The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on July 11, 2018, at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Board Chairman Elaine Blik. Also present were Mike Shackelford, Todd Lowder, Sherrie Mauroner and David Wahlen. A quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
There was no delegation and patron input.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Mrs. Ward went over her written report. The old high school should be demolished by July 9th. The sisal in the elementary and high school commons is being painted and it looks much better. Summer school ended and was a great success. She appreciates all the faculty and staff that worked with our students this summer. The beams of the auditorium are up and they are working on the roof. The flooring in the new high school is almost complete. She would like to thank the maintenance and custodial crew for all the work they do during the summer to prepare for the upcoming new school year. She would also like to thank all the bus drivers that worked during summer school. She added that Mr. Krehbiel has talked with Idaho Power about getting LED lights for the elementary school that would save on electricity costs.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were additions made to the agenda to add middle school AR Lagoon trip in May or June 2019 under consent item (7-F), discuss/approve crowing of football field under business item (8-I) and discuss bus request change under item (8-J).
There was discussion with transportation director Buck Copeland and AR representative Terri Foster to determine when the AR middle school Lagoon trip should occur. It was decided that June 3rd after the 2019 school year would work the best for both the students and the transportation department.
A motion was made by Trustee Lowder and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve the agenda as amended. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of June 20th Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of June 28th Work Session Minutes
Approval of June Claims- hand out
June 2018 Financial Reports- hand out
County Tax Report
Middle School – AR Lagoon Trip on June 3rd 2019
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve consent items 7 A-F as presented. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS
Board Policies for July Review, August Approval 210—Composition of the Board. 240 – School district trustee zones. 242—Trustee qualifications. 244—Trustee nomination and election. 246—Trustee vacancy. 264—Annual meeting of the Board. 266—Regular meetings of the Board. 268—Special meeting of the Board. 406—Investigating and reporting suspected child abuse, abandonment or neglect. 411—Personnel files. 446—Negotiated agreement terms. 541—Prohibition of weapons. 566—Student suicide prevention. 810—Budget planning and adoption.
No motion necessary, for review only.
Approve emergency provisional certificate for Dessa Burton:
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the emergency provisional certificate for Dessa Burton. The motion passed.
Approve emergency provisional certificate for Misty Pratt:
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the emergency provisional certificate for Misty Pratt. The motion passed.
Review the 2018-2019 Trustee Schedules for the Self-Audit of Financial Records
No motion necessary, for review only.
Set Time and Dates for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Board Meetings
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve the Time and Dates for the FY 2018-2019 Board Meetings as presented. The motion passed.
Approve Milk Bids for FY 2019
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the milk bid received from Meadow Gold Dairies for the 2018-2019 school year. The motion passed.
Approve Fuel Bids for FY 2019
A motion was made by Trustee Lowder and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve the fuel bids received from Jerry’s Oil for the 2018-2019 school year. The motion passed.
Approve 2018-2019 Aberdeen School District Student Handbook
A motion was made by Trustee Lowder and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to table until the handbook can be discussed with the principals in August. The motion passed.
Discuss/approve crowning the football field
The Board would like to discuss this after the 2018-2019 football season and Daryl Klassen will be invited to talk to the Board at a later date. For discussion only, no motion is necessary.
Discuss bus request charge
There was further discussion with bus transportation director Buck Copeland about bus requests. A fee of $20.00 per day was decided to be charged for bus requests that were late, excluding changes that were made due circumstances beyond the control of the person making the bus request. No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
TRUSTEE INPUT
Trustee Shackelford said the high school is looking great and he would be excited to go to the new school if he was a student. He commented that the portion of the demolished old high school building that remains was due to the structure and support beams that had to stay in place and could not be completely removed without additional demolition costs.
Trustee Mauroner said the new school is looking good.
Trustee Wahlen said the schools look great and the patrons of Aberdeen should be happy. He is excited about the auditorium and the potential for having events held there.
Trustee Lowder had nothing to add.
Trustee Blik is excited about the new building and is amazed at how fast the demolition has gone for the old high school building.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 8:40 p.m., a motion was made by Trustee Lowder and seconded by Trustee Shackelford that the Board of Trustees of School District No. 58 recess from an open meeting into executive session pursuant to Section 67-2345, Idaho Code, in order to discuss Section 67-2345: Subsection b (Personnel Issues) 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: Elaine Blik – Yes; Mike Shackelford – Yes, Sherrie Mauroner – Yes; Todd Lowder – Yes and David Wahlen – Yes. The motion passed.
Topic and Purpose of Meeting: Discuss personnel.
No motion was needed from executive session.
After returning to open session from executive session, the regular session meeting began at 11:26 p.m. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner. The meeting adjourned at 11:28 p.m.