7:00 P.M.

HS CONFERENCE ROOM

1.0 Call Regular Meeting to Order and Roll Call: Meeting was called to order by Vice President Jamison at 7:00 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this meeting was open to the public.

Roll call vote was taken. Present were Board Members Micheal Dwyer, Kristie Gilmore, Mark Jamison, Kristie Magnino and Greg Sampson. Absent was Board President Susie Moravec. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Chad Radke, elementary principal, Andrew Farber, high school principal, Brent Cudly, assistant high school principal/AD and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary.

Pledge of Allegiance

1.1 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda. Moved by Gregg Sampson and seconded by Micheal Dwyer to approve the regular agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote with Dwyer, Gilmore, Jamison, Magnino and Sampson voting in favor of the motion.

2. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum

3. Consent Agenda:

3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the September 14, 2009 Special Public Hearings and Regular Meeting.

3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.

Activity Fund Transfer from General $9,000

Meco-Henne Construction Fund $498,993

3.3 Special Education Contract: Boys Town National Research Hospital One Student $942/Month

Moved by Micheal Dwyer and seconded by Kristie Magnino to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

4. Curriculum/Instruction Reports: Guidance, Preschool, Special Education, Multicultural, Title I and Summer Grant (Net Nanny). Written reports were submitted. Elementary Principal Radke elaborated on the Dibels baseline assessment process. Dibels is used as a diagnostic tool to identify areas of academic need in students.

5. Principals’ Reports: In addition to a written report, Mr. Radke thanked the Arlington Fire Department for bringing a smoke trailer and giving demonstrations to students on proper cooking procedures and steps to take if issues come up. Mr. Radke also reported reviewing all the different assessments that are currently being done to see if there are any which overlap and could be eliminated.

High School Principal Farber presented the inservice schedule and reported that the NeSa practice test for language arts is now open. ESU#3 practice writing tests are now available. Meetings have been conducted with campus SIP teams and action team leaders.

Athletic Director Cudly reported on several different junior high student programs in place: random acts of kindness, eagle success program and character education. The high school culture committee was also discussed.

6. Superintendent’s Report:

6.1 Background Check for Volunteers: The practice of doing background checks on anyone who works with children will continue.

6.2 Letter from Jerry Hoffman – NSEA: Referred to cost of doing a second

array.

6.3 Projection System in New Media Center: Cost analysis comparing LCD TVs vs. projection system will be conducted.

6.4 Eakes Copier Information: A new copier will be contracted to deal with the volume of copies in high school area.

6.5 October 26 Board Workshop

6.6 State NASBO Convention

6.7 Overview of Administrative Duties: Written chart was presented indicating specific responsibilities and common responsibilities.

7. Unfinished Business: None

8. New Business:

8.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve a New Contract for District Audit: Moved by Micheal Dwyer and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve a one year contract submitted by Ric Ortmeier to conduct the Arlington Public Schools’ 2008-2009 annual audit at a rate of $4,800 as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.

8.2 Discuss and Consider Date for Facilities Committee Meeting: The facilities committee will meet to put together a document to take to the Board showing a strategic plan identifying facility needs and how to address those needs.

8.3 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Bid Proposal on Gym Sound Systems:

8:07 p.m. Susie Moravec entered the meeting

Motions tabled to receive more comparison bids and more information regarding sound systems for both the new gym and the existing gym.

9. Executive Session: Discuss Teacher Negotiations and Possible Ratification of Teacher Base and Master Agreement for 2009-2010. Moved by Micheal Dwyer and seconded by Kristie Gilmore to enter into executive session, after a brief break, to discuss personnel issues and to prevent the needless injury to the reputation of an employee and/or individual and to protect the public interest. Motion carried on a 6-0 roll call vote with Dwyer, Gilmore, Jamison, Magnino, Moravec and Sampson voting in favor of the motion.

Time Entered: 8:15 p.m.

Adjournment of Executive Session

Time Exited: 9:06 p.m.

10. Action on Executive Session Items: Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Ratify the Teacher Base and Master Agreement for the 2009-2010 School Year: No action taken.

11. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m.

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Susie Moravec, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary