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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-06-12_Special_MeetingDr. Charles J. Shackett, Superintendent Dr. Bruce Roberts, Deputy Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 529-0104  www.d93.k12.id.us 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, Assistant Superintendent Special Meeting January 6, 2012 District Board Room 11:30 a.m. I. Call to Order Chairman Lords called the meeting to order at 11:45 a.m. II. Roll Call Board Members present: Chairman Craig Lords, Vice Chairman Annette Winchester, and Treasurer Wendy Horman. Trustee DeVere Hunt arrived at 12:05. Trustee Kip Nelson was excused. Others in attendance were Superintendent Chuck Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Bruce Roberts, Assistant Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Chief Financial/Operations Officer April Burton, Curriculum Director Michaelena Hix, Director of Plant Facility/Purchasing Roger Hill, Health and Safety Coordinator Guy Bliesner, Energy Education Specialist Don Trauntvein, Director of Federal Programs Susan Searle, School Improvement and Techn ology Coordinator Scott Woolstenhulme, Administrative Assistant Jodi Barnes, teacher Keith Leppert, and Board Clerk Valerie Messick. III. Amend the Agenda Chairman Lords asked if there would be a motion to amend the agenda. MOTION: Annette Winchester made the motion to amend the agenda as noted on the Motion and Order to Amend Agenda document. Wendy Horman seconded. The vote was 3 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. IV. Consent Calendar A. Student Teacher Requests BYU-I Student Cooperating Teacher Location Dates Subject/Grade Alix Anderson Schlecten, Jamie HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Math 9 - 12 Heidi Anderson Funke, Deb Fairview 1/9/12-5/4/12 2 Sarah Anderson Smith, Annette RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Science 7 - 8 Emily Barnes Willey, Betty Jo Ammon 1/9/12-5/4/12 3 Kaitlin Barrett Dodge, Tracy Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 3 Chelsea Bogle Crow, Terrina Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 1 Linsey Clarke Fox, Bev Fairview 1/9/12-5/4/12 3 Joann Cline Messick, Cindy Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 5 Caitlin Cook Ames, Shantay Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 5 Kayla Cook Cress, Brigett / Holcomb, Deb Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 Sp Ed 2 Anne Cox Denney, Joanne SMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Art Lindsey Cragun Martineau, Sherry / Poole, Susan Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 1 Sp Ed Erin Elliott Andrews, Heather Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 4 Nicole Epperson Knibbs, Deanza Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 4 Karlee Evans Nyborg, Debi Ammon 1/9/12-5/4/12 6 Katherine Foster Chapple, Andrew HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Math 9 - 12 Zachary Gibson Lords, Scott HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Government/History 9 - 12 Angela Goddard Sommers, Cara RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Band 7 - 8 Michael Hale Rapp, Rod/ Simpson, Barbara Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 1 Sp Ed Alicia Hales Edmondson, Marianne / Gardner, Richard HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Art/English 9 - 12 Kasey Halling Pipinich, Angela RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Math 7 - 8 Samantha Hancock Simpson, Barbara/Russell, Lisa Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 Sp Ed 2 Coby James Prophet, Larry HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Spanish 9 - 12 Aaron Lilly Anderson, David HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Spanish 9 - 12 Candance Mele Boren, Charity Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 3 Tyler Mills Peterson, Scott HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Government/History 9 - 12 Kristin Murray Dahlke, Justin RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Math 7 - 8 Cambria Myrick Durfee, Pauli / Rogers, Mary (Gini) Fairview 1/9/12-5/4/12 1 Sp Ed Christine Nelson Mackintosh, Carene Ammon 1/9/12-5/4/12 5 Sharlie Nissen Smith, Andrea Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 4 Arli Olson Puckett, Lisa Ammon 1/9/12-5/4/12 2 John Olson Johnson, Rona RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 History 7 - 8 Ana Ortiz Navarro, Juan RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Spanish / ESL 7 - 8 Lisa Palmer Olsen, Lisa RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 English 7 - 8 Nikell Poole Holcomb, Deb / Cress, Brigett Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 2 Sp Ed Spencer Ray Mcling, Jamie RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 History 7 - 8 Ashley Reynolds Comish, Jean Fairview 1/9/12-5/4/12 2 Joseph Saccomanno Hooton, Tim / Jones, Virginia BHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Biology / Earth Science Tamara Scott Sparhawk, Katie Falls Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 5 Mary Shinkle Cassidy, Frank BHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Social Studies Brittany Shurtliff O'rullian, Janet Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 2 Lindsay Simmons Andrus, Jennifer Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 4 Timothy Slack Watson, Lynn HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 History 9 - 12 Camille Smith Mitchell, Leeann Discovery 1/9/12-5/4/12 English 9 - 12 Tiffany Sorensen Willis, Chardawn Fairview 1/9/12-5/4/12 3 Briana Titus Dall, Becky Ammon 1/9/12-5/4/12 5 Chad Walker Neal, Robert HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Health 9 - 12 Teresa Walker Hagert, Robert HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 History 9 - 12 Shay Wallace Anderson, Julie BHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Math 9 - 12 BYU-I Student Cooperating Teacher Location Dates Subject/Grade Elizabeth Weller Jolley, Lisa RMMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Health / PE 7 - 8 Marilee Wigginton Belnap, Larry HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Biology 9 - 12 Keri Santos Cardon,Ruland / Johnson, Tyler BHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Spanish 9 - 12 ISU Student Cooperating Teacher Location Dates Subject/Grade Danielle Adams Jasper Kathy West Mountain Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 3 KaDee Greer Jana Wixom SMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Science Brandon Jackson Scott Barr HHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 PE Kalene Lusk Pat Zaranek Mountain Valley 1/9/12-5/4/12 1 Shalene Summers Vickie Bailey SMS 1/9/12-5/4/12 History Brittany Thomas Jennifer Kidd Hillview 1/9/12-5/4/12 5 Hondo Hudman Dale Walker BHS 1/9/12-5/4/12 Biology Chairman Lords asked if there would be a motion to accept the consent calendar. Wendy Horman asked how student teachers are assigned. The principal assigns. They interview the prospective BYU-I students who are in the cooperative program. They then choose the student teachers that will best fit in their school. Sometimes it is who will take a student teacher. We are continually refining the programs and pairing the student teacher with a quality teacher in the school. We get feedback from BYU-I students and cooperating teachers and principals. MOTION: Annette Winchester made the motion to accept the consent calendar. Wendy Horman seconded. The vote was 3 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. V. Discussion Items A. Bonding Issues – April Burton The Bond Election Resolution was discussed. Chairman Lords stated that the question needs to be reworded so it is not so confusing. We need to explain that the refinance will save the District about 2% in interest and make positive changes in cash flow by eliminating spike years. Mrs.. Burton explained that we need to disclose the expected interest rate in the question. The discussion then turned to why the $15 million refinance needs to be in the question. It needs to be there because the length of the term is being extended to 20 years. The voters need to approve the extension as well as the $14 million in new debt. We want to leave the Plant Facility Levy alone. So, we can only bond for $14 million without raising the tax levy rate. We can sell the authorized bonds in the future; we don’t need to do it all at once. The discussion turned to Bond elections in the state last year. 2010 had the lowest number of elections ever. Those that failed involved a tax increase. There is no track record on refinancing and extending the debt term. Mrs. Horman was concerned that the refinance question could kill the bond election. She stated that the question needs to be the same as the list in the resolution. Mrs. Burton will contact Eric and Nick and ask them to reword the question. It is a balancing act to write the question with enough flexibility so the District can most effectively use the bond money. Mr. Hill spoke about the new elementary and the Professional Technical High School. The PTE High school will be housed on the existing campus and we will put storage off campus. Headwaters Inc. has indicated that they can build the elementary at the same price as construction at Mountain Valley plus fees and furnishings. That would come out to around $9.6 million. B. 2012 – 2013 Calendar – Bruce Roberts Doctor Roberts recommended the calendar with early release every Monday starting the second Monday in October. There would be no early release on short weeks. This would be a 90 minute early release so teachers have time to look at data and plan. There are two work days and two school days added to the calendar. The calendar does not include 26 instructional hours over the state requirements. A late start on Monday instead of early release was discussed. Friday afternoon is the least productive time for teachers. Monday is better than Wednesday or Friday because there are no extracurricular activities scheduled on Mondays so all teachers could be available for collaboration. Charter schools use Fridays for professional development so Friday does work for them. It is just a matter of how you look at it. Chairman Lords stated that there is no push back from the Board on early release. Dr. Roberts indicated that the time would be directed by professional learning communities at the schools. There will be some direction from the District level. There will be accountability for the time. Mrs. McConnell pointed out that there is a different climate from when we had early release in the past because of pay-for- performance, the data that is available, and evaluations that are tied to the data. The stakes are higher to use the time effectively. It is our responsibility to provide the teachers with the time. The principals will be trained to help teachers at the building level. There is a strong contingent that likes the concept of early release time. There is a greater willingness to work together and collaborate. Dr. Roberts stated that the Board can either put the calendar in 30-day review or approve it. The consensus was that it be put in 30day review. C. Teacher Evaluation: Parent Input and Student Achievement – Marjean McConnell Mrs. McConnell told the Board that the same committee that worked on pay-for-performance was working on the parent input piece of the evaluation requirement. There are also parents and Mrs. Winchester from the Board on the committee. The plan is to have evaluation cards available at parent teacher conferences. Parents will be asked to fill them out, sign them, and return them to the office. The cards will then be sorted and returned to the teachers. The teachers will evaluate the feedback and fill out a Reflection Form. This form will be taken back to the principal for discussion and goal setting purposes. The Reflection form will then be placed in the teacher’s personnel file as part of the evaluation. This is structured for improvement and not as a gotcha. Parents need to know that if the cards are not signed, they will not be used. Principals need to make sure students are not punished for their parents’ opinions. The Board was concerned that the cards should be made available to all parents, not just those who attend parent teacher conferences. Mr. Leppert stated that teachers need the face-to-face contact with parents so they can solve issues together. Mr. Hunt suggested that the availability of the cards not be limited to parent teacher conferences but that cards should be made available so parents can come in anytime when they have a concern and fill out a card and make an appointment to speak with the teacher. Anybody should have the opportunity to fill out a card. Maybe a card could be sent home with each student and have them bring it back. The goal is to get parents and teachers talking and increase communication. Mrs. McConnell stated that teachers are concerned about the process. They need to see how it will be used. The plan is to let them try it this spring. Mrs. Horman likes the work the committee has done. She likes the accountability but, she is concerned that students might be used as pawns at the high schools and middle schools more than at the elementary schools. Mrs. McConnell stated that the committee used the ISBA template as a starting point. The parents and teachers on the committee created this. The parents felt like the questions were good. This needs to be included in Board Policy. Next year, 50% of the teacher’s evaluation will be based on student performance. D. Superintendent Evaluation – Wendy Horman Mrs. Horman asked Mrs. McConnell to present timelines and an overview of the requirements at the Work Session scheduled for January 25th. VI. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings 1. Regular Meeting – January 11, 2012 – Board Room – 7:00 p.m. 2. Work Session – January 25, 2012 – Sandcreek Middle School – 11:30 a.m. There was discussion about changing the meeting to February 3rd. Mrs. Messick will check with Mr. Nelson to see if he is available. Mr. Hunt cannot attend on Mondays. 3. Regular Meeting – February 8, 2012 – Board Room – 7:00 p.m. Mrs. Winchester may be out of town on this date. Mr. Nelson will not be available. 4. Day on the Hill – February 14 – 15, 2012 – Boise Mr. Lords is the only one planning to attend. 5. Work Session – February 22, 2012 – Rocky Mountain Middle School -11:30 a.m. VII. Adjournment MOTION: DeVere Hunt made the motion to adjourn at 2:30 p.m.. Wendy Horman seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. APPROVED: _____________________ Chairperson ATTESTED: __________________________ Clerk Date: ___________________