The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15th 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 5:40 p.m. Also 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
There was no delegation or patron input.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward reviewed her written report. She thanked Elaine Blik for an enjoyable day with our basketball players, both old and young. Everyone enjoyed the day for the 50th anniversary boys’ basketball state championship reunion. Mrs. Ward reminded the Board to please attend the ISBA Training on Tuesday, February 21st at 1:30 pm. The training should take about two hours. March 3rd will be our appreciation lunch with the elementary teachers. Negotiations must start before May 1st. Mrs. Ward asked which Trustee would like to represent the school Board for negotiations. Marina Taylor will be our new middle school administrator. Erin Johnson will be a STEM coordinator for half of the day for next year. Mrs. Ward is happy to work with both Ms. Johnson and Ms. Taylor and she hopes to increase our test scores and encourage our students to find fun in learning. These women will be instrumental in accomplishing these goals.
Ann Mennear was absent from the meeting but provided a written report. Administrator reports are available upon request at the district office in the 2022-2023 Board meeting attachments binder.
Robi Jo Colton discussed her written report. The annual book fair was held January 30th through February 3rd in the elementary library. It was a great success. We have four 5th grade IDX teams going to the IDX competition on March 3rd. Our curriculum adoption this year is math. Each building is meeting with parents to review and decide on curriculum choice. The elementary building meets each Tuesday to discuss each piece. Mrs. Colton added that the curriculum team all voted for Math Expressions. Focus Friday is February 17th. The parents will sign up in the office by February 9th so the list can be given to the bus yard. We provide a project, STEM activity and one other activity. Mrs. Colton added that the book fair went well and they received a lot of help for the event. The elementary teachers would like Focus Friday as an option to attend and not as a requirement for academic support. The teachers would work with the parents and the kids on the that day to help the students.
David Vaughn discussed his written report. We are continuing to give the WIDA access for ELL’s 2.0 assessment to all students with Limited English Proficiency. After being initially identified as LEP, students will continue to take this test annually until they meet the exit criteria. Not all of the students taking this test need ESL services. It helps teachers know what level they are at in their English Language Acquisition in several areas. The in-person Occupational Therapy is going well. Students are being seen weekly and several students have received evaluations to determine if they need services.
Travis Pincock discussed his written report. The YourFIT tech expo will be held in our high school on April 3rd. This is an opportunity for our community to learn about careers in technology. Wrestling and boys’ basketball are finishing up their seasons and will be getting ready to start districts. The cheerleaders are competing at State on February 10th. They qualified in all four events. State BPA is February 23rd-25th. Mr. Pincock thanked everyone involved in helping with the 50th anniversary for the 1973 boys’ state basketball champions.
CONSENT ITEMS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of January regular Board meeting minutes
Approval of January 2023 claims
January 2023 financial report
County tax report- January 2023
Building budget reports
Overnight trip request: High School: boys’ basketball – Boise, ID 3/1/23 – 3/4/23
Cheer – Boise, ID 2/9/23 – 2/10/23
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve Consent Items-Actions A-F as presented. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-ACTIONS
Approve LEA ARP ESSER Use of Funds
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the LEA ARP ESSER use of funds plans. The motion passed.
Approve Certificate of Closure for 1/30/23 Due to Extreme Cold Temperatures. Approve Certificate of Closure for 2/14/23 – 2/15/23 Due to Blowing/Drifting Snow
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the certificate of closure for 1/30/23 due to extreme cold temperatures and the certificate of closure for 2/14/23 and 2/15/23 due to blowing/drifting snow. The motion passed.
Approve FY 23-24 School Calendar
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the FY 23-24 school calendar. The motion passed.
Approve Bid for 72 Passenger School Bus
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the bid from Western Mountain Bus Sales for $126,477 for a 72 passenger school bus. The motion passed.
Approve Board Policy 606 – Selection of Curriculum Materials
Board policy 606 was tabled for further review.
BUSINESS ITEMS-DISCUSSION
2023-2024 ISBA Insurance Plan Statement of Values
There was discussion on the insured values of school district buildings and property. A work session was tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 8th at 1:00 pm with Moreton Insurance Company to determine the insurance needs of the school district.
TRUSTEE INPUT
Trustee Rowlan was happy with the 50th anniversary reunion for the 1973 boys’ basketball championship team that was held at the old high school. He thinks we should do more activities like this to foster community in the school with events and traditions. There was a lot of positivity at this reunion and we should create more experiences like this.
Trustee Mauroner enjoyed all the activities and appreciates the work Elaine Blik put into preparing and organizing the 50th anniversary for the 1973 basketball team. She said it was fun and she enjoyed the luncheon they had. She appreciates the work everyone did to prepare for the event.
Trustee Burusco congratulated the cheer team and said they did a good job at their competition. She said she appreciated the basketball anniversary and there was a good newspaper article on the event. She wished the basketball team good luck.
Trustee Blik said the 50th anniversary for the boys’ basketball champions was a great day and was set up by accident which turned into a good event. The team was impressed with the new high school and enjoyed looking through their old high school.
Trustee Lowder agreed with what the other Trustees had already said. He thanked Buck Copeland for the high scores on the bus inspection we received and he appreciates all the good work they do in our busing department. He thanked everyone for the work they do and commented on how much respect Elaine Blik has for our schools.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:48 p.m., a motion was made by Trustee Rowland 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) to consider the evaluation, dismissal, or discipling of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public school student, 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.
A roll call vote was held with the following results:
Todd Lowder – Yes; Amy Burusco – Yes; Sherrie Mauroner – Yes; Brian Rowlan – Yes; and Elaine Blik – Yes. The motion passed.
The regular session reconvened at 10:34 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further action needed, a motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 10:34 p.m.
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