coen Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees District No. 2, Yellowstone County High School District No. 2, Yellowstone County Billings, Montana May 1, 2007 Call to Order The Agenda Setting Meeting of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, Yellowstone County, Montana, and the High School District, Yellowstone County, Montana was duly held at The Lincoln Center, 415 North 30th Street, Billings, Montana on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. The meeting was called to order at 12:10 p.m. Chair Malcolm Goodrich presided. Roll Call Those attending were: Trustees Malcolm Goodrich, Joel Guthals, Kathy Aragon; Superintendent Jack Copps, Clerk Leo Hudetz, Scott Anderson, Kathy Olson, Dan Martin, Nancy Hines and Thomas Harper. Trustee Kathy Kelker arrived at 12:50. Chair Goodrich presented a draft of the agenda for the meeting on May 21. He would like to have approval of the remaining employment contracts. Trustee Guthals questioned approving contracts before knowing the amount of money available. It was pointed out that the BEA contract had already been approved. After discussion it was decided that the MPEA and BCEA contracts would go for approval on May 21, and the administrators and administrative support would wait until June for approval. The Budgeting For Results Committee will meet after the mill levy, on Monday, May 14, instead of May 7. Trustees Guthals and Mossman will give an update on the legislature. It was suggested that the Board write a letter to the Yellowstone County Legislators giving them the facts and the ramifications of the most recent proposals. Trustee Guthals will provide a draft letter for the Board’s approval. The Board will meet in special session on Monday, May 7th at 5:30 p.m. An organizational meeting of the Board needs to be scheduled by the third Saturday. Official canvass of votes will not be done until the Tuesday after the election. The organizational meeting will be done on Friday, May 18 at noon and there will be several other items on the agenda as well. Kathy Olson mentioned that the boundary changes need to be approved by the Board. These have already gone to a committee of parents, PTA’s, etc. and have been approved at that level. These are Heights and Highway 3 boundary changes. These will go to the Board in May, and Kathy Olson will specify the process used for approval. A pre-engineering course at the Career Center will be on the agenda. A Policy Committee meeting needs to be convened. The Clerk reminded that the Board that according to Policy, the committee members have to be approved each year. The Superintendent stated that the School Community Committee may now meet at various schools and invite people from that area to attend. A scope of work needs to be determined for the committees. Kathy Olson asked if committees should be convened to work on specific jobs. The Yes For Kids Committee could be used as a model. Trustee Kelker entered the meeting. Kathy Olson said that people on committees want a charge such as looking at a need for a new elementary school. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. _________________________________ Malcolm Goodrich, Chair _______________________________ Nancy Coe, Recorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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