October 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
 

2. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
 

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Board Minutes 9/27/23
 

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 

5. STAFF RECOGNITION by Jennifer Wagner: Kevin KickingWoman

STUDENT RECOGNITION by Robert Hall: Donavon Aimsback, Star Armstrong
 

6. PUBLIC COMMENT:
 

7. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

7.A. Building Reports:

7.A.1. KW Vina Elementary School - Toni Tatsey

7.A.2. Browning Elementary School - Sheila Hall

7.A.3. Napi Elementary School - Sicily Bird

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

7.A.5. Browning High School - Jennifer Wagner

7.A.6. Babb Elementary - John Salois

7.A.7. Athletics Department - Tony Wagner

7.A.8. Big Sky-Glendale Colonies - Rebecca Rappold

7.A.9. Special Education Department - Rebecca Rappold

7.A.10. Buffalo Hide Academy - Matthew Johnson
 

7.B. Superintendent's Report

7.B.1. Corrina Guardipee-Hall

7.B.1.a. Nafis Update 2023-2024

7.B.1.b. Executive Committee Meeting Update

7.B.1.c. BPS Attendance Update
 

7.B.2. Beverly Sinclair

7.B.2.a. HR Status Report 10-10-23
 

7.C. Resignations

7.C.1. Suzy Michael, BMS Girls Basketball Coach, Effective 8-22-2023

7.C.2. Charlie Monroe, Special Education TA-Napi, Effective 9-28-2023

7.C.3. Cody Lucke, Vo-Tech Teacher-BHS, Effective 9-29-2023

7.C.4. John LongTimeSleeping, Technology Director, Effective 10-2-2023

7.C.5. Whitney Lucke, Math Teacher-BHS, Effective 10-13-2023
 

8. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

8.A.1. Elementary

8.A.1.a. Gopher Geraldine, Teacher Assistant-KW Vina

8.A.1.b. Jenna Powell, Personal Care Attendant-KW Vina

8.A.1.c. BMS Girls Basketball Coaches 2023-2024 ($2,126.00)

8.A.1.d. Katherine Nomee, Personal Care Assistant-BMS
 

8.A.2. High School

8.A.2.a. Toni Madrid, Assistant Cook-BHS
 

8.A.3. District Wide

8.A.3.a. Dawn Marxer, Special Olympics Coach 2023-2024 ($2,080)
 

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

8.B.1. Elementary

8.B.1.a. Kailey Hall, Classified Tutor-21st Century Tutoring Program-BES 2023-2024 ($3,016.00)

8.B.1.b. Andrea Sangray, Certified Tutor for 21st Century Tutoring Program-Napi 2023-2024 SY ($4,872.00)

8.B.1.c. Genevieve Bragg-Wilson Certified Tutor for 21st Century Tutoring Program-Napi 2023-2024 ($4,872.00)

8.B.1.d. Brittany Burns, Certified Tutor for 21st Century Tutoring Program-BMS 2023-2024 SY ($4,872.00)

8.B.1.e. Mistyne Hall, Certified Tutor-21st Century Tutoring Program-BMS 2023-2024 ($4,872.00)
 

8.B.2. High School

8.B.2.a. Elva Dorsey, Certified Tutor for 21st Century Tutoring Program-BHS 2023-2024 SY ($4,872.00)

8.B.2.b. Katie McDonald, Certified Tutor for the 21st Century Tutoring Program-BHS 2023-2024 ($4,872.00)
 

8.B.3. District Wide

8.B.3.a. Student Tutors for 21st Century Tutoring Program-BHS 2023-2024 SY ($8,656.50)

8.B.3.b. Barbara Dee Ann Kipp, BPS School Safety Plan 2023-2024 ($4,000.00)

8.B.3.c. Mabel Running Fisher, Community Mentor 2023-2024 ($5,000.00)

8.B.3.d. Cheri Larson,  Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Coordinator 2023-2024 SY ($11,571.00)

8.B.3.e. Earl Tail, Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Coordinator 2-230-2024 ($8,816.00)

8.B.3.f. Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Afterschool Student Worker SY 2023-2024 ($2,308.40)

8.B.3.g. Roy McNabb, Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Assistant 2023-2024 ($7,540.00)

8.B.3.h. Shaun StillSmoking, Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Assistant 2023-2024 ($7,540.00)

8.B.3.i. Edward RunningRabbit, Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht Assistant 2023-2024 ($7,540.00)
 

8.C. Out of State Travel: 

8.C.1. High School

8.C.1.a. Adrien Wagner, June Matt, 3-Chaperones, 12-Students, Invitation to Perform at Carnegie Hall 2023-2024
 

8.C.2. District Wide

8.C.2.a. Cinnamon Crawford, Tessa Wells, Kailey Hall, Kelsey Burns, Kiana McClure, 2023 Global Exchange Conference in Orlando, FL ($4,185.37 ea)

8.C.2.b. Board of Trustees, Corrina Hall, 2023 NIISA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV ($2,283.92 ea)
 

8.D. In State Travel

8.D.1. District wide

8.D.1.a. Corrina Guardipee-Hall, MCEL in Billings ($1,275.26)
 

8.E. Approvals

8.E.1. Elementary

8.E.1.a. Official Spelling of Bullshoe: Stamiksiitsiikin

8.E.1.b. Extended Contracts-Certified Teachers, Classroom Set-Up Due to Construction-KWV 2023-2024 ($1,590.00)

8.E.1.c. Lane Change: Melissa Henderson, Certified Teacher-Napi 2023-2024 ($8,960.00)

8.E.1.d. Lane Change: Jennifer DeRoche, Certified Teacher-Napi 2023-2024 ($8,088.00)

8.E.1.e. Lane Change: Chase Nevarez, Certified Teacher-Napi 2023-2024 ($8,960.00)

8.E.1.f. Lane Change: Dana Bremner, Certified Teacher-BES 2023-2024 ($3,001.00)

8.E.1.g. Lane Change: Tommy Heavy Runner, Certified Teacher-Napi  2023-2024 ($8,088.00)
 

8.E.2. High School

8.E.2.a. Extended Contract: Melody Small, Science Curriculum Organization & Cleaning-BHS 2023-2024 ($1,127.00)

8.E.2.b. Adrien Wagner, NEW BHS Club-National Choir Club, Sponsor, Goals 2023-2024 ($516.00)

8.E.2.c. Waiver of 8% Penalty Fee for Early Resignation-Whitney Lucke 2023-2024 ($3,934.72)

8.E.2.d. Waiver of 8% Penalty Fee for Early Resignation-Cody Lucke 2023-2024 ($3,515.52)
 

8.E.3. District Wide

8.E.3.a. Additional BPS District Committee Members 2023-2024 ($1,332.00)

8.E.3.b. Extended Contracts-Certified Teachers, Grade-Correct Science Student's Submissions 2023-2024 ($2,217.00)

8.E.3.c. Extended Contracts-Certified Teachers, LETRS Modules-Curriculum & Instruction 2023-2024 ($10,468.00)

8.E.3.d. Wellness Day, October 27, 2023 at Browning Wellness Day

8.E.3.e. Substitute Eligibility List 10/10/23

8.E.3.f. MOU Between BPS District #9, Blackfeet Tribe and Southern Piegan School Health 2023-2024

8.E.3.g. Indian Policies and Procedures (IPPs) 2023-2024 SY

8.E.3.h. District Claims Check #94513-#94648; #439380-#439470 ($1,226,103.89)

8.E.3.i. Student Activities Claims Check #705521-#705548 ($9,375.74); Cancelled Check #705521 ($315.00)

8.E.3.j. Additional Pays/Payroll
 

8.F. PERSONNEL: None
 

8.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None
 

8.H. ADJOURNMENT