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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003_01_28BOARD OF TRUSTEES IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 91 Board Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 Administrative Office 8:00 P.M. Executive Session: 6:30 p.m. Student Discipline Section S67-2345 (B). IDAHO CODE Alan Reed called the meeting to order. Sharon Parry moved and Jerry Wixom seconded to move to Executive Session. Motion passed. Jerry Wixom moved and Ernest Jensen seconded to move to open session. Motion passed. OPENING EXERCISES Present from the Board of Trustees: Alan Reed, Chairman Ernest Jensen Sharon Parry Jerry Wixom Brian Crouch Present from the Administration: John Murdoch, Superintendent Ken Schow, Assistant Superintendent Craig Ashton, Supervisor of Curriculum George Boland, Supervisor of Instruction Lanae Jensen, Recording Secretary Chairman Alan Reed called the meeting to order and welcomed guests. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Ernest Jensen. Superintendent Murdoch introduced Dr. Bill Poston, curriculum auditor, and Dr. Poston introduced the team of auditors. The team consists of: Dr. William K. Poston, Johnston, Iowa John P. Rouse, Port Aransas, Texas Judy Birmingham, Naples, Florida Craig Nikolai, Lake Oswego, Oregon Clark Muscat, Jerome, Idaho Bruce Burpee, Deming, Washington Laurie Erekson, McCall, Idaho Roger Stewart, Boise, Idaho The team of auditors will be in the district from Monday, Jan. 27 until Thursday, Jan. 30. Their report to the District will follow in several months. EMISSARY OF EXCELLENCE Kay Moor, Principal of Sunnyside Elementary School introduced Trudy Griebenow, Librarian at Sunnyside Elementary. Mrs. Griebenow has been a language arts teacher at Taylorview Junior High, and after a leave of absence, began working this year at Sunnyside. She has incorporated several new programs in the library, and was awarded the Emissary of Excellence Award. I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Ernest Jensen moved the agenda be adopted with the addition of: VI. f. iv. Skyline Journalism g. Students 2002-03B, 2002-03C, and 2002-03D Sharon Parry seconded the motion. Motion passed. Page Two — Board Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 II. MATCHING FUNDS Jerry Wixom moved and Sharon Parry seconded the motion to approve the following matching funds: Eagle Rock Junior High Ellison Machine Dies $651.00 Grouping Tables/Chairs 658.87 Idaho Falls High School Physics Roller Coaster System 300.00 Skyline High School Weight Training Equipment 500.00 TOTAL MATCHING FUNDS $2,109.87 At this point, the Board discussed Action Item VI. f. — Student Travel Requests. Jerry Wixom moved and Brian Crouch seconded the motion to approve the following travel requests 1) IFHS Acappella Choir to Salt Lake City May 1-4t', 2003 2) Skyline Royal Blue Ensemble choir to San Jose April 10-13, 2003 3) IFHS Cheerlead Squad to Los Angeles March 28-31, 2003 4) Skyline Journalism staffs to Portland April 10-13, 2003 Motion passed. III. CONSENT AGENDA Ernest Jensen moved to approve the minutes of the January 14, 2003 Board Meeting with the addition of "regarding sending a personnel letter to employee 2002-0313" in the first paragraph of page 3. This motion also included Staff Actions to include renewing Superintendent John Murdoch's contract to run from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2006, and newly hired teachers: Kathryn Cooper, Annick Dixon, and Cherie Park. Sharon Parry seconded; motion passed. IV. REPORTS Alyson Zollinger, student representative of Idaho Falls High School, reported on many of the school activities. Among them were activities such as: their fund raiser, "Shoes for Christmas", multi -cultural week was a great success, Honor Society added 80 new members, and the Student Council will have lunch with curriculum auditors on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Christina Larson, student representative of Skyline High School, reported on many of the Skyline activities. Included were: Debate Club activities, exchange students from Germany, yearbook delivery this year will be in the spring with spring sports insert later, Celebrate Life Week — extremely well received, girls basketball doing well, and seven families were adopted for Christmas. Patron Reports: - Cindy Ozaki, PTO President at Longfellow School spoke to the Board regarding the need for the addition to Longfellow School. IFEA Report —Mary Farrier commented on the Sun Project at Idaho Falls High School, and the wonderful recognition it gave to each person at the school. Mrs. Famer spoke to the following items: a) Calendar comments — b) The IFEA supports the Longfellow addition. c) The Gale Jr. High addition does not include dressing rooms and showers (note — current dressing rooms and library will exchange spaces the summer of 2004) d) The IFEA Executive Council met with the auditors and had a good session e) Supported following the negotiated agreement.. Page Three — Board Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 Superintendent's Report — Supt. Murdoch reported on the January 25th meeting with Legislators at Sandcreek Middle School. A two-hour discussion included information regarding finances and energy. Dr. Murdoch also discussed the ISIMS (Idaho State Information Management System) Project — this will be helpful to the district. In discussing the calendar, Dr. Murdoch said the priorities seem to be to minimize two day weeks which support: 1) two full weeks at Christmas 2) one full week at spring break Dr. Murdoch introduced several policies for a first reading: Policy 1002.0 Attendance (Revised) Policy 302.1 General Fund Contingency (New) Policy 809.5 Military Leave (New) V. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS No agenda items VL ACTION ITEMS Final Reading of Policy 604.2.1 Curriculum Program Evaluation. It was moved by Ernest Jensen and seconded by Sharon Parry to accept the policy as written. Motion passed. It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to accept Calendar Option 2 (first day of school September 2 — last day of school June 10) for the 2002-03 school year. Motion passed. It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Brian Crouch to accept the bid from NSX Technologies for network equipment, and to accept the bid from Qwest for Voiceover IP equipment. Motion passed. Brian Crouch moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to authorize the administration to contract with JRW & Associates, architects for A&E services related to the production of specifications and drawings requisite to the procurement of bids related to the scope of work being proposed for Clair E. Gale Junior High School. Motion passed. Brian Crouch moved and Sharon Parry seconded the motion to authorize the administration to contract with Nielson Bodily, architects for A&E services related to the production of specifications and drawings requisite to the procurement of bids related to the scope of work being proposed for Longfellow Elementary School. Motion passed. Sharon Parry moved that Student 2002-03B have a change of placement to the 3B Transition classroom for the remainder of second trimester 2003. If the student completes the coursework for the classes the student is currently enrolled and earns a minimum of 2 credits, the student will be readmitted to Skyline High School third trimester 2003 and in addition to all board and school policies will be responsible for compliance with a behavior and discipline plan developed by the administration of Skyline High School. The behavior and discipline plan will identify expectations for behavior and performance as well as consequences for violation of the plan. Moved to expel Student 2002-03C from Skyline High School with permission to access District resources limited to Digital Learning Academy, Nova Net, and consultation with the Westview High School counselor regarding attainment of credits to earn a Westview diploma. Correspondence credits from an accredited correspondence program may be used to fulfill outstanding credit requirements for a Westview High School Diploma within the limits of existing board policy. In the event Student 2002-03C has not earned the credits necessary for a Westview High School diploma by November 1, 2003, the student may petition the Board for readmission to attend classes on the Westview High School campus. Student 2002-03C is denied the privilege of participating in District #91 sponsored commencement exercises. Page Four - Board Meeting Minutes January 28, 2003 Moved that Student 2002-03D have a change of placement to the 3B Transition classroom for the remainder of the 2002- 2003 school year where the student may earn credits in those classes necessary to complete the requirements for a diploma from Westview High School. In the event the student has not earned the credits necessary for a Westview High School diploma by August 1, 2003, the student may petition the board for readmission to attend classes on the Westview High School campus. Student 2002-03D is denied the privilege of participating in District #91 sponsored commencement exercises. The motion for all three students was seconded by Jerry Wixom. Motion passed. It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to move to Executive Session. Motion passed. It was moved by Jerry Wixom and seconded by Sharon Parry to move into open session. Motion passed. Jerry Wixom moved and Ernest Jensen moved to adjourn. Motion passed. Executive Session 4:30 p.m. Monday, February 3, 2003 Alan Reed called the meeting to order. Ernest Jensen moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to move to Executive Session. Motion passed. At 6:03 p.m. Sharon Parry moved and Jerry Wixom seconded to move to open session. Motion passed. Sharon Parry moved and Ernest Jensen seconded to adjourn. Motion passed.