The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20th 2024 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Brian Rowlan opened the meeting at 5:31 p.m. Also present were Amy Burusco, Sherrie Mauroner, James Patten and Aimee Elliott. A quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
There was no delegation or patron input.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward reviewed her written report. Mrs. Ward thanked Cody Park for the work he did for FFA and added that the auction was cancelled. The district office will be closed April 9th for the district office staff to attend the Post Legislative Road Show. This meeting is where the state explains the outcomes of the current legislative session. All general fund budgets will be frozen on April 1st. this allows the district to have all the bills in and to prepare for the next years budget process. The district purchased heart defibrillators for each school, which will be placed in an accessible location this summer. Pocatello School district wants to work with our school district to provide CTE courses. Mrs. Ward provided a handout of the classes they will be offering. We will be working with them to see how we can facilitate our student’s participation. Mrs. Ward added that there is an ISBA portal for trustees to sign up for the Leader Institute for Board Members to attend.
Robi Jo Colton discussed her written report. The elementary school book fair was a success. Ms. Chavonne received over $2,000 of a credit to spend on books and Mrs. Colton thanked everyone who helped with the book fair. Our IDX team presented on March 8th. They did very well and had fun. Mrs. Colton thanked all those that helped with this activity. Mrs. Colton provided a handout for the cost proposal for the curriculum for our social studies three-year extension. The curriculum will be added for approval at the April regular board meeting.
Marina Taylor reviewed her written report. Parent/Teacher Conferences were held on Friday, March 1st 2024 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Ms. Taylor added that about half of the students’ parents attended their conferences. Erin Johnson and Marci Bradley took around 40 STEM students on a field trip to Bengel STEM Day on Thursday, February 22nd, 2024. Our students’ behavior was stellar. Robert Burusco earned 1st Place on Bridge, Juan Sanchez, Sabastian Rojas and Mathew Ekstrom won 1st Place on Paper Tower Building and Divani Sanchez won 3rd Place on the Catapult. We held our first elimination round for Battle of the Books on March 7th. We started with 8 teams competing. Students were very competitive and excited. Our final battle with 4 teams competing was held on Thursday, March 14th in our gym. Ms. Taylor thanked Mr. Patton who read the questions at this final event and she thanked our judges Camille Reed, DeAnne Nelson and Jaime Campbell for offering their help. Erin Johson won a grant from the Idaho Out-of-School Network for after school and summer activities. The Boys Basketball finished up their season on Friday, March 8th. Our school hosted this Tournament and it went well. Ms. Taylor thanked all the coaches for a great season. Track started March 11th with Heidi Brown, Healther Giesbrecht, Ella Giesbrecht and Phillip Klassen coaching.
Travis Pincock provided a report and was absent from the meeting. Administrator reports can be viewed upon request at the school district office.
David Vaughn discussed his written report. The Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) is open until May 24th. Each building will be setting up their own schedules. Mr. Vaughn added that a lot of scheduling will be done for the end of April. Mr. Vaughn attended the Directors Advisory Council meeting as one of our regional representatives on March 19th from 11:15 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Mr. Vaughn trained the elementary teachers who gave the ISAT and Idaho Reading Indictor (IRI) on Monday, March 11th.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS-ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of February regular board meeting minutes
Approval of February 27th work session minutes
Approval of February 2024 claims
February 2024 financial report
County tax report
Building budget reports
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the above Consent Items-Actions as presented. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-ACTIONS
Approve 3/4/24 and 3/6/24 Certificate of Emergency Closures Due to Weather
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Elliott to approve the 3/4/24 and 3/6/24 certificates of emergency closures due to weather. The motion passed.
Monthly staff changes
A motion was made by trustee Patten and seconded by trustee Burusco to approve the monthly staff changes. The motion passed.
Approve 2024-2025 School Calendar
There was discussion on the Zoom meeting with state representative Julianne Young concerning possible changes of required student days for school districts on a four-day calendar and house bill 521.
A motion was made by Trustee Patten to approve the 2024-2025 school calendar without a Trustee seconding the motion. The motion failed and the 2024-2025 school calendar was discussed further.
After further discussion and clarification on the possible changes that may occur with the state legislation requiring a minimum number of student days for school districts with a four-day calendar, a motion was made by Trustee Patten to approve the 2024-2025 school calendar.
A roll call vote was held with the following results:
Amy Burusco – No; Sherrie Mauroner – Yes; James Patten – Yes and Aimee Elliott – Yes. The motion passed.
Resolution Calling for Supplemental Levy Election to Be Held on May 21st, 2024
A motion was made by Trustee Elliott and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the resolution calling for a supplemental levy election to be held on May 21st, 2024. The motion passed.
May 21st, 2024 Supplemental Levy Ballot Wording
A motion was made by Trustee Elliott and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the May 21st, 2024 supplemental levy ballot wording. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – DISCUSSION
Board policies for March review – April approval
407 – Family and Medical Leave Act. 407P – Family and Medical Leave Act Procedures. NEW
676 – Placement of Students at Alternative Schools.699 – Technology Instruction and Determining Average Daily Attendance (ADA). 701 – Use of District Owned or Leased Vehicles. NEW, OPTIONAL 702 – Student Transportation System (formerly 710 – Student Transportation). NEW 704 – Establishing Bus Routes, Stops and Nontransportation Zones. NEW 710 – Student Transportation. DELETE 712 – Student Transportation System. DELETE
714 – Transportation of Nonpublic School Students. DELETE 716 – Transportation Liability Insurance. 720 – Activity Busing. 720F1 – Activity Busing: Parent/Guardian Consent Form.
722 – Unauthorized School Bus Entry. 726 – Safety Busing. NEW 730 – Student Bus Conduct.
734 – Transportation for Students in Foster Care (formerly 679.80). 738 – School Bus Drivers. 740 – Duties of School Bus Drivers. 742 – Bus Driver Conduct. DELETE 746 – Bus Warning Violations. DELETE 940 – Electronic Surveillance.
For review only. No motion was necessary.
Board Policies 720 – Activity Busing, 846 – Travel Allowances for Professional Development and Professional Meetings.
Student Transportation Supervisor Buck Copeland discussed the current policies regarding meal per diems and travel allowances for bus drivers, coaches and chaperones that participate in student activity busing. Board policies 720 and 846 will be discussed further in an April work session with Athletic Director Natalie Lewis when a date can be determined to hold the work session.
For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:30 p.m., a motion was made by Trustee Elliott that the Board of Trustees of School District No. 58 recess from an open meeting into executive session pursuant to Section 74-206(1), Idaho Code, in order to discuss Section 74-206(1): Subsection (b) and that following the executive session the board will reconvene in public session for the purpose of conducting further business or for adjournment of the meeting.
The purpose of executive session under subsection (b) is to consider the evaluation, dismissal, or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or agent, or public school student.
A roll call vote was held with the following results:
Brian Rowlan – Yes; Amy Burusco – Yes; Sherrie Mauroner – Yes; James Patten – Yes and Aimee Elliott – Yes. The motion passed.
The regular session reconvened at 8:16 p.m.
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to offer a pay increase to an employee starting July 1st, 2024. The motion passed.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m.