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Home My WebLink About02-23-2022 Minutes Work Session-Executive Session-AmendedDr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 557-6800  www.d93schools.org Board of Trustees  Chad Dance  Paul Jenkins  Greg Calder  Carissa Coats  Randy Smith Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Work Session/Executive Session/Amended February 23, 2022 11:30 AM Ucon Elementary 10841 N 41st E Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 I. Call to Order Chairman Dance called the meeting to order at 11:46 a.m. II. Roll Call Paul Jenkins present Greg Calder present Carissa Coats present Randy Smith present Chad Dance present III. Welcome Visitors and Delegations Chairman Dance welcomed any visitors in attendance and thanked Ucon Elementary and the librarians for hosting the meeting. Others in attendance were, Superintendent Woolstenhulme, Jason Lords, Executive Director of Learning and Instruction, Heath Jackson, Executive Director of Planning and Personnel, Guy Wangsgard, Chief Financial Operations Officer, Gordon Howard, Director of Technology and Safe Schools, Dr. Yvonne Thurber, Director of Special Education, Ken Marlowe, Director of Social and Emotional Learning, Laura Wallis, and Samantha Williams, Board Clerk. IV. Approve/Amend Agenda (Action) Chairman Dance stated that THE BOARD MOVES THAT THE BOARD PURSUANT TO IDAHO CODE §74-204(4)(a) AMEND THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING AS FOLLOWS: • To add Discussion Item Policy U-4301 Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation • To add Employee M2021 to Employee Recommendations This request was received today and is time sensitive. Chairman Dance asked for a motion to amend the agenda as stated. Motion: Greg Calder moved to amendt the agenda as stated. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. Chairman Dance asked for a motion to approve the amended agenda. Motion: Greg Calder moved to approve the amended agenda. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. V. Discussion Items Chairman Dance invited Superintendent Woolstenhulme to present to the board Superintendent reports and recommendationss. A. Superintendent Reports and Recommendations 1. 2022-2023 Calendar Changes Superintendent Woolstenhulme explained the reasons behind the proposed changes to the 2022-2023 school calendar. Employees reached out inquiring about having Civil Rights day off in addition to a Parent Teacher 2 Comp day. After talking with principals and the district leadership team we explored a way to achieve this request. By adding six minutes to the middle and high school day, we would be more loose with the instructional hours and have Civil Rights day a holiday and during the week of Parent Teacher Conferences, a teacher comp day. This item will be an action item on the March 9th regular Board meeting. This was just to explain the reason for the changes. 2. Voucher Bill / Statement of Educational Belief Superintendent Woolstenhulme shared a document with the Board to get their opinion and feedback on Voucher Bill / Statement of Educational Belief. After reviewing the document, the board is in consensus with the statement. This is a draft and after the Board’s review, Superintendent Woolstenhulme will have it on the March regular meeting agenda as an action item for 30-day review so the public can view it. 3. Policy U-4301 Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Superintendent Woolstenhulme presented some verbiage changes to Policy U-4301 Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation. The document was shared with the Board with the proposed change. The addition of f. Restirction or suspension of child’s participation in extracurricular activities. The Board agreed to the change, however, they feel like verbiage stating the added consequece may happen, however, the Board will act as a third party to determine if the situation arises. This document is not for public view as of yet. Superintendent Woolstenhulme will make the suggested changes and have it ready as an action item for 30-day review. B. Finance and Operations 1. Transportation (Contracting) Chairman Dance invited Guy Wangsgard, CFOO, to present to the Board information on his research with contracting transportation. The document was sent to the Board to review. The best estimate for savings was around $200,000.00. If we reduce our cost by $200,000.00 our revenue would go down to $154,000.00. So that is $46,000.00, under that scenario. Our revenue would decrease because we get reimbursement from the State based on our expenditures. If our expenditures decrease, our revenue will as well. After this report, Board Member Randy Smith will meet with Mr. Wangsgard to discuss possible different possiblilties to save the district money. 2. Property Discussion Chairman Dance asked Guy Wangsgard, CFFO, to present information on district owned properties for possible surplus. The properties recommended for public sale were as follows: • 25th N Hitt Road – 12 acres – purchased in 2006 for $25,000/acre the estimated sale price is $75,000/acre. Estimated total is $900,000.00 with a net gain of $600,000.00 an annual increase of 12.50%. It is recommended to sell after development of the property to the south. • 2250 E 97th N – 25 acres –purchased in 2011 for $7,768/acre. The estimated sale price is $35,000/acre. Estimated total sale is $875,000 with a net gain of $680,000.00 an annual increase of 31.87% These properties total $1,280,800 in revenue for the district. The Facilities Committee recommended that the funds from property sales be used for new construction, or significant renovations. The district key needs are a transportation center, an elementary school, and some major repairs at Ammon Elementary. There are a lot of needs in our district. 3. Black Canyon Funds Mr. Wangsgard segued into the Black Canyon funds. Black Canyon is paid for, and we have a savings of 1.5 million dollars left over from interest we earned. Because of the verbiage on the ballot, these funds a re allocated to specifically Black Canyon Middle School or to purchase property. We will need to go back to the voters (tax payers) to ask that these funds be used for other projects or purchases for the district. More specifically we would be re-purposing these dollars. The Board agreed with that recommendation. Superintendent Woolstenhulme and his team will start to work on a resolution and hopefully it will be on the ballot in May. 3 VI. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings Chairman Dance asked for any items for upcoming meetings. Hearing none he continued on. • Regular Board Meeting - March 9, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. - District Office Board Room - Hillcrest/Bonneville Online STUCO presentations. • Board Work Session - March 16, 2022 - 11:30 a.m. - Woodland Hills Elementary VII. Executive Session (Action) Chairman Dance stated that the Board will enter into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member, or individual agent, or public school student. The Executive Session will be closed to the public as permitted by law. Motion: Randy smith moved to move into Executive Session for the reasons stated. Carissa Coats seconded. The roll call vote was: Paul Jenkins yes Greg Calder yes Carissa Coats yes Randy Smith yes Chad Dance yes The Board entered Executive Session at 1:17 p.m. VIII. Employee Recommendations A. Employee AG2022 (Action) Chairman Dance asked Heath Jackson and Cara McCartney, Principal at Bridgewater Elementary to present information on Employee AG2022 to the Board. Mr. Jackson and Principal McCartney both recommeded that Employee AG2022 be placed on probation for 8 weeks. Chairman Dance asked for a motion. Motion: Randy Smith moved to placing Employee AG2022 on probation for 8 weeks. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. B. Employee M2021 Chairman Dance asked Superintendent Woolstenhulme to discuss Employee M2021 This is not an action item, this was just a discussion. IX. Move back to Open Meeting (Action) Chairman Dance asked for a motion to move back into Open Meeting Motion: Greg Calder moved to move back into Open Meeting. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. X. Adjournment (Action) Chairman Dance asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Motion: Greg Calder moved to adjourn the meeting. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 1:25 p.m. APPROVED: ______________________________________ Chairman ATTESTED: _______________________________________ Clerk DATE: ___________________________________