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Dr. Charles J. Shackett, Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 529-0104  www.d93schools.org Board of Trustees  Craig Lords  Annette Winchester  Wendy Horman  Kip Nelson  DeVere Hunt Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Marjean McConnell, Deputy Superintendent Work Session of the Board of Trustees Bonneville High School Media Center October 3, 2012 11:30 AM I. Call to Order Chairman Lords called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. II. Roll Call Those Board members in attendance were Chairman Craig Lords, Vice-chairman Annette Winchester, Trustee DeVere Hunt, and Treasurer Kip Nelson. Others in attendance were Deputy Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Human Resources Director Shalene French, Chief Financial/Operations Officer April Burton, Director of Federal Programs Susan Searle, Energy Education Specialist Don Trauntvein, Director of Operations Todd Hicks, Data Analyst and Testing Coordinator Jodi Barnes, Principal Craig Miller, Principal John Pymm, Assistant Principal Lance Miller, Assistant Principal Julian Duffey, members of the Bonneville Student Council, and Board Clerk Valerie Messick. III. Welcoming of Delegates and Visitors LoAnn Belnap, Amanda Van Orden, and Holly Giglio IV. Items for Discussion Mr. Pymm welcomed the students and District Personnel. He introduced Ronnie Howard as this year’s Student Body President. He also excused Mrs. Bumgardner who is the student council advisor. Mr. Pymm asked the members of the council to introduce themselves and to state their office. Chairman Lords thanked the students for all they do and explained that the Board likes to come at the first of the year to get to know them and hear of their plans. He stated that the Board appreciates their leadership and values their judgment and insight. He thanked Mr. Pymm for letting the Board come to the school and interact with the student council. Chairman Lords asked Board members and District personnel to introduce themselves and explained how the boundaries of the school board zones have changed in the last year and how each member of the Board represents patrons living within in the different high school boundaries. He then asked if the students had any questions for the Board. He stated that we have given teachers more planning time at the high school level and we will be getting more technology this year for them and next year for the students. He explained that the Board has three major goals for the schools in the District. 1) Academics – each student to do as well as you can. 2) Parental Involvement – we want parents to feel welcome and involved in your education. 3) Bullying – we don’t want it to happen. A. Bonneville Student Council Presentation Ronnie Howard stated that the student council has four main goals. 1) Increase school spirit. 2) Improve the cumulative GPA 10%. 3) Give back to our community. 4) Make our school a better place. He stated that they wanted to build on the successes of last year and to help unify the students through school spirit. They hope to increase attendance at games and activities by 50% through the use of mass texting and Facebook. An incentive to increase GPA is early lunch advisory where students who are doing well get to leave the school for early lunch. They feel it is their duty to give back and help people out. The plan to accomplish this is through the “What do you want to BEE” campaign. They are involved in helping local charities through food drives and collecting other necessities. Ronnie quoted Mark Twain, “Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” This will guide the activities during the year. Activities coordinator Kelsey, and Senior at large Zach reported that they want the high school experience to be great and hope to boost the attitude and moral in the school. They hope to influence positive peer pressure and hopefully spark a revolution with students to become better. Whitney Johnson, freshmen class president, reported that they want to support school pride, increase participation in activities through texting and Facebook, and support friendliness toward faculty members. They will pick a teacher every week throughout the year and reward them for specific traits that are voted on by the student body. Clayton Housley, sophomore class president stated, “You gotta win to get love, everybody knows that.” They will emphasize rewards for no missing assignments for homework – hall passes and discounts to class parties for GPA. They want to bring 15 more students to each activity during the year. Cody Crofoot, junior class president reported that their goals are to help students feel included and to succeed. They want to increase student involvement in activities by at least 20. The student council will spread throughout the crowd during assemblies instead of sitting together. The want to increase the class GPA by .25 and they will post the class average every week. They want to have competition with other schools so they can gauge where they are with their GPA. Braxton Egbert, senior class president reported an emphasis on activities during each semester. They want to support the BEE campaign and post ACT and GPA requirements for entry into colleges. They will sponsor a Senior Bucket List that includes wishes and goals throughout the year. Chairman Lords stated that the council is doing a great job as they all are thinking outside the box and thinking about others. He asked that they let the school board know how they can help and make it easier for them to accomplish their goals. He suggested that the members of the council attend Board meetings. He stated that the Board is here because of the students who mean a lot to each of them and the Board hopes that the high school experience is fun and productive. Mrs. Winchester stated that she is impressed with the students work. She asked how many students leave campus on the extended lunch hour. She then admonished them to be careful and to be safe. Students stated that they leave because of the healthy lunch requirements and the long lines. The question was asked about when propositions 1, 2, and 3 would go into effect if they pass and are put into law. These were put into law in July 2011. They are already in effect. If they pass, we will continue much like we are now. Teachers will get laptops this year and high school students next year. If they are defeated, we will go back to what it was like before July 2011.