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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – ANNUAL REORGANIZTION
BOARD MEETING
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM
July 12, 2011
7:00 PM
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Dave Lent, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent
Jerry Wixom, Vice Chair Karla, LaOrange, Director of Elementary Education
Ernest Jensen, Treasurer Trina Caudle, Director of Secondary Education
Deidre Warden, Clerk Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance
Lisa Burtenshaw, Member Dana Wood, Director of Operations
Larry Haws, Incoming Board Member Margaret Wimborne, Coordinator of Communications &
Community Relations
Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Dave Lent, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Deidre Warden.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY:
a.Recognition of Outgoing Trustee, Ernest Jensen
Dave Lent expressed appreciation to Trustee Ernest Jensen for his dedicated service to the children, staff
and patrons of District 91 over the past 19 years. During his tenure Ernest served in all capacities at the
district level and also held several positions at the state level, with the Idaho School Boards Association, in
Boise. Jerry Wixom stated he admired Ernest for his grit and determination to always do what was right
for the district and students, especially when the board had to make some unpopular decisions. Deidre
Warden appreciated the experience Ernest brought to the board, he will be missed. Lisa Burtenshaw
thanked Ernest for his great leadership and for being able to remind the newer members the history of the
board and where they’ve come from.
Ernest thanked everyone for the opportunity to serve and stated it’s been a great 19 years. He said there
are many great districts across the nation and District 91 is one of them. Ernest stated the one thing that
encouraged him to become a board member was the excellent education his own children had received in
the district and he wanted to see others have a great experience too. He went on to say that he is most
proud of the special needs program at Skyline High School that was developed during his tenure.
Dave Lent thanked Ernest and his wife for all of their time and sacrifices they made while he served the
district. He presented Ernest with a plaque, his name plate, photo, signature stamps and a file of articles
collected over the years.
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b.Oath of Office, Zones 3, 4 & 5
Dave Lent administered the trustee’s Oath of Office to Lisa Burtenshaw, Zone 3, Larry Haws, Zone 4 and
Deidre Warden, Zone 5 and presented each of them with a trustee’s certificate plaque.
c.Reorganization of the Board of Trustees
Chairman Dave Lent declared the Idaho Falls School District #91 Board of Trustees dissolved.
Superintendent George Boland declared the office of chair person for 2011-12 SY open and asked for
nominations.
Jerry Wixom made a motion to nominate Dave Lent as chairman of the Board for the 2011-12 SY. Deidre
Warden seconded. No other nominations were made. Motion passed unanimously.
Jerry Wixom moved to nominate the following organization for the 2011-12 SY:
Lisa Burtenshaw as Vice Chair
Jerry Wixom as Treasurer
Deidre Warden as Clerk
Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finances, as Deputy Clerk of the Board
Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. No further nominations were made. Motion carried unanimously.
d.Set Dates and times of regular board meetings
Superintendent Boland suggested that the Board look at modifying a couple of the dates due to conflicts
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that exist with the meeting schedule outlined for the 2 and 4 Tuesday of each month. The following
recommendations were proposed:
Move the March 27, 2012 noon meeting, which conflicts with Spring Break, to Tuesday, March 20,
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Move the July 3, 2012 noon agenda setting meeting to Tuesday, June 26 at 11:30, in conjunction
with noon work session
Lisa Burtenshaw moved to accept the 2011-12 Board Meeting Schedule as proposed. Deidre Warden
seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:
Deidre Warden moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. Motion carried
unanimously.
REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION
a.Patron Input – no input.
b.IFEA Report – Mitzi Ellingson reported:
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The IFEA New Teacher Breakfast will be on Monday, August 22 at 7:00 AM at the Shilo, please contact
Mitzi to RSVP. Mitzi noted that the new summer school program, at A. H. Bush, is well underway and a few
concerns have been brought to her attention. Mitzi is still working on getting members to serve on the Pay
for Performance Committee everyone seems to be away enjoying their summer.
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c.Education Foundation – no report.
d.First Reading of Board Policy Changes – 1002.5 Attendance Requirements/Loss of Credits
Superintendent Boland reviewed that with the alignment of the K-12 delivery system going to trimesters
next year, the current open enrollment policy references to dates with respect to semesters, these are
changes that will align the dates at the junior high schools with those at the high schools. Also, the current
policy refers to Westview High School which has since been changed to Emerson High School. Lisa
Burtenshaw asked if the entire policy could be reviewed and changes be made to reflect the procedures
being used currently. Superintendent Boland stated there are some pieces that may be obsolete, or
procedural instead of policy, that could be corrected prior to the second reading. The second reading of this
proposal is scheduled for the August 9, 2011 board meeting.
Dave Lent took a moment to review board member committee assignments and asked Larry Haws to
prepare a ten minute (or less) training session, to present at each of the monthly work sessions this year, as
a review of board policy for all board. He asked all board committee members to provide a short committee
report, also to be given at the work session meetings, to help everyone be informed of what the particular
committees have been working on.
e.Superintendent’s Report
Superintendent Boland reviewed the big news of the day was the unanticipated state surplus of 60 million
dollars that will be dispersed and that District 91 should receive about 2 million dollars. The money will help
to offset the reductions that are to come in the 2012-13FY, tied to Senate Bill 1084, but it’s certainly some
good news from the State for a change.
The Superintendent also reviewed that he had just returned from the second Students Come First
Technology Task Force committee meeting in Boise. The committees’ spent time with an individual who
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works with the State Department of Education in Maine, they are in their 10 year of the 1:1 technology
initiative, who shared some of the lessons learned from their process. They also heard from individuals with
the Denver Public School System about some of things they are doing to integrate technology in the
classroom. Superintendent Boland stated that the focus at this point and time appears to be how to
establish an RFP with respect to a total solution for the 1:1 computing rather than just selecting a device.
Staff development is emerging as probably the top priority of the overall initiative because of the
components tied directly to the classroom technology integration, the 1:1 and SchoolNet which is funded
through the Albertsons Foundation Grant. Also, the subcommittee appointed by the State Board of
Education has made a recommendation that there be two (2) online credits identified as graduation
requirements for the graduating class of 2016. One of those credits must be obtained by the student
independently. The Superintendent will continue to update the board of the progress in the coming months.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Deidre Warden moved to adopt the consent agenda with the additional resignations added. Lisa Burtenshaw
seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Items approved include:
Meeting Minutes:
June 2, 7, 8, 14 & 28, 2011
Payment of June 2011 Claims:
$2,127,589.45
Staff Actions:
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Retirements:
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Nancy Caldwell, 6 Grade Sheryl Stellflug, 3 Grade
Westside Elementary Edgemont Elementary
New Hires:
Bartschi, Jodi K Evans, Leslie M Marchant, Krista A
5th Grade 6th Grade 6th Grade
Edgemont Bush Temple View
Blietschau, Nicole M Gallup, Sasha M Tocheri, Sarah M
3rd Grade 6th Grade Math
Edgemont Bunker Taylorview
Borges, Rachelle Griffiths, Kaylyn Willison, Angela M
2nd Grade 5th Grade 3rd Grade
Bunker Westside Edgemont
Brown, Jill Irish Holton, Bethany A Winterholler, Lauren P
1st Grade Kindergarten Math
Linden Park Hawthorne Emerson
Coney, Tracy R Isom, Danielle D
1st Grade German
Linden Park Skyline
Dean, Nathan D Ison, Chelsea M
Math 5th Grade
Taylorview Westside
Ellgen, Melissa L Longmore, Kindy S
6th Grade 4th Grade
Dora Erickson Bush
Resignations:
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Laycie Bushey, 2 Grade Peter Gallant, 4 Grade
Theresa Bunker Elementary Linden Park Elementary Melissa Carpenter, Math
Taylorview Junior High school
Glenda Bergener, Special Ed Ryan Bryson, Math/Science
Clair E Gale Junior High Taylorview Junior High Smith, Remi M., Math
Idaho Falls High School
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Robin N. Lockman-Laug, 6 Grade Amber Van Vooren, 1 Grade
Temple View Elementary Linden Park Elementary Carma Ellis, Kindergarten
Bush Elementary
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Valerie Copyak, 6 Grade Carol J. Syverson, 5 Grade
Edgemont Elementary Theresa Bunker Elementary
Matt Cox, Assistant Principal Lisa Dowling, German/English
Clair E Gale Junior High Idaho Falls High School
Transfers:
Carrie Smith Todd Brown
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From: Coordinator of HR From: 6 Grade, Dora Erickson
To: Director of Human Resources & Finance To: Curriculum Coordinator
Matt Hancock
From: Assistant Principal, Skyline High School
To: Assistant Principal, Clair E Gale Junior High
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Matching Funds:
Sunnyside Elementary
Computers and Monitors $15,000.00
Total Matching Funds requested $ 15,000.00
ACTION ITEMS
a.Accept Skyline High School Roof Repair Bid
Superintendent Boland reviewed that a protest of the bid process had been received today prior to the
meeting. After seeking legal counsel, it is the recommendation of the administration to reject all bids and
start the process over due to errors that occurred when addendums were issued.
Jerry Wixom moved to reject all of the current bids for the Skyline roof repair project. Deidre Warden
seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
b.Approve Property Use Agreement for Pancheri Drive Underpass Project
Superintendent Boland explained that he had met with Mark Layton, with the Idaho Transportation
Department, regarding the upcoming Pancheri Drive Underpass project. The project will involve the use of
frontage property at Skyline High School to reconstruct the approach at Blue Sky Drive and to construct a
bike path on Pancheri Drive.
Larry Haws made a motion to approve the Property Use Agreement for the Pancheri Drive Underpass
project as presented. Jerry Wixom seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Jerry Wixom moved to adjourn. Deidre Warden seconded. Meeting adjourned at 8:04 pm.
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