Diane Blevins Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana January 19, 2007 Call to Order The 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, January 19, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. Those present included: Trustees Katharin Kelker, Sandra Mossman, Joel Guthals, Rachel Stagg, Malcolm Goodrich, Dawn Achten, Susan Messerly, Superintendent Jack Copps, and District Clerk Leo Hudetz. Dale Getz was excused from the meeting and Mary Jo Fox was absent. 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. Trustee Stagg requested Board members access the MTSBA’s informational site to receive the data on the various bills and to send messages to the legislators in support of the educational bills. She also informed the members of the Board of the noon legislative meetings held on every Wednesday and urged them to attend. Montana Meth Project Survey Superintendent Copps stated he felt the information gained from the survey would aid the Montana Meth Project in its work. Parents would be given the opportunity to opt out their child if they so desired. Trustee Guthals made the following motion with a second by Trustee Mossman: Motion that the Board of Trustees approve the survey designated by the Montana Meth Project with the condition the students would not be required to take the survey, and further that parents can be given the opportunity to opt out from the survey on behalf of their students. Those voting in favor of the motion were Dawn Achten, Malcolm Goodrich, Joel Guthals, Katharin Kelker, Susan Messerly, Sandra Mossman, and Rachel Stagg. The motion passed unanimously. Policy 1700 Appeals Panel Recommendation District Clerk Hudetz reported a panel met to address the three complaints by Jerry Hansen. Two of the complaints were on deferred maintenance, and the other was on the bus turnaround at Boulder school. The appeals panel upheld the decision of the Superintendent. Clerk Hudetz asked the Board to ratify the decision of the appeals panel. Trustee Kelker made the following motion with a second by Trustee Achten: Motion to affirm the decision of the appeals panel made in response to an appeal made by Mr. Jerry Hanson regarding complaint about the use of weatherization and deferred maintenance used in the elementary district. Those voting in favor were Dawn Achten, Malcolm Goodrich, Katharin Kelker, Sandra Mossman, and Rachel Stagg. The motion passed unanimously. Trustees Guthals and Messerly are ineligible to vote on elementary issues. Trustee Kelker made the following motion with a second by Trustee Achten: Motion to affirm the decision of the appeals panel made in response to an appeal made by Mr. Jerry Hanson regarding complaint about the use of weatherization and deferred maintenance used in the high school district. Those voting in favor were Dawn Achten, Malcolm Goodrich, Joel Guthals, Susan Messerly, Katharin Kelker, Sandra Mossman, and Rachel Stagg. The motion passed unanimously. Trustee Kelker made the following motion with a second by Trustee Achten: Motion to affirm the decision of the appeals panel made in response to an appeal made by Mr. Jerry Hansen regarding a complaint about the use of transportation funds to build a bus turnaround in the elementary district. Trustee Guthals reported the statute fully authorizes the school district to do what it did for a capital project, which protects the safety of the children attending our schools. Those voting in favor were Dawn Achten, Malcolm Goodrich, Katharin Kelker, Sandra Mossman, and Rachel Stagg. The motion passed unanimously. Trustees Guthals and Messerly are ineligible to vote on elementary issues. Approval of Budgeting for Results – Community & Student Surveys Trustee Mossman reported the final work of the guidance committee of the Budgeting for Results Committee is being presented to the Board for approval. If the surveys are approved, results will be brought back to the Board in the spring. Trustee Kelker made the following motion with a second by Trustee Achten: Motion to agree to do the community survey that has been outlined by the guidance committee of the Budgeting for Results Committee. Those voting in favor were Dawn Achten, Malcolm Goodrich, Katharin Kelker, Sandra Mossman, and Rachel Stagg. The motion passed unanimously. Trustees Joel Guthals and Susan Messerly are ineligible to vote on elementary issues. Trustee Kelker made the following motion with a second by Trustee Achten: Motion to agree to do the student survey in the elementary and high school districts. Those voting in favor were Dawn Achten, Malcolm Goodrich, Joel Guthals, Susan Messerly, Katharin Kelker, Sandra Mossman, and Rachel Stagg. The motion passed unanimously. Executive (Closed) Session – Personnel Superintendent Copps made the recommendation to delay this issue for two week, as there are other situations that need to play themselves out and gain further information. The matter will be addressed on February 2nd. Dan Martin stated another personnel issue would also be addressed on February 2nd. As there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:30 p.m. Malcolm Goodrich, Chair Diane Blevins, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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