January 13, 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 7:00
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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
Jacque Morgan, Aaron Pfingsten, James Shada were present along with Dr Lewis, superintendent and recording Secretary Jennifer Arp |
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
Rationale:
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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1.5. Recognition of Out-Going Board Member
Discussion:
The Board recognized outgoing board member Matt O'Daniel. Mr O'Daniel has served on the board for 13 years - Chase spoke highly of Matt and all of his contributions and thanked him for his service.
The Board presented Mr O'Daniel with a plaque for his service. |
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2. WELCOME TO GUESTS AND PUBLIC FORUM
Rationale:
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. ANNUAL BUSINESS
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3.1. Administer Oath of Office to all Board Members
Discussion:
All board members took the annual oath of office.
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3.2. Election of Officers
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
President: Jason Arp nominated Chase Kratochvil as president. Brian Laaker 2nded
Vice President: Brian Laaker Nominated Cassie Flesner, Steve Slykhuis 2nded Treasurer: Chase Kratochvil nominated Brian Laaker and Cassie Flesner 2nded No other nominations were made and the board voted under one motion to appoint all nominated members as elected officials respectivly. |
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3.3. Appointment of Board Committees
Discussion:
Board committees:
Curriculum/American Civics: Shanon Willmott- Chair, Jason Arp, Steve Slykhuis Buildings and Grounds: Jason Arp- Chair, Steve Slykhuis, Shanon Willmott Finance: Chase Kratochvil- Chair, Cassie Flesner, Brian Laaker Negotiations: Chase Kratochvil- Chair, Cassie Flesner, Brian Laaker St Paul Liasion: Jason Arp and Brian Laaker |
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3.4. Appoint KSB and PGH&G Law Firms as Official Legal Counsel to Board and Superintendent
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.5. Appoint RVR Bank as Official Depository for All District Funds
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.6. Distribute Conflict of Interest Forms for Board Members
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3.7. Approve Arlington Citizen as Official Newspaper of the Board of Education
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.8. Appoint Superintendent as District Non-Discrimination Compliance Coordinator
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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3.9. Appoint Supt as Secretary and Business Manager as Recording Secretary to the Board of Education
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4. CONSENT AGENDA
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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4.1. Minutes of the Previous Board Meeting(s)
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4.2. Monthly Financial Reports
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4.3.
Resignations:
Reassignments: Janelle Lorsch, LMS 2025-2026 |
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5. CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION REPORTS
Discussion:
4th Grade department was here to present their report: Katee Prenzlow, Sandy Sanders, Jaden Green
Business Department: Shawna Koger was present to report NSCAS data and testing info: Tashia Wolf, Curriculum Director, presented testing data to the board. |
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6. PRINCIPALS’ REPORTS
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6.1. Mr Shada's Activity Report
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6.2. Dr. Morgan's Elementary Report
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6.3. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report
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7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
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7.1. Discussion of Timeline and Planning for Community Engagement, Board Retreat, and Strategic Planning
Discussion:
Community engagement meeting is Feb 5th- 7:00- 8:30pm
A Board Retreat will be held on March 4th |
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7.2. NASB and NRCSA Reports
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7.3. Legislative Updates
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis updated the board on some of the introduced bills as of January 2025.
Bills that have been introduced and will affect school districts LB 14 LB 31 LB 49 Some property tax refining Licensing process for Certificated Teachers / honoring out of state teaching certificates |
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7.4. Discussion of RFP for 2024-2025 Audit
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8. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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8.1. Negotiations Committee
Discussion:
Negotiations committee has meet and wrapped up negotiations, there will be an action item later on the board meeting to approve the negotiations.
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9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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9.1. Review Updated Policy 3132- Internal Controls on Second Reading
Rationale:
We received an updated policy from Perry Law Firm. The memo indicates the changes. These changes pertain to the Federal Hot Lunch program.
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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9.2. Continued Discussion of Supt Contract timelines for 2025-2027
Discussion:
Chase went over the timeline of the superintendent contract. Chase had discussed with the board earlier that the contract was voted on, as he incorrectly spoke, he corrected his mistake letting the board know that the contract is not up for a vote.
Mr. Kratochvil spoke on behalf of the board that there were no intents to vote on anything for the superintendent contract |
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10. NEW BUSINESS
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10.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve 2025-2026 Master Agreement Between the Certificated Staff (AEA) and the Board of Education
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Mr. Kratochvil went over some of the procedures used to negotiate the Certified master agreement. He discussed the array and factors that are used to negotiate and what the agreement is complied with.
All items are either a factor of Superintendent Lewis bringing it to Negotiations or the AEA asking negotiations. |
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10.2. Review Policies 4013-4141:
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11. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Chase Kratochvil adjourned the meeting at 8:49pm
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