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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019_04_10 Board Minutes IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- BOARD BUSINESS MEETING DISTRICT OFFICE -- 7:00 P.M. 690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 Vice-Chairman Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:47 PM and asked for a motion to go into Executive Session. Trustee Hill made a motion to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 74-206 (1) (b) Personnel. Trustee Haws provided the second. A roll call vote was taken: Deidre Warden – excused Larry Wilson – yes Paul Haacke – yes Lara Hill – yes Larry Haws – yes EXECUTIVE SESSION a. Employee 2018-2019N – Release from Contract Request Superintendent Boland and the Board of Trustees met in Executive Session regarding a request from Employee 2018-2019N to be released from contract. Trustee Hill made a motion to return to Open Session at 6:53 PM. Trustee Haacke provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. BUSINESS MEETING Vice-Chairman Wilson called the business meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Todd Brown. Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration: Larry S. Wilson, Vice Chair George Boland, Superintendent Lara Hill, Clerk Sarah Sanders, Asst. Supt. of Secondary Education G. Larry Haws, Treasurer Margaret Wimborne, Director of Communications and Paul Haacke, Member Community Engagement Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance Excused - Deidre S. Warden, Board Chair Kelly Coughenour, Asst. Supt. of Elementary Education Brandi Moreno, Board Secretary, Recording ADOPT AGENDA Trustee Haws made a motion to amend the agenda to remove Item g. Science Curriculum Revision Update from II. REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION and include in IV. PROPOSALS. Trustee Hill provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. Trustee Hill made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. 4/10/2019 D91 Board Minutes Page 1 of 6 REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION a. Student Reports – written comments, if provided, are attached.  Idaho Falls High School – Eric Olvera, Student Representative reported.  Skyline High School – Miles Cook and Camille Murdoch, Student Representatives reported.  Compass Academy – Addalynn Beasley and Shameka Kimmel, Student Representatives reported. b. Superintendent’s Report th Superintendent Boland reported that April 9 was the scheduled testing day for SAT for Juniors, PSAT for Freshman, and ISAT for Sophomores. SAT and PSAT are pencil paper tests and ISAT is done electronically. Unfortunately we had an internet outage that is being investigated but suspect it may have had something to do with an unscheduled backup that interrupted the feed. We want to commend the high school staff and th assessment team for adapting to those circumstances and will need to reschedule the ISAT testing for 10 Grade. Superintendent Boland also reported the district held a State of Our Schools public meeting the evening of th April 9 there were about 100 people who attended and was pleased to see the high level of engagement of people at the tables working through the survey questions. Hopefully we’ll get a similar or better turnout on May 15th. We continue to encourage people who want to provide input to go to the district website where the information is posted and they can complete the survey. A discussion was held. th Superintendent Boland shared there is an art show Saturday April 13 at Fox Hollow from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm with student art represented from all of our schools. A discussion was held. Superintendent Boland reported that in the legislature, from an educational standpoint, things are wrapping up. House Bill 293 in respect to the new funding formula is based on definitions of enrollment. We ran enrollment number examples in our district and found this new formula could have a very significant impact. We will want to pay close attention as the state board goes through the rule making process. There’s a lot of concern with respect to specifics with the whole change in the new funding formula and we may see more activity to bring forward some legislation addressing a number of the concerns raised related to the definitions in the new legislation funding formula. A discussion was held. c. Patron Input (Sign-in required) – no comments provided. d. IFEA Report IFEA Co-President Marcia Bingham reported the IFEA just got back from Delegate Assembly which was very successful and Region 6 took the largest number of people and it was very positive. Matt Compton, IEA th Government Relations Director will be here on April 16 at Sandcreek Middle School from 5:00 pm to 7:00 rd pm speaking about the legislative updates in regards to education. The spring activity is on May 3 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Celt, IFEA are inviting all teachers in the district and the board members to attend where they can visit and raffle off baskets. The Retirement Banquet will be at the Willard Arts Center on May nd 22. Lara Milton, as the new IFEA Co-president elect will be attending the NEA National Meeting & Representative Assembly in Houston Texas in July. There will be a SPARX and ESP retreat in Lava Hot Springs July 2 – 7 offering classes. Summer Institute for teachers will be at ISU in Pocatello with approximately 50 different classes offered by different college institutes where teachers can earn up to 6 college credits. e. Emerson 2019-20 Schedule Proposal – Robin Busch Superintendent Boland shared he is reporting on behalf of Robin Busch, Principal Emerson Alternative High School as she is away at a teacher recruiting fair. Superintendent Boland shared the structure of Emerson Alternative High School’s current 6 block schedule. When Emerson’s schedule was changed from a 5 block 4/10/2019 D91 Board Minutes Page 2 of 6 schedule to a 6 block schedule, there was a significant reduction in hours and days. After Emerson’s staff reviewed their data, they found an increased number of students who were not successful in completing their 6 blocks. This brought Emerson’s staff to present a proposal of their data and what they saw in the transition when changing to the 6 block schedule to Superintendent Boland and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Sanders. Emerson’s staff is requesting to go back to the 5 block schedule in order to bring back more hours of course time per credit, allowing time for remediation, and more time for students to get additional help. Superintendent Boland doesn’t see any compelling reason not to move back to the 5 block schedule because we know students are more successful in the 5 block schedule than they are in the 6 block schedule. This is an internal administrative piece that we are making the board aware of. Superintendent Boland wanted to commend the Emerson staff for looking at their student achievement data and making adjustments in relation to that data. A discussion was held. f. Attribute Development Committee Assistant Superintendent Kelly Coughenour reported the Attribute Development Committee is a committee th that was developed in October and consisted of 6 Grade Teachers, Elementary Counselors, Elementary Principals, Parents, and one Community Member. The committee’s objective was to develop a plan that promotes socially and emotionally healthy students. Mr. Coughenour shared a presentation of the committee’s beliefs, concerns, and plan to develop the program. The committee spent a lot of time researching different programs, holding discussions, participating in activities, and aligning the programs to their beliefs. The committee decided to go with the Second Step program. This program was chosen because it’s research based, it aligns to the committee beliefs, it surrounds students with caring adults, has a parent component, is very heavy in social and emotional learning, provides character development, and drug th prevention. A portion of the program will be implemented with 6 grade this school year with the remaining th program implemented in grades Kindergarten through 6 next school year. A discussion was held. g. Beyond the Bell After School Program Christina Fullmer, Director of Beyond the Bell After School Program at Dora Erickson Elementary provided a general overview presentation to the board of the operations for the past two years. The presentation consisted of why the program exists, what they’ve been doing, and how the data has improved over the last two years. The program is funded by an $850,000 grant to last over five years. The program targets academics, additional services, meaningful family engagement, and helping students at risk. Ms. Fullmer summarized by stating that she feels very grateful to serve the families because this program is about relationships and we have a lot of families who really struggle. The program is about helping students learn to problem solve and their parents might not be able to give that to them but we can. We will continue to try and make improvements in the program over the next three years and hope that we will be able to find the additional funds and means to continue after that. A discussion was held. h. Other Items i. Board Business - National School Board Association Convention Debrief Trustee Hill stated there was a lot of information in a few short days. This was her first time and she attended 10 sessions. She thinks it was a great opportunity and stated our district is very fortunate. Trustee Haws said he comes back every year and appreciates how our staff and teachers do a great job. Vice Chairman Wilson stated he attended a three hour class titled Walk in Your Shoes that was very eye opening. Superintendent Boland stated he attended a session titled Student Design Challenge that incorporates students into designing construction or upgrade projects in school districts. Superintendent Boland stated perhaps this is something our district can put together as a senior project in our school district when the district has projects they are working on so students can look back and say they were a part of that project. ii. Monthly Budget Report – hard copy provided in the board packet. No further discussion. 4/10/2019 D91 Board Minutes Page 3 of 6 CONSENT AGENDA Trustee Hill made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. No further discussion. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. Items approved included: a. Approval of Minutes i. March 13, 2019 Business Meeting ii. March 27, 2019 Work Session b. Payment of Claims i. March 2018 Bill List $3,533,109.53 ii. IFEA Leave Invoices $306.00 c. Staff Actions New Hires: Name Position Location Gabrielle Johnson CTE - Agriculture Eagle Rock Middle School Tes Fields Elementary Education TBD Jacquelyn Todd English/ENL Skyline High School Morgan Humphries Elementary Education TBD Marlee Doman Elementary Education TBD Viona Kay Gardner CTE – Emergency Medical Technician TBD th Jennifer Pickett 7 Grade Reading Taylorview Middle School Grace Hansen World History/Yearbook Idaho Falls High School Category 1 Rehires: Name Position Location Melinda George Kindergarten Fox Hollow Elementary Natalie Martin Social Studies Idaho Falls High School Stevie Claxton Counselor Skyline High School Siobhan Hansen Music Skyline High/Eagle Rock Middle Schools Resignations: Name Position Location Chelle Magnum Elementary Education Hawthorne Elementary School Robert Morris World History Idaho Falls High School Robin Spencer Yearbook/Journalism Idaho Falls High School Retirees: nd Terri Seal 2 Grade Linden Park Elementary d. Student Travel i. Skyline High School – BPA Business Professionals of American National Competition Anaheim, CA May 1 - 5, 2019 ii. Idaho Falls High School – BPA Business Professionals of American National Competition 4/10/2019 D91 Board Minutes Page 4 of 6 Anaheim, CA May 1 - 5, 2019 iii. Compass Academy – BPA Business Professionals of American National Competition Anaheim, CA May 1 - 5, 2019 iv. Skyline High School – Debate NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament Dallas, TX June 15 – 22, 2019 e. Matching Funds i. Taylorview Middle School 15 Flip Top Tables 33 Chairs $16,875.75 ii. Fox Hollow Elementary Electronic Marquee $13,465.00 iii. Dora Erickson Elementary Chromebooks & Charging Cart $5,980.00 iv. Dora Erickson Elementary 50 Steel Folding Chairs $1,501.00 v. Idaho Falls High School Desks with casters $13,875.53 Total Matching Funds Requested $51,697.28 f. Early Graduation Request i. Student 2018-2019C Skyline High School g. Other Items i. Discarded Equipment – 4 broken student chairs from Dora Erickson Elementary. PROPOSALS a. Science Curriculum Revisions - Curriculum Coordinator Todd Brown shared the K-12 Science Committee’s work over the past two years preparing to come up with recommendations for new Science Curriculum for K-8. The committee was representative of elementary, middle school, and high school members. In the first year, the committee learned all of the new Idaho Science Content Standards and what implications that had for instruction in the classroom which gave the committee an idea what they needed to look for in curriculum programs. The second year, the committee took everything they learned last year and came up with a vision and looked at over ten different programs. The committee spoke to school districts in Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado using the different programs. The committee offered a digital platform for teachers to view each program and offered a two hour open forum at Compass Academy to view the hard copy of materials and give feedback. The committee came to a unanimous consensus and their recommendation is the Picture Perfect Science program for Kindergarten, Building Blocks of Science program for Grades 1-5, and STEMscopes program for Grades 6-8. Superintendent Boland stated all of the curriculum materials will be on display for public review for the next 30 days and on the school district website. 4/10/2019 D91 Board Minutes Page 5 of 6 ACTION ITEMS a. March 13, 2019 Supplemental Levy Election Canvass Results Superintendent Boland reviewed the Canvass of the March 13, 2019 Supplemental Levy Election held by Bonneville County Elections Office. Trustee Hill made a motion to adopt the results of the March 13, 2019 Supplemental Levy Election Canvass Results as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. rdth b. Amend August Board Meeting Calendar to add Board Retreat Aug 23 and cancel Aug 28 Meeting Superintendent Boland proposed to add the August 23, 2019 Board Retreat date and cancel the August 28, 2019 Board Business Meeting date. Trustee Haws made a motion to amend the Board Meeting Calendar as presented. Trustee Hill provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. c. Employee 2018-2019N Trustee Hill made a motion to release Employee 2018-2019N from contract as requested. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. Vice-Chairman Wilson called for a motion to adjourn. Trustee Hill made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays, the meeting adjourned at 8:32 PM. 4/10/2019 D91 Board Minutes Page 6 of 6