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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- BUSINESS MEETING
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM -- 7:00 P.M.
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
JANUARY 14, 2014
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Lisa Burtenshaw, Chair George Boland, Superintendent
Dave Lent, Vice Chair Lisa Sherick, Assistant Superintendent
Deidre Warden, Treasurer Trina Caudle, Assistant Superintendent
Larry Haws, Clerk Gail Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement
Bryan Zollinger, Trustee & School Improvement
Kevin Klingler, Director of Operations
Margaret Wimborne, Communications & Community
Engagement Coordinator
Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Lisa Burtenshaw, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by patron
Richard O’Quinn.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
a.Emissary of Excellence
Superintendent Boland, on behalf of Camille Wood IT Director, introduced the Technology Maintenance and
Construction Team as the Emissaries of Excellence this month. The team, which includes Justin Hurley, Jeff
Cook, Pat Byrnes, Alex Ingram and Andrew Bodily, in addition to their normal duties and responsibilities, has
been responsible for the design, installation and repair of the district’s computer network infrastructure,
wireless services, phone services, surveillance services, sound services, building access services and door
access services. The team has also taken on the role of subcontractor for the bond construction projects by
designing the classroom audio visual and sound systems in the new elementary schools, which are quite
impressive. The team has gone above and beyond, working nights, weekends and holidays, to make it all
happen. The Board of Trustees thanked them for their great work and presented them with a certificate and
token of appreciation.
b.Business Partner of the Month
Kevin Klingler, Director of Operations, introduced Kevin Speer, Controls Account Manager and Doug Kowalski,
DDC Engineer and Controls Technician, with Clima-Tech Corporation as the Business Partner of the Month.
Kevin stated that Clima-Tech is a company the district has worked with for several years and Kevin wanted to
recognize them for their customer service that is always so fantastic. A great attribute of this company is their
willingness to provide customer with software and hardware training allowing the customer to do a lot of the
installation and programming providing a great cost savings. Kevin shared that he is looking forward to
working with Clima-Tech for years to come and thanked Kevin and Doug for their services. Trustee Burtenshaw
thanked both gentlemen for the great service provided over the years and presented the company a
certificate of recognition.
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ADOPT AGENDA
Trustee Lent made a motion to amend the posted agenda as follows, delete from Section III. The IFEA and Ed
Foundation Reports, add to Section VI. Action Item a. Approve/Reject the Sale of Surplus Vehicles to District Employees
and also add Executive Session as Item VII. Trustee Warden provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Zollinger made a motion to adopt the amended agenda as presented. Trustee Lent provided the second.
Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION
a.Student Reports - Student Representatives provided information about activities and events taking place at
their respective schools. Written reports, if provided, are attached.
i.Skyline High School – Rose Rammell
ii.Compass Academy – No report
iii.Idaho Falls High School – Aubrey Holt
iv.Emerson High School – No report
b.Superintendent’s Report - a written copy is attached.
c.Patron Input – No input.
d.Other Items-
Chairman Burtenshaw led a discussion reviewing timelines and attendance for the upcoming Idaho School
Board Association’s Day on the Hill on February, 24-25, 2014 in Boise and the National School Board
Association’s 2014 Annual Conference on April 5-7, 2014 in New Orleans.
CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Warden made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. No
discussion. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Items approved included:
Approval of Minutes:
November 19, 2013 Business Meeting (revised)
December 10, 2013 Business Meeting
December 20, 2013 Special Work Session
December 2013
Payment of Claims $1,066,362.03
November 2013 Invoice for Representative Organization President Leave
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Staff Actions:
New Hires:
Brian Petty
Skyline
Automotive Technology Teacher
Jennifer Boland
Fox Hollow
th
6 Grade Teacher (Leave Replacement)
Matching Funds:
Longfellow Elementary
Playground Equipment $14,961.10
Total Matching Funds requested $14,961.10
Student Travel:
Skyline High School Cheer
USA Nationals Competition
Anaheim, California
March 26 – April 1, 2014
PROPOSALS
a.Revisions for Board Policy 1002.2.1 – Dis-Enrollment/Re-Enrollment
Superintendent Boland read the policy and reviewed that in order to be in compliance with state department
attendance rules we need to change one word in the current policy from five to ten consecutive days missed
without being notified before dropping a student from enrollment. A brief discussion was held. This item will
be identified as an Action Item at the February meeting.
Trustee Lent asked to be excused at 7:37 p.m. due to an unexpected emergency.
ACTION ITEMS
a.Approve/Reject the Sale of Surplus Vehicles to District Employees
Superintendent Boland reviewed that the district has a number of vehicles located at Skyline High School that
are, for lack of a better word, junk cars. Several of the vehicles were once part of the Driver’s Ed program and
have since been used for parts by the auto mechanics class at Skyline. Each of the vehicles are valued at under
$250.00, the recycle value for each vehicle is $200.00. The reason this is on the agenda is that two district
employees have offered to purchase a couple of the vehicles for the same amount as the recycle value. It is
the recommendation of administration that the employee purchases of the surplus vehicles be approved as
presented.
Trustee Haws made a motion to approve the sale of surplus vehicles to the identified employees as presented.
No further discussion. Trustee Zollinger provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
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Chairman Burtenshaw called for a motion to move into Executive Session. Trustee Warden made a motion to
go into Executive Session. Trustee Haws provided the second. A roll call vote was taken:
Lisa Burtenshaw – yes
Deidre Warden – yes
Larry Haws – yes
Bryan Zollinger - yes
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Superintendent Boland and the Board of Trustees met in Executive Session pursuant to IDAHO CODE §67-2345 (1) (b)
regarding a personnel matter at 7:40 PM.
Trustee Zollinger made a motion to return to Open Session at 7:49 PM. Trustee Warden provided the second. Motion
carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Haws made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Warden provided the second. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM.
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