coen Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana October 7, 2010 Call to Order The Special Board Meeting (Retreat) of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, Yellowstone County and High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County, Montana was held in the Mary Alice Fortin Center at 2800 10th Avenue North, Billings, Montana on October 7, 2010. The meeting was called to order by board chair Bryan at 12:35 p.m. The meeting space, meals, and refreshments were generously donated by the Billings Clinic. Roll Call Trustees in attendance were Barbara Bryan, Lindy Graves, Connie Wardell, Greta Besch Moen, Kathy Aragon, Joel Guthals and Teresa Stroebe. Absent were trustees Travis Kemp and Joyce Weber. Also present were Superintendent Dr. Keith Beeman and MTSBA staff members Lance Melton and Debra Silk. Content Overview Ms. Bryan thanked board members and the superintendent for making time to participate, and explained the purposes of the retreat: -To get to know each other better -To understand our varying perspectives -To come to agreement on board and superintendent roles and responsibilities -To identify the board’s primary objectives and strategies for budgeting and contract negotiations -To define the strategic responsibilities of the board -To identify and understand our key challenges and identify which challenges the board can effectively influence -To build a foundation for working together cohesively To start the process of getting to know one another better, each board member spoke briefly about his/her family, background, occupation, and personal interests. Mr. Melton and Ms. Silk then facilitated the remainder of the meeting. Due to time constraints, the entire agenda was not completed. The primary items discussed were: - The role, value and key work of school boards - The challenges of school board leadership - Board meetings and the use of board member time - The role of committees and their advantages and disadvantages - Board and superintendent roles and responsibilities, including role/supervision of district clerk The content and outcomes of these discussions are summarized on Attachments 1-3 to these minutes. Chair Bryan indicated that remaining items on the agenda (including strategic/facilities planning, budgeting, contract negotiations, and superintendent goals) would be addressed in future retreat sessions, which would be scheduled in the evening so as to make it easier for all board members to attend. The next session was scheduled for 5-9 pm on October 19, the night before the start of MCEL. Discussion at this upcoming session will focus on the budgeting process and priorities. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm. _______________________ Barbara Bryan, Chair _______________________ Nancy Coe, Recorder Attachment 1: http://www.billings.k12.mt.us/attachments/Oct%207%202010%20att%201.pdf Attachment 2: http://www.billings.k12.mt.us/attachments/Oct%207%202010%20att%202.pdf Attachment 3: http://www.billings.k12.mt.us/attachments/Oct%207%202010%20att%203.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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