February School Board Agenda

                                                      GARDINER PUBLIC SCHOOL
                                                  Park County School Districts 7 & 4
                                           510 Stone Street Gardiner, Montana 59030
                                           Phone 406-848-7563 or Fax 406-848-0606

Notice is hereby given that a Regular Board Meeting of the Gardiner School District, Board of Trustees, will be held on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, which begins at 6:00 PM in the High School Library at 510 Stone Street, Gardiner, Montana 59030. 

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 as a whole shall have 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 comment 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 
a. Student Council 

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

1. Jan 8th  board meetings minutes 
2. Jan 15th board workshop minutes
3. Jan 15th executive session minutes
4. Warrants 
5. Financials
6. Personnel  

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. Audit- Rudd & Company
2. Call for Election / Appointment of Election Judges
3. Superintendent Contract
4. Policy 1009FE: Fourth Bullet
5. MTSBA Membership Renewal - FY21

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

1. MTSS Update - Strategic Plan presented in March
2. Board of Trustees’ Committee Updates 
   1. Housing Committee Update
   2. Finance Committee
   3. Academic Review Committee
      1. Third Math Credit
   4. Other
3. Playground Status
   1. Safety Concerns
   2. Renovation Potential
4. NYEF Update
5. Standards Based Grading Update

IX. Dean’s Report 

X. Superintendent’s Report 

XI. Adjournment 

Please remember that use of any tobacco product is prohibited on all Gardiner campuses.