ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010
1. Call Regular Meeting to Order: President Moravec called the regular meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. All proceedings hereafter shown were taken while this meeting was open to the public.
Roll call was taken. Present were board members Kristie Gilmore, Micheal Dwyer, Kristie Magnino, Susie Moravec and Greg Sampson. Also present were Lynn Johnson, superintendent, Andrew Farber, high school principal, Chad Radke, elementary principal, Brent Cudly, athletic director and Cheryl Keeler, recording secretary. Mark Jamison was absent. His absence was excused.
1.1 Moved by Greg Sampson and seconded by Mike Dwyer to approve the regular agenda as amended to include 6.3 Newsletter Survey Results and 6.4 Buildings and Grounds Update. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote with Mike Dwyer, Kristie Gilmore, Kristie Magnino, Susie Moravec and Gregg Sampson voting in favor of the motion.
2. Welcome to Guests and Public Forum: No Comments
3. Consent Agenda:
3.1 Minutes/Ratify Action of the September 13 Hearings and Regular Meeting. (Minutes were amended to reflect General Fund Transfer of $150,000 to Depreciation Fund instead of $15,000.)
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report.
Depreciation Fund. Americom $9,604.53
Moved by Kristie Gilmore and seconded by Greg Sampson to approve the consent agenda as amended to include approval of payment to Americom from the Depreciation Fund. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
4. Curriculum Reports: Preschool/Special Education/Multicultural and Title I provided written curriculum reports. Chad Radke, elementary principal, addressed the learning assessment scoring concept and the motor skills room referred to in the report.
5. Principal Reports: Written reports were submitted by the principals. Elementary Principal Radke informed the board of a visiting gymnastic group who will perform the morning of PTS conferences. A Love & Logic Seminar will be presented Thursday, October 27 for any interested district patrons.
Mr. Farber reported that dance policies will be reviewed. Mr. Farber congratulated Mrs. Koger for her selection to an advisory council for the Federal Reserve Bank. Mrs. Koger was also one of twelve people selected from over 1,300 people who submitted requests to have a conversation at a town hall meeting with Chairman Bernanke. This was broadcast on CSPAN.
Mr. Cudly will share more information about the middle school concept with the board at the board retreat. Mr. Cudly and Mr. Farber have given several presentations to other schools on the “Living Above the Line” program used by Arlington Public Schools. The presentations have been well received.
6. Superintendent’s Report:
6.1 State Education Conference: November 17-19, La Vista Embassy Suites. Mr. Dwyer, Mr. Jamison, Mrs. Moravec, Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. Johnson will attend Thursday sessions.
6.2 Distribute and review policies pertaining to complaint procedures (Policy 1020 and 1030) and reduction in force (Policy 4160). Mrs. Johnson informed the Board a more specific complaint procedure needs to be drafted.
6.3 Survey Results for Newsletter Publication: The newsletter will go to only four publications per year. The survey results were 46-33 in favor of four issues per year.
6.4 Buildings and Grounds Update: Landscaping plans were presented to the Board. Siffering's will be doing the landscaping. Safe Routes to School still has not issued the project guidelines. If the grant is accepted, it will require a full-time site manager employee and will be time intensive. Side walk construction is at a stand still until all the grant guidelines have been completed and can be reviewed.
7. Unfinished Business:
7.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Insurance for Ten Month Non-Certified Employees: Moved by Mike Dwyer and seconded by Kristie Gilmore to approve the option of offering Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health and/or Dental Insurance ($5,000 Single/$10,000 family deductible) to ten month non-certified employees effective January 2011 at employee expense as presented. Motion carried on a 5-0 roll call vote.
8. New Business:
8.1 Discuss and Consider Plans for December Board Retreat: A date will be chosen later.
8.2 Discuss and Consider the Process Used to Evaluate the Superintendent: Same format as last year will be used.
8.3 Discuss and Consider Information Learned at the NASB Area Memberships Meeting: Senator McCoy will be contacted to speak with the board at a future meeting. Information learned at the NASB will be distributed to board members who could not be in attendance.
9. Executive Session: Discuss and Consider Teacher Negotiations for the 2010-2011 School Year: Moved by Susie Moravec and seconded by Greg Sampson to enter into executive session to discuss teacher negotiation 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 5-0 roll call vote.
Time Entered: 8:08 p.m.
Adjournment of Executive Session
Time Exited: 8:54 p.m.
10. Action on Executive Session Items: None taken.
11. Adjournment: There being no further business meeting adjourned at 8:54 p.m.
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Susie Moravec, Board President Lynn Johnson, Board Secretary