March 2017 Board Minutes – Creston School

CRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #9

REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

7 MARCH 2017

MINUTES

Chairman Jeff Sullivan called the Board of Trustees Meeting to order at 7:32 a.m. in the Creston School Library with the following members present: Linda Addington, Matt Hartle, Austin Hughes and Julie Tikka. Also in attendance were: Tami Ward – Principal and Tammy Bartos – District Clerk.

Minutes: Linda Addington moved and Matt Hartle seconded to approve the minutes of the 9 February 2017 regular meeting. Motion passed unanimously. See attached.

Public Participation/Correspondence: nil.

Reports:

Clerk – Tammy Bartos reported. See attached.

Principal – Tami Ward reported. See attached.

Staff – nil.

Special Education Coop – Tami Ward reported that they are moving forward with adding K-2 to the Crossroads program. It should be up and running in the Fall.

Educational Coop – Tami Ward reported that Eliza Sorte, the current director, has accepted a new job and will be leaving the Coop. Tami is on the hiring committee to seek a new program director.

Playground – Tami Ward reported the playground is covered in snow and water. Swing seats and tetherball are on order.

Policy:

Linda Addington moved and Austin Hughes seconded to accept Policy #2166 INSTRUCTION – Gifted & Talented Program. Motion passed unanimously. See attached.

Information Items: Trustee Candidates Updates – Julie Tikka and Nancy Keeton have filed their Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy for Trustee Candidates.

Action Items:

Matt Hartle moved and Julie Tikka seconded to approve a Resolution not requiring the school to reschedule because of an unforeseen emergency closure on February 6, 2017 as allowed per MCA 20-9-806. Motion passed unanimously.
Austin Hughes moved and Matt Hartle seconded to approve the Budget Amendment Proclamation due to an unanticipated enrollment increase. Motion passed unanimously. See attached.
Trustees signed the Petition for Permission to Adopt a Resolution for A Budget Amendment. See attached.
Matt Hartle moved and Austin Hughes seconded to approve an additional Teacher’s Aide position for the remainder of the school year. Motion passed unanimously.
Matt Hartle moved and Julie Tikka seconded to approve adding a part time Counselor position for the next school year. Motion passed unanimously.
Matt Hartle moved and Julie Tikka seconded to approve the Gifted & Talented Program as presented by Tami Ward. Motion passed unanimously. See attached.
Matt Hartle moved and Julie Tikka seconded the adoption of a resolution estimating changes in revenues/mills from tuition, building reserve, transportation and bus depreciation levies for school fiscal year 2017-18. Motion passed unanimously. See attached.
Transport Contract(s) – nil.
Out of District request(s): – nil.
Linda Addington moved and Matt Hartle seconded to approve the Gym use request by the Many Lakes HOA for a meeting on Saturday, April 22^nd from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. See Attached.

Board Comments: nil.

6^th Grade Presentation: at 8:00 a.m., in the 6^th grade room, Ms. Hess along with some of her students gave presentations using Ed puzzle, I-movie, and Chatter Pix apps and stop motion videos to demonstrate their social studies and technology learning.

Payroll/Substitutes/Claims –