January 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
 

2. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Board Minutes 12/17/2024
 

4. RECOGNITION by Sandi Campbell: Darin Wynn
 

5. STUDENT RECOGNITION by Sandi Campbell: Harmony Bragg, Warren Crawford, Angelina LazyBoy, Azrael Pollock
 

6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 

7. PUBLIC COMMENT:
 

8. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

8.A. Building Reports:

8.A.1. Stamiksiitsiitkin Elementary - Toni Tatsey

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

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

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

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

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

8.A.7. Big Sky & Glendale Elementary - Rebecca Rappold

8.A.8. Buffalo Hide Academy - Charlie Speicher
 

8.B. Superintendent's Report

8.B.1. Rebecca Rappold

8.B.1.a. Superintendent Update

8.B.1.b. School Closure Report (Verbal)
 

8.B.2. Jennifer LaFromboise-Wagner

8.B.2.a. 1st Semester Attendance and Remote Learning Information 2024-2025
 

8.B.3. Bev Sinclair

8.B.3.a. HR Status Update

8.B.3.b. Coaches Update
 

8.C. Resignations

8.C.1. Melanie HeavyRunner, BHS Head Secretary, Effective 12-20-2024

8.C.2. Dennis Juneau, Principal-Browning Middle School, Effective 1-17-2024
 

9. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

9.A.1. Elementary

9.A.1.a. Arthur WestWolf, 6th Grade Volleyball Coach-BMS 2024-2025 ($860.00)

9.A.1.b. David OldChief, 6th-Grade Volleyball Coach-BMS 2024-2025 ($860.00)
 

9.A.2. High School

9.A.2.a. Alyssa LaRoque, Assistant Cook-BHS
 

9.A.3. District Wide

9.A.3.a. Alane CalfLooking, Supper Program Supervisor 2024-2025 ($15,893.00)

9.A.3.b. Kristy CalfRobe, Gear-Up Student Coordinator-BHS  2024-2025 ($30,145.00)
 

9.B. Contract Service Agreements (Pending Successful Background Check): None
 

9.C. Out of State Travel: 

9.C.1. District Wide

9.C.1.a. Board of Trustees, Rebecca Rappold, Irene Augare and 2 BHS Senior Students, Nafis Spring Conference in Washington, DC 2024-2025 ($4,803.14 ea)

9.C.1.b. Dana Bremner, Lea Whitford, NEA Minority & Women’s Leadership Seattle, WA Seminar (School Related Leave Only)

9.C.1.c. Dana Bremner, Lea Whitford, NEA Minority & Women’s Leadership Seminar in Georgia, Atlanta (School Related Leave Only)
 

9.D. In State Travel: 

9.D.1. District Wide

9.D.1.a. Rebecca Rappold, State Speech & Debate in Laurel, MT 2024-2025 ($1,087.02)
 

9.E. Approvals

9.E.1. Elementary

9.E.1.a. Elementary Student Attendance Agreement-East Glacier School, District #50 2024-2025

9.E.1.b. Change BMS Home School Coordinator to 12-Month Position/Job Description 2024-2025

9.E.1.c. Waiver of 5% Penalty Fee for Early Resignation 2024-2025; Dennis Juneau ($2,450.34)
 

9.E.2. High School

9.E.2.a. BSN Quote, Purchase Football Jerseys - BHS 2024-2025 ($12,590.76)

9.E.2.b. New Club: The Lighthouse Club, Sponsors-J. Johnson, S. Pays, T. Pays, Goals & Objectives 2024-2025 ($516.00)

9.E.2.c. Temporary Change of BHS Science Teacher Position/Contract Modification: Abigail Marshall to .531 FTE 2024-2025
 

9.E.3. District Wide

9.E.3.a. Create Grounds Keeper-Maintenance Skilled Technician .5 FTE

9.E.3.b. LETRS Professional Development Stipend, Certified Teachers 2024-2025 ($30,400.00)

9.E.3.c. BPS District Committees 2024-2025 ($61,200.00)

9.E.3.d. Childcare Handbook 2024-2025

9.E.3.e. MOU Blackfeet Tribe, Commercial Lease Agreement for Culture and Hope

9.E.3.f. Renew Commercial Lease Agreement with Southern Piegan Health Center 2024-2025

9.E.3.g. District Claims Check #93125-#93182; #441979-#442055 ($800,881.00) Dec. 2024

9.E.3.h. District Claims Check #93120-#93124; #442056-442057 ($29,225.07) Jan 2025

9.E.3.i. Student Activities Check #706101-#706112 ($7,575.02)

9.E.3.j. Additional Pays/Payroll
 

9.F. PERSONNEL: None
 

9.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None
 

9.H. ADJOURNMENT