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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-03-18 Board Minutes Board Meeting Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Idaho Falls School District No. 91 Board Work Session Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 District Office Board Room Idaho Falls, ID 12:00 PM Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration: Jerry Wixom, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent Mary Ann Smith Guy Wangsgard, Director of Business Operations Ernest Jensen Gail Rochelle, Director of Secondary Education David Lent Karla LaOrange, Director of Elementary Education Cindy Ozaki – excused Caroline Meagher, Recording Secretary Chairman Jerry Wixom called the board meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jerry Wixom. I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA: Mary Ann Smith motioned to adopt the agenda as written. David Lent seconded the motion. Motion passed. II. ACTION ITEM: a) Election of Design Build Contractor: Superintendent George Boland explained to the Board of Trustees that one year ago in the Strategic Planning meetings with the community it was evident that an issue that was of great importance to the community was a safe and comfortable learning environment. In order for our district to provide this environment there are some much needed mechanical upgrades, upgrades to HVAC and remodeling that will be necessary. The district has typically used the SPFF funds for these upgrades. With the number of facilities and the ageing infrastructure of our facilities along with the raising cost of construction, the administration would like to expedite this process through the use of a Performance and Design Build Contract. A Performance/Design Build contract will be a comprehensive contract that will contract a team of architects, energy auditors, and builders who will start the project by doing a comprehensive energy audit. The administration had formed a committee of individuals who have been reviewing the contractors who bid to be Performance/Design Build contractor. The administration recommends that the Board of Trustees award the Trane team the bid to do the Comprehensive Energy Audit. By awarding this team the audit, we are not bound into a contract to perform the work identified. The RFQ committee and the administration will continue to negotiate the contract after the Comprehensive Energy Audit. The administration will seek Board action before they enter any contract. Mary Ann Smith motioned that the Board of Trustees authorize the administration to enter into contract negotiations with Trane Incorporated to perform a technical energy audit and preliminary building design/investment-grade business plan. The negotiated cost of the technical energy audit will not exceed $130,000 and the investment grade business plan and design will not exceed $1,300,000. David Lent seconded the motion. Motion Passed. Four Aye votes. III. WORK SESSION: a) Continuous Improvement Plan Review: i) Superintendent George Boland introduced Karla LaOrange and Gail Rochelle, Directors of Education, as the spotlight presentation for the CIP review. Karla presented a handout and had a Power Point presentation to review the Gifted and Talented Program. The State of Idaho has mandated that all districts will offer a Gifted and Talented Program. Both directors have reviewed the PACE program and determined that we need good professional development for teachers to Board Meeting Minutes—Mar. 18, 2008 recognize gifted students. We need to support teachers by offering coaches for them as they implement best practices in the classroom. We will be offering more choices for gifted students and we will increase the amount of competitions that are available to our students. ii) Gail Rochelle gave a quick highlight on the progress of the High School Redesign implementation. Committees of patrons, teachers, administrators and even students have been formed to research and report back in May with recommendations. The district website has a page that is devoted to posting the meeting minutes from the discussions. b) Legislative Update: Superintendent George Boland gave the Board of Trustees a brief legislative update. The Legislature is in committee. They have met three times and they meet again on May 7. The following bills are of importance and can impact the district. Superintendent Boland will continue to watch the progress. The Legislature wants to be done by this Friday. There is support for these bills in the House, but not in the Senate. 1) House Bill 637 for Election Consolidation. 2) House Bill 599 for the Repeal of Personal Property Tax. IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Ernest Jensen motioned to enter executive session; Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed. PERSONNEL, Section S67-2345 (B), IDAHO CODE NEGOTIATIONS, Section S67-2345 (C), IDAHO CODE a) 1:30 P.M. Expulsion Hearing, Student 2007-08C. Ernest Jensen motioned to enter Open Session; Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed. Ernest Jensen motioned to expel student 2007-08C with stipulations; David Lent seconded the motion. Motion passed. ADJOURN Mary Ann Smith motioned to adjourn; Ernest Jensen seconded the motion. Motion passed.