HIGHLIGHTS FROM
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
February 10, 2014
The
Executive Board of the Athletic Boosters presented a check to the Board of
Education for $118,911.84 and designated it for the track fund. Please thank
Greg Lassey, President, Brian Woelmer, Vice-President, Cindy Sisty, Treasurer,
Kim Marshall, Secretary and Dan Stotz, Past President. Dan has been the driver
of the fundraising project! Total cash on hand is $466,065.84 with an
additional $15,000 pledge at the time of groundbreaking. The Board of Education
approved the project and accepted bids from the low bidders: Best Asphalt, Star Trac Enterprises and
Justice Fence for a total cost of $426,712. Construction will begin around May
1 and conclude by August 1, 2014. Additional project costs that were not
included in the three base bids include:
construction administration fees, press box signage, overhead welcome
sign installation, visitor bleacher relocation, sponsor signage, track
equipment, soil borings, potential overage costs, rubber mats, and sound system
upgrades.
Ida
Public Schools’ will serve as a temporary safe haven for long-term care
residents of Wellspring Lutheran Services in Monroe, if needed. They have 122
residents in their facility and in the case of an emergency they may evacuate
to our school. They do have contracts with other long-term care facilities that
have beds for all of their residents. The contract with Ida is just for
immediate evacuation until transportation is arranged for more permanent care.
Please
welcome the following new employees: Doug
Rauner Girls Varsity Track
Kelly
Huss Asst. Varsity Track
Patrick
Rutan MS Track
Kathy
DeBuck Food Service
Cathy
Songalewski Bus Aide
Nancy
Rose Crossing Guard
The
Board of Education supported the expansion of the middle school in-school
suspension room. The room will be used to support the academic needs of
students by providing a quiet place for students to complete assignments and
regain focus on academics.
The
Board of Education adopted the new Board Policy Manual that was developed
through NEOLA. The new book represents 1 ½ years of work of the Board Policy
Committee. The new books will be disseminated throughout the district in the
next few days. Dale Heil, Tim Janssen and Patty Galloro spent hours upon hours
reading policies, discussing updates and determining the appropriate guidelines
for Ida Public Schools.
The
High School Hearing Impaired classroom teaching position was eliminated due to
low student numbers in the program. Hearing Impaired students are still
receiving full services through resource rooms, classrooms and Teacher
Consultant services.
Once
approved, the meeting minutes are posted on the district web-site at
www.idaschools.org.
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