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The board’s public comment rules were read before speakers; the chair noted comments were limited to three minutes and not a time for board response. Yellowkini made two requests: expanded funding for Native American student supports and healthier meal options districtwide. No trustee or staff response was made on the record during the public-comment period.

The board received written correspondence earlier in the meeting; Yellowkini’s spoken comments were the sole in-person public comment recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MCPS Board of Trustees May 13 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A community member asked the board to increase funding for Native American Student Services to support tutoring and tribal cultural education and to revise school breakfasts and lunches to reduce processed foods and refined carbohydrates.","taxTitle","Missoula Elem, School Districts, Montana","taxId",38287,"location","Montana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6561082,"Board approves recommendation to award Big Sky High HVAC upgrade pending negotiation with Garden City Plumbing",219,336000,555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3296673-c46c2febc01fc2b38b07e41c6ceeb7a9&start=336&end=555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3296673-c46c2febc01fc2b38b07e41c6ceeb7a9/thumbnail_336000.jpg","/articles/6561082/Montana/Board-approves-recommendation-to-award-Big-Sky-High-HVAC-upgrade-pending-negotiation-with-Garden-City-Plumbing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561082-e233669298ce29fc7f35afaddf9cc6ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124041&Signature=UriCtuB25Zjwn5h2jpHPEFiY7mIwXlmoslLx-4HNCDgQMrOjCN5tnivzHeZ5By95tMeXl2nt0z9J0-ISBx9feK4iAYmED04ru-Sbpqi1QFFOHPYBalajiFEl2ycww7akAGJcoMwNS-2RIf9~OxyL5WHYVGO4GPFr4Wn5D4b7bGC~F6ZdjQYgLyWFSPRJvFHbuzfK7ZNCExP7VMTMcONtcSqb6W84X4N~Igfe8cYVaSy5NGSnDyJeJMqYn4lY6i2tUM8OfzMXhXMGxrccK0~wOGlA07hhgAaYQrQJzHaDtPSc9~U8qmIFzTOCWhjeQhw6SMsA02fAki8kzm39hyfJyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Missoula Elementary School Board of Trustees approved a recommendation to award the Big Sky High School HVAC upgrade, contingent on successful negotiation with Garden City Plumbing. The board voted unanimously on the recommendation.

Project manager (identified in the meeting as Mr. Mccauweli) said bids opened the day of the meeting; the recommended base bid is $36,200. There are three alternates the board likely will accept, which together bring the total project estimate to about $144,700, he said. The work covers replacement of cabinet heaters that were not completed during prior bond projects, controls upgrades in the administration wing, and replacement of aging cabinet heaters in girls’ locker rooms and weight rooms on the east side of the main gymnasium.

Trustee Hayes asked whether the new units would prevent smoke from entering the building; the presenter said the units are stand-alone and pull fresh air from the gymnasium into the locker rooms and would not improve smoke prevention beyond existing conditions. Vice Chair Walker Andrews asked for the dollar amounts, which were restated by the presenter. Vice Chair Garris asked about funding; the presenter said the work will be paid from permissive levy funding from last year and the prior year.

Trustee Wake moved to approve the recommendation; Vice Chair Garris seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The board did not provide a final contract award at the meeting; the approval was for the recommendation to proceed pending negotiation with the named contractor.","Trustees approved a recommendation to award HVAC work at Big Sky High School pending a successful negotiation with Garden City Plumbing. The base bid is $36,200 with three alternates that could bring the total to about $144,700; funding comes from permissive levy dollars.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6561087,"Board adopts revised electronic-device policy; middle-school parent pickup language removed",109,187000,296000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3296673-c46c2febc01fc2b38b07e41c6ceeb7a9&start=187&end=296","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3296673-c46c2febc01fc2b38b07e41c6ceeb7a9/thumbnail_187000.jpg","/articles/6561087/Montana/Board-adopts-revised-electronic-device-policy-middle-school-parent-pickup-language-removed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6561087-1bb7a7fc96439207b43445dafe2a36d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771124041&Signature=oVBwdFoFBM7LBTjsYGOwVySN8gTnk~Y~QXob1RRc0W7GesOBe85XzXfRKr4yJ4FLgJpIoSdG5aM~lnMow2OqQF1fpRgj9~Ww5KOzy4T7IE40YxNX-zRdXgK1eEZy2MDCxhpQe~C7G~Q0e2s5PJEU944ickDD34Zitvqv2BzevZQxfzjBC9uKAmPt1PWBzT6JyJii1CRbLVL22c172DvpP4czrJjjQk7lrANPHM7tlV9TPwSHmMFIAWA8g6Wrm9LFV6Ii~sqjcTJndzbjRGrCqRtwVONmqn7rinNafF72aUFZTgujtZOztKKyld1VY0slr2P7mzOR9UdxZca8Dwsrvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Missoula Elementary School Board of Trustees voted unanimously to adopt a revised Board Policy 3630 on electronic devices, removing language that required a parent to retrieve confiscated devices at the middle school level. The change was approved as the policy’s third reading.

Superintendent Hill presented the revised policy and said the change corrects an omission affecting middle and high schools. Trustee Davies moved to adopt the revised policy; Trustee Wake seconded. There was no public comment and no further trustee discussion. The motion passed unanimously \"to all trustees present,\" according to the meeting record.

The revision removes a provision that previously required parental pickup of confiscated devices at middle schools; the board packet included one emailed public comment but no additional testimony. The superintendent said the board began the policy update more than a year ago and the current language reflects the district’s final edits.

The board’s approval completes the policy’s third reading; trustees did not attach further amendments or implementation directions during the meeting.

The board took no other formal action on school discipline policy during the session.","The trustees approved the third reading of Board Policy 3630 (electronic devices), removing a line that had required a parent to pick up confiscated devices at middle schools. The motion passed unanimously.","actionData","errors"]

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