The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Todd Lowder opened the meeting at 5:35 p.m. Present were Amy Burusco, Sherrie Mauroner, Brian Rowlan and Elaine Blik. A quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
Tara Pratt gave an update on upcoming events with the PTO.
Denver Driscoll discussed the high school students that work for his company during Harvest Break.
James Patton provided the board a handout regarding apprenticeship programs with the Department of Labor for high school students.
Mary Corbridge requested that the district excuse employee absences during Harvest Break due to the dates being changed.
SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS’ REPORTS
Mrs. Ward reviewed her written report. The district purchased a Ford F250 pickup truck for the maintenance department. They seem very happy with it. We are looking at different options for a blade to remove snow this winter. Mrs. Ward would like to thank Brian Rowlan for his help in choosing the pickup. The school board convention will begin on November 15th in Boise. Everything should be billed to the school district for the hotels. Mrs. Ward will be meeting with the state department of education on November 30th. They want to walk through our schools. Idaho Concrete indicated they will try to get the bus yard concrete raised within the next two weeks. If the weather remains too cold, they will complete the project in the Spring. Mrs. Ward discussed looking for a new auditor for next year. David Burke discussed reviewing CPAs that conduct school financial audits and will have a proposal for the board to approve at the December meeting. Mrs.Ward added that turkeys will be handed out to the staff at 3:30 pm on Thursday, December 14th. Amy Burusco discussed the Idaho Career Ready grant opportunities for students in grades 7 through 12.
Mr. Pincock discussed his written report. Mr. Pincock and Heather Clark attended the GEAR UP West conference. This yearly conference is an opportunity to discover ways to improve our GEAR UP program as well as our college and career readiness program. Cody Park was awarded the Honorary American FFA Degree. He and Governor Butch Otter were the two awarded this year. The football team won the first round of the state playoffs. We play Westside at 6:00 pm on Friday, November 3rd. The volleyball, cross country and soccer seasons have finished. The boys’ soccer team ended up in second place in the district. Basketball for the girls has started and wrestling and boys’ basketball will begin shortly. Mr. Pincock would like to thank Ace Hardware for the fireworks show at the end of the last home football game.
Ms. Taylor discussed her written report. The 8th graders who went to the Haunted Science Lab on the 26th enjoyed their trip. Erin will be able to connect some things they learned on this trip to new learning throughout the school year. Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on November 3rd from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Girls basketball is midseason. They will travel to Malad for Districts on Friday, December 8th. The middle school Halloween Dance was held on October 31st. The dance was held only for students that had remaining points and didn’t have any “F’s” for a grade. Ms. Taylor added that 77 parents arrived for their Parent/Teacher conference.
Mrs. Colton discussed her written report. Parent/Teacher conferences were held November 3rd from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Mrs. Colton added that 85% of the parents attended their Parent/Teacher conference meetings. The annual Veterans Day program will be Thursday, November 9th from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm in the auditorium. Active and retired military personnel will be recognized. Students will sing practiced songs. Our curriculum adoption this year is Health and Social Studies. Those teachers have the state approved lists for each subject along with the extended lists, an explanation for the rating. This year’s professional development book study is Practice Perfect by Doug Lemov.
Mr. Vaughn reviewed his report. We are currently finalizing data for this year’s “Child Count” which is the number of students in Special Education in our district submitted to the state. We are continuing to contract with Spot Kids out of Pocatello for Occupational Therapy. They are doing a great job at identifying and serving our students. Mr. Vaughn discussed the student growth on the ISIP for reading and all grades are showing growth.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS – ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of October Regular Meeting Minutes
Approval of October 2023 Claims
October 2023 Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve Consent Items 7 A-F as listed on the agenda. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – ACTIONS
Board Policies for Approval: 614 – Commencement
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve board policy 614. The motion passed.
Monthly Staff Changes
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the monthly staff changes. The motion passed.
Approve FY 23-24 Bids for School Food & Supplies
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve the food and supply bid from Nicholas and Company for the FY 23-24 school year. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-DISCUSSION
Board Policies for November Review, December Approval:
652 – Library and Resource Center Materials
For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
Luncheon with Trustees and Teachers
For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
Options for Board Meeting
There was discussion regarding public access to school board meetings.
For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
Harvest Break
There was discussion on the Harvest Break surveys that were returned from employers that employ Aberdeen School District #58 students.
For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned.