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Ririe Joint School District #252 Thursday November 20, 2025 7:00 pm Regular School Board Meeting Minutes 7:00 pm – The Ririe Joint School District #252 Board of Trustees met on Thursday November 20, 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, Trustee Mike Hansen, Superintendent Jeff Gee, Business Manager/Treasurer Trapper McCallister, and Board Clerk/Treasurer Kristi Hamilton. 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 – Robert Johnson with the City of Ririe introduced himself and informed that he was here tonight to see how the City can help make the alley behind the Elementary School safer. He commented that the City was made aware of an incident that happened about 1 month ago. He informed that Angela and the district are concerned with traffic using the alley with kids being out there. He commented that he is aware that there was a close call with a car. He informed that the City would like to be helpful and work together with the school. He commented that the City would like the District to come up with 2-3 options of how to improve this and have them to the City by the first week of December. He commented that they would like Administration to come and present the options at the December City meeting. Board Chair Cook asked if the District could put up some signs. He commented that the alley is not a legal through street and wondered if it could be closed off during school hours. Mr. Martineau commented that teachers have been putting out cones and barriers and for the most part the cars going through are respectful and drive slow, but with the incident 1 month ago where a car was driving too fast and a student almost walked out in front of them, he believes more needs to be done to keep that area safe for the kids. Board Chair Cook commented that the City has been opposed to the district doing anything like that in the past. Angela commented that Mayor Kimmel made it clear he is very supportive of the district doing what is needed. Robert continued to explain further. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook asked Robert to gather some information before the district comes up with 2-3 options. He then asked what the intersection by the Maverick is going to look like when changes are made. Robert explained. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook thanked Robert for coming tonight and for the information he presented and for being willing to work with the District to make the alley safer. b. Department Updates Positive Happenings – Superintendent Gee brought up the list and pictures of Positive Happenings and highlighted each. He informed of the School Board Convention last week where Dallin Howell presented the resolutions that Superintendent Gee has written. He then highlighted the Halloween Carnival, the 6th grade students beginning their Invention Convention, Cardboard engineering projects Mrs. Odell is doing with her classes, Biology students learning about scientific method, JrHS campaign to “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes”, JrHS Girls Basketball Season, the Veterans Day assemblies, JrHS Wrestling, Cross Country, Volleyball, and HS Football. c. Building Reports Special Education – Stacey informed that the Sped Department is starting to put in some monthly tips for helping students. She went over her presentation and explained. Jr/Sr High School – Superintendent Gee gave the report for Dr. Teske tonight. He brought up the spreadsheet of information and explained. He highlighted student attendance, academics, passing rate, tutoring Friday’s, and student behavior. Elementary School – Mr. Martineau commented the Veteran’s Day assembly at the Elementary School, tracking students reading at home, and a new thing they are doing with working on social skills with the kids. He explained further. 7:14 pm – Item 6/Unscheduled Delegations - Board Chair Cook informed that unscheduled delegations are a call to the public and are 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. 7:14 pm – Item 7/Unfinished Business a. Discussion/Action Item – Elementary School BOND Discussion. Board Chair Cook commented that the Administration and Board are currently working on putting together information to run a BOND for a new elementary school. He informed as of now, they are planning to run the election for this in May 2027. He informed that Trapper has been working through the RFQ Process currently. He explained that 3 RFQ’s were received and the committee has made a recommendation to approve NBW Architects. Board Chair Cook informed that this item was discussed in length during the Work Meeting tonight. He asked the Board if any further discussion were necessary. There being none, he entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve the RFQ from NBW Architects for the May 2027 New Elementary School as recommended and presented. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. b. Discussion/Action Item – Technology Audit Update. This item was tabled tonight. c. Discussion/Action Item – Board Policy; Section 7000 – 2nd & Final Reading. There being no further discussion necessary on this section, Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Megan made a motion to approve the 2nd & Final Reading of Board Policy; Section 7000. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. d. Discussion/Action Item – Board Policy; 3330 Bullying Definition – 2nd & Final Reading. Superintendent Gee informed that he had the opportunity to sit down with Officer Smith to get his suggestions and feedback on this. He then read over the new definition and explained. He suggested this item go back to a 1st Reading since so much is new. Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve Board Policy; 3330 Bullying Definition as a 1st Reading. Megan seconded. Passed unanimously. e. Discussion/Action Item – Jr/Sr High School Student Handbook. Megan commented that she would still like to discuss 3 Minor Offenses = 1 Major Offense. She explained. Discussion occurred. Decision was made to add this to next month’s agenda when Dr. Teske is present for the discussion. 7:36 pm – Item 8/New Business a. Discussion/Action Item – Supplemental Levy Plan. Trapper commented that he is looking for guidance of what is important and what the Board would like to see on this. Angela asked where we stand with curriculum. Superintendent Gee informed that we are on schedule with curriculum. Discussion occurred. Trapper read over the items and amounts for each that were on the last Supplemental Levy. Megan asked about the SRO. Trapper informed that by the time this new Supplemental Levy kicks in, the Grant that we received for our SRO will be done. Board Chair Cook asked about buses. Trapper explained. Discussion occurred. Megan commented that she would like to keep the SRO on there. She commented that if another Grant is awarded, those funds can be rolled over into another fund, as long as it is in good faith. Angela commented that she would prefer not to have the SRO included, rather than have to move funds like last time. She explained. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook asked Trapper to come back to the Board with a list of maintenance projects needed. Megan asked if they feel good about the amount for supplemented salaries. Trapper commented he is not prepared tonight to give those numbers. Board Chair Cook asked if the amount for Classified Staff could be lowered. Trapper informed it could be lowered but he doesn’t feel comfortable going back to the staff and telling them they are going to receive less than what they have been getting. Discussion occurred. Amendment: Board Chair Cook commented in the December 18, 2025 Regular School Board Meeting that he wanted to clarify that the only reason he asked this was because he was thinking that it could be lowered because the district had contracted out a percentage of the classified staff. He commented that he would like it to be reflected in the Regular November minutes that he was not asking to lower anyone’s wages because that is not consistent with anything he has done. Angela commented that it feels like a lot of things need to be figured out before moving forward with this. Megan asked when Trapper needs to know what the Board would like. Trapper informed that the Resolution for this is due in February, so he will need to know in January. Board Chair Cook asked Trapper to bring the information back to the Board on what the tax rate is/will be. b. Discussion/Action Item – Policy Discussion. Superintendent Gee brought up several Policies to review tonight. He went through each one and explained; Board Chair Cook entertained a motion on Policy: 7320E1. Angela made a motion to approve the 1st Reading of Policy; 7320E1. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. Board Chair Cook entertained a motion on Policy; 3270. Angela made a motion to approve the 1st Reading of Policy; 3270. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. c. Discussion/Action Item – Retention Bonus. Board Chair Cook commented that the reason for this was to figure out if there is something we can do to incentivize Certified Staff to let the district know in a timely manner if they plan to resign so the position can be filled in a sufficient time frame. He explained in further detail. Angela commented that she understands that thinking, but doesn’t understand how that would work. Discussion occurred. Superintendent Gee informed that some district’s offer something if the employee(s) let the district know early they don’t plan on returning. Discussion occurred. Superintendent Gee informed that the best time to hire for the following year is in March or April. Board Chair Cook commented that we need to encourage those who know they won’t be returning to let the Administration know as early as possible. d. Discussion/Action Item – This item was discussed in the Work Meeting. 7:47 pm – Item 9/Reports – Discussion/Action Items a. Superintendent Report Zoom Meeting Update – Superintendent Gee commented that the Zoom Meeting yesterday went well. He commented that not as many people attended as last time, but overall it was good. He summarized all information that was presented. Brief discussion occurred. Idaho Career Ready Student Micro Grant – Superintendent Gee commented that he was hoping to have a response from the state by now, but he has not received one yet. Math Classroom Grade Update & Testing – Superintendent Gee brought up a graph with grade ranges. He went over each graph and explained. He commented that we are not at the end of the semester yet, so it is hard to really know where the kids are at. Literacy Night – Superintendent Gee informed that Christmas Literacy Night will be held at the Elementary School on December 8th from 6:00-7:30pm. He informed that Santa and Buddy the Elf will be there also. b. Business Manager (CFO) Report Project Updates – Trapper informed that the Elementary Bleachers are installed, the ground has been broken on the New CTE Building, the Auditorium is mostly complete, and the HVAC is installed, up and running, with a few minor issues to work through. He informed that the parking lot lights will be installed soon. High School Classroom Speakers/Intercom System – Trapper informed that Mr. Gardels would like to install speakers in the High School classrooms. He informed that the speakers will be able to connect to hearing devices also. He explained in further detail. He informed that cost for this initial phase is $44,460.00 and the $39,000 in funding for this will come from the Safety and Security Grant, with the remainder coming from Technology. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook asked if this is the most important safety and security thing we need. Superintendent Gee commented that being able to communicate with all classrooms effectively is very important. Discussion occurred. Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Megan made a motion to approve up to $46,000 for the High School Speakers/Intercom System as presented. Angela seconded; passed unanimously. 7:59 pm – Item 10/Executive Session. 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), Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. Roll call vote was called. Board Chair Brigham Cook, Angela Reed, Megan Coles, Dallin Howell and Mike Hansen 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. 7:59 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. 9:21 pm – Superintendent Gee invited the public back into the Board Room at this time and the livestream was resumed. 9:21 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. Angela seconded; passed unanimously. 9:22 pm – Item 11/Personnel a. Applicant A – Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Angela made a motion to approve Applicant A for hire as recommended by Administration. Dallin seconded; passed unanimously. b. Employee A – There was nothing for this tonight. 9:23 pm – Item 12/Consent Agenda Items a. Action Item – Approve Regular OCTOBER School Board Meeting Minutes (10-16-25). Board Chair Cook asked if the Board has read through the regular minutes and if there were any corrections and/or changes. There were none. b. Action Item – Approve OCTOBER School Board Work Meeting Minutes (10-16-25) - Board Chair Cook asked if the Board has read through the 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 33%. He informed that overall we are at 31%. There were no 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. 9:27 pm - There being no further discussion on the above Consent Agenda Items, Board Chair Cook entertained a motion. Dallin made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda Items as presented and process the Bills Payables. Megan seconded; passed unanimously. 9:29 pm – Item 13/Review Work Items Administration will get the City 2-3 options to make the alley safer Administration & Trapper will work with the Architect firm to design a New Elementary School Administration will discuss options for land to build a New Elementary School Superintendent Gee and Trapper will gather information regarding Leadership Premiums Superintendent Gee and Trapper will get Supplemental Levy Item information to the Board Superintendent Gee will look into Letters of Intent to incentivize teachers Superintendent Gee will switch the time and dates of Zoom Meetings Superintendent Gee and Trapper will draft a presentation of why we are in need of a New Elementary School Superintendent Gee will ask the attorney if students can be part of the BOND presentation Superintendent Gee, Dallin and Mike will review Board Policy; Section 8000 Superintendent Gee, Brigham and Angela will review Board Policy; Section 9000 Superintendent Gee will gather information from Bonneville County about SRO wages Superintendent Gee will talk to Dr. Teske about 3 minors = 1 major Superintendent Gee will add Technology PEN Test to next month’s agenda Superintendent Gee will talk to Dr. Teske about Arena Registration Superintendent Gee will talk with Dr. Teske about offering more Elective Classes Staff Luncheon and Staff Listening Session will be held on December 12th, beginning at 11:00am Superintendent Gee will follow up with the City regarding signs 9:36 pm – There being no further discussion in tonight’s meeting, Board Chair Cook entertained a motion to adjourn. Megan so moved. Angela seconded; passed unanimously. Reviewed & Approved: January 15, 2026 Board Chair: Mike Hansen Board Clerk: Kristi Hamilton
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