December 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
 

2. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Board Minutes 11/12/24, Regular Board Minutes 11/26/24, Special Brd Minutes 12/3/24
 

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 

5. BROWNING MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS by Staff and Students
 

6. PUBLIC COMMENT:
 

7. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

7.A. Building Reports:

7.A.1. KW Vina Elementary School - Toni Tatsey

7.A.2. Browning Elementary School - Sheila Hall

7.A.3. Napi Elementary School - Sicily Bird

7.A.4. Browning Middle School - Dennis Juneau

7.A.5. Browning High School - Sandi Campbell

7.A.6. Babb Elementary - Jennifer LaFromboise Wagner

7.A.7. Big Sky-Glendale Colonies - Rebecca Rappold

7.A.8. Special Education Report - Rebecca Rappold

7.A.9. Buffalo Hide Academy - Charlie Speicher

7.A.10. Transportation Department - Francis Bullcalf
 

7.B. Superintendent's Report

7.B.1. Rebecca Rappold

7.B.1.a. Superintendents Update 

7.B.1.b. Superintendent Evaluation Schedule

7.B.1.c. NIISA Conference Update 2024-2025

7.B.1.d. Office of Public Instruction, Annual Special Education Report 2024
 

7.B.2. Bev Sinclair

7.B.2.a. HR Status Update

7.B.2.b. Coaching Season Update
 

7.C. Resignations

7.C.1. Eugene Matt, Assistant Girls Wrestling Coach, Effective 11-12-2024

7.C.2. Masala Prellwitz, BMS Softball Coach 6th, 7th, 8th Effective 11-20-2024

7.C.3. Calvin Lang, Health Enhancement Teacher-BES, Effective 12-4-2024
 

8. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

8.A.1. Elementary

8.A.1.a. Carrie HeavyRunner, Special Education Teacher Assistant-Napi

8.A.1.b. Jessie Salway, BMS Girls Volleyball Coach 2024-2025 ($860.00)
 

8.A.2. High School

8.A.2.a. Rachel Wells-Hoyt, Concessions Manager 2024-2025 ($5,245.00 Pro-rated)
 

8.A.3. District Wide

8.A.3.a. Cohrie Lorenzo, 9-Month Bus Driver

8.A.3.b. Duane ManyHides, 9-Month Bus Driver
 

8.B. Contract Service Agreements: None.
 

8.C. Out of State Travel: 

8.C.1. District Wide

8.C.1.a. Brian Gallup, NAFIS Board of Directors Winter Meeting in San Antonio, TX 2024-2025 ($450.00)

8.C.1.b. Brian Gallup, NAFIS Leadership Fly-In (FRO) in Washington, DC 2024-2025 ($2,467.66)
 

8.D. In State Travel

8.D.1. High School

8.D.1.a. Kari McKay, Montana Principal Conference 2024-2025 ($852.04)

8.D.1.b. Kellen Hall, Girls-Boys Basketball in Missoula, MT 2024-2025 ($770.72)

8.D.1.c. Kellen Hall, Girls-Boys Basketball in Billings, MT 2024-2025 ($978.00)

8.D.1.d. Kellen Hall, Sandi Campbell, MHSA Annual Meeting in Billings, Montana 2023-2024 ($1,076.64 ea)
 

8.E. Approvals

8.E.1. Elementary

8.E.1.a. Calvin Lang - Waiver of 8% Penalty Fee for Early Resignation - BES 2024-2025 ($4,776.43)

8.E.1.b. Contract Modification-Angela Archuleta/Master Contract 2024-2025 ($3,303.00)

8.E.1.c. MOU Between BPS and Browning Federation of Teachers (A. Archuleta) 2024-2025
 

8.E.2. High School

8.E.2.a. Extended Contract-Melody Small, Certified BHS Tutor for Winter Break 2024 ($821.40)

8.E.2.b. BHS Certified Teachers for After School Tutors 2024-2025 ($13,776.00)

8.E.2.c. Extracurricular Contract Amendment-Kami Wellman, FCCLA Club Sponsor 2024-2025 ($263.00)

8.E.2.d. Accelerate MT Services Agreement for CNA Classes - BHS 2024-2025
 

8.E.3. District Wide

8.E.3.a. Extended Contracts Certified Staff, Testing & Assessment of Access 2.0 2024-2025 ($24,957.80)

8.E.3.b. Substitute Eligibility Roster 2024-2025

8.E.3.c. New MTSBA Policies, Final Reading 2024-2025

8.E.3.d. District Claims #93175-#93180 ($6,800.88) and #441941-#441954 ($311,863.76)

8.E.3.e. Student Activities, Claims #706085 - #706100 ($18,533.29)

8.E.3.f. Additional Pays/Payroll
 

8.F. PERSONNEL - Termination Hearing: Consideration and Possible Action on Recommendation for Termination. Possible Executive Session. 
 

8.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None.
 

8.H. ADJOURNMENT