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BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- BUSINESS MEETING
DISTRICT OFFICE BOARD ROOM -- 7:00 P.M.
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015
Present from the Board of Trustees:
Lisa Burtenshaw, Chair
Dave Lent, Vice Chair
Larry Haws, Clerk
Excused: Trustee Deidre Warden
Trustee Bryan Zollinger (arrived later)
Present from the Administration:
George Boland, Superintendent
Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance
Dan Keck, Director of Student Services
Margaret Wimborne, Communications & Community
Engagement Coordinator
Debbie Wilkie, Recording Clerk
Board Chair Lisa Burtenshaw called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by IFEA
President Angela Gillman.
ADOPT AGENDA
Trustee Lent made a motion to amend the agenda to include item VI. Executive Session per Idaho Code 67-2345 (1) (b)
personnel, (c) negotiations, and to remove item ii. Representative Organization President's Leave Invoice under
section III. Consent Agenda. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion carried 3 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Haws made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended. Trustee Lent provided the second. Motion carried 3
ayes, 0 nays.
REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION
a. Student Reports -Student Representatives provided information about activities and events taking place
at their respective schools. Written reports, if provided, are attached.
L IFHS — Shaelyn Stohl
ii. Emerson — No report.
iii. SHS — No report.
iv. Compass Academy — No report.
b. Superintendent's Report - a written copy is attached.
c. Patron Input —
Mr. Suketu Gandhi provided input regarding public confidence in the school system and secondary math
curriculum. Written comments are attached.
d. IFEA Report— President Angela Gillman reported
• 16 representatives are planning to attend the Delegate Assembly meeting in Boise on April 10-
11,2015
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• Angela stated she and Supt. Boland had a conversation about starting negotiations, for non -
monetary items, prior to the completion of this legislative session since there is talk of a late
finish this year.
e. Education Foundation Report —
Program Director Marilou Hart provided a written report to share with the Board tonight, she was ill and not
able to attend tonight. A copy is attached.
f. Other Items
i. Budget Status Report — a printout of the monthly budget -to -actual report was provided in the board
packet for review.
ii. District Musical —
The district musical, The Pirates of Penzance, opens this Friday, March 13th with additional
performances on Saturday, March 14th, Monday, March 16th and Tuesday, March 17th. All
performances start at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Compass Academy.
Trustee Lent shared information regarding a recent visit he had with a patron a few days ago while waiting in the Salt
Lake Airport. Trustee Lent stated this patron seemed very interested in ways to help education and was excited to
attend the first Compass Academy graduation ceremony in June. Chairman Burtenshaw stated she would like to add a
discussion at the next work session regarding public confidence in the school system.
CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Lent made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. A discussion
was held about having principals note the additional funding sources on their matching fund requests. Going forward
Chairman Burtenshaw stated it would be helpful to have the second funding source, such as the PTO, Grants or Ed.
Foundation, listed on the request forms. Motion carried 3 ayes, 0 nays.
Items approved included:
Approval of Minutes:
February 11, 2015 Business Meeting
February 20, 2015 Special Board Meeting
February 25, 2015 Work Session
Payment of Claims:
February 2015 Bill List - $2,897,354.58
Matching Funds:
Dora Erickson Elementary
Library Books $15,379.81
Linden Park Elementary
Classroom Audio Systems $13,130.56
Total Matching Funds requested $28,510.37
Other Items:
Discarded Equipment
District Office — Broken PylePro Megaphone
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PROPOSALS
a. Skyline Annex (Child Care Center) Lease
Superintendent Boland reviewed that the proposed lease agreement with Eastern Idaho Community
Partnership, more directly the Head Start Program, has been reviewed by both parties and legal counsel.
The superintendent stated the only questions that remain are regarding the lease amount and whether or
not there should be a security deposit. Initially, the discussion was not to charge a monthly fee because our
students would be able to participate in the program. A deposit is recommended as a back-up for utilities
and maintenance expenses that might be incurred. A discussion was held. This item will be added to the
March 18" agenda as an Action Item.
ACTION ITEMS
a. Special Education Manual Update
Dan Keck, Director of Student Services, shared that the Special Education Manual provided by the State
Department of Education was recently updated. In order for the district to apply for special education
funding the newly updated manual needs to be formally adopted by the Board of Trustees. Dan stated that
everything they deal with in special education is included in the manual, it is very detailed and guides the
daily work of the Special Education Department.
Trustee Haws made a motion to adopt the 2015 Special Education Manual update as presented. Trustee
Lent provided the second. Motion carried 3 ayes, 0 nays.
Chairman Burtenshaw called for a motion to move into Executive Session. Trustee Haws made a motion to
go into Executive Session as per Idaho Code, Section 67-2345 (1) (b) personnel and (c) negotiations. Trustee
Lent provided the second. A roll call vote was taken:
Lisa Burtenshaw —yes
Dave Lent —yes
Larry Haws - yes
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Superintendent Boland, Carrie Smith and the Board of Trustees met in Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code, §67-
2345 (1) (c) regarding negotiations.
At approximately 8:00 p.m. Trustee Bryan Zollinger joined Superintendent Boland and the Board of Trustees in
Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code, §67-2345 (1) (b) regarding a personnel matter.
Trustee Zollinger made a motion to return to Open Session at 8:28 PM. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion
carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
Trustee Haws made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Zollinger provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
Meeting adjourned at 8:28 PM.
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Superintendent's Report —March 11, 2015
• Supplemental Levy Results:
0 1839 yes
0 406 no
0 81.92%
• Career Ladder Update: House Education Committee held HB 222 in committee. Chairman
DeMordant quoted in IEN article a new bill would be forthcoming with "some minor changes"
by the end of the week or early next week. As a result JFAC has postponed setting the K-12 FY16
budget. Anticipate changes may include independent review of evaluations and perhaps Master
teacher designation. May also bring pupil services personnel onto the ladder with language
regarding performance criteria to be developed for FY 17. Those three areas received the most
attention during testimony.
• As indicated in my last Friday letter staffing for 2015-16 is underway,
o Resignations:
3 elementary
3 secondary
o Retirements:
4 elementary
1 secondary
o Transfer Requests:
22 elementary — 3 Literacy Coach / 5 Title 1 Instructional Coach
6 secondary
o Leave Request:
1 elementary
• Upcoming Job Fairs:
o March 12-13 — University of Wyoming
o March 18-19 - USU/BYU Provo (will see a large number of BYUI grads)
o April 3 — ISU/BYUI (tentative)
o April 7-8 — Oregon Educator Fair, Portland
o April 20 — University of Montana
o April TBD — SD 91
o Have offered 4 Letters of Intent for elementary positions
Lampshade art raising money far community literacy efforts
Local artists have taken 19 lampshades and turned them
into works of art. You have the chance to own one of
these unique pieces now on display in the Hall Community
Gallery at the Willard Arts Center. Mark your calendar
for the lampshade auction on Thursday, March 12th.
All proceeds from the lampshade sale will go to support
literacy programs like Idaho Falls School District 91's
One District, One Book program.
Sponsors: Idaho Falls Rotary Club, Idaho Falls School District 91, Idaho Falls Arts Council & Riverbend Communications.
Hall Community Gallery,
Willard Arts Center,
450 A Street, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
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PUBLIC INPUT SHEET
Guidelines for Patron Involvement in School Board Meetings
School Board meetings are meetings of the elected Board of Trustees held in public for the
purpose of conducting the business of the Board. Patron input is invited during board meetings
on the following basis:
To request to speak to the Board of Trustees:
In order to be recognized, the patron must sign and complete the Public Input portion below prior
to the beginning of the meeting. The Public Input Sheet should be located on a table at the back
of the boardroom.
Patrons will be recognized by the Chairman of the Board. Public input should not exceed three
minutes. The Board will listen to public input without comment except to ask germane questions.
Expressions must be appropriate to the public setting. Discussion of personnel matters or
personal attacks are not appropriate.
Board Policy 506.0 item 5 states that complaints against a particular teacher or District
employee shall be in writing. The contract between District 91 and the teacher's
association, as well as traditional concepts of the due process of law, require that the
affected employee be notified of a written complaint.
The Chair has the authority to control the meeting whenever necessary.
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Suketu Gandhi 's Comments on Public Confidence in the School System March 11, 2014
There is a state-wide discussion on linking teachers compensation with their student's
performance. The missing element in these discussions is the public confidence in the school
system. When the confidence in the school system increases, then the teacher's compensation
will certainly increase. The issue that needs to be sorted out is what comes first? The public's
confidence, or the teacher's compensation.
Public's confidence in the school system has eroded for a number of reasons. The schools
certainly respond to its legal requirements. When it comes to the students' need, not every
needed element are in place. For a long time, the school failed to properly teach mathematics. In
the elementary grades, this has been addressed through right instructional materials. As a result,
students learn at a higher level that the Common Core Mathematics standards. However, this has
not been the case in secondary grades.
To illustrate this, consider learning of Pythagoras theorem, which is easily derived based
on areas of squares and triangles. The curriculum available from the internet show that students
know how to square a number. The neglected topic is math tricks for certain class of numbers,
which enables students to square a number based on inspection of digits. Another topic neglected
is how to find a square root of an arbitrary number. The books teach student how to find square
root of a number of perfect squares. It is possible to teach students how to find a square root of
an arbitrary number in the middle school mathematics. However, the curricular materials
neglects to teach this. When students learn about Pythagoras theorem, they should know all the
relevant topics in depth, instead of scratching the surface.
Pythagoras theorem is one of many examples. In textbooks, there are examples of
incorrect derivation of a number of mathematical relationships, poor exposition of select lessons,
or exercises that fails to integrate a number of topics_ These undesirable elements of mathematics
curriculum will continue to enter classroom unless entire content is given a thorough evaluation
from the position of knowledge. When this occurs, the parents will know that their children are
taught rigorously. As a result, the students of mathematics would have the requisite mathematical
maturity by end of the course.
Instruction materials are one of several elements. Other elements are the having
supplementary math books, the ways to engage students. The supplementary math books are full
of excellent math problems. The engagement of students mean asking questions that provokes
thinking, students presenting their approach in solving reasonably complex problems and
ensuring that right types of problems are given for homework.
When students gain the proper mathematical maturity, they will excel in standardized
test, and will grasp various math topics quickly. When this happens, the confidence in the school
system increases, and teachers' compensation will certainly increase.
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Presented by: Maritou Hart, Directory District 91 Education Foundation.
Marketing Logo has been approved waiting for final copy.
I recently took a day and went to every school in District 91 and introduced myself to the office staff
and administration (when available) let them know we are here to support them. The feedback from
this visit has been very positive
Networking Continuing to attend Chamber events
Will be attending Mayors Business day April 215t
Fundraisers Registered and currently beginning to market the Idaho Gives Campaign, preparing materials for
funding requests with new logo and branding. Researching new and innovative fundraising
opportunities.
Scholarships Mini teacher grants and Oddfellows scholarship committees are being formed.
Maeck Scholarships will be available March 15th, will be distributed to schools and in the media.
Toyota Raffle Raffle ticket sales are ongoing.
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