The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met for the budget hearing session at 6:30 p.m. with a regular session following on June 17, 2020 at the Aberdeen School District Office, 318 W. Washington, Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Todd Lowder opened the meeting at 6:35 p.m., others present were Mike Shackelford, Sherrie Mauroner, David Wahlen and Elaine Blik. A quorum was established.
BUDGET HEARING
The 2020-2021 Budget was reviewed and presented by Business Manager David Burke. Changes between the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 budgets were compared and discussed. Questions pertaining to the budget were answered.
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
Mrs. Ward went over her written report. Transportation supervisor Buck Copeland wrote a grant and the district should receive approximately $20,000 to help pay for the new school bus. The new boiler is in place and the project should be completed by the end of June. The gym floors have all been waxed and they look beautiful. Negotiations have been completed and she appreciates the teachers for all the work they do for the district and students. She thanked Trustee Todd Lowder for participating in negotiations this year. Summer school will start June 29th and ends July 17th for grades 1-5. Students must be invited to attend this year and classes will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. She added that Chris Pratt was in the district office and wanted the teachers to know that his children received a good education with the online teaching during the school closure due to Covid-19.
Travis Pincock did not provide a written report. He thanked the board for attending graduation.
Ann Mennear did not provide a written report.
Robi Jo Colton did not provide a written report.
David Vaughn did not provide a written report.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS – ACTIONS
A. Approval of May 20th Regular Board Meeting Minutes
B. Approval of May 28th Executive Session Board Meeting Minutes
C. Approval of May Claims
D. May 2020 Financial Reports
E. County Tax Report
F. Building Budget Reports
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve Consent Items A-F as presented. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – ACTIONS
Approve the 2020-2021 School Budget
A motion was made by Trustee Blik and seconded by Trustee Wahlen to approve the 2020-2021 school budget. The motion passed.
Ratify Teacher Negotiations for the 2020-2021 School Year
A motion was made by Trustee Blik and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to ratify teacher negotiations for the 2020-2021 school year. The motion passed.
Call for Milk Bids for FY 2021
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the call for milk bids for the 2021 school year. The motion passed.
Call for Fuel Bids for FY 2021
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the call for fuel bids for the 2021 school year. The motion passed.
Approve Emergency Purchase of High School Greenhouse
Ag/Science Director Cody Park discussed the proposal for the high school greenhouse and the various funds paying for the project. The IQPS portion of $10,000 will need to be spent before June 30th 2020. There isn’t enough time for the board to review the greenhouse purchase proposal in June for approval in July with this deadline in spending the IQPS funds for this project.
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve the purchase of the high school greenhouse. The motion passed.
Approve Personnel New Hires: High School Teacher Eliza Morris, Elementary School Teacher Robyn Williams, Elementary/Special Education Teacher Emily Perkes
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve the high school teacher Eliza Morris, elementary school teacher Robyn Williams and elementary/special education teacher Emily Perkes as new hires. The motion passed.
Approve Personnel Resignation Letters of Elementary School Teacher Chelsea Ruga, Paraprofessional Brook Dahlberg
A motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the resignation letters of elementary school teacher Chelsea Ruga and Paraprofessional Brook Dahlberg. The motion passed.
Approve Waiving Eligibility Requirements for Fall Sports
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve waiving eligibility requirements for the fall sports which include Football, Volleyball, Soccer and Cheerleading. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – DISCUSSION
Review Opening Procedures for the 20-21 School Year
For discussion only, no motion is necessary.
TRUSTEE INPUT
Trustee Shackelford appreciates the effort put into the high school graduation. He said the district is doing a good job in light of the difficulties this year and wants all students returning to school in the fall. He said the grounds like nice.
Trustee Mauroner agrees with Trustee Shackelford and wants everything to return to a somewhat normal life.
Trustee Wahlen also agrees with Trustee Shackelford and he appreciates the school board and enjoys working with them. He supports the superintendent and school principals and wants to see all the students return to school in the fall. He thinks that having students out of school and everyone staying home from work and sheltering in place has been a disservice to our country. The year to date deaths in the United States have been no more than the previous year, prior to this pandemic.
Trustee Blik agrees with all the other Trustees and hopes for life to get back to normal. She was pleasantly surprised with graduation this year and said it was nice. She looks forward to the fall and the new teachers that have been hired.
Todd Lowder thanked everyone for attending the meeting and their input.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:17 p.m., a motion was made by Trustee Blik 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) 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; Mike Shackelford – Yes; Sherrie Mauroner – Yes; David Wahlen – Yes and Elaine Blik – Yes. The motion passed.
The Regular session reconvened at 10:10 p.m.
With no further action needed, a motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 10:11 p.m.