ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

February 12, 2013

The Arbon School Board met on February 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. members Jason Williams, Melinda Campbell and Jake Evans were present as were Debbie Curry and clerk, Cheri Evans.

The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Jake to approve the agenda. The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Jake to approve the minutes.  The bills were reviewed. The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jason to approve them. The total M & O expenses for the month of February was $18,567.74. The school received $692.50 from the State Department, $572.50 from property taxes and $8.96 from interest on investments. The school M & O balance is $70,765.33. The Plant Facility received $3.33 from interest the Plant Facility balance is $38,649.01. The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Melinda to approve the financial statement.

Debbie has been in contact with Jacob on the E-readers, he suggested purchasing Kindle paperwhite’s.  The DVD player for the extra classroom has been purchased.  Robin is still doing research on the I-pad or small notebook to replace the aide’s old computer.

Debbie will be doing a pilot test, SBAC, for the Common Core Standards in April.  The 5^th and 6^th graders will each be taking one test in one subject.  Robin and Debbie will attend a workshop on language Common Core Standards in Pocatello on February 25^th..

Teacher evaluations will be done tomorrow.

Jason made the motion to declare January 30^th as a day of emergency closure due to blowing and drifting snow causing road closures and therefore does not need to be made up.  The motion was seconded by Jake and passed unanimously.

The Pauline Trustee Zone election is coming up in May.  The petitions will be available in March and are due back by March 22nd.  Having a supplemental levy in May was discussed again.  The clerk will email some information to Jake so he can prepare a power point for an informational public meeting concerning the supplemental levy.  The board needs to adopt a resolution calling for a supplemental levy election and with an amount no later than March 22^nd.

Melinda will have a parental survey completed by next month.  The board gave Valorie Estep approval to use the school grounds on July 19^th, 20^th and 21^st for a family reunion.

The next meeting will be held on March 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.  The motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Approved 03-12-2013