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Page 1 of 4 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 413, TWIN FALLS COUNTY, STATE OF IDAHO JUNE 17, 2026 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of School District No. 413, Twin Falls County, State of Idaho was held at the Filer School District Community Room, Filer, Idaho, on June 17, 2026, as provided in section 33-510 and 67-2345 et seq. Idaho Code. The annual budget hearing was presented by business manager Arron Phinney. He presented the revised budget from the 25-26 fiscal year and the proposed budget for the 26-27 fiscal year. The district should receive about 73.39 units of support. Arron had budgeted for 74. Arron gave an overview of all the revenue and expense accounts. The board asked questions about various revenues and expenses. Present when the meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chairman Jenni Lanting were Trustees Jeff Volle, Tammy Kelly, Josh Jensen, Superintendent Kelli Schroeder, Business Manager Arron Phinney, and Clerk Teresa Kullhem. Trustee Volle made a motion to approve the agenda. Trustee Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Filer’s Finest Filer School District is honoring a few more retirees this month: Robyn Flint (26 years), CJ Johnson (2 years), and Layne Flint (12 years). All will be missed and Filer is thankful to have had the opportunity to work with these amazing individuals. Shane Hild was given recognition for his 25 years of service in the Filer School District. Shane has served in several different capacities in his years in Filer. We wish him the best as he goes to Hansen as their superintendent. It is School Board Appreciation month and we would like to give a big shout out to our board for all the work they do to help keep the district running. Thank you! Early Graduation Requests Merrick Ayers is present in tonight’s meeting to ask permission from the board to graduate early. Merrick plans to use the time after he graduates to work and save money while he decides what direction to take next. Merrick will graduate in May of 2027. Trustee Volle made a motion to allow the early graduation of Merrick Ayers. Trustee Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Community Comment (agenda items) There was no Community Comment on agenda items. School/Department Reports Cara Joslin presented final IRI and ISAT scored for the district. Principals Mahannah, Losser and Hild reported out on the building goals that were set at the beginning of the year. Consent Agenda The consent agenda includes: (A) Approval of Minutes from 5/20/26 regular, 5/27/26 special, 6/3/26 special, 6/9/26 special; (B) Approval of Monthly Expenditures, (C) Financial Reports, and (D) SBAA Reports; (E) Approval of Resignations: Victor Perez (FHS Custodian); (F) Approval of Hires: Pete Jones (FHS Girls JV Basketball Coach), Josh Barnes (FHS Volunteer Girls Basketball Coach), Christy Gavard (FHS Assistant Cheer Coach); (G) Certified/Classified Rehires for 2026-2027 Page 2 of 4 Trustee Jensen made a motion to remove Item G from the consent agenda to discuss in executive session. Trustee Volle seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Jensen made a motion to approve Items A through F on the consent agenda. Trustee Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Business Manager’s Report Discussion was held on the budgets that were proposed earlier in the evening. The main difference in the revised budget is the transfer of funds to some accounts to balance the budget. Trustee Jensen made a motion to approved the revised 25-26 budget as presented. Trustee Volle seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Kelly made a motion to approve the 26-27 budget as presented. Trustee Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Superintendent’s Report Meal Prices 2026-2027 Meal prices for 26-27 are going up $.10 per meal for students. Trustee Jensen made a motion to approve the meal prices as presented for the 26-27 school year. Trustee Volle seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 8200 Wellness Policy Review The board reviewed the wellness policy which should be done on a yearly basis. Trustee Jensen made a motion to accept the Wellness Policy as presented. Trustee Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Student Chromebook Repair Fee $20 Tech Director Mike Nelson is asking that we raise the Chromebook repair fee to $20 for the year to cover the rising costs of product and parts. Discussion was held on the fee and how it is used. Trustee Volle made a motion to allow the Chromebook repair fee to be increased to $20 per year. Trustee Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. FHS Student Handbook The FHS student handbook was presented for approval. The board had discussion on various parts of the book. There are some questions that the board would like to ask of Principal Reynolds. Trustee Kelly made a motion to table the approval of the handbook until Principal Reynolds can attend a meeting to give the board further explanation. Trustee Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Administration/Certified/Classified/Extracurricular Salaries 2026-2027 All salary schedules were presented to the board for review. Trustee Volle made a motion to approve the salary schedules presented. Trustee Jensen seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Speech Therapy Contract With the loss of our district Speech Language Pathologist the district will need to contract with someone to provide the required services. Jessica Haymon is a licensed therapist who has agreed to contract with Filer School District for 2026-2027. The board discussed the fee and a few other bullet points from the contract. The board would like a little more time to review the contract and determine if there is anything cautionary listed in the contract. Page 3 of 4 Trustee Jensen made a motion to table approval of the contract until it can be reviewed more thoroughly. Trustee Volle seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 21st Century Grant Coordinator Personnel in Executive Community Comment (non-agenda items) There was no community comment. EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION TO RECESS FROM AN OPEN MEETING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION The Chairman announced that the next order of business would be the consideration of the Board recessing into executive session for the purpose of conducting further business. After a full and complete discussion, upon motion duly made by Trustee Jensen and seconded by Trustee Volle, the following resolution was presented: BE IT RESOLVED. That the Board of Trustees of School District No. 413 recess from an open meeting into executive session pursuant to Section 74-206(1)(a) & (b) to consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, and to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against a public officer, school employee, staff member, individual agent or public school student under section 74-206 (1)(a) & (b), Idaho Code. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that following the executive session the Board will reconvene in public session for purpose of conducting further business or for adjournment of the meeting. Vote being had on the above and foregoing resolution, and the same having been counted and found to be as follows: Jeff Volle Yes Jenni Lanting Yes Tammy Kelly Yes Joshua Jensen Yes And no less than two-thirds (2/3) of the membership in favor thereof, the Chairman declared said resolution adopted. The board went into executive session at 8:11 p.m. The board reconvened into open session at 8:55 p.m. Action from Executive Session Trustee Jensen made a motion to approve the hire of Bayley Beard as 21st Century Grant Coordinator. Trustee Volle seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Jensen made a motion to table the certified/classified rehires at FHS until the next board meeting. Trustee Volle seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Volle made a motion to approve all certified/classified hires at FES/FIS/FMS/Child Nutrtion/Technology/Transportation/Custodial/Maintenance/District Office as presented. Trustee Kelly seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Chairman Lanting adjourned the meeting at 8:57 p.m. Page 4 of 4 ______________________________ ______________________________ Jenni Lanting Teresa Kullhem Chairman Clerk
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