John Lance Mittmann

The meeting agenda includes the review of fiscal services reports, such as check, revenue, expenditure, cash, and savings reports. Personnel actions include the approval of certified employee contract renewals, retirements, resignations, and new hires. The board will consider an athletic equipment waiver, revisions to fundraising policies, the hiring of a new elementary school principal, and bids for lockers and a fieldhouse. Additionally, the board will discuss an adult meal price increase, information regarding upcoming graduation ceremonies, and a supplemental levy.

The board convened an executive session to review personnel matters, including specific information regarding an employee and an employee evaluation. Following the return to public session, the board took action to release the identified employee from their contract effective immediately.

The board meeting included the recognition of the new IT director and a performance by students. Discussion topics covered district attendance, facility projects including irrigation at the high school, tennis court replacements, and roof repairs at Treaty Rock Elementary. A legislative update was provided, alongside a review of mid-year iReady and Amira assessment data, and a presentation on changes to state discretionary funding. Board action items included the approval of the 2026-2027 school year calendar, a three-year contract renewal for School Resource Officers, adoption of the Kootenai County Mitigation Plan, approval of 2026-2027 bus routes, authorization of an April staff stipend, a tuition waiver, and the bid for the high school bleacher project. During the executive session, the board discussed personnel matters, subsequently voting to rehire the Special Education Director and extend contracts for the Assistant Superintendents of Elementary and Secondary Programs.

The board meeting agenda includes recognition of Ponderosa Elementary, public comment sessions, and a review of fiscal service reports, personnel actions such as staff retirements and resignations, and the consideration of revised and new board policies. Additionally, the agenda covers member and superintendent reports, special site reports, the second reading for a revised policy regarding emergency closures, and information items concerning upcoming board tours and fundraising events. The session concludes with an executive session to address personnel or student matters, followed by board action on executive session items.

The agenda for the meeting includes public comments, the review and consideration of the consent calendar, and various board action items. Key topics comprise the approval of personnel reports, including resignations and new certified hires, authorization of an athletic equipment waiver, and the approval of new course offerings. The board will consider recommendations for a new elementary school principal, awarding building and maintenance bids, and implementing a meal price increase for the upcoming school year. Additionally, the agenda covers the approval of a liability insurance waiver for the community library network and the second reading of several revised board policies regarding meeting procedures, the order of business, student enrollment options, and denial of school attendance.