October 8, 2024 at 5:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
 

2. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Board Minutes 9/10/24
 

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 

5. PUBLIC COMMENT:
 

6. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

6.A. Building Reports:

6.A.1. Stamiksiitsiikin (Bullshoe) Elementary-Tonia Tatsey

6.A.2. Browning Elementary, Sheila Hall

6.A.3. Napi Elementary - Sicily Bird

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

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

6.A.6. Babb Elementary Report - Jennifer Wagner

6.A.7. Big Sky & Glendale Schools - Rebecca Rappold

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

6.B. Superintendent's Report

6.B.1. Rebecca Rappold

6.B.1.a. Superintendent's Update

6.B.1.b. Kathy Broere, Mental Health Specialist, Contract Rescission

6.B.1.c. Tahnee Armstrong, Dot Drug Testing Contract rescission

6.B.1.d. NAFIS Fall Conference Update 2024
 

6.B.2. Bev Sinclair

6.B.2.a. HR Status Update

6.B.2.b. Coaches Update 
 

6.C. Resignations

6.C.1. Tova CreeMedicine, PCA-BES, Effective 9-9-2024

6.C.2. Mike Burns, Girls Head Wrestling-BHS, Effective 9-10-2024

6.C.3. Roberta Wagner, SPED Nurse, Effective 9-13-2024

6.C.4. Jack Parrent Jr, BHS Counselor, Effective 9-17-2024

6.C.5. Ranee BirdRattler, Head Secretary-Stamiksiitsiitkin Elementary, Effective 10-4-2024
 

7. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

7.A.1. Elementary

7.A.1.a. Ramona Paulson, Home School Coordinator-Stamiksiitsiitkin

7.A.1.b. Danikqua Thomas, Personal Care Assistant-Stamiksiitsiitkin

7.A.1.c. Joshua TailFeathers, Teacher Assistant-BES

7.A.1.d. Nado MadPlume Personal Care Assistant-BES

7.A.1.e. Maurinda BullPlume, SPED Teacher Assistant-BMS

7.A.1.f. Taysia Andrews, Assistant Cook-BMS
 

7.A.2. District Wide

7.A.2.a. Anna Ollinger, SPED Teacher Assistant

7.A.2.b. Maggie MountainHorse, Child Care Aide I

7.A.2.c. Megan Daniels, Child Care Aide I

7.A.2.d. Kylye Farmer, Supper Program Head Cook

7.A.2.e. Dawn Marxer, Special Olympics Coach 2024-2025 ($2,080)

7.A.2.f. Dewey Skunkcap, 9-Month Bus Driver
 

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

7.B.1. District Wide

7.B.1.a. Jada Glaze, Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Afterschool Student Worker 2024-2025 ($6,262.40)

7.B.1.b. Edward Running Rabbit, Classified Adult Worker for the Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht After-School Program 2024-2025 ($7,904.00)

7.B.1.c. Rick Hoyt, Assistant Coordinator-Ee Kah Kii Maht After-School Program 2024-2025 ($9,728.00)

7.B.1.d. Building, Department Mentors 2024-2025 ($1,500.00 ea)

7.B.1.e. Mabel RunningFisher, Provide Community Mentor Support for New Teachers 2024-2025 (up to $5,000.00)

7.B.1.f. Reconciling Budget, Finance Director & Grant Close Out Training 2024-2025
 

7.C. Out of State Travel: 

7.C.1. District Wide

7.C.1.a. Irene Augare, Tamara Guardipee, NAE for Homeless Youth in Orlando, Florida ($4,054.06)

7.C.1.b. Dana Bremner, Lea Whitford, NIEA Conference in Palm Springs, California 2024-2025 (School Related Leave Only)

7.C.1.c. Jennifer LaFromboise Wagner, Nafis Fall Conference 2024-2025 ($4,794.69)
 

7.D. In State Travel: None.
 

7.E. Approvals

7.E.1. Elementary

7.E.1.a. Samantha Linke, Lane Change Request-Certified Teacher Napi 2024-2025 ($3,154.00)

7.E.1.b. Carson Bryant, Lane Change Request-Certified Teacher Napi 2024-2025 ($10,328.00)

7.E.1.c. Corina Stoves, Lane Change Request-Certified Teacher-BES 2024-2025 ($3,150.00)

7.E.1.d. New BMS Club-Code Girls United, Sponsor, Goals & Objectives-BMS 2024-2025 ($516.00)

7.E.1.e. BMS Clubs, Sponsors, Goals & Objectives 2024-2025 ($2,166.00)

7.E.1.f. FISEF Good Ideas Grant Approval 2024-2025

7.E.1.g. Stepping Stones Grant Approval 2024-2025

7.E.1.h. Tony Wagner, Compensation for BMS Athletic Director Duties 2023-2024 ($2,340.00+ 20% fringe)
 

7.E.2. High School

7.E.2.a. Extended Contract-Debra High, Team Meetings & Extended Day Wednesday 2024-2025 ($3,626.88)

7.E.2.b. Student Attendance Agreement-Helena 2024-2025

7.E.2.c. Student Attendance Agreement-Cut Bank  2024-2025
 

7.E.3. District Wide

7.E.3.a. Substitute Eligibility Roster

7.E.3.b. Cultural Consultants 2024-2025

7.E.3.c. Change Professional/Technical Employee, Heidi Bullcalf, from Exempt Status to Non-Exempt 2024-2025

7.E.3.d. MOU Agreement with Behavior Health, BTBH and Browning Public Schools 2024-2025

7.E.3.e. MOU Between BPS and Montana Job Corp 2024-2025

7.E.3.f. MOU between Browning Federation of Teachers and BPS; Special Education Teachers 2024-2025

7.E.3.g. ILIP (Indian Language Immersion Program) Grant Approval – BNAS 2024-2025

7.E.3.h. TransTax Advisors LLC 2024-2025

7.E.3.i. Commercial Energy Contract 2024-2025

7.E.3.j. Purchase 3-New School buses for BPS District #9 2024-2025 ($475,500.00)

7.E.3.k. District Claims Check #93324-#93335; Check #441638-#441642 ($69,054.39)

7.E.3.l. District Claims#93336-#93384; Check #441503-#441637 (43,333,475.46)

7.E.3.m. Student Activities Check #705964-#705971 ($8,411.42); Cancelled Check #705958;  #705972-#706003 ($7,102.31)

7.E.3.n. Additional Pays/Payroll
 

7.F. PERSONNEL: None.
 

7.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None.
 

7.H. ADJOURNMENT