ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 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 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 February 14, 2011 Regular Meeting and the February 23, 2011 Board Retreat. (Enclosures)
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report. (Enclosures)
4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS: Industrial Technology, Library/Media, and Language Arts. (Enclosures)
5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS (Enclosures)
6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
6.1 Summer Grant Committee Meeting
6.2 St. Paul Bus Routes
6.3 Middle School Rather Than Junior High for Grades 7 and 8
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
7.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Policy 1210 Title IX-Discrimination. (Enclosure)
8. NEW BUSINESS:
8.1 Review, Discuss and Consider the Following Policies: (Enclosures)
2000 Functional Principle of Administration
2010 Election of Administrative Personnel
2110 Duties of the Superintendent of Schools
2120 Superintendent’s Evaluation
2200 The Principalship
8.2 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt the Following Policies: (Enclosures)
2100 The Superintendent of Schools
2120A Regulation Evaluation Instrument of Superintendent
8.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Policy 4112 Release from Contract: (Enclosure)
8.4 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Policy 5006 Option Enrollment: (Enclosure)
8.5 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Option Enrollment Capacities for the 2011-2012 School Year. (Enclosure)
8.6 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the Annual district Plan. (Enclosure)
8.8 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve the Purchase of a Hot Water Heater for the Elementary Building. (Enclosure)
8.9 Discuss and Consider the Recommendations for Certificated Teachers.
8.10 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Accept a Staff Member’s Resignation.
8.11 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Salaries for Administrators.
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION: (If needed)
10. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
11. ADJOURNMENT