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Dr. Charles J. Shackett, Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Deputy Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme, Assistant Superintendent
Work Session of the Board of Trustees
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 11:30 AM
Lincoln High School Student Council
I. Call to Order
Chairman McBride called the meeting to order at 11:50 a.m.
Roll Call
Brian McBride
present
Paul Jenkins
present
Amy Landers
present
Jeff Bird
excused
Greg Calder
present
III. Welcome Visitors and Delegations
Others in attendance were Superintendent Dr. Charles Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Assistant
Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Michaelena Hix, Director of Human
Resources Dr. Shalene French, Chief Financial/Operations Officer April Burton, Energy Education Specialist Don
Trauntvein, Director of Safe Schools, Maintenance & Operations John Pymm, Lincoln High School Principal Gordon
Howard, Lincoln High School Student Council Advisor Emily Freeman, Lincoln High School Student Council Member
Evelyn Cerda, Hillcrest High School Principal Doug McLaren, Bonneville High School Principal Heath Jackson,
Tammie McCammon, Renee Cook, and Board Clerk Mary Mortenson,
Chairman McBride welcomed everyone and turned the time over to Principal Howard. Principal Howard stated there
are 150 students at Lincoln High School and introduced Emily Freeman, Student Council Advisor. Students can be
involved with Student Council when they are on track. Lincoln High School has a very small group of students involved
in student government. Students are required to attend Student Council meetings and provide service in the
community. For every 60 hours of community service, a student can earn high school credit. Service can be leading
the school in the Pledge of Allegiance, posting the flag and flag care, All activities are student driven. They recently
had a car show and are currently preparing for Spirit Week.
Principal Howard introduced Evelyn Cerda, Lincoln High School student. Evelyn Cerda recently attended Campus
Academy and is currently a new sophomore student at Lincoln High School. Since starting school this fall, she is on
schedule to graduate and has future plans to attend college and study to be a dental hygienist. She likes hands-on
learning opportunities and enjoys the smaller school setting. She has assisted with the Suicide Prevention program
and lunchtime activities. Principal Howard said Evelyn is an awesome student and has a great attitude. She is a good
role model for Lincoln High School students.
IV. Items for Discussion
A. 2016-2017 Trimester Calendars
Chairman McBride opened the discussion on the Trimester schedule. He invited Assistant Superintendent Scott
Woolstenhulme, Hillcrest High School Principal Doug McLaren and Bonneville High School Principal Heath
Jackson to explain the pros and cons of the trimester schedule. Mr. Woolstenhulme handed out a document
showing the proposal to amend high school graduation requirements. Listed are highlights from the discussion:
Board of Trustees ` Brian McBride Paul Jenkins f, Amy Landers ' Jeff Bird ;' Greg Calder
• High school students will be able to take a maximum of 18 credits per year
• Graduation credit requirement will increase to 60 credits.
• There would be an additional six credits required for graduation.
• If students are able to complete their HS graduation requirements by their last semester, they will be
eligible to take up to 12 credits of dual credit courses with no tuition cost and off campus, thus lessening
the overcrowding.
• Changes will need to be made with core class credit in order to prepare students to complete their
graduation requirements before their last semester.
➢ Option 1: U.S. History as 3 -credit course
➢ Option 2: U.S. History split between middle school and high school
➢ Option 3: World History moved to middle school
• Senior Project will be required.
• Requirements for 8th grade crediticlasses might be effected or changed,
• Elective requirement would increase by 3 credits.
• Math and English classes can be held every day.
• Trimester schedule is more conducive for split session schedules.
• Lower achieving students might suffer from a trimester schedule with increased instructional time in a
shorter time period.
• The trimester schedule increases instructional time to 50 hours per year, (3 times 58 hours) vs. (2 times
62 hours).
• Transfer students coming from a semester program will create credit issues and will be hard on
students.
• Same teachers for all three trimester classes will be a plus.
• Trimesters will create smaller class sizes and easier lunch periods.
• AP class instruction can be taught in the first two trimesters, with test prep in the last trimester.
• Homework will be affected by not having blocks, which includes at -school homework time.
• There will be more efficient use of time in class.
• Training would be provided for teachers moving from a block schedule to a trimester schedule.
• Trimester schedule is similar to the middle school schedule currently in use.
• Math classes could have textbook instruction the first two trimesters and application of math the third
trimester.
• More instruction time equals better test scores.
The trimester calendars have been posted online for a 21 -day review. Patrons with questions or comments
should call or email the School Board members.
B. Entry Badae Process
Chairman McBride asked John Pymm to discuss the entry badge process. Mr. Pymm explained that all school
buildings are armed and record everyone as they come and go. Most school badges will allow employees to
enter their specific work site from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; this is the safe time to enter school facilities. Entry
afterhours can affect how the alarms are set up. Anyone needing to enter afterhours will need to have a specific
alarm code to allow access to the building and to disarm the alarm system. Each alarm is programmed separately
and each employee has their own access badge for liability reasons. Also knowing where the alarms are in the
buildings is important. One badge will be set up for the Board to use from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
V. Board Trainina
A. National School Board Association Conference April 2016
Chairman McBride stated that four of the Board members plan on attending this conference.
B. Board Goals
There was no discussion on Board goals at this meeting.
VI. Call for Aaenda Items for Uocomina Meetinas
A. Special Meeting - Technical Careers and Bonneville Online Student Councils - Wednesday, October 28, 2015,
District Board Room -11:30 a.m.
B. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, November 4, 2015 - District Board Room 7:00 p.m.
C. ISBA Convention - Wednesday, November 11 -Friday, November 13, 2015 - Coeur d'Alene, ID
D. Work Session - Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - CANCELLED
E. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - District Board Room 7:00 p.m.
VII. Adiournment
Chairman McBride asked for a motion to adjourn.
MOTION: Amy Landers made the motion to adjourn. Greg Calder seconded. Meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
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Premise: Students who complete all of their state graduation requirements prior to their last semester
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trimester at no cost. This equates to over $3,000 in tuition costs. As we consider off -campus options to
address overcrowding, offering zero -cost college -credit courses is one way to encourage students to
take classes off -campus. However, our current sequence of classes prohibits many students from
becoming eligible for this program, Specifically, government, economics, and the final two credits of
English impede students from completing state graduation requirements early. As we adopt a trimester
schedule, we should resequence our classes to allow as many students as possible to participate in this
program. Toaccomplish this, the following changes should bemade:
1. For gtl - 111h grade, English Language Arts classes should be 3 -trimester courses, allowing
students to earn 9 ELA credits by the end of their junior year and satisfying the minimum state
graduation requirement.
2. The social studies requirements must be reduced to allow students to complete Government
prior to their senior year. Three options to accomplish this are presented below, but Option 1,
changing US History from a two-year, four -credit course to a une'year, three'ored|touurse is
recommended. This most closely aligns with the sequence and instructional hours of other
districts inIdaho. Other options include moving one year ofUSHistory tu8th grade urmoving
World History to8th grade.
3. The PE requirement should be reduced from 3 -credits to 2 -credits to allow students to
participate inother advanced opportunities.
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Graduation Requirement Changes
Graduation Year Current Class Total Required Changes
2016 Seniors 54 None
2017 Juniors j 54 None
2018 Sophomores 56 +1 ELA
'+1 Senior Project
2019 Freshmen 58 +2 ELA
+1 Senior Project
-1 History
-1 PE
+3 Electives
2020 ! 8th Grade 60 +3 ELA
+1 Senior Project
+1 Algebra
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-1 PE
+3 Electives