AGENDA for the REGULAR
MEETING
OF THE TRUSTEES OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT # 1
* 6:30 p.m. February 18, 2020 * Jefferson High School
Library
(Board packet available upon request at the Central
Office.)
This agenda is subject to changes until the Friday
preceding the meeting. Please check the
school website at www.jhs.k12.mt.us for the most current agenda and the packet of
associated materials for the meeting.
A. Call to order-Chairperson
1. Pledge of Allegiance
B. Announcements and Public Comment. Please see
information printed on the back of the agenda and in the brochure at the
entrance to the meeting about speaking to the board during this time.
C. Student Report
D. Staff Report
E. Committee Reports - brief review
- Facility
meeting and tour
F. Administration Reports – The board
briefly reviews the written reports
provided in board packet. Some specific, anticipated items are listed
below. The Board will not take action on
items in a report unless the item appears as an action item in the new or
unfinished business sections of the agenda.
1. Clerk/Business Manager
- Transportation
reports – TR4 & TR5
2. Principal/A.D.
- Handbook/Procedures
- Superintendent
- Student
Count
- Curriculum
Changes
- Montana
Literacy Grant Update
G. Unfinished Business- Action is always possible for
Unfinished Business items.
H. New Business – Action is always possible for New
Business items.
1. 1ST Reading of Policies
- 7262 – Distribution of Excess Senior Class
Funds
- 2ND
Reading of Policies
- 3126/1005FE
– Proficiency Based Learning
- 1120
– Annual Organizational Meeting
- 1420
- School Board Meeting Procedure
- 1441
– Audience Participation
- 1700
– Uniform Complaint Procedure
3. Personnel – Action
a. Substitute applications – Margaret Everett, Janis
Zohner
b. Superintendent Evaluation – Possible closed session
4. Approval of Attendance Agreements – AYA/Elk Park, East
Helena & Helena residents (25)
- Call
for volunteers for JHS
- Call for Election
- 1920-21
School Calendar
- Communication and Comments
1. Letters to the Board - S.
Rux, Office of Public Instruction (budget amendment)
- Commendations and Recognition
K. Consent Agenda - Action
1. Approval of Previous Minutes
2. High School
Claims and Accounts
L. Follow-up/Adjournment – upcoming months
1. Chair/Superintendent article for paper
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED HIGH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING March 17, 2020
6:30 P.M. Board chair-approved agenda
items are due in the district office by the last Friday of the month prior to
the board meeting.
All board meetings are held in the
Jefferson High School Library, on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30
p.m. (Exceptions often occur in May and
August to follow legal requirements.) For updates, call the district office at 225-3740.
Jefferson High School Board Members
Buster Bullock, (Boulder area
position) Kevin Harris, (At-Large 1
position) Bryher Herak (Basin area position)
Kyrie Russ (At-Large 2 position) Cami Robson Vice-Chair (Clancy
area position)
Denise Brunett Chair (MT City
area position) Larry
Rasch (At-Large 3 position)
Announcements and Public Comment. The
board welcomes and encourages public comment and wishes the public comment
process to be fair and orderly. Written
comments may be submitted to the board through the District Clerk’s
office. Individuals wishing to address
the board at the board meeting must sign in on the sheet provided. The clerk will collect the sheet when the
meeting begins. Comments on topics that
are on the agenda may be made when the meeting reaches that item’s point on the
agenda. Comments on non-agenda items may
be made during the “Public Comment” agenda item. To avoid violations of individual rights of
privacy, a member of the public wishing to address the Board during this time
will not be allowed to make comments that would infringe upon the privacy
rights of any student, staff member, or member of the public during his/her
designated time to speak. Abusive or
obscene comments will not be allowed. Time allowed for comments may be limited. Individuals will only be called upon twice
for the same topic after all persons have been called upon and as time
permits. The Board may not respond to
and will not take action on non-agenda topics at this meeting but may schedule
the topic on the agenda of a subsequent meeting.
Mission Statement
The Jefferson High School
District #1’s mission is to provide the best possible education for our youth
for whatever path of life they choose; to be the school of choice for students,
teachers, and staff; and to be the heart of the communities we serve.
Our vision for the future:
Students:
– Achieve high test scores and
graduation rates that are competitive nationally;
– Graduate with a plan for life that they
feel well equipped to pursue;
– Choose our school over others because
of our solid reputation;
– Feel happy, challenged, safe, and
supported throughout their time here;
– Appreciate and fully engage in our
activities that augment our core curriculum; and
– Have access to technology that
enhances their learning opportunities.
– Actively support students with their
time, attention and obvious commitment;
– Have the tools and resources necessary
to do optimal work;
– Are proud to work here and of their
contribution to the school;
– Are committed to continuing education
and the use of best practices;
– Look at our District as a long-term
career commitment; and
– Feel confident about the Board’s
decisions and plans.
Our
Administration and Board
-Commit to be knowledgeable about best
practices
– Establish, devote themselves to, and
evaluate their priority goals on a regular basis; and
– Work as a collaborative team to make
decisions that always focus on what is best for students, teachers and our
communities.
Our
communities:
– Are knowledgeable of and highly
respect our commitment to excellence; and
– Support our work in many ways – their
time, funds, levy votes, ideas, and enthusiasm about our students and their
activities.
JHS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 19/20 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Negotiations/Personnel –D. Brunett, B.
Herak, B. Bullock
Policy/Handbook –C. Robson, K. Russ, B.
Herak
Budget/Insurance/Investments – K.
Harris, D. Brunett, L. Rasch,
Building/Grounds/Transportation – C.
Robson, K. Harris, B. Bullock
Technology – L. Rasch, K. Russ, C.
Robson