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Arlington Community School District board meeting, Sep 29, 2026

56 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Arlington board approves $10,000-a-year gymnasium sponsorship with Leaders Credit Union 51:03

  • Arlington Middle School staff presented a project in which 7th grade STEM classes designed challenge coins to give military guests at the school's Veterans Day program. 1:24
  • The board approved a sponsorship agreement for the Arlington High School gymnasium with Leaders Credit Union for $10,000 annually for 5 consecutive years. 51:03
  • The board also voted to select a chairman, a vice chair and a legislative liaison, with Courtney Barnes accepting the liaison role. 53:46
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order and the roll was called. 0:00
    • The new student board representative led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:14
  2. Middle school challenge coin project 1:10
    • A staff member said the school's Veterans Day assembly will be on November 5th and that this year the school wants students to have a meaningful role in creating the challenge coin given to visiting service members. 1:24
    • A staff member asked board members to give feedback on the coins and said about 100 coins must be printed for guests. 15:02
    • A presenter said the goal was 3 different coins, for guest speakers, military members and military kids. 15:36
  3. Student art recognitions 17:02
    • A district staff member said the district office hallways had been transformed into a gallery of work by K through 12 students. 17:02
    • A district staff member recognized several featured student artists whose work was displayed as a gallery in the district office. 17:02
  4. Public comment 25:05
    • A speaker at public comment described a roadway near Arlington Elementary School with no sidewalks and asked the district to work with the Town of Arlington on a risk assessment. 25:31
    • Asked whether the speaker had spoken with the town, the speaker said the regulations say to start with the lead education agency. 27:17
  5. Agenda approval 27:25
    • A motion to approve the agenda was made and seconded. 27:25
    • The motion passed. ~27:51
  6. Chairman's report 27:51
    • The chairman reminded board members to continue boardsmanship work and to keep records of attending district events. 28:08
  7. Item 29:38
    • A speaker said a parent in the community wants to donate 3 items in very good shape that would be used for STEM classes at Arlington High School. 31:21
    • A motion was made to express the board's appreciation to the donor. 32:09
    • The motion passed. ~32:32
  8. Superintendent's report on school highlights 32:43
    • A staff member said the high school College and Career Fair had 100+ booths and the AES Fun Run raised $107,934. 32:50
    • The staff member said the district will start a middle school golf team with a spring season. 34:46
    • The staff member said $13,300 was raised for Make-A-Wish during homecoming. 34:46
  9. Social media update 39:59
    • A staff member said district Instagram content had just over 1.4 million views, over 100,000 interactions and over 1,100 new follows since July 1st. 41:01
    • The staff member said views were up 45% compared to last September. 44:11
  10. Maintenance department report 46:31
    • A staff member said crews would install 5 air conditioners at the high school over fall break. 46:35
    • A new maintenance staff member was introduced. 47:04
  11. Consent agenda 49:00
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 49:00
    • The motion passed. ~49:15
  12. Legislative liaison and student representative reports 49:32
    • The legislative liaison had no report. ~49:32
    • The board's new student board representative was introduced and given the floor to speak. 49:48
  13. High school gymnasium sponsorship agreement 50:50
    • A staff member requested approval of a sponsorship agreement for the Arlington High School gymnasium with Leaders Credit Union for $10,000 annually for 5 consecutive years. 51:03
    • The motion passed. ~51:54
  14. Board officer selection 51:54
    • The outgoing chairman said it had been a joy to serve in the role. 51:54
    • Board members voted on recommendations for chairman and vice chair. 53:10
    • Courtney Barnes accepted a recommendation to serve as legislative liaison. ~55:42
    • The recommendations for chairman, vice chair and legislative liaison passed. 53:46

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Video: posted by the district as “ACS Board Meeting - September 29, 2026”