December 8, 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 7:00pm
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1.2. Roll Call
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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.
Discussion:
No visitors were present to speak.
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3. CONSENT AGENDA
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Minutes were not attached to this board meeting, Minutes for November and December will be attached in January.
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3.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s)
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3.2. Monthly Financial Reports
*Percentage of funds sheet not attached |
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3.3.
Resignations: Hires: Reassignments: |
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4. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
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4.1. NSCAS Report 2024-2025 School Year
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis spoke to the board about the AQuestt Classification information. Tashia Wolf will go into a more in-depth review of testing data at a later date once all the information and data is released.
AQuestt data is a snapshot of our school as a whole in comparison to other Nebraska schools. The data is from the 2024-2025 school year. This information is provided by the Nebraska Department of Education and does include testing data as compared to other schools in the state, including NSCAS/MAP Testing data and ACT data. |
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5. REVIEW OF ANNUAL DISTRICT PLAN
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis went over the Annual District plan for the board, and the strategic plan document. The board reviews these plans multiple times a year, making sure the district is staying on track to follow our plans and practices for the year.
The Board Goal document is reviewed quarterly. |
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6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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6.1. Dr. Morgan's Elementary Report
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6.2. Mr. Shada's Activity Report
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6.3. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary
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7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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7.1. DLR Update
Discussion:
There is a document attached from DLR going over the findings of what the focus group foresees as the future of the school and district. DLR is showing a breakdown of the prioritization of what the stakeholders and focus group felt were the highest priority for the needs of the district.
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7.2. Supt Leave Log Review
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7.3. NRCSA and NASB Reports
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7.4. Legislation Update: Watch List
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7.5. Discuss Bus Delivery Date
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7.6. Discuss and Consider Dates for Annual Community Engagement Meeting and Board of Education Retreat
Discussion:
Possible dates for the community engagement meeting:
Wed Jan 28th — no activities on the calendar at this point. The board would like to keep the meeting on the last week of January to keep it around the same time frame each year. 6:00-8:00pm NASB has regularly been used to facilitate the engagement meeting- the board would like to have an outside facilitator to conduct the meeting, so that the public feels more heard. The board would like to discuss having NASB and DLR both at the meeting to facilitate. Board retreat Schedule for Monday March 16th location TBA start time 5:00pm |
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8. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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8.1. Buildings and Grounds Committee
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8.2. Finance Committee
Discussion:
The entire board met before the meeting tonight to go over the audit with the auditor for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
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8.3. Professional Development Sharing
Discussion:
Cassie Flesner and Shanon Willmott both discussed the sessions they attended at the State Education Conference. They both shared some valuable information with the rest of the board.
Mrs. Flesner shared a "Circle UP" program that has been instituted by Brady Public Schools, and she shared information on how it works and thought it might be a good discussion for our board to look at possibly trying to adapt to our school and community. |
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9. NEW BUSINESS
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9.1. Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Approve Financial Statements for 2024-2025 Fiscal Year
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Kerry Gustafuson from Dana Cole Audit firm was present at the finance workshop prior to tonight's board meeting. The board as a whole had an opportunity to ask questions and get clarification on any issues or thoughts on the 2024-2025 audit.
The board felt good about the findings and that the report is easier to read. |
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9.2. Discussion, Consider and Approve Supt Evaluation
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Kratochvil discussed the Superintendent's evaluation, he spoke to the board about the documents that the board members should have received. Those documents are considered a personnel file, so no documents will be shared with the public on the findings.
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10. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Mr. Kratochvil adjourned the meeting at 8:37pm.
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