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Ririe Joint School District #252 Thursday October 16, 2025 7:00 pm Regular School Board Meeting Minutes 7:00 pm – The Ririe Joint School District #252 Board of Trustees met on Tuesday October 16, 2025 at 7:00 pm for their regular monthly School Board meeting, which was also streamed live as a courtesy on: Ririe Bulldogs YouTube Channel 2. Board Chair Cook welcomed all those in attendance and asked everyone to please rise and repeat the Pledge of Allegiance. All did so. 7:00 pm – Board Chair Cook asked that roll call be taken. Roll call was taken and those in attendance were as follows: Board Chair Brigham Cook, Vice Chair Angela Reed, Assistant Treasurer Megan Coles, Trustee Dallin Howell, Superintendent Jeff Gee, Business Manager/Treasurer Trapper McCallister, and Board Clerk/Treasurer Kristi Hamilton. Trustee Mike Hansen was not present and excused from tonight’s meeting. 7:01 pm - Board Chair Cook entertained a motion to set and adopt the agenda. Angela made a motion to set and adopt the agenda as posted. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. 7:02 pm – Item 5/Scheduled Delegations a. City of Ririe – There was nothing from the City of Ririe tonight. b. Department Updates Positive Happenings. Superintendent Gee brought up the list and pictures of Positive Happenings and highlighted each one. He commented on the Floral Design displays, Lucy Boone being named Student Athlete of the Week, and the Girls & Boys Cross Country Teams. He informed that District Cross Country is coming up next week at Firth and then State will be in Lewiston, Idaho. Discussion occurred. 7:03 pm - Item 6/ Unscheduled Delegations - Board Chair Cook informed that unscheduled delegations are a call to the public and is added to the Board Agenda as a courtesy. He then reminded those present that the Board will allow 3 minutes per person, per topic. All Comments must be in direct correlation with items on the Regular School Board Meeting Agenda and are expected to be respectful and directed to the Board as a whole. Comments regarding District Personnel and/or Students are prohibited. The Board will not discuss, approve, or disapprove any topic brought before the Board during Unscheduled Delegations; but may include it on a future agenda for Board discussion. He then asked if anyone who was present at the meeting has signed up to speak or if there were any comments or concerns submitted via email. There were none. 7:03 pm – Item 7/Unfinished Business a. Discussion/Action Item – Board Policy; Section 3255 Student Dress – 2nd & Final Reading. Superintendent Gee brought up the policy and summarized. He informed of what changes were made. There being no further discussion on this policy, Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve the 2nd & Final Reading of Board Policy; Section 3255 Student Dress as presented. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. b. Discussion/Action Item - Elementary School BOND Discussion. Superintendent Gee informed that he and Trapper put together a rough draft timeline and they both agree that this should be moved to the May 2027 election. He informed that this will give them 18 months to prepare. He commented that there is a lot of leg work and preparation to get done in the next 18 months. He commented that he would like to start working on an RFQ with Trapper as soon as possible, if the Board approves. He explained further. He commented that he would like to start working with a Parent Group for ideas, suggestions, etc… He informed that this was all discussed in greater detail during the Work Meeting tonight. He then informed that they plan to have a meeting with the banker before the next regular school board meeting to hopefully work out some strategies, etc… He informed that he would like to put a questionnaire sheet together of “why we need a new Elementary School” for patrons/community members to fill out. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook commented that he is not certain of that the location that has been discussed is the best place to build it. He explained. Megan commented that she thinks it would be nice to have the campuses together. Discussion occurred. Superintendent Gee asked if the Board is okay with he and Trapper putting together an RFQ. The Board commented yes. Angela commented that she would like to see the questionnaire sheet Superintendent Gee is going to create for the patrons/community. Superintendent Gee commented that he will send it to the Board for review before it is sent out to the public. c. Discussion/Action Item – Technology Audit. Superintendent Gee informed that the district is currently being tested for technology issues. He informed that the district has brought in a person to try to hack into our systems and information. He informed that this is what this person does professionally. He informed that a full report on this will be presented to the Board in the November Regular School Board Meeting. 7:13 pm – Item 8/New Business a. Discussion/Action Item – Board Policy; Section 7000 – 1st Reading. Superintendent Gee brought the section up and summarized. Board Chair Cook asked if there were any questions or concerns. There being none, he entertained a motion. Dallin made a motion to approve the 1st Reading of Board Policy; Section 7000 as presented. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. b. Discussion/Action Item – Board Policy; 3330 Bullying Definition – 1st Reading. Superintendent Gee informed that the verbiage on this has been updated. He read over it and explained. Board Chair Cook asked if there were any further discussion on this. Megan commented that she would like to get some input from Mike Hansen and the SRO regarding bullying on school owned devices. She explained. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Dallin made a motion to approve the 1st Reading of Board Policy; 3330 Bullying Definition as discussed. Angela seconded; passed unanimously. c. Discussion/Action Item – Schedule School Board/Staff Listening Session. Board Chair Cook informed that this item was discussed in the Work Meeting earlier. He asked if any further discussion was needed. There being none, he entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to schedule a School Board/Staff Listening Session on Friday December 12, 2025, beginning at Noon in the Jr/Sr High School Cafeteria. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. d. Discussion/Action Item – Family Game Nights. Board Chair Cook informed that this item was discussed in the Work Meeting earlier. He entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to set December 19, 20, 2025 along with January 28, 2026 as Family Game Nights, with the School Board being in charge of January 28th. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. 7:16 pm – Item 9/Reports – Discussion/Action Items a. Superintendent Zoom Meeting Update. Superintendent Gee gave an update on the Zoom Meeting he conducted today. He informed that there was a pretty good turnout. He commented that the meeting was recorded and has been put on our District YouTube channel. He commented that he would like to continue doing these meeting once a month. He explained. He informed that he received one email after the meeting which he responded to answering all questions asked. Angela commented that she attended the meeting and thought it was really good. She explained further. Students Enrolled in Online Math Courses. Superintendent Gee brought up his spreadsheet of students enrolled in online math courses vs. in person, and explained. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook asked for an explanation of the policy for students wanting to take classes that we don’t offer at Ririe in person. Superintendent Gee informed that if the preferred course is not offered at Ririe, or if we don’t have space to supervise the online course, then the student takes the course at home. He commented that some students do that anyway, even with courses that we do offer here. He explained further. He then continued to go over the list. He informed that out of 247 students, grades 9-12, there are 31 who are taking an online math course, and in grades 7=8, 4% of students are taking online math courses. He informed that there are only 2 students taking online Pre-Calculus. Megan asked if we offer Statistics. Dr. Teske informed that we currently do not. Megan commented that hopefully the number of Upper Level math courses will increase. Athletic Contract Aligning with Student Handbook. Superintendent Gee informed that the current Athletic Contract does in fact align with the Student Handbook perfectly. Jr/Sr High School Grade Scale Update. Superintendent Gee explained that changing this to an A, B, C, D format is not set up in PowerSchool. He commented that the current scale is working great. Discussion occurred. Idaho Career Ready Student Micro Grant. Superintendent Gee informed this grant was written by him with some help from Jake Landon and Jon Hogge. He informed that he submitted it last week. He informed that the grant is for start-up tools in the new AG/CTE shop. He explained further. Angela commented that there are companies who are usually willing to donate to this also. Discussion occurred. b. Business Manager Project Updates. Trapper informed that the Bleachers for the Elementary Gym have arrived and will be installed on Tuesday next week. He then informed that the Auditorium is completed, with the exception of a couple of touchup items. He informed that the Boiler at the Elementary School is up, functional and running, with a couple of things needing to be finalized. New AG/CTE Building – Bid Phase I. Trapper informed that the Bids will be opened next week on Wednesday, October 22nd. Superintendent Gee commented that a Special Board Meeting will have to be scheduled for this. Discussion occurred. Decision was made to hold a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, October 22nd @ 4:30pm in the Board Room. 7:29 pm - Board Chair Cook informed that they will move into Executive Session now. He then entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to move out of Open Session at this time, pause the livestream, and move into Executive Session to discuss personnel, student & legal items pursuant to Idaho Code §74-206 (1)(a)(b)(f)(3), Megan seconded; passed unanimously. Roll call vote was called. Board Chair Brigham Cook, Angela Reed, Megan Coles, and Dallin Howell were all in favor by individual votes of “aye”. The public was asked to step out into the hall at this time and the livestream meeting was paused during Executive Session. 7:29 pm - The Ririe Joint School District #252 Board of Trustees having properly opened Executive Session pursuant to section §74-206 (1)(a)(b)(f)(3), Idaho Code, in the Ririe JR/SR High School Media Center, directly thereupon entered into discussion of all items on the Executive Session agenda. 8:09 pm – Superintendent Gee invited the public back into the Board Room at this time and the livestream was resumed. 8:09 pm - Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Megan made a motion to move out of Executive Session and move back into Open Session to discuss all remaining items on the Open Session Agenda. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. 8:10 pm – Item 11/Personnel a. Applicant’s A, B – Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve Applicant’s A, B for hire as recommended by Administration. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. b. Employee’s A, B – Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve the resignation of Kathryn Nelson/Jr High School Girls Volleyball Coach and Angel Young/Jr High School Girls Volleyball Coach, as presented. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. 8:12 pm – Item 12/Consent Agenda Items a. Action Item – Approve Regular SEPTEMBER School Board Meeting Minutes (9-16-25). Board Chair Cook asked if the Board has read through the regular SEPTEMBER minutes and if there were any corrections and/or changes. There were none. b. Action Item – Approve SEPTEMBER School Board Work Meeting Minutes (9-16-25) - Board Chair Cook asked if the Board has read through the SEPTEMBER work minutes and if there were any corrections and/or changes. There were none. c. Action Item – Approve Bills Payable –Board Chair Cook asked if there were any questions regarding the Bills Payable Report. There were no questions or comments. d. Action Item – Approve Financial Report – Trapper went over the Financial Report and explained in detail. He informed that the target at this time of year is 25%. He informed that overall we are at 23%. Megan asked a few questions. Trapper informed that things are going really well. There were no further questions. e. Action Item – Approve Schools Activity Funds Report - Board Chair Cook asked if there were any questions regarding the Schools Activity Funds Report. There were none. 8:14 pm - There being no further discussion on the above Consent Agenda Items, Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda Items as presented and process the Bills Payables. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. 8:14 pm – Item 13/Review Work Items Superintendent Gee will do another Math Update next month, including test scores Superintendent Gee will put a sheet together for the public/community asking why a new Elementary School is needed Superintendent Gee will bring a report of the Technology Audit to the Board next month Superintendent Gee will visit with our SRO regarding use of school devices to be added to the Bullying Definition Superintendent Gee will research adding a PK / K Modular to the Elementary School, if necessary The Board and Staff will have a Listening Session on Friday, December 12 @ noon Family Game Nights will be held on December 19, 20, 2025 and January 28, 2026 Board Policy; 5350 Retention Bonuses will be added to next month’s Board Agenda for further discussion A Special Board Meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd @ 4:30 pm to review the new AG/CTE Building Bids Superintendent Gee and Trapper McCallister will draft an RFQ for the BOND Superintendent Gee will talk to Matt Harris about student involvement creating infomercials, etc… for the BOND election, and Superintendent Gee will consult with the attorney to make sure we are in compliance with the law regarding this Superintendent Gee will update the Staff Satisfaction Survey before next month’s meeting 8:18 pm – There being no further discussion in tonight’s meeting, Board Chair Cook entertained a motion to adjourn. Megan so moved. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously.
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