Great Falls Public Schools 1100 Fourth Street South, Great Falls, Montana

AGENDA Board of Trustees

Special Meeting June 6, 2017

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– 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 Don Ryan 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 Mindy Kiser Director of Human Resources Dale Lambert Director of Student Services Chris Olszewski Director of Curriculum and Assessment Tom Hering Director of Information Technology Dave Crum Community Connections Manager

Great Falls Public Schools Board of Trustees Special Meeting

AGENDA

June 6, 2017 12:00 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. Resolution to Sell, Recycle and Dispose of Obsolete or Unsuitable District Property

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VI. COMMUNICATIONA. Audience Communication

VII. ACTION ITEMS

VIII. ACTION: OTHER Chairperson Cahill

IX. REPORTS, DISCUSSION, AND POLICIES

A. Building Design for the C.M. Russell High School Multipurpose Athletic Building, STEM Addition and Track and Field Renovations

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B. Discussion, Committee Reports, and Comments Chairperson Cahill

UPCOMING EVENTS Chairperson Cahill

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 6:30 p.m. Paris Commencement Ceremony

Paris Gibson Education Center

Monday, June 12, 2017 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Thursday, June 22, 2017 6:00 p.m. GF Adult Education

Graduation GFC-MSU Heritage Hall

Monday, June 26, 2017 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Monday, July 17, 2017 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Monday, August 7, 2017 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office Monday, August 21, 2017 4:15 p.m. Board Budget Work

Session District Office

Monday, August 21, 2017 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting District Office

ACTION TO ADJOURN Chairperson Cahill

Great Falls Public Schools

Great Falls, MT

Vukasin Ryan Moretti Janikula Gray Cahill Brantley

Motion Second Ayes Nays Abstain

GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MEETING DATE: June 6, 2017

CATEGORY: Consent

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: V. A.

CABINET MEMBER: Brian Patrick

TOPIC

Resolution to Sell, Recycle or Dispose of Obsolete or Unsuitable District Property

BACKGROUND

Montana Codes Annotated, 20-6-604 (MCA), requires that the disposal of public property be approved by the Board of Trustees.

DISCUSSION

The items on the attached list have been identified by the District to be broken, obsolete, or unusable. As provided in MCA 20-6-604, the trustees must declare the items for disposal. The District will advertise and sell the major items by utilizing a silent or sealed bid process which will be posted and outlined on the school district website. Items will also be sold via a garage sale at the District Book Give Away, which will be held on June 21 & 22, 2017 at Longfellow Elementary. Items that do not sell will be recycled or disposed of in an appropriate manner.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The advertising required by law will cost the district approximately $200.00

RECOMMENDATION

The District Board is requested to approve the resolution to declare the attached list of miscellaneous equipment as surplus property to be disposed of by way of sale, recycling or other means. 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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QUANITY DESCRIPTION

1 Oregon Valley Greenhouse 30’X48’ with 2 3/8” galvanized semi gable bows, wooden end frames

and 6 mil poly double layer covers for the structure, wire lock and rails for securing the

cover and 4” side rollups with handles 38 Student Desks 38 Chairs 4 Chalk Boards 3 Picture frames 1 Door 1 Roll of Flooring

12 Rolling carts 1 Wooden Bench 1 Wood Table 1 Small Brown Table 3 Wood Stairs 2 File Cabinets 1 Teacher Desk 1 Standing Bulletin Board 1 Organization Shelf 1 Mini Refrigerator 1 Small Basketball Hoop 1 Large Sink Table 1 Mattress 1 Table Top

Misc Wood Boards 1 Coat Rack

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June 1,2017Recycle RequestObsolete and Defective ElectronicsLocation: LRPCRequestor: Dan Sibert

Item Quantity Condition Recycle Company

Keyboards 50 Defective Pacific SteelCPU 251 Defective and harvested Pacific SteelNetbooks 98 Defective and obsolete Pacific SteelProjectors 26 Defective Pacific SteelPrinter 12 Defective Pacific SteelNetwork Switches 86 Obsolete and Defective Pacific SteelTape recorders 23 Defective Pacific SteelNortel phone 10 Defective Pacific SteelMeru Wireless AP 223 Obsolete and Defective Pacific SteelDictaphone System 1 Obsolete Pacific SteelNEC phone System 1 Obsolete from Largent Pacific SteelMonitors 100 Defective Apple CorporationScanner 2 Defective Pacific SteelKVM Video Switch 3 Defective Pacific SteeliBook 1 Defective Pacific SteelLaptop 15 Defective and harvested Pacific SteelDVD Player 2 Defective Pacific SteelDocCam 1 Defective Pacific Steel

Resolution

The Trustees of the Great Falls School District 1 & A hereby designate the following property of the district undesirable, unsuitable or obsolete for school purposes. Great Falls School District 1 & A resolves to sell, recycle or otherwise dispose of all property as listed on the School District website under surplus property.

The subject property is abandoned, obsolete, undesirable or unsuitable for school purposes because it no longer meets the needs of the district.

As provided in 20-6-604, MCA, the trustees of the Great Falls School District 1 & A hereby resolve to dispose of the property identified above because it is or is about to become abandoned, obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable for school purposes of the Great Falls School District 1 & A. The method of disposal shall be by way of recycle, sale or discard.

The trustees of the Great Falls School District 1 & A further resolve that notice of the resolution shall be published on the 7th day of June 2017, in the Great Falls Tribune.

This resolution shall become effective 14 days after publication of the notice identified in the immediately preceding paragraph, unless appealed to the district court by a taxpayer in compliance with and as provided in 20-6-602, MCA.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Great Falls School District 1 & A this 6th day of June, 2017.

Jan Cahill__________________________________ Board Chair, Great Falls School District 1 & A

Attest: Brian Patrick_________________________ District Clerk

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Great Falls Public Schools

Great Falls, MT

Vukasin Ryan Moretti Janikula Gray Cahill Brantley

Motion Second Ayes Nays Abstain

GREAT FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

MEETING DATE: June 6, 2017

CATEGORY: Report

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: IX. A.

CABINET MEMBER: Tom Moore

TOPIC

Report on the Building Design for the CM Russell High School Multipurpose Athletic Building, STEM Addition, and Pride Field and Track Renovations

BACKGROUND

The planning team (staff, students, alumni and neighbors) at CM Russell High School has been busy working the past few weeks with the CTA architectural firm to envision the design for a Science/Technology/Engineering/Math (STEM) addition to the existing vocational building, a new multipurpose athletic facility, and the renovation of Pride Field and practice track.

DISCUSSION

The CMR design team and CTA Architects will provide an overview of the process and share the design features of each facet of the proposed building projects on the CMR campus. Key design Elements:

• An attractive 24,000 sq. ft. multipurpose athletic facility to include a gymnasium with basketball/volleyballcourts and bleacher seating for approximately 400 spectators. Insulated steel panel construction, woodfloor and open ceilings

• A 3500 sq. ft. fitness center on the main floor with glass view overlooking Pride Field• A 4800 sq. ft. wrestling room on the second floor, also overlooking Pride Field• An enclosed connector between the current fieldhouse and the new addition via a skywalk on the second

floor of the multipurpose center• A 5600 sq. ft. STEM classroom complex addition to north end of the existing vocational building. This

space will be flexible for student projects, investigations and demonstrations of student learning• Improvements to the drainage, soil amendments and grass turf to the Jack Johnson Pride Field• Renovation and upgrade of the existing track to provide a safe and adequate practice surface for athletes

and patrons who use this facilityNext Steps:

• June 12- City of Great Falls Design and Review Board presentation.• Weekly meetings with the CTA design team, James Talcott Construction and GFPS to communicate,

plan, and implement the construction of these projects at CMR High School.

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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The work for this project will be paid for through bond proceeds. RECOMMENDATION

This report is for information only. 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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