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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006_01_10 Board of Trustees Idaho Falls School District No. 91 Board Meeting Minutes January 10, 2006 Administrative Building Idaho Falls, ID Present from the Board of Trustees: Present From the Administration: Jared Fuhriman John Murdoch, Superintendent Ernest Jensen George Boland, Supervisor of Instruction Jerry Shively Craig Ashton, Supervisor of Instruction Tracie Miller Guy Wangsgard, Business Office Excused: Jerry Wixom, Chairman Susan Hulse, PIO, and Recording Secretary Jerry Shively moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to go to Executive Session. Motion passed. Tracie Miller and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to move to open session. Motion passed. The pledge of Allegiance was led by a local Idaho Falls Boy Scout. Kay Moore introduced Joy Wilkie, Sunnyside School secretary. Joy is the heart and soul of Sunnyside helping all in whatever they need. She is defiantly a “joy” to work with. Tracie Miller presented The Emissary of Excellence plaque to Joy and commended her on her level of commitment to the Sunnyside students. Rebecca Roesener, Spectrum teacher at Sunnyside introduced FAME volunteer Jill Wright. Jill goes the extra mile as the lead coordinator for FAME and classroom FAME presenter. She also is Sunnyside’s Education Foundation representative and a Zone Rep. Some of the Sunnyside classroom art was displayed for a month at the Eagle Rock Art Museum. Tracie Miller presented the Volunteer of the month award and plaque to Jill. Tracie commended her continued support of FAME over the years. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Ernest Jensen moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion to adopt the agenda as written. Motion passed CONSENT AGENDA Tracie Miller moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to adopt the agenda as written. Motion passed Board Meeting Minutes December 13, 2005 Matching Funds Linden Park $8,700 Payment of Claims; $1,712,505.93 TOTAL Staff Actions New Hires (Category I Contracts) Tyanna Bischoff for Elementary P.E. .05 FTE Lisa Hart, Hawthorne Elementary Board Meeting Minutes – January 10, 2006 Page Two REPORTS Sadie Vandersloot, Student Representative from Skyline High School reported on the following activities: Wrestling, boys and girls basketball, band is going on a trip soon, and the drug awareness event on 1/26 with nationally known hypnotist Marc Savard. Mason West, Student Representative from Idaho Falls High School reported on the following activities: Next week is multi-cultural week, Coach Boone from Remember the Titans is speaking during lunch games, upcoming lock-in, boys and girls basketball and wrestling. Also the Debate Team came in top 5 in competition and currently there is Idaho Fall High School Art at Eagle Rock Museum. Patron Input: There was no input at this meeting. IFEA Report Jan Lang reported on the IEA’s 1% of sales tax initiative to bring schools more funding. Education Foundation Report Brian Arave reported on the general membership meeting that was attended by parent and teachers, led by Zone Representatives. The Support My School campaign will fund classroom projects. Educators will make a wish list that Education Foundation will market to the public. Microserve has been asked to serve as website host for free so the public can look up these wishlists. Brian is looking at marketing on Billboards/pizza boxes. Estate planning council will grow the endowment fund. A will seminar for District 91 employees has been discussed. Mayor Fuhriman is planning an event. His goal is to help higher education to fund scholarships through a yearly event for college or tech. school. Superintendent’s Report- Kay Moore, Principal of Sunnyside provided an update on school-wide achievement, PACE, foster grandparents, staff development and teacher collaboration. PROPOSALS There were no proposals. ACTION ITEMS Motion was moved by Ernest Jensen and seconded by Jerry Shively to adopt- Revised Policy 107. Motion passed. Motion was moved by Tracie Miller and seconded by Jared Fuhriman to reschedule March Work Session to Tuesday, March 21, 2006. Motion passed. Motion was moved by Jerry Shively and seconded by Ernest Jensen to declare Trustee Vacancy in Zone 3. Motion passed. Ernest Jensen nominated Jerry Shively to serve as Vice Chair and Tracie Miller to serve as Clerk. Tracie Miller seconded. Motion passed. Ernest moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion of the time-line for the appointment of the new Zone 3 Trustee. Motion passed. January 10, 2006 Declaration of Vacancy January 11, 2006 Notice Posted at Court House, City Hall, District Office, District Web Page, and Legal Notice in Post Register Board Meeting Minutes-Jan. 10, 2006 Page Three Timeline Continued January 20, 2006 Closing date for Applicants January 24, 2006 Interviews of Applicants February 14, 2006 Swearing in of New Trustees Tracie Miller moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to move to Executive Session. Motion passed Ernest Jensen moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion to move to open session. Motion passed. Jerry Shively moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion passed.