Cabot School District public meetings in 2020
15 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will consider several action items, including a COVID leave resolution, a minimum wage and substitute rate adjustment, an outgoing legal transfer, a stipend proposal for CPDA, and revisions to licensed and classified policies. The board will also hear curriculum and superintendent reports on enrollment, free/reduced lunch, and buildings and grounds. A consent agenda includes approval of minutes and the financial report.
- Action on COVID Leave Resolution
- Action on Minimum Wage and Substitute Rate
- Action on Legal Transfer - Outgoing
- Action on CPDA Stipend Proposal
- Action on Licensed and Classified Policy Revisions
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will hold a regular meeting on Nov 17, 2020, with a consent agenda (minutes, financial report), curriculum and superintendent reports, and action items including a bond refunding, legal transfers (incoming and outgoing), and supplemental salary recommendations. An executive session for personnel is also scheduled.
- Bond refunding action
- Legal transfer – incoming and outgoing actions
- Supplemental salary recommendations action
- K-12 Math report under curriculum
- Executive session for personnel
Special Called Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board is holding a special called meeting to consider a single action item regarding a student expulsion. No additional details about the case are provided in the agenda.
- Action item: expulsion (no further details available)
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will consider a bond refunding resolution, approve legal student transfers, and adopt policies on semester testing and sexual harassment. The board will also receive reports on buildings and grounds, free/reduced lunch, and enrollment. An executive session for personnel matters is scheduled.
- Bond refunding resolution
- Legal transfers (incoming and outgoing)
- Semester test policy
- Sexual harassment policies
- Action on 811 South Pine property
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will meet to consider recognition of a community program, approve consent agenda items including minutes and financial report, receive reports on curriculum, facilities, enrollment, and free/reduced lunch, and vote on multiple action items. Key actions include approving the 2020-2021 budget, COVID emergency leave policies, a student handbook revision, legal transfers, and a School Resource Officer MOU. The meeting also includes an executive session for personnel matters.
- 2020-2021 Budget approval
- COVID Emergency Leave Policies
- School Resource Officer MOU
- 2020-2021 Student Handbook Revision
- Legal Transfers (Incoming and Outgoing)
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will hold a regular meeting with consent agenda (minutes, financial report) and reports on curriculum (Panther Digital Academy update) and superintendent (diversity, buildings, back-to-school plan). Action items include resolutions for the CACFP snack program, legal transfers (outgoing and incoming), and employee disclosure. The board will also enter executive session for personnel matters.
- Resolution for CACFP snack program
- Legal transfer - outgoing
- Legal transfer - incoming
- Employee disclosure
- Back-to-school update from superintendent
Special Called Meeting
This special called meeting of the Cabot Public Schools board consists only of procedural items: call to order, an executive session for personnel matters, and adjournment. No substantive decisions or public discussions are listed on the agenda.
- Executive session to discuss personnel
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will consider consent agenda items (minutes and financial report), receive informational reports on curriculum, special services and COVID-19, and the superintendent's updates on reopening, diversity, and facilities. Action items include approving an updated 2020-2021 school calendar, dress code policies, semester test exemption policy, transportation and custodian incentive, building fund transfer, food service transfer, and legal transfers. The board will also hold an executive session on personnel.
- Updated 2020-2021 School Calendar (Action)
- Dress Code Policies (Action)
- Semester Test Exemption Policy (Action)
- Transportation and Custodian Incentive (Action)
- Building Fund Transfer (Action)
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will consider a consent agenda and receive curriculum and superintendent reports, including financial implications of COVID-19. Action items include voting on a resolution to suspend district policy to align with emergency COVID-19 legislation, a resolution on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the Arkansas Ready for Learning Assurance and Waiver Application. The board will also enter executive session for personnel matters.
- Resolution for suspension of district policy to align with emergency COVID-19 legislation and waivers
- Resolution on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Arkansas Ready for Learning Assurance and Waiver Application
- 2020-2021 Food Service Bids
- Putt Property Resolution
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will vote on the consent agenda, which includes approving the meeting minutes and the financial report. Information will be presented on the Schools of Innovation plan, buildings and grounds, and current enrollment. The board will take action on multiple items, such as the Stephens, Inc. municipal advisor agreement, the Putt Property matter, and updates to student handbooks and personnel policies. Several disclosures and resolutions for board members will also be considered.
- Approve minutes (Consent Agenda)
- Approve financial report (Consent Agenda)
- Approve Stephens, Inc. Municipal Advisor Agreement
- Approve Putt Property action
- Approve 2020-2021 Student Handbook
Special Called Meeting
This special called meeting of the Cabot Public Schools Board of Education consists solely of a call to order, an executive session for personnel matters, and adjournment. No specific personnel actions or votes are listed in the agenda.
- Executive session for personnel matters
Regular Meeting
This regular meeting consists largely of routine consent items (approval of minutes and financial report) and informational reports on curriculum, schools of innovation, buildings and grounds, free/reduced lunch percentages, and current enrollment. The board will also hold an executive session for personnel matters.
- Consent agenda: approval of minutes and financial report
- Curriculum update (information only)
- Schools of Innovation update (information only)
- Superintendent's report on buildings/grounds, free/reduced lunch percentages, current enrollment (information only)
- Executive session for personnel
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will consider several action items including a resolution to sell vehicles, a licensed supplemental salary proposal, approval of the 2018-2019 audit, employee disclosures, a hold harmless resolution, and election of school board officers. The meeting also includes a consent agenda for minutes and financial report, and an executive session for personnel matters.
- Resolution to sell vehicles
- Licensed supplemental salary proposal
- 2018-2019 audit approval
- Hold harmless resolution
- Election of school board officers
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will vote on action items including the 2020-2021 academic calendar, certified and classified salary schedules, legal transfers, and three expulsion cases. Reports from the curriculum, superintendent, and facilities departments will be presented. An executive session for personnel matters is also scheduled.
- Approval of 2020-2021 academic calendar
- Approval of certified and classified salary schedules
- Action on legal transfer requests (outgoing and incoming)
- Three expulsion cases
- Classified appeal hearing
Regular Meeting
The Cabot Public Schools Board will meet to approve consent agenda items including minutes and financial reports, recognize board members and student achievements, and receive curriculum and superintendent updates. Action items include a legal transfer (outgoing), a resolution to sell a vehicle, renewal of educators legal liability insurance for 2020, a resolution for the 2021 school board election, and a classified appeal hearing. The board will also enter executive session for personnel matters.
- Legal transfer - outgoing
- Resolution to sell vehicle
- Educators legal liability 2020 insurance renewal
- School board election 2021 resolution
- Classified appeal hearing