De Williams

The meeting commenced with the approval of the agenda. A procedural matter involved entering into an executive session to consider matters related to evaluation, dismissal, or discipline of a public officer, employee, staff member, or student, and subsequently exiting executive session. The only action item discussed was the Superintendent contract extension, which was tabled until the next special School Board meeting. The meeting concluded with adjournment.

The meeting commenced with the approval of the agenda and the consent agenda, which included the minutes from the November Board meetings and November M&O Expenses and financial statements. Procedural matters focused on the organization of the new board, including the swearing in of newly-elected Trustees, the nomination and election of the Chairman (Ashlee Fitch) and Vice Chairman (Zach Tarbet), and the election of the Board Clerk (Camissa Larsen), followed by a review of the code of ethics. Information reports included updates from the Superintendent, Maintenance (noting completed fencing and heating issues), Teaching staff (student achievement), and the Business Manager (Sam.gov registration, taxes submitted, and annual report acceptance). The primary action item was the second reading and subsequent acceptance of Policy 2105 regarding Sexual Orientation Education.

The meeting included discussion on SPED Funds and fencing in the Superintendent's report, maintenance updates, teaching staff updates on successful field trips and report cards, and the Business Manager's report on Building Capacity Reports and the finalized audit submission to the State. The board also discussed an open enrollment policy and had a first reading of policy 2105 regarding Sexual Orientation Education. The Yearly audit was approved.

The meeting included reports from the Superintendent on testing scores, the ISBA Conference, CIP, and Safe and Drug Free Money. There were also discussions on maintenance, teaching staff activities like the Fun Run, upcoming field trips, and the Halloween Party. The Business Manager reported positive feedback from the auditor and discussed Idaho Power LED lights. The board approved the salary schedule, a fence along the property line, and the second reading of Policy 3025 on Open Enrollment.

The meeting included reports from the Superintendent, Maintenance, Teaching staff, and Business Manager. The board discussed testing techniques, enrollment, audit submission, and converting the district to paperless filing. A patron/employee expressed concerns with terms of employment. The board accepted the first reading of Policy 3025 Open Enrollment and approved the Amended Budget. The board addressed a concern from a staff member regarding her terms of employment and approved both the contracted and hourly wages for the month of August as a one-time exception and agreed to revise the terms of employment to provide clearer language and avoid similar confusion in the future.