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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM -- 5:00 P.M., FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
9:00 A.M., SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2015
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
IDAHO FALLS
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Lisa Burtenshaw, Chair George Boland, Superintendent
Dave Lent, Vice Chair Margaret Wimborne, Communications & Community
Deidre Warden, Treasurer Engagement Coordinator
Larry Haws, Clerk Debbie Wilkie, Recording
Bryan Zollinger, Trustee
Chairman Burtenshaw called the meeting to order at 5:18 PM. Trustee Haws made a motion to adopt the
agenda. Trustee Warden provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
DISCUSSION OF BOARD FOCUS – DAY 1
The Board of Trustees, Superintendent Boland and Margaret Wimborne met to review and discuss the
focus for the 2015-2016 school year. The following items were discussed:
Vision and Mission
Culture that Empowers – student voice and choice, allows and encourages creativity,
teacher creativity to integrate student choice
Instruction that Engages – active learning, motivates students, self-driven, self-assessing,
collaboration, transfer of knowledge, personalization
Technology that Engages – valued, transforms not adapts, ubiquitous
Strategic Plan
Literacy
Numeracy
College & Career Readiness
Committees
Summaries of the committees’ work to date were provided
Board member involvement
Community Conversations -
Board members and administrators will meet with patrons in specific zone groupings and
report back
Goal is to meet for no more than 90 minutes per group to get feedback in regards to
district needs
Meeting structure should follow IAPZ Foundation of Public Participation regarding norms
Trustee Warden made a motion to adjourn at 8:16 PM. Trustee Zollinger provided the second. The meeting
was adjourned at 8:16 PM.
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DISCUSSION OF BOARD FOCUS – DAY 2
Chairman Burtenshaw called the meeting to order at 9:03 AM. Trustee Lent made a motion to adopt the
agenda. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays (Trustee Warden arrived shortly
after the meeting began.)
Reflections
Discussion regarding community conversation
Community conversation map
Determine commitment level
Board Focus and Committees
Student Achievement – steering committee for strategic plan (Trustees Lent & Zollinger)
Facilities (Trustees Warden & Burtenshaw)
Deeper Learning/Technology Integration – merge into one committee (Trustee
Burtenshaw, Zollinger & Warden, post agenda if a quorum will be in attendance)
Athletic Advisory Committee (Trustees Lent & Haws)
Education Foundation Committee (Trustee Lent)
Chairman Burtenshaw will confirm list of committee members
Moving Forward with Option 1 for Expeditionary Learning at Sunnyside Elementary
Moving Forward
Monthly Business Meeting
Hold work session meetings in September, January and March
ISBA Annual Convention - November
ISBA Day on the Hill - February
NSBA Annual Conference - April
June Meetings
th
Proposal to change June 24 meeting to noon
Trustee Warden unable to attend June meetings in person – will participate via telephone
Trustee Lent unable to attend on June 10
Trustee Zollinger unable to attend on June 24
Overview of Community Conversations
Homework – read over letter with three questions provided
Let group know if you would like to add other questions
Look over meeting norms
Scheduling - Chairman Burtenshaw and Margaret Wimborne will meet to lay out a schedule
and bring it back to the others
Trustee Warden made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Zollinger provide the second. Meeting adjourned at
11:20 AM.
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