BCSD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING NOVEMBER 14, 2016
I. Call to order - Welcome 7:30
It started late due to expulsion hearings.
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Adoption of Agenda
IV. Public Comments
None
V. Consent agenda
Moved and accepted.
VI. District Positive Accomplishments - Culinary Arts
Mary Smith and Riley Reed presented the Iron Chef trophy to the board. This was her first competition and it was pretty cool. There was a lot of pressure but a lot of fun. According to Mrs. Smith, everything had to have pasta. Riley made a couscous pasta salad. It took a long time to plate because it kept falling apart. Members: Isaiah Tucker, Julia Brockman, and two others whose names I couldn’t catch. There were seven other teams in the competition. Riley is considering a career in culinary based on this experience and the expertise of Mrs. Smith.
VII. Student Representative Report
Ecology Club went to an elementary school and taught the students about predator/prey relationships. Winter Fest is Friday. All the winter sports members get recognized and there is a dance marathon for Jackson Gipe. State Cheer placed 3rd at state. It was the first time for doing a cheer dance for a lot of the girls. Some students are starting a mentor program in the school with Ryan Osborne and Annette Mosbach. They will meet with students during Hound Room. Club M has been going on all year. There are a lot of new members recently. There is a blood drive December 8th (9-1). The public is invited. There is a food drive at BHS. Last year wasn’t that good but hoping to do better this year. Food can be brought to school by Friday, November 18.
VIII. Superintendent’s Report
He gave them the demographics of Burlington and the surrounding area so that they can use this to consider how they allocate money based on actual data and not preconceived notions. Teacher sent Coen an email about Coen’s Tuesday at the high school intervention meetings. Not sure what this was about. Encouraged people to go to Aspen Grove and see the civil war plots. He recently spent a lot of time going over the D and F list at the high school. There is a 34% reduction in D’s from last year to this year. The concerning thing is the F’s haven’t budged. Attendance and work completion are the two biggest factors. There are several plans for next year to try to address these issues. Sharon and Coen developed a plan to address any problems with the administration furlong plan. Mentioned the unofficial BHS Facebook page with the confederate flag. They can’t get it taken down. Mrs. Mitchell met with the AEA about the official special ed count. There’s a problem with the rock wall at Bracewell. Coen conducted an unannounced visit to Room 207 to monitor student center during 6th period. He found them to be appropriate. I happen to know that after he left, all hell broke loose. Why do I know this? My (Sanning) classroom is next to study hall and it is chaotic almost every day during that time.
Garwood - Are there interventions for failing students?
Coen - Something about bringing 8th grade over to high school. He felt making classes life the science/pe blend of summer school would help. Note: This was not a real science class. Sharon is working on a freshmen transition class or freshman academy. He then started talking about random branches (?) and liberal arts education.
Brueck - Mentoring programs with honors students?
Coen - Retirees working with failing students (Mark Ertz program).
IX. Items for Discussion
Iowa DOT - Mom asked for a minor school license for her 9th grade daughter. They live too close to qualify for the normal one. Dad is in Texas and daughter spends lots of time with grandparents. Mom works long hours and it's a problem for the family. The daughter is very active in sports etc at BHS. The girl has met all the requirements except the school agreeing to allow her to drive. The school gets about 75 such requests per year. Coen said parking is not an issue for freshman. Robberts expressed concern about 69 more freshman parents showing up at the next meeting and asking for the same exemption. Brueck - motioned to approve. Vickstrom - seconded. The motion was voted down.
Student records access:
506.1 It's been updated. Changes include references to cooperate with juvenile justice system and define what a student is. This was the first reading. Motioned to approve. Bross had a minor issue with how the footers were done on the pages ( 1 of 1, 2 of 2, etc.).
Approved the first reading.
Iowa Emergency Guidelines for School
Two nurses presented the revised first aid manual for the schools. They used the Iowa Emergency Guidelines as a primer for the BCSD manual for the schools. Robberts - Can staff review this as well as nurses? Nurse: Not available to staff but to clinic clerks and the principals.
Motion made to accept and then approved.
TLC Report
Sue Klossing and Maureen Mark presented an overview of the TLC program. North Hill had an intervention program that was started in 2014-15 with the first grade. At the end of that school year, the annual progress report showed that the 1st grade had the largest growth of any first grades in the district. Last year, second grade was added to the program. This year they did the same two grades. Two thirds of the student population are at risk at North Hill. The screener is FAST (formative assessment system for teachers). Today they started Hound Time. This occurs from 10-10:30. It is an intervention and enrichment group. Actual interventions start next week.
Maureen Mark - Workshop Model: She gave an example of how the students set the expectations for the class. She talked about the “daily five”. She referenced independent work time and modeling appropriate conversation. She gave examples of how workshop classes are structured.
She then explained what a behavior coach does. She does drop ins, collects data for teachers on specific students or whole classroom, provides strategies, modelling, thinking partner for problem solving.
X. Board Communications
Vickstrom - Went to the industrial tech teachers, project lead the way teachers, and area business leaders meeting in Ft. Madison. We need to listen to what the area business leaders need and communicate it to the students. He would like to go to the next meeting. He felt our people were very involved in it.
Hatteberg - She has seen the intervention plan at North Hill and was impressed. She received a email from a grandparent who was impressed with Coen working with a student individually. She challenged all members of the district to do the same.
Bross - Attended the Grimes PTO meeting. It was very enjoyable. The fun fest was great and raised a lot of money.
Garwood - Gifts and grants to the district needs to be highlighted. $30,000+ given to the district. Community involvement and dedication is appreciated. The TLC update and Iowa Emergency Guidelines is an example of the staff going beyond the call of duty.
Kendell - Congrats to culinary team and cheer team. They should be in the next parade of excellence. Congrats to Cohoon and Green on the election.
Robberts - Also congratulated Cohoon and Green and Kerr (?).
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