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Home My WebLink About2008_09_12 Board Minutes IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 91 BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD MEETING DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM September 9, 2008 7:00 PM Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration: Mary Ann Smith, Board Chair George Boland, Superintendent David Lent, Vice Chair Guy Wangsgard, Director of Business Ernest Jensen Gail Rochelle, Director of Secondary Jerry Wixom Karla, LaOrange, Director of Elementary Deidre Warden Caroline Meagher, Recording Secretary Board Chair Mary Ann Smith called the meeting to order. Pledge of Allegiance was led Boy Scouts Troup #393. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA: Deidre Warden motioned to adopt the agenda as written. Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion passed. REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION a.Student Reports: i.Chesney Taylor, representative from Emerson Alternative High School reported:  The students at Emerson want to thank the Board of Trustees for opening and funding a Day Care facility at Emerson. The Day Care is full already.  Emerson has started the IMPACT program—to provide a drug-free school.  17% of the kids who graduated from Emerson last year have enrolled to attend college this fall. Page 1 of 4 SUP 08-09 BRD MIN 08-09-09 ii.Jace Herrmann, representative from Skyline High School reported:  Skyline is planning Homecoming for the week of September 15-19. The football th team will play Hillcrest. Homecoming Dance is the evening of the 20.  th Boys and girls soccer will be on Wednesday the 17.  th The Powder Puff game will be on Tuesday the 16. iii.Eric Hilliam, representative from Idaho Falls High School reported:  st IFHS homecoming was the week of Sept 1. They had to do a lot of fast planning to accomplish this since school started the week before.  nd The seniors won the powder puff game on Tuesday the 2.  The homecoming parade was Friday, there was a good turn out. The game was Friday night, and they lost. The dance was Saturday and they enjoyed that. b.Patron Input – There was no Patron Input at this time. c.IFEA Report – Nancy Caldwell, president of the IFEA reported that it has been a good start to the school year. Nancy thanked the Board of Trustees for their attendance at the New Teacher Breakfast. Nancy then introduced Michelle Sakota as the president elect of the IFEA for next year. Michelle is a Title One tutor at Temple View Elementary School. d.Education Foundation – Daryl Snyder, president of the Education Foundation reported: i.The Foundation is working on funding for the Educational Regional Conference on th October 7. They have already received many verbal commitments. rd ii.The Parent Organization is meeting September 23. They have already agreed to bring a Learning Points Reward Program to the schools. A lot of the money collected from this program will go back into the Parents Organization. th iii.November 6 the foundation is hosting a dual enrollment luncheon for the College Pathways program at Skyline High School. iv.Mini grants for teachers will be available this fall. They will award ten $500 grants. The deadline to apply is October 31. The grants will be paid in November. v.Daryl thanked Jerry Wixom for attending Education Foundation board meetings. e.Superintendent’s Report – Superintendent George Boland introduced Dr. Gail Rochelle, Director of Secondary Education to give the Board of Trustees an update on the High School Re-Vision project. Gail reported that the High School Re-Vision Steering Committee is going back and reviewing the findings from the sub-committees and they are flushing out the information. In November the administration will propose two policy changes for the new high school graduation requirements. The state requires that we require 46 credits to graduate; the steering committee is proposing 48. They are requiring one more elective to be taken in the form of the Senior Project class. The sub-committees of the Steering Committee is proposing that our district change to a semester system in the high school to allow for a smoother transition from junior high into high school and to alleviate breaks in sequence of classes. (Example: to take Chemistry A in first Trimester and not have Chemistry B until Spring—or have B before A.) Page 2 of 4 SUP 08-09 BRD MIN 08-09-09 New course proposals will come before the Board of Trustees. A Senior Project class will be required; the committees are proposing an Advisory/Mentor program in the high schools. A college preparatory math class will be developed, and technology objectives will be integrated into curriculum. A sub-committee will develop a master schedule and look at staffing impacts from changing to a semester system. Kids will have six, sixty minute class periods per day with the options for zero th hour (before school) and a 7 period. In the discussion, a board member expressed a concern about changing to a semester system allowing fewer elective opportunities. Gail pointed out that our district is still requiring 18 elective courses, the state requires 17. With the zero hour and after school classes, they should have no difficulty meeting their core requirements and have the opportunities to take the elective classes that are offered. The High School Re-Vision Steering Committee is still collecting information from the sub- committees. The sub-committees have been formed by teachers, administrators, parents, and students. There are still opportunities for patrons to be involved in the research and reporting of these committees. CONSENT AGENDA: Jerry Wixom motioned to adopt the consent agenda as written. Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion Passed. Items approved include: Meeting Minutes August 12, 2008 & August 26, 2008 Payment of September 2008 Claims $ 1,836,509.19 Matching Funds Theresa Bunker Elementary School – classroom furniture $ 4,093.39 IFHS – Cardiac Science Powerheart G3 AED $ 1,210.00 Total Matching Funds $5,303.39 Page 3 of 4 SUP 08-09 BRD MIN 08-09-09 Staff Actions: Leave of Absence Request: Janet Gavin Speech Language Pathologist Fox Hollow Elementary NEW HIRES Lynda Berger Daniel Bowman Dora Erickson Elementary Taylorview Jr. High th 4 Grade Physical Education - .49 FTE Jessica Lahaderne Angela Madrishan Skyline High School Linden Park Elementary th French 6 Grade - .50 FTE Kelly Meppen Eagle Rock Jr. High Social Studies - .28 FTE ACTION ITEMS Emergency School Levy \[33-805, 63-805(3)\] Guy Wangsgard, Director of Business reported that District 91 has noticed a significant increase in our Average Daily Attendance (ADA.) Our district reports our ADA to the state every year to certify what the state will pay the district for ADA. According to Idaho Code 33-805 and Idaho Code 63-805 (3), School District 91 can request an Emergency School Levy because of the increase in ADA. This request does not go before the voters. This is a request for more funds to the district from local property taxes. This request will not increase the taxes paid by property owners because of the increase in the tax base. Property taxes for school purposes should remain relatively flat. Any increases that property owners notice are due to increases in assessed values from the City of Idaho Falls. Guy will publish more information on the webpage. David Lent motioned to adopt the Emergency School Levy for $972,671. Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Five Aye votes. Jerry Wixom motioned to enter Executive Session. David Lent seconded the motion. Motion passed. Jerry Wixom motioned to enter Open Session. David Lent seconded the motion. Motion passed. Ernest Jensen motioned to adjourn. Deidre Warden seconded the motion. Motion passed. Meeting Adjourned. Page 4 of 4 SUP 08-09 BRD MIN 08-09-09