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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005_06_14Board of Trustees Idaho Falls School District No. 91 Board Meeting Minutes June 14, 2005 Administration Building Idaho Falls, ID Budget Hearing — 6:30 p.m. Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m. Present from the Board of Trustees Ernest Jensen, Chairman Jared Fuhriman Jerry Wixom Excused: Jerry Shively Sharon Parry BUDGET HEARING Ernest Jensen called the meeting to order. Present from the Administration: John Murdoch, Superintendent George Boland, Supervisor of Instruction Craig Ashton, Supervisor of Instruction Guy Wangsgard, Business Lanae Jensen, Secretary Guy Wangsgard distributed a Fiscal Year 2006 Executive Summary Budget Report and discussed all aspects of the FY 06 budget in detail. The general fund budget is in the amount of $74,294,228. BOARD MEETING OPENING CEREMONIES The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Superintendent John Murdoch. Emissary of Excellence Dr. Murdoch honored the following school nurses and thanked them for the great job they do for the district: Lisa Brighton Melinda Roth Jane Henry Lois Cutler Beverly Slaska Tricia Henington Ernest Jensen commended the nurses and awarded them the Emissary of Excellence award. Rodger Barlow introduced Vonnie Coombs, volunteer of many programs at Bunker. She organizes luncheons, recognizes staff birthdays and appreciation, and was instrumental in starting the after -school enrichment classes. Jared Fuhriman commended Mrs. Coombs for her work and awarded her the Volunteer of the Month for May. Dr. Murdoch introduced Jessica Leavitt, PTO President at Fox Hollow. Mrs. Leavitt has led many of the school's projects: FAME lessons, Read With a Parent Night each month, publishing a monthly newsletter, developing the web page, and the support of the supplemental levy. Jerry Wixom commended Mrs. Leavitt and awarder her the Volunteer of the Month for June. 3 Board Meeting Minutes — June 14, 2005 Page Two ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman seconded the motion to amend the agenda with the addition of a matching fund request: iv. Linden Park. Motion passed. Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhrman seconded the motion to adopt the agenda as amended. Motion passed. CONSENT AGENDA Jared Fuhriman moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda consisting of 1) Board Meeting Minutes of May 10, 17 and 24, 2005; 2) payment of claims totaling $2,289,037.33 3) matching funds as listed below: Ethel Boyes Teacher Work Stations A. H. Bush Playground Equipment Idaho Falls High School Spinner Bikes for Weight Rm Idaho Falls High School Laptop Computers & Lamps Linden Park Mobile Computer Lab 4) personnel as listed below: Resignations Sheryl Perrine Allison Bradley Beverly Holtom Keva Erickson John Snell Doug Owen Brandt Pullins Sam Clark Karl Peterson Audra Waite Shaun Messick Gina Ziegler Christopher Cox New Hires Jennifer Peterson Erin Becker Angela Gillman Jodi Rupp Karen Tolman Karen Larcum Alexa Hicks Motion passed. Amy Clark Diana Dalling Clint Cornish Glenda Bergener Glenna Mathews Jennifer Doherty Laura Cummings $796.65 5,940.66 2,250.00 2,203.00 7.582.99 $18,773.29 Retirements Judy Wells Steve Ritchie William Grimmett Leave Sandra Thie Marsha Blackman Debbie Savage Janeen Getz Krystal Monson Susan Fox Edith Hounsel Julia Henks Tom Dickman Pete Gallant Barbara Nelson E Board Meeting Minutes — June 14, 2005 Page Three REPORTS Student Reports — None Patron Input — Gene Lund, past IFEA President, thanked the Board for the work of the past two years. IFEA — President Jan Lang introduced herself and described her history of growing up in District 991 and teaching for 32 years in the district. Education Foundation — Rebecca Casper reported that representatives of the foundation have visited faculty meetings and have seen more participation of faculty members in the education foundation. The new web site is up and running. The Foundation will be recognizing donors at the next Board Work Meeting on July 12. More positions have been created on the board of the foundation. Superintendent's Report — Dr. Murdoch reported that Hawthorne Elementary School has made outstanding achievements in testing. He introduced Craig Ashton, who discussed further the Hawthorne testing results. Dick Wagner, retiring principal of Hawthorne, Anne Seifert, new principal at Hawthorne, and Marie Robertson, 4"' grade teacher, narrated a power point presentation regarding the Hawthorne testing. ACTION ITEMS Ratify Trustee Election Results for Zone 5 Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman seconded the motion to ratify the trustee election results for Zone 5 and entered into the records: Virginia Casper 216 votes Gil Gardner 203 votes Tracie Miller 327 votes 2 votes voided Motion passed with aye votes: 3, no votes: 0. FY06 Budget Adoption Jared Fuhriman moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to approve the July 1, 2005 — June 30, 2006 budget in the amount of $74,294,288.00. Motion passed. District Technology Plan Acceptance Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman moved to accept the District Technology Plan. Motion passed. Linden Park Parking Lot Bid Jared Fuhriman moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to award the bid for the Linden Park parking lot to HK Contractors, Inc as low bidder meeting specification in the amount of $47,370.00. Motion passed. Westview High School Independent Accreditation Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman seconded the motion to approve a resolution to endorse the application of Westview High School for membership in the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. Motion passed. 5 Board Meeting Minutes — June 14, 2005 Page Four Westview Schedule Change Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman seconded the motion to approve a change in the time schedule for Westview High School. The new time schedule has an early release on Friday to enable the teachers time for collaboration, and more student contact days. The number of student contact hours remains the same. Motion passed. Erickson Schedule Change Jared Fuhriman moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to approve a change in the time schedule for Erickson Elementary School giving the students an early release on Wednesday to enable the teachers time for collaboration. Motion passed. Authorize Purchase of PowerSchool Student Management Software Jared Fuhriman moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to approve the purchase of PowerSchool student management software. Motion passed. Executive Session Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman seconded the motion to move to executive session for the discussion of Personnel S67-2345(B) and Negotiations S6-2345(C). Motion passed. Jared Fuhriman moved and Jerry Wixom seconded the motion to move to open session. Motion passed. Jerry Wixom moved and Jared Fuhriman seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion passed.