Diane Blevins Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana April 21, 2010 CALL TO ORDER The Trustee Orientation Committee Meeting of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, Yellowstone County, Montana, and High School District, Yellowstone County, Montana, was duly held at The Lincoln Center, 415 North 30th Street, Billings, Montana, April 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. Members present included Trustees Barbara Bryan, Kathy Aragon, Teresa Stroebe, Travis Kemp and District Clerk Leo Hudetz. COMMITTEE WILL PLAN FOR THE ORIENTATION OF NEW TRUSTEES THAT WILL BEGIN SERVING ON THE BOARD IN MAY Trustee Bryan supplied copies of suggested materials for the Trustees orientation packet. Trustee Aragon asked that the MCEL presentations be recorded and provided online in the fall. Trustee Bryan wanted to request that a person from the Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) give a presentation to new trustees. Trustee Gesuale reported he would look into that with MTSBA. Mr. Hudetz requested there be two trustee orientation meetings. Trustee Aragon asked that a CD be made of policies for all Board members. Trustee Bryan suggested meetings be held for new trustees be held with District Executive Directors. Trustee Gesuale requested the school report cards also be given to new trustees, as well as insurance information. Trustee Stroebe suggested a copy of acronyms also be supplied to new trustees. She also recommended pairing a long-term member with a new member to mentor. Mr. Hudetz suggested a one-half hour section on general information on how Board meetings are conducted. Trustee Gesuale felt it was important to have a motion at the beginning of an agenda item to show what the discussion should be without going off on a tangent. It was the consensus of those present that trustees should be able to interrupt a trustee on ramifications of an idea by a trustee. Trustee Bryan stated she would revise the orientation packet for the next meeting scheduled for April 28th at 8:30 a.m. Trustee Stroebe suggested the Diversity Community start up again after the strategic planning process. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m. Barbara Bryan, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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