Diane Blevins Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana May 4, 2011 CALL TO ORDER The Agenda Setting/Special 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, May 4, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Members present included Trustees Connie Wardell, Greta Besch Moen, Lindy Graves, Barbara Bryan, Joel Guthals, Kathy Aragon, Teresa Stroebe, District Clerk Leo Hudetz, and Superintendent Keith Beeman. Trustees Travis Kemp and Joyce Weber were excused. Others present were Rich Whitney, Karen Palmer, Gail Harms, Dave Williams, Pam Ellis, and Kathy Olson. 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. There were no public comments. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Trustee Aragon made the following motion with a second by Trustee Besch Moen: Motion to approve the agenda. Those voting for the motion were Connie Wardell, Greta Besch Moen, Lindy Graves, Barbara Bryan, Joel Guthals, Kathy Aragon, and Teresa Stroebe. The motion passed unanimously. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MECHANICAL REVITALIZATION Rich Whitney, Facilities Director, introduced Shane Swandal and Jeff Gruizenga who have been working on the mechanical revitalization project. Mr. Whitney recommended awarding the contract to General Contractors for $563,589. The project is for the mechanical portion at Senior High which includes the venting system. The bid was higher than estimated but is still on target to complete the project within the $3,000,000 project amount. There will be five hot water boilers at Senior High. The entire project will cost approximately $15,000,000 by the time it is completed which will take several years. Trustee Guthals made the following motion with a second by Trustee Wardell: Motion to approve the award of the construction contract for the Senior High School Mechanical Revitalization -- 2011 Bond Project to General Contractors at $563,589. Those voting for the motion were Connie Wardell, Greta Besch Moen, Lindy Graves, Barbara Bryan, Joel Guthals, Kathy Aragon, and Teresa Stroebe. The motion passed unanimously. ADOPTION OF POWERSCHOOL STUDENT INFORMATION PROGRAM Dr. Beeman recommended Pearson Education PowerSchool Student Information System. The District must change to another student informational systems due to the legal problems of Zangle, the District’s current vendor. If this system were purchased, it could be ready to use by fall 2012. Karen Palmer, Technology Director, stated the District must remove itself from the legal situation of Zangle who has sued San Diego’s school district. Zangle carries information for students such as contact information, health history, grades, and schedules. Pearson is in the process of purchasing smaller companies who supply student information systems. This software would be used through the internet. The funds will come from the 2011-12 budget. Dr. Beeman reported the District’s legal counsel is watching the Zangle bankruptcy case in order to protect itself. Trustee Aragon made the following motion with a second by Trustee Guthals: Motion to award Pearson Education’s PowerSchool student information system contract for Fy2012. Those voting for the motion were Connie Wardell, Greta Besch Moen, Lindy Graves, Barbara Bryan, Joel Guthals, Kathy Aragon, and Teresa Stroebe. The motion passed unanimously. AGENDA SETTING The members reviewed the agenda for May 16th and made changes. The MTSBA report was removed from the agenda. The Superintendent’s report will include information on the Riverside roof project which might be completed this summer. The Board will consider extending Dr. Beeman’s contract through June 30, 2014. An item will also be on the agenda to approve a Board retreat off of District property. Trustee Graves wanted to see the dollar amounts in savings for the reconstruction and additions to the leadership team. He also asked for information from other districts that would be comparable to this district’s. Trustee Wardell asked for a presentation on the elementary technology levy projects. QZAB bonds will be discussed at a later date. The election administrator needs to know by June 1st if there will be a mail ballot election in late July. As there was no further information, the meeting adjourned at 1:25 p.m. Barbara Bryan, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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