HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-2018 Minutes Work SessionDr. Charles J. Shackett, Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Deputy Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme, Assistant Superintendent
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Board of Trustees Paul Jenkins Amy Landers Chad Dance Greg Calder Scott Lynch
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Work Session of the Board of Trustees March 28, 2018 11:30 AM Hillcrest HS, 2800 Owen Street, Ammon, ID I. Call to Order Chairman Paul Jenkins called the meeting to order at 12:12 p.m. II. Roll Call Amy Lander present Chad Dance present Greg Calder present Scott Lynch present Paul Jenkins present III. Welcome Visitors and Delegations Those in attendance were Superintendent Dr. Charles Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Assistant Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme, Chief Financial/Operations Officer Guy Wangsgard, Director of Instruction & Learning Jason Lords, Director of Maintenance & Operations John Pymm, Energy Education Specialist Don Trauntvein, Director of Safe Schools & Technology Gordon Howard, Director of Secondary Special Education and Federal Programs Julian Duffey, Director of Elementary Special Education and Federal Programs Rex Miller, Community Relations and Communications Phil Campbell, D93News Samantha Williams, Hillcrest Principal Scott Miller, Hillcrest Student Council Advisor Natalie Woods, Renee Cook, and Board Clerk Mary Hansen. IV. Hillcrest Student Council Presentation Chairman Jenkins introduced Principal Scott Miller and Student Council Advisor, Natalie Woods. Student Council members present were Sophomore Activity Leader Austin Needham, Freshmen Activity Leader Peyton Wells, Publicity Coordinator Caleb Speirs, At Large Balor Reilly, At Large Olivia Warner, Freshmen Vice President Zach Warner, Female Activity Leader Kaylee Kress, At Large Sarah Butler, Senior Class Secretary Lauren Mum, Male Activity Leader Andrew Pickett, Junior Class Vice President TJ Peterson, Freshman Secretary Makenna Serr, Junior Class President Katie Dotson, Senior At Large Maddie Landers, Dance Captain Jessica Henderson, Freshman Class President Raegan Olsen, Freshman At Large Derrick Hatch, East Idaho Regional President Tyler Finch, Junior Class Secretary Kalli Beck, Cheer Captain Lauren Treat, Senior At Large Taelar Anderson, Senior Activity Leader Madalynn Taylor, Senior Class President Sadie Brooks, Student Body Vice President Ethan Hatch, Sophomore Class Secretary Jacob Hoover, Sophomore At Large Jamie Hansen, Student Body Business Manager Hana Hughes, Sophomore At Large Sophie Petersen, Junior At Large Sydnee Speirs, Vice President Sarah Randall. Each Student Council member presented information on the activities held during the year and senior activities coming this spring. Highlights included Adopt-a-Family, Freshman Day, the Legion, and Senior sunrise and sunset events. V. Items for Discussion A. Proposed Boundary Discussion Chairman Jenkins invited Scott Woolstenhulme to present information pertaining to proposed Boundary changes. Mr. Woolstenhulme identified key reasons for growing enrollment and prioritization of growth strategies, including moving trailers, repurposing available classroom space for instruction, boundary changes to move students from high growth schools to low growth schools, bond for new schools, purchased more trailers, and/or implement split sessions. Elementary boundary changes include looking at enrollment targets, zone neighborhoods, minimum design strategies, balancing social economic areas, and contiguous boundaries. Discussion points include to keep communities intact; moving students to Tiebreaker will affect boundaries as students move into middle school; ideally, keeping elementary boundaries congruent with middle school boundaries is the best scenario, however, it is difficult to do until the new middle school is built; maximum of three trailers per elementary school; with two areas of the district growing, it is possible that two new elementary schools are needed to be built; before the next bond, a good look at the whole picture to readdress all the needs of the district; using available
classrooms at Hillview is best; long-term change is better than a short-term change; it’s important to have a continuous boundary as students are moved from one elementary to another, but not always possible; make a permanent solution, not a quick fix; repurpose Ammon elementary when new elementary school is built; growth creates need for short-term fixes and more trailers until development slackens or new schools are built; Special Education student numbers are increasing; not all new subdivisions will have an increase of students; Hillview pod campus is not feasible for moving Special Education student programs there and program scheduling concerns. The Board asked the administration with present additional boundary options and suggested survey questions at the April 11, 2018 board meeting. A community informational meeting will be planned for early May 2018. VI. Graduation Speaking Assignments Chairman Jenkins established graduation speaking assignments. Bonneville HS Graduation Tuesday May 29th 7:00p.m. Paul Jenkins or Greg Calder
Hillcrest HS Graduation Wednesday, May 30th 7:00p.m. Amy Landers TCHS & BOHS Graduation Thursday, May 31st 7:00p.m. Chad Dance
Lincoln HS Graduation Friday, June 1st 7:00p.m. Scott Lynch
VII. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings Reconvene the Plant Facility Committee, to include Board members, patrons, administration, and contractor to vet facility options, short term goals, and strategic planning. A. Community Meeting - Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - Sandcreek Middle School - 7:00 p.m. B. NSBA Conference - April 7-9, 2018 - San Antonio, TX C. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - District Board Room - 7:00 p.m. D. Work Session Bonneville HS Student Council - Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - Bonneville HS - 11:30 a.m. E. Work Session Lincoln HS Student Council - Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – District Board Room - 11:30 a.m. F. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - District Board Room - 7:00 p.m. VIII. Adjournment Chairman Jenkins adjourned the meeting at 2:14 p.m. MOTION: Chad Dance moved to adjourn. Greg Calder seconded. The vote was 5 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion carried. APPROVED: _________________________________________ Chairman ATTESTED: _________________________________________ Clerk Date: ________________________________