HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-17-2021 Minutes Work Session-Special MeetingDr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent
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Board of Trustees Amy Landers Chad Dance Greg Calder Paul Jenkins Scott Lynch
Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Work Session/Special Meeting
March 17, 2021
11:30 AM
Hillcrest High School
2800 Owen St
Ammon, ID 83406
I. Call to Order
Chairman Amy Landers called the meeting to order at 11:44 a.m.
II. Roll Call
Chad Dance present
Greg Calder present
Paul Jenkins present
Scott Lynch excused
Amy Landers present
III. Action Item: Approve/Amend Agenda
MOTION: Chad Dance moved to approve the Agenda. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried.
IV. Welcome Visitors and Delegations
Chairman Landers expressed appreciation for luncheon today and having the opportunity to meet with the students at school! 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 Social/Emotional
Learning Ken Marlowe, Community Relations and Communications Phil Campbell, D93News Samantha Williams, Hillcrest
Assistant Principals Ty Salsbury and Tyler Mills and Board Clerk Mary Hansen. Hillcrest Student Council members were Student
Body President Demick Hatch, Student Body Vice President Kyler Stevens, Secretary Sadie Payne, Service Director Allie
Chapple; Senior Class President Raegan Olsen, Activity Leader Jaxon Hansen and At-Large Logan Sellers.
V. Hillcrest High School Student Council Report
Chairman Landers invited Assistant Principal Ty Salsbury to introduce the Student Council. He stated the Student Council
overcame many obsticles this year and served the school well. They are great students. The Student Body President Demik
Hatch introduced the theme for the year and reviewed the council’s service based activities: Service Thursday Student Council
would visit Ammon Elementary or Sandcreek Middle School to participate with the students at those schools; they provided
needed help in the school’s kitchen and with the school’s custodial staff; raised over $23,000 for the Adopt-a-family service
project, helping up to 70 families within the school and community; increased positive cheering in student sections during gym
events, etc. The students look forward to a Knight in the Park, talent show, prom and graduation.
VI. Action Items:
A. Supplemental & Plant/Facility Levy Renewal
Chairman Landers invited Superintendent Woolstenhulme, Guy Wangsgard, Eric Herringer and Nick Miller to introduce the
resolution for the renewal of the levies for the May 18, 2021 election. Dr. Woolstenhulme stated the District will have a $8.6M
budget cut without the levy funding and explained the challenges ahead: negotiations for teacher contracts and benefits, reduced
salaries for classified employees, reduction in force, added furlough days, extra curricular funding cut or eliminated, salary
freezes, loss of PE and music programs, etc. He recommended to re-run the levies in the May 18, 2021 election as a renewal of
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current amounts ($5.8M Supplemental Levy for each year for two years and $3.8M Plant/Facility Levy each year for up to 10
years) and not include an increase of funding. Guy Wangsgard stated that the proposed monies from the federal government are
not guarenteed and should not be considred part of the next year’s budget; federal funds are to be used for specific reasons, and
not generally. It was proposed to add the words “up to” in the Supplemental Levy ballot language, similar to the Plant/Facility
Levy veribage. Discussion included efforts to increase voter turnout, educating the district employees, and improving
communitcation with non-student patrons.
MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve Supplemental Levy Renewal resolution as amended for the May 18, 2021 election.
Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried.
MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve Plant/Facility Levy Renewal resolution as presented for the May 18, 2021 election.
Chad Dance seconded. Motion carried.
B. Trip Request: TRHS - Student Council - Boise, ID from 04-15-2021 to 04-19-2021
MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve Thunder Ridge student trip request. Chad Dance seconded. Motion carried.
VII. Discussion Items
A. Graduation Speech Assignments
Chairman Landers considered speech assignments for 2021 graduation as follows:
Bonneville HS – Paul Jenkins; Hillcrest HS – Chad Dance; Thunder Ridge HS – Amy Landers; Technical Careers HS &
Bonneville Online HS – Scott Lynch; Lincoln HS – Greg Calder
B. Superintendent Evaluation: Staff & Parent Surveys
Chairman Landers reviewed the parent and employee surveys with the board and determined the timing of the sending the
surveys to staff and parents. These surveys will become part of the the superintendent evaluation. Chairman Landers
considered adding a question pertaining to the fiscal responsibility to the surveys.
VIII. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings
Spring Break - March 22-26, 2021 - No School
NSBA Virtual Conference - April 8-10, 2021
Regular Meeting - Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - District Board Room - 7:00 p.m.
Work Session (BHS Student Council) - Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - BHS - 11:30 a.m.
Work Session (TRHS Student Council) - Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - TRHS - 11:30 a.m.
IX. Action Item: Adjournment
Chairman Landers adjourned the meeting at 1:25 p.m. MOTION: Chad Dance moved to adjourn. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried.
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Chairman
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Clerk
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