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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-23-2013_Work_SessionDr. 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 January 23, 2013 11:30 AM I. Call to Order Chairman Lords called the meeting to order at 11:50 a.m. II. Roll Call Those Board members in attendance were Chairman Craig Lords, Vice-chairman Annette Winchester, Treasurer Kip Nelson, Trustee Wendy Horman (via telephone 12:44 p.m.), and Trustee DeVere Hunt. Others in attendance were Superintendent Chuck Shackett, Deputy Superintendent Marjean McConnell, Chief Financial/Operations Officer April Burton, Director of Operations Todd Hicks, Director of Plant Facility/Purchasing Roger Hill, Health and Safety Coordinator Guy Bliesner, Curriculum Director Michaelena Hix, Data Analyst Jodi Barnes, Technology Director Scott Woolstenhulme, Principal Craig Miller, and Board Clerk Valerie Messick. I. Welcoming of Delegates and Visitors LoAnn Belnap, and Ranae Cook III. Items for Discussion A. Supplemental Levy Ballot - Language Changes Required by the Office of the Secretary of State - April Burton Chairman Lords asked Mrs. Burton to report on the language changes required on the Supplemental Levy Ballot. Mrs. Burton reported that the changes are in how the question will be answered. The change is from Yes and No to Agree and Disagree. There is also a change to the heading. The Board agreed to the needed changes and directed that the Resolution with the changes to the ballot language be placed on the Consent Calendar in February for ratification. B. Bonneville Technical Careers High School Graduation Requirements - Craig Miller Chairman Lords asked Mr. Miller to present the graduation requirements proposal to the Board. He reported that they had two PLC groups looking at the requirements for the school. Their recommendation was to move to 48 credits to graduate from the school. These requirements will be two credits more than required by Lincoln and six credits below that required by Bonneville and Hillcrest. The question was asked how this would affect students who wish to move back to the regular high schools to graduate. The affect would be felt in the Humanities area and in the college entrance exam. Students at the technical school will take the COMPASS, but they can take the ACT or SAT if they prefer. It is easier to transfer into the Technical High School than to transfer back. The school registers sophomores through seniors. When asked if most technical high schools have different graduation requirements, the answer was yes. This will offer flexibility and allows students to graduate at a greater rate and won’t take away from Lincoln. There was direction from the Board to place the graduation requirements proposal on the Consent Agenda for the February Board meeting. Mr. Miller will be presenting the District’s program to the Senate and House Education Committees. C. Construction Update – Roger Hill Mr. Hill reported on the elementary TCHS building, and support services facility. He stated that cold weather has been hampering the work for the last couple of weeks. However, the construction is still on schedule. The TCHS building plans have been submitted to Boise for review and Mr. Hill hopes to go out to bid in February. Maintenance has done the majority of work on this project. Custodial services and printer services should be able to move in in February. Food Services and Maintenance will move in the spring. He will put a drive-in freeze out for bid in February. The bid will include relocating the current freezers. When asked what will happen to the existing buildings, the answer was that they will be used by the technical high school. Mrs. Winchester asked if the Board could have a tour of the buildings in the spring. There was some discussion regarding new school boundaries. Mrs. McConnell asked if the Board wants to keep students in the same school if they were moved in the last boundary change. The Board directed that the administration do what is best for the overall situation. Discovery, Cloverdale and Falls Valley are the three schools that will be affected. We have been trying to pull kids from the center of the District out. All four schools will have enrollments close to 500 students. Ucon is the back-up for Fairview. We will have the principals take an initial look at the proposals soon. We will probably name a principal for the new school after the election in March. There has been three internal principals interested in the job. There was some discussion on whether to build middle schools rather than a high school. Mrs. Winchester suggested that we look at using Rocky Mountain and Sandcreek as freshman academies and then build schools for 7th and 8th graders. Mr. Lords does not want three middle schools feeding into two high schools. D. Bonneville High School Baseball Pavilion Plan – Roger Hill Miriam Carter has presented a plan for a baseball pavilion at Bonneville High School. She needs approval from the District to proceed. The Board was willing to approve the process to get started to collect donations for the project. The possibility of running donations through the Education Foundation was discussed. Mr. Hill estimated the cost to be about $200,000. The question was asked if there was any money from the initial bond. Mrs. Burton responded that there was no money available. We could designate money from Plant Facilities. The Board was not opposed to the project. There was some discussion on the requirements for naming and advertising. The plans need to be reviewed by the staff and Mrs. Carter needs to make sure they have a place to put donated money. There is already sewer, water, and electrical available. IV. Call for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings A. National School Counseling Week Luncheon - Wednesday February 6, 2013 - Rocky Mountain Middle School – Library 11:30 a.m. This will be noticed as the Board attending but no business will take place. B. Day on the Hill - February 11 - 12, 2013 - Boise Idaho C. Regular Meeting - February 13, 2013 D. Work Session - Wednesday February 27, 2013 - Tiebreaker Elementary Media Center - 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. E. Regular Meeting - April 10, 2013 Chairman Lords asked if there would be a motion to enter into Executive Session for the purpose of considering the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public school student pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-2345(1)(b). and pursuant to Idaho Code section 67-2345(1)(d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in Idaho Code 9-340B(4)(b): Records of buildings, facilities, infrastructures and systems held by or in the custody of any public agency when the disclosure of such information would jeopardize the safety of persons or the public safety. Such records may include emergency evacuation, escape or other emergency response plans, vulnerability assessments, operation and security manuals, plans, blueprints or security codes. For purposes of this section “system” shall mean electrical, heating, ventilation, air conditioning and telecommunication systems. Kip Nelson made the motion at 12:36 p.m. to enter into executive session for the purposes stated. DeVere Hunt seconded. Roll call vote was: Annette Winchester – Yes, Kip Nelson – Yes, DeVere Hunt – Yes, Craig Lords – Yes, Wendy Horman joined the meeting at 12:44 p.m. via telephone V. Executive Session A. Superintendent Contract Renewal The Board reviewed the Superintendent’s goals for the 2012-2013 school year as presented. They discussed the possibility of renewing the Superintendent’s contract for an additional year and directed that the contract renewal be placed on the February 13th meeting Consent Agenda. Chairman Lords and Vice-chairman Winchester will meet with the Superintendent and discuss the evaluation. B. Safety Issues - Guy Bliesner Mr. Bliesner discussed the balance between security and convenience and the need to make decisions regarding how much inconvenience we are willing to accept in the name of security. We must be willing to sustain the inconvenience incurred. He discussed vulnerability areas and the need to look at visitor protocol district-wide. Mr. Bliesner discussed the possibility of using threat level indicators and emphasized the need to increase staff training. He discussed layered security and scalable responses. We have policy and procedures in place. He is in the process of completing a threat assessment and will report the results at a later date. He stated that security is three-fold. We need to deter, deny, and defend. Mrs. Horman left the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Chairman Lords asked if there would be a motion to move back into open session at 1:39 p.m. Annette Winchester made the motion to move back into open session. DeVere Hunt seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. VI. Adjournment Chairman Lords asked for a motion to adjourn. DeVere Hunt made the motion to adjourn at 1:40 p.m. Kip Nelson seconded. The vote was 4 in favor with 0 opposed and 0 abstentions. Motion passed. APPROVED: _________________________ Chairperson ATTESTED: __________________________ Clerk Date: ___________________