October 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
 

2. Ground Rules: Chairmans Statement Attached
 

3. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
 

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Special Board Minutes 9/3/24; Special Board Minutes 9/30/24, Regular Board Minutes October 8, 2024
 

5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 

6. STUDENT RECOGNITIONS: Jess BlackWeasel, Ronnell CalfBossRibs, Madison Henderson, Callie Wood, Trysten Hannon 

STAFF RECOGNITIONS: Johanna Johnson, Kami Wellman, Lucy Muragin, Sonya Gobert, Kevin KickingWoman

BUILDING PRESENTATIONS: Minnii Berry Project
 

7. PUBLIC COMMENT:
 

8. ITEMS OF INFORMATION

8.A. Building Reports:

8.A.1. Child Nutrition-Copy Center-Warehouse - Dalaina Grant

8.A.2. Curriculum and Instruction - Rebecca Rappold

8.A.3. Special Education Report - Rebecca Rappold

8.A.4. Parent, Community Outreach, FIT - Irene Augare

8.A.5. Blackfeet Language-Native American Studies - Robert Hall (Star Lab Link in Report)

8.A.6. Childcare - Rose Racine

8.A.7. Prevention & Wellness - Cinnamon Salway

8.A.8. Student Activities Program - Heidi Bullcalf

8.A.9. Athletics Department - Kellen Hall

8.A.10. Technology Department - Travis Miller

8.A.11. Transportation - Francis Bullcalf

8.A.12. Maintenance/Facilities/Security/Construction - Reid Reagan
 

8.B. Superintendent's Report

8.B.1. Rebecca Rappold

8.B.1.a. Superintendent Update

8.B.1.b. Electric School Bus Presentation: Racky Wagner, David Merrill

8.B.1.c. Notification of Appointment to Native American Task Force
 

8.B.2. Bev Sinclair

8.B.2.a. HR Status Update

8.B.2.b. Coaches Update
 

8.C. Resignations: 

8.C.1. Lanell Arnoux, Personal Care Assistant-BMS, Effective 10-24-2024
 

9. ITEMS OF ACTION

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

9.A.1. Elementary

9.A.1.a. Arthur WestWolf, BMS BBB Coach 2024-2025 ($1,073.00)

9.A.1.b. Maurice St. Goddard, BMS BBB Coach 2024-2025 ($1,032.00)

9.A.1.c. Javier Bustos, BMS BBB Coach 2024-2025 ($1,073.00)

9.A.1.d. Jamie MountainChief, BMS Custodian
 

9.A.2. High School

9.A.2.a. Adrien Wagner, BHS Athletic Choir Director 2024-2025 ($3,137.00)

9.A.2.b. June Matt, BHS Athletic Band Director 2024-2025 ($3,583.00)

9.A.2.c. Maurice St. Goddard, BHS Assistant BBB Coach ($2,408.00)

9.A.2.d. Brooke RunningCrane, BHS Assistant Cook

9.A.2.e. Domaneek CrossGuns, BHS Attendance Clerk .5 FTE
 

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

9.B.1. District Wide

9.B.1.a. Kendall Edmo, Blackfoot Geography Map Proposal 2024-2025 ($2,300.00)

9.B.1.b. Lea Tatsey, Blackfoot Language Digital Assessment Support 2024-2025 ($4,000.00)

9.B.1.c. Drew Landry, Grant Writer for Blackfeet Language-NAS Department 2024 ($3,200.00)

9.B.1.d. Darin Wynn, CPR & 1st Aid Training-Wellness Day 2024-2025 ($1,320.00)

9.B.1.e. Certified Ee-Kah-Ki-Maht After-School Program Assistants 2024-2025 ($38,304.00)
 

9.C. Out of State Travel: 

9.C.1. High School

9.C.1.a. Colin Siberrensen, Kari McKay, 10 HS Students to attend Close Up HS Civics Program in Washington, DC 2024-2025 ($27,784.00)
 

9.D. In State Travel

9.D.1. District wide

9.D.1.a. Kellen Hall, Western A Fall Meeting in Hamilton, MT 2024-2025 ($234.71)
 

9.E. Approvals

9.E.1. Elementary

9.E.1.a. FICO Building Automation System, Front End Upgrade - BES 2024-2025 ($25,360.00)

9.E.1.b. Early Kindergarten Request 2024-2025

9.E.1.c. BMS Sponsor-Katie McDonald/Club/Goals & Objectives 2024-2025 ($516.00)
 

9.E.2. High School

9.E.2.a. 19+ Year Old Student Attendance-WBH Academy 2024-2025

9.E.2.b. Change BHS Votech-Welding-Auto Position to VoTech-Auto .5 FTE and VoTech-Welding .5 FTE
 

9.E.3. District Wide

9.E.3.a. Extended Contract-Certified Teachers, Curriculum & Instruction Planning 2024-2025 ($9,349.80)

9.E.3.b. Extended Contract-Certified Teachers, Edit and Refine Blackfoot Language Curriculum 2024-2025 ($3,806.00)

9.E.3.c. Extended Contracts-Certified Lead Teacher Duties 2024-2025 ($14,970.00)

9.E.3.d. Substitute Eligibility Roster 2024-2025

9.E.3.e. Agreement Between Montana Schools Unemployment Insurance Program (MSUIP) & BPS 2024-2027

9.E.3.f. MOU Between BPS District #9, Blackfeet Tribe and Southern Peigan School Health 2024-2025

9.E.3.g. MOU Between BPS & Blackfeet Tribal Health System 2024-2025

9.E.3.h. District Claims Check #66545-66558 ($798,918.49)

9.E.3.i. Student Activities Check #706019-706041 ($11,798.52);  Check #706042-706055 ($2,960.90)

9.E.3.j. Additional Pays/Payroll
 

9.F. PERSONNEL: None.
 

9.G. LEGAL ISSUES: None.
 

9.H. ADJOURNMENT