Ad Hoc Committee for Strategic Planning - August 12, 2011

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Proceedings of the Ad Hoc Committee for Strategic Planning

School District No. 2. Yellowstone County

High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County

Billings, Montana

 

August 12, 2011

 

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Barbara Bryan called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2011, 2011 in Room 213 of the Lincoln Center. Ad Hoc Committee members in attendance were Trustees Barbara Bryan, Connie Wardell, and Greta Besch Moen. Also in attendance were Superintendent, R. Keith Beeman; Jeff Greenfield, BEA President; and Trustee Pam Ellis.

 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC

There was no communication from the public.

 

VISIONING PROCESS

Dr. Beeman handed out the most up-to-date lists of attendees/participants for the visioning leadership group, community focus group, and staff, parent, student, and ICT group participants for Sept. 29-22 visioning process. Additional updates were made to the lists based on contacts made by committee members since the last meeting. Updates will continue to be made until sufficient numbers of people are confirmed for each identified group. The Committee also briefly discussed logistics for the visioning meetings.

 

FACILITIES FINANCING OPTIONS

Chair Bryan shared with the committee the possibility of including in the facilities planning process a discussion of financing alternatives to pay for facility upgrades. She noted that she and Dr. Beeman had, at the suggestion of Fielding Nair, had a conversation with Murphy & Co. about services they might provide in this area. Bryan also noted that she had spoken with the Chamber of Commerce about their interest in bringing someone to town to help us in this regard. The purpose would be to identify possible financing options for facilities other than bonding. It was decided to keep this in mind for future discussions and consideration as the planning process progresses.

 

PILOT AND PROTOTYPE PROJECTS

The committee briefly discussed how schools might be chosen as possible sites for pilot and prototype projects to be designed as part of the envisioned facilities planning process. Comments were made 1) that the schools should be in various parts of town, rather than in a concentrated area, and 2) that it would be important to choose pilot locations that would not be problematic due to bond work scheduled at various schools for next summer. This is particularly important for the pilot projects, since these projects would be used as learning sites for staff throughout the district. Trustee Wardell mentioned the possibility of eventually renovating/expanding Rimrock School as a prototype school, then using it to house students while other schools are being renovated. It was agreed that this was a possibility that could certainly be mentioned to Fielding Nair during the visioning.

 

NEXT MEETING

The next Committee meeting is scheduled for August 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in room 213 of the Lincoln Center.

 

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, Trustee Bryan adjourned the meeting.

 

 

 

 

Barbara Bryan; Chair, Ad Hoc Committee for 2011 Strategic Planning

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda Cross, Recorder