AGENDA for the REGULAR
MEETING
OF THE TRUSTEES OF JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT # 1
* 6:30 p.m. May 11, 2021 * 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. Board Reorganization
(Policy 1120)
a. Election
canvass
b. Seating
of Trustees
c. Election
of Chair
d. Election
of Vice-Chair
e. Appointment
of Clerk
f. Assignment
of Committees
g. Establishment
of Meeting Format/Times
h. Appointment
of MTSBA Liaison (Policy 1135P)
D. Student Report
E. Staff Report
F. Committee Reports
G. Administration Reports – The board
briefly reviews the written reports
provided in board packet. Some specific, anticipated items are listed
below. The Board will not act 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
2. Principal/A.D.
3. Superintendent
H. Unfinished Business- Action is always possible for
Unfinished Business items.
I. New Business – Action is always possible for New
Business items.
1. Policies 2nd
Reading
a. 1700
Uniform Complaint Procedure
b. 3130
Students of Legal Age
c. 3225P
Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure – Students
d. 3310
Student Discipline
e. 4315
Visitor and Spectator Conduct
f. 4332
Conduct on School Property
g. 5012P
Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure – Employees
h. 5120F1
Determination of Eligibility for Hire Form
i. 5120F2
Privacy Act Statement
j. 5120F3
Dissemination Log
k. 5120P
Federal Background Check Fingerprint and Information Handling Procedure
l. 5122F
Applicant Rights and Consent to Fingerprint Form, NCPA/VCA Applicant Form
m. 5223
Personal Conduct
n. 5226
Drug-Free Workplace
o. 5228F
Acknowledgement of Receipt of Policies 5228 and 5228P
p. 5228F2
Request for Records Form
q. 5228P
Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers
r. 5232
Child Abuse, Neglect, and Sex Trafficking Reporting
s. 5328
Family Medical Leave
t. 7220
Use of Federal Title I Funds
2. Policies
1st reading – Possible
update of 1900 policies
a. 1310
District Policy and Procedures
b. 2050
Student Instruction
c. 2100
School Year Calendar and Day
d. 2221
School Closure
e. 2410P
High School Graduation Requirements
f. 3110
Entrance, Placement, and Transfer
g. 7220P
Use of Federal Title Funds Methodology
3. Personnel – Action
a. Substitute Applications - E. Smartnick, custodial
b. Open Position Recommendations (PE, Instructional
Coach, Literacy Intervention Specialist, Science)
c. Superintendent Evaluation – possible closed session
(Sept., Nov., Jan., March, May, July)
4. Approval of Attendance Agreements – AYA/Elk Park/North
end 1 AYA, 0 Helena
5. Resolutions for County to conduct elections – Bond
election and 2022 regular election
6. Harlow’s
bus contract discussion
7. Consideration
of bus/coach purchase
8. June
meeting date – 8th
9. Heard
Scholarships
10. COVID Update
a. Spring
activities
b. General
update
11. Building Committee Update
J. Communication and Comments
1. Letters to the Board
K. Commendations and Recognition
L. Consent Agenda
1. Approval of Previous Minutes and High School Claims
and Accounts – action
M. Follow-up/Adjournment – upcoming months
1. Chair/Superintendent article for paper
NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED HIGH SCHOOL BOARD MEETING June 8, 2021 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, Vice-Chair (At-Large
2 position) Cami Robson, Chair (Clancy area position)
Justin Willcut (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 act 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.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Negotiations/Personnel B. Herak, K. Harris, J. Willcut
Policy/Handbook
C. Robson, K. Russ, B.
Herak
Budget/Insurance/Invest. K. Harris, J. Willcut, B. Bullock,
Building/Grounds/Trans. B. Bullock, L. Rasch, K. Harris
Technology L. Rasch, K. Russ,
C. Robson