CRESTON SCHOOL DISTRICT #9

REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

7 June 2018

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:  Joanna Massie, Shawn McDonough, and Jessica Sandven-Sorensen. Julie Tikka was out with medical concerns.  Also in attendance were: Tami Ward – Principal, Tammy Bartos – District Clerk, Jennifer Johnson, – 2ndgrade teacher and Melissa Potts – 1stgrade teacher.

Minutes:  Joanna Massie moved and Jessica Sandven-Sorensen seconded to approve the minutes of the 10 May 2018 meetings.  Motion passed unanimously.

Public Participation/Correspondence:nil.

Information Items: nil

Reports:

Clerk – Tammy Bartos presented report.  Statement of Expenditure for June was presented – General Fund is 89% committed to date.  Fund 115 Projects Report through 6thof June was presented.  The unemployment insurance audit is complete – no adjustments required.  The annual fiscal audit for FY17 continues and should be over soon.

Principal – Tami Ward presented report.  Student Enrollment is currently 102.  All Statewide testing has been completed for the school year. 2018/19 Sports:  with our recent survey, it looks like we will have enough students to offer 5th/6thgrade Boys Basketball; 5th/6thgrade Girls Basketball, and K-6 Cross Country.  Building Maintenance: parking lot expansion and roof project is scheduled for midsummer; also Mr. Hagen will be taking care of miscellaneous projects throughout the summer.

Staff – Jennifer Johnson presented a summary report of what is happening in each classroom.

Policies:

  • Shawn McDonough moved and Jessica Sandven-Sorensen seconded to approve policy 3140 STUDENTS – Class Size Policy as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • 4350 COMMUNITY RELATIONS – Website Accessibility and Nondiscrimination. New policy. 1st  No motion needed.
  • 3224 STUDENTS – Student Dress. New policy. 1st  No motion needed.
  • 1014FE – BOARD OF TRUSTEES – Intent to Increase Non-Voted Levy. New policy. 1st  No motion needed.
  • 1014FE-FI – BOARD OF TRUSTEES – Notice of Intent to Impose an Increase in Levies Form. New policy. 1st  No motion needed.
  • 3124 STUDENTS – Military Compact Waiver. 1st  No motion needed.
  • 5000A PERSONNEL – Aide Job Description. 1st No motion needed.
  • 5000C PERSONNEL – Custodian Job Description. Revision to policy.  1st  No motion needed.
  • 5000LA PERSONNEL – Library Assistant Job Description. 1st No motion needed.
  • 5000SC PERSONNEL – School Clerk Job Description. 1st  No motion needed.
  • 5000ST PERSONNEL – Substitute Teacher Job Description. 1st  No motion needed.

4thGrade Presentation – At 8:05 a.m. several 4thgraders shared informational writing presentations using the Puppet pals and tellegami apps.

Consideration of Action Items:

  • Discussion regarding several aspects of the contract ensued including concern from Joanna Massie regarding a public comment period. Ward explained that according to MontanaSky, public comment would be part of the permitting process.  Joanna Massie moved and Jessica Sandven-Sorensen seconded approval of the Tower Site Easement Agreement with MontanaSky Networks, Inc with two amendments for protected bandwidth and the right to audit subleases.  Motion passed unanimously.
  • Shawn McDonough moved and Joanna Massie seconded approval of the School District No. 5, Kalispell and School District No. 9, Creston Interlocal Agreement for educational services for Creston students grade 7 and grade 8 for a period of 3 years beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2021. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Jessica Sandven-Sorensen moved and Joanna Massie seconded approval of the Montana Educator Performance Appraisal System (Montana EPAS) as the evaluation tool for teachers. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Joanna Massie moved and Shawn McDonough seconded approval of the disposition of obsolete equipment as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Jessica Sandven-Sorensen moved and Joanna Massie seconded to approve the Principal with Superintendent Duties Employment Contract with the negotiated salary of option #3 as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Joanna Massie moved and Jessica Sandven-Sorensen seconded to approve the Mentor/Coaching Contract for 2018-2019 for A. Hess as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Jessica Sandven-Sorensen moved and Joanna Massie seconded to approve the Classified Personnel Hires and Contracts for 2018-2019 as presented. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Jessica Sandven-Sorensen moved and Shawn McDonough seconded approval for the district clerk to process claims June through August without convening a board meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Transportation Contracts: nil.
  • Out of District requests: nil.
  • Joanna Massie moved and Shawn McDonough seconded to accept the gym use request amendment by Julie Cummins/Creston Fitness Bootcamp as presented. Motion passed unanimously.

Payroll/Substitutes/Claims:  The Board approved all claims for June 2018.

Next Meeting(s) Date:

  • Regular and Final Budget Meeting: 9 August 2018 at 7:30 a.m.

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tammy Bartos                                     Matt Hartle

District Clerk                                        Chairman