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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Idaho Falls School District No. 91
Board Meeting Minutes
October 10, 2006
Administration Building
Idaho Falls, ID
6:00 P.M.
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Jerry Wixom, Chairman George Boland, Superintendent
Ernest Jensen Karla LaOrange, Director of Personnel
Tracie Miller Guy Wangsgard, Director of Business
Mary Ann Smith Caroline Meagher, Recording Secretary
David Lent
Chairman Jerry Wixom called the board meeting to order.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ernest Jensen.
Principal Vince Howard of Westside Elementary introduced Marie Putnam as the Volunteer of
the month. Marie volunteered at Osgood and then Westside and has been an asset to both
schools. She is devoted to teaching children to read. David Lent presented the Volunteer
Recognition plaque to Marie and thanked her for all she does for the kids.
Principal Vince Howard of Westside Elementary introduced Heather Wade as the Emissary of
Excellence. Heather is always available to help out where she is needed. She helps out with
testing, works in the library, recess duty; the list goes on and on. Heather is obviously committed
to help her school. David Lent presented Heather with the Emissary of Excellence plaque and
thanked her for her help.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Ernest Jensen moved and David Lent seconded the motion to adopt the agenda as written.
Motion passed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Jerry Wixom asked if there were any changes to the consent agenda as written. Tracie Miller
moved to accept the agenda with the note of Payment of Claims from Wheeler concrete for
$47,639.40, pursuit to Idaho Code 54-1928. Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to adopt the
consent agenda as written. Motion passed.
Board Meeting minutes: of September 12, 2006 and September 26, 2006.
Payment of Claims in the amount of $ 2,039,437.44 with the note of Payment of
Claims from Wheeler Concrete.
Matching Funds of:
Ethel Boyes Elementary School—computers $ 4,451.00
Sunnyside Elementary—computers $ 7,000.00
Clair E Gayle JH—computers $ 5,972.86
Total $ 17,423.86
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Staff Actions: no staff actions
Student Travel: Skyline High School Debate to Carroll College on 12/1/06 in the
amount of $3,000.00
REPORTS
Student Reports:
Josh Fullmer, student representative from Idaho Falls High School reported that fall
sports are winding down and IFHS is doing well this year with the exception of the blue
goal posts. October is club week and Red Ribbon week. They are doing fundraising for
a trip to Boise.
Lauren Price, student representative from Skyline High School reported that
Homecoming had a very good turnout this year. The Skyline Football team is doing well
and won the emotion bowl this year. They are working on fundraising for a trip to Boise
and they are considering a Christmas fundraiser.
Patron Input: None
IFEA Report:
Jan Lang, IFEA President, congratulated Shelley Smede, Elisa Saffle and Brian Arave for
all their efforts towards the Teacher In-Service Conference on October 5.
The IFEA met that afternoon and overwhelmingly agreed to ratify the Negotiated Master
Contract as presented in the Tentative Agreement.
Education Foundation:
Brian Arave, Director of the Education Foundation, reported on the success of the
th
October 5 Teacher In-Service. Over 950 people attended from over 20 school districts
and 2 universities. Everyone was very pleased with the success of the event.
Brian Arave presented Shelley Smede and Elisa Saffle with gifts thanking them for all
their efforts. The Education Foundation brought in approximately $8,000 and netted over
$2,000 to go right back into the schools.
Audit Report:
Judy Brower of Gallusha, Higgins & Gallusha distributed their audit report. She said that
Administration has done an incredible job of predicting expenses and revenues.
Judy thanked the entire staff in the District Office for being so helpful and
accommodating to her team over the summer.
Jerry Wixom thanked the Administrative Team for managing funds well. Tracie Miller
mentioned a future work session for the board to approve the audit report.
Superintendents Report:
George Boland addressed the first reading of Policy 603.2 Alternative Credit Options.
The IDLA (Idaho Digital Learning Academy) receives their funding from the legislature
and they are fully Northwest accredited. We will provide site coordinators at the schools
the students attend. This policy will go to the November meeting as a Proposal.
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George introduced Principal Vince Howard of Westside Elementary School as the
featured school of the month.
Vince Howard distributed a handout and presented the board with their success with the
DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) Program. The program
identifies core literacy skills and sets benchmarks for achieving these goals. The program
monitors the progress of the students and recommends actions to reach their benchmark.
Vanessa Cordova, Counselor at Westside Elementary, discussed the features of the
program. Nikki Johnson, First grade teacher at Westside Elementary school, said that she
feels that the program is doing a wonderful job at identifying kids at an early age and
targeting their core skills.
ACTION ITEMS
Negotiated Master Contract:
Superintendent George Boland stated that the Administration
recommends that the board ratify the Negotiated Master Contract. Ernest Jensen moved to ratify
the tentative agreement, as presented in the 2006-2007 Negotiated Master Contract Draft
document; that the administration and classified employees, with the exception of the Physical
Therapist, Occupational Therapist, hourly teacher and substitute teacher categories, receive the
same increases in salary and benefits, with the exception of the $100 dollar one time payment
intended to compensate teachers for out-of-pocket classroom supply purchases and/or
professional membership costs. MaryAnn Smith seconded the motion. All board members
overwhelmingly approved the ratification of the new Negotiated Master Contract. Motion passed.
Authorize Federal Impact Aid Survey:
Guy Wangsgard, Director of Business Functions,
submits this form every year. Tracie Miller moved to accept and Ernest Jensen seconded the
motion to accept. Motion passed.
Approve Skyline High LEP Grant Application:
Skyline High School is seeking permission to
submit an LEP grant application. David Lent moved to accept and MaryAnn Smith seconded the
motion to accept. Motion passed.
Approve Sale of Surplus Busses:
Guy Wangsgard is seeking permission to sell older busses as
part of the normal rotation. Ernest Jensen moved to accept sale of item #4 to the YMCA and
items #1,2,3,5 & 6 to Holst Truck. Mary Ann Smith seconded the motion. Motion passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mary Ann Smith moved to go into Executive Session and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion.
Motion passed.
Mary Ann Smith moved to return to Open Session and Tracie Miller seconded the motion.
Motion passed.
Mary Ann Smith motioned to adjourn, Tracie Miller seconded the motion. Motion passed.