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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001_06_26 Board Minutes• IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT N0.91 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board Meeting Minutes June 26, 2001 Executive Session: The Board of Trustees and Administration met in Executive Session at 7:1 S P.M. to review Property Acquisition and Negotiations as described in Section 67-2345, 1DAH0 CODE. Opening Ceremonies: Jason Parry led the Pledge of Allegiance. Special Orders of the Day: Alene Deiro was recognized by the Board of Trustees for her efforts in securing legislative support for funding to provide ayear-round educational program for juveniles at the 3-B Detention Center. The Board of Trustees and Administration honored Emissary of Excellence Andrea Poppleton. Andrea has served as a school nurse for District 91 far the past 10 years. Adoption of the Agenda It was moved by Ernest Jensen and seconded by Shoran Parry to adopt the agenda as presented. /~ Motion passed. Matching Fund Requests: It was moved by Sharon Parry and seconded by Ernest Jensen to approve the following matching fund requests: Motion passed. • Linden Park Elementary: Radios, Disks and Badge Machine. $1,592.45 • Temple View Elementary: Playground Improvement Project $2,857.35 • Eagle Rock Jr. High: 10 Unit Mobile Writing Lab $ 950.00 • C. E. Gale Jr. High: Two digital cameras and two water coolers $3,715.00 • Idaho Falls H.S.: 94 Chairs for the Music Dept. $3,160,00 • Skyline H.S.: MAC Workstation for Journalism I and Newspaper $1,021.00 Total amount of matching funds awarded to date: $58,544.87 Consent Agenda It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to approve the items in the Consent Agenda which included the Board minutes of June 12, 2001, and a staff action item. Motion passed. a Page Two -Board Meeting Minutes June 26, 2001 Patron Input Several patrons spoke in opposition of the proposed Attendance Policy. They asked that the Board of Trustees consider expanding the policy to include students who participate in non-school sponsored sports. One teacher expressed support for the proposed policy. ACTION ITEMS Skyline/IFHS Joint Travel Request: It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Ernest Jensen to approve a request presented by the coaches of both high school wrestling teams to allow members to participate in the Reno Tournament of Champions to beheld December 21-22, 2001. Motion passed. FY02 Budget Hearing/Adoption: Comptroller Guy Wangsgard and Carrie Smith presented a Power Point overview of the FY02 Budget. It was noted that an error in the amount of $300,000 for elementary medical stipends would be corrected to reflect the added expense in the FY02 Budget. The Board Budget Committee and the Administration were commended for their efforts in developing and presenting the FY02 Budget document. It was moved by Budget Committee Chairman Ernest Jensen and seconded by Robert Collette to approve the FY02 Budget in the amount of $b9,550,205 for all funds. Motion passed. Shamrock Park Property: It was moved by Robert Collette and seconded by Jerry Wixom to satisfy the right of first refusal with the LDS church and if there is no interest, to then proceed to public sale at the most recent appraised value. Motion passed. Attendance Policy: The most recent revision (removing language related to a minimum time allowed for make-up) was noted. Discussion by Board members included the following comments: • Would like to have worked out language for all activities, i.e., school-sponsored vs. non-school sponsored. It is hoped that principals will give consideration to those students who have absences related to non-school sponsored activities and look at the number of days all students are allowed to miss. • The policy must promote daily attendance. • Page Three -Board Meeting Minutes June 26, 2001 • Clarification was given regarding IHSAA (Idaho High School Activities Association) approved activities vs. non-approved activities. It was felt that teachers and principals would be fair in their treatment of students involved in non-school sponsored activities if arrangements are made ahead of time. If this is not the case then the Board needs to be informed. Board must be cautious of opening up the policy to include any activity. • The policy may have to be fine-tuned after experience with the proposed revision. It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Ernest Jensen to approve the proposed Attendance Policy as revised. Motion passed 4-l. The following vote was recorded: Alan Reed voted in favor of the policy. Ernest Jensen voted in favor of the policy. Jerry Wixom voted in favor of the policy. Robert Collette voted in favor of the policy. Sharon Parry voted no. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Robert Collette to adjourn the meeting. Tin1e: 9:29 P.M. Motion passed.