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AGENDA Board of Trustees Regular Meeting March 12, 2018

Welcome to the Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees meeting!

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Again – thank you for participating in this democratic process – we appreciate your presence and are glad you are here.

– The Great Falls Public Schools Trustees

GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Great Falls, MT

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jan Cahill Chairperson Jeff Gray Vice Chairperson Jason Brantley Trustee Ann Janikula Trustee Bob Moretti Trustee Kim Skornogoski Trustee Laura Vukasin Trustee

SUPERINTENDENT’S CABINET Tammy Lacey Superintendent of Schools Brian Patrick Director of Business Operations Ruth Uecker Assistant Superintendent, K-6 Tom Moore Assistant Superintendent, 7-12 Kerry Dattilo Director of Human Resources Dale Lambert Director of Student Services Tom Hering Director of Information Technology Dave Crum Community Connection Manager

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Mackenzie George C.M. Russell High School Jayson Ingalls C.M. Russell High School Nico Sanchez C.M. Russell High School Turner Burchard Great Falls High School Jennie Gresham Great Falls High School Sean Robinson Great Falls High School Luke Palmer Paris Gibson Education Center Dane Widseth Paris Gibson Education Center

Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees Meeting

AGENDA

March 12, 2018 5:30 p.m.

Aspen Meeting Room – District Office Building 1100 4th Street South, Great Falls, Montana

We Successfully Educate Students to Navigate the Future

Page I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson

Cahill

II. ROLL CALL

Brian Patrick

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Cahill

IV. ADOPT AGENDA Chairperson Cahill

V. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA Chairperson Cahill

The Consent Agenda consists of routine business items related to the operation of the District. Any trustee may remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Items so removed will be discussed and acted upon separately under ACTION: OTHER

A. Minutes of February 12, 2018 Regular Meeting Brian Patrick 7 B. Minutes of February 22, 2018 Special Meeting Brian Patrick 16 C. Personnel Actions Kerry Dattilo 21 D. Good Apple Awards Kerry Dattilo 25 E. Montana School Bus Driver Certificates – OPI TR-35 Brian Patrick 29 F. Great Falls High School Student Activity Account Brian Patrick 30 G. Skills USA Chapters at C.M. Russell High and Great Falls

High Schools to Compete in State Skills USA Vocational Competition in Havre, MT, April 9-11, 2018

Tom Moore 31

H. DECA Students at C.M. Russell High and Great Falls High Schools to Attend National DECA Conference in Atlanta, GA, April 21-25, 2018

Tom Moore 34

I. BPA Students at C.M. Russell High and Great Falls High Schools to Attend National BPA Conference in Dallas, TX, May 8-13, 2018

Tom Moore 37

J. Intertribal Strong Students to Attend The Native Youth Conference in Havre, MT, March 14-16, 2018

Tom Moore 40

K. Incoming 2017-2018 Student Attendance Agreement Brian Patrick 42 L. Loy Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Whittier

Elementary Schools Boiler Replacement Bids Brian Patrick 43

VI. COMMUNICATION

A. Audience Communication B. MAFB Communication Leisa Drain C. Report of the Student Representatives Tom Moore D. Superintendent’s Report Tammy Lacey VII. ACTION ITEMS

A. Financial Report and Check Register for January 2018 Brian Patrick 48 B. Student Activity Monthly Report for January 2018 Brian Patrick 53 C. Second Reading of Revised Board Policies 2161, 2161R,

Instruction, 3215, 3225, 3226, 3310 – Students, 4210 Community Relations, 5122F – Personnel, 8100 – Non- Instructional Operations and New Policy 3225F - Students

Tammy Lacey 60

D. Non-Renewal of Temporary, Non-Tenured Teachers Whose Positions Expire June 1, 2018

Kerry Dattilo 93

E. Health Insurance-Pooling Kerry Dattilo 95 F. Boundary Adjustment Task Force Recommendation Tammy Lacey 97 VIII. ACTION: OTHER Chairperson

Cahill

IX. REPORTS, DISCUSSION, AND POLICIES

A. First Reading of Revised Board Policies 5130, 5140, 5210, 5213, 5221, 5222, 5223, and 5224 - Personnel

Tammy Lacey 107

B. Discussion, Committee Reports, and Comments Chairperson Cahill

UPCOMING EVENTS Chairperson

Cahill

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 2:00 p.m. Board Policy

Committee Meeting District Office Building

Monday, March 26, 2018 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Building Wednesday, March 28, 2018 2:00 p.m. Board Policy

Committee Meeting District Office Building

Monday, April 9, 2018 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Building Monday, April 16, 2018 12:00 p.m. Community Levy

Information Meeting Paris Gibson

Education Center Monday, April 16, 2018 6:00 p.m. Community Levy

Information Meeting Paris Gibson

Education Center Monday, April 23, 2018 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Building Wednesday, May 2, 2018 7:00 p.m. Excellence in

Education Ceremony Paris Gibson

Education Center Monday, May 14, 2018 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Building Wednesday, May 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. Retirement/Longevity

Reception Paris Gibson

Education Center Monday, May 21, 2018 5:30 p.m. Adult Ed Graduation GFC-MSU Heritage

Hall Tuesday, May 22, 2018 5:00 p.m. Eagle Feather

Ceremony Paris Gibson

Education Center Wednesday, May 23, 2018 12:00 p.m. Board Reorganization

Meeting District Office Building

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Building ACTION TO ADJOURN Chairperson

Cahill

GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MEETING DATE: March 12, 2018

CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. A.

CABINET MEMBER: Brian Patrick

Great Falls Public

Schools Great Falls, MT

Vukasin Skornogoski Moretti Janikula Gray Cahill Brantley

Motion Second Ayes Nays Abstain

TOPIC

Minutes of February 12, 2018 Regular Board Meeting BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

The Board is required to approve the minutes of each Board meeting. The minutes of the February 12, 2018 Regular Board Meeting are presented for approval.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATIONS

The District Board is requested to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2018 Regular Board Meeting as presented. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6051.

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1 HELD FEBRUARY 12, 2018 2

3 A duly called Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Great Falls Public 4 Schools was held at Paris Gibson Education Center, 2400 Central Ave, on the 12th day 5 of February 2018. 6 7 ROLL CALL: Brian Patrick took roll call. 8 9 Trustees Present: Jan Cahill, Chairperson 10 Jason Brantley 11 Laura Vukasin 12 Kim Skornogoski 13

Ann Janikula 14 Bob Moretti 15 Trustee Absent: Jeff Gray - excused 16 17 Others Present: Tammy Lacey, Superintendent; Brian Patrick, Director of Business 18 Operations; Ruth Uecker, Assistant Superintendent K-6; Tom Moore, Assistant 19 Superintendent 7-12; Kerry Dattilo, Director of Human Resources; Dale Lambert, 20 Director of Student Services; and Tom Hering, Director of Information Technology. 21 Others present were Shelli Lavinder Schwalk, GFEA President, Leisa Drain, MAFB 22 School Liaison Officer and Holly Wick, MAFB Exceptional Family Support Coordinator. 23 24 At 5:30 pm, Chairperson Cahill called to order the Regular Meeting of the Board of 25 Trustees and asked everyone to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 26 27 ADOPT AGENDA 28 29 Motion – Bob Moretti, Seconded – Laura Vukasin, passed unanimously to adopt the 30 agenda as presented. 31 32 APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA 33 34 Motion – Laura Vukasin, Seconded – Ann Janikula, passed unanimously to approve the 35 Consent Agenda as presented, with the exception of the removal of the personnel 36 action regarding the resignation of Levi Johnson. Trustee Vukasin recognized those 37 who made donations to the District. 38 39 A. Minutes of January 22, 2018, Regular Board Meeting – The Board approved the 40 minutes of January 22, 2018 Regular Board Meeting. 41 42 B. Minutes of Superintendent Evaluation Closed Session – The Board approved 43 the minutes of Superintendent Evaluation Closed Session. 44 45

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C. Personnel Actions – The Board approved the Personnel Actions as presented, with 1 the exception of the removal of the personnel action regarding the resignation of Levi 2 Johnson. 3 4 D. Good Apple Awards - The Board recognized and honored the following individuals 5 for receiving the “Good Apple Award”: Bruce Bieber, Custodian at East Middle School, 6 Therese McDonald, 4th grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary, Samantha Bryne and 7 Cathy Richards, Hands Employees at Roosevelt Elementary, Rhonda Zobrak, Principal 8 at Roosevelt Elementary, Holly Kincaid, Districtwide Gifted Education teacher, Patty 9 Bergquist, Volunteer at Roosevelt Elementary, Christina Dengate and Carol Holmes, 10 Core Teacher Aides at North Middle School, Jamie McGraw, Associate Principal at 11 North Middle School, John Vehrs, Tutor at North Middle School, Marilyn Grimes, 12 Librarian at North Middle School, and Bill Schlosser, 3rd Engineer at North Middle 13 School. 14 15 E. Montana School Bus Driver Certificates – OPI TR-35 – The Board approved the 16 Montana Bus Drivers’ Certificates – OPI TR-35 for the individuals listed in the agenda. 17 18 F. Incoming 2017-2018 Student Attendance Agreement – The Board approved one 19 Incoming Student Attendance Agreement listed in the agenda with tuition to be paid for 20 by the parent. 21 22 G. Student Activity Account at Longfellow – The Board approved the closure of the 23 Juice Machine account at Longfellow Elementary. This account is no longer being used 24 and all balances have been cleared. 25 26 H. Student Activity Account at Sunnyside Elementary – The Board approved the 27 closure of the Food Pantry account at Sunnyside Elementary. This account is no longer 28 being used and all balances have been cleared. 29 30 I. Meadow Lark Elementary School Boiler Replacement Bid – The Board approved 31 the lowest qualified bidder, Corval Constructors, Inc. for the boiler replacement at 32 Meadow Lark Elementary School in the amount of $156,153.00. 33 34 J. Donation of Rolls Sound System with JBL Speakers from The Great Falls 35 Business Improvement District – The Board approved the donation of a Rolls Sound 36 System with JBL Speakers from the Great Falls Business Improvement District to Great 37 Falls Public Schools with thanks. 38 39 K. Donation of $8,000 to Lewis and Clark Elementary School from the Lewis and 40 Clark PTA – The Board approved the donation of $8,000 from Lewis & Clark PTA to 41 Lewis & Clark Elementary School with thanks. This money will be used to purchase five 42 interactive projectors and an exterior camera. 43 44

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L. Request to Call for 2018-2019 Instruction and Office Paper Supply Order – The 1 Board approved the call for bids for the 2018-2019 Instructional and Office Paper 2 Supply. 3 4 COMMUNICATION 5 6 A. Audience Communication – Kim Ray, Principal Loy Elementary, introduced 6th 7 graders Sherman Wickings and John Belcher who presented the character word of the 8 month, “Honesty”. The students each gave their definition of the word “honesty” and 9 how it applies to them at school. 10 11 B. Proclamation of Youth Art Month (March) - Dusty Molyneaux, Supervisor of Music 12 and Arts reported that we celebrate Youth Art and Music in our schools during the 13 month of March. Dusty Molyneaux reviewed the events that will be taking place in 14 March for the music and art departments. Dusty Molyneaux introduced Great Falls 15 Mayor Bob Kelly who read the Official Proclamation for Youth Art Month. 16 17 C. Superintendent’s Report 18 19 Our Kids 20 Superintendent Lacey reported that Attendance “Nudge” letters were sent out in 21 November and January to parents of elementary students whose absences are of 22 concern. The letters include a tally of a student’s absences, which research shows is 23 usually underestimated by parents, and is compared to the average of the student’s 24 grade level across the District. The letters are a reminder of how chronic absenteeism 25 impacts student achievement. She reported that 382 letters were sent in November and 26 586 letters were sent in January. 27 28 Our Community 29 Superintendent Lacey encouraged everyone to view the digital tour of concepts for the 30 Great Falls High School (GFHS) addition and renovation that can be found on the 31 District’s webpage. She said that interviews will take place on February 13, 2018 for the 32 General Contractor/Construction Manager for the GFHS project. 33 Superintendent Lacey explained that the Board will be asked tonight to approve the 2nd 34 and final bond sale in March. The proposed date for the sale of the bonds is earlier 35 than originally anticipated due to the potential interest rate increase. 36 Superintendent Lacey reminded everyone that she continually updates the Projects and 37 Timeline tab on the Facility page of the District’s website with photos of current facility 38 projects. She showed photos of Giant Springs Elementary School explaining the 39 progress to date that includes framing and sheathing of exterior walls, interior wall 40 framing, and roofing install in Area 1 that will begin in February. Superintendent Lacey 41 then showed photos and explained the progress at C.M. Russell High School on the 42 STEM addition and Multipurpose Facility. 43 44 45 46

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Our Future 1 Superintendent Lacey announced Great Falls Public Schools has been awarded the 2 Montana Comprehensive Literacy Program Grant. She explained this is a four-year 3 grant, February 2018 through September 2021, and will be used to enhance the literacy 4 skills for children age 4 through grade 12 at Skyline Preschool, Whittier Elementary 5 School, Longfellow Elementary School, East Middle School and Great Falls High 6 School. Superintendent Lacey thanked the staff at each of the schools included in the 7 grant for their commitment to literacy. She also thanked Assistant Superintendents 8 Ruth Uecker and Tom Moore, along with K-6 Teacher on Special Assignment Marni 9 Napierala, Director of Student Services Dale Lambert, and the principals from each of 10 the receiving schools for their work in preparing the grant application. She explained 11 the grant submission underwent a peer review process coordinated by the Montana 12 Office of Public Instruction and that Great Falls Public Schools competed against other 13 school districts for the funding. 14 Superintendent Lacey announced that Great Falls will host the Montana Educator 15 Conference in 2020 after a twenty-two year hiatus. This event will bring thousands of 16 Montana K-12 teachers and school paraprofessionals to Great Falls October 15-16, 17 2020. She said the conference is the largest professional development opportunity for 18 K-12 teachers in the Pacific Northwest region and will be held at C.M. Russell High 19 School. Superintendent Lacey thanked Great Falls Educator Association President 20 Shelli Lavinder-Schwalk for advocating to have the conference returned to Great Falls. 21 Superintendent Lacey explained that the Great Falls Development Authority will be 22 launching monthly public meetings for members of the community interested in the city’s 23 economic development efforts. The meetings will include discussion and answer 24 questions about economic activity in Great Falls. She said the meetings will be held at 25 Great Falls College-MSU starting in February and will be held each month thereafter. 26 27 ACTION ITEMS 28 29 A. Financial Report and Check Register for December 2017 – Motion – Laura 30 Vukasin, Seconded – Jason Brantley, passed unanimously to approve the Financial 31 Report and Accounts Payable checks #93310-93848 in the amount of $3,331,245.12 32 and Payroll checks #61124-61491 in the amount of $583,930.62. 33 34 B. Student Activity Monthly Report for December 2017 – Motion – Laura Vukasin, 35 Seconded – Ann Janikula, passed unanimously to approve the Student Activity Monthly 36 Report for December 2017 as presented. 37 38 C. Second Reading of Revised Board Policies 3224 – Students and 5012, 5012F, 39 5120, 5122, and 5450F – Personnel – Motion – Bob Moretti, Seconded – Laura 40 Vukasin, passed unanimously to approve the revised Board policies with language 41 changes and additions as recommended by the committee and the Montana School 42 Boards Association and to match District procedures. Superintendent Lacey reported 43 that there was only one change reported since the first reading in January 2018. Policy 44 5012 has had language added to page one line 37 clarifying the completion of the form. 45 46

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D. Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Great Falls Association of 1 Educational Office Personnel – MPEA – Motion – Laura Vukasin, Seconded – Ann 2 Janikula, passed unanimously to ratify the two-year Collective Bargaining Agreement 3 (CBA) with the Great Falls Association of Educational Office Personnel Chapter of the 4 Montana Public Employees Association. Human Resources Director Kerry Dattilo 5 reported that the CBA for this group expired on June 30, 2017. She stated that the 6 current CBA being presented will expire on June 30, 2019 and provides a 2% increase 7 on the base salary for 2017-2018, which is estimated to cost approximately $36,500, 8 and 2% increase for 2018-2019, which is estimated to cost approximately $37,000. 9 Kerry Dattilo reported that this CBA is in line with other contracts. 10 11 E. Non-Renew Temporary, Non-Tenured Teachers Whose Positions Expire June 12 1, 2018 – Motion – Bob Moretti, Seconded – Jason Brantley, passed unanimously to 13 non-renew the teachers and psychologists listed in the agenda as they are in temporary 14 positions that expire June 1, 2018. Human Resources Director Kerry Dattilo stated that 15 the non-renewal of these individuals is required because they were hired for positions 16 on a temporary basis. She also stated that these employees may apply for available 17 positions for which they are qualified through the in-district transfer process. 18 19 F. Adopt Resolution Calling for an Election on May 8, 2018 – Motion – Laura 20 Vukasin, Seconded – Kim Skornogoski, passed unanimously to adopt a Resolution 21 Calling for an Election on May 8, 2018 per the attached document, which sets forth the 22 date, purpose, ballot deposit sites, and the times the ballot deposit sites will be open. 23 Brian Patrick, Director of Business Operations, reported that there are currently two 24 Trustee positions up for re-election. One position fills the remainder of a term in which a 25 trustee resigned and is a two-year term. The second position is for a three-year term. 26 The deadline for a person to file for a trustee position with the Elections Office is March 27 29, 2018. He also stated that levy amounts, if there are any, have to be set by April 6, 28 2018. 29 30 G. 2018 School Election by Mail Ballot – Motion – Jason Brantley, Seconded – Ann 31 Janikula, passed unanimously to approve the request to the Election Department of 32 Cascade County that the 2018 school election be conducted by mail ballot. Brian 33 Patrick, Director of Business Operations explained that according to MCA 13-19-202 the 34 School Board must make a request to the County Election Administrator to conduct an 35 election by mail ballot at least 70 days before the election. 36 Cyndi Baker of Great Falls asked since the City of Great Falls is also running their 37 election at the same time as the District, will this affect the cost to the District for the 38 election. Chairperson Cahill stated the District does not know the exact impact at this 39 time. 40 41 H. Authorize the Issuance and Private Negotiated Sale of Elementary and High 42 School Bonds – Motion – Bob Moretti, Seconded – Ann Janikula, passed unanimously 43 to approve the resolutions to sell the remainder of the voter authorized bonds in the 44 amount of $11,235,000 in the elementary bonds and $28,920,000 in the high school 45 bonds. Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick reported that we have updated our 46

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estimates of the interest rates and financing costs in the current bond market. Overall 1 borrowing costs are similar to February of 2017 when the first round of bonds were sold. 2 The District is estimating a weighted average cost of borrowing, also described as True 3 Interest Cost (“TIC”), in the 3.2-3.3% range. This compares to 3.17% in February, 2017. 4 The TIC calculation takes into account the interest rates on the bonds and an expected 5 bond premium that is common in the current bond market. As with the 2017 issue, the 6 premium will be initially deposited to the Construction Fund and if not used on the 7 projects will be later transferred to the debt service fund to offset bond payments and 8 tax levies. Cyndi Baker of Great Falls asked if the District could put on their website 9 what money is coming into the construction fund and how much is going out. Director of 10 Business Operations replied that this information could be placed on the District’s 11 website. 12 13 ACTION: OTHER 14 15 Motion – Jason Brantley, Seconded – Laura Vukasin, passed unanimously to accept the 16 resignation of Levi Johnson as noted in the Personnel Action report and noted that this 17 resignation was in lieu of termination and further moved that pursuant to 20-4-110(3) 18 that a written report be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction describing 19 the circumstances of the resignation in order for the Superintendent of Public Instruction 20 to bring action for revocation before the Board of Public Education if sufficient grounds 21 exist. Cyndi Baker of Great Falls asked the Board why he was not terminated and 22 allowed to resign. Chairperson Cahill thanked her for her comment. 23 24 REPORTS, DISCUSSION, AND POLICIES 25 26 A. First Reading of revised Board Policies 2161, 2161R, Instruction, 3215, 3225, 27 3226, 3310 – Students, 4210 Community Relations, 5122F – Personnel, 8100 – 28 Non-Instructional Operations and New Policy 3225F – Students – Superintendent 29 Lacey reported that this is the first reading of these policies. She went through the 30 policies explaining the changes that are being recommended by MTSBA and the Policy 31 Committee. She stated that the policies will be presented to the Board for their approval 32 on March 12, 2018. 33 34 B. Report on the Boundary Adjustment Task Force Recommendation – 35 Superintendent Lacey and Assistant Superintendent Uecker explained that the 36 boundary adjustment process began last winter. The focal points of the needs of the 37 process included: building of two elementary buildings, overcrowded elementary 38 schools, neighborhood school concept, building capacities, criteria and guidelines, and 39 a community-based process. The Study Team met six times since last winter. There 40 were two community meetings held and three Board work sessions discussing this 41 process. They reported that the guiding principles for the study team are to maximize 42 safety, balance building utilization, transportation, contiguous boundaries, balance 43 demographic diversity, community entities intact, minimize the number of student moves 44 and to be proactive. Matthew Crooper, with Cropper GIS Consulting presented the 45 study team options. He presented maps showing options A, B, and C and how these 46

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would affect each area. Data presented included current enrollment K-6 and then the 1 enrollment with moving the boundaries. He explained that in receiving feedback from 2 the community, in early January 2018, option D2 was compiled and recommended by 3 the committee. Option D2 has no students crossing over the river, Sacajawea 4 Elementary School reverted back to the existing zone, Whittier/Giant Springs line was 5 drawn to 14th Street, the Morningside zone stretches to 15th Street and adjustments to 6 Lincoln/Lewis & Clark border were made to further reduce impact on students. 7 Assistant Superintendent Uecker stated that the next steps will be to analyze the impact 8 of the adjusted boundaries, to notify impacted families, analyze permissive transfers, 9 and develop new transportation routes. Ruth Uecker stated that this information would 10 be posted on the District’s website. She thanked the Task Force who worked together 11 analyzing this information and said the District will continue to monitor this in the future 12 with the growth of the community. Chairperson Cahill asked the members of the Task 13 Force to stand and thanked them for all their hard work. 14 15 Public Comment: - Claire Lettow and Annie Brown both commented on the Lincoln 16 satellite area and had concerns for their children having to change schools and not 17 remain at Lincoln Elementary. 18 19 Trustee Skornogoski thanked parents and committee members for all their work. She 20 stated that she could tell they are passionate about our schools. She recommended 21 that families who will be changing schools, should go to the new school and explore 22 how they operate. Trustee Brantley thanked the committee members. He stated that 23 we have not solved all the problems with this plan, but it is a starting point. He 24 explained that we would be looking at this again, as Meadow Lark Elementary School is 25 about to capacity. Chairperson Cahill announced that this would be an action item at 26 the March 12, 2018 Board meeting. He also asked families to contact the building 27 principals with questions and concerns. He also thanked Mathew Crooper for his work 28 and guidance on this process. 29 30 C. Property Contiguous to Great Falls High School – Director of Business 31 Operations, Brian Patrick reported that the property across from Great Falls High 32 School (GFHS) known as the Campfire building is for sale. This property was listed at 33 $170,000 and the District made an offer of $100,000 which was accepted. He stated 34 that because of its location just across the street on the Northeast corner to GFHS 35 campus, the property has significant value to the District in providing the opportunity for 36 additional parking for GFHS. He reported that the authority for purchasing the property 37 was included in the high school bond language, which reads, “acquiring property 38 contiguous to or in the vicinity of the Great Falls High School campus for additional 39 parking”. Brian Patrick also stated that according to MCA 20-6-621, a site approval 40 election is not required when the site was specifically identified in an election at which 41 an additional levy or the issuance of bonds was approved for the purchase of the site. 42 Brian Patrick stated that this item would be brought back to the Board for their approval. 43 Cyndi Baker of Great Falls asked if the bond language covers the cost of demolishing 44 the building and paving the area. Brian Patrick replied that yes the bond language does 45

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cover the cost to convert the lot for parking. Trustee Brantley stated that parking is a 1 problem at GFHS and that he is 100% behind acquiring this property. 2 3 D. Superintendent’s Evaluation – Chairperson Cahill reported that the outcome of the 4 evaluation of Superintendent Lacey is posted in a Press Release, which is included in 5 the agenda. Chairperson Cahill stated that Superintendent Lacey has provided 6 exemplary service to Great Falls Public Schools students and staff and hopes she will 7 continue this well into the future. 8 9 E. Discussion, Committee Reports, and Comments – Trustee Skornogoski 10 recognized Superintendent Lacey for all that she does. She is a leader of our 11 community and our District. 12 13 UPCOMING EVENTS – Chairperson Cahill announced that the next Community Budget 14 Meeting will be held on February 20, 2018 at 5:30 pm and there will be a Special Board 15 Meeting on February 22, 2018 at 5:30 pm to conclude the 2018-2019 Community 16 Budget process. He stated that the next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for March 17 12, 2018. 18 19 ACTION TO ADJOURN 20 21 Motion – Laura Vukasin, Seconded – Ann Janikula, passed unanimously to adjourn the 22 Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees at 7:00 pm. 23 24 25 26 27 Jan Cahill, Chairperson 28 29 Brian Patrick, Clerk 30 31 32 33 34

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CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. B.

CABINET MEMBER: Brian Patrick

Great Falls Public




TOPIC

Minutes of February 22, 2018 Special Board Meeting BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION

The Board is required to approve the minutes of each Board meeting. The minutes of the February 22, 2018 Special Board Meeting are presented for approval.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATIONS

The District Board is requested to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2018 Special Board Meeting as presented. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6051.

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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1 HELD FEBRUARY 22, 2018 2

3 A duly called Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Great Falls Public Schools 4 was held at the District Office Building, 1100 4th Street South, on the 22nd day of 5 February, 2018. 6 7 ROLL CALL: Brian Patrick took roll call. 8 9 Trustees Present: Jan Cahill, Chairperson 10 Jeff Gray, Vice Chairperson 11 Ann Janikula 12 Bob Moretti 13 Kim Skornogoski 14 15 Trustees Absent: Jason Brantley – excused 16 Laura Vukasin - excused 17 18 Others Present: Tammy Lacey, Superintendent; Brian Patrick, Director of Business 19 Operations; Ruth Uecker, Assistant Superintendent K-6; Tom Moore, Assistant 20 Superintendent 7-12; Kerry Dattilo, Director of Human Resources; Dale Lambert, 21 Director of Student Services; Tom Hering, Director of Information Technology, and Dave 22 Crum, Community Connection Manager. 23 24 At 5:30 pm, Chairperson Cahill called to order the Special Meeting of the Board of 25 Trustees and asked everyone to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. 26 27 ADOPT AGENDA 28 29 Motion – Bob Moretti, Seconded – Kim Skornogoski, passed unanimously to adopt the 30 agenda as presented. 31 32 33 COMMUNICATION 34 35 A. Audience Communication – None 36 37 B. Superintendent’s Report – Superintendent Lacey reported that the District’s new 38 website went live the evening of Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Some of the links are 39 not working and this will be a work in progress getting all the pages fixed. She stated 40 that the new website is the result of a complaint filed from the Office of Civil Rights that 41 websites need to be accessible to individuals with disabilities in hearing and sight. 42 43 44 45 46

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ACTION ITEMS 1 2 A. Bids for Technology Contract Services of Wide Area Network (WAN), Internet 3 Service Provider (ISP), and Local/Long Distance Telephone Services – Motion – 4 Bob Moretti, Seconded – Jeff Gray, passed unanimously to award contracts to 5 Spectrum Enterprises, who was able to provide the most competitive and best value 6 pricing for products specified on the Wide Area Network (WAN) and Internet Service 7 Provider (ISP) Services bid. Director of Business Operations, Brian Patrick, reported 8 two bids were received and were reviewed by a committee on February 20, 2018. He 9 stated that the local/long distance telephone services have been removed from this 10 award due to these services are no longer being eligible for E-Rate discounts and the 11 lack of bids to satisfy a competitive and fair selection. The phone services will be 12 determined by using a separate process. 13 14 B. Committee Recommendation of General Contractor/Construction Manager 15 (GCCM) for Great Falls High School Addition and Renovation – Motion – Bob 16 Moretti, Seconded – Kim Skornogoski, passed unanimously to approve the hiring of 17 Sletten Companies as the GCCM for the Great Falls High School Addition and 18 Renovation pending successful fee negotiations. Director of Business Operations, Brian 19 Patrick, reported that there were three firms interviewed for this project and all three 20 were excellent. He stated that there are three phases to the selection process that are 21 worth 100 points each. They include the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Costs 22 analysis, and Request for Proposals (RFP) interviews. Brian Patrick reported that 23 Sletten Companies did an excellent job and recommend them for this project. Eric 24 Sletten thanked the Board for the opportunity to work on this project and indicated that it 25 is a privilege to work with the district. 26 27 C. Property Contiguous to Great Falls High School – Motion – Kim Skornogoski, 28 Seconded – Bob Moretti, passed unanimously to approve the purchase of the Campfire 29 property, which is contiguous to Great Falls High School for $100,000 utilizing bond 30 proceeds. Director of Business Operations, Brian Patrick, stated that a report on this 31 item was brought to the Board on February 12, 2018. The property is across the street 32 on the northeast corner of Great Falls High School. This property will be used as 33 additional parking spaces for Great Falls High School. The District will need to begin 34 discussions with the City of Great Falls on the process necessary to convert this 35 property into a parking lot. The bond language does include language for acquiring 36 property contiguous to or in the vicinity of Great Falls High School campus, therefore, 37 will be purchased utilizing bond proceeds. 38 39 D. Recommendation of the Board Budget Committee – Motion – Kim Skornogoski, 40 Seconded – Jeff Gray, passed unanimously to approve running an Elementary General 41 Fund Levy up to the maximum which is currently estimated at $1,353,726.00. The final 42 budget information from the Office of Public Instruction will be sent to the District on 43 March 1, 2018. Chairperson Cahill stated that there was a Community Budget Meeting 44 held on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 discussing the needs of the District to determine if 45 a levy was needed. Information that is confusing to the community is that the Bond 46

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money is restricted to the language in the Bond only and cannot be used for the general 1 operation of the District. A Budget Committee recommendation was not made at the 2 Budget Committee Meeting. Chairperson Cahill reported that there is a serious need to 3 maintain programs in our schools and a failure of a levy would have significant impact 4 on our quality of education. He stated that 80% of the school’s funding comes from the 5 State and 20% comes from the community. He commented that there have been 6 Facebook postings that are not civil because they include personal negative comments. 7 He encouraged everyone that may make a posting on Facebook to be civil in doing so. 8 Superintendent Lacey presented the 2018-2019 school year General Fund Budgets. 9 She stated that the General Fund budget amount needed to maintain programming and 10 staffing is $72,255,142. The additional State funding for 2018-2019 is estimated at 11 $626,061 and the estimated cost increase is $1,920,000. This leaves a shortfall of 12 $1,450,284. She recommended that the district run an Elementary Operational Levy up 13 to the maximum, which is currently estimated to be $1,353,726. The District will still 14 need to reduce expenses in the amount of $96,558. She stated that this levy amount 15 would cost homeowners with a taxable valued home at $100,000 approximately $13.32 16 per year and individuals with a taxable valued home of $150,000 approximately $19.98. 17 Superintendent Lacey stated that if we did not ask for a levy, possible reductions would 18 be 21.5 teachers, or approximately 100 support staff. Other options to consider could be 19 the closure of an elementary school, reduce high school graduation requirements, or 20 eliminate programs such as Environmental Education, CARE, JROTC and Non-Title 21 Elementary Literacy. She reported that in the last ten years the District has run five 22 operational levies with only two passing. Superintendent Lacey stated that in the last 23 ten years the District has made reductions and operational changes in the amount of 24 $8,873,849. She commented that if we do ask for and do not pass a levy, we will not be 25 able to meet our goals as a District. 26 Public Comment: Jerry Jennings, Kim Martin, and Ryan Beam, all of Great Falls, 27 commented to the Board that they are in favor of running a levy so that students are all 28 given educational opportunities. It is the responsibility of our community to support this 29 for our kids. 30 Trustee Gray stated that he was uncomfortable with making a decision the night of the 31 Community Budget Meeting, without the input of the entire Board. He commented that 32 we all need to be on the same page and support this levy. We do not need any more 33 reductions and the public needs to see how serious these reductions could be. Trustee 34 Moretti stated that last year we eliminated over 20 positions, and that we need to do 35 something so that this does not happen again. Hopefully, the public will hear us loud 36 and clear, that we need their support. Trustee Skornogoski commented that the amount 37 that GFPS spends per student compared to the other AA districts, is 2nd from the 38 bottom. If we want great schools, there has to be community support. We need to 39 invest in our schools to grow our economy. Trustee Janikula stated that we have done 40 so much with so little in the past. We cannot do this anymore and need to ask for help. 41 Chairperson Cahill stated that we need to ask the community to support this levy and 42 that we are all citizens of this community. We all help to support each other and the 43 schools are important to the community. If our community does not support our 44 schools, why would someone want to move here? We are the best AA School District 45 and need help to maintain our programs. He stated that we need to offer our kids the 46

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same opportunities that we had when we went to school. He encouraged everyone to 1 help support the levy. 2 3 REPORTS, DISCUSSION, AND POLICIES 4 5 A. Discussion, Committee Reports, and Comments 6 7 Trustee Gray visited a Cub Scout Troop and stated that they are doing amazing things. 8 He also visited Giant Springs and CMR construction sites and both Sletten and Talcott 9 employees were all working out in the cold to complete these projects. 10 11 Superintendent Lacey stated that she and Ruth Uecker took a tour of Giant Springs and 12 were very impressed. She commented that starting tomorrow she will work on 13 strategies to move forward with the levy request providing facts and information. 14 15 Chairperson Cahill reminded everyone that District staff cannot advocate for the levy 16 during their paid time at the District. The only employee by law that can advocate for 17 the levy is the Superintendent. He also thanked those for their public comments. 18 19 UPCOMING EVENTS 20 21 Chairperson Cahill announced that the next Regular Board Meeting will be held on 22 March 12, 2018 at 5:30 pm. 23 24 ACTION TO ADJOURN 25 26 Motion – Ann Janikula, Seconded – Jeff Gray, passed unanimously to adjourn the 27 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees at 6:26 p.m. 28 29 30 31 Jan Cahill, Chairperson 32 33 34 Brian Patrick, Clerk 35 36 37 38 39

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. C.

CABINET MEMBER: Kerry Dattilo TOPIC

Personnel Actions BACKGROUND

As per MCA 20-3-324 – Powers and Duties of the Board of Trustees – the trustees of each district shall employ or dismiss…personnel considered necessary to carry out the various services of the district.

DISCUSSION

See attached Personnel Action Report to the Board of Trustees. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Noted on report. RECOMMENDATIONS

The District Board is requested to employ, dismiss, or accept the resignations, of those noted on the Personnel Action Report. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Human Resources Kerry Dattilo at (406) 268-6010.

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Personnel Action Report to the Board of Trustees Great Falls Public Schools

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New Employee Position: TEACHER

Name: MICHELI, ANA MARIA Position: TITLE 1 ENGLISH TEACHER (OYO) (06/01/2018)

Pay: Hourly Rate: $27.30 Amount: $2,593.50

Hrs: 1.00 DAC:DISTRICT OFFICES Effective Date: 01/16/2018

Name: SEILER, DARCY ELAINE Position: SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST


Hrs: 2.40 DAC:EARLY LEARNING FAMILY CENTE Effective Date: 02/20/2018

Name: MCINTYRE, KIMBERLY DAWN Position: MATH TEACHER (OYO) (06/01/2018)

Pay: Salary Rate: $24.66 Amount: $11,468.34

Hrs: 7.50 DAC:GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL Effective Date: 03/05/2018

Name: LAUER, JOCELYN PAIGE Position: SPECIAL ED TEACHER (OYO) (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL Effective Date: 02/14/2018

Name: CORTEZ, DAVID H Position: STRUCTURED LEARNING SC TEACHER(OYO) (06


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 03/05/2018

Position: SUPPLEMENTAL Name: VANDERMISSEN, IVEY R Position: SUB TEACHER

Pay: Hourly Rate: $75.00 Amount: $0.00

Hrs: 0.00 DAC:DISTRICT WIDE Effective Date: 02/13/2018

Name: DEA, ANNETTE L Position: SUB TEACHER



Name: SMITH, HAYLEY JACQUELINE Position: SUB TEACHER (02/19/2018)



Name: WOOD, JOANNA ARDATH Position: SUB TEACHER



Name: HOYER, TAYLOR BEA Position: SUB TEACHER



Name: GRAY, JESSICA M Position: SUB TEACHER



Name: RIVERA COTO, MARIELA HORTENSIA Position: SUB TEACHER (02/20/2018)



Name: ROBBINS, KATELYN BETH Position: SUB TEACHER



Name: GREENLIEF, KATRINA MARIE Position: SUB TEACHER



Name: MANOLAKAKI, ANTHI Position: FOREIGIN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER



Name: MARTIN, JENNIFER ROCHE Position: FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER



Name: CONLEY, JILLAN M Position: SUB PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED)



Name: KLOPPEL, MADYSON M Position: OVERLOAD TEACHER AIDE


Hrs: 0.00 DAC:CHIEF JOSEPH ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 02/26/2018

Position: CLERICAL Name: DAILEY, MARGARET ELIZABETH Position: PAYROLL TECHNICIAN



Position: FOOD SERVICE Name: HERFORD, MICHAEL TYLER OTTO Position: FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE


Hrs: 4.00 DAC:C M RUSSELL HIGH SCHOOL Effective Date: 02/13/2018

Position: LIBRARY/TEACHER AIDES Name: CONLEY, JILLAN M Position: OVERLOAD TEACHER AIDE


Hrs: 0.00 DAC:SACAJAWEA ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 02/23/2018

Name: STEMPKE, STEPHANIE M Position: CORE TEACHER AIDE


Hrs: 5.50 DAC:NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL Effective Date: 02/26/2018

Name: WORTMAN, AUSTIN LAYNE Position: CORE TEACHER AIDE



Name: SMITH, TINA L Position: OVERLOAD TEACHER AIDE


Hrs: 0.00 DAC:MEADOW LARK ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 02/09/2018

Name: WESTPHAL, RHONDA LEA Position: OVERLOAD TEACHER AIDE


Hrs: 0.00 DAC:ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 02/12/2018

Position: PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED)

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Name: KUNTZ, KIMBERLY SUE Position: PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 02/20/2018

Resignation Position: TEACHER

Name: TIBBETTS, JEANNETTE Position: LIBRARIAN (06/01/2018)



Name: FRANK, KELLY DONNETTE Position: KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (OYO) (06/01/2018)



Name: KIRBY, APRIL ELIZABETH Position: 5TH GRADE TEACHER (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Name: SHEFFELS, MICHELE Position: LITERACY/MATH(06/01/2018)



Name: OSTBERG, KRISTEN A Position: ON LEAVE (GENERAL) (06/01/2018)

Pay: Salary Rate: $0.00 Amount: $0.00


Name: WY, ABBIE JO Position: SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: THOMPSON, ERIN KATHLEEN Position: MATH TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: CLEVELAND, RENE C Position: ENGLISH TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: RICKMAN, MARGARET LYNN Position: 5TH GRADE TEACHER (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:WEST ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Position: SUPPLEMENTAL Name: RITTER, SUSAN M Position: SUB TEACHER AIDE (08/23/2018)



Position: CLERICAL Name: JOHNSON, TAMRA Position: ADMIN ASST (03/01/2018)


Hrs: 8.00 DAC:LINCOLN ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 03/01/2018

Position: FOOD SERVICE Name: HOLLAND, SANDRA L Position: SATELLITE KITCHEN LEAD (K-6) (02/26/2018)


Hrs: 4.50 DAC:EARLY LEARNING FAMILY CENTE Effective Date: 02/26/2018

Position: LIBRARY/TEACHER AIDES Name: BECKNER, DUNCAN BERNARD Position: CORE TEACHER AIDE (02/12/2018)



Name: SMITH, CARLA R Position: CORE TEACHER AIDE (02/16/2018)



Name: RIDDLE, NICOLE MARIE Position: CORE TEACHER AIDE (02/14/2018)



Position: OTHER HOURLY CLASSIFIED Name: PRICE, SHANE R Position: CAMPUS SUPERVISOR (03/09/2018)



Position: PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED) Name: BEATTIE, LEAH KRISTINE Position: PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED) (02/21/2018)



Retirement Position: TEACHER

Name: WATSON, COLLETTE M Position: LITERACY & MATH TITLE 1 (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Name: HEUSEL, KATHLEEN JEAN Position: 5TH GRADE TEACHER (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Name: JENSEN, KAREN J Position: 4TH GRADE TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: JACKSON, KATHLEEN M Position: FRENCH TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: BULEY, SARA Y Position: SPANISH TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: MCCRACKEN, BELVA Position: LIBRARIAN (06/01/2018)



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Name: MEYER, ANDREA JO Position: FAMILY & CONSUMER SCI TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: NELSON, LORNA JEANNE Position: SPANISH TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: MAYERNIK, MARY JANE Position: FAMILY & CONSUMER SCI TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: YODER, MICHELLE Position: 2ND GRADE TEACHER (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Name: CHAMPION MCCARTY, DEBRA JEAN Position: FAMILY & CONSUMER SCI TEACHER (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:PARIS GIBSON EDUCATION CENT Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Name: MATTESON, LAURA M Position: KINDERGARTEN TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: BEATTIE, SANDRA Position: LITERACY TEACHER (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 7.50 DAC:SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Name: CRON, MARILYN ANN Position: FINANCIAL LITERACY TEACHER (06/01/2018)



Name: JENSEN, BONNIE RAE Position: FAMILY & CONSUMER SCI TEACHER 06/01/2018



Name: KROGSTAD, STEVEN Position: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY TEACHER (06/01/2018



Position: NURSE Name: GHEKIERE, RAYANNE MARIE Position: NURSE (06/01/2018)


Hrs: 5.50 DAC:PARIS GIBSON EDUCATION CENT Effective Date: 06/01/2018

Position: PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED) Name: SCHLUND, REBECCA J Position: PARA EDUCATOR (SP ED) (06/01/2018)



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CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. D.

CABINET MEMBER: Kerry Dattilo

Great Falls Public



Motion Second Ayes Nays Abstain TOPIC

Good Apple Awards

BACKGROUND

An individual letter of appreciation and our “Good Apple” pin has been forwarded to the individuals whose achievements are summarized in this notice. This award is an expression of appreciation and affection, and we ask all who have received it to wear the “Good Apple” with pride! If the person is a district employee, a copy of our letter has been placed in their personnel file. What follows are nominations for Good Apple Awards.

DISCUSSION Aleta Carpenter, Substitute Teacher, Alissa Kline, 4th Grade Teacher, Wynn Davis, 3rd Grade Teacher, Bailey Brawley, 5th Grade Teacher, Jen Hartnell, Administrative Assistant, Mary Proud, 1st Grade Teacher, Elaine Nutter, 2nd Grade Teacher, Randi Johnson, 1st Grade Teacher, Therese McDonald, 4th Grade Teacher, Patty Pace, Literacy/Math Teacher and Pamela Mackiel, 6th Grade Teacher, all at Roosevelt Elementary, were recommended for Good Apple Awards by Rhonda Zobrak, Principal, Roosevelt Elementary School because of the following: I would like to recognize all these teachers for giving extra time above and beyond their contracted time to help produce our final Yearbook at Roosevelt. They were willing to stay late and work extra hours to make it the best yearbook yet! I can’t thank them enough for their unending support!

Karen Atwell, Office Assistant, Great Falls High School was recommended for a Good Apple Award by Randi Ghekiere, Nurse, Paris Gibson Education Center, because of the following: I feel Karen is an outstanding candidate for this award. Ms. Atwell is the secretary for one of the Associated Principals at GFHS. Karen is one of the most efficient and competent secretaries I have worked with. She has an excellent work ethic. When Karen is asked to do something, it is done. As the nurse for GFHS I work closely with Ms. Atwell. There are a large number of students who have health concerns. Many of their diagnoses require Health Care Plans. Karen assists me with mailing paper work to parents, faxing them to the Providers and documenting them in the computer. Several of the students at GFHS are Diabetics. Because I am not always onsite I rely on Ms. Atwell to monitor the diabetics when abnormal blood sugars occur. I am confident in her ability to handle the situation. She communicates to me the encounters and the results. Karen took it upon herself to learn more about diabetes to better understand the disease and be able to assist the students. Another one of Ms. Atwell numerous duties is to dispense medication to students. She performs the dosing accurately and documents correctly. Karen never hesitates to contact parents or myself if she has medication questions. Karen is a great resource for navigating the computer systems. As a “self-proclaimed computer idiot” I have learned so much

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from her. In our nurses’ meetings her name is given as a reference to the other nurses for computer program assistance. Another one of Ms. Atwell attributes is her rapport with staff and students. I often see students popping in her office just to say “hi”. Karen knows when to give them an extra minute or send them to class. I highly recommend Karen Atwell for the Good Apple Award. She is an asset to GFHS and Great Falls Public Schools.

Bella Valladolid, Core Teacher Aide, East Middle School, was recommended for a Good Apple by Cathy Kuntz, Computer Applications Teacher, East Middle School, because of the following: Bella has been a valuable Aide to GFPS for 24 years. I have worked with Bella at EMS since 2005. Her dedication to the school is second to none. Bella has worn a variety of hats with diligence and determination to support students and staff. Her ability to be flexible at a moment’s notice, stand in the cold weather many times a day, or support students and staff in the many Study Halls and other activities is valuable to the success of our school and our programs. It has been a pleasure working with Bella!

Jennifer Lambert, Preschool Instructor Co-Coordinator, Early Learning Center, was recommended for a Good Apple by Christine Hinkle, Preschool Teacher, Early Learning Center, because of the following: Jennifer works very hard to make sure students at Great Falls Public School Preschool feel safe and secure. Her work in developing and implementing Conscious Discipline has been remarkable. Jennifer spends endless hours working on strategic interventions to make the preschool experience exceptional for students and adults. She wrote a grant to bring in necessary materials to develop Conscious Discipline which has yielded fantastic results for many young children. She spends time in the classroom to coach and model these interventions. Her initiative and drive have made teaching and learning much more manageable for children who struggle. Jennifer's kindness and passion for this area are highly contagious because she offers learning opportunities for adults to adopt age appropriate classroom management techniques. Jennifer is also a member of the leadership team. She works very hard to align other curricula (e.g., Smart Kids and Get Ready for School) and provides 1:1 instruction to meet tier 3 interventions to help in developing children's writing capacities, empathy, problem solving skills and social development that align with the Montana Early Learning Standards. Her role has been priceless to helping organize materials, pacing, and implementing instruction in all of these areas. Her dedication to excellence deserves a standing ovation.

Charlotte Marlowe-Brown, Special Education Teacher, and B.J. McCracken, Librarian, both Great Falls

High School, were recommended for a Good Apple by Shianne Currey, Special Education Teacher, Amber Lloyd, Science Teacher, and the Great Falls High Student Council because of the following: Ms. Marlowe Brown managed a prom dress exchange out of her classroom during the weeks leading up to the Great Falls High Winter Formal. More than 60 students arrived throughout the days to try on dresses. Ultimately, about 20 students borrowed gowns. Several of those gowns needed alterations which Mrs. McCracken volunteered to do, one dress required so many alterations “she basically created a new gown,” Mrs. Marlowe-Brown reported. It was amazing to see the look of delight on the faces of these young women as they tried on gowns. One student tried on a beautiful turquoise gown, previously tried on by five other students, when she came out of the dressing room, aka Mrs. Reed’s office, it looked as if the gown had been made especially for her, it was like our own little Cinderella moment! The Great Falls High Student Council would like to recognize the time, work, and effort these two teachers made in an effort to make the Winter Formal a magical night for our young ladies.

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Becky Nelson, Job Shadow Coordinator, District Offices, was recommended for the Good Apple by Christi Virts, Health Enhancement Teacher, C. M. Russell High School because of the following: Becky is dedicated, hardworking, and a phenomenal addition to GFPS. Becky has been instrumental in implementing February as CTE month for GF Public Schools. I have been fortunate enough to work with Becky as she has organized press conferences, planned radio advertisements, and recognized CTE students as hardworking college and career ready students. Her organization and attention to detail help to facilitate all of the activities our students are participating in. I love to receive an email from Becky as it is detailed and even highlighted with my role or expectation in the upcoming event. She is constantly brainstorming and exploring additional opportunities to showcase what GFPS students are doing. Becky has several ties to the Great Falls Community along with such a positive personality that she has been able to bring our CTE students into the spotlight. Becky’s infectious personality has not only benefited our program during CTE month, but she has already developed new relationships for additional job shadow locations within ALL CTE areas. Her enthusiasm for the job comes through in all she does. She has a positive attitude that makes her a pleasure to work with and attracts students and community members alike. Becky takes time out of her busy day to send thank-you notes to community members or “good job” notes to students and teachers alike. She provides homemade snacks at meetings and is the first to offer candy during a late afternoon appointment. This additional thoughtfulness leaves a smile on all of our faces and a warm place in our hearts well into our frantic days. It is with sincere pleasure that I recommend such a well deserving employee such as Becky Nelson for a Good Apple Award. I am honored to get to know her and work alongside her. Pam Nadeau, Volunteer, Lewis & Clark Elementary School, was recommended for the Good Apple by Heidi Stubbs, Literacy Teacher, Lewis and Clark, because of the following: Pam is the mother of our beloved librarian, Michelle Orr. Twice a year, Michelle has the responsibility of putting on a weeklong book fair. This is an amazing event that not only gets books in the hands of readers, it also generates money for our school library. Pam is dedicated to helping Michelle prepare, decorate, setup, teardown, and work this book fair. They are an unforgettable mother-daughter duo that work tirelessly to create a dynamic weeklong book sale. Pam also cares for Michelle’s daughter while she is putting in long hours to get ready for this event. I am sure Michelle appreciates her mom, but I wanted to let her know that we appreciate the time and talent she gives to our school as well. So, with great pleasure and much appreciation I would like to recognize Pam Nadeau for her generous support of our Lewis & Clark Elementary book fairs. Cindy George, Office Assistant, District Office Building, was recommended for the Good Apple by Heidi Stubbs, Literacy Teacher, Lewis and Clark, because of the following: Cindy is a dependable and trustworthy volunteer here at Lewis & Clark Elementary. She faithfully comes to Lewis & Clark twice a week during her lunch hour to work one-on-one with our 3rd grade students. Together they review basic math facts and work on building reading fluency. Cindy has been volunteering in this capacity since these students were in kindergarten and has built a special relationship with many of them. Some of those students even refer to her as Grandma. I truly appreciate her efforts and the generous gift of her time.

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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

NA

RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to accept the recommendation of the above individuals for the Great Falls Public Schools Good Apple Award. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Human Resources Director Kerry Dattillo at 268-6010.

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Great Falls Public





MEETING DATE: April 11, March 12, 2018

CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. E.

CABINET MEMBER: Brian Patrick TOPIC

Montana School Bus Driver Certificates – OPI TR-35 BACKGROUND

School bus drivers are required to comply with qualifications set forth in Section 20-10-103, MCA, and 10.7.111 ARM, and file a certificate of compliance with the County Superintendent of Schools.

DISCUSSION

The following individuals meet the qualifications as school bus drivers: Gerald Benoit, John Troy, Joanne Bernard, and Jerry Hoover.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the Montana School Bus Driver Certificates TR-35 for the individuals listed above. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6050.

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. F.


Student Activity Account – Great Falls High School BACKGROUND

As per MCA 20-9-504 – Extra Curricular Funds for Pupil Functions – all changes to accounts must be approved by the Board of Trustees.

DISCUSSION

Great Falls High School is requesting that the following student activity account be closed since it is no longer being used and the balance has been cleared: Class of 2017 – 206.97.3.684

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the closure of the Student Activity Account listed above for Great Falls High School. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6050.

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V.G.

CABINET MEMBER: Tom Moore TOPIC

Skills USA Chapters at C.M. Russell High School and Great Falls High School to Travel to Havre, Montana to Compete in the State Skills USA Vocational Competition, April 9, 10 & 11th, 2018

BACKGROUND

Per Board Policy 2320 Instruction – Field Trips, Excursions, and Outdoor Education, field trips which take students out of school for more than two days require Board approval. Adult chaperones are subject to Board Policy 5430 Personnel – Volunteers, and are required to undergo a fingerprint criminal background investigation, per Board Policy 5122 Personnel – Fingerprints and criminal Background Investigations.

DISCUSSION

The Skills USA chapters at C. M. Russell High School and Great Falls High School would like to send a combined total of 19 students to this year’s competition in Havre, MT. Teachers/advisors Pete Pace, CMR and Ken Van Lieshout, GFHS will be staying with the students in Havre. The competition is held on the campus of Montana State University-Northern. Additional information regarding the educational relevance of this trip is attached.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

All expenses will be paid from chapter and member funds, in addition to Perkins funds. RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the C. M. Russell High School and Great Falls High School students’ participation in the State Skills USA Vocational Competition in Havre, MT April 9-11, 2018. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Tammy Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Tom Moore, Assistant Superintendent 7-12 at (406) 268-6008.

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January 23,2018,

Mr. Tom Moore and theGreat Falls Public School Board

The Skills USA chapter at Great Falls High School requests permission to attend State

SkillsUSAVocationalcompetitionsinHavre,MTonthedatesofApril gth, l-Oth,andLLth. All

costs will be absorbed by the individual chapters and members, as well as Perkins funding.

Skills USA is an organization designed to give students enrolled in our vocational areas

of applied academics a chance to participate in a competitive environment against otherstudents from other academic institutions across the state of Montana. ln this competition,students have their choice of competing in many different contests ranging from welding toauto-service technology to a competition involving being interviewed for a hypotheticaljob.The skills and learning experiences they gain from this are multifold. Not only are they getting a

chance to realistically apply their skills in many different scenarios, including applied reading,mathematics, the sciences, as well as techn¡cal tool and equipment operation, the students are

also gaining valuable realistic world work experience and career development in the form ofemployer presentations and interview contests.

The Great Falls High Skills USA chapter would like to send a total of 6 students to thisyear's competition in Havre, MT. Students are going to compete in the areas of Welding and

Automotive. The chapter roster will include Great Falls High lndustrial Technology teacher Pete

Pace. Great Falls High will be staying at the Great Northern lnn in Havre, MT. The conferencewill take place on the campus at Montana State University - Northern.

Thank you for your consideration,

Heather Hoyer - Principal - GFH

JAN 2 6 20t8

Ken Van Lieshout - Advi

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CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. H.


Great Falls High School and C. M. Russell High School DECA to Attend National DECA Conference in Atlanta, GA, April 21–25, 2018

BACKGROUND

Per Board Policy 2320 Instruction – Field Trips, Excursions, and Outdoor Education, field trips which take students out of school more than two days require Board approval.

DISCUSSION

DECA students from Great Falls High School and C. M. Russell High School competed at the State DECA Conference held at Fairmont Hot Springs February 11-13, 2018. This year seven students qualified to attended national competition by placing 1st and 2nd in their competitions. DECA Advisors, Scott Donisthorpe and Travis Crawford will accompany these students to Atlanta where they will be staying with the Montana delegation at the conference. The conference and competition will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center & Mercedes Stadium. Nationals provide students with an important educational experience. Additional information regarding the educational relevance of this trip is attached.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Each student will fundraise to earn the money to afford the costs for their meals. DECA will pay their registration and airfare. The advisor travel costs will be paid for from the Perkins Grant.

RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the qualifying DECA students to attend the National DECA Conference in Atlanta, GA in April 2018. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Assistant Superintendent Tom Moore at (406) 268-6008.

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Great Falls High School

1900 2nd Avenue SouthGreat Falls, Montana 59405February 1.5, 2018

Mr. Tom MooreAssista nt SuperintendentGreat Falls Public Schools

11OO 4th Street SouthGreat Falls, MT 59405

Dear Mr. Moore:

I am asking Great Falls Public Schools for permission to take 2-3 students to the National DECA

Conference in Atlanta, GA. lt will be held April 2l through April 25, 201Ø. These students earned theprivilege to attend by competing and placing 1't or 2nd at the State DECA Conference held at FairmontHot Springs, February It-I3,2018. Travis Crawford DECA advisor from CMR would also be attending theNational Convention with h¡s qualifying students.

These students would be missing three days of classroom instruction. The Montana delegation has

room reservations at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA. The Conference and businesscompetitions will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center & Mercedes Stadium in Atlanta, GA. ltshould be an extraordinary learning opportunity for these students.

DECA will pay for registration and flight. Advisors costs will come from Federal money through thePerkins Grant per Yenta Jaques.

Thank you for your time. lf you have any questions, please call me at 268-6319.

Sincerely

Jûuil e^,^iùl,,f,Scott DonisthorpeDECA Advisor/Business lnstructor |..Great Falls High School \ \

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228 LTth Avenue NorthwestCharles M. Russell High School

Great Falls, Montana 59404February 15,201.8

Mr. Tom MooreAssista nt Su perintende ntGreat Falls Public Schools

1100 4th Street SouthGreat Falls, MT 59405

Dear Mr. Moore:

I am asking Great Falls Public Schools for permission to take 5 of CM Russell High Schoolstudents to the National DECA Conference in Atlanta, GA. lt will be held April 2L throughApril 25, 2018. These students earned the privilege to attend by competing and placing L'tor 2nd at the State DECA Conference held in Fairmont Hot Springs, February It-L3,2OIB.Scott Donisthorpe DECA advisor from GFH would also be attending the National Conventionwith his qualifying students.

These students would be missing three days of classroom instruction, The Montanadelegation has room reservations at the Westin PeachTree Plaza in Atlanta, GA. TheConference and business competitions will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center inAtlanta, GA. lt should be an extraordinary learning opportunity forthese students.

DECA will pay for a portion of member's flights, Advisors costs will come from Federalmoney through the Perkins Grant per Rachelle Broughton.

Thank you for your time. lf you have any questions, please call me at 268-6150.

2 s 2o1B

')' -. ".tKerry Parsons, PrincipalCharles M. Russell High School

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Travis CrawfordDECA Advisor/Business lnstructor

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. I.


Great Falls High and C. M. Russell High Schools’ Business Students to Attend the (BPA) Business Professionals of America National Conference in Dallas, TX from May 8 - 13, 2018

BACKGROUND

Per Board Policy 2320 Instruction – Field Trips, Excursions, and Outdoor Education, field trips which take students out of school for more than two days require Board approval.

DISCUSSION

BPA Advisors and Business Instructors, Tracy Milton and Jessica Goosen will accompany qualifying GFHS and CMR students to Dallas, TX, May 8 to May 13, 2018. These students have earned this opportunity by competing and placing at the state BPA conference that is occurring in Billings March 11th – 13th. The students will miss up to four days of classroom instruction to attend this outstanding educational learning opportunity. At this time, the advisors are requesting Board approval for permission to travel to the Business Professionals of America National Conference prior to the state competition in order to make timely, more affordable travel arrangements to Dallas, TX. Additional information regarding the educational relevance of this trip is attached.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The students have been working to raise the funds to offset the expenses for this trip and are now looking for a sponsor to help with their excursions and food. BPA and State Vo-Ed funds will pay for registration and hotel rooms for students. Advisor expenses will be funded by Federal money through the Perkins Grant.

RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the Great Falls High and C.M. Russell High Business students’ participation in the BPA National Conference in Dallas, TX in May 2018. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Tammy Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Tom Moore, Assistant Superintendent 7-12 at (406) 268-6008.

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19OO 2nd Ave. SouthGreat Falls High School

Great Falls, Montana 59405February 26,2019

Tom MooreAssistant Superintendent1100 4th St. SouthGreat Falls, MT 59405

Dear Tom:

I am asking Great Falls Public Schools for permission to take students that qualify at the

BPA State Leadership Conference and myself (or another GFH Business Teacher) to theNational BPA Conference in Dallas, Texas. The conference will be held May 8 through May

13. These students will earn the privilege to attend by competing and placing at aqualifying level at the State BPA Leadership Conference held in Billings March 11 - 13.

These students would be missing four days of classroom instruction. The Montana

delegation has rooms blocked at the Gaylord Texan. The conference and business

competitions will be held at the Gaylord Texan and the nearby Great Wolf Lodge. lt should

be an extraordinary learning opportunity for these students,

The BPA club has been working extremely hard at raising money. Seventeen students willuse the money that they earned to attend the State BPA Leadership Conference in Billings.

Those that place high enough to compete nationally will be looking for sponsors to help pay

their airfare, excursions and food. BPA will pay for registration and room accommodations.

Advisor costs will come from Federal money through the Perkins Grant.

Thank you for your time. lf you have any questions please call me at 268-6353.

Sincerely

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Hoyer, Principal, Great Falls High School

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C. M. Russell l-ligh School228 tTlh Ave NW

Great Falls, MT 59404(4061268-6L43

March 1",2018

Tom Moore and School Board MembersDistrict Office Buildingl-1"00 4th Street SouthGreat Falls, MT 59405

Dear Mr, Moore and School Board Members:

lam asking Great Falls Public Schools for permission to tal<e up to ten students who qualify and myselfto the National BPA Conference in Dallas, TX. lt will be held May 8 through May 13. These students willearn the privilege to attend upon completion and placing at the State BPA Leadership Conference held

in Billings March 1l- - 13.

These students could miss up to four days of classroom instruction, The Montana BPA delegation has

room reservat¡ons at the Gaylord Texan. The conference and business competitions will be held at theat nearby facilities. lt should be an extraordinary learning opportunity for these students.

The BPA club has been working extremely hard at raising money. Students used the money that theyearned to attend the State BPA Leadership Conference in Billings. Now, the students who qualify will be

looking for sponsors to help pay their excursions and food. BPA and State VoEd monies will pay forpartial transportation, registration and room accommodations. Advisor costs will come from Federal

money through the Perkins Grant per Rachelle Broughton.

Thank you for your time. lf you have any questions please call me at 268-6143.

Sincerely

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A Advisor/Business I nstructorCMR Hieh School

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. J.


Intertribal Strong Students to Attend The Native Youth Conference in Havre, MT from March 14–16, 2018 BACKGROUND

Per Board Policy 2320 Instruction – Field Trips, Excursions, and Outdoor Education, field trips which take students out of school more than two days require Board approval.

DISCUSSION

Intertribal Strong students from all three high schools will be attending the Native Youth Conference in Havre, MT for three days. There are eighteen students and three adults attending this year. This conference is a wonderful leadership opportunity for our Intertribal strong members. Additional information regarding the educational relevance of this trip is attached.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

This trip is funded by IEFA funds, Intertribal Strong fundraising and $1000 from the State IEFA. RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the Intertribal Strong students to attend the Native Youth Conference in Havre, MT, March 14-16, 2018. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Assistant Superintendent Tom Moore at (406) 268-6008.

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http://gfps.k12.mt.us/content/2000-series-instruction#2320

Great Falh P,rbli. Scltoolthrd ian Education DeportmentZ401CenkolA-'e.Great Falls, Montana 50401

D.ar School Board Merrrb.rs,

Please allow the travel of 18 of our students ancl5 ad.rlts to the Native Yo'th Conlerenceheld in l-Iawre, Montana, {or the dates of March 14 to tir. 16t1.

The followin{t are the siudent's names, who have eacl, snbmitted parental perlrissio¡ formand a release ttt.dical forrn. :

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. K.


Incoming 2017-2018 Student Attendance Agreement BACKGROUND

Under the provisions of MCA 20-5-320 – Attendance with Discretionary Approval and 20-5-321 – Attendance with Mandatory Approval – Tuition and Transportation, and Board Policy 3141 Students – Discretionary Nonresident Student Attendance, students from outside of the Great Falls District are requesting to attend school in Great Falls for the 2017-2018 school year.

DISCUSSION

The following student is requesting to attend school in Great Falls for the 2017-2018 school year: STUDENTS COMING FROM GRADE LOCATION T. W. Ulm 10th GFHS

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Tuition fees to be paid for by the parent. RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the Incoming Student Attendance Agreement for the student listed above with tuition not to be waived – will be paid for by the parent. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6050.

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https://gfps.k12.mt.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/3141%20Discretionay%20Nonresident%20Student%20Attendance%20Policy.pdf

http://gfps.k12.mt.us/DistrictInformation/Board/BoardPolicy/bpsecthree.htm#3141

Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. L.


Loy Elementary, Lincoln Elementary & Whittier Elementary - School Boiler Replacements Bids BACKGROUND

On October 4, 2016, elementary and high school bond elections were approved by the voters. Identified projects included in the bond language have been outlined and bid according to Montana Law. Each project has had a number of bidders. All bid requirements have been reviewed by the Architects or Engineers of Record hired to design the projects. The list of the lowest responsible bidder for each project below is: School Project Company Bid Amount

Loy Elementary Boiler Replacement Central Plumbing & Heating $632,650.00 Lincoln Elementary Boiler Replacement A. T. Klemens, Inc. $201,100.00 Whittier Elementary Boiler Replacement Combustion Service Co. Inc. $220,273.00 DISCUSSION

There were three bids for the Loy Elementary Boiler Replacement, four bids for the Lincoln Elementary Boiler Replacement, and three bids for the Whittier Elementary Boiler Replacement. All bids have been reviewed to ensure that all requirements have been met. These projects have a recommendation of the lowest qualified bidder for the Board of Trustees to approve.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The eventual work completed by the approved low bidder will be paid with bond proceeds.

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RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the lowest qualified bidder, Central Plumbing and Heating for the boiler replacement at Loy Elementary School in the amount of $632,650.00, A. T. Klemens, Inc. for the boiler replacement at Lincoln Elementary School in the amount of $201,100.00, and Combustion Service Co. Inc. for the boiler replacement at Whittier Elementary School in the amount of $220,273.00. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6050.

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http://www.ctagroup.com E-mail: [email protected]

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mr. Brian Patrick, Great Falls School District CC: Mr. Andy Becker, Hulteng, Owner’s Representative FROM: Gary J. Morris, PE DATE: 02-28-2018 RE: Lincoln Elementary School Boiler Replacement

Mr. Patrick Following are the bid results for the above-mentioned project:

We have reviewed the scope of the project with the apparent low bidder and they have confirmed their understanding of the full scope of work. We therefore recommend acceptance of A.T. Klemens as the low bidder. If you have further question or comment regarding the bid results, please contact our office. Thank you,

Gary J. Morris, P.E. Associate o 406.452.3321 | c 406.788.2642

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MEMORANDUMDATE: 3/06/18

TO: Brian Patrick, GFPS

FROM: Brad Kauffman, GPD PC

PROJECT: Whittier Elementary Boiler Replacement

RE: Bid Results and Recommendation

Brian,

Please refer to the bid results for the above referenced project below:

GPD recommends accepting the low bid of $220,273. Combustion Service Company was comfortable with their bid amount. This is the first winning bid for Combustion Service Company, but they have performed maintenance and startup on many boilers for the School District over the years and are very familiar with the District's buildings and heating systems.

Thank you,

Brad Kauffman, P.E.Electrical Engineer, LEED AP

GPD, P.C.524 1st Avenue SouthGreat Falls, MT 59401ph: (406) 452-9558fax: (406) 727-9720cell: (406) [email protected]

CONTRACTOR: AT Klemens(Great Falls)

Combustion Service Company(Great Falls)

Corval Group(Great Falls)

10% Bid Bond: Yes Yes Yes

Addenda Acknowledged:

1, 2 1, 2 1, 2

TOTAL BID: $298,100.00 $220,273.00 $251,350.00

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Action

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: VII. A.


Financial Report and Check Register for January 2018 BACKGROUND

The check registers and bank reconciliations are available in the Business Office. Trustee Vukasin and Trustee Janikula act as the Board’s liaisons and review the financial data.

DISCUSSION

This monthly update on the fiscal business of the District is designed to provide Trustees and the public with up-to-date and timely information on revenue and expenditures, fiscal operations, and the overall financial position of the Great Falls Public Schools. Included with this report is a breakdown of district invested funds. Any time there is a transfer in these funds, the activity is included as a part of this report.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

See attached report. RECOMMENDATIONS

The District Board is requested to accept the monthly financial report and approve the register of payments for January 2018. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6051.

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Great Falls Public Schools Fund Budget Report

January 2018

February 26, 2018 11:39 am

Account MTD YTD % Budget Remaining Balance Budget

ELEMENTARY GENERAL 101 REVENUE

1XXX Local ($14,738,326.61) 47.34 ($165,591.57) ($7,760,800.47) ($6,977,526.14) 3XXX State ($32,555,330.27) 50.23 ($2,317,232.15) ($16,202,934.69) ($16,352,395.58) 5XXX Other $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6XXX Adjustments $0.00 0.00 $0.00 ($1,746.69) $1,746.69 9XXX Transfers $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Others

($47,293,656.88) 49.33 Subtotal: ($23,328,175.03) ($2,482,823.72) ($23,965,481.85) EXPENDITURE

1XX Salaries $36,028,752.08 56.32 $2,987,347.37 $15,736,175.90 $20,292,576.18 2XX Benefits $4,704,298.34 58.78 $353,794.20 $1,939,088.36 $2,765,209.98 3XX Contracted $552,521.00 57.51 $19,841.69 $234,785.16 $317,735.84 4XX Utilities/Repair $1,784,904.42 59.31 $137,473.08 $726,235.09 $1,058,669.33 5XX Other Services $1,027,564.67 82.94 $28,908.59 $175,347.41 $852,217.26 61X Supplies $1,410,468.40 60.11 $75,516.07 $562,678.25 $847,790.15 62X Energy Supplies $30,550.00 35.91 $3,009.71 $19,578.21 $10,971.79 64X Books $267,915.00 75.50 $3,755.39 $65,643.76 $202,271.24 66X Minor Equipment $203,271.00 79.30 $5,510.03 $42,082.92 $161,188.08 68X Software $340,958.36 75.01 $49,697.69 $85,188.65 $255,769.71 7XX Capital Outlay $121,023.61 75.11 $26,528.65 $30,119.00 $90,904.61 8XX Misc $821,430.00 78.80 $0.00 $174,104.52 $647,325.48 9XX Transfers $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Others

$47,293,656.88 58.15 Subtotal: $27,502,629.65 $3,691,382.47 $19,791,027.23

HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL 201 REVENUE

1XXX Local ($7,891,564.34) 47.59 ($88,842.97) ($4,135,615.83) ($3,755,948.51) 3XXX State ($15,149,920.31) 50.16 ($1,091,281.21) ($7,550,271.88) ($7,599,648.43) 5XXX Other $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 6XXX Adjustments $0.00 0.00 $0.00 ($2,189.00) $2,189.00 9XXX Transfers $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Others


1XX Salaries $17,142,145.77 55.15 $1,419,020.39 $7,688,395.63 $9,453,750.14 2XX Benefits $2,671,729.18 57.62 $206,518.39 $1,132,399.06 $1,539,330.12 3XX Contracted $370,557.46 57.78 $12,353.54 $156,434.34 $214,123.12 4XX Utilities/Repair $732,847.06 42.42 $84,245.62 $421,946.92 $310,900.14 5XX Other Services $762,550.33 62.64 $43,989.41 $284,865.50 $477,684.83 61X Supplies $636,626.56 55.34 $7,813.50 $284,289.11 $352,337.45 62X Energy Supplies $9,000.00 -23.99 $1,805.54 $11,159.43 ($2,159.43) 64X Books $197,357.00 38.24 $2,137.68 $121,880.30 $75,476.70 66X Minor Equipment $55,575.00 72.87 $3,041.51 $15,078.14 $40,496.86 68X Software $180,207.44 82.59 $24,766.54 $31,367.95 $148,839.49 7XX Capital Outlay $62,000.00 76.14 $13,066.35 $14,794.33 $47,205.67 8XX Misc $220,888.85 74.32 $101.25 $56,713.59 $164,175.26 9XX Transfers $0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

$23,041,484.65 55.65 Subtotal: $12,822,160.35 $1,818,859.72 $10,219,324.30

ELEMENTARY TRANSPORTATION 110 REVENUE

($3,160,273.00) 62.71 Subtotal: ($1,981,770.29) ($21,325.32) ($1,178,502.71) EXPENDITURE

$3,160,273.00 64.95 Subtotal: $2,052,508.93 $224,577.20 $1,107,764.07

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January 2018

February 26, 2018 11:39 am


HIGH SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION 210 REVENUE

($1,096,368.01) 68.69 Subtotal: ($753,126.05) ($5,708.24) ($343,241.96) EXPENDITURE

$1,096,368.01 75.16 Subtotal: $823,978.85 $54,593.30 $272,389.16

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 112 REVENUE

($4,544,550.00) 55.01 Subtotal: ($2,499,897.49) ($413,838.66) ($2,044,652.51) EXPENDITURE

$4,544,550.00 53.36 Subtotal: $2,424,772.51 $341,599.94 $2,119,777.49

ELEMENTARY RETIREMENT 114 REVENUE


$7,100,000.00 59.59 Subtotal: $4,230,577.76 $533,245.97 $2,869,422.24

HIGH SCHOOL RETIREMENT 214 REVENUE


Others $4,280,000.00 70.08 Subtotal: $2,999,523.82 $237,039.59 $1,280,476.18

ELEMENTARY ADULT EDUCATION 117 REVENUE

($337,250.00) 67.13 Subtotal: ($226,405.90) ($2,388.09) ($110,844.10) EXPENDITURE

$337,250.00 64.25 Subtotal: $216,694.70 $20,611.45 $120,555.30

HIGH SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION 217 REVENUE


$302,500.00 69.64 Subtotal: $210,664.60 $8,435.95 $91,835.40

ELEMENTARY TECHNOLOGY 128 REVENUE

($1,197,243.41) 87.27 Subtotal: ($1,044,800.43) ($1,786.50) ($152,442.98) EXPENDITURE

$1,197,243.41 83.22 Subtotal: $996,402.59 $97,551.96 $200,840.82

HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY 228 REVENUE

($371,269.67) 79.56 Subtotal: ($295,372.18) ($876.53) ($75,897.49) EXPENDITURE

$371,269.67 80.81 Subtotal: $300,029.23 $23,108.05 $71,240.44

ELEMENTARY FLEX 129 REVENUE


$364,668.69 100.00 Subtotal: $364,668.69 $0.00 $0.00

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Short and Long Term Interest Bearing on Deposit

January 2018

$15,106,000


January 2018

February 26, 2018 11:39 am


HIGH SCHOOL FLEX 229 REVENUE

($47,359.06) 78.12 Subtotal: ($36,994.91) ($2.65) ($10,364.15) EXPENDITURE

$47,359.06 100.00 Subtotal: $47,359.06 $0.00 $0.00

ELEMENTARY BUILDING 160 REVENUE

($34,675,000.00) 99.86 Subtotal: ($34,626,351.88) ($6,426.63) ($48,648.12) EXPENDITURE

$34,675,000.00 80.38 Subtotal: $27,873,345.99 $1,790,932.84 $6,801,654.01

HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 260 REVENUE

($24,035,000.00) 99.96 Subtotal: ($24,025,561.99) ($348.26) ($9,438.01) EXPENDITURE

$24,035,000.00 75.22 Subtotal: $18,078,940.34 $389,087.46 $5,956,059.66

ELEMENTARY BUILDING RESERVE 161 REVENUE


$785,664.87 100.00 Subtotal: $785,664.87 $0.00 $0.00

HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING RESERVE 261 REVENUE


$320,400.00 97.65 Subtotal: $312,855.09 $6,864.00 $7,544.91

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Great Falls Public






CATEGORY: Action

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: VII. B.


Student Activity Monthly Report for January 2018 BACKGROUND

The authority to establish an extracurricular fund is found in MCA 20-9-504 Extracurricular fund for pupil functions. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the establishment and management of student extra-curricular funds. The purpose of student extra-curricular funds shall be to account for revenues and disbursements of those funds raised by students through recognized student body organizations and activities. Students shall be involved in the decision-making process related to the use of the funds.

DISCUSSION

In this section, you will find the student activity accounts for the District. The Student Activity Fund Report will be submitted to the Board on a monthly basis for review and approval.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None at this time. RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the Student Activity Accounts for January 2018 as presented. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Director of Business Operations Brian Patrick at (406) 268-6050.

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Beginning Revenue Expense Ending

GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENT ACTIVITY MONTHLY REPORT

2/27/2018 Page 1 of 6

January 2018 Account Fund Project

Detail 1st Day 1/1/2018 Print Date

LINCOLN SCHOOL $582.65 $0.02 ($296.96) $285.71 126 002 ACTIVITY MISC

Total for LINCOLN SCHOOL $582.65 $0.02 ($296.96) $285.71 LONGFELLOW SCHOOL

$0.00 $1,314.36 $0.00 $1,314.36 127 002 ACTIVITY MISC Total for LONGFELLOW SCHOOL $0.00 $1,314.36 $0.00 $1,314.36

LOY SCHOOL $2,863.44 $0.22 ($64.54) $2,799.12 129 002 ACTIVITY MISC

Total for LOY SCHOOL $2,863.44 $0.22 ($64.54) $2,799.12 MEADOW LARK SCHOOL

$6,417.74 $570.56 $0.00 $6,988.30 133 002 ACTIVITY MISC Total for MEADOW LARK SCHOOL $6,417.74 $570.56 $0.00 $6,988.30

MORNINGSIDE SCHOOL $4,708.06 $0.37 $0.00 $4,708.43 134 002 ACTIVITY MISC

Total for MORNINGSIDE SCHOOL $4,708.06 $0.37 $0.00 $4,708.43 ROOSEVELT SCHOOL

$2,106.36 $250.19 $0.00 $2,356.55 139 002 ACTIVITY MISC $119.85 $0.01 $0.00 $119.86 139 366 STUDENT PROJECTS

Total for ROOSEVELT SCHOOL $2,226.21 $250.20 $0.00 $2,476.41 SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL

$467.50 $0.04 $0.00 $467.54 143 002 ACTIVITY MISC Total for SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL $467.50 $0.04 $0.00 $467.54

VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL $938.42 $0.07 $0.00 $938.49 145 002 ACTIVITY MISC

Total for VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL $938.42 $0.07 $0.00 $938.49 WHITTIER SCHOOL

$2,398.15 $0.19 $0.00 $2,398.34 146 002 ACTIVITY MISC Total for WHITTIER SCHOOL $2,398.15 $0.19 $0.00 $2,398.34

ELEMENTARY TOTAL $20,602.17 $2,136.03 ($361.50) $22,376.70

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EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL $813.16 $0.06 $0.00 $813.22 111 301 8TH GRADE CLASS

$1,129.95 $0.09 $0.00 $1,130.04 111 304 ART DEPARTMENT $656.99 $0.05 ($40.00) $617.04 111 305 ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS

$54.90 $0.00 $0.00 $54.90 111 312 DYNAMOS $237.45 $0.02 $0.00 $237.47 111 558 FISHING CLUB

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 111 379 HIP HOP DANCE CLUB $1,053.97 $130.69 ($72.00) $1,112.66 111 354 IMPACT

$998.23 $0.08 $0.00 $998.31 111 329 INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES $105.70 $0.01 $0.00 $105.71 111 331 KIDS FIRST

$38.17 $0.00 $0.00 $38.17 111 680 RAM SPIRIT $128.08 $0.01 $0.00 $128.09 111 613 ROBOTICS $326.31 $110.03 $0.00 $436.34 111 364 STUDENT COUNCIL/GOVERNMENT $853.91 $0.07 $0.00 $853.98 111 367 STUDENT STORE $638.57 $0.05 ($28.82) $609.80 111 368 SUPERSONICS $165.90 $96.01 ($100.00) $161.91 111 375 VIP MATH-SCIENCE

$2,209.10 $0.18 $0.00 $2,209.28 111 309 XTREME TEAM $5.01 $0.00 $0.00 $5.01 111 388 YOUTH ALIVE

Total for EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL $9,415.40 $337.35 ($240.82) $9,511.93 NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

$75.96 $0.01 $0.00 $75.97 112 317 EXTREME TEAM $1,738.09 $0.11 ($307.56) $1,430.64 112 320 FISHING CLUB

$12.18 $0.00 $0.00 $12.18 112 687 GRIZ SPIRIT $274.36 $0.02 $0.00 $274.38 112 343 NATIONAL JR HONOR SOCIETY $274.52 $493.06 $0.00 $767.58 112 349 PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB $152.68 $0.01 $0.00 $152.69 112 358 SCIENCE OLYMPIAD $565.74 $0.03 ($185.97) $379.80 112 361 SENSATIONAL SEVEN'S

$1,234.20 $198.06 ($676.72) $755.54 112 378 SHOP $1,883.33 $0.15 $0.00 $1,883.48 112 364 STUDENT COUNCIL/GOVERNMENT $3,204.44 $0.24 ($140.00) $3,064.68 112 365 STUDENT POP $1,207.99 $342.09 ($426.69) $1,123.39 112 369 TAG TEAM $4,553.21 $2,625.37 ($2,573.49) $4,605.09 112 370 THE BUSINESS

$627.68 $337.06 ($245.87) $718.87 112 371 TNT TEAM $844.93 $0.07 $0.00 $845.00 112 373 URSIDAE TEAM $284.15 $0.02 $0.00 $284.17 112 374 VIKINGS/GLADI8ORS TEAM

$5,769.82 $966.54 $0.00 $6,736.36 112 377 YEARBOOK $225.43 $0.02 $0.00 $225.45 112 388 YOUTH ALIVE

Total for NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL $22,928.71 $4,962.86 ($4,556.30) $23,335.27 MIDDLE SCHOOLS TOTAL $32,344.11 $5,300.21 ($4,797.12) $32,847.20

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GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL $13,530.69 $1.06 ($224.60) $13,307.15 206 111 FOOTBALL ($2,485.62) $5,541.11 ($1,639.14) $1,416.35 206 112 BOYS BASKETBALL ($1,968.46) $3,330.10 ($144.00) $1,217.64 206 113 GIRLS BASKETBALL

($483.98) $1,212.59 ($5,829.19) ($5,100.58) 206 114 WRESTLING $55.08 $0.00 $0.00 $55.08 206 115 TRACK B&G

($7,125.93) ($0.57) $0.00 ($7,126.50) 206 116 SOCCER B&G ($1,005.25) ($0.08) $0.00 ($1,005.33) 206 117 X COUNTRY B&G ($4,351.94) ($0.35) $0.00 ($4,352.29) 206 118 GOLF B&G

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 206 119 TENNIS B&G $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 206 120 SOFTBALL

($144.04) ($0.02) ($72.00) ($216.06) 206 121 SWIMMING B&G ($7,629.29) ($0.76) ($1,937.25) ($9,567.30) 206 122 VOLLEYBALL $3,714.43 $50.21 ($1,087.75) $2,676.89 206 514 B AND G TRACK FUND

$46,622.55 $1,557.29 ($31,962.16) $16,217.68 206 516 BAND ACTIVITY $5,391.12 $1,306.24 ($1,247.08) $5,450.28 206 508 BISON BARISTAS $1,721.51 $0.14 $0.00 $1,721.65 206 310 BISON BUSINESS

$191.43 $0.02 $0.00 $191.45 206 303 BISON DIGITAL VIDEO ($281.47) $1,402.99 ($1,276.09) ($154.57) 206 314 BISON WEAR $178.98 $124.52 ($15.00) $288.50 206 520 BISONETTES

$30.50 $0.00 $0.00 $30.50 206 522 BOWLING CLUB $1,697.04 $30.63 ($30.55) $1,697.12 206 523 BOYS & GIRLS P.E. POP FUND $5,066.45 $5,116.88 ($6,799.96) $3,383.37 206 524 BOYS BASKETBALL $2,025.55 $0.16 $0.00 $2,025.71 206 525 BOYS SOCCER $2,992.81 $150.25 $0.00 $3,143.06 206 527 BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMER

$16,044.59 $2,720.71 ($2,945.66) $15,819.64 206 530 CHEERLEADERS $54.14 $0.00 $0.00 $54.14 206 676 CHESS CLUB

$51,580.36 $4,347.96 ($31,291.75) $24,636.57 206 533 CHOIR/DELPHIAN $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 206 684 CLASS OF 2017

$1,862.82 $0.15 $0.00 $1,862.97 206 531 CLASS OF 2018 $656.31 $0.05 $0.00 $656.36 206 534 CLASS OF 2019

$2,525.77 $0.20 $0.00 $2,525.97 206 535 CLASS OF 2020 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 206 536 CLASS OF 2021

$5,202.21 $0.40 ($111.09) $5,091.52 206 546 CROSS COUNTRY $19,995.31 $1,091.95 ($272.49) $20,814.77 206 548 DECA CLUB

$601.29 $0.02 ($308.55) $292.76 206 325 ENGLISH NOVELS $2,537.46 $0.20 $0.00 $2,537.66 206 313 FCCLA

$175.62 $0.01 $0.00 $175.63 206 559 FLY FISHING CLUB $22,125.50 $1.76 $0.00 $22,127.26 206 560 FOOTBALL FUND

$128.00 $0.01 $0.00 $128.01 206 563 FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB $1,362.75 $0.04 ($910.00) $452.79 206 566 FRENCH CLUB

$718.01 $85.06 $0.00 $803.07 206 567 GERMAN CLUB $1,675.36 $1,000.10 ($1,396.59) $1,278.87 206 324 GFHS ROBOTICS CLUB

$15,559.77 $3,291.14 ($10,322.45) $8,528.46 206 570 GIRLS BASKETBALL $5,307.78 $400.45 ($58.60) $5,649.63 206 571 GIRLS SOCCER $2,503.39 $0.19 ($77.09) $2,426.49 206 572 GOLF TEAM

$130.63 $0.01 $0.00 $130.64 206 574 GREEN CLUB $456.11 $70.04 $0.00 $526.15 206 539 HOSA

$7,936.74 $482.90 ($300.00) $8,119.64 206 579 ICE RAGE $803.42 $5.03 ($371.73) $436.72 206 580 INDIAN CLUB

$1,109.84 $0.09 $0.00 $1,109.93 206 581 INIWA NEWSPAPER $4,108.66 $689.35 ($384.25) $4,413.76 206 589 JROTC $2,161.76 $1,125.25 ($153.50) $3,133.51 206 584 KEY CLUB $2,542.17 $0.20 $0.00 $2,542.37 206 591 MOTOR SPORTS CLUB

$20.01 $80,937.05 ($80,487.11) $469.95 206 593 MUSIC FRUIT ($47.81) $0.00 $0.00 ($47.81) 206 597 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

$33,711.86 $1,087.76 ($18,980.74) $15,818.88 206 601 ORCHESTRA $820.76 $0.07 $0.00 $820.83 206 606 PHOTOGRAPHY ART

$15,666.76 $698.63 ($1,181.25) $15,184.14 206 608 POP FUND $1,367.90 $0.09 ($200.00) $1,167.99 206 609 POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL $9,270.73 $711.59 ($2,616.61) $7,365.71 206 615 ROUNDUP ANNUAL

$506.50 $0.04 $0.00 $506.54 206 620 SELECT $1,754.55 $0.14 $0.00 $1,754.69 206 627 SOFTBALL

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$3,792.01 $0.26 ($499.00) $3,293.27 206 634 SPIRIT SHIRTS $8,446.04 $25.67 ($70.95) $8,400.76 206 635 STUDENT COUNCIL/GOVERNMENT

$13,456.86 $1.07 $0.00 $13,457.93 206 636 STUDENT LANDSCAPE PROJECT FUND $12,152.72 $0.55 ($5,296.15) $6,857.12 206 639 SWIM TEAM

$4,388.74 $0.35 $0.00 $4,389.09 206 642 TENNIS $41.78 $0.00 $0.00 $41.78 206 644 THROWERS CLUB $82.92 $0.01 $0.00 $82.93 206 650 VICA

$984.40 $0.07 ($52.52) $931.95 206 651 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS $17,000.96 $1.30 ($659.48) $16,342.78 206 655 VOLLEYBALL

$227.29 $0.02 $0.00 $227.31 206 656 WARFAIR ACTIVITY $4,511.57 $7,436.47 ($2,930.18) $9,017.86 206 663 WRESTLING

$625.04 $0.05 $0.00 $625.09 206 665 YELLOWSTONE FIELD TRIP $37.52 $0.00 $0.00 $37.52 206 685 YOUNG CHAUTAUQUA

$323.85 $0.03 $0.00 $323.88 206 666 YOUTH ALIVE Total for GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL $356,910.75 $126,036.91 ($214,142.51) $268,805.15

ATLERNATIVE EDUCATION $20,598.49 $1.52 ($1,533.40) $19,066.61 207 540 COFFEE SHOP $17,068.97 $1,970.74 ($650.80) $18,388.91 207 588 LYNX GRAFIX

$4,876.06 $0.34 ($617.94) $4,258.46 207 677 PARIS GIBSON AUTOMOTIVE CLUB $3,225.03 $0.26 $0.00 $3,225.29 207 625 PARIS GIBSON DESIGNS $1,064.79 $0.08 $0.00 $1,064.87 207 690 PARIS SCIENCE CLUB $2,976.76 $110.25 $0.00 $3,087.01 207 364 STUDENT COUNCIL/GOVERNMENT $2,381.35 $0.19 $0.00 $2,381.54 207 664 YEAR BOOK

Total for ATLERNATIVE EDUCATION $52,191.45 $2,083.38 ($2,802.14) $51,472.69 CM RUSSELL HIGH SCHOOL

$1,639.01 ($0.02) ($1,853.57) ($214.58) 208 111 FOOTBALL ($2,423.51) $887.81 ($806.51) ($2,342.21) 208 112 BOYS BASKETBALL ($2,555.03) $4,122.06 ($776.51) $790.52 208 113 GIRLS BASKETBALL ($2,501.51) ($0.49) ($3,683.51) ($6,185.51) 208 114 WRESTLING

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 208 115 TRACK B&G ($9,178.61) ($0.73) $0.00 ($9,179.34) 208 116 SOCCER B&G ($1,496.50) ($0.12) $0.00 ($1,496.62) 208 117 X COUNTRY B&G ($4,433.43) ($0.35) $0.00 ($4,433.78) 208 118 GOLF B&G

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 208 119 TENNIS B&G ($716.88) ($0.06) $0.00 ($716.94) 208 120 SOFTBALL

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 208 121 SWIMMING B&G ($11,601.28) ($1.07) ($1,883.97) ($13,486.32) 208 122 VOLLEYBALL

$594.93 $0.05 $0.00 $594.98 208 500 ACADEMIC BOWL $381.99 $0.03 $0.00 $382.02 208 502 AFS CLUB

$81,453.24 $3,771.74 ($454.27) $84,770.71 208 503 ANNUAL $11,046.41 $12.86 ($200.00) $10,859.27 208 505 ART CLUB $65,225.90 $5,825.03 ($32,995.40) $38,055.53 208 515 BAND

$239.30 $0.02 $0.00 $239.32 208 517 BARRIER BUSTERS CLUB $1,384.95 $10.11 $0.00 $1,395.06 208 307 BIOLOGY 3-4 $9,550.88 $0.42 ($4,321.82) $5,229.48 208 525 BOYS SOCCER

$16,042.97 $112.36 $0.00 $16,155.33 208 526 BOYS TRACK $1,966.64 $1,180.96 ($486.79) $2,660.81 208 527 BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMER $3,430.51 $5,232.96 ($2,862.72) $5,800.75 208 530 CHEERLEADERS

$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 208 532 CINDERELLAS CLOSET $1,952.63 $0.16 $0.00 $1,952.79 208 531 CLASS OF 2018

$524.24 $708.07 ($300.00) $932.31 208 534 CLASS OF 2019 $1,531.64 $0.12 $0.00 $1,531.76 208 535 CLASS OF 2020

$84.02 $0.01 $0.00 $84.03 208 536 CLASS OF 2021 $691.13 $0.05 $0.00 $691.18 208 321 CMR DRAFTING $500.31 $0.04 $0.00 $500.35 208 322 CMR ELECTRONICS

$7,048.00 $0.55 ($112.07) $6,936.48 208 546 CROSS COUNTRY $6,607.95 $824.86 $0.00 $7,432.81 208 548 DECA CLUB $4,303.14 $63.17 ($2,188.68) $2,177.63 208 552 DRAMATICS CLUB $8,171.25 $1,649.74 ($544.60) $9,276.39 208 671 ELECTRIC CITY FFA

$120.08 $20.01 $0.00 $140.09 208 325 ENGLISH NOVELS $10,669.56 $173.80 ($1,019.08) $9,824.28 208 578 FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE $21,208.86 $21.68 ($122.59) $21,107.95 208 562 FOOTBALL PROGRAMS 57



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$1,064.84 $0.08 $0.00 $1,064.92 208 566 FRENCH CLUB $2,047.82 $0.16 $0.00 $2,047.98 208 567 GERMAN CLUB $4,882.75 $540.17 ($2,908.29) $2,514.63 208 570 GIRLS BASKETBALL $3,334.06 $0.27 $0.00 $3,334.33 208 571 GIRLS SOCCER

($10.44) $0.00 $0.00 ($10.44) 208 572 GOLF TEAM $3,386.99 $0.26 ($62.46) $3,324.79 208 577 HOME EC SEWING

$10,260.34 $600.82 ($485.65) $10,375.51 208 539 HOSA $2,508.00 $154.21 ($50.80) $2,611.41 208 584 KEY CLUB

$354.37 $0.03 $0.00 $354.40 208 674 MODEL UNITED NATION $570.25 $0.05 $0.00 $570.30 208 597 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY $176.64 $0.01 $0.00 $176.65 208 598 NATIVE AMERICAN CLUB

$4,226.85 $1,180.36 ($825.84) $4,581.37 208 599 NEWSPAPER $27,946.03 $853.25 ($554.56) $28,244.72 208 601 ORCHESTRA

$1,269.08 $0.10 $0.00 $1,269.18 208 607 PHYSICS FIELD TRIP $582.66 $41.09 $0.00 $623.75 208 608 POP FUND

$1,004.13 $0.08 $0.00 $1,004.21 208 613 ROBOTICS $1,690.31 $402.16 ($46.68) $2,045.79 208 355 RUSTLER GEAR $3,747.57 $0.28 ($242.41) $3,505.44 208 673 RUSTLERS INC

$36,202.67 $8,507.22 ($4,300.44) $40,409.45 208 617 SCHOOL STORE $347.69 $0.03 $0.00 $347.72 208 600 SCIENCE OLYMPIADS $424.81 $0.03 $0.00 $424.84 208 619 SCIENCE RESEARCH CLUB

$10,691.60 $0.85 $0.00 $10,692.45 208 627 SOFTBALL $348.93 $0.03 $0.00 $348.96 208 628 SPANISH CLUB

$1,300.38 $849.16 ($112.82) $2,036.72 208 632 SPEECH & DEBATE $485.01 $0.04 $0.00 $485.05 208 633 SPIRIT CLUB

$1,488.31 $100.13 $0.00 $1,588.44 208 635 STUDENT COUNCIL/GOVERNMENT $5,094.83 $6,000.48 ($5,115.66) $5,979.65 208 640 SWIMMING CLUB

$18,232.60 $1.45 $0.00 $18,234.05 208 641 T.A.P.E. CLUB $6,523.04 $0.51 ($65.97) $6,457.58 208 642 TENNIS

$255.54 $0.02 $0.00 $255.56 208 648 TRIPLE-R-CLUB $132.33 $47.01 $0.00 $179.34 208 650 VICA $252.38 $35.76 $0.00 $288.14 208 651 VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

($9,397.07) $2,897.54 $8,844.76 $2,345.23 208 652 VOCAL MUSIC $7,057.65 $163.24 $0.00 $7,220.89 208 654 VOCATIONAL RESOURCE

$19,908.10 $1.52 ($835.00) $19,074.62 208 655 VOLLEYBALL $5,692.44 $125.37 ($1,113.44) $4,704.37 208 662 WRANGLERS $3,198.48 $1,306.72 ($1,857.23) $2,647.97 208 663 WRESTLING

$362.34 $0.03 $0.00 $362.37 208 666 YOUTH ALIVE Total for CM RUSSELL HIGH SCHOOL $399,107.10 $48,426.35 ($64,344.58) $383,188.87

HIGH SCHOOLS TOTAL $808,209.30 $176,546.64 ($281,289.23) $703,466.71

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INDIAN EDUCATION $439.72 $0.03 $0.00 $439.75 265 046 INDIAN EDUCATION DRUM GROUP

$4,889.85 $0.46 $0.00 $4,890.31 265 049 POW WOW'S Total for INDIAN EDUCATION $5,329.57 $0.49 $0.00 $5,330.06

INDEPENDENT PROGRAMS TOTAL $5,329.57 $0.49 $0.00 $5,330.06

DISTRICT TOTAL ($286,447.85) $764,020.67 $183,983.37 $866,485.15

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CATEGORY: Action

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: VII. C.

CABINET MEMBER: Tammy Lacey TOPIC

Second Reading of Revised Board Policy 2161 and 2161R – Instruction – Special Education, 3215 – Students – Uniform Complaint Procedure, 3310 – Students – Student Discipline, 3225 – Students – Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Students, new form 3225F – Students – Harassment Reporting Form for Students, 3226 – Students – Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying, 4210 – Community Relations – School-Support Organizations, Boosters and Fundraising, 5122F – Applicant Rights and Consent to Fingerprint, and 8100 – Non-Instructional Operations/School Facilities

BACKGROUND

A committee consisting of Superintendent Tammy Lacey, Director of Human Resources Kerry Dattilo, Assistant Superintendents Ruth Uecker and Tom Moore, Director of Student Services Dale Lambert, Athletic Director Gary DeGooyer, Trustee Ann Janikula, Trustee Bob Moretti, and Supervisor Kim Fadrhonc have been meeting to discuss and make changes where necessary on the policies mentioned above.

DISCUSSION

Policy 2161 (Special Education) – added language as recommended by MTSBA Policy 2161R (Special Education) – added language as recommended by MTSBA and the Committee Policy 3215 (Uniform Complaint Procedure) – added references as recommended by the Committee Policy 3225 (Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Students) - added language and references as recommended by the Committee Policy Form 3225F (Harassment Reporting Form for Students) – new as recommended by MTSBA and the Committee Policy 3226 (Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying) - added language and references as recommended by the Committee Policy 3310 (Student Discipline) – added language and references as recommended by the Committee Policy 4210 (School-Support Organizations, Boosters, and Fundraising) – complete rewrite of this policy as recommended by MTSBA, the Committee and District procedures Policy 5122F (Form Applicant Rights and Consent to Fingerprint) – this form will replace the existing form as recommended by federal law Policy 8100 (Transportation) – added language as recommended by MTSBA and the Committee First Reading of the revised and new policies listed above was at the February 12, 2018 Board meeting.

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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve revised Board policies 2161, 2161R, 3215, 3225, 3226, 3310, 4210, 5122F, 8100 and new policy 3225F as presented. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001.

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Great Falls School District INSTRUCTION 2161 Special Education The District shall provide a free appropriate public education and necessary related services to all children with disabilities residing within the District, as required under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (hereinafter “IDEA”) and implementing provisions in Montana law, and the Americans With Disabilities Act. For students eligible for services under IDEA, the District shall follow procedures for identification, evaluation, placement, and delivery of service to children with disabilities as provided in the current “Montana State Plan Under Part B of the IDEA”. The District may maintain membership in one or more cooperative associations, which may assist in fulfilling the District’s obligations to its disabled students. Cross Reference: Policy 2161R Special Education Legal Reference: Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et seq. § 20-7-Part Four, MCA Special Education for Exceptional Children Policy History: Adopted on: July 1, 2000 Revised on: June 25, 2001 Revised on:

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Great Falls School District 1 INSTRUCTION 2161R 2 Page 1 of 6 3 Special Education 4 5 The Superintendent shall place the annual application on the agenda of a regular meeting of the 6 Board for action prior to submission to the state educational agency for final approval. 7 8 Child Find 9 10 The District shall be responsible for the coordination and management of locating, identifying, 11 and evaluating all disabled children ages birth through age twenty-one (21). Appropriate staff 12 will design the District’s Child Find plan in compliance with all state and federal requirements, 13 and with assistance from special education personnel who are delegated responsibility for 14 implementing the plan. 15 16 The District’s plan will contain procedures for identifying suspected disabled students in private 17 schools as identified in 34 C.F.R. 530.130 and 530.131(f), students who are home schooled, as 18 well as public facilities located within the geographic boundaries of the District. These 19 procedures shall include screening and development criteria for further assessment. The plan 20 must include locating, identifying and evaluating highly mobile children with disabilities and 21 children who are suspected of being a child with a disability and in need of special education, 22 even though the child is and has been advancing from grade to grade. The District’s Child Find 23 Plan must set forth the following: 24 25 1. Procedures used to annually inform the public of all child find activities, for children zero 26 through twenty-one; 27 2. Identity of the special education coordinator; 28 3. Procedures used for collecting, maintaining and reporting data on child identification; 29 4. Procedures for Child Find Activities (including audiological, health, speech/language, and 30

visual screening and review of data or records for students who have been or are being 31 considered for retention, delayed admittance, long term suspension or expulsion or waiver of 32 learner outcomes) in each of the following groups.: 33

34 a. Infants and Toddlers (Birth through age 2) 35

Procedures for referral of infants and toddlers to the appropriate early intervention 36 agency or procedures for conducting child find. 37

b. Preschool (Ages 3 through Age 5) 38 Part C Transition planning conferences; Frequency and location of screenings; 39 Coordination with other agencies; Follow-up procedures for referral and 40 evaluation; and Procedures for responding to individual referrals. 41

c. In-School (Ages 6 through 18) 42 Referral procedures including teacher assistance teams, parent referrals and 43 referrals from other sources; and Follow-up procedures for referral and evaluation. 44

d. Post-School (Ages 19 through 21) 45 Individuals who have not graduated from high school with a regular diploma and 46 who were not previously identified. Describe coordination efforts with other 47 agencies. 48 49

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3 e. Private Schools (This includes home schools.) 4

Child find procedures addressing the provisions of ARM 10.16.3125(1); 5 Follow-up procedures for referral and evaluation. 6

f. Homeless children 7 8 Procedures for Evaluation and Determination of Eligibility 9 10 Procedures for evaluation and determination of eligibility for special education and related 11 services are conducted in accordance with the procedures and requirements of 34 C.F.R. 12 300.530-300.536 34 C.F.R. 300.301-300.311 and the following state administrative rules: 13 10.16.3320 – Referral; 14 10.60.103 – Identification of Children with Disabilities; 15 10.16.3321 – Comprehensive Educational Evaluation Process; 16 10.16.3322 – Composition of a Child Study Team 17 18 Procedural Safeguards and Parental Notification 19 20 The Great Falls School District implements the procedural safeguard procedures as identified in 21 34 C.F.R. 300.500 – 300.529 and A.R.M. 10.16.3129 and provides a copy of the brochure 22 “Parental Rights in Special Education” to the parent a reasonable time before the district: 23 1. Proposes to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of the 24

child or the provision of free appropriate public education to the child; or 25 2. Refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the 26

child or the provision of free appropriate public education to the child. 27 28 The District implements the procedural safeguard procedures as identified in 34 C.F.R. 300.500 29 - 300.530. 30 31 A copy of the procedural safeguards available to the parents of a child with a disability must be 32 given to the parents only one (1) time a school year, except that a copy also must be given to the 33 parents: 34 35 • Upon initial referral or parent request for evaluation; 36 • Upon receipt of the first state complaint under 34 CFR 300.151 through 300.153 and 37

upon receipt of the first due process complaint under 34 CFR 300.507 in a school year; 38 • In accordance with the discipline procedures in 34 CFR 300.530(h) (…on the date on 39

which the decision is made to make a removal that constitutes a change of placement of a 40 child with a disability because of a violation of a code of student conduct, the LEA 41 must…provide the parents the procedural safeguards notice); and 42

• Upon request by a parent. 43 44 A public agency also may place a current copy of the procedural safeguard notice on its internet 45 website, if a website exists. [34 CFR 300.504(a) and (b)] [20 U.S.C. 1415(d)(1)] 46 47 The referral for special education consideration may be initiated from any source, including 48 school personnel. To initiate the process, an official referral form must be completed and signed 49

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2161R 1 Page 3 of 6 2 3 by the person making the referral. The District shall accommodate a parent who cannot speak 4 English and therefore cannot complete the District referral form. Recognizing that the referral 5 form is a legal document, District personnel with knowledge of the referral shall bring the 6 referral promptly to the attention of the Child Study Evaluation Team. 7 8 The District shall give written notice to the parent of its recommendation to evaluate or not to 9 evaluate the student. The parent will be fully informed concerning the reasons for which the 10 consent to evaluate is sought. Written parental consent will be obtained before conducting the 11 initial evaluation or before re-evaluating the student. 12 13 The recommendation to conduct an initial evaluation or re-evaluation shall be presented to the 14 parent in their native language or another mode of communication appropriate to the parent. An 15 explanation of all the procedural safeguards shall be made available to the parents when their 16 consent for evaluation is sought. These safeguards will include a statement of the parents’ rights 17 relative to granting the consent. 18 19 Evaluation of Eligibility 20 21 Evaluation of eligibility for special education services will be consistent with the requirements of 22 34 C.F.R. 300.301 through 300.311 regarding Procedures for Evaluation and Determination of 23 Eligibility; and shall also comply with A.R.M. 10.16.3321. 24 25 26 Administrative Representative on Child Study Team 27 28 The Superintendent shall annually designate in writing the administrative representative for each 29 Child Study Team in the District. The administrative representative shall be an individual 30 employed by the Trustees in a recognized administrative capacity. 31 32 Individualized Education Programs Plan (IEP) 33 34 The Great Falls School District develops, implements, reviews and revises individualized 35 education programs the IEP in accordance with the requirements and procedures of 34 C.F.R. 36 300.342-300.350 and A.R.M. 10.16.3342. 34 C.F.R. 300.320-300.328. 37 38 Least Restrictive Environment 39 40 To the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or 41 private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are nondisabled and 42 that special classes, separate schooling or other removal of children with disabilities from the 43 regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that 44 education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved 45 satisfactorily. Educational placement decisions are made in accordance with A.R. M. 10.16.3340 46 and the requirements of 34 C.F.R. 300.550 – 300.556 34 C.F.R. 300.114 - 300.120 and a 47 continuum of alternate placements is available as required in 34 C.F.R. 300.551. 48 49 50

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2161R 1 Page 4 of 6 2 3 Children in Private Schools/Out-of District Placement 4 5 Children with a disability placed in or referred to a private school or facility by the District, or 6 other appropriate agency, shall receive special education and related services in accordance 7 with the requirements and procedures of 34 C.F.R. 300.145 through 300.147 and A.R.M. 8 10.16.3122. 9 10 As set forth under 34 C.F.R. 300.137, children with a disability placed in or referred to a private 11 school or facility by parents do not have an individual right to special education and related 12 services at the District’s expense. When services are provided to children with disabilities 13 placed by parents in private schools, the services will be in accordance with the requirements 14 and procedures of 34. C.F.R. 300.130 through 300.144, and 300.148. 15 16 The District implements services to children enrolled in private schools by their parents in accord 17 with the requirements and procedures in 34 C.F.R. 300.453 – 300.462 and 10.16.3122 A.R.M.. 18 If a child with a disability is placed in or referred to a private school or facility by the school 19 district, the district will provide special education and related services in accordance with the 20 requirements and procedures of 34 C.F.R. 300.401 and 10.16.3122 A.R. M.. 21 22 Impartial Due Process Hearing 23 24 The District shall conduct the an impartial hearing in compliance with the Administrative Rules 25 of Montana on matters pertaining to special education controversies. 26 27 Special Education Records and Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information 28 29 A. Confidentiality of Information 30 31 The District follows the provisions under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act and 32 implements the procedures in 34 C.F.R. 300.562 – 300.577 34 C.F.R. 300.610-300.627, Section 33 20-1-213, MCA, and A.R.M. 10.16.3560. 34 35 B. Access Rights 36 37 Parents of disabled students and students eighteen (18) years or older, or their representative, 38 may review any educational records which are designated as student records collected, 39 maintained, and used by the District. Review shall normally occur within five (5) school 40 business days and in no case longer than forty-five (45) days. Parents shall have the right to an 41 explanation or interpretation of information contained in the record. Non-custodial parents shall 42 have the same right of access as custodial parents unless there is a legally binding document 43 specifically removing that right. 44 45 C. List of Types and Locations of Information. 46 47 A list of the records maintained on disabled students shall be available in the District office. 48 Disabled student records shall be located in the building the student attends, where they are 49 available for review by authorized District personnel, parents, and adult students. Special 50

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2161R 1 Page 5 of 6 2 3 education teachers may maintain an IEP file in their classrooms. These records will be 4 maintained under the direct supervision of the teacher and will be located in a locked file cabinet. 5 A record-of-access sheet in each special education file will specify the District personnel who 6 have a legitimate interest in viewing these records. 7 8 D. Safeguards 9 10 The District will identify in writing the employees who have access to personally identifiable 11 information and provide training on an annual basis to those staff members. 12 13 E. Destruction of Information 14 15 The District will inform parents five (5) years after the termination of special education services 16 that personally identifiable information is no longer needed for program purposes. Medicaid 17 reimbursement records must be retained for a period of at least six years and three months from 18 the date on which the service was rendered or until any dispute or litigation concerning the 19 services is resolved, whichever is later. The parent will be advised that such information may be 20 important to establish eligibility for certain adult benefits. At the parent’s request, the record 21 information shall either be destroyed or made available to the parent or the student if eighteen 22 (18) years or older. Reasonable effort shall be made to provide the parent with notification sixty 23 (60) days prior to taking any action on destruction of records. Unless consent has been received 24 from the parent to destroy the record, confidential information will be retained for five (5) years 25 beyond legal school age. 26 27 Children's Rights 28 29 Privacy rights shall be transferred from the parent to an adult student at the time the student 30 attains eighteen (18) years of age, unless some form of legal guardianship has been designated 31 due to the severity of the disabling condition. 32 33 Discipline 34 35 Students with disabilities may be suspended from school the same as students without disabilities 36 for the same infractions or violations for up to ten (10) consecutive school days. Students with 37 disabilities may be suspended for additional periods of not longer than ten (10) consecutive 38 school days for separate unrelated incidences so long as such removals do not constitute a change 39 in the student’s educational placement. However, for any additional days of removal over and 40 above ten (10) school days in the same school year, the District will provide educational services 41 to a disabled student, which will be determined in consultation with at least one (1) of the child’s 42 teachers, determining the location in which services will be provided. which placement and 43 services will be determined by appropriate school personnel. The District will implement the 44 disciplinary procedures in accordance with the requirements of C.F.R. 300-519 – 300.529. CFR 45 300.530-300.537. 46 47 48 49 50

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2161R 1 Page 6 of 6 2 3 Cross Reference: Policy 2161 Special Education 4 Policy 3125 Homeless 5 6 Legal Reference: 34 CFR 300.1, et seq. Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) 7 § 20-1-213, MCA Transfer of school records 8 10.16.3122 ARM Local Educational Agency Responsibility for 9

Students and Disabilities 10 10.16.3129 ARM Procedural Safeguards 11 10.16.3220 ARM Program Narrative 12 10.16.3321 ARM Comprehensive Educational Evaluation 13

Process 14 10.16.3322 ARM Composition of a Child Study Team 15 10.16.3340 ARM Individualized Education Program and 16

Placement Decisions 17 10.16.3342 ARM Transfer Students: Intrastate and Interstate 18 10.16.3560 ARM Special Education Records 19 10.60.103 ARM Identification of Children with Disabilities 20 21 22 Procedure History: 23 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 24 Revised on: June 25, 2001 25 Revised on: 26

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Great Falls School District 1 2 STUDENTS 3 3215 4 Page 1 of 3 5 Uniform Complaint Procedure 6 7 All individuals may use this complaint procedure if they believe that the Board, its employees or agents 8 have violated their rights under Montana constitutional, statutory, or administrative law; United States 9 constitutional, statutory, or regulatory law; or Board policy. 10 11 See section below pertaining to complaints related to sexual harassment or a violation of Title IX of the 12 Education Amendments of 1972 (the Civil Rights Act), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 13 1990, or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 14 15 The District will endeavor to respond to and resolve complaints at the lowest level, and if a complaint is 16 formally filed, to address the complaint promptly and equitably. Each complaint shall be considered on 17 its own merits. Use of this complaint procedure is not a prerequisite to the pursuit of other remedies, and 18 use of this complaint procedure does not extend any filing deadline related to the pursuit of other 19 remedies. 20 21 Level 1: Informal Problem Solving (Recommended) 22 23 An individual with a complaint is encouraged to first discuss it with the teacher, counselor, coach, 24 associate principal or principal with the objective of resolving the matter promptly and informally. An 25 exception is that complaints of sexual harassment should be discussed with the first line administrator 26 who is not involved in the alleged harassment. See section related to Sexual Harassment below. 27 28 Level 2: Informal Principal /Assistant Superintendent Problem Solving 29 30 If the complaint is not resolved at Level 1, the individual should consult with the principal of the school. 31 The principal shall investigate and attempt to resolve the complaint. 32 33 If the principal is not able to remedy the situation satisfactorily, the individual should contact the 34 appropriate assistant superintendent: Elementary Assistant Superintendent for K-6 issues, or Secondary 35 Assistant Superintendent for 7-12 issues. The Assistant Superintendent may meet with the parties 36 involved and seek support from other staff and administration as appropriate in working to solve 37 concern. 38 39 Level 3: Formal Written Complaint 40 If the complaint is not remedied successfully at Level 2, the individual may file a formal written 41 complaint stating: 1) the nature of the complaint; 2) a description of the event or incident giving rise to 42 the complaint, including any school personnel involved; and 3) the remedy or resolution requested. The 43 complaint must be signed, and filed with the appropriate assistant superintendent within thirty (30) 44 calendar days of the event or incident, or within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the complainant 45 could reasonably become aware of the matter. 46 47 48 49

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3215 1 Page 2 of 3 2 3 The assistant superintendent shall further study and attempt to resolve the complaint. 4 5 If either party is not satisfied with the Level 2 3 decision, the complaint may be advanced to Level 4 by 6 requesting in writing that the Superintendent review the decision. This request must be submitted in 7 writing to the Superintendent within fifteen (15) calendar days of the assistant superintendent’s decision. 8 9 Level 4: Superintendent Review and Decision 10 11 If either the complainant or a person against whom a complaint is filed appeals the administrator’s 12 decision provided for in Level 3, the Superintendent will review the complaint and the administrator’s 13 decision. The Superintendent will respond in writing to the appeal, within thirty (30) calendar days of 14 the Superintendent’s receipt of the written appeal. In responding to the appeal, the Superintendent may: 15 1) meet with the parties involved in the complaint; 2) conduct a separate or supplementary investigation; 16 3) engage an outside investigator or other District employees to assist with the appeal; and/or 4) take 17 other steps appropriate or helpful in resolving the complaint. 18 19 If either the complainant or the person against whom the complaint is filed is dissatisfied with the 20 Superintendent’s decision, either may request that the Board consider an appeal of the Superintendent’s 21 decision. See Level 5 below. This request must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent, within 22 fifteen (15) calendar days of the Superintendent’s written response to the complaint, for transmission to 23 the Board. 24 25 Level 5: The Board 26 27 Upon receipt of a written appeal of the decision of the Superintendent, the matter shall be placed on the 28 agenda of the Board for consideration not later than their next regularly scheduled meeting. A decision 29 shall be made and reported in writing to all parties within thirty (30) days of that meeting. The decision 30 of the Board will be final, unless appealed as provided by law. 31 32 Level 6: County Superintendent 33 34 If a matter falls within the jurisdiction of the County Superintendent of Schools, the decision of the 35 Board may be appealed to the County Superintendent by filing a written appeal within thirty (30) 36 calendar days after the final decision of the Board, pursuant to Montana state law. 37 38 Complaint of Sexual Harassment, or Violations of Title IX, Title II or Section 504: 39 If a complaint alleges sexual harassment or a violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 40 1972 (the Civil Rights Act), Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or Section 504 of 41 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the building administrator or assistant superintendent may turn the 42 complaint over to a District nondiscrimination coordinator. The coordinator will complete an 43 investigation and file a report and recommendation with the Superintendent. A coordinator may request 44 of the Superintendent that an independent investigator be hired to conduct the investigation. Within 45 fifteen (15) calendar days of the Superintendent’s receipt of the coordinator’s or independent 46 investigator’s report and recommendation, the Superintendent will respond to the complaint and take 47 such administrative steps as the Superintendent deems appropriate and necessary. If either the 48 complainant or the person against whom the complaint is filed is dissatisfied with the Superintendent’s 49

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3215 1 Page 3 of 3 2 3 decision, either may request, in writing, that the Board consider an appeal of the Superintendent’s 4 decision. This request must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent, within fifteen (15) calendar 5 days of the Superintendent’s written response to the complaint, for transmission to the Board. 6 7 8 Cross Reference: 1770 Board of Trustees – Uniform Complaint Procedure 9

4310 Community Relations – Public Complaints 10 5215 Personnel – Uniform Complaint Procedure 11 3225 Students - Sexual Harassment Policy 12 3226 Students – Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying 13 3310 Students – Student Discipline 14 15 Legal Reference: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Civil Rights Act) 16

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 17 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 18

19 Procedure History: 20 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 21 Revised on: February 11, 2013 22 Revised on: June 26, 2017 23

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1 Great Falls School District 2 3 STUDENTS 3225 4 Page 1 of 2 5 Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Students 6 7 Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and is prohibited by the District. An 8 employee, District agent, or student engages in sexual harassment whenever he/she makes 9 unwelcome advances, requests sexual favors, and engages in other verbal, non-verbal, or physical 10 conduct of a sexual or sex-based nature, imposed on the basis of sex, that: 11 12

1. denies or limits the provision of educational aid, benefits, services, opportunities, 13 or treatment, or that makes such conduct a condition of a student’s academic 14 status; or 15

16 2. has the purpose or effect of: 17 18

a. substantially interfering with the student’s educational environment; 19 b. creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment; 20

c. depriving a student of educational aid, benefits, services, opportunity or 21 treatment; or 22 d. making submission to or rejection of such unwelcome conduct the basis for 23 academic decisions affecting a student. 24

25 The terms “intimidating”, “hostile” and “offensive” include conduct which has the effect of 26 humiliation, embarrassment, or discomfort. Examples of sexual harassment include, but are not 27 limited to, unwelcome touching, crude jokes or pictures, discussions of sexual experiences, 28 pressure for sexual activity, intimidation by words, actions or name calling, or teasing related to 29 sexual characteristics, and spreading rumors related to a person’s alleged sexual activities. 30 31 Students who believe that they may have been sexually harassed or intimidated should contact a 32 counselor, teacher, coach, Title IX Nondiscrimination Coordinator or other administrator who 33 will assist them in the complaint process. This may include the completion of a Harassement 34 Reporting Form for Students that details the complaint. Supervisors or teachers who knowingly 35 condone, or fail to report or assist a student to take action to remediate such behavior of sexual 36 harassment or intimidation, may themselves be subject to discipline. 37 38 Any District employee who is determined, after an investigation, to have engaged in sexual 39 harassment of students will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including discharge. 40 41 Any student of the District who is determined, after an investigation, to have engaged in sexual 42 harassment will be subject to disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, suspension and 43 expulsion consistent with the discipline policy. Any person who knowingly makes a false 44 accusation regarding sexual harassment will likewise be subject to disciplinary action up to and 45 including discharge with regard to employees, or suspension and expulsion with regard to 46 students. 47 48 The District will make every effort to insure that employees or students accused of sexual 49 harassment or intimidation are given appropriate opportunity to defend themselves against such 50 accusations. 51 52

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6 To the greatest extent possible, complaints will be treated in a confidential manner. Limited 7 disclosure may be necessary in order to complete a thorough investigation. 8 9 Retaliation against persons who file a complaint is a violation of law prohibiting discrimination, 10 and will lead to disciplinary action against the offender. 11 12 Any individual seeking further information should contact the Superintendent for the name of the 13 current Title IX Nondiscrimination Coordinator for the District. The Superintendent shall insure 14 that the student and employee handbooks identify the name, address, and telephone number of 15 the individual responsible for coordinating the District’s compliance efforts. 16 17 An individual with a complaint alleging a violation of this policy shall follow the Uniform 18 Grievance Procedure. 19 20 21 22 Cross Reference: 1770 Board Uniform Complaint Procedure 23 3215 Student Uniform Complaint Procedure 24 3310 Student Discipline 25 3225F Harassment Reporting Form for Students 26 3226 Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying 27 5215 Personnel Uniform Complaint Procedure 28 29 Legal References: Title IX of the Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq. 30 34 CFR Part 106 31 Montana Constitution, Article X, § 1 32 Montana Human Rights Act, § 49-3-101, et seq., MCA 33

10.55.701(1)(f), ARM Board of Trustees 34 10.55.719, ARM Student Protection Procedures 35 10.55.801(1)(a), ARM School Climate 36

37 38 Policy History: 39 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 40 Revised on: November 12, 2001 41 Revised on: April 13, 2015 42

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Harassment Reporting Form for Students 3 4 School ______________________________________________ Date 5 6 Student’s name 7 8 ● Who was responsible for the harassment or incident(s)? 9 10 11 ● Describe the incident(s). 12 13 14 15 ● Date(s), time(s), and place(s) the incident(s) occurred. 16 17 18 19 ● Were other individuals involved in the incident(s)? yes no 20 If so, name the individual(s) and explain their roles. 21 22 23 24 ● Did anyone witness the incident(s)? yes no 25 If so, name the witnesses. 26 27 28 29 ● Did you take any action in response to the incident? yes no 30 If yes, what action did you take? 31 32 33 34 ● Were there any prior incidents? yes no 35 If so, describe any prior incidents. 36 37 38 39 ● What resolution or corrective action are you requesting? 40 41 42 Signature of complainant Date 43 44 Signatures of parents/legal guardians (optional) _____________________Date 45 46 Signature of the Intake Staff Member Date 47 48

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Great Falls School District 1 2 STUDENTS 3226 3 Page 1 of 5 4 5 HAZING/HARASSMENT/INTIMIDATION/BULLYING 6 7 The Great Falls Public School District is committed to providing a safe, productive and positive 8 learning environment. A safe and accepting school environment is conducive to, and necessary 9 for optimal academic achievement. Like other disruptive behaviors, bullying, harassment, 10 intimidation and hazing negatively impact the learning environment. Bullying, harassment, 11 intimidating and hazing behaviors will not be tolerated. Students, staff and third parties are 12 strictly prohibited from bullying, harassment, intimidation, hazing, or retaliation for reporting 13 such action. 14 15 I. Definitions 16 “Bullying, harassment, hazing, or intimidation” means any threatening, insulting, or demeaning 17 gesture or physical conduct, including any intentional written, verbal, or electronic 18 communication directed against a student regardless of the underlying reason for such conduct 19 that: 20

• substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the school; 21 • substantially interferes with a student’s access to educational opportunity or 22

benefit; 23 • places a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student or the student’s 24

property; 25 • damages a student’s property; or 26 • causes a student physical or mental harm. 27

28 With the above parameters, the following definitions apply: 29 30 “Bullying” is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions. Bullying involves a 31 pattern of behavior repeated over time and involves an imbalance of power or strength. 32 33 "Harassment" includes, but is not limited to, any act which subjects an individual or group to 34 unwanted, abusive behavior of a nonverbal, verbal, written (electronic or otherwise), or physical 35 nature, on the basis of any protected class as defined under federal and/or Montana state law. 36 37 “Hazing” means an act against a student or coercing a student into behavior that creates risk of 38 mental or physical harm to a person in order for the student to be initiated into, or affiliated with 39 a student activity, team, club or organization, or for any other purpose. 40 41 "Intimidation" includes, but is not limited to, any threat or act intended to tamper with, 42 substantially damage, or interfere with another person or their property, cause substantial 43 inconvenience, subject another to offensive physical contact, or inflict serious physical injury. 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 75

3226 1 Page 2 of 5 2 3 “Electronic Communication” is defined in 45-8-213, MCA, and includes any communication by 4 any electronic device including but not limited to text messaging, email, or use of social 5 networking. 6 7 “Retaliation” means an intentional act or communication intended: 8

• as revenge against a person who has reported or participated in an investigation of 9 bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation; or 10

• to improperly influence the reporting, investigation, or discipline that results from 11 an incidence of bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation. 12

“Third Parties” include, but are not limited to, coaches, school volunteers, parents, school 13 visitors, service contractors or others engaged in District business, such as employees of 14 businesses or organizations participating in cooperative work programs with the District and 15 others not directly subject to District control at inter-District and intra-District athletic 16 competitions or other school events. 17 18 “Designated Investigator” is the principal of the school, the designated Title IX coordinator, or a 19 staff member appointed by the principal responsible for receiving and investigating reports of, 20 bullying, harassment, hazing, and intimidation. An independent investigator may be designated 21 by the Superintendent. 22 23 II. Prohibitions 24 No student, staff member, or third parties will engage in any of the following: 25

• bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation of a student; 26 • retaliation against a student or staff member for reporting or thought to have reported 27

an incident of bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation; or 28 • coercion of another person to commit bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation. 29

30 Bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation is strictly prohibited where the school is responsible 31 for the student: 32

• on school premises; 33

• during any school sponsored program, activity, or function including on a school bus or 34 other school-related vehicle; or 35

• through the use of electronic communication as defined in 45-8-213, MCA regardless of 36 when or where it occurs, that substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the school or 37 any school-sponsored program, activity, or function. 38

39 III. Consequences 40 If a student or staff member is found to have committed one of the above-prohibited behaviors, 41 consequences may follow, up to and including expulsion or termination from employment. Third 42 parties whose behavior is found to be in violation of this policy shall be subject to appropriate 43 sanctions as determined and imposed by the Superintendent or the Board. Individuals may also 44 be referred to law enforcement officials. Such action is meant not only to discipline the 45 46 47

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3226 1 Page 3 of 5 2 3 offending student, staff member, or third party, but also to protect individuals from future 4 aggression or retaliation. Consequences may be implemented after a report has been investigated 5 and a determination has been made that a prohibited act was committed. 6 7 Depending on the age of the students involved and severity of the infraction, disciplinary and 8 remedial actions for students may include, but not limited to: 9

• Detention 10 • Escort of the perpetrator 11 • Expulsion 12 • Loss of privilege(s) 13 • Parent conference 14 • Parental notification 15 • Payment or replacement of damaged property 16 • Reassignment of classes 17 • Reassignment of seats 18 • Reassignment to another mode of transportation 19 • Referral or appointments with school counselor or other professionals 20 • Referral to law enforcement 21 • Suspension (in-school or out-of-school) 22

23 Any student disciplined will be afforded due process as required by District policy for action 24 taken by school administration or the Board of Trustees. 25 26 Depending on the severity of the offense, disciplinary and remedial actions for school staff is 27 subject and commensurate with the district’s personnel policies and may include but not limited 28 to: 29

• referral to law enforcement 30 • suspension 31 • termination of employment 32 • verbal warning 33 • written warning 34

35 Third parties whose behavior is found to be in violation of this policy shall be subject to 36 appropriate sanctions as determined and imposed by the Superintendent, designee or the Board. 37 Individuals may also be referred to law enforcement officials. 38 39 IV. Intervention 40 All staff members shall intervene when witnessing potential bullying, harassment, hazing or 41 intimidating behavior. If the staff member witnesses or receives a report of unresolved bullying, 42 harassment, hazing or intimidation the staff member will report the matter pursuant to V. below. 43 44 If it is determined that staff was aware of bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation and did 45 nothing to intervene; discipline or remedial action may be invoked. 46 47 48 49 77

1 3226 2 Page 4 of 5 3 4 V. Reporting 5 Students who feel they have been subjected to or witnessed bullying, harassment, hazing or 6 intimidation, shall report the incident either in writing or verbally. Reports may be made to any 7 staff member. The student may be asked to complete a form that details the complaint. 8 9 Any staff member who becomes aware of bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation should 10 attempt to resolve the matter and report the incident to the principal or designee in a timely 11 manner. 12 13 If the principal is the subject of the complaint, the report should be submitted to the 14 Superintendent or designee. Complaints against the Superintendent shall be filed with the Board. 15 16 Anonymous reports containing adequate detail will be investigated. 17 18 False charges shall also be regarded as a serious offense and will result in disciplinary action or 19 other appropriate sanctions. 20 21 The complainant and victim shall be notified in a timely manner of results of the investigation. 22 23 VI. Investigatory Process 24 All investigations should be initiated promptly, after the incident has been reported. 25

26 The designated investigator will determine whether bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation 27 has occurred by interviewing the aggressor(s), the target(s), the reporter, and known bystanders 28 and other witnesses. Previous incident reports involving the same individuals should also be 29 taken into consideration. 30 31 Any interviewees should be informed that information given will be kept as confidential as 32 possible in accordance with student due process rights, but that disclosure may be necessary. 33 34 If, as a result of an investigation, it is found that bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation has 35 occurred, the parents of the target(s) and the aggressor(s) shall be notified by a school 36 administrator or designee. 37 38 The school administration will determine whether another entity has jurisdiction over the 39 incident. If instances of bullying, harassment, hazing or intimidation rise to the level of a 40 possible criminal offense, a school administrator shall notify the police. 41 42 The school administrator, in conjunction with other appropriate staff, shall determine and 43 implement appropriate consequences remedies, which may include discipline, and/or remedial 44 action, and/or a written plan for the aggressor and the target. The aggressor will be informed that 45 retaliation is strictly prohibited and will be met with similar or additional consequences. 46 47 48 49 50 78

1 3226 2 Page 5 of 5 3 4 The school administration shall take necessary steps to protect the target from further bullying, 5 harassment, hazing or intimidation incidents. 6 7 The school administrator or designee will follow up with the target of any bullying, harassment, 8 hazing or intimidation to ensure that the negative behavior has stopped and no retaliation occurs. 9 10 Documentation will be kept of each reported incident, conclusive findings, and action taken. 11 12 VII. Retaliation and Reprisal 13 Retaliation is prohibited against any person who reports or is thought to have reported a 14 violation, files a complaint, or otherwise participates in an investigation or inquiry. Such 15 retaliation shall be considered a serious violation of Board policy, whether or not a complaint is 16 substantiated. 17 18 VIII. Notification and Training 19 20 The District policy and procedures will be included in student handbook for all grade levels and 21 posted on the district’s webpage. 22 23 Staff, students and parents will be educated on the policy and procedures, including: recognizing 24 inappropriate behaviors; using appropriate intervention and remediation; and possible 25 consequences and discipline. 26 27 Cross Reference: 28 3215 Student Uniform Complaint Procedure 29 3225 Sexual Harassment Intimidation of Students 30 3225F Harassment Reporting Form for Students 31 3310 Student Discipline 32 4226 Community: Relations Hazing, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying 33 5226 Personnel: Hazing, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying 34 10.55.701 (1)(g), ARM Board of Trustees 35 10.55.801(1)(d), ARM School Climate 36 10.55.719 Student Protection Procedures 37 45-8-213, MCA: Privacy and Communications 38 39 Policy History: 40 Adopted on: May 9, 2005 41 Revised on: April 24, 2006 42 Revised on: January 22, 2007 43 Revised on: February 24, 2014 44 Reviewed on: November 9, 2016 45 46

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A teacher or principal has the authority to hold a pupil to strict accountability for disorderly conduct in 6 school, on the way to or from school, or during intermission or recess. 7

Disciplinary action may be taken against any student guilty of disobedience or misconduct, including, 8 but not limited to: 9

• Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling tobacco products, including but not 10 limited to cigarettes, cigars, snuff, smoking tobacco, smokeless tobacco, nicotine, electronic 11 cigarettes and any other tobacco/nicotine innovation. 12

• Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling alcoholic beverages. Students who may 13 be under the influence of alcohol will not be permitted to attend school functions and will be 14 treated as though they had alcohol in their possession. 15

• Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing, or selling illegal drugs or controlled substances, 16 imitation controlled substances, look-alike drugs and drug paraphernalia. Students who may 17 be under the influence of such substances will not be permitted to attend school functions and 18 will be treated as though they had drugs in their possession. 19

• Using, possessing, controlling, or transferring a weapon in violation of the “Possession of 20 Weapons” section of the policy 3311. 21

• Using, possessing, controlling, or transferring any object that reasonably could be considered 22 or used as a weapon. 23

• Disobeying directives from staff members or school officials and/or rules and regulations 24 governing student conduct. 25

• Using violence, force, noise, coercion, threats, intimidation, fear, or other comparable 26 conduct toward anyone or urging other students to engage in such conduct. 27

• Causing or attempting to cause damage to, or stealing or attempting to steal, school property 28 or another person’s property. 29

• Engaging in any activity that constitutes an interference with school purposes or an 30 educational function or any disruptive activity. 31

• Unexcused absenteeism. Truancy statutes and Board policy will be utilized for chronic and 32 habitual truants. 33

• Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Students – Policy 3225 34 • Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying – Policy 3226 35 • Forging of any signature, or the making of any false entry, or the authorization of any 36

document used or intended to be used in connection with the operation of the school. 37

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Any conduct that would constitute violation of Montana Law will be reported to the police. These 3 grounds for disciplinary action apply whenever the student’s conduct is reasonably related to school or 4 school activities, including, but not limited to: 5

• On, or within sight of, school grounds before, during, or after school hours or at any other time 6 when the school is being used by a school group; 7

• Off school grounds at a school-sponsored activity, or event, or any activity or event which bears 8 a reasonable relationship to school; 9

• Traveling to and from school or a school activity, function or event; or anywhere, if the conduct 10 may reasonably be considered to be a threat or an attempted intimidation of a staff member, or an 11 interference with school purposes of an educational function. 12

Disciplinary Measures 13

Disciplinary measures include, but are not limited to: 14

• Expulsion 15 • Suspension 16 • Detention, including Saturdays 17 • Community service 18 • Loss of student privileges 19 • Loss of bus privileges 20 • Notification to juvenile authorities and/or police 21 • Restitution for damages to school property 22 • Completion of a District-approved chemical awareness class 23 • Completion of a District-approved tobacco education group 24

No person who is employed or engaged by the District may inflict or cause to be inflicted corporal 25 punishment on a student. Corporal punishment does not include, and District personnel are permitted to 26 use, reasonable force as needed to maintain safety for other students, school personnel, or other persons, 27 or for the purpose of self-defense. 28

Delegation of Authority 29

Each teacher, and any other school personnel when students are under his/her charge, is authorized to 30 impose any disciplinary measure, other than suspension, or expulsion, corporal punishment or in-school 31 suspension, which is appropriate and in accordance with the policies and rules on student discipline. 32 Teachers may remove students from a classroom for disruptive behavior. 33

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3231 Searches and Seizure 6 3225 Sexual Harassment/Intimidation of Students 7 3226 Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying 8 3300 Corrective Actions and Punishment 9 3311 Firearms and Weapons 10 5015 Bullying, Harassment 11

Legal Reference: 12

§16-11-302(1)(7), MCA Definitions 13 § 20-4-302, MCA Discipline and punishment of pupils – definition of corporal 14

punishment - penalty – defense 15 § 20-5-202, MCA Suspension and expulsion 16 § 45-8-361, MCA Possession or allowing possession of weapon in school building 17 exceptions penalties – seizure and forfeiture or return authorized 18 definition 19 §45-5-637, MCA Possession or consumption of tobacco products, alternative 20 nicotine products, or vapor products by persons under 18 years of 21 age is prohibited – unlawful attempt to purchase - penalties 22 29 U.S.C. § 7 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 23

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Policy History: 25 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 26 Revised on: April 25, 2005 27 Revised on: April 9, 2007 28 Revised on: April 28, 2014 29 Revised on: June 23, 2014 30 Revised on: June 8, 2015 31 32

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Great Falls School District 1 2 COMMUNITY RELATIONS 4210 3 Page 1 of 2 4 5 School-Support Organizations and Fundraising 6 7 The Board recognizes that parent, teacher, and student organizations are an invaluable resource 8 to District schools and supports their formation and vitality. While parent, teacher, and student 9 organizations have no administrative authority and cannot determine District policy, their 10 suggestions and assistance are always welcome. 11 12 Parent organizations and booster clubs are recognized by the Board and permitted to use the 13 District’s name, a District school’s name, or a District school’s team name or any logo 14 attributable to the District, provided they first receive the Superintendent’s or designee’s express 15 written consent. Consent to use one of the above-mentioned names or logos will generally be 16 granted, if the organization or club has written procedures or bylaws containing the following: 17 18 1. The organization’s or club’s name and purpose, such as to enhance students’ educational 19

experiences, to help meet educational needs of students, to provide extra athletic benefits 20 to students, to assist specific sports teams or academic clubs through financial support, or 21 to enrich extracurricular activities. 22

23 2. The rules and procedures under which it operates. 24 25 3. An agreement to adhere to all Board policies and administrative procedures. 26 27 4. A statement that membership is open and unrestricted, meaning that membership is open 28

to parents/guardians of students enrolled in the school, District staff, and community 29 members. 30

31 5. A statement that the District is not, and will not be, responsible for the organization’s or 32

club’s business or the conduct of its members. 33 34 6. An agreement to maintain and protect its own finances. 35 36 7. A recognition that money donated to a school cannot be earmarked for any particular 37

expense. School-support organizations may make recommendations, but cash or other 38 valuable consideration must be given to the District to use at its discretion. The Board’s 39 legal obligation to comply with Title IX by providing equal athletic opportunity for 40 members of both genders will supersede an organization or club’s recommendation. 41

42 Permission to use one of the above-mentioned names or logos may be rescinded at any time and 43 does not constitute permission to act as the District’s representative. At no time does the District 44 accept responsibility for the actions of any parent organization or booster club, regardless of 45 whether it was recognized and/or permitted to use any of the above-mentioned names or logos. 46 47

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Great Falls School District 1 2 COMMUNITY RELATIONS 4210 3 Page 1 of 3 4 5 School-Support Organizations, Boosters and Fundraising 6 7 The Board recognizes that parent, teacher, and student organizations are an invaluable resource 8 to District schools and supports their formation and vitality. While parent, teacher, and student 9 organizations have no administrative authority and cannot determine District policy, their 10 suggestions and assistance are always welcome. 11 12 School Support Organizations 13 14 Parent or booster organizations are recognized by the Board and permitted to use the District’s 15 name, a District school’s name, or a District school’s team name or any logo attributable to the 16 District, provided they first receive the Superintendent’s or designee’s written consent. 17 Unauthorized use of the District school’s team name, logo, or imagery is strictly prohibited. The 18 District reserves the right to see all available legal remedies for unauthorized use of the District 19 school’s name, logo, or imagery. 20 21 In order for the District to comply with federal law, state law and MHSA By-Laws, Rules and 22 Regulations, recognition as a parent or booster organization along with consent to use one of the 23 above-mentioned names or logos will generally be granted if the organization has approved and 24 submitted bylaws containing the following: 25 26

1. The organization’s name and purpose. Acceptable purposes may include enhancement of 27 students’ educational experiences, assistance to meet educational needs of students, 28 support of academic clubs, or enrichment of extracurricular activities. 29

30 2. The rules and procedures under which it operates. 31

32 3. A statement that the membership will adhere to applicable Board policies and 33

administrative procedures when working on District premises or with District officials or 34 programs. 35

36 4. A statement that membership is open and unrestricted and the organization will not 37

engage in discrimination based on someone’s innate characteristics or membership in a 38 protected classification. 39

40 5. A statement that the District is not, and will not be, responsible for the organization’s 41

business or the conduct of its members. 42 43

6. A designation of the organization’s treasurer. A statement that the organization will 44 maintain finances consistent with the General Finance Principles in a manner open to 45 review by any member of the organization or the school district. 46 47 48 49

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3 7. A recognition that money given to a school cannot be earmarked for any particular 4

expense. Booster organizations may make recommendations, but cash or other valuable 5 consideration must be given to the District to use at its discretion. The District’s legal 6 obligations to comply with Title IX by providing equal athletic opportunity for members 7 of both genders will supersede an organizations recommendation. 8

9 8. A recognition that the District reserves the right to reject any and all donations. 10

11 The permission to use one of the above-mentioned names, logos or imagery may be rescinded by 12 the administration for failure to comply with this policy. Authorization to use one of the above-13 mentioned names, logos, or imagery does not constitute permission to act as the District’s 14 representative. At no time does the District accept responsibility for the actions of any parent or 15 booster organization, regardless of whether it was recognized and/or permitted to use any of the 16 above-mentioned names or logos. The Superintendent or designee may designate an 17 administrative staff member to serve as the liaison to parent or booster organization. The 18 liaison will serve as a resource person and provide information about school programs, 19 resources, policies, problems, concerns, and emerging issues. Building staff may be encouraged 20 to participate in the organizations. 21 22 Individual Boosters or Donors 23 24 Individual boosters or donors not covered by the by-laws of an organization governed by this 25 policy may still assist in school operations. In order for the District to comply with the federal 26 law, state law and MHSA By-Laws, Rules and Regulations, individual boosters or donors must 27 honor the following provisions: 28 29

1. The individual must have prior approval granted by the Superintendent or designee for 30 use of the District’s name, logo, or imagery. 31

32 2. The individual must comply with District policies and administrative procedures when 33

submitting donations. 34 35

3. The individual may not violate federal law, state law, District policy or MHSA By-Laws, 36 Rules and Regulations. 37

38 4. The individual acknowledges the District is not, and will not be, responsible for the 39

individual booster or donor’s business or their conduct. 40 41

5. The individual acknowledges that donations cannot be earmarked for any particular 42 expense. Individual boosters or donors may make recommendations, but cash or other 43 valuable consideration must be given to the District to use at its discretion in accordance 44 with applicable laws. The District’s legal obligation to comply with Title IX by 45 providing equal athletic opportunity for members of both genders will supersede any 46 individual’s recommendation. 47

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§ 2-2-104, MCA Rules of conduct for public officers, 29 legislators, and public employees 30

31 32 Policy History 33 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 34 Revised on: March 9, 2015 35 Revised on: May 9, 2016 36 Revised on: 37

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5122F 1 2

PERSONNEL 3 AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION 4

5 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 6 I, , am seeking employment or volunteer assignment with the Great Falls 7 School District. I acknowledge that a complete investigation into my background is necessary to protect the 8 safety and welfare of the children in the Great Falls School District. The National Child Protection Act of 1993 9 (NCPA), Public Law (Pub.L.) 103-209, as amended by the Volunteers for Children Act (VCA), Pub. L. 105-10 251 (Sections 221 and 222 of Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998), codified at 42 United States Code 11 (U.S.C.) Sections 5119a and 5119c, authorizes a state and national criminal history background check to 12 determine the fitness of an employee, or volunteer, or a person with an unsupervised access to children, the 13 elderly, or individuals with disabilities. I hereby expressly and voluntarily give the Great Falls School District 14 the right to make a thorough investigation of my past employment, education, and activities. I specifically 15 authorize the release of any and all information of a confidential or privileged nature, including confidential 16 criminal justice information as defined in Section 44-5-103(3), MCA, to the staff of the Great Falls School 17 District and its agents. I understand that the Great Falls School District reserves the right to use any lawful 18 method of investigation that, in its sole discretion, it deems reasonable and necessary. 19 20 I understand that I entitled to (a) obtain a copy of any background check report and (b) challenge the accuracy 21 and completeness of any information contained in any such report and obtain a prompt determination as to the 22 validity of such challenge before a final determination is made by the state government agency performing the 23 background check. Such request for a copy of my criminal history record and any challenge to the accuracy of 24 such record should be addressed to Great Falls Public School; PO Box 2429; Great Falls, MT 59403. 25 26 I hereby release the Great Falls School District and any organization, company, institution, or person furnishing 27 information to the District and its agents as expressly authorized above, from any liability for damage which 28 may result from any dissemination of the information requested, subject to the provisions of Title 44, Chapter 5, 29 Part 3, MCA. 30 This document is effective until revoked in writing by me. 31 32 SIGNATURE DATE 33 Print Full Name: 34 Print Full Address: 35 City State Zip 36 Birth Date: Social Security Number: 37 38 STATE OF MONTANA ) 39 ) ss 40 County of ) 41 42 On this _____ day of ________________________, 20__, before me, a notary public of the State of Montana, 43 personally appeared _________________________________, known to me to be the person named in the 44 foregoing Release, and acknowledged to me that _________________ executed the same as 45 ___________________ free act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned. 46 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my notarial seal the day and year in this 47 certificate first above written. 48 ________________________________ 49 Notary Public, State of Montana 50 County of _______________________ 51 My commission expires ____________ Revised: August 23, 2010 52

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Applicant Rights and Consent to Fingerprint 5122F As an applicant who is the subject of a national fingerprint-based criminal history record check for a noncriminal justice purpose (such as an application for employment or a license, an immigration or naturalization matter, security clearance, or adoption), you have certain rights which are discussed below.

• You must be provided written notification8 by Great Falls Public Schools that your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI.

• You must be provided, and acknowledge receipt of, an adequate Privacy Act Statement when you submit your fingerprints and associated personal information. This Privacy Act Statement should explain the authority for collecting your information and how your information will be used, retained, and shared.

• If you have a criminal history record, the officials making a determination of your suitability for employment, license, or other benefit must provide you the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information in the record.

• The officials must advise you that the procedures for obtaining a change, correction, or updating of your criminal history record are set forth at Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 16.34.

• If you have a criminal history record, you should be afforded a reasonable amount of time to correct or complete the record (or decline to do so) before the officials deny you the employment, license, or other benefit based on information in the criminal history record.9

You have the right to expect that officials receiving the results of the criminal history record check will use it only for authorized purposes and will not retain or disseminate it in violation of federal statute, regulation or executive order, or rule, procedure or standard established by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council.10 If agency policy permits, the officials may provide you with a copy of your FBI criminal history record for review and possible challenge. If agency policy does not permit it to provide you a copy of the record, you may obtain a copy of the record by submitting fingerprints and a fee to the FBI. Information regarding this process may be obtained at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks. If you decide to challenge the accuracy or completeness of your FBI criminal history record, you should send your challenge to the agency that contributed the questioned information to the FBI. Alternatively, you may send your challenge directly to the FBI at the same address as provided above. The FBI will then forward your challenge to the agency that contributed the questioned information and request the agency to verify or correct the challenged entry. Upon receipt of an official communication from that agency, the FBI will make any necessary changes/corrections to your record in accordance with the information supplied by that agency. If a change, correction, or update needs to be made to a Montana criminal history record, or if you need additional information or assistance, please contact Montana Criminal Records and Identification Services at [email protected] or 406-444-3625. Your signature below acknowledges this agency has informed you of your privacy rights for fingerprint-based background check requests used by the agency.

Signed:

_______________________________________________ __________ _________________________

Name Date

8 Written notification includes electronic notification, but excludes oral notification. 9 See 28 CFR 50.12(b). 10 See 5 U.S.C. 552a(b); 28 U.S.C. 534(b); 42 U.S.C. 14616, Article IV(c); 28 CFR 20.21(c), 20.33(d) and 906.2(d).

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mailto:[email protected]

NCPA/VCA Applicants 5122F

To _________________________________________________________________________________:

You have applied for employment with, will be working in a volunteer position with, or will be providing vendor or contractor services to Great Fall Public Schools for the position of (please be specific)______________________________________________________________________.

The National Child Protection Act of 1993 (NCPA), Public Law (Pub. L.) 103-209, as amended by the Volunteers for Children Act(VCA), Pub. L. 105-251 (Sections 221 and 222 of Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998), codified at 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sections 5119a and 5119c, authorizes a state and national criminal history background check to determine the fitness of an employee, or volunteer, or a person with unsupervised access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities.

1. Provide your name, address, and date of birth, as appears on a document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, a State, political subdivision of a State, a foreign government, a political subdivision of a foreign government, an international governmental or an international quasi-governmental organization which, when completed with information concerning a particular individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of individuals. 18 U.S.C. §1028(D)(2).

2. Provide a certification that you (a) have not been convicted of a crime, (b) are not under indictment for a crime, or (c) have been convicted of a crime. If you are under indictment or have been convicted of a crime, you must describe the crime and the particulars of the conviction, if any.

3. Prior to the completion of the background check, the entity may choose to deny you unsupervised access to a person to whom the entity provides care.

The entity shall access and review State and Federal criminal history records and shall make reasonable efforts to make a determination whether you have been convicted of, or are under pending indictment for, a crime that bears upon your fitness and shall convey that determination to the qualified entity. The entity shall make reasonable efforts to respond to the inquiry within 15 business days.

Your Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

First Middle Maiden Last

Date of Birth: ________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

City State Zip

� I have been convicted of, or am under pending indictment for, the following crimes [include the dates, location/jurisdiction, circumstances and outcome]:

� I have not been convicted of, nor am I under pending indictment for, any crimes

� I authorize Montana Department of Justice, Criminal Records and Identification Services Section to disseminate criminal history record information to Great Falls Public Schools.

____________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Applicant Date

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Great Falls School District 1 2 NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS/SCHOOL FACILITIES 8100 3 4 Transportation 5 6 The District may provide transportation to and from school for a student who: 7 8 1. resides three (3) or more miles, over the shortest practical route, from the nearest 9

operating public elementary or public high school. 10 11 2. is a student with a disability, whose Individual Education Plan (IEP) identifies 12

transportation as a related service; or 13 14 3. has another compelling and legally sufficient reason to receive transportation services. 15 16 The District may elect to reimburse the parent or guardian of a student who may be reimbursed 17 for individually transporting any eligible student. 18 19 The type of transportation provided by the District may be by a school bus or other vehicle, or by 20 such individual transportation as paying the parent or guardian for individually transporting the 21 pupil. The Board may pay board and room room and board reimbursements, provide supervised 22 correspondence study or provide supervised home study. The Board may authorize children 23 attending an approved private school to ride a school bus provided that space is available, and a 24 fee to cover the per-seat cost for such transportation is collected. The District may transport and 25 charge for an ineligible public school student, provided that the parent or guardian pays a 26 proportionate share of transportation services. Fees that are collected for the transportation of 27 ineligible students shall be deposited in the transportation fund. Transportation issues that 28 cannot be resolved by the trustees may be appealed to the county transportation committee. 29 30 Homeless 31 32 Homeless students shall be transported in accordance with the McKinney-Vento Homeless 33 Assistance Act and state law. 34 35 Children in Foster Care 36 37 The Superintendent will appoint a Point of Contact (POC) to coordinate activities relating to the 38 District’s provisions of services to children placed in foster care, including transportation 39 services. The Superintendent, or designee, will inform the Department of Health and Human 40 Services who is the POC for the District. The District will collaborate with the Department of 41 Health and Human Services when transportation is required to maintain children placed in 42 foster care in a school of origin outside their usual attendance area or District when in the best 43 interest of the student. Under the supervision of the Superintendent/designee, the POC will invite 44 appropriate District officials, the Department of Health and Human Services POC, and officials 45 from other districts to consider how such transportation is to be arranged and funded in a cost-46 effective manner. 47 48 49 50

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• The Department agrees to reimburse the District for the cost of such transportation; 9 • The District agrees to pay for the cost of such transportation; or 10 • The District and the Department agree to share the cost of such transportation. 11

12 Definitions 13 14 “Homeless” means an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime 15 residence. 16 17 “Foster Care” means 24-hour care for children placed away from their parents, guardians, or 18 person exercising custodial control or supervision and for whom the Department has placement 19 care and responsibility. 20 21 “School of origin” means the school in which a child is enrolled at the time of becoming 22 homeless or at the time of placement in foster care. 23 24 While “Best Interest” is not defined in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), that determination 25 shall take into account all relevant factors, including consideration of the appropriateness of the 26 current educational setting, and the proximity to the school in which the child is enrolled at the 27 time of foster care placement. 28 29 Legal Reference: § 20-7-441, MCA Special education child eligibility for transportation 30 § 20-10-101, MCA Definitions 31 § 20-10-121, MCA Duty of trustees to provide transportation - types of 32

transportation - bus riding time limitation 33 § 20-10-122, MCA Discretionary provision of transportation and 34

payment for this transportation 35 § 20-10-123, MCA Provision of transportation for nonpublic school 36

children 37 10.7.101, et seq., ARM Pupil transportation 38 10.64.101 through 700, et seq., ARM Transportation 39 42 U.S.C.§ 11431, et seq. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 40 ESSA Public Law 114-95, December 10, 2015 41 Cross Reference: 42 Policy 3125 Education of Homeless Children 43 Policy History: 44 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 45 Revised on: June 9, 2014 46

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CATEGORY: Action

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: VII. D.

CABINET MEMBER: Kerry Dattilo

Great Falls Public




TOPIC

Non-Renew Temporary, Non-Tenured Teachers Whose Positions Expire June 1, 2018 BACKGROUND

The non-renewal of this group of non-tenured teachers is required because they were hired for positions on a temporary basis. These employees may apply for available positions for which they are qualified through the in-district transfer process.

DISCUSSION

These positions may be temporary for one of the following reasons: • The currently held position was held for less than a full year • The currently held position is held in lieu of a tenured teacher on leave • The currently held position was filled after the August cut-off date for permanent positions • The currently held position is funded as a one-year or two-year only position • The currently held position is needed in order to place tenured teachers because of enrollment shifts resulting in class or course changes, assignments and transfers

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to non-renew the teachers listed as they are in temporary positions that expire June 1, 2018. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Human Resource Director Kerry Dattilo at (406) 268-6010.

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Non-Renewal of Temporary, Non-Tenured Teachers Whose Positions Expire June 1, 2018 as presented to the Board of Trustees

The following non-tenured teachers are recommended for non-renewal at the end of the current school fiscal year because their position was temporary due to being hired during the school year or due to being hired after the August date that determines one-year-only positions.

Name School Subject/grade Reason for One-Year-Only FTE 1 McIntyre, Kimberly Great Falls High School Math Late Hire 1.0 2 Lauer, Jocelyn East Middle School Special Education Late Hire 1.0 3 Cortez, David Mountain View Elem. Special Education Late Hire 1.0

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CATEGORY: Action

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: VII. E.

CABINET MEMBER: Kerry Dattilo TOPIC

Health Insurance “Pooling” BACKGROUND

Board Policy 5331 Personnel—Insurance Benefits for Employees, provides for health insurance for eligible full-time employees with a plan year that runs October 1 through September 30. The Board annually takes input from the GFPS Health Insurance Committee regarding health insurance management. The Board annually takes action to set employer and employee costs for health insurance. In December 2017, the Board took action to reject the recommendation to grandfather current pooling couples. The Board did take action to accept the recommendation to discontinue the pooling program for new hires effective December 1, 2017. The Board requested pooling be revisited by the Health Insurance Committee and requested the committee propose a plan to eliminate pooling.

DISCUSSION

Pooling was introduced in the 2007-2008 plan year as a cost reduction strategy. In 2007-2008, the total composite rate for health insurance was $616.79 per month (based on 12 month deductions). Of that rate, the employee contribution was $225.55 and the employer contribution was $341.24 and the RSR contribution was $50. At that time, many of the married couples where both spouses worked for the District would both elect to have separate health coverage. When these spouses elected to have just one policy with both individuals covered then the District contribution was less. In order to encourage spouses to elect one health plan instead of two, the District introduced pooling. If a spouse chose combined two-party health plan coverage instead of two single employee only health coverage, then the employer would pay up to the employer cost. Throughout the years, the employer contribution for pooling was increased by the same percentage increase as the employee rates. In 2014-2015, the additional contribution from the employer for pooling was $472.10 per month. In 2015-2016, the tiered rate structure was introduced and the pooling contribution of $472.10 was increased by 10% to match the overall insurance increase for an amount of $519.31. This was the first year the pooling couples paid anything out of pocket for health insurance since the 2006-2007 school year.

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Therefore, a portion of the employer cost to health insurance is due to pooling. Currently, the District pays an additional $519.31 per month for each of the 91 pooling couples. This additional payment annualized is approximately $567,086. On February 15, 2018, the GFPS Health Insurance Committee unanimously approved a recommendation to eliminate pooling over three years. This recommendation was also supported by the GFEA President, who is a member of the Insurance Committee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The employer portion of the health plan is approximated at $6,000,000 for 2017-2018 plan year. Included in that estimation is the pooling cost estimating to be approximately $567,086 per year. Cost savings by year are listed below with eliminating pooling over three years: • 2018-2019: reduce pooling by $173.10 so employer pooling contribution = $346.21 ($189,025 savings based on 91

pooling couples)• 2019-2020: reduce pooling by $173.10, employer pooling contribution = $173.11 ($189,025 savings based on 91

pooling couples)• 2020-2021: reduce pooling by $173.11 and pooling eliminated ($189,025 savings based on 91 pooling couples)

RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to accept the recommendation of the Insurance Committee to eliminate pooling over three years. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Human Resource Director, Kerry Dattilo at (406) 268-6010.

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CATEGORY: Action

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: VII. F.


Boundary Adjustment Task Force Recommendation BACKGROUND

Due to the passing of the GFPS facility bond, two new elementary schools are being built. The construction of these new buildings has provided Great Falls Public Schools the opportunity to evaluate the District’s attendance boundaries, with a focus to better balance enrollment and address overcrowding. Giant Springs Elementary is being constructed in the current Morningside attendance area. Several other District schools are experiencing overcrowding which has forced students to attend schools other than their neighborhood school. The creation of a Boundary Task Force allowed us to examine data, explore possible solutions and make a recommendation for the Board’s consideration for modified attendance boundaries to account for the new construction and to address enrollment imbalances.

The Task Force has completed its work and is bringing forth its recommendation to the Board. Cropper GIS worked with the Great Falls Public Schools to facilitate this process over the course of the last seven months. Applicants for this Task Force were selected based the objectivity in their application, as well as aiming to have balanced geographic distribution of members. The Task Force used the criteria approved by the Board on March 13, 2017 to analyze attendance and boundary adjustment scenarios.

GFPS Redistricting Guiding Principles/Criteria Maximize safety of students by defining boundaries along major geographical features such as roads,

rivers, and railroads. Try to minimize students’ crossing over major roads if possible. Balance building utilization by reducing overcrowding in schools based on functional capacity.

Maximize transportation efficiency and walkability whenever possible.

Contiguous boundaries: Analyze ‘satellite’ boundaries for practicality.

Balance demographic diversity. Maximize the socio-economic diversity of schools with any redistricting

change whenever possible. Consider middle and high school placements.

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Attempt to keep identifiable community entities intact (apartment and condo complexes, trailer parks, subdivisions, MAFB. etc.)

Minimize the number of student moves, while considering redistricting goals.

Be proactive for future potential growth if at all possible.

DISCUSSION Task force members participated in six meetings and helped to facilitate one community forum. Community input

was gathered throughout the process, which allowed for continuous feedback from our broader community. Multiple scenarios were generated and carefully considered before the Task Force settled on one

recommendation. Matthew Cropper provided a report and presented the Task Force recommendation on boundary adjustments to the Board at the February 12, 2018 Board meeting.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS The Great Falls Public School has contracted with Cropper GIS to facilitate this process. RECOMMENDATION The District Board is requested to accept the elementary boundary changes as recommended by the Boundary

Adjustment Task Force. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001 or Assistant Superintendent Ruth Uecker at (406) 268-6006.

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Elementary Enrollment/Live-In Statistics

The following table shows how many 2017-18 K-6th students are enrolled at each Elementary School, how many students were not able to be matched in the GIS (Unmatched), and how many currently live outside of the zone of the school in which they attend (Live Out and Attend In). The color legend below explains the meaning of the blue, green, and orange cells within the table.

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Giant Springs K-6th 370 429 310 100

Lewis And Clark K-6th 458 500 424 3 192

Lincoln K-6th 353 409 414 6 158

Longfellow K-6th 370 500 292 2 58

Loy K-6th 458 500 403 2 53

Meadow Lark K-6th 458 500 507 5 4

Morningside K-6th 353 409 297 1 75

Mountain View K-6th 335 388 302 2 72

Riverview K-6th 370 429 463 15

Sacajawea K-6th 370 429 456 3 87

Sunnyside K-6th 388 450 433 2 109

Valley View K-6th 370 429 368 7 170

West K-6th 450 500 469 1 54

Whittier K-6th 300 348 238 103

Total 5791 6670 5696 36 1456

Student data reflects the 2017-18 database.

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The following table shows the estimated enrollment for the recommendation. The estimated enrollment is calculated by adding the K-6th students that “Live Out and Attend In” a 2017-18 school, plus the Unmatched students in the GIS, plus the total number of live in K-6th grade students within the Recommendation zone that “Live and Attend In” during the 2017-18 school year. The color legend below explains the meaning of the blue, green, and orange cells within the table.

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Giant Springs K-6th 370 429 310 372

Lewis And Clark K-6th 458 500 424 424

Lincoln K-6th 353 409 414 383

Longfellow K-6th 370 500 292 298

Loy K-6th 458 500 403 403

Meadow Lark K-6th 458 500 507 507

Morningside K-6th 353 409 297 251

Mountain View K-6th 335 388 302 325

Riverview K-6th 370 429 463 423

Sacajawea K-6th 370 429 456 456

Sunnyside K-6th 388 450 433 410

Valley View K-6th 370 429 368 386

West K-6th 450 500 469 491

Whittier K-6th 300 348 238 247

Total 5791 6670 5696 5696


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Elementary Enrollment/Live-In Statistics: Continued

The table below shows the total number of K-6th grade students that live within the Recommendation zone regardless of which school they attend.

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Chief Joseph K-6th 157 157

Giant Springs K-6th 323 442

Lewis And Clark K-6th 305 305

Lincoln K-6th 333 276

Longfellow K-6th 464 471

Loy K-6th 412 412

Meadow Lark K-6th 545 545

Morningside K-6th 291 204

Mountain View K-6th 387 413

Riverview K-6th 530 480

Sacajawea K-6th 390 390

Sunnyside K-6th 412 386

Valley View K-6th 228 279

West K-6th 646 645

Whittier K-6th 235 253

Total 5658 5658


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Elementary Free and Reduced Lunch Statistics The following table shows how many 2017-18 K-6th students are enrolled at each Elementary School and receive Free or Reduced Lunch.

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Chief Joseph K-6th 62% 62%

Giant Springs K-6th 54% 50%

Lewis And Clark K-6th 58% 58%

Lincoln K-6th 45% 45%

Longfellow K-6th 67% 67%

Loy K-6th 37% 37%

Meadow Lark K-6th 13% 13%

Morningside K-6th 54% 57%

Mountain View K-6th 48% 48%

Riverview K-6th 41% 38%

Sacajawea K-6th 35% 35%

Sunnyside K-6th 62% 63%

Valley View K-6th 57% 58%

West K-6th 60% 59%

Whittier K-6th 78% 77%

Total 49% 49%


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Recommendation: Student Impacts

The following tables reflect the Recommendation in terms of student impacts. The first table shows the total number of K-6th Live and Attend In students impacted (moved) in the Recommendation. The following tables show the number of students who move or do not for each school in the Recommendation.

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Lewis And Clark Lewis And Clark 229

Lincoln Giant Springs 32

Lincoln Lincoln 209

Lincoln Whittier 9

Longfellow Longfellow 232

Loy Loy 348

Meadow Lark Meadow Lark 498

Morningside Giant Springs 53

Morningside Morningside 168

Mountain View Mountain View 225

Mountain View Sunnyside 3

Riverview Riverview 381

Riverview Valley View 67

Roosevelt Giant Springs 187

Roosevelt Lincoln 10

Roosevelt Longfellow 6

Roosevelt Morningside 7

Sacajawea Sacajawea 366

Sunnyside Mountain View 26

Sunnyside Sunnyside 296

Valley View Valley View 118

Valley View West 73

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West Valley View 24

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CATEGORY: Report

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: IX. A.


First Reading of Revised Board Policy Personnel - 5130 – Staff Health, 5140 – Classified Employment and Assignment, 5210 – Assignments, Reassignments, Transfers, 5213 – Vacancies, 5221 – Length of Work Day, 5222 – Evaluation of Non-Administrative Staff, 5223 – Personal Conduct, 5224 – Political Activity – Staff Participation

BACKGROUND

A committee consisting of Superintendent Tammy Lacey, Director of Human Resources Kerry Dattilo, Assistant Superintendents Ruth Uecker and Tom Moore, Trustee Ann Janikula, Trustee Bob Moretti, and Supervisor Kim Fadrhonc have been meeting to discuss and make changes where necessary on the policies mentioned above.

DISCUSSION Policy 5130 (Staff Health) – added language as recommended by MTSBA and committee Policy 5140 (Classified Employment & Assignment) – added references as recommended by MTSBA Policy 5210 ( Assignments, Reassignments, Transfers ) – added references as recommended by MTSBA Policy 5213 (Vacancies) - added language as recommended by MTSBA Policy 5221 (Work Day) – added references as recommended by MTSBA

Policy 5222 (Evaluation of Non-Administrative Staff) - added language and references as recommended by the MTSBA and committee

Policy 5223 (Personal Conduct) – added language and references as recommended by MTSBA and the Committee

Policy 5224 (Political Activity – Staff Participation) – added language and references as recommended by MTSBA and the Committee

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None RECOMMENDATION

This report is for information. No action is required at this time. The request will be brought before the Board for action at a future Board meeting. For more information about this item, please contact Superintendent Lacey at (406) 268-6001.

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5130 3 Page 1 of 2 4 Staff Health 5 6 Medical Examinations 7 Through its overall safety program and various policies pertaining to school personnel, the Board 8 shall promote the safety of employees during working hours and assist them in the maintenance 9 of good health. It shall encourage all its employees to maintain optimum health through the 10 practice of good health habits. 11 12 Under the circumstances defined below, the Board may require physical examinations of its 13 employees. Results of such physical examinations shall be maintained in separate medical files 14 and not in the employee's personnel file and may be released only as permitted by law. 15 16 Physical Examinations 17 The District participates in a Pre-Placement Physical Program for all custodial, maintenance, 18 grounds, craft, warehouse and food services personnel and other positions deemed inclusive of 19 this policy as determined by specific Board action. Subsequent to a conditional offer of 20 employment in a position for which the District may require participation in a pre-placement 21 physical but before commencement of work, the District may require an applicant to have a 22 medical examination and to meet any other health requirements which may be imposed by the 23 state. The District may condition an offer of employment on the results of such examination, if 24 all employees who received a conditional offer of employment in the applicable job category are 25 subject to such examination. The report shall certify the employee’s ability to perform the job-26 related functions of the position for which the employee is being considered. Such examination 27 shall be used only to determine whether the applicant is able to perform with reasonable 28 accommodation job-related functions. 29 30 Communicable Diseases 31 32 The term “communicable disease” refers to the diseases identified in 37.114.203, ARM, 33 Reportable Diseases, with the exception of common colds and flu. 34 35 If a staff member has a communicable disease, the staff member must notify their immediate 36 Supervisor of the communicable disease which could be life threatening to an immune-comprised 37 person. The immediate Supervisor must determine, after consultation with and on the advice of 38 public health officials, if the immune-compromised person needs appropriate accommodation to 39 protect their health and safety. 40 41 If a staff person has a communicable disease and has knowledge that a person with compromised 42 or suppressed immunity attends the school, the staff person must notify their immediate 43 Supervisor that he or she has a communicable disease which could be life threatening to an 44 immune compromised person. The immediate Supervisor must determine, after consultation with 45 and on the advice of public health, if the immune compromised person needs appropriate 46 accommodation to protect their health and safety. 47 48 An employee with a communicable disease shall not report to work during the period of time in 49 which the employee is infectious. An employee afflicted with a communicable disease capable 50 of being readily transmitted in the school setting (e.g., airborne transmission of tuberculosis) 51 shall be encouraged to report the existence of the illness in case there are precautions that must 52

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5130 1 Page 2 of 2 2 3 may be taken to protect the health of others. The District reserves the right to require a statement 4 from the employee’s primary care provider prior to the employee's return to work. 5 6 Confidentiality 7 In all instances, District personnel shall respect the individual’s right to privacy and treat any 8 medical diagnosis as confidential information. Any information obtained regarding the medical 9 condition or history of any employee shall be collected and maintained on separate forms and in 10 separate medical files and be treated as confidential information. Only those individuals with a 11 legitimate need to know (i.e., those persons with a direct responsibility for the care of or for 12 determining work place accommodation for the staff person) will be provided with necessary 13 medical information. 14 15 Supervisors and managers may be informed of the necessary restrictions on the work or duties of 16 the employee and necessary accommodations. First aid and safety personnel may be informed, 17 when appropriate, if the disability might require emergency treatment. 18 19 Cross Reference: Policy 2162 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 20 Policy 2162R - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 21 Policy 5002 - Accommodating Individuals with Disabilities 22 Policy 5230 - Prevention of Disease Transmission 23

24 25 Legal Reference: 26 27 29 U.S.C. 794, et seq. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 28 29 CFR, Section Part 1630.14(c)(1)(2)(3) Examination of Employees 29 41 U.S.C. 12101, et seq. Americans with Disabilities Act 30 42 U.S.C. § 12101,et seq. Americans with Disabilities Act 31 Title 49, Chapter 2, MCA Illegal Discrimination 32 Title 49, Chapter 4, MCA Rights of Person with Disabilities 33 16.28.201, ARM Reporting Requirements 34 16.28.202, ARM Reportable Diseases 35 37.114.203, ARM Reportable Diseases 36 Admin. R. Mont. 37.114.1010 Employee of School: Day Care Facility Care 37

Provider 38 Admin. R. Mont. 37.111.825 Health Supervision and Maintenance 39 40 41 42 43 Policy History: 44 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 45 Revised on: August 23, 2010 46 Revised on: 47 48

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5140 3 4 Classified Employment and Assignment 5 6 Each permanent classified employee shall receive a letter of initial notification of employment 7 signed by the Superintendent or designee. The District reserves the right to change employment 8 conditions affecting the employee’s duties; including, but not limited to assignment, supervisor 9 or grade. 10 11 The Board shall determine the salary and wages for classified personnel. 12 13 If no probationary period is established upon hire, a 120 working day probationary period is 14 applicable. An employee may be discharged during the probationary period for any or no reason. 15 16 Legal Reference: Whidden v. Nerison, 294 Mont. 346, 981 17 P.2d 271 (1999) 18 Bowden v. The Anaconda Co., 38 St. Rep. 1974 (D.C. Mont. 1981) 19 Scott v. Eagle Watch Inv., Inc., 251 Mont. 191, 828 P2d 1346 (1991) 20 Prout v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 236 Mont. 152, 722 P2d 288 (1989) 21 § 39-2-904, MCA Elements of wrongful discharge – presumptive 22 probationary period 23 § 39-2-912, MCA Exceptions to Wrongful Discharge from 24

Employment Act 25 Hunter v. City of Great Falls (2002), 2002 MT 331 26 27 28 Policy History: 29 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 30 Revised on: November 12, 2001 31 Revised on: August 23, 2010 32 Revised on: 33

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5210 3 4 Assignments, Reassignments, Transfers 5 6 The Superintendent may assign, reassign, and/or transfer positions and duties of all staff. 7 8 The District retains the right of assignment, reassignment, and transfer. Nothing in this policy 9 shall prevent the reassignment of a staff member during the school year. 10 11 Provisions governing vacancies, promotions, and voluntary or involuntary transfers may be 12 found in negotiated agreements or employee handbooks. For all staff not covered by a collective 13 bargaining agreement, the right of assignment, reassignment, and transfer shall remain that of the 14 District. Written notice of a reassignment or involuntary transfer shall be given to the employee,. 15 Nothing in this policy shall prevent the reassignment of a staff member during the school year. 16 with an opportunity to discuss the proposed transfer or reassignment with the Superintendent. 17 18 Teaching 19 20 The assignment of teachers shall be made by the Board in conformity with the terms of the 21 collective bargaining agreement. Teachers will be assigned at the levels and in the subjects for 22 which their licenses are endorsed. , or for which they are enrolled in an internship as defined in 23 ARM 10.55.602 and meet the requirements of ARM 10.55.607. Notice of their teaching 24 assignments relative to grade level, building, and subject area will be given to teachers before the 25 beginning of the school year. 26 27 Extracurricular 28 29 All District employees assigned extracurricular activities as a contract obligation must honor this 30 obligation as a condition of employment unless released from this responsibility by the Board. 31 32 Cross Reference: Policy 5215 - Uniform Complaint Procedures 33 34 Legal Reference: Bonner School District No. 14 v. Bonner Education Association, MEA- 35 MFT, NEA, AFT, AFL-CIO, (2008) 2008 MT 9 36 § 20-4-402, MCA Duties of District Superintendent or County High 37

School Principal 38 ARM 10.55.602 Definition of Internship 39 ARM 10.55.607 Internships 40 Policy History: 41 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 42 Revised on: August 23, 2010 43 Revised on: 44

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5213 3 4 Vacancies 5 6 Except as stated in the individual collective bargaining agreements, when the District determines 7 that a vacancy exists, vacancies may be advertised in-District only or they may be advertised in-8 District and through external entities. job service, Career Services at a college or university, local 9 public advertising and, where appropriate, if time permits, through a broader regional and/or 10 national basis. A vacancy need not be advertised if so determined by the Superintendent. 11 12 Policy History: 13 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 14 Revised on: August 23, 2010 15 Revised on: 16

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5221 3 4 Work Day 5 6 Length of Work Day - Certified 7 8 All conditions pertaining to the certified work day, preparation periods, lunches, etc., are found 9 in the current collective bargaining agreement. Arrival time shall generally be as directed by the 10 Superintendent or as stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement. 11 12 Length of Work Day - Classified 13 14 All conditions pertaining to the classified work day are found in the current collective bargaining 15 agreements. For those staff not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the length of a 16 classified work day is governed by the number of hours for which the employee is assigned. A 17 “full-time” employee shall be considered to be an eight-(8)-hour per day/forty (40)-hour per week 18 employee. The work day is exclusive of lunch but inclusive of breaks unless otherwise and 19 specifically provided for by the individual agreement contract. The schedule will be established 20 by the supervisor. 21 22 Legal Reference: 29 USC 201 to 219 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1985 23

29 CFR 516, et seq. FLSA Regulations 24 § 39-4-107, MCA State and municipal governments, 25

school districts (first class) 26 § 39-3-405, MCA Overtime compensation 27 10.55.209, ARM Standard School Day 28 10.65.103(2), ARM Program of Approved Pupil 29

Instruction- Related Days 30 24.16.102, et seq., ARM Wages and hours 31 24.16.101, ARM Wages and Hours 32 24.16.1006, ARM Rest and Meal Periods 33 34 Policy History: 35 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 36 Revised on: 37 38

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5222 3 4 Evaluation of Non-Administrative Staff 5 6 Each non-administrative staff member’s job performance shall be evaluated by the staff 7 member’s direct supervisor. Non-tenured certified staff shall be evaluated, at a minimum, on at 8 least an annual basis. Tenured certified staff members may be evaluated according to the terms 9 stated in the current collective bargaining agreement. The evaluation model shall be aligned with 10 applicable district goals, standards of the Board of Public Education, and the district’s 11 mentorship and induction program. It shall identify what skill sets are to be evaluated, include 12 both summative and formative elements, and include an assessment of the educator’s 13 effectiveness in supporting every student in meeting rigorous learning goals through the 14 performance of the educator’s duties. 15 16 The supervisor shall provide a copy of the completed evaluation to the staff member and shall 17 provide an opportunity to discuss the evaluation. The original should be signed by the staff 18 member and filed with the Director of Human Resources. Superintendent. If the staff member 19 refuses to sign the evaluation, the supervisor should note the refusal and submit the evaluation to 20 the Director of Human Resources. Superintendent. 21 22 Evaluation of Classified Staff 23

24 Each classified staff member’s job performance will be evaluated by the staff member’s direct 25 supervisor. The supervisor will provide a copy of the completed evaluation to the staff member 26 and will provide opportunity to discuss the evaluation. The original should be signed by the 27 staff member and placed in the personnel file. If the staff member refuses to sign the evaluation, 28 the supervisor should note the refusal and submit the evaluation to the Director of Human 29 Resources. 30 31 Cross Reference: Policy 5231-5231R - Personnel Records 32 33 Legal Reference: ARM 10.55.701 (4)(a)(b) Board of Trustees 34 35 Policy History: 36 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 37 Revised on: November 10, 2014 38 Revised on: 39 40

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5223 3 Page 1 of 2 4 5 Personal Conduct 6 7 The Board recognizes its responsibility to protect the health, safety and welfare of all students within 8 the District. Furthermore, the Board recognizes a professional responsibility for all school staff to 9 protect a pupil’s health, safety and welfare. The Board strongly believes that school staff members 10 have the public’s trust and confidence to protect the well-being of all pupils attending the school 11 district. In support of this Board’s strong commitment to the public’s trust and confidence of school 12 staff, the Board holds all school staff to the highest level of professional responsibility in their 13 conduct. Inappropriate conduct and conduct unbecoming a school staff member will not be tolerated. 14 A staff member’s conduct will be held to the professional standards established by the Montana 15 Board of Education. The Professional Educators of Montana Code of Ethics can be found at: 16 http://opi.mt.gov/pdf/cert/EthicsCode.pdf Administrators and supervisors may set forth specific 17 rules and regulations governing an employee’s conduct on the job within a particular building. 18 19 Conflict of Interest 20 21 In accordance with state law, an employee should not dispense or utilize any information gained 22 from employment with the District, accept gifts or benefits, or participate in business enterprises 23 or employment which creates a conflict of interest with the faithful and impartial discharge of the 24 employee’s District duties. A District employee may, prior to acting in a manner which may 25 impinge on any fiduciary duty, disclose the nature of the private interest which creates a conflict. 26 Care should be taken to avoid using, or avoid the appearance of using, official positions and 27 confidential information for personal advantage or gain. 28 29 Confidentiality 30 31 Employees should hold confidential all information deemed to be not for public consumption as 32 determined by state law and Board policy. Employees shall also respect the confidentiality of 33 people served in the course of the employee’s duties and use information gained in a responsible 34 manner. This includes confidential and/or private information learned during the course of the 35 employee’s duties or learned as a result of the employee’s participation in a closed (executive) 36 session of the Board. Discretion should also be employed even within the school system’s own 37 network of communication. 38 39 Reporting 40 41 School personnel, compensated and uncompensated (volunteers), are required to report to their 42 immediate supervisor or Building Principal any possible violations of this Policy. In the event the 43 report alleges conduct by the Building Principal or the immediate supervisor, the school staff 44 member may report directly to the District Office Administration. 45 46 Consequences 47 The Board may discipline, up to and including discharge, any employee who violates any or all 48 sections of this policy. 49 50 51 52 53

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1 2 3 4 5 6 5223 7 Page 1 of 2 8 9 10 Cross Reference: Policy 4332 – Conduct on School Property 11 12 Legal Reference: § 20-1-201, MCA School officers not to act as agents 13 § 39-2-102, MCA What belongs to employer 14 Title 2, Chapter 2, Part 1 Standards of Conduct 15 16 Policy History: 17 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 18 Revised on: August 23, 2010 19 Revised on: 20

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Great Falls School District 1 2 PERSONNEL 5224 3 4 Political Activity - Staff Participation 5 6 The Board recognizes its individual employees’ rights of citizenship, including, but not limited 7 to, engaging in political activities. An employee of the District may seek an elective office, 8 provided that the staff member does not campaign on school property during working hours, and 9 provided all other legal requirements are met. The District assumes no obligation beyond 10 making such opportunities available. In the event the staff member is elected to office, the 11 employee is entitled to take a leave of absence without pay unless provided otherwise within an 12 existing collective bargaining agreement. 13 14 No person, in or on District property, may attempt to coerce, command or require a public 15 employee to support or oppose any political committee, the nomination or election of any person 16 to public office, or the passage of a ballot issue. 17 18 No District employee may solicit support for, or opposition to, any political committee, the 19 nomination or election of any person to public office, or the passage of a ballot issue while on 20 the job or in or on District property. or at his place of employment. However, nothing in this 21 section policy is intended to restrict the right of a District employee to express his or her personal 22 political views. 23 24 Cross Reference: Policy 3222R – Distribution and Posting of Materials 25 26 Legal Reference: 5 USC 7321, et seq. Hatch Act 27

§ 13-35-226, MCA Unlawful acts of employers and employees 28 29 30 Policy History: 31 Adopted on: July 1, 2000 32 Revised on: August 23, 2010 33 Revised on: 34 35

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