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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-11-2021 Minutes Regular MeetingDr. 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  Scott Lynch  Greg Calder  Paul Jenkins  Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Regular Meeting/Amended Agenda August 11, 2021 7:00 PM District Office 3497 N Ammon Rd Idaho Falls, ID 83401 I. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chad Dance. II. Prayer was offered by Chad Dance III. Call to Order Chairman Chad Dance called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. IV. Roll Call Greg Calder present Paul Jenkins present Scott Lynch present Chad Dance present V. Welcoming of Delegates and Visitors Others in attendance were Superintendent Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Executive Director of Planning & Personnel Heath Jackson, Executive Director of Instruction & Learning Jason Lords, Chief Financial/Operations Officer Guy Wangsgard, Director of Maintenance & Operations John Pymm, Community Relations and Communications Phil Campbell, D93News Samantha Williams, District 93 Registered Nurse Korri Smith, Thunder Ridge Principal Doug McLaren, Tom Hunsaker, Chelle Sorenson, and Board Clerk Mary Hansen. Chairman Dance stated that due to their sensitive nature, complaints about personnel or an individual student must be submitted in accordance to Board Policy 4110 Public Complaints and Grievances. The complaint and grievance form (4110F1) is found on the District’s home webpage www.d93schools.org under School Board tab – Board Policies. VI. Action Items: A. Amend/Approve the Agenda 1. Motion and Order to Amend Agenda The agenda item for the amendment will not be discussed tonight as the district continues to research its options. Chairman Dance asked for a motion to approve the agenda. MOTION: Scott Lynch moved to approve the Agenda. Paul Jenkins seconded. Motion carried. B. Motions from Executive Session Employee D2022 Decision MOTION: Scott Lynch moved to release Employee D2022 from the 2021-22 contract. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. Employee E2022 Decision MOTION: Scott Lynch moved not to release Employee E2022 from the 2021-22 contract at this time. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. Employee F2022 Decision MOTION: Scott Lynch moved to approve Leave of Absence for Employee F2022 for one year. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. Employee G2022 Decision MOTION: Scott Lynch moved to release Employee G2022 from the 2021-22 contract. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. C. Consent Calendar Chairman Dance asked if any Board Member would like to remove any item from the Consent Calendar to the Regular Agenda. Hearing none, he then asked if any Board Member had any questions with regard to the Consent Calendar. Trustee Jenkins 2 requested clarification on the contracts listed on the consent calendar. The contracts are for curriculum relating to the online schools. Chairman Dance asked for a motion to approve the Consent Calendar. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. 1. Minutes of Previous Meetings Executive Session 07-14-2021 Regular Meeting/Amended Agenda 07-14-2021 Motion and Order to Amend Agenda 07-14-2021 Board Retreat/Executive Session 07-15-2021 Executive Session/Special Meeting 07-29-2021 2. Financial a. Accounts Payable $3,720,977.47 b. Capital Construction Projects Report c. Contracts: BYU Independent Study-base for online curriculum, editorial control with curriculum, Pearson eDynamic Learning d. Surplus Items Bridgewater Elementary Surplus August 2021 3. Employees a. Conditional Employment b. Resignations and Terminations c. Retirements d. Stipends e. Transfers f. Alternative Authorizations 4. Students a. Trip Requests BHS - Volleyball - Salt Lake City, UT on 09-09-2021 TRHS - Cross County - Missoula, MT from 09-17-2021 to 09-18-2021 5. Bus Routes FY22 6. Internships/Student Teachers VII. Public Input: Pursuant to Board Policy #4105 Pubic 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, but may direct the Superintendent to consider such items at a subsequent meeting. No comments. VIII. Administrative Reports/Information Items A. Report on the State of the District Professional Development Funding - Jason Lords, Executive Director Chairman Dance invited Jason Lords to present report on Professional Development Funding. With the district’s vision in focus, Designing Success for Every Student, providng the best professional development opportunities is essential. Certified teachers are required to earn six credits over five years for recertification: three credits from college courses and three in-service credits, or credits earned from professional development hours provided by the district. Fifteen hours equals one in-service credit. For this school year, the State funds professional deveopment at $316,000 and approx. $350,000 from Federal Title II Funds. The district provides professional development opportunities throughout the entire year for certified staff to earn needed credits for recertification. In the previous school year, certified staff earned 239 continuing college credits and 87 in-service credits. Each principal can suggest areas of professional development that their particular school may have a need. IX. Action Items A. Proposed Policy for 30-Day Review (first reading) 3440 Student Fees - Fines and Charges - Return of Property 3 Chairman Dance invited Guy Wangsgard to present policy for 30 day review. Mr. Wangsagrd stated this policy had been discussed with principlas; definitions were added for more clarification. He asked for it to be posted for 30-day review. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to post the policy presented for 30-day review. Scott Lynch seconded. Motion carried. B. Bid Recommendation Annex Building HVAC Upgrade Chairman Dance invited John Pymm to present recommendation for Annex Building HVAC Upgrade. Mr. Pymm stated the Annex builidng is being remodeled to hold the Bonneville Online school offices and classrooms. Only one bid was received for the project, much over the targeted budget amount. Mr. Pymm recommended not to accept the bid, to redesign the project and put out to bid again. This will delay the project, but will be doable. The project is funded by the plant facility fund and ESSER II funds for the reason that it helps with social distancing and increased air movement. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to reject the bid received for Annex Building HVAC Upgrade as presented and to put the project out to bid again. Scott Lynch seconded. Motion carried. C. Purchase Contract for Parcel B-FY22 – No discussion nor action taken. D. Textbook Approval Chairman Dance invited Jason Lords to present French textbook for approval. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved approve D'accord! Level 1: Langue Et Culture Du Monde textbook as presented. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried. E. COVID-19 Response and Mitigation Plan Chairman Dance invited Dr. Scott Woolstenhulme to present final COVID-19 Response and Mitigation Plan for the 21-22 school year. Dr. Woolstenhulme introduced the Dsitrict Registered Nurse, Korri Smith. She has been instrumental in helping with the district during the past year relating to the Covid pandemic. She worked closely with the vaccintation clinics for staff and in contact tracing efforts. Since Ms. Smith also works at the local hospital, she was able to provide first hand information relating to community health issues. Ms. Smith stated that there has been an increase of Covid cases among the younger propulations. Dr. Woolstenhulme has communitcated with East Idaho Public Health, other area superintendents, reviewed plans from other districts and have worked with the district’s principals, following up with a survey to parents and staff. The survey results showed patrons and staff are excited for students returning to school. There was less support in the yellow (substantial school transmission) and red (high school transmission) phases, especially as it relates to manditory masks. Dr. Woolstenhulme strongly feels that the district needs to be responisble in our decisions relating to the health and safety of our school comminity. Teachers will be provided the option of texting, emailing or calling parents to notify families of a positive case in their classroom. Monday schedules were discussed. State funding has shifted back to attendance based funding. Vaccintations are being encouraged, but not mandated. Ms. Smith concluded that looking at our District data is key in the district’s response going forward. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to approve the COVID-19 Response and Mitigation Plan as presented for final adoption. Paul Jenkins seconded. Chairman Dance opened up discussion. Trustee Lynch stated with the research he has done that masks do not help in the spread of COVID and is not in support of this plan. Chairman Dance asked for a vote. Three votes in favor; one against. Motion carried. F. Superintendent Contract Renewal Chairman Dance presented Superintendent contract renewal for approval. It is important to be transparent on superintendent compensation. The Board is pleased with the work of the administration. MOTION: Paul Jenkins moved to approve Superintendent Woolstenhulme’s contract renewal effective July 1, 2021 and addendum as presented. Greg Calder seconded. Motion carried X. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings Discussion for changing the location and time for the October 27, 2021 Work Session-TBD Black Canyon MS Ribbon Cutting - Thursday, August 26, 2021 - BCMS - 5:00 p.m. Work Session - Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - PLC Building - 11:30 a.m. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - District Board Room - 7:00 p.m. Work Session - Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - Ammon Elementary - 11:30 a.m. XI. Action Item: Adjournment Chairman Dance adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m. MOTION: Greg Calder moved to adjourn. Scott Lynch seconded. Motion carried. APPROVED: ______________________________________ Chairman ATTESTED: _______________________________________ Clerk DATE: ___________________________________