Diane Blevins Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana February 11, 2011 CALL TO ORDER The Policy Review 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, February 11, 2011 at 1:15 p.m. Members present included Trustees Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell, and Barbara Bryan. Also present were Trustee Greta Besch Moen, Superintendent Keith Beeman, Kathy Olson, Scott Anderson, and District Clerk Leo Hudetz. COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC The Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of listening to members of the public in its meetings. The Board also recognizes the statutory and constitutional right of the public to participate in governmental operations. The Board encourages members of the public to participate in and express opinions about issues important to the District. This part of the Board’s meeting is dedicated to public comment on any public matter that is not on the agenda of this meeting and is within the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees. Members of the public may also address particular items on this agenda either now or at the time the Board considers the particular item. Tom Bick, a member of the Budgeting for Results (BFR) Committee, addressed the committee regarding committee structure. He stated BFR serves a valuable purpose and a way must be developed to press forth with more community members to teach them how the school district works and its complexities. Mr. Bick wanted to find a way to gain more community involvement in order to see education improve in the city. Trustee Bryan stated a way must be found that Board members do not have to go to each committee meeting in order to obtain information on issues. There is a policy for a community advisory committee that would be under the Superintendent’s office. Mr. Bick believed BFR should be looking into the future instead of day-to-day operations. POLICY 5210 -- TEACHER ASSIGNMENT Trustee Wardell made the following motion with a second by Trustee Bryan: Motion to remove Policy 5210 from the table. Those voting in favor of the motion were Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell and Barbara Bryan. The motion passed unanimously. Superintendent Beeman reported there is no policy or procedure on teacher assignments being evaluated every twelve years but it is up to the Superintendent. This policy permits a teacher to be transferred after twelve years but it is not mandatory. Elementary principals find value in teachers being transferred every twelve years. There is nothing magical about the twelfth year but it could be done at any time. Dr. Beeman reported he would not be using the twelve year rule when considering transferring a teacher. Trustee Bryan asked the Superintendent to review Policy 5210 to determine if changes need to be made. She will recommend to the Board that no changes are needed at this time. Dr. Beeman stated there is a past practice to transfer teachers after twelve years in one elementary school but there is no policy or procedure mandating it. Trustee Aragon made the following motion with a second by Trustee Bryan: Motion to maintain Policy 5210 as originally stated. Those voting in favor of the motion were Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell, and Barbara Bryan. The motion passed unanimously. It was decided any transfers were up to the Superintendent’s discretion. POLICY 1111 -- ELECTIONS Trustee Wardell made the following motion with a second by Trustee Aragon: Motion that trustee boundaries should be re-established every ten years after the statewide re-districting committee establishes new legislative districts base on new decennial data collected every decade. Those voting in favor were Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell, and Barbara Bryan. The motion passed unanimously. POLICY 7332 -- ADVERTISING AND SIGNAGE Trustee Aragon made the following motion with a second by Trustee Bryan: Motion to remove Policy 7332 from the table. Those voting in favor were Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell, and Barbara Bryan. The motion passed unanimously. Superintendent Beeman suggested staff to undertake this policy as it was not an urgent priority. It was recommended an ad hoc committee be formed with people from the community to review the issue. Trustee Wardell felt students should be involved in the committee and decisions. Superintendent Beeman felt the full decision should not be placed on the backs of students alone but community members should also be involved. He further reported the lease on signage is up on Daylis stadium’s scoreboard. The district needs to move quickly on this issue. Trustee Aragon suggested Karen Sanford Gall, Big Sky State Games, be asked to serve on the committee. It was also suggested MetraPark people be asked to participate on the committee, as well as others. Scott Anderson, Secondary Education Director, stated flexibility also needs to be worked into the policy in order to address computer labs, etc. He reported the contracts at Daylis could be extended for six months until the policy could be redrafted. Trustee Bryan asked the members to write out their questions they would like to have answered. Members of the Policy Review Committee will speak to community members to ask them to serve on the ad hoc committee. Trustee Aragon made the following motion with a second by Trustee Bryan: Motion to assign an ad hoc committee to address the issue of signage and advertising for the District. Those voting in favor of the motion were Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell, and Barbara Bryan. The motion passed unanimously. Trustee Aragon will draft a list of duties for the committee. Trustee Bryan suggested a meeting for next week to continue. The meeting was set for Wednesday, February 16th at noon. Superintendent Beeman stated he would speak to the COLT members to gather information also. APPROVE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 9, 2010 Trustee Aragon made the following motion with a second by Trustee Bryan: Motion to approve the minutes of November 9, 2010. Those voting in favor of the motion were Kathy Aragon, Connie Wardell, and Barbara Bryan. The motion passed unanimously. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. Barbara Bryan, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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