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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-12-2022 Minutes Regular Meeting Amended AgendaDr. 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 Regular Meeting/Amended Agenda October 12, 2022 7:00 PM District Office 3497 N Ammon Rd Idaho Falls, ID 83401 I. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Dance II. The prayer was led by Randy Smith III. Chairman Dance called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. IV. Roll Call Paul Jenkins present Greg Calder present Carissa Coats present Randy Smith present Chad Dance present V. Board Opening Business A. Chairman Dance welcomed any Delegates and Visitors to the meetins. Others in attendance were, Superintendent Woolstenhulme, Executive Director of Learning and Instruction, Jason Lords, Executive Director of Planning and Personnel, Heath Jackson, Chief Financial Officer of Operations, Guy Wangsgard, Director of Maintenance and Operations, John Pymm, Director of Technology and Safe Schools, Gordon Howard, Child Nutrition Manager, Heather Plain, Principal at Bonneville H.S., Levi Owen, Principal at Thunder Ridge H.S., Doug McLaren, Principal at Discovery Elementary, Ben Parker, Principal at Rocky Mountain Middle School, Kent Sawyer, Theresa Flannery, CPA at Wipfli, Stephanie Gutierrez, from Wipfli, Kim Julian, Discovery Elementary, Georjene Taylor, Discovery Elementary. School Communications and Public Relations, Phil Campbell, Board Clerk, Samantha Williams. B. Motion and Order to Amend the Agenda (Action Item) Chairman Dance stated that a Board member moves that the Board pursuant to Idaho Code §74-204(4)(a) amend the agenda as follows: 1. To add the Audit Report as an Action Item This oversight was discovered yesterday and is time sensitive. Chairman Dance asked for a motion to amend the agenda MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to amend the agenda as stated. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. C. Amend/Approve the Amended Agenda (Action Item) Chairman Dance asked for a motion to amend or approve the amended agenda. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve the amended agenda. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. D. Approve Consent Agenda (Action Item) Chairman Dance asked if any Board members would like to remove anyting from the Consent agenda and move to the regular agenda. Hearing none, he asked for a motion. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve the consent agenda. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. 2 1. Minutes of Previous Meetings Special Meeting - 09-07-2022 Regular Meeting - 09-14-2022 Executive Session - 09-14-2022 Special Meeting/Executive Session - 09-28-2022 2. Financial a. Accounts Payable 3. Learning and Instruction a. Supplemental Curricular Materials 4. Employees a. Alternative Authorizations b. Conditional Employment c. Leave Requests d. Resignations and Terminations e. Stipends f. Transfers 5. Students a. Clubs BCMS - Writing Club RMMS - Orchestra Club BHS - Animal Service Club b. Early Graduation Requests c. Trip Requests BHS - STUCO - IASC Conference - Boise, Idaho - 11-13-2022 to 11-15-2022 BHS - Hope Squad to Leadership Training - Provo, UT - 11-07-2022 to 11-08-2022 6. School-Support Organizations Approval Request Summit Hills PTO Woodland Hills PTO Discovery PTO Falls Valley PTO Iona PTO Fairview PTO 7. Transportation Bus Purchases VI. Public Input: Chairman Dance stated that pursuant to Board Policy #4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings, Public Input shall be held to a maximum of one (1) hour and will provide an opportunity for any Board Member, administrator, staff member, student, or patron to raise issues of interest. The Board will receive such input without comment, except to ask germane questions of those speaking. Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes. The Board will take no action relative to any items during the meeting unless on the agenda but may direct the Superintendent to consider such items at a subsequent meeting. Chairman Dance opened the floor for public input: No one signed up for public input. VII. Superintendent Reports and Recommendations A. Discovery Elementary 4th Grade Field Trip to Bannack State Park and Crystal Park Report Chairman Dance invited Ben Parker to introduce the 4th grade teachers and some representatives from the 4th grade class to present their recent field trip to Bannack State Park and Crystal Park in Montana to the Board. Ms. Taylor and Ms. Julian and the students showed the highlights from the trip. They brought crystals and garnets that were “panned” to show the Board. They explained the different exhibits that were there. Their favorite was the schoolhouse, the dentist/barber shop, and the jail. Ms. Taylor, explained to the Board that the trip focused on specific standards for the students to learn. The students said it was a great experience. The teachers and Mr. Parker expressed gratitude to the Board for allowing them to go on short notice. A board member expressed gratitude to the students and the 3 teachers for coming and presenting. It is always a highlight when students report on positive things. Chairman Dance thanked the students, and teachers for their presentation. VIII. Finance and Operations A. Audit Report (Action Item) Chairman Dance Invited Theresa Flannery, CPA, and Stephanie Gutierrez from Wipfli to present the Audit Report to the Board. By State Statute, every year the district needs to have an audit. Wipfli is the Accounting Firm that the District uses. They are a separate entity from the district. The purpose of the Audit is to make sure the district is understanding the internal controls and that there is no discrepencies. Ms. Flannery reviewed the report which includes the General Financial Condition, General Fund, Assets, Liabilities, Reserves and Fund Balance, Revenue and Other Financing Sources, and Expenditures and Net Transfers. After the Audit Report, Ms. Flannery explained that the firm did not find any discrepencies within Bonneville Joint School District 93’s finances. She also expressed appreciation for Guy Wangsgard, CFFO, and his team for their cooperation and thouroughness during the Audit. Chairman Dance thanked Ms. Flannery, and Mr. Gutierrez for the great report and asked if the Board had any questions. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to approve the Audit Report. MOTION: Carissa Coats moved to approve the Audit Report as presented. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried. IX. Planning and Personnel A. Maintenance of Schools & Grounds and Construction/Renovation Projects Chairman Dance invited John Pymm, Director of Maintenance and Operations to present his report on the Maintenance of Schools and Grounds to the Board. Mr. Pymm gave updates on all the projects that have been completed, or are still in progress. Some of the finished projects were a new shed at Black Canyon Middle School, and a modular. Rocky Mountain Middle School’s auditorium was remodeled with new seats and sou nd system. At Sandcreek Middle School, new bleachers were installed. Bonneville High School construction included single point entry with ballisitic film on the glass, an expanded ceramics room with a new kiln, and the track was resurfaced. At Bonneville Online High School, the remodel of the Annex including HVAC has been completed. At Hillcrest High School, the carpet was removed and the concrete was polished. The only carpet is in the classrooms and the Performing Arts Center. Thunder Ridge received a new gym scoreboard donated from Idaho Central Credit Union. They also had some renovations to accommodate roving teachers. Tiebreaker has a new walking path and Technology is in the process of a new HVAC system. Pine Basin has new flooring and several campuse s had Asphalt Seal Coat done. These projects are a reminder of how well kept and looked after our schools and buildings really are. Chairman Dance thanked Mr. Pymm. X. Learning and Instruction A. Social Emotional Learning Report Chairman Dance invited Superintendent Woolstenhulme to present his Social Emotional Learning report to the Board. Dr. Woolstenhulme started by saying that it’s a good practice to review social emotional learning and how the program is going for the district. Dr. Woolstenhulme also stated that he sends information on social emotional learning in the parent weekly update. The district has gotten some questions back from parents which have been great so the district knows what the questions and concerns are with social emotional learning. The definition of social emotional learning is “developing the skills and abilities that affect how well we interact with others, and how well we manage ourselves”. Social emotional learning is not a new thing. Social and Emotional Learning has always been part of school. The practice of making sure kids get a long with each other and that kids can manage themselves has been apart of schools and education for a long, long time. Kids get disciplined for misbehavior like bullying, harassment, cheating, stealing and so forth. There are also penalties for students who are turning homework in late, tardiness, and truancy. By helping students delelop skills to help them get along with others and taking care of themselves, the need for discipline would hopefully decrease. Dr. Woolstenhulme explained what the district is doing differently with SEL. Instead of having an individual understanding of what we should be teaching with SEL to a more systemic approach district wide making sure students learn those skills. When talking about Professional Learning Communites, it’s now a personal understanding, but a collaborative understanding approach when finding those key outcomes that the district expects for all students to learn. Instead of students being implicitly taught, the district is moving towards students being explicitly taught. The goal of the district is to make sure all students are being taught how to develop certain traits, skills, or abilities. The last idea is the district will be more intentional in instruction. Dr. Woolstenhulme explained the reason why the district is making the key changes as presented. To improve support for student well- being and health, to Improve student academic outcomes, and to have every student graduate as citizenship ready 4 students. Dr. Woolstenhulme closed his presentation with data showing that a systemic approach to improving social emotional learning also improves student academic outcomes and part of the Idaho State Constitution, Article IX, Section I which reads, “The stability of a republican form of government depends mainly upon…a general, uniform, and thorough system of public schools”. The skills, abilities and traits that students need to learn to become effective citizens are as follows: The plan to implement SEL in D93 is explained in this chart: The Board asked a few questions, mostly to express the lift that this is going to be for staff. The Board also questioned how much should a district get involved in matters that should be taken care of in the home. Chairman Dance thanked Dr. Woolstenhulme for his presentation. A board member added that he would like to see the District do it’s part with helping students with learning the appropriate skills to navigate this changing world. Chairman Dance thanked Trustee Calder for his remarks. B. Curriculum Approval (Action Item) – There was no action on this item. Chairman Dance invited Jason Lords, Executive Director of Learning and Instruction to present to the Board. Mr. Lords reminded the Board of the Policy 2540 and state statute 33-512A that was approved last year where a committee needs to formed to review Supplemental Curriculum requests. Mr. Lords asked the Board if they would like him to form a committee or would the Board like to form a committee. Mr. Lords asked for some direction. The committee would include non-educators. Mr. Lords commented that he could inquire who would like to be on the committee through our Family Update Newsletter. The Board directed Mr. Lords to form a committee. Mr. Lords thanked the Board. XI. Board Closing Business A. Chairman Dance call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings. Hearing none he asked for a motion to adjourn. B. Adjournment (Action Item) MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to adjourn the meeting. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. APPROVED: _______________________ ATTESTED: ______________________ Date: ________________________ Chairman Clerk