Special Board Meeting (Retreat) - Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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Proceedings of the Board of Trustees

District No. 2, Yellowstone County

High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County

Billings, Montana

 

June 1, 2011

 

 

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 duly held at MSU-Billings, 1500 University Drive, Beartooth Room, Billings, Montana on June 1, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Roll Call

Trustees and officers present included Barb Bryan, Pam Ellis, Connie Wardell, Lindy Graves, Greta Besch Moen, Travis Kemp, Kathy Aragon, Teresa Stroebe, and Dr. Keith Beeman, Superintendent. Others attending included Scott Anderson, Gail Surwill, Kathy Olson, Brenda Koch, Doug Eadie, and Jeff Greenfield. Trustee Travis Smith and Clerk Leo Hudetz were not present.

 

Doug Eadie of Doug Eadie & Company, Inc. led those assembled in a high-impact governing work session. The four major objectives of the work session were:

 

1. To familiarize participants with significant recent advances in the rapidly changing field of public school governance;

2. To identify and explore opportunities to strengthen Board governing capacity through improvements in the Board’s governing structure and processes;

3. To map out preliminary guidelines for Board-Superintendent-Executive Team interaction that are intended to result in a more cohesive and productive District Strategic Governing Team;

4. To reach preliminary agreement on the Superintendent’s “CEO-specific” leadership targets and on practical steps that can be taken to ensure a rock-solid Board-Superintendent working relationship over the long run.

 

There were a series of six breakout sessions, with the first three pertaining to governing and the second three pertaining to Board development. Notes were taken on each of the brainstorming sessions, and Mr. Eadie will present detailed information on the outcomes of this work session.

 

Trustee Besch Moen left the meeting at 2 p.m. due to a family illness.

 

The meeting adjourned at 3 p.m.

 

 

 

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Barb Bryan, Chair

 

 

 

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Nancy Coe, Recorder