ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013, 7 P.M.
HS CONFERENCE ROOM
1. Call Regular Meeting to Order and Roll Call: President Mark Jamison called the meeting to order at 7:05 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, Mark Jamison, Matt O’Daniel, Luanne Sundberg, and Shannon Willmott. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary. Greg Sampson was on an excused absence.
1.1 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda: Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the regular agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Mark Jamison, Matt O’Daniel, 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 June 10, 2013 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 $6,812.80
Bond Fund - Union Bank Annual Administrative Fee $512.00
Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Shanon Willmott to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 vote.
4. Curriculum/Instruction Reports: None
5. Review of Annual District Plan: Plan Item 2.0. The board reviewed plans for recruitment, retention and professional development of qualified staff.
6. Principals’ Reports: None
7. Superintendent’s Report:
7.1 Welcome Back on August 8: Mark Jamison will give the welcome to staff.
7.2 Budget Meetings: Final budget meetings will be held during the last two weeks of August.
7.3 Goal Review: Superintendent Johnson presented her existing goals. It was agreed that the format should be redone to use the same Smart Goal format that teachers use.
8. Board of Education Committee Reports:
8.1 Finance Committee: The committee has been meeting prior to board meetings. Budget deadlines are fast approaching.
8.2 Negotiations Committee: Health care open enrollment affidavits have been signed.
8.3 Buildings and Grounds Committee: A walk through of the school and review of the needs assessment item by item will be done in August.
8.4 Professional Development Sharing: Luanne Sundberg shared notes from the law workshop she attended.
8.5 Legislative Update: Mike Dwyer has been elected as an NASA legislative committee representative.
9. New Business:
9.1 Discuss and Consider the 2012-2013 Annual Transportation Report: Report was reviewed.
9.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2013-2014 bus shuttle agreement with St. Paul Lutheran School.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the school bus shuttle agreement with St. Paul Lutheran Church and School that would provide for the use of one bus for the purpose of shuttle route transportation for the 2013-2014 school year at a cost of $.99 per mile and according to all other terms set forth in the agreement presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
9.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2013-2014 elementary faculty handbook.
Moved by Shanon Willmott and seconded by Luanne Sundberg to approve the 2013-2014 elementary staff/faculty handbook as presented.
9.4 Discuss and Consider the Annual Hot Lunch Report. The annual report was reviewed.
9.5 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve 2013-2014 student breakfast/lunch prices.
Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Matt O’Daniel to approve the following breakfast prices for the 2013-2014 school year: Elementary/Middle School/Senior High Students $1.30 as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
9.6 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve expenditure exclusions up to an amount equal to 2% of the 2012-2013 Certified General Fund Budget Authority: The 2% is a new exclusion and would not affect the levy. The additional budget authority allows for more favorable budgeting conditions.
Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Luanne Sundberg to approve expenditure exclusions of 2% of the 2012-2013 Certified General Fund Budget Authority creating additional budget authority for 2013-2014 as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
10. Executive Session:
10.1 Discuss and Consider FCMG contract negotiations.
Moved by Matt O’Daniel and seconded by Shanon Willmott to enter into executive session to discuss the FCMG contract and to protect the public interest.
Time Entered Executive Session: 8:10 p.m.
Time Exited Executive Session: 8:18 p.m.
11. Action on Executive Session Items: None
12. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m.
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Mark Jamison, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary
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