Arlee Joint School District #8
Minutes
Arlee Board of Trustees
Annual Budget Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Location
HS Library
Trustees Present
Brian Johnson BigSam, Lindsey O'Neill, Lisa Koetter, Phaedrus Swab, Samantha Lytle
Trustees Absent
None
Guests Present
Bianca O'Neill, Cory Beckham, Dan McGee, Dennis Johnson BigSam, Dori Knoll, Jake Bosley, Lonnie Morin
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
Brian Johnson BigSam called a meeting of the board of trustees of Arlee Joint School District #8 to order on Tuesday Aug 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM.
C.
Public Comment
D.
Approve Minutes from June 10, 2025
Lisa Koetter made a motion to approve the minutes from Arlee Board of Trustees on 07-08-25.
Lindsey O'Neill seconded the motion.
Approve minutes for July 8, 2025
II. Consent Agenda
A.
Appoint Anne Tanner as Missoula Area Education COOP Administrator
B.
Appoint Title IX Coordinator: Jacob Bosley
C.
Appoint Authorized Representative for FY2026: Cory Beckham
D.
JH Assistant Football: Damon Cordier
E.
Out of State Travel - Yellowstone May 18th-23rd, 2026
F.
Approve Frenchtown bus entering Arlee School District
G.
Request for Religious Release - FY2026
H.
Assistant AD: Quinn Huisman
I.
Substitutes FY2026
J.
Board Vote on Consent Agenda
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to approve consent agenda as presented.
Lisa Koetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
III. New Business
A.
Trustee Financial Summaries FY2025 and Budgets for FY2026
Lisa Koetter made a motion to approve the TFS FY2025 and Budgets for FY2026.
Samantha Lytle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
B.
Side by Side Proposal for training FY2026
Lisa Koetter made a motion to approve contract with Side by Side.
Samantha Lytle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
C.
Custodian .5 FTE FY206: Katrina Sanchez
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to approve .5 FTE position.
Lisa Koetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
D.
Music Teacher .65 FTE FY2026: Heidi Schnarr
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to approve hire of Heidi Schnarr.
Samantha Lytle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
E.
Out of District Attendance agreements - outgoing
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to acknowledge the outgoing student attendance agreements.
Lisa Koetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
F.
Out of District Attendance Agreements: incoming
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to approve incoming.
Samantha Lytle seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
IV. Board Reports
A.
Superintendent Report
B.
Arlee Federation of Teachers Report
V. Finance
A.
Approval of Claims, Payroll and Reports
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to approve the Claims, Payroll and Reports as attached to the agenda.
Lisa Koetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Regular Meeting: September 9, 2025
Brian BigSam will be present via phone.
B.
Adjourn Meeting
Lindsey O'Neill made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Lisa Koetter seconded the motion.
The board VOTED unanimously to approve the motion.
There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 7:01 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Lindsey O'Neill
Added to his attached report the resignation of William Stockton, HS Science teacher.