GOSHEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 STATE OF WYOMING BOARD AGENDA

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1 GOSHEN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 STATE OF WYOMING BOARD AGENDA Tuesday, December 13, :00 P.M. BOARD WORK SESSION FOR AUDIT REPORT District Financial Audit Report by McGee, Hearne & Paiz 6:30 P.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING A STUDENT MATTER & PERSONNEL 7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING PLEASE CONTACT CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION WITH QUESTIONS PRIOR TO THE MEETING A. Call to Order 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Adjustments to the Agenda 3. Adopt Agenda with any Addenda B. Reorganization of the Board 1. Motion to appoint the Superintendent as Chairman Pro Tem 2. Election of Officers a. Chairman (New Chairman resumes meeting once elected) b. Vice Chairman c. Clerk d. Treasurer

2 3. Designate Depositories for School District Funds Recommendation: All Banks and lending institutions in the County be designated as depositories for school district funds. 4. Set Meeting Day and Time Recommendation: Hold regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. year round, with the exception of the July meeting held prior to the third Wednesday to coordinate with the annual budget hearing. Also, hold Board work sessions on the fourth Tuesday of each month as necessary 5. Board Committees for 2017 a. Salary Relations Representatives appointed by Board Chairman b. Building Committee Representatives appointed by Board Chairman c. Nominate and Appoint Two Board Representatives to Represent Goshen County as WSBA Advocacy Liaisons for 2017 Recommendation: Accept nominations and appoint two board representatives to serve as the WSBA Advocacy Liaisons d. Nominate and Appoint Two Board Representatives to Represent Goshen County as WSBA Board Delegates for 2017 Recommendation: Accept nominations and appoint two board representatives to serve as WSBA Delegates e. Nominate and Appoint a Board Representative and an Alternate to Serve on Northeast Wyoming BOCES (Gillette) Recommendation: Accept nominations and appoint a representative and alternate to serve on the NEWBOCES f. Nominate and Appoint a Board Representative and an Alternate to Serve on Eastern Wyoming BOCES Recommendation: Accept nominations and appoint a representative and alternate to serve on the Eastern Wyoming BOCES

3 C. District Celebration & Recognition 1. Recognition of District Students Who Earned All-State Student Drama Honors 2. Recognition of District Students Who Earned All-State Choir and All-State Band Honors 3. Recognition of District High School Students Who Earned All-Conference and All- State Football Honors 4. Recognition of District High School Students Who Earned All-Conference and All- State Volleyball Honors 5. Recognition of Lingle Ft Laramie High School Volleyball Team and Coaches for Wyoming High School Activities Association Good Sportsmanship Honors (pg 7-10) 6. Recognition of Southeast High School Volleyball Team and Coaches for Wyoming High School Activities Association Good Sportsmanship Honors (pg 11-12) 7. Presentation by Superintendent Chrostoski to Charlie Harshberger for WSBA Award of Distinction Level II, and to the GCSD#1 Board of Trustees for WSBA Standard of Excellence Award D. Information and Proposals (no action) 1. Information on Proposed Special Education Transition Program by Special Education Director Trina Nichol 2. Presentation by THS Student Council Advisor Lindy Ellis on State Farm Distracted Driving Project Grant (donation on consent agenda, pg19) E. Board Reports 1. WSBA Annual Conference Report by Board Members Who Attended F. Public Forum G. Recommended Actions 1. Consent Agenda a. Approve minutes from November 8, 2016 regular meeting and November 22, 2016 special meeting (pg 13-16) b. Approve monthly bills c. Approve monthly district fiscal statement (pg 17)

4 d. Accept donation from the Goshen County Junior Livestock Sale Committee to the Southeast FFA Chapter in the total amount of $1, (pg 18) e. Accept donation from State Farm Distracted Driving Project Grant to Torrington High School in the amount of $1, (pg 19) f. Approve purchase exceeding $5, for the purchase of a tire machine from Snap On Tools for the Torrington High School auto shop in the total amount of $5, (funded through Perkins) (pg 21-22) g. Approve Building School Improvement Plans for (documents were ed to Board, along with link info on website December 1, 2016) 2. Old Business a. Approve Proposed Revisions to District Policy / (Maternity/Paternity Leave) on Second and Final Reading (pg 23) This policy has been reviewed by the District Policy Committee in conjunction with a review by the Salary Relations Committee. Recommendation: Approve revisions to District Policy / (Maternity/Paternity Leave) as presented on second and final reading 3. New Business a. Presentation and Consider Approval of District Financial Audit The audit report is included in this mailing. Please bring it with you to the meeting for reference. Ms. Amber Nuse will be presenting the audit report to the Board at the 6:00 p.m. work session. Recommendation: Approve the audit as presented b. Consider Approval of District Calendar (pg 25) The Calendar Committee met on October 17 and discussed possible options for the upcoming school year calendar. A calendar was designed by the committee and shared with staff. The committee reconvened on November 28 to reconsider revisions to the calendar. Revisions include labeling the PD and collegial days (CD) together due to future availability of presenters. Spring break was moved to March due to the possibility of the state testing window being moved from March to late April that year. Graduation has been moved up week so it is not on Memorial Day weekend. Recommendation: Approve the school district calendar as presented

5 c. Consider Approval of Student Request for Early Graduation This request was presented by the student and discussed in executive session Recommendation: Approve the student request for early graduation in January 2017 as presented d. Consider Approval of Proposed Revisions to District Policy 3384 (Management of Public Resources) as Presented on Introduction and First Reading (pg 26-27) This policy revision has been reviewed by district policy committee. It was recommended that the district include budget planning and preparation information. Recommendation: Approve the proposed revisions to District Policy 3384 (Management of Public Resources) as presented on introduction and first reading. H. Future Business 1. Meeting Dates: a. The next Regular Board meeting will be January 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. b. Due to an interest of new board members to address specific topics, the January and February work sessions will be as follows: i. The January Board Work Session will be on Tuesday, January 24 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss Standards-Based Grading in the district, and to review District Policy 9361 (Public Participation at Meetings) ii. The February Board Work session will be on February 16, 2017 with District Attorney Tracy Copenhaver on the topic of the district s non-discrimination policy that includes transgender. 2. WSBA will be hosting Board Member Workshops on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Casper (location to be determined) with registration at 9:30 a.m. Please let Loreen know if you would like to attend. Information is on page WSBA Legislative Forum will be in Cheyenne at Little America on Sunday, February 12, Please let Loreen know if you would like to attend. 4. The NSBA Annual Conference is being held in Denver this year March 24 27, Registrations have been submitted and hotels booked. Due to the close proximity of this conference, every board member is strongly encouraged to attend. (pg 29)

6 I. Superintendent s Report 1. The Superintendent will request a delay in the superintendent evaluation and contract renewal process until April 2017 due to the recent election of new Board members 2. Report on the ESSA and Federal Programming Conference in Las Vegas, November 29 December 2, TeamMates Mentoring Program Governing Board training held on December 6, Report on Mock Intruder Crisis Drill Conducted at Southeast Schools November District Policy Committee Update Field Trip Policy (pg 30-31) J. Adjourn