principal/Activities’ Director for the 2010-2011 school year as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8.7 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the Elementary Principal’s Contract Renewal: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve contract renewal for one year for Chad Radke as Elementary Principal for the 2010-2011 school year as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
8.8 Discuss and Consider Administrators’ Compensation Packages: These will go to the negotiations team and they will bring recommendations to the Board in March.
8.9 Discuss and Consider Course and Program Additions: The education evaluation committee met with Mr. Farber before the meeting and expressed their support of the new courses that will be added to the curriculum to include pottery (alternating years), study skills, and advanced speech. Course changes to Honors US History and program additions to junior learning lab and math lab. Full Board expressed their support for these changes and addition to curriculum.
9. Executive Session: None
10. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
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Susie Moravec, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary