CRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #9

REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

7 SEPTEMBER 2017

MINUTES

Chairman Matt Hartle called the Board of Trustees Meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. in the Creston School Library with the following members present: Nancy Keeton and Julie Tikka. (Austin Hughes & Jeff Sullivan both had other obligations.) Also in attendance were: Tami Ward – Principal and Tammy Bartos – District Clerk, Jen Johnson – Teacher.

Minutes: Julie Tikka moved and Nancy Keeton seconded to approve the minutes of the 15 August 2017 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.

Public Participation/Correspondence: nil.

Reports:

Clerk – Tammy Bartos presented report. Statement of Expenditure for September was presented. MTSBA MTSUIP 2017 Back-to-School Legal Primer information was given.

Principal – Tami Ward presented report. Student Enrollment is currently 92. Science CRT results: 80% of 4th graders were at or above benchmark. Principal Goals were presented. Health & Safety Committee will meet twice a month. Building Maintenance: sidewalks are being repaired, stained and sealed. Mindset for Learning: focus this month is empathy. Northwest Montana Administrator Association: ESSA and budget concerns were discussed. Special Education Cooperative: we have a new Occupational Therapist this year.

Staff – Jen Johnson, 2nd grade teacher reported. Teachers attended literacy and math conferences prior to school beginning. All teachers are using the Responsive Classroom model and it has been a success; it is meaningful and uses common language for all teachers and students.

Playground – Tami Ward reported. Inspection was completed 8/8/17 and any issues are being taken care of.

Consideration of Action Items:

  • Julie Tikka explored a bike/walk path from the school to Many Lakes Entrance, it appears it would require someone or an organized group to pursue this as funding from the county, state or other government is unlikely. Discussion only, no motion made.
  • Julie Tikka moved and Nancy Keeton seconded to approve the Student Privacy Statement and Staff/Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Nancy Keeton moved and Julie Tikka Keeton seconded to approve the Disposition of abandoned, obsolete and undesirable property resolution as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Records Disposal – Tammy Bartos will work on this at a later date, no motion needed.
  • Nancy Keeton moved and Julie Tikka seconded to approve the AED Policies, Procedures and Forms as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Julie Tikka moved and Nancy Keeton seconded to approve the Safety Manual and Policies as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Julie Tikka moved and Nancy Keeton seconded to approve the Substitute Teacher List as present. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Julie Tikka moved and Nancy Keeton seconded to accept the Transportation Contracts as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Julie Tikka moved and Nancy Keeton seconded to approve the out of district attendance agreements with Creston as the district of choice as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Nancy Keeton moved and Julie Tikka seconded to approve the gym use agreements by the Stan Uskoski Family and Flathead Valley Football-4th graders as presented. Motion passed unanimously.

Payroll/Substitutes/Claims: The Board approved all claims for September 2017.

Next Meeting(s) Date:

  • 3 October 2017 at 7:30 am.

Meeting adjourned at 8:18 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tammy Bartos                                                 Matt Hartle

District Clerk                                                                Chairman