The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Todd Lowder opened the meeting at 5:35 p.m. Present were Mike Shackelford, Sherrie Mauroner and David Wahlen. A quorum was established. Elain Blik arrived at 5:42 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
There was no delegation or patron input.
SUPERINTENDENT AND ADMINISTRATORS’ REPORTS
Mrs. Ward discussed her written report. Mrs. Ward would like to thank those who worked during harvest to help those students that were not testing proficient. The school district received approximately $155,000 for the Emergency Connectivity Fund Grant. This will be used to purchase touch screen Chromebooks for grades k-5 and 9th grade. The new district office is progressing slowly. Lack of labor and supplies is affecting the process.
Mrs. Colton discussed her written report. The elementary school will honor five local veterans this year for Veteran’s Day. Each grade level will interview and write a biography about a chosen veteran. Our kindergarten will create the annual handprint flag and donate it to veterans. Our students will read biographies and sing to our chosen veterans on November 10th at 2:15 p.m. in the auditorium. On Thursday, October 21st the great shake-out earthquake drill will be held to practice how to drop, cover and hold on in the event of an earthquake. Monday, October 25th will be Family Math Night Spooktacular from 5:30 to 6:30 pm in the elementary gym. Parent/teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, November 11th.
Mr. Vaughn reviewed his written report. Mr. Vaughn attended the Connecting Assessment and Instruction meeting on September 29th in Idaho Falls with Mrs. Ward. They received data for our district on ISAT and I-Station proficiency and how to access this data and relate it to classroom instruction. Mr. Vaughn will be sharing this with the other administrators at their leadership meeting. Our child count for students in special education decreased by around 15 students last year and we have nearly the same number of students this year in special education. This appears to be due to move outs as our percentage is still very high at 18%.
Mrs. Mennear reviewed her written report. She highlighted that Erin Johnson, Mattie Bedwell and Sherry Yancey attended the Scratch for Schools event sponsored by the Idaho Lottery. This year they came home with a cash prize of $191.00. Wrestling and Girls basketball practices will be starting within the next week. The district wrestling tournament on November 12th, 2021 will be hosted by Aberdeen this year.
Mr. Pincock discussed his written report. The soccer season has come to an end. The district tournament for both girls and boys ended on Saturday, October 9th. Mr. Pincock thanked the coaches, players and patrons who come out and support the teams. Mrs. Ellis has scheduled many colleges to come to Aberdeen to meet with juniors and seniors. October is college application week. Throughout the month students will complete college applications. Application fees are usually waived. Students will be receiving acceptance letters from Idaho universities within the next few weeks. Students have also started the FAFSA (federal student aide) application as well. Mr. Pincock added that Cody Park received the IQPS grant for the third year in a row and the funds will be used to help complete the high school greenhouse.
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
The following consent items were presented: Approval of September 15th Regular Meeting minutes Approval of September 2021 Claims September 2021 Financial Report County Tax Report Building Budget Reports Out of State/Overnight Trip Requests National FFA Convention 10/21/21 to 11/1/21
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Blik to approve Consent Items 7 A-E as listed on the agenda. The motion passed.
After further discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve Consent Item 7-F as listed on the agenda. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-ACTIONS
Approve Board Policies with Minor Changes – 446 – Negotiated Agreement Terms, 459 –Reassignment of Administrative Employees, 460 – Certificated Employees: Informal Review, 464 – Exempt Employees, 465 – Employing Retired Teachers, 466 – Leadership Premiums, 472 – Salary Schedule for Non-Certificated Employees, 474 – Evaluation of Non-Certificated Employees, 490 – Employee Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media, 491 – Acceptable Use of Internet, Computer and Network Resources for Employees, 624 – Participation in Statewide Assessments, 673 – Reading Assessment and Intervention Program, 686 – Permanent Student Records, 874 – Personnel Records, 934 – Trespass on School District Properties, 940 – Electronic Surveillance, 1046 – Patron Conduct, 602 – Accreditation, 476P1 – Non-Certificated Employee Grievance Procedure
A motion was made by Trustee Blik and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve board policies with minor changes 446, 459, 460, 464, 465, 466, 472, 474, 490, 491, 624, 673, 686, 874, 934, 940, 1046, 602, and 476P1as listed above. The motion passed.
Approve September – October 2021 New Hires A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to approve the September and October 2021 new hires. The motion passed.
Approve Emergency Teaching Authorization Form for Teacher Sadie Pulliam A motion was made by Trustee Maroner and seconded by Trustee Wahlen to approve the emergency teaching authorization form for teacher Sadie Pulliam. The motion passed.
Approve the Amended Trustee Boundaries Rezoning Map After further review and discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the amended Trustee boundaries rezoning map. The motion passed. BUSINESS ITEMS-DISCUSSION Board Policies for October Review November Approval – 470 – Definition of Non-Certificated Personnel, 471 – At-Will Employment, 473 – Group Health Insurance for Non-Certificated Employees, 452 – Suspension of Teaching Certificate: 455 – DELETE Teacher of the Year and Application: 455 – Master Teachers: 457 – Supplemental Contracts: 475 – Overtime Requirements: 568 – School Wellness: 578 – Drug and Alcohol Testing of Students Participating in Extracurricular Activities and 578P1 (New): 662 -Driver Training Education (NEW, Optional)
No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
School Resource Officer No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
Boys Basketball Overnight Trip Request to Boise, ID 12/16/21 to 12/18/21 No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
TRUSTEE INPUT
Trustee Mauroner thanked the administrators, teachers and staff for the work that they do. She thanked Marina Taylor for holding Harvest Boot Camp for students that need the help and she is glad everyone is back to school. Trustee Wahlen discussed a “yes” day fundraiser that his daughter told him about for students that is held in Sandy, Utah to purchase privileges, such as lunch with a teacher. He is proud of Aberdeen and our school administrators, teachers, staff and students. He appreciates all the employees of our school district and the PTO questions he was asked for the newspaper. Trustee Shackelford had nothing to add. Trustee Blik thanked David Vaughn for the testing percentages he discussed in his report. She is happy to hear that our teachers are there to help our students that are struggling. Trustee Lowder agrees with the other Trustee remarks and said Aberdeen is a great place to be. He appreciates everyone’s work and wished our football team to do well on Friday’s game against Bear Lake.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:02 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 10:08 p.m.
A motion was made by Trustee Wahlen and seconded by Trustee Shackelford to change the regular November board meeting from Wednesday, November 17th to Tuesday, November 16th at 5:30 p.m. The motion passed
ADJOURNMENT
a motion was made by Trustee Shackelford and seconded by Trustee Blik to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 10:12 p.m.
Clerk: Approved by Board of Trustees:
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