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Burlington had canceled their regular monthly board meeting for Oct. 19 and then rescheduled it as a special meeting for Oct. 22. The meeting was held with three board members, no superintendent or principal and adjourned in just under 30 minutes.

Board President Terry Graham called the meeting to order with members Robert Hill and April Kisling. Absent members were T.J. Rockenbach and Aaron Smith.

A consent agenda was approved. That included approving Mr. Jones as an adjunct instructor for world history

The upcoming basketball season and the sportsmanship of players, coaches, administrators, teachers, parents and fans was discussed. Everyone is encouraged to act with great sportsmanship and hospitality while attending all home and away games this season. The group agreed this will be a difficult and challenging season with the ongoing issues and concerns stemming from COVID. Burlington's administration asks that you take extra precautions in coming to games. Each individual should evaluate their current health issues, take their temperature and remain home if they have any symptoms of sickness. Additionally, it will be requested that CDC guidelines be followed specifically those related to hand washing, hand sanitizing and mask wearing.

A report generated by the state showed that Burlington had zero dropouts for the 2019-2020 school year.

The board voted to approve encumbrances, change orders and warrants as follows: General Fund: Encumbrances 167-180 for $4,960.16; Change orders for $238.88; and Warrants 258-363 for $242,832.95; Building Fund: Warrant 3 for $302.49; Child Nutrition Fund: Warrants 29-41 for $6,918.85.

The September 2020 activity fund report was approved.

Graham pointed out that districts are asked to select their college and career readiness assessments (CCRA) that will be administered to all 11th graders during the state OSTP testing window each year. Districts can choose either the ACT or the SAT test for juniors to fulfill state and federal requirements for math and ELA testing. The selected test will be given at no cost to each school district. Burlington selected the ACT for their college and career readiness assessment for the 2020-2021 school year. Graham said that the ICAP is an interactive, student driven process that encourages students to evaluate their personal interests and strengths, to develop post-secondary goals and to create a plan to achieve those goals. ICAP became a mandate in the 2019-2020 school year. Burlington is addressing ICAP with all ninth graders each year to initiate post-secondary goal setting by identifying the students' interests and strengths.