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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-30-2013 Minutes_Work_Session_-_Special_MeetingY T;:�LE ���_ 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 834O1 (208 ) 525-4400 Fax (208) 529'0104 wwwA93szhoob.o/g w n'uv.ax.m1"o, xnvum'mmo Work Session/Special Meeting October 3&2013 Technical Careers High School Multipurpose Room 11:30 AM Call to Order Chairperson Annette Winchester called the meeting to order at 11:39 a.rn, Roll Call Those Board members in attendance were Chairperson Annette Winchester, Vice-chairperson Kip Nelson, Treasurer Arny Landers, Trustee Brian McBride, and Trustee Jeff Bird, Others in attendance were Superintendent Chuck Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Marjean McConnell, School Improvement and Technology Director Scott Woolstenhulrne, Human Resources Director Shalene French, Curriculum Director Michaelena Hix, Director of Operations Todd Hicks, Energy Education Specialist Don Trauntvein, Principal Craig Miller, Food Services Director Heather Plain, and Board Clerk Valerie Messick. Ui Welcome Dnleootea and Visitors Chairperson Winchester asked the Board to introduce themselves, she welcomed Student Council members Blake Marrow, David Stee|e, Braden London, Damn Long, and Tanner Marrow. Mr. Miller stated that Blake Marrow isthe student council president. She also welcomed OndyB|ieoner. Renee Cook, Holly Giglio, and TrinaWeathamton. K/ Technical Careers Hiqh School Student Council Presentation Chairperson Winchester invited the members n/the student council to talk about what is going on at Technical Careers High School. This a professional type school. It is not easier to graduate here. It is a different type of learning, more hands on. Students can take rnore time to learn. It is better to learn slow than not learn fast. The teachers will take the firne to help Students understand. They have the same general guidelines, They have projects enddemd|ineohutNeydon'|hovohotuminpepem, When welding, there are certain parameters and a lot of safety compliance. In welding, students are required to measure, call the supplier, and secure the right amount of material, It is more hands on at this school. Most students at the school learn more by doing and seeing. When there iaa new project, teachers show them how to do it. Then students do it until they get it right. Senior projects are job based. Like building a bumper for a truck. It is great to have a finished project when you are done. Students learn math and relate how it works in the field. They showed videos that Student groups had made in Mr. Crowfoot's class about how to use a tape measure as an example of what they have been doing in their classes. Students at the school want to do something and move around. They have the same classes with the same teachers each day. They have skills classes where they compete for the area they are working in. Last year the District helped to get the kids to state competition in Boise. The welding fabrication tearn went to nationals last year. They can participate in team sports like at the regular school. English is based on tech school vocabulary in each application area and they apply it every day. They learn how to create resumes as well. It is not how long it takes to learn, but what they learn. Everything gets applied to what they are doing. They are learning how to write and read so they know what they need to do. The students asked the Board to make any questions brief because they were anxious to get back to their shop classes. Dr, Shackett asked if the students would like to have classes extended into the Summer, They believe it Would baworthwhile. They can earn G-14 college credits but they are required b pay for it themselves if they don't have n|aeoworkin the summer. Mr. Miller wants ha look ata model where students can leave with all associate's degree and help them with the cost nf the college credits. When asked if teachers are interested in continuing during the summer, the answer was in the affirmative, Braden Landon stated that he Would have dropped out if he hadn't come to this program. The Students were asked if anyone started in a different area of emphasis, David Steele switched from welding and auto body to auto tech. He likes the concept of fixing a car quickly and getting it back on the road. Mrs. B|iemner stated that her son graduated from Technical Careers High School last year. Now he is in an auto body prograrn. He Wouldn't have graduated if he hadn't been able to enroll at this school. He had eight college credits when he left. Our standards at this school are pretty high. They are fortunate to have our teachers. They have e passion for what they are doing k) help Students, Mr. McBride stated that he was impressed with what Du,o|u{1rusu^, Av^em vvi'^ h^Z,/ KipN�iwv r:oyI � u'i.x�v I o'N, ]cUQ/d Students are doing. Students learn valuable skills here. Teachers have high expectations and demands. Like a coaches they relate to the kids. If we hire tho wrong type of teacher, the program will die. Chairperson Winchester thanked the Students for for their presentation. They stated that they like the new facility and expansion. It is nice to have this room tommeiiobut they need umm parking especially when bus drivers are parking here oo well. The students have pride in this school, They pick Lip garbage are an example to younger Students, Students can't come here to nress around, They won't fit if they do, It's o full school but we don't mess around. M/. Miller iue key person and ha sees the vision. Hois personal guy, lie call talk to students, and cares about their concerns. Hu doesn't brush thamoff, Students have close relations with their teachers. When asked if they feel like they ruissed OUt on high school experiences. The answer was no, There are no girl fights and drama since they have only one girl enrolled at this time. They can still be involved in activities like dances. The Students prefer to go of) the day date iudoed of the dance, The school offers a oNUu social every month, That is their assembly orpep rally. Students cat) play sports and call guto their home school to participate in the high school stuff, There are five or Six full time students frorn Hillcrest. They have invested in this school. They have a couple of football and basketball players, The students at this school are all basically friends. Their colors are blue and silver, Chairperson Winchester thanked the Students for rnissing their favorite class and coming to the Board meeting. The Students left toynto class a(12:37pm. K Audit Presentation ' Judy Brower Chairperson Winchester asked Ms. Brower to present the Audit Report ho the Board. Ms. Brower handed Out reports h/ the Board and went over the Trustees Report, She encouraged the Board to talk to Mrs. Burton if they have questions. She stated that it is important the audit report is presented now so the state won't threaten to withhold money to the District, That ix the key for this timing. She explained that the Board is actually accepting the report of audit. The trustees report gives the Board a great summary, The District has a few dollars that you have discretion over. It is always a challenge to have enough money to do what you want to get done. The mporigiveaaoomparioon.Thwaeaetsinthogonona|fundaro|eoobacauoeyuuhavepuiasigniUoaniamoun(hnmtheh/ndba|onne into next year's budget. Because funding is more fiat, the total dollars is flat. The fund balance decreased, The budgeted amount is similar to last year. You are spending rnore but having less fund balance, A lot of the fund balance is going into next year's budget. We have few if any federal funds. They are allocated to specific areas such as Title 1, Special Education, and Child Nutrition, Federal Jobs money came into the general fund as one time money. It also was earmarked for Special Education and Title The bulk of the general fund money goes to instruction. Transportation expenditure is driven by the cost fuel. The Cost of utilities goes up because of increased numbers o1facilities. Mr. Nelson asked a question about how bond money will show on the graph, Bond money in the bank won't earn you anything and you will have to pass a larger bond to do what you need to do. It is tough to manage the levy rate to minimize the impact on patrons, The increase showing in instrLICti011 is because of performance pay. You need to look ad dollars in comparison with the number of students you are serving. You have 66% of the general fund going to salaries and 24% to benefits, Thomoimp|yianoim|cdofdiuonetionaryfunda,Rowanueaknmgowmmmenb|fundwiodowohom7.3hu5.8. Ms. Brower reported no audit findings and no significant deficiencies, She expressed appreciation to the District and thanked the staff that helped get the process taken care of. We are growing and changing, It will hurt a little but we will work through it. Chairperson Winchester asked if there were any questions for Ms, Brower. Hearing none, she asked if there would be a motion to accept the Audit Report as presented, MOTION: Kip Nelson made the motion k/ accept the Audit Report aapresented. Amy Landers seconded. The vote was 5ixfavor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. N. Modifications to the Master A0eenami-M ' McConnell Chairperson Winchester asked Mm, McConnell to present the request for modifications to the Master Agreement. Mrs. McConnell stated when we concluded negotiations we agreed to do longevity bonuses for those working in the District for 15 years mmore. We inadvertently missed a group of people who were at 14 years. We worked with the BEA and want to recommend that we include the teachers od year 14aawell. The majority of our teachers will see a bonUs. The BEA survey is open until 4:00 p.m. today. She asked the Board k/ratify the proposal pending the survey results. The BEA wanted it to be open long enough so everyone would have all opportunity to vote. Mm. McConnell stated that we will change the Master Agreement language from 15 years to 14 years on the salary schedule, We will prorate those who have longevity both ao classified and certified employment with the District. Chairperson Winchester asked if there were any questions for Mrs. McConnell. Hearing none, she then asked if there Would beo motion toaccept the modifications to the Master Agreement aapresented. MOTION: Jeff Bird made the motion ho accept the modifications to the 2U13-2814 Master Agreement ao presented pending ratification by the BEAmembership. Kip Nelson seconded, The vote was 5in favor with O opposed and Oabstentions. Motion passed. __ Ni Items for Discussion District TeohnohVY Plan ' Scott VVnomtenhu|m* Chairperson Winchester asked Mr. Who|etenhu|meto discuss the Dia(hdTenhno|ugyPlan. Mr, Wbo|atenhu|me stated that lie wants to take a few minutes to give a broad stroke piCtLlt'e of where we are and where we are headed. He discussed that technology ineans three areas: infrastructure, applications, and devices. All three need to work or nothing works, Infrastructure is everything underground that makes the systern work. Applications are the learning systems, information systems, business systems, and infrastructure systems. Learning applications are ELA. Foo\FonweNAuoo|enabd Reader, Read Naturally, Waterford, Plato, and Success Maker, They all have different licenSUre. Those with concurrent licenses are Plato, Success Maker, Grad Point, and K-1 2. My Big Campus is a controlled social network, Office 365 is a complete office application f0rall Students and teachers, Students call install it at home for free, The offer can apply to the school board for a fee of $10. We also have access ho Idaho Digital Learning Acedemy and the Idaho Education Network, Mr. VVoobtenhu|ma gave the prices mo the Board Would be aware of the cost (f technology. FaatFonvard costs about $75OOOper year. Renaissance Learning is around $10O.O0O-%15lOU0. That iaabout $10 per year per student. The State is paying $3Oper student for a single administration of the SBAC. That will be less than the ISAT. Mile Posts costs $55.8U8 per year, Grad Point iu $38.O80 (Concurrent |ioenaeo. We haven't maxed out yet. Information systems and student information systems costs: PowerSchool costs $5 per Students. We are a feature district to the Education Committee for Mileposts that Wendy Herman serves on, Case-E is a special education software. We also have employee information myshama. Laser Fiche a document management system with o searchable index. Mr. McBride wanted ho know how the decision is made regarding what is the best product and best price. They look at a national database to see what is most effective and what in most affordable, We try to do our homework and do a statistical evaluation to see if the software is doing what we expected, Network and infrastructure is how schools talk to each other and back to the network center. We have three different networks from the tech center hz the different sites. We have Our own fiber network on our own property, That is a 10 gig pipe to Special Services, Technical Careers High School, District Office, Rocky Mountain Middle School, and Bonneville High School, Our second network is Cable One. They had fiber optic already in place and came in the cheapest, They supply 1 gig to the elementary schools. The City of Ammon supplies a 10 gig connection to Hillcrest High School and Sandcreek Middle School. We have off site backup at District 91. We pay through a'rute based on free and reduced rate. We need policies and practices mo students are safe onthe intemeLVVe need tz bring several policies into one. Wb also have You Tube for education open Wteachers. We also have wireless access devices and computers, IEN, Video conferencing units, Apple TV with projectors, HVac Systern, Access Control, Video Cameras, phones, and Bright link Light Switches. If the system is not designed right, it can cause a lot of problems. The high schools have 30 WIFI access points and need 123 more, The Middle Schools have 20 access points and need 63 more. The elementary schools have 20 access points and we need 300 more to Support every student with a device. The state will help with high school access points. || costs the District $1OO.OUO per year to maintain the network without VV|Fi|(costs $8O.8OOin maintenance to make sure everything works correctly. Wenendtonep|aoe4ODoomputemparyeoronan8yearcyc|eaithecom(uf$278.00O.Thoeamnn|y1OO Computers per elementary school. We obtained 35O digital projectors three years ago, We don't know what the replacement costs will bainthefu(um.TheNeo2imp|emon(m8oniolto1iue|omentaryaohoo|u,Thoyworejuo(madaohon|eUabyRonuiaoannaLeaming because they can't compete with iPada. They will put the applications on iPodo. Over the next five years hopefully we will get the connectivity for iPada. Mr, Woolstenhulme wrote a technology plan last spring, It has changed in six months, Chairperson Winchester asked if there were any questions for Mr. Woolstenhulrne. Hearing none, she then thanked him for his great NU.PakonConoem |3BARaenuUon Becky Foster Chairperson Winchester talked about the process of voting on resolutions at the ISBA Convention. Voting is based on student enrollment in each local district, Our District has 523.9 Votes or 104.78 votes per trustee that can be applied toward either a nay vote or aye vote for each resolution. This number of votes apply to all official business except the voting of officers and the consideration of any procedural motions amending a resolution. Those votes on these exceptions are usually decided by voice vote and by a majority of those present, If a majority is not clear by voice vote, the vote is recorded by raise of hands. Resolutions are presented to the body and the ISBA Board expresses their recommendation to either pass or do not pass. Then the floor is open for debate. The ISBA President closes the debate after no one else wishes to speak and calls for the vote. The results of voting are reported as an aggregate of Nays and Ayes and declared as either passed m failed. Once passed, resolutions become part of the ISBA's legislative platform for the upcoming year. Resolutions remain in effect for two years. Chairperson Winchester then talked about the Board's established guidelines for patron irIpUt during a board meeting. "The Board will ioceive such input without comment. . . The Board will take /m action mlatimto any items during the meeling. but may dif-ecthe Superintendent hoommidor such anitem a/a subsequent meeting, ' (Policy #i55O Public kWu0. Chairperson Winchester introduced Mrs. Becky Foster to the Board and explained that she has been allotted 15 Minutes to make her presentation. Mrs. Foster stated that Resolution 2io very important and asked the Board h) represent our Students and teachers in our District and vote no to common core. School Boards should incorporated their communities view. Common Core doesn't do that. She stated that parents and school boards are pitted against each other across our nation because of common core. She inhoping that doesn't happen in Our community. Parents have had no say. Our founders knew that those closest to an individual will act in that individual's greatest interest, The Board's responsibility is to Our students. Not to the Department of Education, the Federal Government or corporations. Those who sponsor these standards are not close to the students here in Idaho. Parents did not [lave a vote regarding this change in education. No teachers were oil the committee. There had to be a lot of power and money behind these national standards. This has come from the federal government and Bill Gates. Since 2000, Bill Gates has put a lot of money into the Curriculum and education reform. Standards and assessments drive curriculum. Concerned about data collection ofprivate information without the consent and knowledge of parents, She questioned whether it is wise for one man to have SO Much influence on education. She stated concern about centralized education through the federal government. We have tied ourselves, teachers, and Students to the federal government. Bill Gates is behind the creation of the core standards and Arne Duncan coerced states to adopt them. The federal government will build in curriculurn standards. When there are several questions on the test, it will tailor the curriculum, We are signing away Our constitutional autonomy of the education Of Our children to the federal government and large corporations. We are in the middle of a federal government and corporation takeover Of Our children's education. Idaho received $350 million to adopt common core standards. We signed off on common core standards in 2009 before they were published in 2010. Sandra StotsN and JameoMiUgnam were the only content experts nn the validation committee and they didn't sign off onthe standards. The requirement for non-fictional informational text comeout the expense of classical literature. There has been no validation of the common core standards by public process. There has been no validation of its college readiness level. It was a validation group in name only. It was an invalid process resulting in invalid standards. One of the most glaring deficiencies are in the handling of addition, subtraction, divinion.mu|Up|ioaUnn.pementagen.m(km.pmportiunu.and0eomehyienotvaoeamhbaaed.|i doesn't adequately prepare students for universities. These standards prepare Students for a non-selective community college not a univemity.Theoaemoxpehmenba|standeodathotavebmingh/medonnurnhi|dmn.ThemioharminxhandaodizaUonbeoeumawednn'\ own the standards. There iono amendment process. We are being made hzbe compliant with these untested standards with only 15Y6 leeway for Our own addition. Creativity of teachers and diversity of students will be discarded. It is rneant to[, the common student, But what about those who are different? What about the slower and faster learners? The best teachers take students from where they are at their own developmental rate, The standards in earlier grades are developmentally inappropriate. Five hundred early childhood professionals are against the K-3 standards, The standards cripple creativity. They create mediocrity and reject uniqueness. What will happen to great teachers and children's creativity? Teachers and students will be made to conform. Eight hours ofbaeUngioaomuchmnmthonooue|.Thateobhaveinappmpriobademondaandatudenbhavehnub|eoopingwith them. Teachers wiUbek/rcedbzteaohhziheb*standuhduntswi||be0omedhztakai|.Ow|y1%wi||beoh|ohohakeo|temuUveaooeumment,Arenor students psychologically and emotionally able to take these high stake tests for a big giant experiment? We won't know for adecade if it works. Teachers are terrified, She is terrified for her son because he isn't a common core learner. She stated that she is here to speak for the teachers and Students in our District. She asked the Board hz remember what they were elected kx do. First bn look Out for our students and second to involve the community to decide what the Students should know and be able to do. The Board is the safeguard for our children, She urged thern to speak for them and vote no on Resolution 2. ChairpemmVNxchesterdatedthat the Board spends thousands of hours looking out for your children. She then thanked Mrs, Foster for her input. Mr. McBride stated that Mrs. Foster has a legitimate concern and it needs hube looked into. Mr. Nelson stated that wa need ha have school become harder, We have great teachers. Some need more guidance to help kids get to the level where they can compete in college and inhamsbonally. We are not competing well at this point. It is also a societal thing. Parents aren't teaching kids hodo hard things. The new standards are more rigorous. We don't want k> give a low level education. Chairperson Winchester stated that she has a son who in competing with students from China and Russia. IX, Board Tmininq WhY|SemoStatemenb- AxnatteYWnnhouter Chairperson Winchester asked each Board Member to consider why they serve on the Board, She asked thern to write a staternent expressing the reasons why they serve on the School Board and email those statements to her in the next couple of weeks. This exercise makes LIS think about why we do what we are doing. Dr. Shackett stated that fie did this in Salt Lake. It was powerful and some teachers put iton their door oo Students could read it X1. Adjournment Chairperson Winchester asked for a motion to adjourn at 2:18 p.m. MOTION: Kip Nelson made the motion to adjourn. Jeff Bird seconded, The vote was 5 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed, qAPPROVED: 4..,.., #.,r$. c , 4p �e �so n ATTESTED: 2 Date: