Boise Brave Parents
Parent Board Meeting
November 5, 2013
Attendance: Amy Kohlmeier, Carol Hembree, Theresa Ryden, Barb Egland, Katie Rotchford, Justin
Peters, Alex Lisso, Amy Rustad, Jennifer Jones, Tani Theiler, Cindy Gustavsen, Wendi Pennington, Molly
Manschreck, Joan Wong, Suzanne Hughes, Shauna Waller, Connie Simpson, Gail Inch, LuAnn Johnson.
Call to Order: Carol Hembree called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m. and welcomed LuAnn Johnson.
Carol gave the floor to Theresa Ryden to give the Secretary’s report.
Secretary’s Report
Theresa Ryden (Secretary): Carol Hembree emailed minutes from the October 1, 2013 Board Meeting to
the Board. Theresa Ryden presented the minutes from the October 1, 2013 Board meeting.
Action: Amy Rustad moved that we approve the October 1st minutes. Molly Mannschreck seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Faculty Report
Katie Rotchford (Faculty Representative):
AP Econ Dairy Farm Field Trip: On October 8th, John Coulthard took his AP Econ students on a half day
field trip to Sunridge Dairy in Nampa, Idaho. The students analyzed economics in action by exploring the
cost analysis of the dairy farm.
From Kim Brydges: KBHS Broadcasting is up and running. They produce an episode every week and
have their own You Tube channel. It is a “first draft” year for them, and ultimately their goal is to
improve their show every week. The link is posted in the Boise Weekly.
DECCA: DeEtte Huelse, DECA Advisor, took 5 DECA officers to a leadership and DECA Officer Training in
Coeur d’Alene last weekend. It was a worthwhile growth experience for the students. They were able
to plan their year which includes monthly community service, DECA club activities, fundraising events,
and competition preparation. DECA clubs from all over Idaho were present.
From Katie Rotchford: The first news production issue came out homecoming week complete with a
new layout. This year’s goal is to make the service provided to students engaging, relevant, and
reflective of 21st century news. Focus incudes improving page design, improving story quality, and
running a contest for cover art at the end of the year that hopefully includes a cash prize.
Student Report
Alex Lisso and Justin Peters (Student Representatives): Homecoming week: The barbeque went well as
did the homecoming dance with a record number of students attending and funds raised. No citations
were issued. Carol Hembree mentioned a need for continuity in homecoming volunteer record keeping
and suggested that Leadership start a notebook on such details. Suzanne Hughes, a homecoming
volunteer, noted that she received a thank you note for her efforts and appreciated the thoughtfulness.
The homecoming football game had a huge turnout with two B-O-I-S-E student sections that required
the cheer team to split into two squads.
Red Ribbon Week will include beeps that represent how often a person is involved in a drunken driving
car crash and blue t-shirts worn to signify that that person knows someone who has been affected by
substance abuse. The assembly will feature a teacher(s) that tells his/her story. Police and firefighters
will also be present. Leadership has made three videos to present. The first video interviews grade
school students and their opinions about drugs intended to show the transition from that age’s opinion
to high school students’ opinions. The second video is about substance abuse, and the third video
(natural highs) tells the positive things Boise High is doing instead of drugs and alcohol. They are hoping
to have Mr. Williams and Mr. Vega talk to students about personal impact.
The Canned Food Drive will occur over the next few months. Also, a turkey dinner is being planned for
the faculty.
Treasurer’s Report
Bank of Cascades
$57,260.61
Interest
Dues
$20,845.44
Increase of
Fundraiser
$23,322.56
Decrease of
$1.32
Boise Ed. Foundation
Total
$365.65
$45.00 (Parking sign)
$101,428.61
Our tax report is due Friday, November 15th. We have a June 30 fiscal year end. Terry Sanders,
accountant, will file taxes for BBP. We won’t owe, it just helps maintain our nonprofit status. Last year’s
estimate for tax services rendered was $260; the actual was about $100.
Committee Reports
Wendi Pennington (Athletic Committee): Girls and boys soccer won state; girls swim team won state
and boys swim team placed fourth; Girls xc placed second and boys xc placed ninth; volleyball placed
seventh;
Girls’ basketball tryouts are this week and boys’ basketball tryouts next week; wrestling begins
November 18th. $25 entertainment books are available for sale; please contact Tracy Leinen. Old cell
phones are also being collected. Justin suggested promoting this through Leadership.
Barb Egland (B.E.N.): As part of the Brave Empowerment Network, Barb will feature one group’s ideas
each month. At the recent all-day session, about sixty students learned about student leadership. In
the eight groups, each group chose a character value and is developing ideas, activities, and long term
goals that will empower students to reach out to peers and be inclusive of others. For example, one
group chose kindness and proposes having a kindness week that incorporates a kindness bulletin board,
kindness recognition of faculty and/or family, thanking strangers, a kindness assembly, etc. Budget
support from BBP may be needed.
Connie Simpson noted that the number of students involved has grown so much that they’ve had to
move to the auditorium.
New Business
Amy Rustad: November 6th is the deadline for grants. This year we have 14 grants with more coming.
Last year we had 12. We have $15,000 to use. Please look for the grant books to come home with your
student.
Granting Committee 2013-14:
President
Carol Hembree
Vice President
Amy Rustad
Secretary
Theresa Ryden
Treasurer
Cyndi Eyolfson
Assistant Treasurer
Joan Wong
Academics Liaison
Suzanne Hughes & Shauna Waller
Activities Liaison
Dee Koeger
Athletics Liaison
Wendi Pennington
Fundraising Chair
Robin Ivanoff
Principal
Amy Kohlmeier
Faculty Representative Katie Rotchford
Grant Schedule 2013-14:
Distribute Grant Applications
Tuesday, August 13th
Grant Applications Due to Office
Wednesday, November 6th
Grant Committee Begins Review
Wednesday, November 13th
Grant Committee Review Meeting
Wednesday, November 20th
BBP Board Meeting (Review and final vote)
Tuesday, December 4th
Grant Notification Letters to Teachers
Friday, December 6th
Deadline for Grant Funding Submission to BBP Tuesday, April 22nd
Deadline for “Assessment of Effectiveness”
Friday, May 9th
Principal’s Report
Amy Kohlmeier (Principal): Amy thanked the group for the teacher/staff luncheon. The homecoming
dance had great help, no incidents and was a positive experience for the students. The same
parameters will be used for following dances.
Administrators have talked among social workers, assistant principal, nurse (Toni Allen), counselors, and
Tracy Leinen in an effort to do things to support students experiencing substance abuse problems.
Parent to parent and student to student seems to be the most effective type of communication. Several
parents expressed interest in sharing experiences navigating the problems. The idea is to have an inviteonly panel discussion on this topic.
Later in the month administrators will meet with a professional counselor regarding a program similar to
B.E.N. that spends eight weeks training about 25 students giving them tools to effectively and positively
communicate with their peers on the topic of substance use. Kids can often do more good than we can.
This also gives students a chance to advocate among other students.
Scare tactics such as Natalie Marti’s story are too much for the student s to absorb from their
perspective. The idea is to focus on the details of violations such as the effects on the common
application, fines, court dates and to offer help and assistance to students and families.
In working with leadership, a senior who lost her sister in a drinking accident last year wants to talk to
people. English classes, targeting sophomores, will hear her speak.
Please note the GRANT COMMITTEE REVIEW MEETING: Wed., Nov. 20th in the Tech Building
Faculty Room which is located across from the new gym.
Next meeting: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Room 402.
Meeting adjourned at 4:13 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Theresa Ryden, Secretary