MINUTES
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2008
1. Meeting Called to Order and Roll Call: President Moravec called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this hearing was open to the public.
Present were Board Members Micheal Dwyer, Kristie Gilmore, Mark Jamison, Jill Schreck and Susie Moravec. Also present was Chad Radke, elementary principal, Lynn Johnson, high school principal, and Nate Stineman, superintendent. Board Member Tom Kratochvil was absent.
1.1 Pledge of Allegiance
2. Reorganization of Board
2.1 Election of President. As temporary chair, Mr. Stineman took nominations for board president. Moved by Dwyer and seconded by Gilmore to nominate Susie Moravec for Board president. There were no other nominations. Moved by Gilmore and seconded by Dwyer to close nominations. Moravec was elected president by a 4-0 roll call vote with Dwyer, Gilmore, Jamison and Schreck voting in favor of the motion. Moravec abstained.
2.2 Election of Vice President. President Moravec took nominations for board vice president. Moved by Schreck and seconded by Dwyer to nominate Mark Jamison for vice president. There were no other nominations. Moved by Moravec and seconded by Gilmore to close nominations. Jamison was elected vice-president on a 5-0 roll call vote.
2.3 Appointment of Secretary. Moved by Dwyer and seconded by Schreck to appoint Nate Stineman as Arlington Public School Board Secretary for 2008. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
2.4 Appointment of Treasurer. Moved by Schreck and seconded by Gilmore to appoint Cheryl Keeler as Arlington Public Schools’ District Treasurer. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
2.5 Appointment of State and Federal Representative of District. Moved by Schreck and seconded by Jamison to appoint Nate Stineman as the official State and Federal Representative for Arlington Public Schools. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
2.6 Appointment of Recording Secretary. Moved by Dwyer and seconded by Gilmore to appoint Cheryl Keeler as Arlington Public Schools’ District Recording Secretary. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
2.7 Appointment of Board Committees: Committee Assignments 2008: Americanism: Micheal Dwyer, Jill Schreck, Susie Moravec; Buildings and Grounds: Micheal Dwyer, Kristie Gilmore, Mark Jamison; Education Eval.: Kristie Gilmore, Jill Schreck; Finance: Full Board; NASB Legislative: Kristie Gilmore, Susie Moravec, Micheal Dwyer; Negotiations: Jill Schreck, Susie Moravec, Tom Kratochvil; Policies: Full Board; Steering Committee: Kristie Gilmore, Susie Moravec; St. Paul Liaison: Mark Jamison, Jill Schreck; Summer Grant: Mark Jamison, Kristie Gilmore.
2.8 Appointment of School Attorney: Moved to executive session.
2.9 Appointment of Representative to ESU #3 Advisory Council: Moved by Gilmore and seconded by Dwyer to appoint Nate Stineman as the district’s representative to the ESU #3 Advisory Council. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
2.10 Designation of Legal Newspaper: Moved by Schreck and seconded by Jamison to designate the Arlington Citizen as the legal newspaper for all legal notices for the Arlington Public Schools. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
3. Consent Agenda:
3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the December 12, 2007 Regular Meeting and the December 18, 2007 Special Meeting.
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.
Special Building Fund (Construction):
Boundaryline Surveys $4800.00 Topography Report
Standard & Poor’s $5250.00 Analytical Services
Baird Holm $7795.00 Bond Counsel
Moved by Gilmore and seconded by Dwyer to approve the consent agenda as presented and the regular agenda as amended. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote with Dwyer, Gilmore, Jamison, Moravec and Schreck voting in favor of the motion.
4. Curriculum/Instruction Reports
4.1 Math Curriculum Reports: Written reports were presented from the K-12 math departments. Mrs. Johnson answered questions regarding the high school math department. Options are being considered to offer higher level math courses.
5. Principals’ Reports: Chad Radke, elementary principal, elaborated on the following topics: report card modifications, Spelling Bee, Gifford Farms and Camp Fontanelle information, Math Peer Review on January 22 and the elementary skating party on January 28.
Mrs. Johnson, high school principal, elaborated on the following topics: NDE visit on January 22, 2008-2009 preliminary student registration, industrial tech position, Middle School Careers Grant, Close-up upcoming trip and our new student teacher.
Mr. Radke exited the meeting at 7:53 p.m.
6. Superintendent’s Report/Informational Items:
6.1 Quarterly Enrollment Figures and Option Enrollment Student Information: K-6 enrollment 265; 7-12 enrollment 330; Preschool: 26.
6.2 Board Retreat: Mr. Stineman shared upcoming Board workshop, seminar and conference information. The Board retreat has been tentatively scheduled to be held at the Fremont Golf Club on February 21, at 5:30 p.m.
6.3 NebMac Program: Mr. Stineman shared with the Board that the NebMac Program the school is currently enrolled in will most likely be cancelled as of November 2009. This will be a reduction in revenues to the school of approximately $50,000 per year that is generated by the program.
7. Unfinished Business: Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve a Contract with Facilities Cost Management Group Regarding Building Project: Annette Zeplin, FCMG representative, addressed the Board regarding the proposed contract and changes to the document. She also answered questions from the Board.
Moved by Jamison and seconded by Dwyer to approve attachments A, B and C to the agreement with Facilities Cost Management that had been previously approved and to authorize FCMG to proceed with the project through the schematic design phase and the initiation of the design development phase. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
8. New Business:
8.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept Non-Certified Employee’s Resignation: Moved by Gilmore and seconded by Dwyer to accept the resignation of Adam Love as bus driver effective February 29, 2008 as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
8.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Recognize the A.E.A. as the Bargaining Agent for Certified Teachers: Moved by Schreck and seconded by Jamison to recognize the Arlington Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for certified teachers for the 2008-2009 school year as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
8.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Amend the Arlington Public School District Early Retirement Incentive Program Document Verbiage: Moved by Dwyer and seconded by Gilmore to change the wording in the Early Retirement Incentive Program, 3. Criteria for Eligibility, b. Period of Eligibility, from: “The window shall open on September 1 of the calendar year when the employee becomes eligible for full benefits under the Nebraska School Retirement System and shall close on the third August 31 thereafter.” to “The window shall open on September 1 of the calendar year when the employee becomes eligible for full benefits under the Nebraska School Retirement System and shall close on the second August 31 thereafter.” as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
9. Executive Session: Discuss 2.8 Appointment of School Attorney, moved to executive session.
Moved by Moravec and seconded by Gilmore to enter into executive session to discuss personnel issues and to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an employee and/or individual and to protect the public interest. Motion approved on a 5-0 roll call vote.
Time Entered: 8:55 p.m.
Adjournment of Executive Session
Moravec declared an end to exit executive session.
Time Exited: 9:18 p.m.
10. Action on Executive Session Items: None taken.
11. Adjournment: There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:19 p.m.
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Susie Moravec, Board President Nate Stineman, Board Secretary