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Proceedings of the Board of Trustees

District No. 2 Yellowstone County

High School District #2 Yellowstone County

Billings, MT

 

July 11, 2005

 

 

This special meeting of the board jointly with the School/Community Committee, Business Committee, Education Committee and 20-Year Facilities Planning Committee was called to order by Chairman, Kathy Kelker on July 11, 2005 at 5:30 in the Board Room at Lincoln Center

 

Members Present: Kathy Kelker, Sandra Mossman, Joel Guthals, Malcolm Goodrich, Dale Getz, Conrad Stroebe, Dawn Achten, Karen Moses, Mary Jo Fox

 

The purpose of this meeting was to hear the final report and recommendations of the Twenty Year Facilities Planning Committee. Members present from this committee were Randy Hafer, John Eisen, Tim Cranston, Matt Brosovich, Mike Marnin, Donell Small, Barbara Bryan and Ed Workman.

 

Guests Numerous guests were in attendance, that list is attached to these minutes.

 

Public Comment Adeline Schmidt addressed the board regarding future use of the Lincoln Center, summarizing that she would like to see it remain the same as it is now.

 

Theresa Stroebe addressed the board and planning committee stating that she felt the report is best for facilities not kids. She also noted that currently the district has no policy requiring Lockwood students to attend Skyview High School.

 

20-Year Facilities Planning Committee Report

Randy Hafer presented the report for the 20-Year Facilities Planning Committee explaining that the appointment of this committee arose out of the failed bond issue for a new high school. The charge was to come up with a facilities plan that the community might support.

 

The Committee’s report is documented in three separate documents, the Executive Summary, Kids & Community: Recommendations for the Future of Billings Public High School Facilities Volume 1, and Volume 2 Appendices. A copy of these documents will be filed as an attachment to these minutes.

 

The committee met 30 times over the past fourteen months, sponsored 8 lunch forums with featured speakers and made 48 presentations more than 1400 people.

 

Research included building tours, review of previous cost estimates and planning studies, internet research, enrollment projections, review of public surveys and extensive discussions with SD2 personnel, city personnel and other experts.

 

 

Included in the report are:

• Introduction

• Keys to the Planning Process

• Independent Research

• Public Communication

• School Facility Planning Considerations

• Criteria for Evaluating High School Scenarios

• Key Committee Findings

• Recommendations for High School Facility Use

• Other Recommendations

• Educational Advantages of Facility Recommendations

• Estimated Capital Costs

• Estimated Operating Costs

 

Committee recommendations included:

• Renovate to create a modern, comfortable learning environment; use principles of integrated design and lifecycle costing for renovation of building systems.

• Keep freshmen academies but provide for them at their home schools, keeping them as autonomous units.

• Explore and develop smaller learning environments.

• Limit enrollment at each school to the functional capacity.

• Allow Lockwood students to choose Senior or Skyview as their home school but gradually discontinue busing Lockwood students to Senior.

• Enhance the Career Center and technical instruction, add limited elective core classes and encourage sophomore attendance.

• Make Lincoln Center a satellite campus of the Career Center for fields related to medicine, business and the arts. Partner with the downtown business community.

• Merge Adult Education into a communitywide adult education program administered by a coalition of local educational groups and locate in space outside of Lincoln Center.

• Retain Crossroads as an alternative high school and continue efforts to make it a fully accredited high school

• Sell property at Monad and 48th St. West

• Other recommendations addressed staffing, educational enhancements, facility operations, and facilities planning.

 

Following the report Chairman Kelker invited those present to address the committee with any questions regarding the report.

 

Tim Cranston noted that there was an error on the enrollment projection chart and that correction will be sent to the members of the board. The enrollment forecast will be modified slightly on the chart reflecting enrollment from now to 2008, but will not affect the final outcome of the report.

 

On behalf of the Board, Chairman Kelker thanked the committee members for their expertise and work on the report and recognized each with a certificate and gift of appreciation.

 

With no further business on the agenda, the meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

________________________ _______________________

Katharin Kelker, Chairman Donna Obie, Recorder

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