BOARD REPORT JANUARY 13, 2020

Below is a summary of the Caldwell School District Board of Trustees Jan. 13, 2020 meeting intended to provide information about board decisions in a timely manner. It is not the official record. Minutes, the official record of the meeting, are finalized the following month after approval by the board.

ANNUAL MEETING

Trustees elected in November 2019 Andrew Butler, Manuel Godina, and Travis Manning were sworn into office.

The Board elected:

• Marisela Pesina, Chairman
• Travis Manning, Vice Chairman
• Lisa Bevington, Treasurer
• Keely Cheney, Clerk of the Board

The Board also:

• Set Time, Date, Place for Meetings - The Board will continue to hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month and potential workshop dates
• Established agenda & notice posting locations, as the district office and the district website
• Establish signatories, as indicated in district policy 838 
• Reviewed and signed a Trustees Code of Ethics

REGULAR MEETING

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

Superintendent French introduced Trustee Andrew Butler who asked to read a statement. In his statement, Trustee Butler shared his sister is a continuing contract teacher in the district and based on legal advice he outlined what steps he will take to avoid a conflict of interest in matters related to her.

CALDWELL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (CFEO) OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD & RECOGNITIONS 

Jefferson Middle School Principal Meghan Wonderlich reviewed efforts at the school focused on social emotional learning and creating a positive environment which included staff and students learning more about emotions and using a mood meter to describe them and embracing 10 healthy habits. 

PUBLIC COMMENT

Caldwell Education Association President Kelly Garey spoke in favor of increasing the district’s supplemental levy. 

CONSENT AGENDA

The Board approved the following items on its consent agenda  

• Minutes for the Executive Session and Regular Board Meeting - December 9, 2019
• Financials
• December 2019 Budget to Actual General Fund 
• December 2019 Checklist 
• December 2019 Bills 
• Personnel Report
• Surplus
• Field Trip(s): FTR CHS Cheer 1 20 ; FTR CHS FFA 1 20 
• Memorandum with Caldwell School District Preschool WICAP Headstart

REGULAR AGENDA  

Davis Demographics -- Kristin Parr. of Davis Demographics reviewed work the company has done on a study of the district including:

• Verified and mapped attendance zones
• Created a SchoolSite locator 
• Analyzed five years of enrollment data  
• Researched housing developments 
• Completed a 10-year forecast which showed resident enrollment steady at about 5,600 students

Parr said a larger report would be provided to the district in the future. 

Supplemental Levy - Trustees approved asking voters for a two-year $4.1 million supplemental levy on March 10.The district’s current levy expires June 2020. Chief Financial Officer April Burton shared that under the plan that will be shared with voters, the district will collect the same amount in property taxes overall -- about $8 million. Of the $8 million, the district will spend $1.4 million less on bonds thanks to paying off debt and refinancing which allows for an increase of $1.4 million supplemental. The increase will provide funding to help protect instructional programs for students while the district adapts to the loss of students to new charter schools and loss of state funding.

Registration for ISBA's Day on the Hill - February 17-18, 2020 - Trustees shared they would be attending the conference in Boise.

POLICY DEVELOPMENT/ADOPTION  

Proposed - No action.

• 5135 Attendance Policy.docx (27 KB)
• 5210 Administrative Leave (1).pdf (57 KB)

The board approved for second and final reading:

• 2390 Education of Migratory Children.pdf 
• 3060 Education of Homeless Children.pdf
• 3060 Form A - Education of Homeless Children.pdf 
• 3060 Form B - Education of Homeless Children.pdf