ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

October 13, 2015

The Arbon School Board met on October 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. members Jason Williams, Jake Evans and Jessica Ward were present as were Debbie Curry and clerk, Cheri Evans.

The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jessica 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 Jason and seconded by Jessica to approve them.  The total M & O expenses for October was $24,390.80. The school received lottery funds of $1,249.00 from the State Department and $26.25 from interest on investments. The school M & O balance is $208,647.16. The Plant Facility received $8.61 from interest the Plant Facility balance is $51,660.18. The school funds from the Power County Treasurer have been deposit into the school’s checking account. The Fun Run/Walk fund raiser was held on September 26^th.  We raised $510.00 which Cheri deposited into the Fund Raiser Account. The motion was moved by Jason and seconded by Jake to approve the financial statement.

Debbie visited the Carmen Charter School on October 9^th.  She sat in on the 4^th & 5^th class to observe and then visited briefly with the teacher.  She also visited with the principal/superintendent about a reading program she developed.  Debbie thought the reading program was more geared for Robin’s class.  She has shared this with Robin.  Jake met with Amanda Williams, a 2^nd grade teacher from Pocatello, she shared some ideas, tools, computer programs etc. they use with their curriculum.  He shared one software program called IXL that does math, language, science costs about $200 per year for up to thirty students.  Debbie will share the information with Robin and they will investigate them.  He also gave her an app for Common Core for their computers.

The Strategic Plan was reviewed, updated and approved. The Leadership Premium Worksheet was gone over and signed.  Jake will start drafting a teacher and administrative job description to help with making sure the administrative duties are done after hours to match with the Leadership Premium description.

Kade has started on the cinder block foundation repairs.

The next meeting will be held on November 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Approved 11-18-2015

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Arbon Valley Strategic Plan

(Student Achievement and Classroom Instructional Goals)

Mission Statement: It is the mission of Arbon Elementary School District #381 to continue to educate all students to his or her highest potential and prepare and equip them with the necessary skills to excel at the next levels of education: junior high, senior high, and college.

Vision Statement: Two main areas of focus will allow Arbon Elementary to achieve its goals: student achievement and classroom instruction.

Strategic Plan: Develop and implement teaching strategies that align to common core standards and do so via the use of the most effective teaching strategies and technology available.

Data Analysis Required:

• Demographics
  • Each and every student will be evaluated due to the relatively small size of School District #381 and lack of diversity among the students.
• Student Achievement and growth
  • Academic will be based on Renaissance Star math and reading data
  • Technology will be based on pre and post assessments
• Graduation rates
  • Target of 100%
• College and career readiness
  • Focus is on middle school/junior high readiness
    • Capable of efficiently utilizing digital media such as laptops, tablets, keyboarding, to access reliable information via the WEB

Clear and Measurable Targets Based On Student Outcomes:

• 95% of students will perform at or above grade level based on Renaissance Star math and reading data
• 100% of all students will graduate at or above grade level so they are ready for middle school
• 100% of all students will be technologically ready for middle school

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Grade equivalent performance, based on charts developed from the clear and measurable targets defined above which will be evaluated annually by the School Board
• Internet readiness pre and post scores

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ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

October, 2015

I.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA

II. CONSENT AGENDA

1. MINUTES
2. BILLS
3. FINANCIAL

III. TEACHERS

1. FUN RUN/WALK – $510
2. SHARING TECHNOLOGY
3. COMMON CORE

IV. NEW BUSINESS

1. STRATIGIC PLAN – REVIEW AND UPDATE
2. LEADERSHIP PREMIUM WORKSHEET
3. TEACHER EVALUATIONS

V. OLD BUSINESS

1. BUILDING – CINDER BLOCK FOUNDATION

ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

August 11, 2015

The Arbon School Board met on August 11, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. members Jason Williams, Jake Evans and Jessica Ward 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 Jessica to approve them. The total M & O expenses for the month of August was $21,486.79. The school received $9,720.14 from the State Department, $14,753.61 from property taxes and $14.07 from interest on investments. The school M & O balance is $129,853.30. The Plant Facility received $4.02 from interest the Plant Facility balance is $49,637.09. The motion was moved by Jake and seconded by Jessica to approve the financial statement.

Debbie said the Singapore Math Conference in Phoenix, Arizona was excellent.  She has contacted Jason Liberton, Regional Mathematics Specialists, from College of Education to come out and meet with her for more support and feedback.  Debbie would like to purchase soccer goals for the school.  The Board approved.

The County L-2 Form was reviewed and approved by the Board.  The 2015-2016 bus routes were reviewed and approved.

Cheri has stayed in contact with Sharee Sprague, Power County Clerk, on switching over the checking accounts.  Sharee is checking with their legal department for clarification on all the necessary steps to make sure they are in compliance when closing out the trust and moving the money over.  She is hoping for the first part of September.  It was decided just to stay with the current Quickbooks Program and not purchased the Quickbooks Payroll for now possibly later.

The next meeting will be held on September 8, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The motion was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting.  The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.

Approved 09-08-2015

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ARBON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

September 8, 2015

I.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA

II. CONSENT AGENDA

A. MINUTES

B. BILLS

C. FINANCIAL

III. TEACHERS

IV. NEW BUSINESS

A. BUILDING CYLINDER BLOCK FOUNDATION – KADE

B.  REAP FUNDS

V.  OLD BUSINESS

A. CHECKING ACCOUNT