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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-14-11_Regular_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 Regular Meeting December 14, 2011 7:00 p.m. I. Call to Order Chairman Lords called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. He excused Trustee Devere Hunt from the meeting and welcomed those in attendance. II. Roll Call Board Members present: Chairman Craig Lords, Vice Chairman Annette Winchester, Treasurer Wendy Horman, and Trustee Kip Nelson. Others in attendance were Superintendent Chuck Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Bruce Roberts, Assistant Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Chief Financial/Operations Officer April Burton, and Board Clerk Valerie Messick. III. Welcoming of Delegates and Visitors Others in attendance, Director of Plant Facilities/Operations Roger Hill, Health and Safety Coordinator Guy Bliesner, Energy Education Specialist Don Trauntvein, Tom Hunsaker, Transportation Supervisor Karen Judy, Assistant Principal Craig Miller, Principal John Pymm, Principal Doug McLaren, Assistant Principal Thomas Kennedy, Principal Tom Gauchay, Director of Curriculum Michaelena Hix, Food Services Manager Heather Plain, Rodd Rapp, Jodi Barnes, and Holly Giglio. IV. Amend the Agenda Chairman Lords asked if there would be a motion to amend the agenda. MOTION: Wendy Horman made the motion to amend the agenda as noted on the Motion and Order to Amend Agenda document. Annette Winchester seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. V. Motions from Executive Session MOTION: Annette Winchester made the motion put grandfathered continuing contract employee A-12 on probation. Kip Nelson seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. MOTION: Annette Winchester made the motion to purchase 14.92 acres of land,located on 1st Street, from Mike Armstrong for $253,793.00. Wendy Horman seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. VI. Consent Calendar A. Minutes of the previous meetings. Work Session November 10, 2011 Special Meeting November 15, 2011 Regular Meeting November 16, 2011 Work Session November 30, 2011 B. Accounts Payable $1,916,572.55 C. Capital Construction Projects Report D. Proposed Contracts, Appointments and Assignments Grand Teton Service Group Shelley Andrus to the Education Foundation Board Abby Annis District Office Part-Time Accounting Clerk Jake Bielby Transportation Department Mechanic Chelsea Brown Bridgewater Elementary School Playground Assistant Robert Chandler Transportation Department Part-Time Bus Driver Holly Faulkner Cloverdale Elementary School Part-Time Early Childhood Para Susan Friesenhahn Woodland Hills Elementary School Overflow Para Jennifer Gudmundson Hillview Elementary School Part-Time Elementary Media Para Jana Jackman Bonneville Online School Secretary Jori Law Cloverdale Elementary School Part-Time Early Childhood Para Isaac Magana Hillcrest High School Part-Time Auditorium Manager Stephen Plock Transportation Department Bus Driver Ronalee Williams Cloverdale Elementary School Part-Time Assistant Secretary Jennifer Wilson Food Service Department Assistant Manager E. Pending Contracts, Appointments, and Assignments Trina Dahlke Woodland Hills Elementary School Overflow Para Janelle McArthur Tiebreaker Elementary School Part-Time Elementary Media Para F. Resignations and Terminations Lorraine Bradley Falls Valley Elementary School Title One Para Misha Britton Tiebreaker Elementary School Part-Time Fast ForWord Para Stephanie Burke Bridgewater Elementary School Playground Assistant Cassie Cabrera Discovery Elementary School Playground Assistant Ana Cabrera-Alcantar Bridgewater Elementary School Part-Time Title One Para William Caudle Transportation Department Bus Driver Nichole Cordon Bridgewater Elementary School Playground Assistant Paulette DeHeck Ammon Elementary School Part-Time Cook Teresa Denkers Discovery Elementary School Part-Time Elementary Media Para Stephanie Downs Falls Valley Elementary School Part-Time Nurse Kendi Fullmer Ammon Elementary School Special Education Para Genevette Garner Bridgewater Elementary School Part-Time Cook Darla Grebb Food Service Department Secretary/Catering Specialist Diona Johnson Special Services Department File Clerk Tyson Landon Technology Department Computer Technician Carolyn McGuire Rocky Mountain Middle School Part-Time Title One Para Annette Mecham Ammon Elementary School Half-Time School Counselor Trina Murri Hillview Elementary School Part-Time Overflow Para Judy Hill Cloverdale Elementary School Cook G. Retirements Sharon Welker Hillview Elementary School Cook H. Transfers From To Bobbi Erickson Playground Assistant at Fairview Part-Time Cook at Fairview Charlotte Goddin Counselor at Ucon/Fairview Counselor at Fairview (Job Share) Angie LeBlanc Part-Time Cook at Bonneville HS Cook at Tiebreaker Terri Parker Part-Time Cook at Ammon Part-Time Cook at Bonneville HS Dana Quinton Secretary at BOS/Facilities Secretary at Facilities/Federal Programs Lauri Thurber Part-Time Media Para at Hillview Part-Time Media Para at Mountain Valley I. Proposed Stipend Assignments Cody Walters Hillcrest High School Wrestling Coach Michael Peterson Bonneville High School Wrestling Coach J. Trip Request Bonneville Online School First Lego League Team to travel to Moscow December 17, 2011 to participate in the State Robotics Competition Chairman Lords asked if there would be a motion to accept the consent calendar. MOTION: Annette Winchester made the motion to accept the consent calendar. Kip Nelson seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. VI. Public Input Policy # 1550 - Public Input 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 an item at a subsequent meeting. Amanda Van Orden 3633 East Edwards Drive, Idaho Falls – The mother of a special needs student who will be going to Rocky Mountain Middle School. The transition is hard for her child. Discovery was presented as a premier program. There are 12 autistic children in a small classroom. She is concerned about what lies ahead of her son. He was at grade level when they came here but now he has digressed. There needs to be change in format of what is happening in the program. She is hoping to be an active participant in her student’s life. He sometimes he gets neglected because he is easy and not aggressive. She stated that a glorified day care is unacceptable. Ranee Cook 2789 Barnes Way, Idaho Falls – The autism classrooms are set by need. He son first showed progress at Ammon then it took a nose dive. She stated that Discovery is doing the best they can. They are seeing success because the program is based on scientific data that is available. They were told that their son would stay at discovery as long as he needed. Moving the 6th grade to middle school surprised her. Is it the intention to push her child out because of others coming into the program? The District should to meet the needs of the children. As the number of cases increase, so should the program. We need to deal with here and now. The program at Discovery needs to be in place at Rocky Mountain Middle School. It is illegal to base education on finances. What is being attempted to do with the autism program is wrong. Holly Giglio 688 Katie Court, Ammon – They chose this district based on the Discovery program. Mrs. Stauffer’s class has been good for her son. They were under the impression that he could stay at Discovery. They were not aware of the changes. Rocky Mountain Middle School is missing the autism element. Autism classrooms are different. There is no plan to continue the Discovery program at RMMS. There are more and more of these kids coming through the system. We need to be prepared for them to go to the middle school. She wants a plan for the middle school and an extra year at Discovery for her son. Chairman Lords asked Dr. Shackett to look into the issues and report back to the Board. There is a program in Boise that we might look at. He will keep the parents informed. VII. New Business A. Discussion Regarding Professional Technical High School – Craig Miller Many people have been working on the project. He handed out documents that tell the purpose. The core will be taught to encourage kids to stay in high school and to graduate. Students could attend both A and B days. Sophomores will attend ½ days. This concept will help the overcrowding problem at the high schools. It will also help bussing issues. Mr. Miller is exploring a partnership with EITC to offer associates degrees on site. The plan is for 50 full time students and 150 part time to begin with. We will need to recruit students. He explained two and five year plans with the bond and without the bond. Mr. Miller stated that they need an advisory board for the Professional Technical school and asked for a member of the Board to sit on the advisory board. They will need a commitment for funding. Wendy Horman asked how we will fund the school. There are several options: The school district could fund it fully through levies. A charter school option would give a better funding rate. They are also hoping to attract alternative school students from Lincoln High School. They are working on a lot of options for funding. There is community support for a EITC partnership. Some classes could be housed here, some at EITC, some using IEN classes. Chairman Lords thanked Mr. Miller for all his efforts in behalf of the school. Kip Nelson asked if Mr. Miller would start working with the high school counselors. Mr. Miller stated that they are on board with this but we need someone else to beat the drum out there. Chairman Lords asked Mrs. Winchester to serve on advisory board. B. Policy for 30-day Review – Dr. Bruce Roberts 3105 and 5232 Service Animals on School Premises 3105P and 5232P Service Animals on School Premises Procedure 3105F Request for a Service Animal to Accompany a Student on School Premises Dr. Roberts stated that the policy was taken from Title II of ADA Service Animals International. Linda Jacobsen is a lawyer who covers the issues that could arise. Several people looked at the policy, procedure, and form. Dr. Roberts recommended the 30-day review of this policy. Requests for a service animal to accompany a student is rare in Idaho but, we have a case now that has prompted the writing of the policy and procedures. MOTION: Wendy Horman made the motion to accept the policy in 30-day review. Kip Nelson seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. C. Safety Bussing Request - Karen Judy, Guy Bliesner Mrs. Judy asked for a variance on safety bussing at Tiebreaker between Thanksgiving and spring break because of low light and snow removal issues. This area was within 3 points of making safety bussing approval. They are concerned about the extended time students will have to be in the cold. The state will allow a variance and fund the safety bussing if approved by the Board. This would affect about 45 students and could be accomplished using current resources. Mr. Bliesner stated that the request makes sense given exposure to the children. MOTION: Kip Nelson made the motion to approve the safety bussing request as presented. Annette Winchester seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. VIII. Committee, Curriculum and Administrative Reports A. Policy for Initial Consideration – Dr. Bruce Roberts 1510 and 4102 Board Agenda Items 2560 Elementary Field Trips 5015 Teacher Provisions for Employment 5800 Classified Employment and Assignment Dr. Roberts presented policies for Initial consideration. They include new statutory language and guide lines. Policy 2560 has updated the field trips that the District is paying for schools to attend. We can’t exclude kids from field trips. Accelerated Reader reward trips do exclude kids. We are not sure whether it fits in this policy. The policy defines which trips the district will pay for and which trips the schools will pay a portion, and what trips we don’t allow at all. The policy does give the Superintendent discretion. Kip Nelson wanted to know how these are different from discretionary field trips the Board has said no to. Those trips where the schools or grants pay for them we should allow. Wendy Horman asked if we should post the work session minutes since patrons are having a hard time following what is going on with just the regular meeting minutes being posted. Valerie Messick was directed to post the minutes from all the meetings of the Board online. IX. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings 1. Work Session – Friday, January 6, 2012 – 11:30 a.m. – Board Room 2. Regular Meeting - Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 7:00 p.m. – Board Room - Bond Resolution 3. Work Session – Wednesday, January 25, 2012 – 11:30 a.m. – Sandcreek Middle School - National student clearing house report - Report on autism concerns by Dr. Shackett. X. Adjournment MOTION: Kip Nelson made the motion to adjourn at 7:53 p.m. Annette Winchester seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. APPROVED: _____________________ Chairperson ATTESTED: __________________________ Clerk Date: ___________________