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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-14-2022 Minutes Regular Meeting-Amended AgendaDr. 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 Regular Meeting/Amended Agenda September 14, 2022 7:00 PM District Office 3497 N Ammon Rd Idaho Falls, ID 83401 I. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairman Dance II. The prayer was offered by Chairman Dance III. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. IV. Roll Call Paul Jenkins present Greg Calder present Carissa Coats present Randy Smith present Chad Dance present V. Board Opening Business A. Chairman Dance welcomed any Delegates and visitors to the meeting. Others in attendance were, Superintendent Woolstenhulme, Executive Director of Learning and Instruction, Jason Lords, Executive Director of Planning and Personnel, Heath Jackson, Chief Financial Officer of Operations, Guy Wangsgard, Director of Maintenance and Facilities, John Pymm, Director of Special Education, Dr. Yvonne Thurber, Director of Academic Interventions and Federal Programs, Rex Miller, Director of Technology and Safe Schools, Gordon Howard, Homeless Liason, Jessica Baksis, Assistant Principal at Hillcrest High School, Tyler Mills, Principal at Thunder Ridge High School, Doug McLaren, Principal at Discovery Elementary, Ben Parker, Tom Hunsaker, Director of Communications and School Public Relations, Phil Campbell, Board Clerk, Samantha Williams. B. Motion and Order to Amend the Agenda (Action Item) Chairman Dance stated that pursuant to Idaho Code§74-204(4)(a) Amend the Agenda, for this meeting as follows: To add: Student Travel Request to Bannack State Park, MT and Crystal Park, MT from Discovery Elementary This request was received today and is time sensitive. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to amend the agenda. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. C. Amend/Approve the Amended Agenda (Action Item) Chairman Dance asked for a motion to approve the amended agenda. MOTION: Carissa Coats moved to approve the agenda as amended. Randy Smith seconded. Motion carried. D. Approve Consent Agenda (Action Item) Chairman Dance asked if any Board members would like to remove any items from the Consent Agenda. Hearing none, he asked for a motion. MOTION: Randy Smith moved to approve the consent agenda. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. 2 1. Minutes of Previous Meetings Board Work Session/Executive/Amended Agenda (Draft) - 08-10-2022 Regular Board Meeting/Amended Agenda (Draft) - 08-10-2022 Executive Session - 08-31-2022 (Draft) Special Meeting - 08-31-2022 (Draft) Special Meeting - 09-07-2022 (Draft) 2. Financial a. Accounts Payable $10,409,634.03 b. Contracts Contractual Agreement with Kathleen Hansen c. Surplus Items Falls Valley - Books Maintenance - Vehicle Maintenance - Snow Plow 3. Employees a. Alternative Authorizations b. Conditional Employment c. Internships/Student Teachers d. Release of Contract e. Resignations and Terminations f. Retiree Contracts g. Retirements h. Stipends i. Transfers 4. Students a. Early Graduation Requests b. Trip Requests TRHS - Odyssey Dance Team - National Dance Competition - Orlando, FL - 3-2-2023 to 3-8-2023 BHS - Volleyball Tournament - Orem, UT - 10-06-22 to 10-8-2022 BHS - Choir to The Idaho American Choral Director's Association Conference - Boise, Idaho - 10-05-2022 to 10-08-2022 BHS and HHS - Marching Band - Logan Utah - Utah State - 10-01-2022 5. Superintendent Travel Idaho Association of School Administrators Annual Conference - Boise, ID - August 2nd - 4th, 2022 Idaho School Superintendents Association Annual Meeting - Boise, ID - August 2nd - 4th, 2022 Power of Positivity Leadership Certified Trainer Program - Phoenix, Arizona - November 3rd - 4th, 2022 Idaho School Board Association Annual Conference - Couer d'Alene, Idaho - November 9th - 11th, 2022 Idaho Education Law Institute, Boise, Idaho - TBD - 2023 IHSAA State Tournaments, locations and dates TBD VI. Public Input: Chairman Dance stated that pursuant to Board Policy #4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings, Public Input shall be held to a maximum of one (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 unless on the agenda but may direct the Superintendent to consider such items at a subsequent meeting. Chairman Dance opened the floor for Public Input – There was no public input VII. Superintendent Reports and Recommendations A. District Improvement Plan (Action Item) Chairman Dance invited Dr. Woolstenhulme to present the District’s Improvement Plan to the Board. Dr. Woolstenhulme reviewed the District’s Pyramid of Success. He also explained the importance of the Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s). Dr. Woolstenhulme reported on the kindergarten reading scores. Kindergarten roundup is in March and there are screeners there so kids get intervention when they enter kindergarten. The challenge is we only have 60% of parents and families showing up at kindergarten roundup. He then reviewed with the board 3rd grade reading scores to the Board and explained the many resources the district has in place to help 3 with reading. Dr. Woolstenhulme also reviewed the eighth grade reading and writing scores. Sixth grade math scores out performed the state. The next slide Dr. Woolstenhulme reviewed was the graduates with college credit or CTE certifications. The district is above the state average at 90%. With the Every Student graduates score, the district is significantly above the state average at 90%. With the economically disadvantaged students this district is also above the state average at 83%. Dr. Woolstenhulme introduced the Board to a goal setting initiative that the schools have started this year. The short cylce goals are 30-days. Longer term goals are the 100 days goals.Principals are working with their teams to create these goals. After the first trimester, the district will follow up and see how things are progressing and where the weaknesses are. The 30-day goal is identifying a single essential standard that every student should know. Dr. Woolstenhulme recommended that the Board approve the District’s Improvement Plan. Chairman Dance asked for a motion. MOTION: Randy Smith moved to approve the District Improvement Plan. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried. B. Performance Certificate Between Bonneville Joint School District 93 and Elevate Academy East (Action Item) Chairman Dance asked Dr. Woolstenhulme to present the update to the Performance Certificate between Bonneville Joint School District and Elevate Academy East. Dr. Woolstenhulme went through the changes that were made from the last meeting suggestions. Chairman Dance asked for a motion. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve the Performance Certificate between Bonneville Joint School District 93 and Elevate Academy East as presented. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. VIII. Planning and Personnel A. Employee / Staff Turnover Chairman Dance invited Heath Jackson, Executive Director of Planning and Personnel to present his report on the district’s employee and staff turnover to the Board. Mr. Jackson, Executive Director of Planning and Personnel began by stating that the district is in a good spot right now, however, there are positions that still need to be filled. The statistics that Mr. Jackson presented spaned over ten years. Classified staff has had a significant turnover. It has become challenging for the district to fill those positions. The district is growing about fifteen to twenty teachers based on the growth the district has been experiencing. Mr. Jackson then reviewed the employment termination reasons. Mr. Jackson reviewed the positions that are still open. Special Education is in dire need of Paraprofessionals. Mr. Jackson also gave an update on the substitution pool. Currently the district has approximately one hundred and fifty substitutes. However, not all are accepting positions. The district will continue to recruit substitutes. Chairman Dance thanked Mr. Jackson for his report. IX. Learning and Instruction A. D93 Homeless Students' Success Chairman Dance invited Jessica Baksis, the district’s Homeless liaison to present to the Board. Ms. Baksis stated that students who fall under the McKinney Vento definition. School districts are required to designate a homeless liaison. Ms. Baksis told success stories of three students who have been in these situations. A Board member asked if there was anyway to get word out to patrons to donate to the students who fall under the homeless category. Ms. Baksis explained the Purposity Program to the Board. Dr. Woolstenhulme stated that he would add Purposity information to the Family Update. Chairman Dance thanked Ms. Baksis for her report and expressed his gratitude for what she has accomplished. B. Professional Development Plan (Action Item) Chairman Dance invited Jason Lords to present the professional development plan to the Board. Part of state statute the inservice Professional Plan must be approved by the Board. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve the Professional Development Plan as presented. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. C. Student Travel Request to Bannack State Park, MT and Crystal Park, MT from Discovery Elementary (Action Item) Ben Parker, Principal at Discovery Elementary eplained the Grant that Discovery Elementary received this year. This Grant helped facilitate the opportunity for the fourth grade classes to go to Bannack State Park and Crystal Park in Montana. Over the course of the summer the Fourth Grade Teams met to plan the trip. They were short on funds, and the PTO and Principal Parker were able to donate the remaining funds for the trip. Principal Parker asked the Board to approve the trip. Chairman Dance asked for a Motion and it was requested that some of the students report to the Board what they learned on the trip. 4 MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve the Student Travel request to Bannack State Park and Crystal Park, Montana for Discovery Elementary. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. X. Board Closing Business A. November Regular Board Meeting Date Change (Action Item) Dr. Woolstenhulme explained to the Board that there was a scheduling conflict on the day of the November 2, 2022 Regular Board meeting. Dr. Woolstenhulme requested to have the scheduled November Regular Board meeting changed to November 16, 2022. Chairman Dance asked the Board if there were any concerns with that request. Hearing none, Chairman Dance asked for a motion. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve rescheduling the November 2, 2022 Regular Board meeting to November 16, 2022 for reasons stated. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. B. ISBA Region 6 Meeting - Wednesday, October 19, 2022 - 6:00 p.m. - Jefferson County SD Board Room. Dr. Woolstenhulme asked the Board Members if any of them would like to attend the ISBA Region 6 meeting on October 19, 2022. The Board Clerk, noted that Chairman Dance, Vice Chair Paul Jenkins, Carissa Coats and Randy Smith would like to attend the meeting. C. Audit Review Attendees - October 5, 2022 Dr. Woolstenhulme asked if any Board member would like to attend the Audit Review on October 5, 2022. It was decided that Chairman Dance, Greg Calder, and Randy Smith will attend the Audit Review. It was also decided to make it a work session. D. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings Chairman Dance asked if there were any agenda items for upcoming meetings. Randy Smith asked to have a trade school discussion added to a work session. E. Adjournment (Action Item) MOTION: Randy Smith moved to adjourn the meeting. Carissa Coats seconded. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:56 p.m.