HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006_05_09Board of Trustees
Idaho Falls School District No. 91
Board Meeting Minutes
May 9, 2006
Administration Building
Idaho Falls, ID
Present from the Board of Trustees
Jerry Wixom. Chairman
Ernest Jensen
Jerry Shively
Tracie Miller
Mary Ann Smith
Present from the Administration:
John Murdoch, Superintendent
George Boland, Supervisor of Instruction
Craig Ashton, Supervisor of Instruction
Guy Wangsgard, Business Office
Susan Hulse, PIO and Recording Secretary
Chairman Jerry Wixom called the board meeting to order.
Jerry Shively led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Principal Kelly Coughenour from Longfellow Elementary introduced Cheryle Spencer as the May
Emissary of Excellence Award recipient. Mrs. Spencer has worked for Longfellow for 22 years, she has
worked as a recess duty, a computer technician and for the past 10 years, the school secretary. She is
helpful and extremely knowledgeable about the school and school district. People love to come to
Longfellow because of Cheryle. Tracie Miller presented the Emissary of Excellence plaque to Ms.
Spencer congratulated and sincerely thanked her for her hard work at Longfellow.
Principal Kelly Coughenour from Longfellow Elementary introduced Cindy Ozaki as the May Volunteer
of the Month. Cindy has been the PTO President at Longfellow for 6 years. She pitches in year-round,
non-stop and helps out at a moments notice when needed. Tracie Miller presented The Volunteer of the
Month to Cindy and expressed her appreciation for Cindy's dedication to Longfellow.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Jerry Shively moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to adopt the agenda as written. Motion
passed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Ernest Jensen moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion to adopt the consent agenda. Motion
passed. Items approved include:
Board Meeting Minutes April 11, & 25 2006
Matching Funds:
Edgemont Elementary
LCD Projectors
Hawthorne Elementary
Computers
Longfellow Elementary
Asphalt Path
Sunnyside Elementary
Computers, licenses, software
Taylorview Jr. High
Lockers, Library books
Skyline High School
Volleyball Standards
Total amount matching funds request
Payment of Claims $2,967, 156.91 TOTAL
$2,900.34
$10, 800.00
$1,797.70
$7,500.00
$7,500.00
$1,558.00
$32,056.04
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Staff Actions
New Hires:
Kathy L Allen
Kimberly Asbell
Tracie L Bartholomew
Stephanie Bingham
Catherine C Dompier
Brooke M Fleming
Heather N Ginn
Dustin Heath
Ashley M Holmgren
Travis D Jenkins
Ron A Jensen
Julie Johnson
Retirements:
Thomas Kohler
Michael Brent Lake
David Livingston
Chad Martin
Karen M Martin
Sara C Maughan
Jennifer Murdoch
Natalie J Muth
Barbara J Nelson
Rulon David Nielsen
Levi C Owen
Lexie French
Paulette Kirsch
Larry Hammer
Ramona Marshall
John Mark Hatch
Susan Nelson
Resignations:
Michael Bayne
Holly Jenkins
Marsha Blackman
Norma Jensen
Amber Carlson
Elizabeth Larson
Sarah Fell
Holly Martin
Janeen Getz
Jason Nielsen
Julia Henkes
Skye O'Shaughnessy
Linda Hone
Janeece Price
Nancy Jackson
Lenora Reid
Tami J Parry
Mary C Pelto
Kristen M Redd
Brett H Schwieder
Leslie Schwieder
Jeremy W Smith
Kristoffer J Smith
Caryn J Sperry
Nancy L Vollmer
Allison M Wilkerson
Victoria Winters
Kim Smith
Sandra Thie
Tara Reiss
Kurt Scheffler
Heather Stong
Gordon Thomas
Yvonne Thurber
Sara Waite
Andrea Wilson
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REPORTS
John Fullmer, Student Representative from Idaho Falls High School reported on the following activities:
The last dance of the year, ISAT testing, Spring Sports, State Sports and Graduation.
There was no report from Skyline High School.
Patron Input:
There was no Patron Input.
IFEA Report
There was no report from IFEA.
Education Foundation Report
Daryl Snyder announced the resignation of Rod Gartrell and stated that he would be greatly missed. The
interim Treasurer will be Guy Wangsgard. Ms. Snyder reviewed the following projects: Strategic
Planning, Vision Statement and Core Beliefs, Donor Management Software, and Zone Review
Recruitment. She asked Rebecca Casper to report on the Mayor's Scholarship Event. Mrs. Casper
thanked all those involved with the dinner, and reviewed income, expenses, number of scholarships, types
of scholarships, the underwriting of the October In-service, United Way in -kind supply donations, and
attendance figures.
Superintendent's Report
Principal Kelly Coughenour of Longfellow Elementary reviewed data use, scores and testing, IRI
Intervention, after school program, intramurals, community projects, and new projects such as, Muffins
for Moms and Donuts for Dads, and High School Buddies.
Dr. Murdoch reported the city has the footprint of the proposed Edgemont Elementary classroom
addition. If the Edgemont cost is less than $100,000 the lowest of three quotes can be used. If the cost is
over $100,000 then the normal bid process must occur.
Dr. Murdoch also reported the annual concert in Utah scheduled for choral students from Eagle Rock has
been cancelled at the last minute by the company due to the failure of the sponsoring company. The
District is examining its options, but families will receive a refund.
PROPOSALS
There are no proposals.
ACTION ITEMS
Tracie Miller moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to approve the Revised Policy 807.0 —
Salary Schedule as written. Motion passed.
Mary Ann Smith moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to approve the Revised Policy 809.1
— Sick Leave as written. Motion passed.
Ernest Jensen moved and Tracie Miller seconded the Revised Policy 809.5 — Military Leave as
written. Motion passed.
Jerry Shively moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to approve the New Policy 809.1.2 —
Transfer and Acceptance of Sick Leave as written. Motion passed.
Consultative Services as written. Motion passed.
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Tracie Miller moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to approve the Revised Policy 1007.5 —
Health
Mary Ann Smith moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion to approve New Policy 1005.3.13 —
Gangs / Gang Activity as written. Motion passed.
Ernest Jensen moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to approve Revised Policy 605.2 —
Programs for Gifted Students as written. Motion passed.
Mary Anne Smith moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion to approve Secondary Math
Textbook Adoption as written. Motion passed.
Jerry Shively moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to approve Calendar Development
Guidelines as written. Motion passed.
Jerry Shively moved and Ernest Jensen seconded the motion to approve the FY06 Audit Engagement
as written. Motion passed.
Ernest Jensen moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to declare Jerry Wixom elected as
trustee in Zone 1 for a three (3) year term as this was not a contested election. Motion passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Jerry Shively moved and Mary Anne Smith seconded the motion to move to Executive Session. Motion
passed.
Ernest Jensen moved and Tracie Miller seconded the motion to move to open session. Motion passed.
Tracie Miller moved and Jerry Shively seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion passed.
Please Note:
• Trustees will meet Tuesday, May 161" at 8:30 P.M. to Canvass Election Ballots.
• The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2006 in the District
Office Board Room at Noon.