ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
BUDGET AND TAX REQUEST HEARINGS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
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 HEARINGS/MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC HEARING: Conduct Budget Hearing 2012-2013 Proposed Budget. (Enclosure)
Open Budget Hearing Time:
Discuss, Consider and Receive Input on the District’s 2012-2013 Budget.
Close Budget Hearing Time:
3. CALL TAX REQUEST HEARING/MEETING TO ORDER
Open Tax Request Hearing Time:
Bond Fund Tax Request: $439,393.94
Property Tax Rate: .091584
Close Tax Request Hearing Time:
ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
1. CALL REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
1.1 Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda. Vice 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 August 13, 2012 Regular Meeting. (Enclosures)
3.2 Monthly Financial Reports, Claims (Check Register), Special Fund Transfers, Hot Lunch Report and Activity Report. (Enclosures)
McKinnis Roofing Building Fund $28,800
Transfers: General Fund to Employee Benefit Fund $81,453.60
General Fund to Depreciation Fund $50,000
4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS: NeSA Report (Enclosure)
5. REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISTRICT PLAN: None
6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS: (Enclosures)
7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
7.1 Enrollment Figures (Enclosure)
7.2 Reminder of NASB Area Membership Meeting at Wahoo on Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 4:45 p.m. (Registration by September 24.)
7.3 Superintendent’s Annual Goals
8. BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1 Finance Committee
8.2 Negotiations Committee
8.3 Buildings and Grounds Committee
8.4 Professional Development Sharing
8.5 Legislative Update
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9.1 Discuss and Consider process for board candidates. (Enclosure)
10. NEW BUSINESS:
10.1 Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to approve the 2012-2013 district budget.
2012-2013 TAX REQUEST
EXHIBIT A
Funds 2012-2013 Approved Tax Rate
General $5,036,945.40 1.049869
Bond $439,393.94 0.091584
WHEREAS, pursuant to law, a meeting of the Board and a special public hearing was called for the purpose of setting the Arlington Public Schools and its system wide tax requests, pursuant to §77-1601.02 as amended by LB 306 and other laws for the 2012-2013 school fiscal year; and,
WHEREAS, notice of the time and place of such meeting and special public hearing was given at least five (5) days prior to the hearing according to law and by publication in a newspaper of general circulation as required by law; and,
WHEREAS, the meeting of the Board and the special public hearing was called to order by the Vice President, and the Board received testimony relating to the matter after which the special public hearing was concluded.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, pursuant to the above findings, that the Board, on behalf of this School District and on behalf of its affiliated or local school system, hereby determines that this School District and its affiliated or local school systems property tax requests for the 2012-2013 school fiscal year should be, and are hereby, set at the amounts set forth on Exhibit “A” which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as though set forth in full.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Administration of this School District should be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to take all action as may be required or necessary to file and certify these tax requests and to accomplish this Resolution as required by law.
The foregoing finds and resolution have been read in their entirety.
10.3 Review, Discuss and Consider the following policies: (Enclosures)
Personnel
4150 Evaluation
4150B Regulation Training for District Evaluators
Student Discipline
5101 Student Discipline
5102 Alternative Education Programs for Plans for Expelled Students
5103 Extracurricular Activity
5104 Drug and Substance Use and Prevention
Academic Reporting and Progress
5201 Promotion and Retention
5202 Student Records
5203 Academic Progress
5204 Grading System
5205 Graduation
5206 Early Completion Plan
5207 Make-up Work
5208 Graduation Ceremony
Student Activities
5301 Association Activities
5302 Student Organizations
5303 Student Activities; Hazing, Fund-raising and Supervision
5304 Selection of Students for Participation in Activities
5305 School Dances
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Discuss and Consider negotiations and FCMG contract negotiations.
12. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS
13. ADJOURNMENT