ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
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 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. CONSENT AGENDA:
3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the June 14, 2010 Special Hearing and Regular Meeting. (Enclosure)
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report. (Enclosures)
4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS: None
5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS: None
6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
6.1 School Finance Workshop – July 21
6.2 Budget Workshop Dates
6.3 Insurance for Employees Not Qualifying for Group Insurance (Enclosure)
6.4 Professional Leave Follow-up for 2009-2010 – Professional Leave 132.75 Days Taken/Student Sponsored (includes activities/athletics) 97.4725 Days Taken
6.5 Replacing 15-Passenger Van
6.6 NE Rural Community School Association Renewal - $700
6.7 Open Meetings Workshop Attended by Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Jamison (Enclosure)
6.8 Awards of Achievement Program
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve on Second Reading the Following District Policies:
3140 Contracting for Services
3410A Driver Certification for Use of District Vehicles
3560 Records Management and Disposition
4024 Wage and Deduction Information
4025 Professional Boundaries Between Employees and Students
5001 Admission Requirements
5005 Student Residence, Admission and Contracting for Educational
Services
5008 Attendance Policy and Excessive Absenteeism
5408 Health Inspections
6212 Assessments-Academic Content Standards
9340 Minutes
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve an “At-Will” Employment.
8.2 Discuss and Consider a Date for Annual Review of Maintenance and Custodial Programs.
8.3 Discuss and Consider the 2009-2010 Annual Transportation Report and Review Summer Bus Maintenance. (Enclosures)
8.4 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the 2010-2011 Bus Lease Agreements with St. Paul. (Enclosures)
8.5 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve 2010-2011 Student Breakfast/Lunch Prices.
8.6 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve an Evaluation Instrument for the Guidance Counselors to be Added to Regulation 4150A. (Enclosure)
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (If needed)
Time Entered:
Adjournment of Executive Session
Time Exited:
10. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
11. ADJOURNMENT