ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’

BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2014, 7:00 P.M.

HS CONFERENCE ROOM

 

1.         Call Regular Meeting to Order and Roll Call:  President Micheal Dwyer called the meeting to order at 7:00 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, Teri O’Flaherty, Luanne Sundberg, Greg Sampson, and Shanon Willmott.  Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Andrew Farber, high school principal, David Fritson, elementary school principal, James Shada, assistant principal/AD and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.  Board member Matt O’Daniel was absent and the absence was excused.

 

1.1       Pledge of Allegiance

 

1.2       Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda:  Moved by Luanne Sundberg and seconded by Shanon Willmott to approve the regular agenda as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Teri O’Flaherty, Greg Sampson, Luanne Sundberg and Shanon Willmott voting in favor of the motion.

 

2.         Welcome to Guests and Public Forum

 

3.         Consent Agenda:

 

3.1       Minutes/Ratify Action of the January 13, 2014 regular meeting.

 

3.2       Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report. 

 

Employee Benefit Fund - BCBS Health Insurance        $14,475.20

 

Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Teri O’Flaherty to approve the consent agenda as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

4.                  Curriculum/Instruction Reports:  Luke Brenn presented the industrial technology report. The smart goal for the class is for students to be 85% proficient in reading and understanding measurements, particularly fractions.  Mr. Brenn also reviewed for the board purchases and room improvements made with a Lowe’s grant.  Jennifer Christensen and Alison Brennfoerder presented the first grade report.  The first grade smart goals are geared towards reading and math.  To increase reading skills they use sight word games and fluency notebooks.  Math smart goals are supported by use of calendar time, money and number sense games, math stations, and use of the IXL Math Program.

                                                                       

5.         Review of Annual District Plan:  Tabled until March.

 

6.         Principals’ Reports:  Andrew Farber, high school principal, presented his written report and asked for any questions.  Highlights of the report included an explanation of how GRIP and ESP programs help keep our students successful.

 

David Fritson, elementary principal, reported on the success of the Books and Bedtime Program.  Mr. Fritson thanked Two Rivers Bank for providing the funds to pay for the storyteller.  Arlington Elementary hosted the local spelling bee competition.  Mackenzie O’Flaherty took first place in elementary, Ryan Arnett and Cameron Rathjen placed first in 7th and 8th grades and will represent Arlington Middle School in the county spelling bee on February 21.  Four sixth graders, Sam Kubat, Emily Lingenfelter, Kirk Rangel, and Milee Young qualified for a chance to compete at the National History Bee to be held in Omaha on March 18, 2014.

 

James Shada, athletic director, reported on Mason Possible Night.  Seven thousand dollars was raised to be donated to the Nephcure Foundation.

 

7.         Superintendent’s Report:

 

7.1       Upcoming Professional Development:

            NRCSA Legislative Forum at the Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln-

February 19;

NASB Education Forum – February 27-28;

            NASB The School Board as Judge and Jury – March 18;

            NRCSA Spring Conference in Kearney – March 20-21.

7.2       Discuss 2014-2015 NASB Membership:  Board agreed to continue with the NASB membership.

7.3              February Board Retreat: February 11, 2014

7.4              Calendar make-up days will be February 17 and May 9.  It is important to recapture instructional time by making up snow days.  Currently, the number of days students attend school impacts state aid.

           

 

8.         Committee and Representative Reports:

 

            8.1       Americanism/Education Evaluation:  No meeting

8.2       Buildings and Grounds Committee:  Luanne Sundberg presented the report.  Notes provided by Mrs. Sundberg indicate the committee discussed approving changes in agenda items 9.1 and 9.2.  Bids will be received on replacing the high school water heater.  A meeting is scheduled with Trane in March to review their audit of our facilities and to hear their explanation as to how performance contracting works.  The summative needs list was updated and items to be addressed this spring and summer were identified. 

8.3       Finance Committee:  No meeting

8.4       Negotiations Committee:  An agreement was reached with the AEA.  Discussions have been held with the non-certified bargaining unit and salary recommendations for administrators and directors appear later in this agenda.

8.5       NASB Legislative Representative:  At the end of February the forecasting board will announce the financial position of the state, and then legislature will debate how to spend the available money.

8.6       Professional Development Sharing:  Shanon Willmott, Mike Dwyer, and Lynn Johnson attended a very insightful data workshop.

 

9.         Unfinished Business: 

 

9.1       Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the following policies on first reading.

            New Construction:

            7000    Facilities – Purpose  Objectives

            7010    Facilities – Planning

            7020    Facilities – Guidelines for Building New Schools or Remodeling

Existing Schools  Construction Plans

 

Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Shanon Willmott to approve Policy 7000 Facilities-Objectives; 7010 Facilities-Planning; 7020 Facilities-Guidelines for Construction Plans on first reading as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

9.2       Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to delete Policy 7021 Facilities – Remodeling.  Moved by Shanon Willmott and seconded by Luanne Sundberg to delete Policy 7021 Facilities- Remodeling as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

10.       New Business:

 

10.1     Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to ratify the teacher base and master agreement for the 2014-2015 school year.  Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Teri O’Flaherty to ratify the 2014-2015 Teacher Base Salary of $34,070 as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

                       

Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Teri O’Flaherty to ratify the 2014-2015 Teacher Master Agreement as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

10.2     Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the superintendent’s salary for the 2014-2015 school year:  Due to a recently enacted Superintendent Transparency Act, changes in information required to be provided patrons prior to approval of the superintendent’s contract has changed.  This is tabled until March in order to provide the required information to patrons.

 

10.3     Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to renew principals’ contracts and salaries for the 2014-2015 school year: 

 

            Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Teri O’Flaherty to approve administrative contract renewal for Andrew Farber for the 2014-2015 school year for the position of secondary principal at a salary of $93,800 as presented.  Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Luanne Sundberg to approve administrative contract renewal for David Fritson for the 2014-2015 school year for the position of elementary principal at a salary of $74,000 as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Luanne Sundberg to approve administrative contract renewal for James Shada for the 2014-2015 school year for the position of assistant principal/activities’ director at a salary of $72,500 as presented.  After discussion of wording of contract this motion was withdrawn and a new motion was made.

 

Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Luanne Sundberg to approve administrative contract renewal for James Shada for the 2014-2015 school year for the position of assistant principal/activities’ director at a salary of $72,500 as amended.

 

10.4     Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve salaries for supervisors and directors for the 2014-2015 school year.

 

Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve the 2014-2015 salary of $44,750 for Director of Maintenance Lawrence Reed as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Shanon Willmott to approve the 2014-2015 salary of $60,600 for Director of Technology Kurt Sanders as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

 

Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Teri O’Flaherty to approve the 2014-2015 salary of $21,000 for Food Service Director Julie French as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

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10.5     Discuss and Consider superintendent job description and evaluation tool:  Several job descriptions and evaluation tools have been collected for board review.  

 

11.       Executive Session:  None

 

12.       Action Taken on Executive Session Items:  None

 

13.       Adjournment:  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:41 p.m.

 

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Michael Dwyer, Board President                               Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary

 

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