Regular School Board Meeting
August 21, 2007
7:00 p.m.

 

1. Call to Order

At 7:00 p.m. Chairman Ken Gordon called the school board meeting to order. Superintendent Sandra Noland and Clerk Ronda Bailey were present.

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Establish Quorum

Present: Chairman Ken Gordon, Trustee Kathy Foote, and Trustee Brent Adamson. Trustee Tom Pawek and Trustee Rose Washam were absent.

Superintendent Sandra Noland requested that Executive Session be moved up on the agenda to become item 5.

4. Consent Agenda

a. Minutes – approved as presented.
b. Financial Reports – approved as presented.

5. Executive Session per Idaho Code 67-2345

At 7:10 p.m. Trustee Kathy Foote made a motion to go into Executive Session per Idaho 67-2345. Trustee Brent Adamson seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.

At 7:30 p.m. the regular session of the board meeting resumed.

6. Reports

a. Maintenance – The board commended the maintenance/custodial staff for the excellent work they have done on the school buildings this summer. Jim Anderson briefly discussed items from his report about upgrading the elementary electric panel, backup generator for the elementary, deteriorating asphalt, carpeting installation in various areas of the high school and elementary school, and the light fixture problems in the elementary gym. Superintendent Sandra Noland noted that the maintenance/custodial staff did a fantastic job this summer and she appreciates all their hard work.

b. Transportation – Maggie Graham reported that due to the road construction, the Daggett Creek students will be picked up at the Wilderness Ranch entrance. There are students that live less than 2 miles from the school and for the safety of these students, our buses pick up these students and transport them to and from school. Trustee Kathy Foote made a motion to approve the Safety Busing for our students. Trustee Brent Adamson seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried. The transportation department has 3 spare buses. Maggie would like the board to approve the surplus sale of Bus 14. Trustee Brent Adamson made a motion to put Bus 14 up for bid. Trustee Kathy Foote seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried. The board discussed the activity bus for this year. It was determined that we should try reducing the price to $1 per ride to see if the number of students riding the activity bus will increase. The board will continue to review the status of the activity bus each month.

c. Principals’ Report – John McFarlane and Jamie Pilkerton reported that student dress code violations this school year will be handled directly with the individual student and their parents. John would like the board to approve the hiring of a new math teacher. Trustee Kathy Foote made a motion to approve hiring Dylan Stark for the high school math position. Trustee Brent Adamson seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried. Jamie and John would like to express their appreciation to the custodial/maintenance staff for all their hard work over the summer, and also to Berta for all the hard work on the class scheduling. The discussion continued regarding curriculum alignment, the ICAN program, and AYP scores and the statewide issues with AYP.

Old/New Business

a. Elect Board Officers for New Fiscal Year – Trustee Brent Adamson made a motion to leave the officers the same as last year. Trustee Kathy Foote seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.

b. Approve Surplus Bus Bid – this item was discussed earlier in the meeting.

c. Approve Safety Busing – this item was also discussed earlier in the meeting.

d. Special Education Program – Beth Woodruff provided an update to the board about the various Special Education programs that we provide in our school district. We provide education services for students with a wide variety of learning disabilities. The number of special education students continues to increase each year. The Federal funding that is provided for the special education program does not meet the educational needs for the number of students we have in our school. We use a portion of General Fund funds to assist with the special education program.

e. Approve Policies

• Policy 738 Bus Drivers – this policy was updated with some detail information from the federal motor carrier safety regulations in regards to physical examination requirements for bus drivers. Trustee Brent Adamson made a motion to approve the first reading of this policy. Trustee Kathy Foote seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.
• Policy 740 Duties of School Bus Drivers – this policy was updated with item 17 regarding the use of cell phones by bus drivers. The wording in items 4 and 12 need to state “supervisor or designee.” Trustee Kathy made a motion to approve the first reading of this policy. Trustee Brent Adamson seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.
• Policy 654 Commencement – John McFarlane presented the proposed revision of this policy. John requested that this policy be approved under the emergency provision that requires only one reading. Trustee Brent Adamson made a motion to approve the revised Policy 654 under the emergency provision. Trustee Kathy Foote seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.

Chairman Ken Gordon and Frank Gallant reviewed the entire new policy manual and made a few minor changes. Superintendent Sandra Noland has updated a good portion of those policies. Chairman Ken Gordon would like to have the complete policy manual approved. John McFarlane and Jamie Pilkerton would like to review the student sections before the board approves the policy manual.

f. Proposed Alamar Ranch Agreement – the board discussed a potential agreement with Alamar Ranch. It was determined that further investigation is needed before an agreement can be reached.

8. Public Items – there were none.

9. Executive Session per Idaho Code 67-2345

At 9:45 p.m. Trustee Kathy Foote made a motion to go into Executive Session per Idaho Code 67-2345. Trustee Brent Adamson seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.

At 10:45 p.m. the regular session of the board meeting resumed.

Adjournment

At 10:45 p.m. Trustee Kathy Foote made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Brent Adamson seconded the motion and all voted aye. Motion carried.