Diane Blevins Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana September 13, 2011 CALL TO ORDER The Legislative Sub-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, September 13, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. Members present were Trustees Connie Wardell, Greta Besch Moen, Kathy Aragon, and District Clerk Leo Hudetz. LEGISLATIVE ISSUES Schools participating in the VisionNet were Helena, Bozeman, Butte, Kalispell, and Great Falls. Bob Vogel, Montana School Board Association (MTSBA), stated the Performance Based Education session has been scheduled for 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, 2011. The afternoon session is a presentation on school financial training. Steve Meloy, MTSBA, reported each caucus will be given twenty minutes to make a presentation. Trustee Wardell felt the AA caucus should concentrate on the funding aspect for AA schools. Bozeman believed the opinion was to have information given to the education committee that education is not the same as it was five years ago. A tone should be set for the committee instead of the same information being given to the committee again. Mr. Meloy reported there are three new members on the Interim Education Committee and felt time should be spent on focusing on development with the committee. The AA schools need to create a partnership on where we want our schools to go and the legislators could share it with us. Kalispell wanted to present in such a way that schools can move forward with the funding available. It would be best to look at past practices and our data system when considering the funding process. Mr. Vogel felt some points could be made during the public comment section with the perspective of the AA schools. Bozeman proposed the AA schools pick two or three characteristics and two or three challenges. Bob Vogel will work with Steve Meloy on a draft for the presentation on characteristics and challenges. Bozeman felt Mr. Meloy and Mr. Vogel could represent the AA schools well. A group from Bozeman will be available on Friday, if needed. Denise from Bozeman will cover the challenges after Mary Moe from Great Falls covers the characteristics. Mr. Vogel stated he will send the presentation draft to the AA schools for the upcoming meetings. Great Falls asked if one characteristic could be on facilities. There was consensus to include facilities. VisionNet concluded at 1:00 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Trustee Wardell made the following motion with a second by Trustee Aragon: Motion to approve the minutes of August 8, 2011. Those voting in favor were Connie Wardell, Kathy Aragon, and Greta Besch Moen. The motion passed unanimously. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m. Connie Wardell, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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