ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012, 7 P.M.
HS CONFERENCE ROOM
MINUTES
1. Call Regular Meeting to Order: Regular meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this meeting was open to the public.
Roll call was taken. Present were board members Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Matt O’Daniel, Susie Moravec and Greg Sampson. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Andrew Farber, high school principal, Brent Cudly, athletic director/junior high principal, Chad Radke, elementary principal and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.
1.2 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve the regular agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Susie Moravec, Matt O’Daniel and Greg Sampson all voting in favor of the motion.
2. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum
3. Reorganization of Board: Superintendent Johnson presided over the election of the board president.
3.1 Election of Board President: Mike Dwyer nominated Susie Moravec as board president. Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Mike Dwyer to close nominations.
Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Mike Dwyer to elect Susie Moravec as president. Motion carried on a 5-1 voice affirmation vote with Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Matt O’Daniel and Greg Sampson voting in favor of the motion and Susie Moravec abstaining.
Board President Moravec presided over the rest of election/meeting.
3.2 Election of Board Vice President: Greg Sampson nominated Mark Jamison as board vice president. Nominations ceased.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Kristie Magnino to elect Mark Jamison as board vice president. Motion passed on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.3 Election of Board Secretary: Susie Moravec nominated Lynn Johnson as Board Secretary. Nominations ceased. Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Greg Sampson to elect Lynn Johnson secretary of the board. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll voice affirmation vote.
3.4 Appointment of Treasurer: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Kristie Magnino to appoint Cheryl Keeler as district treasurer and recording secretary. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.5 Appointment of State and Federal Representative of District: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to appoint Lynn Johnson as the state and federal representative of the district. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.7 Appointment of Board Committees: Committee Assignments 2012
Americanism Buildings and Grounds
Micheal Dwyer Micheal Dwyer
Mark Jamison Mark Jamison-Chair
Susie Moravec-Chair Matt O’Daniel
Finance NASB Legislative Negotiations
Micheal Dwyer-Chair Micheal Dwyer-Chair Kristie Magnino
Mark Jamison Susie Moravec Susie Moravec
Matt O’Daniel Greg Sampson Greg Sampson-Chair
Policies Steering Committee St. Paul Liaison(AD HOC) Full Board Susie Moravec Micheal Dwyer
Greg Sampson
Summer Grant (AD HOC) Government Relations Network
Mark Jamison Micheal Dwyer
Kristie Magnino-Chair
3.8 Appointment of School Attorney: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Mike Dwyer to continue to use the firm of Perry, Guthery, Haase and Gessford as in the past but not exclusively. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.9 Appointment of State and Federal Representation of District: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to appoint Lynn Johnson as representative for the district. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.10 Designation of Legal Newspaper: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Susie Moravec to designate the Arlington Citizen as the legal paper for the school. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
4. Consent Agenda:
4.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the December 12, 2011 Regular Meeting.
4.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Kristie Magnino to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
5. Curriculum/Instruction Reports: Jeff Manka gave a power point presentation on the junior/senior level math program with heavy focus on SMART goals and collection of performance data. Janet Warner and Cheryl Larsen presented on the kindergarten program. They shared their SMART goals and data collection as well as entry skill level for students. Gail Barth presented the preschool report. She shared the new state assessment format. Students are assessed on 64 objectives.
6. Principals’ Reports: Written reports were submitted by Brent Cudly, athletic director, Andrew Farber, high school principal and Chad Radke, elementary principal. Highlights of Mr. Farber’s report focused on NESA exam changes. Mr. Cudly reported on a visit from Nebraska City educators who came to look at our Above the Line Program. Mr. Cudly also highlighted the success our district is having keeping students off the failing list, only one middle school student and one high school student failed one course each for first semester. Mr. Radke highlighted the PFE pizza bingo night for the elementary, a new math DIBELS program that will be explored and the implementation of a new lunch bunch program.
Mr. Cudly, Mr. Farber and Mr. Radke left the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
7. Superintendent’s Report:
7.1 Quarterly Enrollment Figures and Option Enrollment Student Information: K-6: 271, 7-12: 284, K-12: 555. Sixty-two students optioned in; 59 students optioned out.
7.2 February Board Retreat: Susie Moravec will make the reservation for February 15 or March 1. Possible agenda items will be discussion of ways to promote the school.
7.3 Filing for Incumbents – February 15, 2012, 5 p.m.
7.4 Needs Assessment: Tabled
8. Board of Education Committee Reports:
8.1 Buildings and Grounds: Chairman Mark Jamison indicated that the committee discussed the close-out billing from FCMG. Further documentation information is necessary to proceed with final payment. The committee discussed Post Prom utilization of school buses. We can no longer lease our buses based on feedback from a federal DOT audit. Rule 91 restricts who can ride our school buses if the bus is functioning as an 'activity' transport. The committee directed Mrs. Johnson to do further investigation with our lawyer and insurance firm. The committee also updated and reviewed the Summative Needs Assessment. They commented on how pleased they are with the progress in this area over the past few years.
9. Unfinished Business:
9.1 Review, Discuss and Consider Arlington Public Schools’ Early Entrance to Kindergarten Application Guide: Superintendent Johnson shared the guide with the board. No action taken or required.
10. New Business:
10.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Recognize the A.E.A. as the Bargaining Agent for Certified Teachers: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Susie Moravec that the Arlington Education Association be recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for the Arlington Public Schools’ certificated employees as defined by Neb. Rev Stat. § 79-824, which includes all non-substitute teachers, guidance counselors and media specialists who are employed in certificated positions at one-half time or more, but excluding administrators as defined in Neb. Rev Stat. § 79-101, which excludes the superintendent, principals, and all other administrative employees, as well as school nurses, for the 2012-2013 and the 2013-2014 contract year. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept Temporary Early Retirement Incentive Program Applications and Agreements: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Susie Moravec to approve and accept Temporary Early Retirement Incentive Program Applications and Agreements from Kathy Cahill, Donna Kingston, Deb Lambrecht, Greg Rump and Mark Sundberg as read in the presented resolution. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept Non-Certified Resignation: Moved by Kristie Magnino and seconded by Mike Dwyer to accept the resignation of Bev Greunke as elementary paraprofessional effective December 21, 2011. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.4 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve “At-Will” Employment: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to approve the ‘at-will’ employment of Veronica Hogue as an elementary paraprofessional effective Wednesday, January 4, 2012 as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.5 Review, Discuss and Consider the Following Policies:
4013 Personnel Files
4014 Receiving Agents, Salespersons, and Other Business
Representatives
4015 Unauthorized Purchases
4016 Use of School Facilities and Equipment by School Employees
4017 Activity Passes
4018 Political Activity
4019 Fair Labor Standards Act (Minimum Wage and Overtime)
4020 Shredding Consumer Reports
4021 Social Security Numbers
4022 Military and Family Military Leave
4024 Wage and Deduction Information
4025 Professional Boundaries Between Employees and Students
4026 Complaints About Employees
4100 Qualifications for Appointment as Teacher
4101 Qualifications for Appointment to Administrative and Supervisory
Positions
4110 Contract
4111 Certification
4112 Release from Contract
4120 Probationary Certified Employees
4121 Permanent Certified Employees
4130 Assignment of Duties
4131 Agents/Tutors
4132 Student Teachers and Pre-Student Teachers
4133 Substitute Teachers
4140 Required Professional Growth Activities
4141 Teacher Training
Policy 4140 needs to be revised.
Susie Moravec called for a short break at 8:29 p.m. The board reconvened at 8:40 p.m.
11. Executive Session:
11.1 Discuss and Consider Evaluations of Building Principals.
11.2 Discuss and Consider the Superintendent’s Evaluation.
Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Mike Dwyer to enter into executive session to discuss building principals and superintendent evaluations and to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an employee and/or individual and to protect the public interest.
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012, 7 P.M.
HS CONFERENCE ROOM
MINUTES
1. Call Regular Meeting to Order: Regular meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this meeting was open to the public.
Roll call was taken. Present were board members Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Matt O’Daniel, Susie Moravec and Greg Sampson. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Andrew Farber, high school principal, Brent Cudly, athletic director/junior high principal, Chad Radke, elementary principal and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.
1.2 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve the regular agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Susie Moravec, Matt O’Daniel and Greg Sampson all voting in favor of the motion.
2. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum
3. Reorganization of Board: Superintendent Johnson presided over the election of the board president.
3.1 Election of Board President: Mike Dwyer nominated Susie Moravec as board president. Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Mike Dwyer to close nominations.
Moved by Mark Jamison and seconded by Mike Dwyer to elect Susie Moravec as president. Motion carried on a 5-1 voice affirmation vote with Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino, Matt O’Daniel and Greg Sampson voting in favor of the motion and Susie Moravec abstaining.
Board President Moravec presided over the rest of election/meeting.
3.2 Election of Board Vice President: Greg Sampson nominated Mark Jamison as board vice president. Nominations ceased.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Kristie Magnino to elect Mark Jamison as board vice president. Motion passed on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.3 Election of Board Secretary: Susie Moravec nominated Lynn Johnson as Board Secretary. Nominations ceased. Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Greg Sampson to elect Lynn Johnson secretary of the board. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll voice affirmation vote.
3.4 Appointment of Treasurer: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Kristie Magnino to appoint Cheryl Keeler as district treasurer and recording secretary. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.5 Appointment of State and Federal Representative of District: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to appoint Lynn Johnson as the state and federal representative of the district. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.7 Appointment of Board Committees: Committee Assignments 2012
Americanism Buildings and Grounds
Micheal Dwyer Micheal Dwyer
Mark Jamison Mark Jamison-Chair
Susie Moravec-Chair Matt O’Daniel
Finance NASB Legislative Negotiations
Micheal Dwyer-Chair Micheal Dwyer-Chair Kristie Magnino
Mark Jamison Susie Moravec Susie Moravec
Matt O’Daniel Greg Sampson Greg Sampson-Chair
Policies Steering Committee St. Paul Liaison(AD HOC) Full Board Susie Moravec Micheal Dwyer
Greg Sampson
Summer Grant (AD HOC) Government Relations Network
Mark Jamison Micheal Dwyer
Kristie Magnino-Chair
3.8 Appointment of School Attorney: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Mike Dwyer to continue to use the firm of Perry, Guthery, Haase and Gessford as in the past but not exclusively. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.9 Appointment of State and Federal Representation of District: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to appoint Lynn Johnson as representative for the district. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
3.10 Designation of Legal Newspaper: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Susie Moravec to designate the Arlington Citizen as the legal paper for the school. Motion carried on a 6-0 voice affirmation vote.
4. Consent Agenda:
4.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the December 12, 2011 Regular Meeting.
4.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Kristie Magnino to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
5. Curriculum/Instruction Reports: Jeff Manka gave a power point presentation on the junior/senior level math program with heavy focus on SMART goals and collection of performance data. Janet Warner and Cheryl Larsen presented on the kindergarten program. They shared their SMART goals and data collection as well as entry skill level for students. Gail Barth presented the preschool report. She shared the new state assessment format. Students are assessed on 64 objectives.
6. Principals’ Reports: Written reports were submitted by Brent Cudly, athletic director, Andrew Farber, high school principal and Chad Radke, elementary principal. Highlights of Mr. Farber’s report focused on NESA exam changes. Mr. Cudly reported on a visit from Nebraska City educators who came to look at our Above the Line Program. Mr. Cudly also highlighted the success our district is having keeping students off the failing list, only one middle school student and one high school student failed one course each for first semester. Mr. Radke highlighted the PFE pizza bingo night for the elementary, a new math DIBELS program that will be explored and the implementation of a new lunch bunch program.
Mr. Cudly, Mr. Farber and Mr. Radke left the meeting at 7:50 p.m.
7. Superintendent’s Report:
7.1 Quarterly Enrollment Figures and Option Enrollment Student Information: K-6: 271, 7-12: 284, K-12: 555. Sixty-two students optioned in; 59 students optioned out.
7.2 February Board Retreat: Susie Moravec will make the reservation for February 15 or March 1. Possible agenda items will be discussion of ways to promote the school.
7.3 Filing for Incumbents – February 15, 2012, 5 p.m.
7.4 Needs Assessment: Tabled
8. Board of Education Committee Reports:
8.1 Buildings and Grounds: Chairman Mark Jamison indicated that the committee discussed the close-out billing from FCMG. Further documentation information is necessary to proceed with final payment. The committee discussed Post Prom utilization of school buses. We can no longer lease our buses based on feedback from a federal DOT audit. Rule 91 restricts who can ride our school buses if the bus is functioning as an 'activity' transport. The committee directed Mrs. Johnson to do further investigation with our lawyer and insurance firm. The committee also updated and reviewed the Summative Needs Assessment. They commented on how pleased they are with the progress in this area over the past few years.
9. Unfinished Business:
9.1 Review, Discuss and Consider Arlington Public Schools’ Early Entrance to Kindergarten Application Guide: Superintendent Johnson shared the guide with the board. No action taken or required.
10. New Business:
10.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Recognize the A.E.A. as the Bargaining Agent for Certified Teachers: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Susie Moravec that the Arlington Education Association be recognized as the exclusive bargaining agent for the Arlington Public Schools’ certificated employees as defined by Neb. Rev Stat. § 79-824, which includes all non-substitute teachers, guidance counselors and media specialists who are employed in certificated positions at one-half time or more, but excluding administrators as defined in Neb. Rev Stat. § 79-101, which excludes the superintendent, principals, and all other administrative employees, as well as school nurses, for the 2012-2013 and the 2013-2014 contract year. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept Temporary Early Retirement Incentive Program Applications and Agreements: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Susie Moravec to approve and accept Temporary Early Retirement Incentive Program Applications and Agreements from Kathy Cahill, Donna Kingston, Deb Lambrecht, Greg Rump and Mark Sundberg as read in the presented resolution. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept Non-Certified Resignation: Moved by Kristie Magnino and seconded by Mike Dwyer to accept the resignation of Bev Greunke as elementary paraprofessional effective December 21, 2011. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.4 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve “At-Will” Employment: Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to approve the ‘at-will’ employment of Veronica Hogue as an elementary paraprofessional effective Wednesday, January 4, 2012 as presented. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote.
10.5 Review, Discuss and Consider the Following Policies:
4013 Personnel Files
4014 Receiving Agents, Salespersons, and Other Business
Representatives
4015 Unauthorized Purchases
4016 Use of School Facilities and Equipment by School Employees
4017 Activity Passes
4018 Political Activity
4019 Fair Labor Standards Act (Minimum Wage and Overtime)
4020 Shredding Consumer Reports
4021 Social Security Numbers
4022 Military and Family Military Leave
4024 Wage and Deduction Information
4025 Professional Boundaries Between Employees and Students
4026 Complaints About Employees
4100 Qualifications for Appointment as Teacher
4101 Qualifications for Appointment to Administrative and Supervisory
Positions
4110 Contract
4111 Certification
4112 Release from Contract
4120 Probationary Certified Employees
4121 Permanent Certified Employees
4130 Assignment of Duties
4131 Agents/Tutors
4132 Student Teachers and Pre-Student Teachers
4133 Substitute Teachers
4140 Required Professional Growth Activities
4141 Teacher Training
Policy 4140 needs to be revised.
Susie Moravec called for a short break at 8:29 p.m. The board reconvened at 8:40 p.m.
11. Executive Session:
11.1 Discuss and Consider Evaluations of Building Principals.
11.2 Discuss and Consider the Superintendent’s Evaluation.
Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Mike Dwyer to enter into executive session to discuss building principals and superintendent evaluations and to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an employee and/or individual and to protect the public interest.
Entered executive session: 8:40 p.m.
Exited executive session: 9:17 p.m.
12. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
_________________________________ ______________________________
Susie Moravec, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary
______________ _______________
Date Signed Date Signed
Entered executive session: 8:40 p.m.
Exited executive session: 9:17 p.m.
12. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting adjourned at 9:18 p.m.
_________________________________ ______________________________
Susie Moravec, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary
______________ _______________
Date Signed Date Signed