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.
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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
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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.
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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.