The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. on May 18th, 2022 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Todd Lowder opened the meeting at 7:07 p.m. Also present were Amy Burusco, Sherrie Mauroner and Elaine Blik. A quorum was established. Chairman Todd Lowder requested all in attendance of the meeting to observe a moment of silence in respect for Trustee David Wahlen who passed away.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
There was no delegation or patron input.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were changes to the agenda to add business items – discussion 9C. for head coach review & evaluation procedures and 9D. to increase athletic fees.
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve the agenda as modified. The motion passed.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward reviewed her written report. Mrs. Ward wanted to let David Wahlen’s family know she valued David’s leadership and appreciated his service. He will be greatly missed. The teachers ratified their contracts for next year. Mrs. Ward enjoyed the reading night sponsored by the elementary school. The students she read to enjoyed discussing the book. Mrs. Ward also enjoyed the high school play. The HVAC system in the district office has been completed and the work on the HVAC system in the gym area in the old high school should begin in June. Mrs. Ward met with Julie Van Orden and Scott Bedke and they discussed what it would take to get all the teachers on the state health insurance plan. Hopefully our district can get the funding together that will allow us to join the plan next year. Graduation will be on May 26th in the middle school. We continue to have our bleacher seats broken during athletic tournaments. Mrs. Ward asked for suggestions as to what policies we could put in place to assure students are watched during these tournaments to prevent our bleacher seats for being damaged.
Travis Pincock discussed his written report. District golf was held on May 10th and State Golf will be held the following week. Mr. Pincock congratulated Griffin Knittle for qualifying for State Golf. The IHSAA is requesting that our school put a Pixelot system in our gym and on the football field. The system would allow us to broadcast games and collect a fee for people who sign up to use it. In the past we had to agree to not broadcast in some other form, but that restriction is no longer in place. We are one of the last schools to sign up for the system. It is free to get and install. The IHSAA is also instituting a shot clock. This requirement will not be in place for the 2022-2023 school year, but the shot clocks will need to be installed for the 2023-2024 basketball season. Mr. Pincock added that he is looking for a volleyball coach.
Ann Mennear provided a written report and was absent from the board meeting. The 7th grade boys went to Yellowstone on May 16-17 and the girls on May 18-19, 2022. Erin Johnson commented on the Yellowstone trip and that it was going well. Mrs. Mennear thanked everyone who has worked so hard to make this year successful. Mrs. Mennear would like to extend her condolences to the family and associates of Mr. Wahlen. He was a great advocate of Aberdeen and the school district. He will be missed.
Robi Jo Colton reviewed her written report. Mrs. Colton thanked the parents and PTO for helping to make teacher appreciation week fabulous. Mrs. Colton thanked Ms. Johnson for writing a grant to help start our STEM room. She thanked Troy Reynolds and Jesus Vargas for their help in preparing the room for our new materials. Mrs. Colton provided a handout for the board and discussed the overall student growth in reading and math in the elementary school.
David Vaughn discussed his written report. The Idaho Standard Achievement Tests (ISATs) are nearly completed for our school district. Mr. Vaughn is still sending out invitations for summer school which will be held June 6th-24th this year. Students in grades PK-5 recommended by their teachers will be eligible to attend. PK students will be selected from upcoming kindergarten students who have special needs or have limited English proficiency or are migrant students. Any migrant student in need of extra help is eligible to attend summer school as well.
CONSENT ITEMS
The following consent items were presented:
Approve April 20th Regular Meeting Minutes
Approve April 2022 Claims
April Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
Out of State/Overnight Trip Requests
Lagoon – High School Senior Trip – Farmington, UT 5/25/22
State Golf – Kuna, ID 5/14/22 – 5/17/22
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve Consent Items A-E as presented. The motion passed.
After further discussion of the out of state and overnight trip requests, a motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve Consent Item F as presented. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – ACTIONS
Board Policies for April Review – May Approval:
498 – Staff/Student Relations. 519 – Student Name/Gender Change. 519F1 – Name/Gender Change Request Form. 519F2 – Sample Physician Letter for Gender Change Request. 519.50 – Transgender & Gender Nonconforming students. 656 – Sex Education.
After further discussion, A motion was made to table board policies 519, 519F1, 519F2 and 519.50. The motion passed.
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve board policy 656 – Sex Education. The motion passed.
Declare Trustee Zone 1 Vacancy
Chairman Todd Lowder declared Trustee zone 1 as vacant. Those interested to be on the school board and reside within zone 1 will have until June 14th, 2022 to apply for this position at the district office.
Ratify Teacher Negotiations for the 2022-2023 School Year
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to ratify teacher negotiations for the 2022-2023 school year. The motion passed.
Approve May 2022 New Hires
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the May 2022 new hires. The motion passed.
Approve Hiring Morgan Hatt, CPA for the 2021-2022 District Financial Audit
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve hiring Morgan Hatt, CPA for the 2021-2022 district financial audit. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – DISCUSSION
First Review of the 2022-2023 General Fund Budget
Business Manager David Burke presented general fund revenue, fund balance, transfer and expense budget line items with the board. For review only, no motion was necessary.
Board Policy 846 – Travel Allowance & Travel Form
There was discussion on increasing the travel allowance on school business trips. Board policy 846 was tabled until June for a work session.
Head Coach Review & Evaluation Procedures
There was discussion on forming a coaches committee. For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
Increase Athletic Fees
The high school athletic department would like to increase the athletic fees from $50.00 to $75.00 for all sports starting in fiscal year 2022-2023. The sports fees have not been increased for more than 10 years and costs for fuel and uniforms has increased significantly. The middle school would like to increase all sports fees starting in fiscal year 2022-2023 to $100 per sport, per student to help cover the increased cost of fuel. for discussion only, no motion was necessary.
TRUSTEE INPUT
Trustee Burusco misses David Wahlen and he was a wonderful person that she was just getting to know. The Track and golf teams have done well. She wished everyone to have a great summer and is looking forward to next year. She appreciates the teachers and the work they do.
Trustee Mauroner will miss David Wahlen and his jokes, and not knowing what he will say next or what story he will share with the board. She is excited for school to get out soon and she appreciates the teachers and staff. She wished everyone to have a good summer break.
Trustee Blik echoed Amy Burusco and Sherrie Mauroner with missing David Wahlen and his contributions to the school board. She congratulated all the spring sports and their success and wished the track team good luck on their upcoming event. She is looking forward to how school will go next year on the four-day calendar and is excited for the change. She appreciates the kindergarten teachers and has seen her grandson grow leaps and bounds this year. She was happy to see the graph Mrs. Colton presented showing the growth in the elementary school for
reading and math and how well things are going in the schools. She hopes graduation well go well next week and wishes everyone to have a great summer. She appreciates having two new teachers join our school district and she appreciates the work all the staff does for our students.
Trustee Lowder said words cannot express what David Wahlen meant to the school board and to the community and was thankful for his service. He said it was sad to see Wayne Millett leave the school district and retire and he knows the new teacher Colin Brien replacing him will do well. He enjoyed the Reading Night event and is excited about the math and reading growth reports that Mrs. Colton presented. He thanked the community for supporting the district in passing the supplemental levy which helps keep the schools afloat.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:25 p.m., a motion was made by Trustee Burusco 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; Amy Burusco – Yes; Sherrie Mauroner – Yes; and Elaine Blik – Yes. The motion passed.
The Regular session reconvened at 11:02 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further action needed, a motion was made by Trustee Blik and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 11:02 p.m.