Board Meeting Announcement

Please join us for the monthly Board of Trustees Meeting of the Gardiner School District, on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025, at 6:00 pm in the High School Library. 

The public will have access to the board meeting via Google Meet, but will not be able to participate when joining remotely.. If members of the public would like to comment on any non-agenda items during public comment or on Action Items when presented, they need to be present in-person at the meeting. 

Google Meet  Info.:

https://meet.google.com/dkh-mvsg-xsh

Agenda

I. Call to Order / Roll Call / Pledge of Allegiance 

II. Special Recognition 

III. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Item 

Individuals wishing to be heard by the Chair shall first be recognized by the Chair. Individuals, after identifying themselves, will proceed to make comments as briefly as the subject permits. The Chair may interrupt or terminate an individual’s statement when appropriate, including when statements are out of order, too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant. The Board shall make the final decision in determining the appropriateness of all such rulings. It is important for all participants to remember that Board meetings are held in public but are not public meetings. Members of the public shall be recognized and allowed input during the meeting, at the discretion of the Chair. Members who wish to speak will need to sign a request to address the board at the meeting and the comments will be limited to 3 minutes.

IV. Mission Statement Reading 

Our mission is to be a community learning center where students will: Acquire basic life skills built on an academic foundation, become contributing citizens, cultivate a life- long desire to learn, and develop individual talents and abilities. 

V. Student Information Student Council Update - Ciella White/Braden Tuning

VI. Consent Agenda- All items listed below within the consent agenda are to be considered routine by board members and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a board member requests, in which event the item will be removed from the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.  See board packet for details.

  1. Minutes: Regular Board Meetings 11/12/25

  2. Warrants: 11/25

  3. Financials: Pending line-item budget finalization with MASBO

  4. Personnel: New staff list attached

VII. Action Items - (Members of the public who wish to comment on action items will be limited to 3 minutes of comment once before the motion, and 1 minute of comment once after the motion, when prompted by the Chair). 

  1. Albuterol Protocol: Elaine Alston, Montana Asthma Program

  2. Activity Driver Recruitment Protocol

  3. Call for Elections

  4. Black Mountain Software Annual Contract

VIII. Discussion / Information Items - No public comment during discussion items. 

  1. Superintendent Update

  2. Clerk Update

  3. Financial Committee Update: Patrick Klein and Joel Byrd

  4. Facilities Committee Update: Dana Riley and Tom James

  5. North Yellowstone Education Foundation Update: Laura Chastain

IX. Adjournment 

REMINDER: Any tobacco product is prohibited on all Gardiner Public School property.