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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – JOINT WORK SESSION
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
September 21, 2011
12:00 Noon
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Dave Lent, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent
Lisa Burtenshaw, Vice Chair Trina Caudle, Director of Secondary Education
Jerry Wixom, Treasurer Karla, LaOrange, Director of Elementary Education
Deidre Warden, Clerk Gail Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement &
Larry Haws, Trustee Professional Development
Lisa Sherick, Director of Student Services
Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance
Camille Wood, Director of Technology Services
Dana Wood, Director of Operations
Margaret Wimborne, Communications Specialists
Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Building Administrators
Dave Lent, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:00 pm.
WORK SESSION
a.Board In-service
i.Board Policy Review – Larry Haws, Trustee
The board will work jointly with administrators reviewing board policy section one.
ii.Committee Reports
No reports.
b.Review and Revise Board Policy Section One
Board members and district and building administrators worked jointly to review and revise board policy,
Section One, incorporating the vision for a culture that empowers, instruction that engages, and
technology that enables. Superintendent Boland shared with the group information being disseminated
by the State Department regarding the definition of technology that enables. Classroom integration, with
the use of technology, involves the infusion of technology as a tool to enhance the learning of a content
area or multi-disciplinary setting. Effective integration of technology is achieved when students are able
to select technology tools to help them obtain information in a timely matter, analyze and synthesize the
information and present it professionally. The technology should become an integral part of the
classroom functions, as accessible as all other classroom tools. The focus of the lesson is the curriculum
outcome not the technology. He stated the acronym SAMR is being used within the Technology Task
Force and it has to do with the continuum of integration:
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S - Stands for substitution, in many cases a PowerPoint is a substitution for an overhead it
doesn’t change anything its substituting one technology for another
A – Stands for augmentation, the technology is being used to augment what is in the curriculum
or lesson design
M – Stands for modification, you start to see some modifications in terms of how instruction
occurs because of the integration of the technology
R – Stands for redefinition or redesign, where instruction actually changes because of the access
to technology that occurs within the classroom
The group was given an edited version of Section One and was asked to 1) review the proposed vision and
modifications made to the mission, 2) identify draft overall goals and 3) discuss specific objectives with
the focus being on student achievement and having graduates that are college and career ready. The
board will take the notes from today and work together to come up with revisions that will meet the
needs of the district with all of the external factors we’re faced with today.
Jerry Wixom moved to adjourn. Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. Meeting adjourned at 2:00 pm.
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