HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013_06_11 Board MinutesBOARD OF TRUSTEES — BUDGET HEARING & BUSINESS MEETING
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM -- 6:30 P.M.
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
JUNE 11, 2013
Present from the Board of Trustees
Dave Lent, Chairman
Lisa Burtenshaw, Vice Chair
Deidre Warden, Treasurer
Larry Haws, Clerk
Brian Hillman, Trustee
Present from the Administration:
George Boland, Superintendent
Lisa Sherick, Assistant Superintendent
Trina Caudle, Assistant Superintendent
Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance
Gail Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement
&School Improvement
Margaret Wimborne, Communications &
Community Engagement Coordinator
Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Chairman Lent called the Budget Hearing meeting to order at 6: 33 p.m.
Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance, shared a PowerPoint reviewing district revenue and expenditures. Carrie
also provided copies of the proposed FY2014 budget.
A discussion was held regarding the new process used in preparing the budget this year, including several public
meetings. Superintendent Boland thanked Margaret Wimborne for researching and implementing the process,
Carrie Smith and Bryce Bronson for crunching numbers and the staff, patrons, parents and students that came to
the meetings to provide input. The district has continued to receive declining state revenue since 2009 and cannot
withstand these reductions every year. Patrons expressed support for an emergency supplemental levy to fix the
deficit without having to cut teachers or programs. Chairman Lent stated these are cuts we should not have to
make and the board and administration feel the stress as well. We need to unite and reach out to our local
legislators for restored funding for education. The board will vote to approve/reject the proposed budget during
the business meeting later this evening.
Patron Input — Written summaries, if provided, are attached.
Suketu Gandhi - a parent/patron provided comments regarding budget allowances for math textbooks.
Chairman Lent called the business meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jeff Forbes.
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Trustee Warden made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion
carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
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a. Patron Input — Written summaries, if provided, are attached.
Mr. Gandhi — a parent/patron shared comments regarding Section 600 and patron participation in
textbook selection.
Julie Neff - a parent/patron shared comments regarding the proposed late start Mondays for teacher
collaboration.
Lois Murphy — a teacher/parent shared comments regarding the removal of a trailer at Sunnyside
Elementary and asked the board to keep it there for teachers to store supplies unless the trailer is
purchased.
Summer Osmund — a parent/patron shared comments regarding the proposed late start Monday
schedule.
Kevin Osmund — a parent/patron shared comments regarding the proposed late start Mondays for the
upcoming 2013-2014 school year.
Jeff Forbes — parent/patron shared comments regarding the City's current plan for widening Pancheri
Road in front of Eagle Rock Middle School and Skyline High School.
b. IFEA Reports — IFEA President Angela Gillman reported. A written summary provided is attached.
c. Education Foundation Report — Ed. Foundation Director Tonya Bunnell reported. A written summary
provided is attached.
d. First Reading Board Policy, Section 1012.0 — Athletic
Supt. Boland reviewed the proposed revisions of Board Policy language in terms of the philosophy and
reference to the formation of a standing athletic advisory committee with membership approval from
board on an annual basis. The second reading of Board Policy, Section 1012.0 — Athletics revisions is
scheduled at the July board meeting.
e. Superintendent's Report
Superintendent Boland stated that he and Ralph Frost, D91 Transportation Supervisor, met with American
Heritage Charter School Debra Infanger regarding the charter schools request to contract bussing services
from the district. After reviewing the preliminary study it appears it would be within the districts benefit
to continue to provide transportation for students within the district boundaries. Supt. Boland will work
with our attorney to draft a contract for the board's consideration. The district has also identified several
portable classrooms available to sale over the next few years that the new charter school and District 93
have expressed an interest in purchasing. The district will look into the inquiries and keep the board
informed of any progress. The superintendent also shared that there has been an inquiry about utilizing
Compass Academy as a feeder high school for American Heritage if this would be a possibility. No
commitments were made and the superintendent would need to have ongoing discussions regarding this
request.
On Monday Superintendent Boland attended the Idaho Leads Project Workshop in regards to
implementing the Idaho Common Core. District 91 opted not to participate in the first year
implementation with all of the other things going on in the district at the time but another meeting will be
held in Idaho Falls on June 24, 2013 which Trustee Lisa Burtenshaw, Curriculum Coordinator Jennifer
Jackson and Supt. Boland will attend. After attending this meeting the district will look at whether or not
to participate in the training scheduled on August 14 & 15. A discussion was held. Chairman Lent asked
Trustee Burtenshaw to report back to the board at the work session on June 25.
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Trustee Burtenshaw made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Hillman provided the
second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Items approved include:
Meeting Minutes:
May 2013
Payment of Claims:
May 14, 2013 Business Meeting
May 28, 2013 Work Session
June 4, 2013 Special Board Meeting
$5,315,893.49
Staff Actions:
c. Staff Actions —June 2O13
Resignations:
Employee:
Position:
Building:
Royce Murdcoch
Spec Ed
Erickson
Lea Millet
Kindergarten
Erickson
Austin Robertson
ELL/History
Skyline
Ty Shippen
Counselor
Skyline
Sarah Blackburn
Kindergarten
Erickson
Heather Heaton
Science
Eagle Rock
Sasha Jamison
6t Grade
Theresa Bunker
Rachel Hoy
OT
Edgemont
Lindy Lent
Spectrum 1-3
Sunnyside
Jaculin Johnson
Spec Ed
IFHS
Chuck Johnson
English
IFHS
Whitney Danner
Math
Eagle Rock
Julie Chamberlain
Math
Taylorview
Justin Jeppesen
Spec Ed
Taylorview
Nicole Wright
6t Grade
Bunker
Leave of Absence:
Erin McAbery
Family & Consumer Science
Taylorview
Request: 13-14 First Trimester
Retirements:
Luci Peck
2nd Grade
Fox Hollow
Transfers:
Name
From
Scheidt, Barb
IFHS
Miller, Megan
Eagle Rock
Smede, Shelly
Eagle Rock
Remsburg, Stephanie
Innovative Center
Thiel, Shelly
Eagle Rock
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To
Taylorview
Compass
Compass
Compass
Innovative Center
Kimmet, Penny
Taylorview
Innovative Center
Matthias, Jennifer
Bush
Sunnyside
Petersen, Kellie
Eagle Rock
Bush
Toole, Megan
Sunnyside
Bush
Giannini, Christina
Bush
Boyes
Buell, Julia
Edgemont
Longfellow
Guza, Greg
Elem PE
Taylorview
Wall, Andra
Eagle Rock
Edgemont
Alexander, Annette
Skyline
Eagle Rock
Winterholler, Lauren
Emerson
Taylorview
Wood, Jerilynne
Longfellow
Eagle Rock
New Hires:
Bosch, Carissa M
Holloway, Suzanne
Moulton, Shari V
Special Education Teacher
English teacher
math teacher
Linden Park
Taylorview
Skyline
Brady, Wendy A
Hoopes, Joni L
Rasmussen, Marie J
3rd grade teacher
speech and language pathlogist
art teacher
Westside
TBD
Compass
Browning, Sarah K
Horn, Angie
Shanahan, Diana L
Special Education Teacher
counselor
psychologist
Sunnyside
Skyline
TBD
Doman -Stapley, Shayla A
Lincoln, Penny A
Standfield, Brandi M
5th grade teacher
2nd grade teacher
science teacher
Longfellow
Fox Hollow
Taylorview
Duffield, Julie R
Lincoln, MarkJ
Walker, Amberlee A
math teacher
technology education teacher
3rd grade teacher
Skyline
Taylorview
Temple View
Garrett, Michelle R
Maughan, Rebecca A
4th grade teacher
5th/6th grade teacher
Linden Park
Bush
Gerard, Katie D
Mercado, Christina A
2nd grade teacher
3rd grade teacher
Temple View
Bush
Hansen, Kristine M
Moore, Corey V
1st grade teacher
earth science teacher
Boyes
Taylorview
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a. Adopt FY2014 Budget
Trustee Hillman made a motion to adopt the FY2014 Budget as presented. Trustee Warden
provided the second.
A discussion was held. Supt. Boland reviewed that the budget is structured in a format required
by the State Department of Education. Carrie Smith provided an overview of the proposed
budget earlier this evening during the budget hearing meeting. The superintendent stated he
feels the budget is structured to allow the district to move forward into the 2013-2014 school
year.
Motion carried, 5 ayes, 0 nays.
b. Adopt 2013-2014 Calendar Revisions
Superintendent Boland reviewed that the calendar was adopted back in November 2012 in
regards to the start and end dates and vacations. The proposed calendar modifications are more
about implementation of a staff development program, using data in a timely fashion in order to
guide instruction with the objective of more individualized student instruction and increase in
achievement. We know from experience and research what model does not work. The model
being recommended today is a late start Monday. This is a reconfiguration of the current staff
development days allowing one hour every Monday for dedicated time, on a regular basis and
embedded in the work day, for collaboration. The superintendent acknowledged the schedule
may be a hardship for some families and stated there will be classified staff available to help on
a case by case basis. The district is willing to help parents get through this change and past
experience tells us people will adapt. In order to move forward with the Professional Learning
Communities there has to be a dedicated time in order for these to be successful. Coeur
d'Alene School District has been doing this for four years and the results show it is working. The
district team plans to work aggressively over the summer to reach out to parents to provide
information to help work through the individual issues as they arise. A discussion was held
about managing the downside to minimize the impact. Chairman Lent would like the
administration to contact CDA School District to ask about their successes and challenges so we
can be more prepared to serve students and parents. Chairman Lent also asked the
administration to provide a periodic evaluation of the program and so the board can see how it
is working. It would also be very helpful if the teacher's association could pass on to parents
and students the message of how valuable this time will be for all teachers.
Superintendent Boland also reviewed part of the modifications will include one week each for
Dora Erickson and Ethel Boyes to move into their new buildings.
Trustee Haws made a motion to adopt the 2013-2014 School Calendar revisions as
presented. Trustee Hillman provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
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c. Approve Change for Annual Board Meeting To Be Held On July 9, 2013
Trustee Burtenshaw made a motion to approve the change for the Annual Board Meeting to be
held on July 9, 2013. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
d. Approve High School Football Equipment Usage Requests
Trustee Burtenshaw made a motion to approve the high school football equipment usage
requests as per Rule 17-2-6 and with the additional paragraph referencing rental of the
equipment as presented. Trustee Warden provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
e. Accept Osgood Joint Use Agreement
Superintendent Boland reviewed that the LDS Church requested a use agreement regarding the
overlapping property, which includes the ball field, between the district and the church
property. A contract was drafted to meet both parties concerns.
Trustee Warden made a motion to accept the Reciprocal Use Agreement for Osgood as
presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
f. Accept Canvass Results From Bonneville County for May 21, 2013 Trustees Election
Trustee Burtenshaw made a motion to accept the canvassed results from Bonneville County for
the May 21, 2013 Trustee Election. Trustee Warden provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes,
0 nays.
g. Extend Applicable Provisions of the Negotiated Master Contract to Administrative and
Classified Staff
Superintendent Boland explained that once the Negotiated Master Contract agreement has
been ratified it is typical that the applicable provisions, such as leave and insurance benefits that
would apply to employees not covered under the Negotiated Master Contract, be extended to
all classifications. A discussion was held.
Trustee Hillman made a motion to extend applicable provisions of the Negotiated Master
Contract to Administrative and Classified staff. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion
carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
h. Award Phase 2 Roof Replacement Bid
Trustee Warden made a motion to award the Phase 2 Roof Replacement Bid to Thomas D
Robison Roofing in the amount of $216,318.00 as presented. Trustee Hillman provided the
second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Chairman Lent asked board members to attend a Special Executive Session on June 14 at noon
to complete the superintendent's annual review. He would also like each board member to
select five performance indicators from a board perspective that they can review at that time.
Trustee Hillman made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0
nays. Meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm.
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Suketu Gandhi's Comments on 2013-14 Budget June 11, 2013
For the coming year, Board is urged to have specific line item dedicated for the
purchase of certain mathematics books for each principal's library. Singapore Math
textbooks, workbooks and supplementary books must be in the library. These books are
very valuable for the elementary school teachers' math class.
Singapore Math textbooks place each topic in a coherent sequence. The expositions of
lessons are clear. The exercises for each lesson gradually progress from easy to more
complex. These books are full of complex exercises. Their exercises include grade
appropriate specific problems on Algebra starting in grade 1 with one equation and one
unknown and progressing to more complex problems as students move to higher
grades. Their exercises provoke thinking. This means that to solve a complex iprobtem,
students must understand the information provided, realize the assumptions made, use
reasoning, formulate strategies and integrate multiple topics to determine the answer.
This give them practice on the materials learned, and gain subject matter maturity.
These are several elements of rigorous mathematics education. For this reason,
teachers would benefit when they have daily access to the books that are relevant to
their classroom lessons.
As long as the District adheres to Saxon Math and Holt -lath for the elementary grade
mathematics education, there is a confusion of which topics should be taught and
presented in specific grades. Some topics are introduced early when compared to the
prevailing cur riculp<rn standards. For example, in Singapore Math, students learn
fraction in 2"d grade, derive area of triangles and sum of their angles in 5th grade.
However, these topics are not handled in these grades. Thus, teachers need to
examine books from different grades to assist them in their lesson planning. Given the
potential benefits, it is appropriate that the District allocate money for the purchase of
these books for each elementary school principal's library.
When these books are available to each teacher for an extended period of time, they
would gain the first hand knowledge on the books contents and be in an excellent
position to determine their merits. This way, then can examine the contents of
Singapore Math relative to CCMS, examine how similar topics are presented in different
textbooks, determine whether the method of presenting topics allows students to learn
them quickly, know how to engage students by asking the right questions, and provide
access to complex problems that would challenge their students. In other words, these
books would be there to assist them in their lesson planning. These are benefits of
having these books in the principal library.
Similar representation was made last year, but there have not been any tangible
evidence whether the money have been dedicated. The amount of money needed to
provide excellent books for each principal's library is small, but it has potential to deliver
rigorous education to the district's students.
Suketu Gandhi �s Comment on the Board Policy 600: Public Input June 11, 2013
One comment on the Board Policy 600 has focused on the how to operationalize the public participation
in the instructional materials selection committee. It is appropriate to discuss this at this stage so that gap
between the public expectations and the reality becomes clear. The current text states that it only
encourages the public input. This is very vague and has multiple interpretations that would eventually
deny the public to either participate, or view the deliberation process when they show up. On the other
hand, the public wants an explicit text to state that knowledgeable public would be allowed participate in
the instructional materials selection committee. In other words, the public wants to change the policy so
that it reflects on how things should be done. The opposing view is that public may participate only at the
discretion of the decision makers.
When the knowledgeable public wants to advance the goal of rigorous education, there is a need to have
them participate in the instructional material selection. When this occurs, it would lead to thoughtful
discussions on merits of each textbook that leads to improvement in education in specific subject. When
the public does not participate, as was the case in the past, the net result was that poor quality books
received attention, and they gain tractions in the recommendations to the Board. This is clearly
demonstrated in the prevailing mathematics textbooks. They, lack clarity in the exposition, have
abundance of faulty logic, and are deficit in complex exercises.
Could the public make a difference? The recorded video clips on the Common Core Standards, available
on the internet, provide the information on how the educator community interprets them_ They believe
that mathematics is meaningful only when there are applications in real life. An opposing view is that for
a student to think mathematics abstractly, one relates it to every day experiences. This makes it easy to
understand and visualize the underlying concepts to solve complex problems. Are there any differences
between these two views? To some people, there is no significant difference between them. To those
with the knowledge, there is a significant difference, and profoundly impacts the expectations in the
contents of the instructional material.
Consider a problem that is suitable in 3rd or 4t" grade that has real world application: Given there are 30
pigs and 40 hens, determine the number of animals and their feet. This is the end of this problem. For
those championing critical thinking skills, it would be as follows: Given 70 heads of pigs and hens, and
they have altogether 200 feet, determine the number of pigs and hens. Solving this problem with realistic
example means that students learn to reason, and formulate strategies. As they progress, they learn how
think abstractly in the mathematical languages. Having this view makes a profound difference in the
identification and expectations of the curricular materials. To ensure that this view is not denied, the
Board policy must have an explicit text that allows the public to participate or view the deliberations of the
instructional material selection committee.
Could public make contributions through the representations being made at the Board Meeting, as it is
done? Any discussion on instructional material selection through 3 minutes lectures are highly ineffective
when compared with the direct participation in the deliberation through the instructional selection
committee. Public knows that anything short of this does not generate results, or answer questions. It is
hoped that there is a complete agreement to provide challenging instructional materials for students, and
the public wants to render assistance to reach this goal.
Wilkie, Debbie -D91
From: Gillman, Angela -1391
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2013 7:40 PM
To: Wilkie, Debbie -D91
Subject: June 11: IFEA board meeting report
June 11: IFEA board meeting report
I am Angela Gillman, president of the IFEA and 1st/2nd grade teacher at Westside
Negotiations
The last I heard we were 1 of 2 districts that have ratified a contract in this area. This is due to the strong working
relationship the association and the district (including the school board)has established and preserved over the years. I am
happy to report members ratified a contract with 96% approval on June 3rd. There were so many things in the newly
established contract that members wanted and needed. On behalf of members, I would like to thank each involved in the
negotiation process and being willing to give on all those things that were truly possible to give.
There was a comfortable commraderie as we worked through compromises and explained reasoning on both sides.
As I stated with Mr. Boland, explanation of future expenditures (particularly extra money) after such deep cuts will be crucial
to continue to preserve a positive pulse thoughtful the district. I hope to be able to help with this by having as much
informational share as members and staff ask questions. One way I will do this is by sending out emails of explanation to our
members. The first of those will be a summary of how negotiations went and the depth of analysis that went into the
decision making process on final cuts. The continued openness we share will be the next crucial step in raising moral among
staff.
There were some great efforts done by both admin and teachers in the give and take of positions to see that every person
could be placed for next year. I only know of one that could not be placed due to the RIF. Thanks to all for efforts as well.
Angela