August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Rationale:  This allows the Board to approve the agenda as published according to policy 204.07.

Rationale:  Annually, the Board should approve the working copy of the school's Emergency Operating Plan.  Please recall the EOP, formally called the "safety plan", was updated and is kept current with our community safety partners in addition to support and resources from NDE.  Mrs.Schlueter will be in attendance to present the plan.

Rationale:  The following is a revised policy prepared by Jim Luebbe of the NASB Policy Review Service. Jim took our comments and suggestions from Frank Beel of the policy committee to craft a more suitable policy to fit our local efforts and values.

NASB has indicated this policy or a similar version could be the new version NASB offers to school districts.  This policy keeps it simple and provides local control where needed.

The District Wellness Committee (DWC) is and will continue to be combined with the district's safety committee which has the following members and meets at a minimum 4 times each year led by School Nurse Lori Clapper:  Lori Clapper, Nichole Flynn, Jennifer Hitchcock, Todd Pollock, Steve Dike, Kesley Riesen, Dale Hafer, Joe McMurtrey, and Liz Goshorn.

Rationale:  The Board is committed to the ongoing review and maintenance of Board Policy.  Policies will be provided to the Policy Committee in advance and then to the entire Board for review/approval on a regular basis.  

*All Board Policies are available to the public through the Sparq Public Meetings Access site:  

https://meeting.sparqdata.com/Public/Organization/415

*The link to all policies is provided through the school district website.

https://www.ainsworthschools.org/page/schoolboard

The policies in this month's review are 16 policies (606.06 through 609.01) in the 600s Instruction section. This set of policies is up to date, and no changes are recommended unless the Board prefers to hold any out for discussion and further revision.  A simple review should take care of this month's policies.  The Board has the option to pull any policy for further review and/or revision if needed.

Rationale:  Our routine has been to transfer general fund dollars to the depreciation fund in August for future replacement and facility needs/projects.  Due to the increasing possibility we will need to replace vans during this budget cycle, I would recommend we transfer funds to depreciation at this time.  Due to the van issue, $200,000 would be justifiable.  However, we can make work the routine $150,000 transfer, but would likely need to access the CD invested in the depreciation fund.

Rationale:  Request for Leighton Fischer to continue his enrollment at Rock County.  The reason for the enrollment option request is Leighton is no residing in the Ainsworth District but wishes to continue his attendance at Rock County.

Rationale:  Lina D'Antonio wishes to option her children Enzo and Penelope to Rock County.  They currently reside in Long Pine and have been exempt school students.

Rationale:  Jeff Lasron requests to option Andrew and Emilio Red Bird to Valentine for the 2025-26 school year.

Rationale:  The Board will hold the annual Budget Retreat at 7:00 p.m. on August 25th with the purpose of discussing options for the 2025-26 budget.  No formal business will be conducted at the Budget Retreat to be held at the ACS District Office.

Set the Budget Hearing for 7:00 p.m., September 8, 2025 followed by the Hearing to set the Tax Request. The September 8th Regular meeting will immediately follow the budget and tax request hearings. The hearings and meeting will be held in the ACS District Office. The current agenda will be available for public inspection in the office of the superintendent.