HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011_06_08 Board Minutes BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BOARD RETREAT
TETON SPRINGS INN, VICTOR, IDAHO
June 8,2011
9l0a.m.
Present from the Board ofTrustees: Present from the Administration:
Dave Lent, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent
Ernest Jensen, Treasurer Margaret VVimborne Specialists
DeidreVVarden Clerk Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
LisaBurtenshav, Member
Jerry Wixom Excused
Dave Lent, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at9:45AM.
Ernest Jensen moved to accept the agenda aspresented. Lisa Burtenshawseconded. Motion carried.
Superintendent Boland led a discussion recapping the changes the district is currently faced with. He went on to
say that nothing is different we are faced with change all the time, certainly nothing of this magnitude or with this
much uncertainty, referring to the Student Comes First legislation. A review of Board Policy Section 100 was held
and the following items discussed:
• Vision or Mission
• Goals
• Trust & Leadership
• Culture/Climate
• Academic Excellence
• Strategic P|an/VV|SEToo|
The Board of Trustees and Superintendent then met with building principals' to get their perspective on what the
district target is and collectively how we can get there. Principals' were divided into smaller groups and asked the
following questions:
1) If you had total autonomytodeve|opthreenon'negotiab|egoa|sforstudentachievement,whatwmu|d
they be?
2) What actions need to occur atthe board level, district level and building level to create a culture in order
to accomplish your three non-negotiable goals?
Each group presented their input (see attached documentation) and discussions were held.
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The Board of Trustees and Superintendent Boland reconvened to summarize the exercise with the principals'. The
following points were reviewed:
• Validation by show of unity
• Transparency / communication
• The need for a measurable assessment growth
• Standard based reporting
• Meaningful collaboration time "to sharpen the saw'
• Individual student growth
• Targeting our customer, the student
• Student Advisory Council - invite students to participate with the Board
• Trusting students will bring trusting parents
• Section 100 —too long, refocus on the vision statement
• Create timeline of work
Ernest Jensen moved to adjourn. Lisa Burtenshaw seconded. Meeting adjourned at 3:20 PM.
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If you had total autonomy to develop three non - negotiable goals for student achievement, what would
they be?
1. Student Growth 1. Student Growth
Academic success for all students
Minimum one year growth in one year's time
2. Safe, Positive, Supportive Environment
Students and Personnel 2. Quality Teaching
3. Unified Effort from All Stakeholders Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
Open communication and willingness to change
3. "Da- ables"
Adapt Accountable, Responsible to public
1. Student Growth 1. Literacy taught in every classroom
Standards -based Learning and Assessment
Students are proficient readers and writers
2. Research -Based Teaching Strategies (problem solvers, communicators, thinkers
Student — centered and reasoners)
Inquiry
Highly engaging 2. Standards based reporting
3. Professionalism 3. Highly skilled teachers who implement effective
Parent contact /involvement teaching /learning strategies and practices
Lesson Plans
Professional Development
1. Rigor
2. Relevance
3. Relationships
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