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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-15-2022 Minutes Work SessionDr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 557-6800  www.d93schools.org Board of Trustees  Chad Dance  Paul Jenkins  Greg Calder  Carissa Coats  Randy Smith Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Work Session June 15, 2022 5:00 PM District Office 3497 N Ammon Rd Idaho Falls, ID 83401 I. Call to Order Chairman Dance called the meeting to order at 4:58 p.m. II. Roll Call Paul Jenkins present via telecommunications Greg Calder present Carissa Coats present Randy Smith present Chad Dance present Others in attendance were, Dr. Woolstenhulme, Superintendent, Heath Jackson, Executive Director of Planning and Personnel, Jason Lords, Executive Director of Learning and Instruction, John Pymm, Director of Maintenance and Operations, Guy Wangsgard, Chief Financial Officer of Operations, Monica White, CEO of Elevate Academy, Logan Waitje Building Leader, Elevate Academy, Samantha Williams, Board Clerk. III. Opening Board Business A. Approve/Amend Agenda (Action Item) Chairmand Dance asked the Board members if anyone would like to amend the agenda. Hearing none, he asked for a motion. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve the agenda. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. B. Welcome Visitors and Delegations Chairman Dance welcomed any visitors and delegations to the meeting. IV. Discussion Items A. Lincoln H.S Surplus Property Chairman Dance invited Dr. Woolstenhulme to present to the Board on the possible sale of the surplus Lincoln property to Elevate Academy. Dr. Woolstenhulme stated that the district received the appraisal back on the Lincoln property. The property is zoned as residential, not commercial. So if the district does sell, the property would have to be rezoned. Chairman Dance was comfortable with the appraisal based on the property as zoned. If the district did not sell to Elevate, the district could have the property rezoned for commercial/industrial use and sell at a higher price. However, if the district feels Elevate Academy would be advantageous for them, the price of the property is irrelevant as long as it’s close to the appraisal. The Board feels that educational value out weighs the monetary value or rezoning the property for a higher sale price. Dr. Woolstenhulme introduced and invited CEO, Monica White to present to the Board. Ms. White explained that the vision of Elevate Academy is for student’s who struggle in traditional schools and create an environment that focuses on their talents layered with education. Their goal is to have each student leave with skills, be contributing members of society and have a passion for that want to do. Elevate Academy will essentially provide needs that the district can’t provide for students who are high risk in grades 6th-12th. Lincoln High School does not have the ability to accommodate 6th -9th grade students. They mostly enroll 2 juniors and seniors. Technical Careers High School only enrollsl 9th-12th grade students. Elevevate would be able to provide educational classes and services to students that the district can’t accommodate. Elevate will provide their own transportation, child nutrition services and special education services. The school will have many different vocational classes for students. Some of the classes that they will provide are, welding, construction, precision machining, agriculture, medical assisting, culinary arts, marketing/graphic design, and criminal justice to name a few. If the district decides to sell to Elevate, the school is slated to open August 2024. Elevate Academy will be a non-profit school. B. Elevate Academy Authorization The next portion of the presentation is discussing the possibility of the district authorizing Elevate Academy. Dr. Woolstenhulme doesn’t have any reservations with this. He explained that Elevate Academy has a school up and running in Caldwell, Idaho. He would be more concerned if there wasn’t already an operating school. If the district doesn’t support the authorization, Elevate would need to be authorized by the state. This decision will be on the July 13, 2022 regular meeting as an action item. Chairman Dance thanked Monica White and Logan Waitje for their presentation. C. Bond Chairman Dance invited Dr. Woolstenhulme to discuss information regarding the district possibly running a bond in the future. If the district decides to run a bond in November, the verbiage would need to be submitted to the elections office by September 9, 2022. John Pymm, Director of Maintenance and Operations met with Headwaters construction to get an estimate on an elementary school An 800 student elementary school would cost around $33.3 million dollars. Other ideas for managing growth in the area would be a 5th/6th grade center, however, that is not the most prudent for our district. The Board also discussed how to spend the dollars that will come in from the sale of the surplus properties (Hitt Road, 97th North, and the Lincoln property). The needs of the district are a transportation center, a new cafeteria at Ammon Elementary and improvements around the district. These items of needs were also on the facility committees list of recommendations. If the district bonds in November, it would more than likely be for an elementary school. The Board will discuss more about the needs and the district facilities during the board retreat on July 13, 2022. V. Closing Board Business A. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings Chairman Dance called for any items for upcoming meetings. Hearing none, he asked for a motion to adjourn. B. Adjournment (Action Item) MOTION: Carissa Coats moved to adjourn. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. Chairman Dance adjourned the meeting at 6:51 p.m. APPROVED: ______________________________________ Chairman ATTESTED: _______________________________________ Clerk DATE: ___________________________________