ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
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 Seating of Newly Elected Board Members – Administer/Collect Oaths of
Office. (Enclosure)
1.3 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. REORGANIZATION OF BOARD
3.1 Election of President
3.2 Election of Vice President
3.3 Election of Secretary
3.4 Appointment of Treasurer
3.5 Appointment of State and Federal Representative of District
3.6 Appointment of Recording Secretary
3.7 Appointment of Board Committees
3.8 Appointment of School Attorney
3.9 Appointment of Representative to ESU #3 Advisory Council
3.10 Designation of Legal Newspaper
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
4.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the December 13, 2010 Regular Meeting. (Enclosure)
4.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report. (Enclosures)
Union Bank $165,908.75 Bond Fund (Interest Payment)
5. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS: Math and Summer Grant “Middle School Interdisciplinary Unit”. (Enclosures)
6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS (Enclosures)
7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
7.1 Quarterly Enrollment Figures and Option Enrollment Student Info. (Enclosure)
7.2 January/February Board Retreat. (Professional Learning Communities, AdvancEd, Middle School Concept)
7.3 School Board Leadership Workshop – Wednesday, February 23 – LaVista Embassy Suites.
7.4 Depreciation Expenditures: booster heater for dishwasher, fan/exhaust for boiler room and final payment on elementary boiler.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
8.1 Discuss and Review Guidelines for Establishing Administrative Compensation. (Enclosure)
9. NEW BUSINESS:
9.1 Review, Discuss and Consider the Following Policies: (Enclosures)
1000 Statement of Intent
1010 Visiting School
1020 Citizen Communication to the BOE
1030 Parent/Patron Comment Forms
1040 Annual Report
1050 Public Access to School Records-Examination, Making Memoranda and
Copying
1060 Advertising and Promotion
1070 Publications, Radio and Television
1080 School Directory
1100 Community Use of School Facilities
1105 Use of School Facilities: Student Groups and Boy Scouts
1110 Bulletin Boards, Display Case and Posted Material
1120 Tobacco Policy
9.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Readopt Policy 4140 Professional Growth. (Enclosure)
9.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept a Non-Certified Employee Resignation.
9.4 Discuss and Review Proposal for Administrative Contract Language Changes. (Enclosures)
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
10.1 Discuss, Consider and Review Preliminary Compensation for Administrators.
10.2 Discuss and Consider Evaluations of Building Principals.
10.3 Discuss and Consider the Superintendent’s Evaluation.
11. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
12. ADJOURNMENT