November 12, 2019 at 5:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Board Minutes 10/29/19

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

5. STUDENT RECOGNITION by Sicily Bird: Faylee Rutherford
by Corrina Guardipee-Hall: Alisha Williams, Lillie Juneau, Tim Wipf, Jolene Wipf, Montana Gray, Ariel McFadyean, Jack Billedeaux, John Hofer, Julia Wipf, Emaeyah Bird, Makayla Rider, Tristen Hannon, Adam Hofer, Jennifer Wipf, Lana Waldner, Amanda Wipf, Victoria Guardipee, Joannah Calfrobe, Jeffrey DeRoche, Abbigail Hite, Kellen Hoyt, Susan Connelly, Maya Sun Rhodes, Emily Parsons

6. STAFF RECOGNITION by Sicily Bird: Raymond Day Rider
by Corrina Guardipee-Hall: Everett Holm, William Kennedy

7. COMMUNITY RECOGNTION by Sicily Bird Alicia Yellow Owl, Michael FastBuffaloHorse

8. PUBLIC COMMENT:

9. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

9.A. Building Reports:

9.A.1. KW Vina Building - Tonia Tatsey

9.A.2. Browning Elementary - Sheila Hall

9.A.3. Napi Elementary - Sicily Bird

9.A.4. Browning Middle School - Angela Heavy Runner

9.A.5. Browning High School - Jennifer Wagner

9.A.6. Babb Elementary Board - Billie Jo Juneau

9.A.7. Big Sky & Glendale Colonies - Natasha Siliezar

9.A.8. Alternative School - Matthew Johnson

9.A.9. Special Education - Maureen Stott

9.B. Superintendent's Report

9.B.1. Corrina Guardipee-Hall

9.B.1.a. MTSS Site Visit - Verbal

9.B.1.b. 2nd Reading New Board Policy #2150 Suicide Awareness and Prevention

9.B.1.c. 2nd Reading New Board Policy #7520 Independent Investment Accounts

9.B.1.d. Review Policies #5122 & 5122F Fingerprints, Criminal Background, Aurhorization 

9.B.1.e. Review  4000 Series Policies-4210 Community Relations, 4220 Student Religious Activity, 4240 Research, 4300 Instructional materials, 4300R Selection-Adoption of Textbooks & Materials, 4300 Library Collection 

9.B.2. Stacy Edwards

9.B.2.a. Fall Student Count-MaeFairs

9.B.3. John Salois

9.B.3.a. HR Status Update

9.B.3.b. Coach Status Update 2019-2020

9.B.4. Resignations

9.B.4.a. Laura No Runner, Elementary Teacher-BES, Effective 10/29/2019

9.B.4.b. Earl Tail, Teacher Assistant - Napi Effective 10-30-2019

9.B.4.c. Nicklo Cross Guns, Bus Driver-Transportation, Effective 11-12-2019

10. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

10.A.1. Elementary

10.A.1.a. Laura Hall, Personal Care Attendant - KW Vina

10.A.1.b. Sherman Red Tomahawk, Personal Care Attendant - BES

10.A.1.c. Cydnie Sharp, Personal Care Assistant - BES

10.A.1.d. Destini Ell, Personal Care Assistant - BES

10.A.1.e. Alannah Blackgoat, Napi 4th Grade Teacher 2010-2020 ($25,618.00)

10.A.1.f. DeeDee Spotted Bear, Napi 4th Grade Teacher 2019-2020 ($25,618.00)

10.A.1.g. Alicia Raining Bird, BMS Social Studies Teacher 2019-2020 ($25,618.00)

10.A.1.h. Samantha Deveraux Teacher Assistant-Babb

10.A.1.i. Brent Still Smoking, Assistant Cook-Napi

10.A.2. High School

10.A.2.a. Theodore Connelly, Assistant BBB Coach 2019-2020 ($2,048.00)

10.B. Contract Service Agreements (Pending Successful Background Check):

10.B.1. High School

10.B.1.a. Samantha Pemberton, 21st Century Student Tutor-BHS 2019-2020 ($1,836.00)

10.B.1.b. Mistee RidesAtTheDoor, Support and Supervision for Fall Cheerleading Program 2019-2020 ($2,064.00)

10.C. Out of State Travel: 

10.C.1. Elementary

10.C.1.a. Patrick Armstrong, Blackfoot Confederacy's Honoring and Cultural Exchange in Washington, D.C. (School Related Leave Only)

10.C.2. High School

10.C.2.a. Jennifer Wagner, AVID National Conference 2019 in Dallas, TX ($2,462.32)

10.C.2.b. Robin Bear Child, Taylee RidesAtTheDoor, Trenell Butterfly, and Emily Williams, 2019 Intertribal Agriculture Council Youth Conference (School Related Leave Only)

10.D. In State Travel: 

10.D.1. District Wide

10.D.1.a. Nikki Hannon, Montana Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Core Team Meeting in Helena, MT ($391.52)

10.D.1.b. Everett Armstrong, Western A Fall Meeting in Dillon, MT ($480.72)

10.D.1.c. B. Juneau, J. Racine, M. Juneau (or VP), M. Johnson, A. Wippert, W. Heubsch or K. McKay, Incorporating Mental Health Awareness-Interventions into MTSS in Bozeman MT ($326.86 ea)

10.E. Approvals

10.E.1. Elementary

10.E.1.a. Contract Modification-Tracey Thomas, 2nd Grade Teacher - BES 2019-2020 ($38,798.00 pro-rated)

10.E.1.b. Contract Modification-Ansel Traynor 2019-2020 ($1,906.00)

10.E.2. High School

10.E.2.a. Create Position-High School Boys Assistant BB Coach ($2,408.00)

10.E.2.b. Create Position-High School Girls Assistant BB Coach ($2,408.00)

10.E.2.c. MOU Between Planned Parenthood of Montana and BPS 2019-2020

10.E.3. District Wide

10.E.3.a. Substitute Eligibility List 2019-2020

10.E.3.b. BNAS Consultant List 2019-2020

10.E.3.c. NSBA Dues 2019-2020 ($2,675.00)

10.E.3.d. Purchases Over $10,000.00

10.E.3.e. District Claims Check #422327 - #422457 ($566,954.51)

10.E.3.f. Student Activities Claims Check #704048 - #704088 ($13,357.95)

10.E.3.g. Additional Pays/Payroll

10.F. PERSONNEL: None

10.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None

10.H. ADJOURNMENT