06-25-2014 Minutes Information Meeting

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Dr. Charles J. Shackett, Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 529-0104  www.d93schools.org Board of Trustees  Annette Winchester  Kip Nelson  Amy Landers  Brian McBride  Jeff Bird Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Marjean McConnell, Deputy Superintendent Information Meeting District Board Room June 25, 2014 7:30 p.m. I. Call the meeting to order Chairperson Winchester called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. Roll Call Those Board members in attendance were Chairperson Annette Winchester, Vice-chairperson Kip Nelson Treasurer Amy Landers, Trustee Brian McBride, and Trustee Jeff Bird. Others in attendance were, Superintendent Chuck Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Director of School Improvement and Technology Scott Woolstenhulme, Director of Human Resources Shalene French, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Michaelena Hix, and Board Clerk Valerie Messick III. Welcome Delegates and Visitors Chairperson Winchester welcomed officer Downey as well as Holly Giglio, Erika Johnson, Janelle Seedall, Shawn Seedall, Heidi Southwick and Boyd Southwick. IV. Amend the Agenda Chairperson Winchester read the Motion and Order to Amend and asked if there would be a motion to amend the agenda as stated. MOTION: Amy Landers made the motion to amend the Agenda as stated. Kip Nelson seconded. Chairperson Winchester asked if there would be any discussion. Hearing none, she called the question. The vote was 5 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion carried. V. Rules and Protocol for the Meeting Chairperson Winchester then went over the rules and protocol for the meeting. 1. Come forward to the microphone to present 2. Each of the two patron presenters will have the floor for a maximum of 15 minutes The vice-chairman will give a 2 minute warning, a 1 minute warning, and Time is up by showing cards 3. Do not exceed your time limit 4. No Applause or Cat Calling during or after a presentation 5. Face and address the Board, not the audience 6. Be respectful 7. Do not personally attack or address Board Members, District Administrators, of District Staff 8. If you would like to give the Board more information than time permits, please reduce your concerns to written form and send them to the Board Clerk. Written comments must include your name, address, and telephone number Chairperson Winchester stated that if anyone chooses not to follow this protocol, she will give a warning, then dismiss the meeting if it continues and the Board will enter into executive session as per the amended agenda. VI. Becky Foster testifying against the standards Chairperson Winchester then asked Becky Foster to come forward and address the Board. Ms. Foster stated that she wants to address her comments regarding statements made by the board at the last meeting. (1) The patrons concerns are about the SBAC and not the Common Core and (2) There are no apparent red flags with the common core. There are concerns about standards. Concerns about educational reform that has happened without public scrutiny or debate. There has been a push for a more centralized education system. Looks like a workforce training system. Common Core is taking away local education control, teacher autonomy, and parental responsibility to direct and safeguard the education of their children. It puts student data in the hands of a few powerful people in the testing companies and the federal government. The movement is calculated and strategic. So the common core can’t be separated from the SBAC and data collection. In February 2009 Governor Otter and Superintendent Luna applied for the stimulus money. They made four assurances to the federal government: (1) common standards of testing among other states, (2) improve the data system (3) achieve equity in teacher distribution, and (4) support struggling schools. The program was re-incentivized with race to the top money and the same assurances were required. The ESEA waiver and the memorandum with the SBAC also has the same common standards. The state signed up for the standards and testing without seeing them. The assurances of common core standards, the testing, the data collection, and equity in teacher and principal distribution is all linked together. So, it is easy to see how common core can become a national curriculum. When you use a national test to enforce national standards then you use the results to evaluate teachers in school, curriculum must follow. The Smarter Balanced testing states that the high stakes testing will have a great influence on the classroom. It suggest that high stakes testing should be linked to curriculum and provide training for the designers of curriculum and assessments. The curriculum will align with the standards and the tests ensure compliance. She believes that is why the district chose to adopt the Math in Focus curriculum. We are told that national