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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BOARD MEETING
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM
March 9, 2010
7:00 PM
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Dave Lent, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent
Jerry Wixom, Vice Chair Guy Wangsgard, Director of Business
Ernest Jensen, Treasurer Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Deidre Warden, Clerk
Lisa Burtenshaw
Board Chair, Dave Lent called the meeting to order.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Guy Wangsgard.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY:
Emissary of Excellency: Diana Molino, Ethel Boyes principal, introduced Alexis Rippel as the District 91 Emissary of
Excellence. Alexis has been the secretary at Ethel Boyes for the past 13 years, her co-workers consider her one of
the best attributes of their school. She has a great sense of humor; she is fashionable, unruffled and a great multi-
tasker. Alexis is organized, knowledgeable, efficient, dedicated, an exceptional secretary, but most of all a person
of impeccable character. She is the first smiling face you meet at Ethel Boyes. Alexis is kind, caring, honest and
patient. Diana expressed her gratitude to Alexis and stated she is very deserving of this recognition. She is a huge
source of support for her as well as every staff member, student and parent at Ethel Boyes; with tremendous
gratitude she thanked Alexis for her service and also thanked the Board for honoring her with this award. Dave
Lent thanked Alexis for the outstanding service and presented her with a certificate and gift card.
Volunteer of the Month: Barb Rice, D91 Music Office Secretary, introduced volunteer Joyce Jenks as the recipient
of the D91 Volunteer of the Month award. Joyce has been making costumes and helping with the district musicals
for the past 16 years. Joyce takes great pride in making costumes, applying make-up, and any that needs to be
done. Joyce’s number one concern is that the kids look good on stage. Barb thanked Joyce for everything she
does to help. Joyce stated that this award is an extreme honor but the honor has really been working with the
students, on average 30 to 80 students each year, who are truly talented individuals. Dave Lent thanked Joyce and
her family for their support and presented her with a certificate and gift card.
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:
Deidre Warden moved to adopt the agenda as written.
Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION:
a.Student Reports
i.Wade Lenon, representative from Idaho Falls High School reported:
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Girls Choice Dance, March 20, theme is Michael Jackson’s - This is it
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Talent Show, March 16
Student Body Officer Elections coming up in two weeks
Three on Three basketball tournament in recognition of March Madness
Wade stated that he is back in chemistry class this trimester and the room is tight,
meaning overcrowded, he definitely feels the need for the additional classrooms at
IFHS. Wade also expressed the need for more curriculum to stay busy and really utilize
class time especially with the changes coming next year. He suggested a more rigorous
prep for those taking the ACT, especially in English.
b.Patron Input
i.Mr. Gandhi, patron, shared ideas of how students can retain mathematical skills over
the long summer break thus not wasting a lot of time reviewing when returning to
school in the fall. He urged the authorities to provide each student with the appropriate
math workbook to use over the summer. The Singapore math is full of multiple step
problems and would help the students retain their mathematical skills.
c.IFEA – Mitzi Ellingson reported:
Mitzi shared the results of the Zoomerang Survey that the IFEA recently conducted
within the district. This is the same staff satisfaction survey that was conducted a year
ago. Mitzi provided board members with a copy of the results to review at their
convenience. Last year 510 employees, certified and classified, participated and this
year 483 participated. Lisa Burtenshaw asked to have the safety on the job portion
broken down by building to see where the issues are.
d.Education Foundation – Terri Frickey reported :
Support My School Program is under way and has been well received
Pass through monies are up 37% from last year, to date over $77,000 has been given to
schools – these funds are primarily generated from the flyers set out at the schools.
Cami Smith is working with principals to identify the needs at each building
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Mayor Scholarship Fundraising Dinner will be held on April 21 at the Shilo Inn from 6-9
p.m., over $53,000 in scholarship funds have been raised to date for the program this
year. Two new contributors are The Hartwell Corp. and Areva.
Scholarship review was held last month and a list of the recipients for the Promise
Awards and the Senior Scholarship Awards was provided to each Board Member.
The Foundation recognizes the current and future budget issues the school district is
faced with. As a board they hope that their efforts help alleviate some of the burden the
district is facing. They will be dispersing funds for the Explore and Plan testing, possibly
additional mini teacher grants, applying for more grant opportunities to help with
science consumables and the new robotics class. The Ed Foundation Board will be
meeting soon to determine how much and what programs will benefit, Terry will keep
the Board of Trustees informed of their decisions.
e.The Key Work of School Board – Accountability, Jerry Wixom
Accountability means taking a fair share of the responsibility for outcomes. Being
accountable suggests that one answers for his actions as well as the results of his
actions. Accountability includes not only taking credit but also accepting the blame. In
public education all shareholders, everyone who participates in the educational process,
share the accountability for student success. In public education the bottom line is
student results and accountability is manifested by what is done and more importantly
about the difference it makes. The system must be able to account for each and every
student. Student success is measured by improved student achievement. Clear
expectations together with clear measures of mastery are the yardstick for determining
student achievement results. True accountability includes student growth and
proficiency. Accountability occurs when a district uses the information from student
results to make educational decisions. Decisions are then based on facts and focus.
Everyone owns accountability for student achievement. Superintendent Boland added
that the issue of proficiency and growth is key. Currently there are many measures of
proficiency and but no measures of growth that are considered valid and reliable.
Hopefully over time the Feds will move from a proficiency model to a proficiency and
growth model which is a critical component.
f.Superintendent’s Report
Superintendent Boland gave an update regarding the Legislative Session – JFAC made
the K-12 appropriations, news was not good but could have been worse, overall the
7.5% reduction will impact District 91 about 4.5 million when looking at all sources. The
appropriations bill still has to pass through the House, Senate and be signed by the
Governor. The possibility of a mid-year holdback is still being talked about and is
dependent on tax receipts, if they continue to come in below the expected amount then
it would be a certainty.
Recently completed the four-year planning workshops, High School Starts Now, at the
Junior Highs. Parent meetings were held at all three schools with good turnouts. ACT
Explore (college readiness) test results were given out, when compared with other
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students nationally District 91 students scored higher. The ACT Plan test will be given to
all sophomores next week.
Pre-registration is under way for K-12 right now. Kindergarten Round-up kickoff was
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held March 1 with pre-registration closing on April 9th so we can get some idea of
enrollment numbers for next year.
Recruiting Season is kicking off, Karla, Lisa and Gail will be at the Northern Utah Job Fair
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in Logan on Thursday, March 11 and on Saturday, March 13 the first of two District 91
Job Fairs will be held at the District Office with a full schedule of interviews.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Jerry Wixom moved to accept the consent agenda as written.
Ernest Jensen seconded. Five aye votes. Motion carried.
Items approved include:
Meeting Minutes February 9, 2010
Payment of October 13, 2009 Claims $ 3,077,374.11
Matching Funds
Ethel Boyes Elementary $11,467.80
Temple View Elementary $5,243.72
Westside Elementary $15,000.00
Eagle Rock Junior High $9,964.46
Taylorview Junior High $1,264.88
Total Matching Funds $42,940.86
Staff Actions:
New Hire: Walter Neal Scott
Construction/Photography
Idaho Falls High School
Student Travel:
Idaho Falls High School – Band
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March 30 – April 4, 2010
All American Music Festival
Orlando, FL
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Jerry Wixom moved to enter Executive Session.
Deidre Warden seconded.
A roll-call vote was taken:
David Lent – aye
Ernest Jensen - aye
Jerry Wixom – aye
Deidre Warden – aye
Lisa Burtenshaw – aye
Motion carries.
EXECTUTIVE SESSION
Personnel, Section S67-2345 (B)(F), IDAHO CODE
Negotiations, Section S67-2345 (C), IDAHO CODE
Ernest Jensen moved to enter Open Session. Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. Five aye votes, motion carries.
Jerry Wixom moved to adjourn. Deidre Warden seconded the motion. Five aye votes, motion carries.
Meeting Adjourned.
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