April 24, 2019 at 12:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. IMPORTANT DATES

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:  Regular Board Minutes 4/9/19

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

5. STAFF RECOGNITION by Wayne Hall: Joey Aimsback, Merlin Birdrattler, Nathaniel Birdrattler, Jamie Bullcalf, Lisa Bullcalf, Wayne Bullcalf, Joseph Bullshoe, Edward Burke, Teri DeRoche, Desirae Flammond, Brenda Guardipee, Rachel Guerrero, Marguerite Higgins, Phillip Higgins, Keith Kicking Woman, Deanna Lahr, Corhie Lorenzo, Betty Loya, Francis Lazy Boy, Gayle RidesAtTheDoor, Ella Wall, Wes Wells, Joseph Wippert, Ryan Wood, 

6. by Corrina Guardipee-Hall: Kimberly Tatsey McKay

7. PUBLIC COMMENT:

8. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

8.A. Building Reports:

8.A.1. Transportation Department Recognitions/Presentations: Wayne Hall

8.A.2. Child Nutrition-Warehouse-Copy Center Report - Lynne Keenan

8.A.3. Curriculum & Instruction - Jeri Matt 

8.A.4. Attendance Report - Natasha Siliezar

8.A.5. Parent-Community Outreach-Childcare - Nikki Hannon

8.A.6. Good Medicine Program - Kimberly Tatsey McKay

8.A.7. Native American Studies/Blackfeet Language - Robert Hall

8.A.8. Activities Department - Myndi Gallagher-Horn

8.A.9. Technology Department - Everett Holm

8.A.10. Transportation Department-Wayne Hall

8.A.11. Maintenance-Facilities-Construction Department - Reid Reagan

8.B. Superintendent's Report

8.B.1. Corrina Guardipee-Hall

8.B.1.a. Superintendent Update

8.B.2. John Salois

8.B.2.a. HR Status Update 3-19-19

8.B.2.b. Coaching Status Report

8.B.3. Stacy Edwards

8.B.3.a. Audit Exit Report-Angela Holmes-Denny, Downey & Associates

8.B.3.b. Update Impact Aid Budgets, Adopted Budgets, Grant Budgets for El and HS (07/01/18 - 03/31/19)

8.B.4. Resignations

8.B.4.a. Carrie Spotted Bear, Teacher Assistant-Special Education, Effective 4-26-19

8.B.4.b. Leo Bird, Science Teacher, Effective 5-31-2019

9. ITEMS OF ACTION

9.A. Hiring (Pending Successful Background Check/Drug Test):

9.A.1. Elementary

9.A.1.a. Sydney St. Goddard, Family Engagement Coordinator 2019-2020

9.A.1.b. Amy Running Fisher, Teacher - KW 2019-2020

9.A.1.c. Taylor Crawford, Teacher-Browning Elementary 2019-2020

9.A.1.d. Jennifer DeRoche, Teacher-Browning Elementary 2019-2020

9.A.1.e. Sherina Whitford, Teacher-Napi Elementary 2019-2020

9.A.2. High School

9.A.2.a. Lynnell Bullshoe, Student Support-Parent Outreach Support, BHS (Dean of Students) 2019-2020

9.A.3. District Wide

9.A.3.a. Mary Calflooking, Fulltime Assistant Cook

9.A.3.b. Ginny Crawford, School Psychologist 2019-2020

9.A.3.c. Virgil BullShoe, Special Education Teacher 2019-2020

9.A.3.d. Good Medicine Staff 2019-2020 list attached ($61,856.00)

9.B. Contract Service Agreements:

9.B.1. Elementary

9.B.1.a. Milyn Lazy Boy, Temporary Teacher-Napi 2018-2019 ($5,070.00)

9.B.1.b. Angie Pepion, Paint Murals on Gymnasium Walls at KW ($760.00)

9.B.2. High School

9.B.2.a. Jeremy Johnson, Paint Murals in BHS Locker Rooms 20172-108 ($1,920.00)

9.C. Out of State Travel:

9.C.1. Elementary

9.C.1.a. Jo Ann Powell, AVID 2019 Summer Conference in San Diego, CA($3,398.60)

9.C.2. High School

9.C.2.a. Karleen Whitegrass, Ansel Traynor, Brenda Hoyt, Melody Small, Robert Bremner,
45-BHS Students, Seattle, Washington for Senior Class Trip ($25,498.50)

9.C.2.b. Ben Steele, Lincoln Electric Training Center in Reno, NV ($2,964.84)

9.D. In State Travel: 

9.D.1. Elementary

9.D.1.a. Tonia Tatsey, Rebecca Rappold On-Site Visit in Anaconda, MT ($352.74)

9.D.1.b. Tonia Tatsey, Rebecca Rappold, 2019 MBI Summer Institute at Montana State University in Bozeman ($1,605.72 ea)

9.D.2. District Wide

9.D.2.a. Kimberly Tatsey-McKay, GMP Montana SOARS/Project Aware Summit ($504.78)

9.D.2.b. Robert Hall, Class 7 Language and Culture Teachers Workshop in Bozeman, MT ($162.02)

9.D.2.c. Corrina Guardipee-Hall, Travel In-University of Western Graduation in Dillon, MT ($519.72)

9.E. Approvals

9.E.1. Elementary

9.E.1.a. Contract Modification-Egan Black, Elementary Teacher-BMS 2019-2020 ($2,103.00)doc

9.E.1.b. Wage Modification-Sydney St. Goddard, Family Engagement Coordinator 2019-2020 ($730.00)

9.E.1.c. Student Attendance Agreement 2019-2020

9.E.2. High School

9.E.2.a. BHS Cheerleading Club, Club Sponsors-Katie McDonald, Mistee RATD, Goals & Objectives 2018-2019 ($148.35)

9.E.2.b. BHS Football Club, Club Sponsor-Ansel Traynor, Goals & Objectives 2018-2019 ($148.35)

9.E.2.c. Heart Butte & Cut Bank Rodeo Team Request to Join BHS Rodeo Team

9.E.3. District Wide

9.E.3.a. Substitute Eligibility List 2018-2019

9.E.3.b. Contract Modification-Crystal Tailfeathers, Federal Grants Compliance Specialist, 2018-2019 ($1,020.00)

9.E.3.c. Approve Makeup Day for March 27, 2019 and Amend 2018-2019 AY Calendar

9.E.3.d. Amend MOU Between BPS Teacher Federation on MOU for Speech Pathologist & School Psychologist Wage

9.E.3.e. Final Reading - Board Policy #5251 Resignations

9.E.3.f. MQEC Membership FY2020 ($2,500.00)

9.E.3.g. Permission for Cut Bank Bus to Enter District 9 Route #1 Sweetgrass 2018-2019

9.E.3.h. Permission for Heart Butte Bus to Enter BPS District 9 Route #1 Little Badger 2019-2020

9.E.3.i. Permission for Heart Butte Bus to Enter BPS District 9 Route #2 Old Agency 2019-2020

9.E.3.j. Purchase Coach Bus From Hartley Buses ($160,000.00)

9.E.3.k. Approve 2019-2020 SY Routes-Buses-Mileage

9.E.3.l. Eagle Singer Sports, Staff Appreciation 2018-2019

9.E.3.m. Staff Appreciation 2018-2019 ($15,000.00)

9.E.3.n. Purchases Over $10,000.00

9.E.3.o. District Claims Check #420639 - #420762 ($362,325.68)

9.E.3.p. Student Activities Claims Check #703742 - #703754 ($5,434.08)

9.E.3.q. Additional Pays-Payroll

9.F. PERSONNEL: None

9.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None

9.H. ADJOURNMENT