September 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
 

2. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Special Board Minutes 9/7/22 & Regular Board Minutes 9/13/22
 

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 

5. BABB RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS by Dennis Juneau: Jo Ann Powell, Suzanne Augare, Samantha Devereaux, Bobbi Jo Powell, Kim Walker, Savannah Hannon-Fitzgerald
 

6. STAFF RECOGNITION by Sicily Bird: Sherina Whitford
by Corrina Guardipee-Hall: Rose Birdrattler
 

7. PUBLIC COMMENT:
 

8. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

8.A. Building Reports:

8.A.1. Child Nutrition-Copy Center-Warehouse - Lynne Keenan

8.A.2. Curriculum and Instruction - Rebecca Rappold

8.A.3. Parent, Community Outreach, FIT - Irene Augare

8.A.4. Childcare Department - Rose Racine

8.A.5. Blackfeet Language-Native American Studies - Robert Hall

8.A.6. GEAR UP Report - Melanie Magee

8.A.7. Spookinapi (Good Health) Project - Cinnamon Crawford

8.A.8. Student Activities - Heidi Bullcalf

8.A.9. Technology Department - William Kennedy

8.A.10. Athletic Department - Tony Wagner

8.A.11. Transportation - Francis Bullcalf

8.A.12. Maintenance/Facilities/Security/Construction - Reid Reagan
 

8.B. Superintendent's Report

8.B.1. Corrina Guardipee-Hall

8.B.1.a. Superintendent's Update
 

8.B.2. Dennis Juneau

8.B.2.a. Assistant Supt. Report 9-28-22
 

8.B.3. John Salois

8.B.3.a. HR Status Update 9-28-22
 

8.C. Resignations: 

8.C.1. Sarah DeRoche, Head Cook-Food Service, Effective 09-19-2022

8.C.2. Monica Boggs, Program/Department Secretary-Food Service, Effective 09-21-2022
 

9. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

9.A.1. Elementary

9.A.1.a. Joni Augare, Elementary Teacher-BES 2022-2023 ($37,955.00)

9.A.1.b. Douglas Blackman, Activities Coordinator-BMS 2022-2023 ($8,000.00)
 

9.A.2. District Wide

9.A.2.a. Carole Harwood, 9-Month Bus Driver
 

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

9.B.1. Elementary

9.B.1.a. Substitute Teaching-Big Sky Colony 2022-2023 ($1,372.00)

9.B.1.b. Substitute Teaching-Glendale School 2022-2023 ($1,372.00)
 

9.B.2. High School

9.B.2.a. Rick Hoyt, Contract Security for Remainder of Home Football Games 2022-2023 ($1,300.00 ea)
 

9.B.3. District Wide

9.B.3.a. Anne Schuschke, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.b. Cherie Show, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.c. Milyn Lazy Boy, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.d. Calvin Lang, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.e. Leo BullChild, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.f. Melanie Magee, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.g. Ross DeRoche, Wellness Coach 2022-2023 AY ($2,000.00)

9.B.3.h. Robert Miller, Wellness Coordinator 2022-2023 AY ($5,000.00)

9.B.3.i. Building-Department Mentors 2022-2023 SY ($1,000.00 ea)

9.B.3.j. Colleen Wilson, Writing Committee 6+1 Trait Rubric Training 2022-2023 ($500.00)
 

9.C. Out of State Travel: 

9.C.1. High School

9.C.1.a. Kari McKay, Ronnel Goss, GEAR UP West Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah 2022-2023 ($646.75)
 

9.C.2. District Wide

9.C.2.a. BPS Educators attending Plain Talk Literacy Summit in New Orleans, LA ($4,851.27)
 

9.D. In State Travel

9.D.1. High School

9.D.1.a. Jennifer Wagner, Golf State Tournament in Hamilton, MT 2022-2023 ($970.50)

9.D.1.b. Jennifer Wagner, Cross Country State Tournament in Missoula MT 2022-2023 ($665.00)
 

9.D.2. District wide

9.D.2.a. John Salois, Montana Conference of Educational Leadership 2022-2023 in Missoula, MT ($993.00)

9.D.2.b. Corrina Guardipee-Hall, Toni Tatsey, Dennis Juneau-Executive Leadership Academy in Helena, Mt. 2022-2023 ($543.28 ea)

9.D.2.c. Corrina Guardipee-Hall, Superintendent's Regional Summit Meetings 2022-2023
 

9.E. Approvals

9.E.1. Elementary

9.E.1.a. Parent Request for Early Admittance to Kindergarten & Waive Policy #3005 2022-2023

9.E.1.b. Whitney Instructional Consulting, LLC, Instructional Coaching Service-BES 2022-2023 AY ($31,500.00)

9.E.1.c. Extended Contract-Study Sync Training 2022-2023-EL ($345.00)

9.E.1.d. BMS GEAR UP Committee 2022-2023 ($486.00)
 

9.E.2. High School

9.E.2.a. BHS GEAR UP Committee 2022-2023 ($486.00)

9.E.2.b. BHS Club Advisors/Goals/Objectives 2022-2023 ($7,346.00)

9.E.2.c. Early Graduation for BHS Student 2022-2023

9.E.2.d. Extended Contract-Katherine Skunkcap, IEP-Caseload Management-HS 22022-2023 ($3,108.00)

9.E.2.e. Create New Teacher Assistant Position - BHS
 

9.E.3. District Wide

9.E.3.a. Extended Contract-Anne Schuschke, Adaptive PE Curriculum-KW Vina 2022-2023 ($2,965.00)

9.E.3.b. Extended Contract-Department Curriculum Planning-Training 2022-2023 ($8,507.00)

9.E.3.c. Extended Contract-Science Curriculum Training 2022-2023 ($596.00)

9.E.3.d. Extended Contract-Social Studies Curriculum Training 2022-2023 ($982.00)

9.E.3.e. Extended Contract-Writing Assessment Scoring 2022-2023  ($16,086.00)

9.E.3.f. Change Administration Receptionist Secretary Position Lane 2 to Administration Secretary Position Lane 3

9.E.3.g. Charmaine Arcand, HR Administrative Assistant/Confidential Secretary-Professional Technical Contract 2022-2023 ($33,745.00)

9.E.3.h. Contract Amendment: Benjamin Lawrence, Technology Assistant-Professional Technical Contract 2022-2023 ($7,568.00)

9.E.3.i. Contract Amendment: William Kennedy, Information Technology Director-Professional Technical 2022-2023 ($12,949.00)

9.E.3.j. PIR Calendar & Offerings 2022-2023

9.E.3.k. Strategic Planning-Survey Agreement for MTSBA 2022-2023 ($750.00)

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

9.E.3.m. District Claims, Check #436403 - #436542 ($291,533.09)

9.E.3.n. District Claims, Check #436438 - #436402 ($139,242.57)

9.E.3.o. Student Activities Claims, Check #704970-#705013 ($4,193.12)

9.E.3.p. Additional Pays/Payroll
 

9.F. PERSONNEL: None
 

9.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None
 

9.H. ADJOURNMENT