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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- BUDGET HEARING & BUSINESS MEETING
DISTRICT 91 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE -- 6:30 P.M.
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Larry Wilson Vice Chair George Boland, Superintendent
Paul Haacke, Member Kelly Coughenour, Director of Elementary Education
Lara Hill, Clerk Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance
Larry Haws, Treasurer Gail Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement & School
Improvement
Dan Keck, Director of Student Services
Ralph Frost, Director of Transportation
Margaret Wimborne, Director of Communications and
Community Engagement
Brandi Moreno, Recording Clerk
Guests:
Tracy Richter, President, Ohio, Cooperative Strategies
Karen Daniel-Hamberg, Associate Director, Cooperative
Strategies
BUDGET HEARING MEETING
I. FY2020 Budget Presentation
Vice Chairman Larry Wilson called the Budget Hearing meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. and turned the time over
to Carrie Smith for the FY2020 Budget Presentation. Carrie Smith shared the budget booklet and provided a
PowerPoint presentation reviewing expected revenues, expenditures, and the proposed fee increases for the
2020 fiscal year. Discussions were held regarding local tax revenue, state revenue, salary based apportionment,
bus depreciation fund, and FY19 encumbered expenditures.
The Budget Hearing meeting concluded at 6:59 PM.
BUSINESS MEETING
Trustee Wilson called the Business Meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Kelly Coughenour, Assistant Superintendent of
Elementary Education led the Pledge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
a. Oath of Office Zone 5 Trustee Appointment – Hillary Radcliffe
Vice Chair Wilson administered the Trustee’s Oath of Office to Hillary Radcliffe, the newly appointed Zone 5
Trustee.
b. Reorganization of the Board of Trustees
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Vice Chair Larry Wilson declared the Idaho Falls School District #91 Board of Trustees offices of Chairman, Vice
Chairman, and Clerk dissolved. Superintendent George Boland then declared the office of chairperson for the
2019 year open for nominations.
Trustee Hill made a motion nominating Trustee Larry Wilson as Chairperson for the 2019 year. Trustee
Radcliffe provided the second. No other nominations were brought forward. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Chairman Wilson reviewed the offices and duties of the board members and called for nominations.
Trustee Haws made a motion nominating Trustee Lara Hill as the Vice Chair. Trustee Wilson provided the
second. No other nominations were brought forward. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Hill made a motion nominating Trustee Hillary Radcliffe as Clerk. Trustee Haws provided the second.
No other nominations were brought forward. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Chairman Wilson declared the Board of Trustees reorganized until January 2020.
ADOPT AGENDA
Trustee Haws made a motion to amend the agenda to include the V. Action Item c. Trustee Hill provided the second. No
further discussion. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Radcliffe made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended. Trustee Hill provided the second. Motion carried 5
ayes, 0 nays.
REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION
a. Superintendent’s Report
Superintendent Boland stated there are two assessment data presentations for the board as we have
concluded the 2018-2019 school year. Kelly Coughenour will present Student Achievement data and Gail
Rochelle will present the Gifted and Talented data.
Kelly Coughenour, Assistant Superintendent to Elementary Education presented a power point
that included assessment data for the IRI Indicator of Reading Process for grades K-3, the Idaho
State Achievement Test (ISAT) for grades 3-8 and 10, and finally PSAT data, a College Board
Assessment that gauges our students’ college and career readiness.
Gail Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement and School Improvement presented a power
point of the Idaho Falls Gifted and Talented Three-Year Plan Update that included identifying the
population, three-year goals, implementing identification procedures, programs used, a talent
development program, and finally how the program will move forward into the 2019-2020 school
year.
b. Patron Input – written comments, if provided, are attached.
Suketu Gandhi provided written comments regarding Full Day Kindergarten.
c. IFEA Report – Laura Milton, President reported.
Laura introduced herself as the current IFEA President for the next school year and shared that this is her
th
8 year teaching and she recently completed her Educational Specialist Degree in Administration. Laura
shared the IFEA is supporting educators in their first 5 years through the SPARKS retreat where four district
educators attended. Lara asked the board if there is any information they would like her to bring to them
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and Trustee Haacke requested IFEA report any concerns from the teachers who are on the front line in the
classroom.
d. Other Items
i. Cooperative Strategies Facility Master Plan Update – Tracy Richter, President, Ohio
Tracy Richter presented a power point reporting the results of the second community meeting and
an updated timeline of the facility master plan.
ii. ISBA Summer Institute Leadership Institute
Superintendent Boland reported the dates of the ISBA Summer Institute. A discussion was held.
iii. Budget Status Report – copy was included in the board packet.
CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Hill made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. No further
discussion. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Items approved included:
a. Approval of Minutes
i. May 8, 2019 Business Meeting
ii. May 21, 2019 Work Session
iii. May 30, 2019 Special Meeting
b. Review of Payment of Claims
i. May 2019 Bill List $3,995,245.14
ii. IFEA President Leave Invoices $774.55
c. Staff Actions
New Hires:
Name Position Location
rd
Amanda Stock 3 Grade Bush Elementary
st
Ashtyn Powell 1 Grade Bush Elementary
th
Jordan Morgan 4 Grade Theresa Bunker Elementary
th
Derra Davis 6 Grade Edgemont Elementary
rd
Lauren Parrett 3 Grade Edgemont Elementary
rd
Candice Thompson 3 Grade Ethel Boyes Elementary
th
Deanna Robbins 6 Grade Ethel Boyes Elementary
rd
Jessica Hughes 3 Grade Longfellow Elementary
th
Megan Ferguson 6 Grade Linden Park Elementary
th
Jessica Warner 4 Grade Dora Erickson Elementary
th
Lacey Eckersell 6 Grade Dora Erickson Elementary
Lindsay Homer Spec Ed Sunnyside Elementary
Christopher Powell Principal Eagle Rock Middle School
Shawna Wheelwright Spec Ed Skyline High School
Ivy Axenty Family Consumer Science Skyline High School
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Katie Williams Assistant Principal Idaho Falls High School
Macade Vineyard Information Technology Idaho Falls High School
Cynthia Black Math Idaho Falls High School
Zoe Creed Psych District Wide
Emergency Hires: A hiring emergency exists, as declared by the Board of Trustees, for the following
positions:
Erin Lemons Content Specialist Longfellow Elementary
Ryan Dumonte Content Specialist Longfellow Elementary
Alexis Schroeder Orgill Content Specialist Bush Elementary
Morgan Humphries Content Specialist Hawthorne Elementary
Grace Hansen Content Specialist Idaho Falls High School
Tristen Bradshaw Content Specialist Emerson High School
Amanda Harrington Content Specialist Taylorview Middle School
Kiley Christensen Content Specialist Taylorview Middle School
Walter Gates Content Specialist Renewal Dora Erickson Elementary
Emily Kvamme Content Specialist Renewal Taylorview Middle School
Rachel Gates Content Specialist Renewal Dora Erickson Elementary
Jayne Throckmorton Content Specialist Renewal Temple View Elementary
Greer Saechao Content Specialist Renewal Bush Elementary
Derek Sanders Content Specialist Renewal Idaho Falls High School
Amy Beck Teacher to New Endorsement District Wide
Joni Blakely Teacher to New Endorsement Bush Elementary
Resignations:
Name Position Location
rd
Stephanie Ade 3 Grade Bush Elementary
rd
Alixandra Pinnell 3 Grade Edgemont Elementary
th
Chris Wilmes 6 Grade Edgemont Elementary
th
Erika Barrus 5 Grade Edgemont Elementary
Karen Juell Intervention Specialist Dora Erickson Elementary
st
Leslie Wilmes 1 Grade Ethel Boyes Elementary
rd
Jessica Ramseth 3 Grade Ethel Boyes Elementary
Rachel Blanch Resource Room Hawthorne Elementary
rd
Marti Reed 3 Grade Hawthorne Elementary
Sarah Browning Spec Ed Sunnyside Elementary
Krista Muaina Science Taylorview Middle School
Nancy Miller Counselor Taylorview Middle School
Geoffrey Stubbs Language Arts Taylorview Middle School
Mindy Singer Instructional Coach District Wide
Retirees:
Name Position Location
st
Carol Casper 1 Grade Westside Elementary
st
Delores Hutten 1 Grade Edgemont Elementary
Transfers:
Name Position Location
Joni Blakely From: Resource From: Bush Elementary
th
To: 6 Grade To: Bush Elementary
th
Pam Merkley From: 6 Grade From: Edgemont Elementary
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To: Instructional Coach To: Theresa Bunker Elementary
rd
Brooke Anderson From: 3 Grade From: Longfellow Elementary
To: Instructional Coach To: Hawthorn Elementary
Frank Pickett From: Science From: Emerson High School
To: Science To: Idaho Falls High School
d. Other Items
i. Surplus/Discarded Equipment
Elementary Rendezvous Program discard two broken camp chef stoves
Fox Hollow sell upright grand piano
Eagle Rock Middle School sold cooking dishes and utensils
Eagle Rock Middle School sold Frigidaire stoves
Skyline High School sold Pole Vault Pits to Teton School District
Idaho Falls High School sell Pole Vault Pits
Idaho Falls High School discard dishwasher
Tech Department discard equipment
ii. High School Football Equipment Usage
Idaho Falls High School
Skyline High School
ACTION ITEMS
a. Adopt FY20 Budget with Fee Increases
Superintendent Boland stated it is the recommendation of the administration to adopt the FY20 Budget
with fee increases as presented.
Trustee Hill made a motion to adopt the FY20 Budget and the fee increases as presented. Trustee Haacke
provided the second. No further discussion. Motion carried 5 ayes. 0 nays.
b. Employee Purchase Approval
Superintendent Boland stated a district employee would like to purchase an old piano for $150 from Fox
Hollow Elementary. Carrie Smith stated an ad was placed on Craigslist to sell the piano and no one
purchased the piano. It is the recommendation of the administration that the district employee is
approved to purchase the piano for $150.
Trustee Radcliffe made a motion to approve the employee purchase as presented. Trustee Hill provided
the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
c. Extend Superintendent’s Contract through June 30, 2022
Trustee Hill made a motion to extend the Superintendent’s contract through June 30, 2022. Trustee Haws
provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Haacke made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 5 ayes, 0 nays. The
meeting adjourned at 8:31 pm.
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