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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000_05_23 Board MinutesBOARD OF TRUSTEES IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 Board Meeting Minutes May 23, 2000 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. -Closed Session: Student Discipline Hearings: 567-2345(b), Idaho Code Pledge of Allegiance: Trustee Jerry Wixom led the Pledge of Allegiance. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA It was moved by Ernest Jensen and seconded by Sharon Parry to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion passed. CONSENT AGENDA It was moved by Sharon Parry and seconded by Robert Collette to approve the minutes of May 9, 2000, as written and the amendment to the minutes of Apri125, 2000. Motion passed.. It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Ernest Jensen to accept the staff actions which. included one retirement and three resignations. Motion passed. REPORTS Patron Input IFEA President Mary Faruer expressed concerns with the proposed Attendance Policy and the affect it will have on teachers by unnecessarily burdening their time in providing make-up work for students that are absent. She noted that it is the student's responsibility to make up work. She asked that the district set limits on the number of days a student may miss. Industrial Technology teacher Miles Carroll requested that the Board consider the continuance of the High Desert Academy for longer than one year. Classified Employee's Handbook - l5r Reading: Assistant Superintendent Ken Schow presented the revised handbook. The Administrative Review Committee reviewed the handbook. Trustee Ernest Jensen noted that the recommendation from legal counsel is part of the document. Trustee Robert Collette asked. that the document be made available to the classified staff for their information. Trustee Sharon Parry recommended that the each item regarding the handbook be presented at the next Board meeting. The development of this document removes it from Board Policy and revises Section 902.0 as disclosed in the letter of May 18, 2000, from Legal Counsel, Kathryn Moriarty. Superintendent's Report: Information regarding the results of the Feasibility Study survey to provide after school care for older children will be sent to the Board. Enid Yuriman of the Children's Coalition will be invited to attend a future Board meeting to present this information. The District will take no position regarding this program before the report is presented to the Board of Trustees for their action. Page Twa -Board Meeting Minutes May 23, 2000 INFORMATION/DISCUSSION ITEMS Proposed School Calendars - 2000-2004: Calendar Committee Chairman Joel LaPray presented the proposed calendars for the next three years. The calendar far 2001-02 will at the second Board meeting in October for formal consideration. ACTION ITEMS Attendance Policy - 3"`~ Reading: Superintendent Manning recommended that the policy be adopted with a directive to the Administration to closely monitor attendance figures and provide routine reports to the Trustees. If the revised policy is not adopted, it was recommended that the existing policy be left in place for the 2000-2001 school year, and the revised policy be returned to Committee for further study. It was moved by Sharon Farry and seconded by Robert Collette to adopt the revised Attendance Policy, 1002.0, with the following amendments: List Unverified Absences under Discipline, add ... or numerous verified absences, and present monthly reports regarding attendance data by location and reporting period far the 2000-01 school year as contrasted with attendance data for the current year. Motion passed. Certificate of Election: It was moved by Sharon Parry and seconded by Ernest Jensen that pursuant to all provisions of 33-502 and 33-502B of Idaho Code, that Alan L. Reed be declared as elected trustee from Zone 2 and that Jerry Wixom be likewise declared as elected trustee from Zane 1. Motion passed. All correspondence related to this motion will be entered into the official record of the Board of Trustees. FY2000 Budget Revision: It was moved Ernest Jensen and seconded by Jerry Wixom to adapt the amended FY2000 Budget which updates fund balance, revenues and expenditures as per prior Board actions per the FY99 fiscal audit. Motion passed 4-1. Alan Reed voted in favor of the motion. Ernest Jensen voted in favor of the motion. Jerry Wixom voted in favor of the motion. Sharon Parry voted in favor of the motion. Robert Collette abstained. • • • ~J ~ J Page Three -Board Meeting Minutes May 23, 2000 Student Discipline Action: Student `C': It was moved by Robert Collette and seconded by Sharon Parry to expel student `C' for the remainder of the 1999-2000 school year with referral to an IEP Team and random drug testing conducted over the next 12 months. Motion passed. Student `D': It was moved by Robert Collette and seconded by Sharon Parry to expel student `D' for the remainder of the 1999-2000 school year with referral to an IEP Team anal completion of the Compu 14 evaluation. Recommendations that result from this test will be implemented. Random drug testing will be conducted over the next 12 months. Motion passed.. Student `E': It was moved by Robert Collette and seconded by Ernest Jensen to expel Student `E' for the remainder for the 1999-2000 school year with a recommendation for re-admittance in an alternative educational facility for the 2000-01 school year. Motion passed. Executive Session: Negotiations and Property Acquisition, 5672345©, and Personnel, 567- 2345(b), Idaho Code It was maned by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to enter Executive Session to review the I. C. sections as noted above. Motion Passed. Time: 9:16 P.M. Return to Open Session: It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to return to Open Session. Motion passed, Time: 9:54 P.M. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Time: 9:55 P.M.