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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-08-14 Board Minutes 2 Board Meeting Minutes—August 14, 2007 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Idaho Falls School District No. 91 Board Meeting Minutes August 14, 2007 Administration Building Idaho Falls, ID 7:00 P.M. Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration: Jerry Wixom, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent Mary Ann Smith Karla LaOrange, Director of Elementary Ernest Jensen Gail Rochelle, Director of Secondary David Lent Caroline Meagher, Recording Secretary Cindy Ozaki Chairman Jerry Wixom called the board meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Cindy Ozaki. I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Ernest Jensen moved to adopt the agenda as written. Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed. II. CONSENT AGENDA David Lent moved to adopt the consent agenda as written; Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed. Items approved include: Board Meeting Minutes : July 10, 2007 Payment of June 2007 Claims: $ 4,404,681.23 Matching Funds : Skyline High School Total Matching Funds requested: $ 2,090.00 Staff Actions: New Hires: Vanessa Beard Kimi McCall Jason Bull Eagle Rock Jr. High Sunnyside Elementary Eagle Rock/Skyline Math – 1yr leave replacement Kindergarten teacher Orchestra Paul Orr Kari Burger Lise Pinkham Clair E Gale Jr. High Hawthorne Elementary Idaho Falls High School th Social Studies 4 Grade- 1 yr leave replacement Social Studies Ruth Byron Becky Sheen Mariah Cole Ethel Boyes Elementary Clair E Gale Jr. High Clair E Gale Jr High nd 2 Grade Math Social Studies 3 Board Meeting Minutes—August 14, 2007 Traci Sherer Ryan Cook Amanda Torgerson Sunnyside Elementary Taylorview Jr. High Elementary Schools st 1 Grade Elementary/Secondary PE Part-time Elementary PE Angela Davis David Webster Kristine Fielding Linden Park Elementary Theresa Bunker Elementary Taylorview Jr. High th 6 Grade Counselor English Isha Whynott Cheryl Fuller Jodi Wilson To be determined Theresa Bunker Elementary Westside Elementary th School Psychologist 6 Grade Counselor 1yrreplacement Josefa Gallegos Skyline High School School Nurse Resignations: Christine Aultman Julie Johnson Shelby Garner Idaho Falls High School Clair E Gale Jr. High Clair E Gale Jr High Social Studies Special Education Social Studies Karen Tolman Allyson Burch Valerie Willden Hawthorne Elementary Fox Hollow Elementary Hawthorne Elementary thrd 6 Grade SLP 3 Grade Retirements: W Spencer Blanding P J Piper Clair E Gale Jr. High Ethel Boyes Elementary nd Math 2 Grade Leave of Absence Kasey Nelson Vanessa Wesbrock Scott Smith Eagle Rock Jr. High Westside Elementary Eagle Rock Jr. High Math Counselor Physical Science III. REPORTS: a) No Patron Input IFEA Report b) : Nancy Caldwell, President of the IFEA thanked the Board of Trustees for making the effort to attend the New Teacher Induction breakfast. Ernest Jensen thanked the IFEA for organizing the breakfast; commenting how fun it is to meet the new teachers for the upcoming year. Education Foundation: c) Daryl Schneider, President of the Education Foundation reported that the Director, Brian Arave resigned his position on July 31, effective immediately. Since that time, volunteers of the foundation have been working diligently to pick up the pieces and move on. Daryl reported that the foundation has collected $4,500 in sponsorship for the October In Service. The Mayor’s Scholarship awarded ten scholarships and six of the ten have been paid already. The Skyline Legacy Fund had submitted a CHC grant that was declined because they do not donate to foundations. This grant will be resubmitted the beginning of August in hopes of hearing back by mid- October. Terry Layland, project coordinator for the Skyline project has solicited a lot of donations for the project. 4 Board Meeting Minutes—August 14, 2007 First Reading: Board Policy d) 204.2, 204.2.1 & 204.3: This is the first reading of Board Policy in which some changes were made under the Superintendent’s Staff. The Superintendent’s Staff was increased from five to seven people. The Organization Chart was changed as well as a reference to a section affected by this change. e) Superintendent’s Report: 1) Superintendent George Boland welcomed Gail Rochelle, Director of Secondary Education and Rene Miller, Communications Specialist to their first board meeting in their new positions. 2) The Post Register had reported erroneous scores for AYP results in the Sunday paper. They received these scores from the state’s web site—and they were scores from 2006. The paper plans on printing a retraction and printing the correct results. We did have three schools meet AYP. The schools that did not meet AYP are schools with subpopulations of over 34 students in the following groups; Economic Disadvantaged with Disabilities, Students With Learning Disabilities and Limited English Proficient (LEP). Our district is higher than the state average and this is only one data point. The district graduation rate has increased from 79.28% in 2005 to 87.2% in 2006. th 3) As of today, August 14, we have registered 10,425 students for the 2007-2008 school year. Last year we had 10,316 students on the first day of school. Our enrollments are up in the Kindergarten and first grades. Several of the schools have capped classes, especially in the first grade. We hope to have everyone placed in schools th by Monday, August 20—the first day of school. IV. PROPOSALS: There are no Proposals . V. ACTION ITEMS: Board Policy 1003.4-Conditions for Attendance: This is the third reading of Board Policy 1003.4 by the Board of Trustees. There has been no patron input regarding this policy change. David Lent moved to approve changes to the Board Policy: Conditions for Attendance as Policy for District 91. Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Student Teacher/University Relation Contract: George Boland read the following motion after discussion about the coverage of liability insurance. The Board of Trustees authorized the administration to facilitate the placement of university student teachers and interns for the 2007-2008 contract with the understanding that the students, while serving as student teachers and/or interns under the supervision of a certified teacher, shall be accorded the same liability insurance coverage by the district as that accorded a certified teacher and shall comply with all rules and regulations of the district while acting in the capacity of a student teacher and/or intern. Cindy Ozaki moved to accept the university student contracts, Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion passed. H. R. 648 Resolution: This is the House version of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reauthorization to move to a growth model as apposed to a proficiency model to measure performance. Ernest Jensen motioned that we adopt HR 648 resolution. Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion, Motion passed. Ernest Jensen moved to enter Executive Session. Cindy Ozaki seconded the motion. Motion passed. 5 Board Meeting Minutes—August 14, 2007 VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Ernest Jensen moved to return to Open Session. Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed. Ernest Jensen moved to adjourn. Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed.