The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19th, 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 5:36 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
Sargent Nebeker with the Bingham County Sheriff’s office discussed having a resource officer for the school district.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed.
SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS’ REPORTS
Mrs. Ward discussed her written report. The high school greenhouse is now operational and Mrs. Ward looks forward to getting it into production. Poinsettia’s will be sold this year. November 4th is Parent/Teacher Conferences. Mrs. Ward will attend the ISBA Conference in Coeur D’Alene November 9th-11th with Trustees Brian Rowlan and Todd Lowder. Teachers and Pupil Service personnel will be receiving a stipend of approximately $1,500 in November as agreed upon in negotiations. The state gave this money to help improve salaries and it is based on our reported FTE’s (full time equivalent). Thanksgiving early out will be on November 23rd. Students will leave at 1:15 p.m. and teachers will leave at 2:00 p.m. The high school gym air conditioning will be done soon. Mrs. Ward added that David Vaughn received some funds that may be used to purchase clear backpacks for students and wanted the Board’s input.
Mr. Pincock discussed his written report. The high school will have a juvenile Task Force meeting on October 19th. This is an opportunity for the school to meet with law enforcement and Health and Welfare to discuss how to best meet the needs of some of our students. Focus Friday will be on October 21st and There will be three teachers at the high school to help students who are behind academically and will offer tutoring. The library will also be open so those who are in duel credit classes can have a day to come in and work. Homeroom teachers will be calling home and inviting students to attend on the 21st.
Ann Mennear discussed her written report. For Focus Friday activities, the middle school will be working with students who need extra help with their academic subjects. Teachers will be contacting parents and requesting that their student attend to receive tutoring. In addition, for those students who do not need tutoring but would like some academic enrichment activities, for October and November a teacher will work with students on exploring different things about other cultures including games, foods and traditions. We are anticipating being able to offer this to students in grades 3-8.
Robi Jo Colton went over her written report. The first focus Friday is October 21st and students will sign up in the office the week of October 10-13th. The list will be given to the bus yard on the 13th so they can arrange busing. Activities will be based on student needs. A project will be provided as well as STEM activities in grades 3-8 and academic attention for students needing educational enrichment. Mrs. Colton added that there is a Veteran’s Day activity planned and Focus Friday will be from 8:00 am to 11:00 am.
Mr. Vaughn reviewed his written report. Mr. Vaughn will be attending the Council of Administrators of Special Education conference in Salt Lake City November 8-11th. The state department is covering nearly all expenses related to this conference. This is a national conference that has been in Washington DC, Orlando Florida, Milwaukee Wisconsin, etc. and this year it is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Darla Wright and Kristina McClurg will be attending the Transition Institute in Boise on October 24th and 25th. This will help our students that are preparing to transition from high school to college and/or to careers. Laura Park will attend an Early Childhood conference provided by the state department as well. We will be having a paraprofessional training on October 24th and homeless training was held on October 19th. Mr. Vaughn added that two paraprofessionals were interviewed and hired.
CONSENT ITEMS- ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of September 21st Regular Meeting minutes
Approval of September 2022 Claims
September 2022 Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve Consent Items-Actions 7 A-E as listed on the agenda. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-ACTIONS
Approve Board Policies 541 – Prohibition of Weapons, 720 – Activity Busing
There was discussion on clarifying the definition of what a weapon is considered and having separate classifications for actual weapons and fake weapons being brought to school.
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve Board policy 541 – prohibition of weapons. The motion passed.
Board policy 720 – Activity Busing was tabled until the November regular board meeting.
Approve September – October 2022 New Hires – TBD
A motion was made by Trustee Blik and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the September-October 2022 new hires. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-DISCUSSION
SEL Curriculum – high school counselor Debbie Ellis and elementary/middle school counselor Nichole Shackelford were not present to discuss SEL curriculum. No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
Purchase Athletic Van
Superintendent Ward discussed options in purchasing a 15-passenger van that would primarily be used for athletic activities. Trustee Burusco researched vans and small buses and compared options between the two and suggested a small bus for safety reasons. Further discussion will continue with Superintendent Ward and Transportation Supervisor Buck Copeland for options in purchasing either an athletic van or small bus for interscholastic student activities. No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
TRUSTEE INPUT
Trustee Rowlan likes what is going on with school sports and is happy to be part of the Board and the adjustment to the 4-day school week.
Trustee Mauroner enjoyed having lunch with the high school teachers and hopes the football team wins this upcoming Friday.
Trustee Burusco said she tries to address concerns with the school. She talks with parents, staff and community members and tries her best to help make the school a better place. She appreciates the help from everyone and said we have a great school district and staff.
Trustee Blik supports our school sports, regardless if we win or not and will continue to support coaches, kids, student athletes and wants to stay positive as a community. She appreciates Sarah Peck and her positive attitude with volleyball.
Trustee Lowder is grateful to be part of the Board and tries to make a difference, to be objective and to do the right thing for the schools. He appreciates the school employees and living in Aberdeen.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:45 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 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.
Others present were Jane Ward and Robi Jo Colton.
The Regular session reconvened at 10:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further action needed, a motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Blik to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.