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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-2019 Minutes Regular MeetingDr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 529-0104  www.d93schools.org Board of Trustees  Paul Jenkins  Amy Landers  Chad Dance  Greg Calder  Scott Lynch Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Regular Meeting September 11, 2019 7:00 PM District Board Room Amended Agenda I. Reconvene from Executive Session II. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Paul Jenkins. III. Prayer was offered by Levi Owen. IV. Call to Order Chairman Paul Jenkins called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. V. Roll Call Amy Landers Present Chad Dance Present Greg Calder Present Scott Lynch Excused Paul Jenkins Present VI. Welcoming of Delegates and Visitors Others in attendance were Superintendent Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Chief Financial/Operations Officer Guy Wangsgard, Executive Director of Instruction & Learning Jason Lords, Executive Director of Planning & Personnel Heath Jackson, Director of Maintenance & Operations John Pymm, Director of Safe Schools & Technology Gordon Howard, Director of Elementary Special Education and Federal Programs Rex Miller, Principals Scott Miller, Hillcrest; Ken Marlowe, Discovery; Levi Owen, Bonneville; Doug McLaren, Thunder Ridge; Corey Telford, Bonneville Online, Kent Sawyer, Rocky Mountain; Yvonne Thurber, Sandcreek; Assistant Principals Ben Parker, Bonneville, Scott Thunstrom, Rocky Mountain; Troy and Renee Cook, Ronald Paulsen, Tom Hunsaker, Kelly Hoffer, Mark & Peggy Barrie, Heidi Southwick, Maggie Williams, Amanda VanOrden, Kalli Belnap, and Board Clerk Mary Hansen. He also reminded those who wished to speak during Public Input to sign in, choose one spokesperson, and give any written materials to the Board Clerk. Due to their sensitive nature, comments or complaints about personnel or individual students will only be heard in Executive Session (Idaho Code § 74-206(b)). VII. Action Items - The board may take action to approve, deny, amend, modify or postpone action on any of the items listed below. A. Amend/Approve the Agenda Pursuant to Idaho Code 74-204(4)(a), Chairman Paul Jenkins read the Motion and Order to Amend Agenda which included the changes to add a Trip Request for Hillcrest High School to the Consent Calendar; and to add Hearing Officer Authorization, Student 20-D Decision and Student 20-E Decision to Action Items. These requests were received late this afternoon and are time sensitive. He asked for a motion to amend the agenda. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to amend the Agenda as read. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. 2 MOTION: According to policy, 4112P Uniform Grievance Procedures, Greg Calder moved to authorize the hearing officer to prepare recommendations and findings for the board’s review at a Special Meeting scheduled for September 25, 2019. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. B. Consent Calendar Chairman Jenkins asked if any Board Member would like to remove any item from the Consent Calendar to the Regular Agenda. Hearing none, he asked if any Board Member had any questions with regard to the Consent Calendar. He then asked for a motion to approve the Consent Calendar. MOTION: Chad Dance moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. 1. Minutes of Previous Meetings a. Regular Meeting 08-14-2019 b. Special Meeting 08-28-2019 2. Financial a. Accounts Payable 1) $13,641,075.69 b. Capital Construction Projects Report c. Proposed Contracts 1) Iona City Rental Agreement 2019-2020 d. Surplus Items 3. Employees a. Conditional Employment b. Resignations and Terminations c. Release from Contract d. Transfers e. Stipends f. Requests for Leave g. Alternative Authorization 4. Intern and Student Teacher Assignment 5. Students a. Early Graduation Requests b. Trip Requests 1) HHS - Volleyball - Star Valley, WY from 9-13-2019 to 9-14-2019 2) Discovery Elementary - Yellowstone NP - 4th, 5th, 6th Grades on October 3, 2019 3) HHS - Volleyball - Salt Lake City, UT from 10-04-2019 to 10-05-2019 4) BHS - HoneyBees - Salt Lake City, UT on 11-23-2019 5) HHS - Boys Basketball - Boise, ID from 12-05-2019 to 12-07-2019 6) HHS - Wrestling - Boise, ID from 12-06-2019 to 12-7-2019 7) HHS - Girls Basketball - Boise, ID from 01-02-2020 to 01-04-2020 8) HHS - Wrestling - Boise,ID from 01-03-2020 to 01-04-2020 9) HHS - Wrestling - Minico, ID from 01-31-2020 to 02-01-2020 10) HHS - Symphonic Band - Anaheim, CA from 3-19-2020 to 3-22-2020 11) HHS – Cross Country – Missoula, MT from 09-27-2019 to 09-28-2019 VIII. Student Recognition A. Hillcrest HS Interscholastic Star - Wendy Johnson, Hillcrest Athletic Director 1. Halle Torgerson Chairman Jenkins invited Wendy Johnson to present Halle Torgerson to the Board. Halli was chosen from all the 4-A students throughout Idaho. This award is given to a student who is both an athlete and involved in school activities. Halli is on the soccer team and debate team. This is the first time Hillcrest HS student was awarded this honor. B. Bonneville Bee Track - State 4A Champion - Principal Levi Owen, Athletic Director Tyler Johnson 1. Colton Reifschneider - 100m & 200m Individual Events IX. Public Input: Pursuant to Board Policy #4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings Public Input shall be held to a maximum of 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, but may direct the Superintendent to consider such an item at a subsequent meeting. 3 Halli Stone: Ms. Stone represented the voters who voted no on the last school bond. She stated District 93 has the highest levy rate in the state. She realizes that growth is happening; however, she expressed that high taxes discriminate against families and local agricultural business. She urged all taxpayers to live within their means; for some that would mean lower taxes. Heidi Southwick: Ms. Southwick stated her appreciation of the Board for planning ahead to accommodate current and future growth in the District before it becomes a crisis. She expressed that not raising the levy rate for the bonds is important to the community. Adding science classrooms is best for students in the technology/science fields. Eddie Walsh: Mr. Walsh is looking for support for e-Sport Club at the Thunder Ridge HS. E-Sport clubs help encourage and engage the student who do not otherwise participate in extracurricular activities. He would like to have access to and use the school computers for this club. He stated that 72% of young people play video games and 84% of those are boys. Dixean Grimes: Ms. Grimes addressed the Board about the area homebuilders and developers that do not put any money into building new schools; other states have impact fees required from developers. Isac Simpson: Dr. Simpson lives just south of Thunder Ridge HS and owns land near the east access road into the high school. The property is useless for developers, but has value to him due to its location. He is willing to work with the district. Sharon Harris: Ms. Harris expressed her concern for her increased taxes and the burden it poses on a fixed income. She blames the levy rate for the increase. X. Administrative Reports/Information Items A. Report on the State of the District - Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent 1. PLC Collaboration Day Chairman Jenkins invited Dr. Woolstenhulme to present State of the District reports. Dr. Woolstenhulme recapped the success of the Solution Tree PLC In-Service days and the PLC Collaboration day. He gave a brief history of District 93 of attending the solution Tree conferences. Using professional development funds provided by the state, District 93 hosted a conference in August 2019. All teachers and administration in the district were able to attend. Collaboration Day allowed the district to put this program into practice. Teachers are productive and supportive. Collaboration also included transportation, food service, bookkeepers, and secretaries. He appreciated the help from support services for set up for this event. 2. Enrollment/Growth Reports show a district total increase of enrolled students at 13,415, or 3.1% increase. Implications of increased enrollment are boundary changes. Discussion to follow. B. Proposed Policy for Initial Consideration 1. 3106 Therapy Dogs 2. 3106F1 Therapy Dog Information for Buildings Chairman Jenkins invited Jason Lords to present new policy. Mr. Lords stated that last spring a proposal was presented about using a therapy dog in the school counseling department. The District would need to have a policy in place with specific requirements for owner, handler and dog in the program and approval by the school principal. A current employee of the school must be the owner/handler of the dog. C. Employee Handbook Preview - Heath Jackson, Executive Director Chairman Jenkins invited Heath Jackson to review Employee Handbook. Mr. Jackson stated the purpose of the Employee Handbook is to provide critical information for employees, including board policy that should be reviewed annually. XI. Action Items - The board may take action to approve, deny, amend, modify or postpone action on any of the items listed below. A. District 93 Improvement Plan 2019-2020 - Dr. Woolstenhulme Chairman Jenkins invited Dr. Woolstenhulme to present D93 Improvement Plan. Dr. Woolstenhulme reminded the Board the State requires the district to submit a yearly District Improvement Plan. This plan reveals the vision, mission and goals of the district and strategies to implement to reach goals. District goals are in line with state goals. MOTION: Amy Landers moved to approve Improvement Plan as presented. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. B. Literacy Plan - Jason Lords, Executive Director Chairman Jenkins invited Jason Lords to present Literacy Plan. Mr. Lords stated that in accordance with the district improvement plan, other plans are required by the state. The Literacy Plan is for the K-3 grades and focuses on the students who have low assessment scores on the IRI assessment. The District uses the Lexia program and other interventions to help these students. 4 Increased funding from the state has allowed the district to hire six additional teachers, and lowering the number of students in the classrooms. MOTION: Amy Landers moved to approve Literacy Plan as presented. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. C. College & Career Advising Plan - Jason Lords, Director of Instruction & Learning Chairman Jenkins invited Jason Lords to present College/Career Plan. Mr. Lords explained the College/Career advisor program started five years ago. This program helps high school students to prepare for college and career options after graduation. The advisors help each student with their four-year plan. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve College/Career Plan as presented. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. D. Textbook Approval - Jason Lords, Executive Director 1. Pearson, 2019 My Health ISBN: 0-13-472927-7 2. AP World History ISBN: 9781531129163 Chairman Jenkins invited Jason Lords to present textbooks for approval. Mr. Lords explained these textbooks are for dual credit classes and ordered for as a class set. They are higher learning, college level textbooks. Mentors from affiliated colleges help develop syllabuses and choose the best book for the dual credit courses. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve Textbooks as presented. Chad Dance seconded. Motion carried. E. Policy for 30-Day Review - Heath Jackson, Executive Director 1. 5080 Leadership Premiums Chairman Jenkins invited Heath Jackson to introduce Policy for 30-day review. Mr. Jackson noted a minor change in Idaho statute needs updated in this policy. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to post the policies presented for 30-day review. Chad Dance seconded. Motion carried. F. Leadership Premium Plan - Heath Jackson, Executive Director Chairman Jenkins invited Heath Jackson to present Leadership Premium Plan. Mr. Jackson stated there are not any changes for Leadership Premium Plan and many of the hard-to-fill positions filled. MOTION: Amy Landers moved to approve Leadership Premium Plan as presented. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. G. Property Sale - John Pymm, Director Chairman Jenkins invited John Pymm to present received bids for property sale. Mr. Pymm stated the district had appraised and put up to auction the narrow strip of land on the west side of the east access road to Thunder Ridge HS. The district received only one bid for the sum of $5,000 submitted by Dr. Simpson, adjacent landowner. Mr. Pymm recommended not to accept the bid, but to authorize the District to negotiate an agreement with Dr. Simpson for a trade/sale of the narrow strip for the trees on the north side of the Thunder Ridge property, currently owned by Dr. Simpson. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to not accept $5,000 bid and to authorize the District to negotiate agreement for trees/narrow strip. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. XII. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings September 25, 2019 meeting to a Special Meeting ro review Board’s response relating to the grievance hearing. Review of finances to educate community A. ISBA Regional 6 Meeting - Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - Jefferson County School District Office, 3850 E. 300 N., Rigby, ID 83442 - 6:00 p.m. B. Work Session - Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - Hillview Elementary - 11:30 a.m. C. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 7:00 p.m. D. Teacher PTC Comp Day - Friday, October 11, 2019 - NO SCHOOL E. Work Session - Wednesday, October 23, 2019 - Fairview Elementary - 11:30 a.m. XIII. Executive Session A. Chairman Jenkins stated that the Board will enter into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(b) To consider the disciplining of public school students. The Executive Session will be closed to the public as permitted by law. MOTION: Chad Dance moved to enter into executive session for the reason stated. Greg Calder seconded. The roll call vote was: B. Roll Call Vote Amy Landers Yes Chad Dance Yes Greg Calder Yes Scott Lynch Excused Paul Jenkins Yes The Board entered Executive Session at 10:07 p.m. C. Discussion Items 5 XIV. Motion to Move Back into Open Session MOTION: Amy Landers moved to enter back into open session. Chad Dance seconded. Motion carried. XV. Action Items - The board may take action to approve, deny, amend, modify or postpone action on any of the items listed below. A. Student 20-A Decision MOTION: Greg Calder moved to expel student 20-A and to conditionally re-admit student 20-A to Bonneville HS. Chad Dance seconded. Motion carried. B. Student 20-B Decision MOTION: Greg Calder moved to expel student 20-B for two trimesters and to conditionally re-admit student 20-B to Rocky Mountain Middle School. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. C. Student 20-C Decision MOTION: Greg Calder moved to expel student 20-C for one year and to conditionally re-admit student 20-C to location to be determined by administration. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. D. Student 20-D No action. E. Student 20-E No action. XVI. Adjournment Chairman Jenkins adjourned the meeting at 11:06 p.m. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to adjourn. Amy Landers seconded. Motion carried. APPROVED: ______________________________________ Chairman ATTESTED: _______________________________________ Clerk DATE: ___________________________________