Regular Board Meeting - Monday, January 18, 2010 - 5:30 p.m.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2

and

BILLINGS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

 

Monday, January 18, 2010 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Lincoln Education Center Board Room 415 North 30th Street

 

AGENDA

 

VISITORS WISHING TO RECORD THIS MEETING ELECTRONICALLY MAY DO SO PROVIDING THE RECORDING DOES NOT DISRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING.

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A - WELCOME AND ORIENTATION TO THE MEETING 1

Pledge to Flag

Roll Call

 

B – COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC 10 minutes – 2

 

C – APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5 minutes - 3

 

D – RECOGNITION AND GIFTS AND DONATIONS 5 minutes – 4

Recognition

District – Montana Marathon, Kim Novakovich, $5,000

West High AA Volleyball Champions

Cherina Walen Jessyca MacDonald Kacie Hutton

Kylie Nielsen Alex Canton Jennifer Stone

Cassie Langstraat Mikensi Romersa Jenna Fiscus

Janiel Olson Cassie Holm, mgr. Clayton Flammond, mgr. Coaches: Beth Tocci, Natalie Bills, Rachel Robertson, Sarah Walter, Kathy Nielsen

Gifts and Donations

Arrowhead – Mr. and Dr. Shenk

- Pam Christianson

Beartooth – Demo Staff at Costco

Big Sky – School Computer Program

Bitterroot – Shiloh United Methodist Church

- Sue Ness

- Tumbleweed Program

- Jeanette Davis

- Greg Sundberg, University of Montana

- Farmers Insurance

Highland – School Computer Program, OPI

McKinley – Senior High Business Class

Miles Avenue – Dale Heil

Newman – Cathy Jewett

- Gail and Donovan Booth

- Downtown Rotary Club

- Telecom Pioneers

- Stockton Oil

- Billings Eye Care

- Big Sky Optimist Club

- CTA

- United Way

- Laurie Murphy and Family

- Kara McDonald and Family

- Riverside Optimists

- Billings West Rotary Club

- St. Thomas Church

- Salvation Army Dress-A-Child Program

- Barb Bryan

- Walk to Emmaus Group

- 1st Student Drivers and Aides

- Hertz Car Sales

- Billings Chamber of Commerce Employees

- Senior High Accounting Students

- April Knight

- West High National Honor Society

Ponderosa – Alpha Tau Omega, U of M

- Senior High Accounting Classes

- United Way of Yellowstone County

- Van’s State Avenue IGA

- Downtown Exchange Club

- KOA

- West High Honor Society

- Hispanic Ministries, Grace United Methodist Church

Rose Park – Alpha Tau Omega, U of M

Sandstone – Curtis Satrom

- CVS Pharmacy

- Heights Wal-Mart

- Dick Heidinger

- St. Bernard Catholic Church

- Harvest Church

- Angela and Jeremy Bartram

- Billings Junior Women’s Club

- Farmers

Castle Rock – School Computer Program, OPI

District – David and Karen Palmer

 

E – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. RECOGNITION 10 minutes - 6

 

F – UPDATE ON MTSBA FACILITATED STRATEGIC PLANNING 10 minutes – 7

 

G – UPDATE ON PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

OF 2010-2011 BUDGET 10 minutes

G-1 General Discussion of 2010-2011 Budget 8

G-2 Update on Potential Call for Levies as Approved

by Board in October 2009 11

G-3 Technology Levy Uses 13

 

H – BUDGETING FOR RESULTS REPORT 20 minutes

H-1 Discussion of Possible Changes/Cuts to

District Programs 16

 

I – PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 10 minutes - 17

 

J – DECLARATION OF TRUSTEE VACANCY 15 minutes

J-1 Declaration of Trustee Vacancy 18

J-2 Appointment Process of Replacement Trustee 22

J-3 Trustee Elections May 4, 2010 25

 

K – SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT 10 minutes - 26

 

L - APPROVAL OF RIMROCK AD HOC COMMITTEE AND MEMBERSHIP 27

 

M – REPORT FROM AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON SUPT. SEARCH 10 minutes – 28

1. Report on status of search

2. Approval of timeline and structure of interview and selection procedure

 

N – POLICY REVIEW 5 minutes

N-1 Policy 1441 Audience Participation – 2nd Reading - 29

 

O – MONTHLY LEGAL REPORT 10 minutes – 35

 

P - BILLS PAID – DECEMBER 2009 5 minutes – 36

 

Q – FINANCIAL REPORTS – DECEMBER 2009 (UNAUDITED) 5 minutes – 37

 

R – PERSONNEL REPORT 5 minutes – 46

 

S - CONSENT AGENDA 5 minutes – 49

S-1 Minutes of the Board Meetings 50

Regular Board Meeting, December 21, 2009

Joint Special Board/BFR Meeting, December 14, 2009

S-2 Minutes of Committee Meetings 51

Budgeting for Results Committee, December 14, 2009

Planning and Development Committee, December 7, 2009

S-3 Contract Amendment with Montana Department of Health

And Human Services 52

 

ADJOURNMENT – 9:30 P.M. (OR CONTINUATION OF MEETING TO NEXT EVENING AT 5:30)

 

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