September 14, 2026 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
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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1.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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1.4. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
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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:
Cal Jorgensen was present tonight to address the board about FFA and nationals. Mrs. Jorgensen asked why the FFA students are not attending Nationals this year, Mrs. Agler responded to Mrs. Jorgensen and Mrs. Jorgensen wanted to discuss the information that she received in response to her questions. Mrs. Jorgensen wanted to bring this information to the board so they were aware of her concerns that she has on how the path the FFA seems to be going.
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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
Discussion:
Daniel Larson, Technology Director, was present at tonight's meeting to share the Technology report with the board. The Board asked him questions, specifically about AI and was curious about how we are handling things. Mr. Larson spoke about how we try to restrict it to a point such as certain sites, but we are in the beginning stages of trying to teach our students how to use it responsibly. Teachers are being taught how to efficiently incorporate it into classes, how to use it or teach it to our students throughout the year.
Mr. Pfingsten spoke about how we are learning how to use it, and how to incorporate it into our practices, and how to be cautious about using it going forward and what the future of AI might hold for our school district. |
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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. Shada's Activity Reports
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5.3. Mr. Pfingsten's Secondary Report
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6. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis shared information on enrollment totals as of Sept 9. The final numbers will be shared with the October 1st enrollment total from the state that includes all the option enrollment numbers that include the ins and outs for our district.
Dr. Lewis also reviewed her leave log as of the beginning of this school year, due to some medical leave. |
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6.1. Enrollment Report
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6.2. NASB and NRCSA Updates
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6.3. NASB Sept 23 Area Meeting-Last Call
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6.4. Supt Leave Log Review
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7. COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
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7.1. Buildings and Grounds Committee
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Buildings and Grounds Committee have had a couple of meetings and working hard on compiling the information for the bond issue and updating the information, making it much more understandable for the public. The committee spoke about how they are working on nailing dates down for them to meet with the public to present the bond information. They are working to create a new postcard for the bond issue that will be voted on in November. They are working on a town hall-style meeting on October 7th, looking to share this type of meeting on Facebook Live. They are working hard to update the information that is being provided to the public and making it more relatable to the public and easy to read and understand. They also want to have an open house-style meeting on Oct 21, during conferences when the school can be open for the public to come in and look at the facilities and see exactly what areas and what things are looking at being updated, ask questions, and again get more concise information on the bond issue. This will be advertised as a public meeting that everyone can attend but not a formal board meeting.
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7.2. Finance Committee
Discussion:
Finance committee met August 27th and went over the county valuations and the budget for the 2026-2027 school year. Mr. Kratochvil discussed how he was not aware or misunderstood about the offset budgeted items that are being discussed for the bond that is being presented for a vote in November. The offset language that is being referred to is the funds that the district would "offset" to help with the cents that would need to be levied for the bond. This would impact the amount that we are asking in bond funds, and how much we would offset in the special building fund to create a smaller amount of cents for the bond project.
Dr. Lewis explained how this would work by making sure that the other board members who are not a part of the finance committee, so they are aware of how the finance committee is working to make the least amount of impact on the public with the bond initiative. The committee will address any issues or impact caused by the misunderstanding that any board or community member may have and make sure that the communication going forward is more straightforward in the "offset" language. There are still some questions about how the bond is going to be funded, and Dr. Lewis will work to clarify the information so that it is more clear on what the actual numbers are and how the bond will be funded. |
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8. NEW BUSINESS
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8.1. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Purchase a Six-Month CD for $500,000 with Special Building Funds for 3.53% Interest or Higher
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Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis brought up the idea of moving some money into a CD to help earn some interest in that fund. The district is not looking at any big purchases at this time, so moving this money into a CD for 6 months would be a smart idea.
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8.2. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Approve 2026-2027 Budget as Presented
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
The board hosted a budget meeting at 6:30 tonight and discussed all budget items for the 2026-2027 school year.
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8.3. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Property Tax Resolution for 2026-2027 as Follows:
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Increase of $26,319 from 2025-2026, a 0.31% increase; levy reduction of -4% (drop of 3.7 cents)
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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8.4. Discuss, Consider and Take Necessary Action to Adopt Resolution on 2026-2027 Training Requirements
Action(s):
No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
Discussion:
Dr. Lewis spoke about how the state began requiring how and what we provide for training for our staff. The training requirements was provided for the board with a chart of how and what type of training will be provided throughout the school year.
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8.5. Review Policies 7000-7053:
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9. ADJOURNMENT
Discussion:
Chase Kratochvil adjourned the meeting at 8:27pm
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