March 20, 2006, Board Meeting

Regular Special Meeting March 20, 2006
5:00 PM Midtown Center Meeting Room

MINUTES

At 5:05 pm, Chair Wanda Quinn called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Trustees Newby, Wood, Fredrickson and Zipperer were present.

Approval of Minutes: Motion by Mr. Newby, second by Mr. Fredrickson to approve the minutes of March 6, 2006, passed 5-0. Motion by Mr. Fredrickson, second by Mrs. Zipperer to approve the minutes of March 15, 2006, passed 5-0.

Approval of the Agenda and Possible Addendum – Motion by Mr. Fredrickson to approve the agenda as amended and with an addendum, second by Mrs. Zipperer, passed 5-0.

Identification of Citizens Wishing to Address the Board – None

Approval of Consent Agenda Items:
A. Personnel
Certificated
Individual Action Position Facility Effective Date
Thomas Trotter Hire Director of Special Services District SY 06-07
Frances H. Huffman Hire Asst. Dir. Special Services
And Title 1 Director District SY 06-07
Shelley Hewitt Hire .5 Spec. Education Teacher Lakes Middle School SY 05-06
Linda Powers Retirement Title 1 Director District 08-25-06

Extra Curricular
Individual Action Position Facility Effective Date
Megan Carpenter Resignation Asst. Softball Coach Lake City High 02-25-06
Kathy McGrath Resignation Asst. Track Coach Canfield Middle School 03-02-06
Ashley Torgerson Hire Asst. Softball Coach Lake City High School SY 05-06
Lindsey Riley Hire Asst. Softball Coach Lake City High School SY 05-06

Classified
Individual Action Position Facility Effective Date
Jill Hill Hire Director of Transportation District SY 05-06
Cassandra Leonard Hire School Plus Assistant Borah Elementary SY 05-06
Amanda Wiedmeier Hire School Plus Assistant Atlas Elementary SY 05-06
Alfred Bevacoua Hire Teacher’s Aide Ramsey Elementary SY 05-06
Nanette Swendig Resignation Remedial Reading Aide Lakes Middle School 03-06-06
Connie Pruit Resignation P.T. Food Service Canfield Middle School 02-24-06
John A. Crandall Retirement Warehouse Supervisor District Food Service 06-30-06

B. Authorize Declaration of Habitual Truancy for Students A, B, and C
C. Approve Additional Judges and Clerks for School Plant Facilities Levy Election

Motion by Mr. Newby, second by Mr. Fredrickson, to approve the consent agenda, passed 5-0.

Consideration of Action/Information Items:

Board Recognition: Staff, Students and/or Community - Chair Quinn and Superintendent Harry Amend honored Jill Neal for her leadership with the Long Range Planning committee and as the citizen leader in the School Plant Facilities Levy campaign as co-chair. She was awarded a plaque of recognition for her volunteer work her enthusiasm and energy and so many hours of effort.

Board Comments – (agenda amended to move to this time) - Mrs. Wood asked for discussion on the attendance by the board at the National School Boards Association annual conference in Chicago in April. She said she would be inclined that the board cancels to achieve some savings. Mr. Fredrickson said he is canceling but for other reasons. Mr. Newby said he might be the minority opinion, as he favors the conference attendance so the board can stay up with issues as NSBA offers. He also supports having Lynn Towne there for clerk training. He asked for at least some representation at the conference. Mr. Fredrickson said he would concur with that. Superintendent Amend noted it is a significant board training opportunity each year for boards. It would be important to have representation there. He also noted the training track specifically designed for board clerks that would be of benefit to Lynn Towne. Chair Quinn called for fiscal restraint and Mrs. Wood noted the message the board would be sending. Chair Quinn suggested this be reevaluated next year. After some dialogue, there was agreement to cancel all district travel to the 2006 NSBA conference.

Board Policy 1045 - Prohibiting Registered Sex Offenders From Entrance to School Premises or Activities – Judy Drake presented the draft policy for information. It provides the exception under which a registered sex offender might be on school premises. This policy proposal will go to the buildings for a 30-day review. Chair Quinn asked that the administration monitor the legislative actions related to registered sex offenders and make any changes to the policy that might be required in response to legislation.

Board Policy 1046 - Visitors to Schools – Revision – Judy Drake reviewed the addition of language in paragraph two of the current policy. She asked the Board to waive their policy on adoption and make this revision now. It reflects the current use of the Raptor software program for visitors. Mr. Newby suggested some wording changes.

Motion by Mr. Fredrickson, second by Mrs. Zipperer to waive the policy on policy adoption and adopt the revision to Board Policy 1046 as presented, passed 5-0.

Canvass and Certify Results of School Plant Facilities Levy Election – The clerk Fran Bischof presented the official returns of election and the election summary for Board review.

Motion by Mr. Fredrickson, second by Mr. Newby to certify the results of the March 14th School Plant Facilities Levy Election, passed 5-0.

Superintendent Amend said the next step is a meeting of the Long Range Planning Committee for input after spring break. This is the team that put in 2 years of planning, so they will have that discussion. Mr. Fredrickson said he concurred that it is good to wait until after their discussion and would have some input for the board. Mrs. Zipperer said she hoped the board would see what could be done for Lakes, and perhaps the LRP committee would look at that. Mrs. Wood said she believes there is misconception in the community about the funding for Lakes and the last SPFL.

School Trustee Election - Zone 1 - May 16, 2006 – Deadline to File Candidacy – The clerk said the deadline to file for Trustee Zone 1 candidacy is April 14th. Candidates must be qualified school district electors who are residents in that zone. Additional information on filing for candidacy is available at the District Administration Office. Chair Quinn, currently representing Zone 1 on the board, said she would not seek reelection.

Call for Committee Reports - None

Superintendent’s Report – Harry Amend reported that the Administrative Team meeting after the election covered the areas we will focus on for finishing the school year. There have been achievement gains shown bye students, and many things are going well. District staff is meeting to gather information that might be folded into the work of Long Range Planning to see what the next steps are. He shared graduation dates. He also reinvited all in attendance to meet the two finalists for the Coeur d’Alene High School principal position. The candidates will meet with three groups: staff, community and students, and observers will be asked to fill out a comments sheet. The interview team will be back to review the input. There are 16 on the committee who have put in 3 days so far; one screening and two interviewing and will meet again tomorrow afternoon to review the comments and make a recommendation to the administration.

At 5:45 pm, Christie Wood left the meeting.

Board Comments and Information – Mr. Newby reported on his attendance at a charter school authorizers retreat in Boise. He felt it was good discussion and it suggested a good was to evaluate programs. He presented the retreat notebook of materials and said it will be a good resource for the district. The April 18th budget workshop is in conflict with the State Department of Education post-legislative tour in Coeur d’Alene, so the date for the workshop was changed to April 19th, 8:30 to 4:30 pm. A special meeting for student discipline was planned for March 22nd.

At 6:00 pm, the meeting adjourned.

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Wanda C. Quinn, Chair
Board of Trustees

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Fran Bischof
Board of Trustees

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