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Bigfork trustees approve Somers/Lakeside pickup agreement, authorize ESSER III purchases and deny out-of-district enrollment
Summary
At its Sept. 11 meeting the Bigfork School District board approved a revised Somers/Lakeside transportation interlocal agreement, authorized high‑school ESSER III purchases that must be spent by Sept. 30, and unanimously denied an out‑of‑district middle‑school enrollment request based on prior discipline.
Paul Sandry, chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Bigfork Elementary School and Bigfork High School, convened the Sept. 11 meeting. Trustees unanimously approved the meeting agenda and consent agenda, which included personnel recommendations, minutes and routine financial lists.
Superintendent Tom Stack described a revised Somers/Lakeside transportation interlocal agreement that would continue a stop on Fennon Way and add pickup of high‑school students at that location; Trustee Dan Elwell moved to approve the interlocal agreement, Trustee Julie Kreiman seconded, and the motion passed by unanimous vote of the elementary and high‑school trustees. The board’s approval allows the district to add high‑school pickups at the Fennon Way stop and anticipates possible additional route adjustments.
Business Manager Lacey Porrovecchio told trustees that ESSER III grant funds for the high school must be spent by Sept. 30 and that, per Office of Public Instruction requirements, purchases or projects over $5,000 require board approval. Proposed expenditures included art supplies and cameras, band instruments and supplies, math‑department calculators, foyer tables and Edgenuity (a credit‑recovery platform). Trustee Zack Anderson moved to approve the presented ESSER purchases, Trustee Julie Kreiman seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
Superintendent Tom Stack asked trustees to deny an out‑of‑district middle‑school enrollment request because of discipline issues documented in the student’s prior district. Trustee Zack Anderson moved to deny the request, Trustee Julie Kreiman seconded, and the denial was approved by unanimous vote of the elementary trustees.
Principal and superintendent updates and routine committee items were heard later in the meeting. The board set its regular meeting schedule through April 2025 and adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
Votes at a glance: Trustee votes listed reflect the meeting minutes’ record that the actions passed by unanimous vote of trustees present. • Approve meeting agenda — mover: Trustee Carol Field; seconder: Trustee Dan Elwell; outcome: approved (unanimous: Carol Field, Deb Johnson, Ben Woods, Paul Sandry, Dan Elwell, Zack Anderson, Julie Kreiman). • Approve consent agenda — mover: Trustee Dan Elwell; seconder: Trustee Ben Woods; outcome: approved (unanimous). • Approve Somers/Lakeside Transportation Interlocal Agreement — mover: Trustee Dan Elwell; seconder: Trustee Julie Kreiman; outcome: approved (unanimous). • Approve High School ESSER III purchases — mover: Trustee Zack Anderson; seconder: Trustee Julie Kreiman; outcome: approved (unanimous). • Deny out‑of‑district middle‑school enrollment under Board Policy 3141 — mover: Trustee Zack Anderson; seconder: Trustee Julie Kreiman; outcome: denied (approved by unanimous vote of the elementary trustees).
The board’s minutes note required attachments (e.g., out‑of‑district list, consent‑agenda lists).
