May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting
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1. OPENING PROCEDURES
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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. ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS: The Arlington Board of Education reserves the right to adjust the order of items on this agenda.
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1.1. Call Meeting to Order
Discussion:
Chase Kratochvil called the meeting to order at 7:03pm
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1.2. Roll Call
Discussion:
Jason Arp, Present: Cassie Flesner, Present: Chase Kratochvil, Present: Brian Laaker, Present: Steve Slykhuis, Present: Shanon Willmott, Present
Principals Jacque Morgan and Aaron Pfingsten, Athletic Director James Shada, Superintendent Dawn Lewis and Recording Secretary Jennifer Arp were also present. |
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
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Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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2. WELCOME TO GUESTS AND PUBLIC FORUM
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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. 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. Disruptions, offensive language, personal attacks and hostile conduct will not be tolerated. |
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3. CONSENT AGENDA
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s)
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3.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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3.3.
Resignations: Hires: Reassignments: |
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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5. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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5.1. Dr. Morgan's Elementary Report
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5.2. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report
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5.3. Mr. Shada's Activity Report
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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6.1. NASB and NRCSA Reports
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6.2. Legislative Updates
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis updated the board on some of the impacts and bills that have currently been passed or are moving through the system. There are many bills that are falling off that will impact the school system, but there are still a few left and Dr. Lewis spoke of the possibilities and how it would affect the school.
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6.3. Supt Leave Log Report
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6.4. Discussion of Board Retreat May 27
Discussion:
Board retreat on May 27th- 5:00pm
Location to be Determined |
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6.5. Discussion of Cameras and Additional Security Upgrades
Discussion:
Upgrades on camera are out for bid currently, will have bids in June for board to approve.
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6.6. Discussion of Phone System Transition to VOIP
Discussion:
Phone systems are a bit tricky and outdated. We are currently in the process of upgrading them. APS Tech is currently working on getting a new system in place to upgrade the phones and system for the 25-26 school year. Hopefully will come back in June with bids for the updates.
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Finance Committee
Discussion:
Met prior to tonights meeting there is a future action item on the agenda for tonight.
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8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Appoint Washington County Enterprise as the Official Paper of the Board of Education
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Due to a consolidation of the local papers, the paper is now a larger paper that covers the county instead of a few papers that are more individualized for communities.
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9.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Purchase of School Bus
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis presented the bus specs on both the new and used buses- the board asked questions about the differences, and what the needs are. It has been since 2020 since a new bus has been purchased.
If you are needing a 71 passenger.....add...$2850.00 to the attached price. |
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9.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve Senior Class Members to Receive High School Diplomas
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Board was presented with the list of the 25-26 senior class. Mr. Pfingsten spoke the board that the class was in good standing and would recommend them all up for graduation.
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9.4. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Approve District Level Budgets
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis presented to the board the district-level budgets and went over the concerns of some of the uptick in costs. She addressed any questions in regard to any budget items that will be or did go up in the next year. Dr. Lewis presented to the board her concerns about a few things that we may need to make some larger purchases on, including transportation, curriculum and insurance, and noted that is where the greatest number of increases lie. The budgets have consistently maintained a regular growth each year. The budgets this year have some growth, but we have absorbed a majority of the costs by being able to cut out some other things that are not being utilized in the district, or are no longer being used within the classrooms and in the district. Student computers need to be purchased, but again, the cost is absorbed by cutting in some other areas of spending that minimize the costs in general. The budget will be revisited later on, if changes are needed to cut some costs, if we do not need to utilize them. Dr. Lewis said that currently there are some things that are placeholders in the budget. If they are not needed, those costs can be cut or reassigned to different budget areas.
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9.5. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Forgive Five (5) Contract Days Due to Weather Cancellations
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Chase spoke to the board of the weather realted days off
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Chase adjourned the meeting at 8:04pm
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