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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES – ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE – 9:00 A.M.
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Larry Wilson, Chair George Boland, Superintendent
Paul Haacke, Member Dan Keck, Asst. Supt. of Secondary Education
Hillary Radcliffe, Clerk via WebEx Carrie Smith, Director HR & Finance
Lara Hill, Vice Chair Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement & School
Improvement
Excused – Larry Wilson, Treasurer Camille Wood, Director of Technology
Margaret Wimborne, Director Communications &
Community Engagement
Kevin Klingler, Director of Operations
Justine Reese, Child Nutrition Supervisor
Brandi Moreno, Board Secretary, Recording
Chairman Wilson called the meeting to order at 9:03 AM.
ADOPT AGENDA
Trustee Hill made a motion to adopt the agenda. Trustee Haacke provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0
nays.
BOARD RETREAT
Superintendent Boland stated that based on the input with respect to board training, board members’ number
one requested topic was Board and Superintendent Roles and Responsibilities. Since ISBA is not available until
September to provide this training, the district leadership team put together some discussion topics to give the
board members an awareness of some of the scope of services the school district provides.
1. Our Focus
Superintendents’ Charge to Principals – Superintendent Boland shared a PowerPoint presentation
he presented to principals and teachers that has been consistent for the last two years. The
Continuous Improvement Plan is a big part of a Superintendent’s charge to Principals. The
presentation included focus on effective instructional leadership, effective lessons, primacy of
literature, the essence of simplicity by reducing technology and literature based arts & crafts
including movies, workbooks, etc. which do not have an impact on reading writing and speaking.
Principals develop goals for each school and they monitor these goals keeping the focus on
improving student achievement through learner readiness, culture that empowers, instruction
that engages, and school and community involvement. Discussions were held.
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District Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) – Superintendent Boland reviewed the school
district’s CIP with board members which included the vision, mission, focus areas, goals,
researched-based strategies, and a demographic analysis comparing 2018-2019 school year and
the 2019-2020 school year. A benchmark metrics was shared showing goal results from the 2018-
2019 school year and the 2019-2020 school year. Discussions were held.
Accountability – Gail Rochelle, Director of Student Achievement & School Improvement shared
with board members the Idaho Schools.org website which provides an overview of our school
district, academic indicators, and non-academic indicators. Gail discussed how this tool is one of
the ways the district gathers information to provide interventions within our schools. Gail shared
with board members the Idaho State Board of Education website showing the guidance from the
state board of education for the district’s Continuous Improvement Plan, Literacy Plan, and the
College and Career Readiness Plan which are required each year. On this same website, Gail
showed Federal Programs reviewing all of the federal programs the district provides, including
federal funding and the federal reports connected to these programs. Discussions were held.
2. Scope of Support
Superintendent Boland stated that to give the board members an awareness of the scope of support our
departments provide, he invited each of the following to give a short description of their Scope of Support
for their department.
Personnel – Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance shared a handout reviewing the district work
force by presenting the number of certified staff, administrators, and classified staff. She also
included the 2018-2019 school year cost for wages, benefits, monthly payroll, and an average
number of employees paid per month. Finally she shared the current 2019-2020 school year’s
budget for all funds, budgeted wages, and budgeted benefit costs.
Technology – Camille Wood, Director of Technology shared a handout reviewing the Technology
Department’s overall quantity of devices and services provided to all classrooms, offices,
infrastructure, and student and employee accounts. Camille shared the Technology Department’s
new organizational chart showing the different technology teams and their respective systems.
Maintenance & Operations – Kevin Klingler, Director of Operations shared two handouts that
included completed summer projects and the quantity of services provided. Kevin also shared a
PowerPoint presentation that included the Operations budget, organizational chart, list of
buildings that are maintained, and services they provide including mechanical, operational,
grounds, environmental health/safety, custodial, and grounds.
Transportation – Ralph Frost, Director of Transportation provided a handout listing the number of
Transportation employees, the district bus boundaries, number of bus routes, number of students
transported, number of miles driven, district provided bus driver training, district provided
maintenance and servicing of all busses and other district vehicles. Superintendent Boland
pointed out the overflow bussing and how Ralph oversees this process as well. Discussions were
held.
Child Nutrition – Justine Reese, Supervisor of Child Nutrition shared a handout providing
information on the everyday operations, the number of meals provided and transported, funding
based on the state reimbursements, programs and awarded grants, and finally commodity and
purchased foods. A discussion was held.
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3. Code of Ethics for School Board Members
Superintendent Boland shared the school board Code of Ethics policy and the ISBA Code of Ethics
document signed by each board member. These documents include board member responsibility, board
member relationships and relationships to other board members, and board member responsibility to the
community.
4. ISBA Workshops
Superintendent Boland shared information Trustee Radcliffe obtained from the ISBA quoting three 2-3
hour trainings by David Brinkman. Trustee Radcliffe stated ISBA prefers the trainings are 3 hour sessions
to provide all of the training and can be separated into different days. A discussion was held.
5. Policy
Formulation – Superintendent Boland reviewed Board Policy 108.0 - Formulation of Board Policy.
He stated there are different reasons board policy development will come forward. Sometimes it
comes from the legislature, state board rule, recommendations from the state board, the public,
or schools. Sometimes district staff develop policy or sometimes committees are formed with
people in the community. Policy changes or new policy have a three reading process before the
board takes action. A discussion was held.
Review of Board Policy 505.0 - Public Solicitations, Corporate Sponsorships, & Advertising in the
Schools and related administrative procedures – Superintendent Boland stated this policy is an
example that was modified because the district had a number of corporate sponsorships that
were not being monitored and needed guidance with quality controls put in place. A discussion
was held.
6. Other
Trustee Haacke inquired about the status of the following projects. The Civic Auditorium project in
regards to the school district’s use of the classrooms that are part of the auditorium, Cooperative
Strategies facility plan and scheduling going forward, the status of the proposed Sunnyside Elementary
addition of classrooms and cafeteria, the proposed Idaho Department of Transportation’s onramp project
near Temple View Elementary, and finally the status of the Electrical Scoreboard at Ravsten Stadium.
Discussions were held.
Trustee Hill moved to adjourn. Trustee Haacke provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays. Meeting
adjourned at 1:42 PM.
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