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Home My WebLink About03-28-2013_Work_Session3497 North mnmnn Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 8a40z (208) 525-4400 Fax (208) 529~0104 www.dsaschoo|s.onu w.mx.*,/. SuCket!,so, m»011&!* au,�Uoxrma`mxAl,xn*tiv ��Ilpniu/,wjmx Work Session of the Board of Trustees Board Room March 28.2O13 11:30 AM Call toOrder Vice-chairman Annette Winchester called the meeting to order at121V»,m Roll Call Those Board members present wemChairma Craig Lords arrived at12:12, Vice-chairman Annette Winchester, Treasurer Kip Nelson, and Trustee Deve= Hunt via Gum Meeting and telephone. Trustee Wendy Harman was excused. Others in attendance wwmSoperintemdontChuckShackeff,Dopuw8opohnkmdont Ma4000McConnell, Federal Programs Director Susan Searle, Human Resources Director Shalene French, Director of Plant Facility/Purchasing Roger Hill, oimom,of Operations Todd Hicks, Energy Education Specialist Don Trauntvein, School Improvement and Technology Coordinator Scott Woolstenhulme, Principal Ken Marlow, IlL Wolcomina Visitors and Deleaofions School Board Candidates Amy Landers and Brian McBride |V, Items for Discussion Responses m Public Hnminn and Online Survey recrardinci Proposed Elementary School Boundaries Ms. French reported that there were 900 responses to the online survey, The Blue plan was the plan of choice. Parents of children currently attending Discovery commented most frequently, Those attending Cloverdale and Iona were second arid third in the number of comments posted, There is concern with kids going to Rimrock then back to Rocky Mountain Middle School. Most comments on the blue plan were from the north end. Both the blue and purple plans are the same in the south because we need to equalize numbers among the schools. When asked about the number of students involved in the changes, the answer was that Woodland Hills would lose about 70 students to Mountain Valley and 30 would go to Rimrock from Mountain Valley. Mountain Valley will continue N have 8Ospots for open enrollment. There was discussion about giving in district open enrollment Students priority at Mountain Valley, The 30 Students who would be moved to Rimrock boundaries should be given priority m stay et Mountain Valley. |t|o essential that parents are made aware that they need m apply for open enrollment every year. There are 20 students from Bridgewater who are presently enrolled in Mountain Valley. There should be room to waver into Mountain Valley f the parents want mdo so. Ne need m keep kids et Mountain Valley so they can continue through the Curriculum. Having kids across the road going to a different elementary school is not an issue for most people. There have been questions about common core. kis not a curriculum but an assessment, Mrs, Hix has produced a flyer that gives parents resources so they are aware W the common core and what kids should be able w do. Mountain Valley's Curriculum will be closer mthe common core. Students learn about primary and secondary sources. They ask questions such as, "can we trust it?" and "Is it right?" Students will receive good instruction at any Of Our schools. There are three main issues. (1)Caribou Meadows should stay at their Current elementary so they can gomRocky Mountain Middle School with peers from their elementary school, Mountain Valley students should bo allowed to remain at the school and participate in the curriculum through sixth grade. C0 Something needs to be done to help Bridgewater. There is quite a group that wants to stay at Iona from Falls Brook h three trailers at Iona before. Bridgewater is concerned with the need for parental help. Bussing kids is a terrible option. Bridgewater is a good school. They possibly don't raise as Much extra money as the other schools. Mrs. McConnell suggested that Lincoln Township could be moved to Bridgewater and the apartments could remain at Discovery, We need to help Bridgewater with Public Relations. Maybe we Could hire a classified person to do Outreach and try to get more parents to become involved. That individual could look at grants and opportunities that would support the school, We need someone to go out and talk to parents and help keep people in the school. Mrs. Norman has been a benefit at the District level. Something similar Could work at the school level as well. We Would need to try to find someone who is bilingual. A free and reduced lunch count of 70% of the school Population should to be a ceiling that would trigger looking at hiring a public relations person to assist the school. There was concern that raising the total number of students at the school, would affect the ratio of free and reduced students and result in a reduction of federal services available to students. There was a question about whether high achieving students receive any benefit from Title 1 Funding. They do not. We need to support our high achieving students as well. There was discussion about the possibility of creating computer labs so those students can move forward. People haven't heard about the good things happening with high achieving kids. We need to let parents know that we are aware of the needs We need to work on perception. PTOs often make a big _difference _-_ school, . There was discussion the kinds — resources PT_ provide. _Bridgewater probably won't —_--' _ Woodland Hills, Rimrock,m Mountain Valley. The possibility of using high school seniors m write grants and obtain funding mBYm students mhelp support schools was discussed, There was discussion about meeting with parents of Bridgewater arid Falls Valley students to get ideas of how the Board can support the schools To surn LIP today's meeting: 1. Blue map would be tire mconmencldion 2 Should wo move Lincoln Township and Deer Run N Bridgewater from Cloverdale? 1 Use the canal as the divider instead of the road 4� One mom option bto put the triangle consisting Of four families back into Woodland Hills S. We need to draw eJu map northern boundary changes U. Wo need N continue the online Survey showing both the blue and green maps 7� Disthuohdenbonwuive/at Mountain Valley can have a priority to remain enrolled & Additional kids will change the Free arid Reduced ratio and Could affect Federal Funding. v, uono agree momm ceiling m trigger additional publicmlationsnuppmd? 10, We need m work nn the mentality of vulgarity and bullying at Bridgewater. Sari Childers, Counselor at Bridgewater, has done an excellent job with a positive behavior support system that has a positive effect on the children. There was a question about whether it is worse at Bridgewater than at other schools. The answer was that itin not different a( other schools. 11� We need emeeting with parents to determine how we can support the school, There are currently 40 kids on waivers to Mountain Valley and Discovery from Bridgewater. Wh d help the perception, people will want h0u there. |3 there away to reach Out to families that have gone to White Pine? Sixty students qualified for ESL services at Bridgewater this year. There are 10 — 20 homes where the parents don't speak English. |40 students et Bridgewater are Hispanic. That equates W39%. 12, Support Falls Valley and Bridgewater outreach — help find items that will help with equipment, Adjust the matching funds formula to help schools will) high [)Limbers o( free and reduced lunch counts 11 Maybe we can do something unique with higher performing kids at Bridgewater arid Falls Valley, Maybe e school within a school? Funding will have to come out of M&0 not Title 1, Maybe we Could make Bridgewater a gifted and talented school and make Falls Valley a STEM school, There is no additional money for gate or STEM. We would need to find a way to fund them. 14� Schedule meetings with PTOs of Bridgewater and Falls Valley 15. Keep Rocky Mountain Middle School Public Hearing as scheduled 16. Ne need h send Power Announcements and flyers W the parents Val will ask the principals bset Lip °meeting with their PTO and parents either Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 7:30ummWednesday, April 3.2013at 5:30 p,m. [all for Aaenda Items for UDcomina Memincis A. Work Session with H0mest Student Cmmo Wednesday April B, Regular Meeting - April 10, 2013 add approve extending deadline for open enrollment applications to the end Of June 2013 to the consent calendar C. Work Session with Bonneville Student Council Wednesday April 24, 2013 - Bonneville Media Center - 11:30 a,m. 2:30pm. add building options Roger, April D. Work Session with Lincoln Student Council Wednesday May 1'2V13- Lincoln Teacher Work Room 11:3O am. 2:30 p.m. E Regular Meeting -May V.o0i3 VL Adiournment Vice-chairman Winchester adjourned the meetin at1:30um ^rrnu,ou Chairperson 4 Clerk Date: 21/1W