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IDAHO FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91
BOARD OF TRUSTEES -- BOARD BUSINESS MEETING
DISTRICT 91 ADMINISTRATION OFFICE -- 7:00 P.M.
690 JOHN ADAMS PARKWAY, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2019
Present from the Board of Trustees: Present from the Administration:
Lara Hill, Vice Chairman George Boland, Superintendent
Hillary Radcliffe, Clerk Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance
G. Larry Haws, Treasurer Margaret Wimborne, Director of Communications and
Paul Haacke, Member Community Engagement
Brandi Moreno, Board Secretary, Recording
Excused:
Larry S. Wilson, Chairman
Vice-Chairman Hill called the business meeting to order at 7:01 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Trustee Larry
Haws.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
a. Recognition of Outgoing Trustee – Larry Haws
Vice-Chairman Hill stated this is Trustee Haws’ last night with the district and she thanked him for his
predictability, humility, and stated it’s been a pleasure getting to know him and he will be greatly missed.
Trustee Haws stated it’s been a wonderful eight years and he hopes the board can go on with what they need
to do to give our students the best education they can and give the teachers all the support they can.
ADOPT AGENDA
Trustee Radcliffe made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion
carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
REPORTS/INPUT/INFORMATION
a. Student Reports – written comments, if provided are attached.
i. Compass Academy – Representative Brigham Bentley and Maria Aquino reported they held a food
drive the week before Thanksgiving where they were able to obtain nearly 4,000 non-perishable
food items which they donated to the local food basket, they are in the process of doing 12 days of
Compass which are holiday themed activities, and finally they have a Christmas assembly on Friday
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December 20.
ii. Emerson High School – no report.
iii. Skyline High School – Representative Naomi Flores and Ashley Fransen reported, this holiday
season, they’re big emphasis is on service. They chose 6 kids, ages 3-8 years old from an Angel Tree
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and they purchased clothes, games, toys, coats, and boots. On December 12 and 18 they will be
caroling at Fairwinds Assisted Living, the Idaho Falls Fire House and the Idaho Falls Police Station.
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Tuesday December 17 they will have a motivational speaker Erick Johnson come speak at an
assembly. They began Random Acts of Christmas Kindness (RACK) where they do simple acts of
kindness for others and they give out a card that states “You’ve Been RACK’ed”. The student then
“RACK’ed” the board of trustees.
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iv. Idaho Falls High School – Representatives Shauna Romrell reported they have a Christmas locker
where students can add a note in the locker listing gifts they’d like for Christmas, student
government will choose a couple of those requests and buy the gifts, then present them to the
students at the Christmas assembly. They are doing a Money Blitz by passing around buckets at the
assembly for donations. There are incentives to raise money for example, if $1,750 is raised, the
Principal will dye his hair orange or if $1,000 is raised, the boys’ basketball team will dance at the
assembly. The Foreign Exchange Student night is tomorrow where they bring different food or
activities from their different countries. The Student Government class adopted a family and bought
them Christmas gifts. Last weekend all Student Government students volunteered 4 hours at the
Pinecrest Event Center, where they dressed up and helped kids with different holiday activities.
b. Superintendent’s Report
Superintendent Boland reported that Monday Representative Clow will be in our district to talk about issues
related to the upcoming legislative session and answer questions. Representative Clow will also tour
Compass Academy and Dora Erickson Elementary schools. This is the first time we’ve had a legislative
representative come that’s not from this side of the state and we are excited to have him here.
Last Week, Superintendent Boland attended a Region 6 Career and Technical Education (CTE) meeting at the
College of Easter Idaho. In attendance were Idaho Senators Lent and Mortimer, from CEI, President Rick
Amen, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ann Marie Peters, and CTE Director, Clint Reading, from INL, Amy
Lent, and finally a representative from Premier Technologies. There was a robust discussion around putting
together a regional CTE center in our area. Superintendent Boland reported there was interesting
information presented by Amy Lent concerning the direction of the INL and the various projects with needs
for a workforce of 5,000 construction craft positions which would peak in 2024 and presently our area
doesn’t have that workforce. These projects would also offer 1,200 employee operation positions for these
projects. This information entered into a discussion of different programs we could offer our high school
students and conversations for a work development piece.
Superintendent Boland also attended the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho annual meeting where Dr. Lawrence
Yun, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at the National Association of Realtors spoke
about indicators within our state that it is not inevitable there will be a recession but we will probably see
continued growth with our housing prices increasing at a rate that is twice that of the national rate. Dr. Allen
Walbuger, Professor at BYU-Idaho presented on his study looking at three primary groups including
residential, commercial/industrial, and agriculture and what they pay in property taxes and the benefits they
receive. Governor Little reinforced his support in K-12 Education being his number one priority which is
encouraging to hear.
Superintendent Boland reported the State of Idaho completed their annual inspection of our D91
Transportation Department. We are 98.95% in compliance with the 1,901 points of inspection. We are very
pleased with the compliance rate and Ralph Frost, Director of Transportation does an excellent job keeping us
in compliance with state requirements.
Superintendent Boland reported that today was the deadline for our schools to submit their interest to
participate in the afterschool program, SeaPerch which is sponsored by the Naval Nuclear Laboratory (NNL)
where they build a submersible device that completes guided tasks. This program begins in January through
March with regional and national competitions. Last year was the first year the program was in our district
where we had 3 teams from Compass Academy participate. This year we have requests from 8 schools,
elementary through high school, with a total of 26 teams who could compete at regionals and go onto
nationals.
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Finally, Superintendent Boland reported we’ve had design work going on with the Sunnyside Elementary
addition. Bids will go out on Monday with anticipated bid openings on January 16, 2020 January 9, 2020 and
the bids then brought to the board to accept or reject.
c. Patron Input (Sign-in required) – written comments, if provided, are attached.
Patron Lisa Keller provided comments concerning district spending.
d. IFEA Report – written comments are attached.
Lara Milton, IFEA President started by thanking Trustee Larry Haws for his 8 years of service to public
education. IFEA has had a busy month with ending a semester and elementary school conferences. Last
month Senator Dave Lent joined the IFEA building rep meeting to answer questions and talk about the
upcoming legislative season. Monday, Representative Wendy Horman will also visit with members.
Educational Support Personnel Day was also celebrated to show appreciation for all of the support staff. In
January IFEA will be taking 6 members to Boise for Legislative Team Action to meet legislatures and the
governor.
e. First Readings
i. Section 306 – Purchasing (Revisions and New)
Carrie Smith, Director of HR & Finance stated the district had received either recommended or required
updates from the Idaho School Board Association regarding the Purchasing policy. Carrie stated the district’s
existing Purchasing policy, Section 306 already had most of the same information in place but there were
some revisions and new policy added based on the recommendations. Carrie reviewed each revision and
addition with the board. A discussion was held.
f. New CTE Courses
ii. Agriculture – Animal Science Pathways
iii. Agriculture – Ecology and Natural Resource Management
iv. Agriculture – Ornamental Horticulture Pathways
v. Agriculture – Plant and Soil Science Pathways
vi. Capstone: Business Digital Communication
Superintendent Boland reviewed the Career Technical Education (CTE) courses that are already approved at
the state level. He stated these CTE courses will be added to the course description catalog as additional
opportunities for students to take advantage of and if there is enough interest, the courses will be held. A
discussion was held.
g. New Course Proposals
i. American Sign Language
ii. Costume Design: Integrated Art and Play Production
iii. Hospitality Management
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iv. Exploring Agriculture 7 Grade & Beginning Agriculture 8 Grade
Superintendent Boland reviewed the new course proposals. If approved, the courses will be included in the
course description catalog, and if there is enough interest, the courses will be held. A discussion was held.
h. Other Items
i. Monthly Budget Report – included in board packet
CONSENT AGENDA
Trustee Haws made a motion to accept the Consent Agenda as presented. Trustee Radcliffe provided the second. No
further discussion. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
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Items approved included:
a. Approval of Minutes
i. November 13, 2019 Business Meeting
ii. November 25, 2019 Work Session
iii. December 5, 2019 Special Meeting
b. Review of Payment of Claims
i. November 2019 Bill List $3,354,433.88
ii. IFEA Leave Invoice $80.29
c. Staff Actions
New Hires:
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Wendy Brady 5 Grade Linden Park Elementary
d. Student Travel
i. Idaho Falls High School – Baseball
Phoenix, AZ
March 24-27, 2020
e. Other Items
i. Surplus/Discarded Equipment
Technology Department – discard listed items
ii. November 5, 2019 Trustee Elections Canvass Results
ACTION ITEMS
a. New Course Proposals
i. American Sign Language
Trustee Haacke made a motion to approve the new course proposal American Sign Language be
included in the 2020-21 Course Catalog as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion
carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
ii. Costume Design – Integrated Art and Play Production
Trustee Haacke made a motion to approve the new course proposal Costume Design Integrated Art
and Play Production be included in the 2020-21 Course Catalog as presented. Trustee Radcliffe
provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
iii. Hospitality Management
Trustee Haacke made a motion to approve the new course proposal Hospitality Management be
included in the 2020-21 Course Catalog as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. Motion
carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
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iv. Exploring Agriculture 7 Grade & Beginning Agriculture 8 Grade
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Trustee Haacke made a motion to approve the new course proposal Exploring Agriculture 7 Grade
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& Beginning Agriculture 8 Grade be included in the 2020-21 Course Catalog as presented. Trustee
Radcliffe provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
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b. Final Reading – Board Policy Revisions
i. Section 505.1 – Solicitations in the Community (Revised)
Superintendent Boland stated this is the third and final reading relative to the board policy revisions. No
input has been received to date. It is the recommendation of the administration to adopt the board policy
revisions in Section 505.1 Solicitations in the Community as presented. No further discussion.
Trustee Radcliffe made a motion to adopt the board policy revisions to Section 505.1 – Solicitations in the
Community as presented. Trustee Haws provided the second. No further discussion. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0
nays.
c. School Calendar 2020-2021
Superintendent Boland stated the proposed school calendar has been on the district website for input for one
month and there were 99 comments that were included in the board packet for the board to review.
Generally, there was support for the midweek start date of August 26, 2020, last day of school on Thursday
June 3, 2021, the week of Thanksgiving off, two weeks at Christmas off, and the week of Spring Break in
March off. This proposed calendar meets all of the statutory requirements of the state and it aligns well with
Bonneville Joint School District 93.
Trustee Haws made a motion to approve the School Calendar 2020-2021 as presented. Trustee Haacke
provided the second. No further discussion. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays.
d. Change January 15, 2020 Annual Board Reorganization Meeting
Superintendent Boland stated when the legislature changed the election cycle for board trustees from a May
election to a November election, it also changed the annual meeting when the board of trustees reorganize
from July to January. This annual meeting was scheduled on January 15, 2020 but there is some conflict with
that date and it is the recommendation of the administration to change that meeting from January 15, 2020
to January 22, 2020. A discussion was held.
Trustee Haacke made a motion to approve changing the January 15, 2020 Annual Board Reorganization
Meeting to January 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm. Trustee Radcliffe provided the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0
nays.
Vice-Chairman Hill called for a motion to adjourn. Trustee Haws made a motion to adjourn. Trustee Haacke provided
the second. Motion carried 4 ayes, 0 nays, the meeting adjourned at 7:54 PM.
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