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SHELLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 60 BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES Location: Shelley High School, Library School Board Room 570 W. Fir Street, Shelley, ID 83274 Date: February 11, 2026 Time: 6:00 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order: Chair Nicholas Tanner called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. a. Roll Call - Present in the boardroom: Chair Nicholas Tanner, Zachary Daniels, Kara Higham, John Richardson, Andria Dotson, Superintendent Doug McLaren, Business Manager Erika Adams, and Clerk Junean Stoddard b. Action Item - Approval of Agenda Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board approved the amended agenda. Motion passes. 5-0 2. Patron Input (Form 15500F) Input is welcome by submitting your comments or questions to jstoddard@shelleyschools.org before the start of the meeting or by attending the meeting in person and filling out a request form- a. David Gemar - Spoke on request for naming the Shelley High School music room, the Greg Gemar Music Room. 3. Pledge of Allegiance: John Richardson 4. Recognition Positive Happenings - Superintendent McLaren shared a few positive happenings and invited everyone to check out our positive happenings page on the Shelley School District website. ● Mrs. Drake’s Law & Order class (Business Law and Ethics) and her students participated in a mock trial last week on Thursday night at the Bingham County Courthouse. Our SHS students did amazing and qualified for the state mock trial tournament in Boise, March 10-12, 2026. ● Last Thursday, we were able to take over 150 juniors to the BYU-I campus for Higher Ed Day. Students were able to hear from Idaho colleges across the state as well as tour a college campus. ● Strength & Conditioning: Coach Johnson has been doing some great things with his 4th-period class. ● Sunrise Spuds kicked off their Winter Reading Olympics with an Opening Ceremony, Parade of Athletes, and more on Thursday. Students are so excited to read and earn medals. Many bronze, silver, and even some gold have already made it to the wall. ● Riverview’s lights are currently being changed to be more efficient and cost-effective. Thanks to Blake Jenson and the district for their efforts in the grant process. ● Love the Bus month Routes: 19 morning routes and 21 afternoon routes, then have 4 buses running all day Drivers: 26 drivers and 2 aides, plus the Director, mechanic, and secretary, all have CDLs and sub regularly Number of students transported: Average about 2,000/day, about 8,000/week Route miles: Average about 1,000/day (which includes buses that run all day for Star Tutors and Preschool), about 16,000/month Trips (Athletic and Field Trips): We average about 10 trips per week. Sometimes we see up to 40 trips a month (6 days a week) Total number of miles: Last year, we did a total of 191,096 miles for the school year (routes, field trips, and athletics). District Recognition ● District - Mr. Davis & Mrs. Markham recognized Vincent Wray and Marci Hill as the District Employees of the Month. ● Student- Mrs. Markham recognized Kyli Russell as the District Student of the Month. 5. Action Items Consent Calendar Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Kara Higham, the board approves the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 a. Action Item – i. Personnel Recommendations a. Separations or Terminations: Vincent Wray- Ag Teacher -SHS, Adam C. Wilson - Social Studies teacher- SHS, Shawna Womack- Elementary teacher, Ann Zander - Special Education teacher, Bonnie Tanner - Secretary - Goodsell, Stephanie Zamora - Special Education teacher, Jana Peterson - Special Education teacher, Ralinda Monga - Elementary teacher. b. New Hires: Tami V. King - Food Service substitute, Stefan Wood- Assistant Tennis Coach - SHS, Nicole Whitehead - Foodservice Warehouse, Arianna N Romero- Substitute, Miriam B Romero - Substitute, Garrett Whitehead - Assistant Football Coach- SHS, Jared G Clinger- Substitute. c. Volunteers: Cory Layton - Assistant Tennis Coach -SHS ii. January 14, 2026, Board minutes iii. Ratification of January Bills iv. Amended May 15, 2025 Board Minutes 6. New Business - School Requests a. Action Item: Curriculum Approval. Barbi Biorn and Pam Kantack discussed the review of two drone curricula, Cross Flight and Drone Launch, and outlined the pros and cons of both. They asked the board to approve both so they could have options between them as their program expands. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board approves the drone program curriculums. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Discussion/Action Item: Baseball Overnight Trip request, March 11, Minico game. Coach Young requested permission to stay overnight after the Minico game, before heading to Fruitland for a previously approved tournament trip. This is to avoid driving back and forth on the same route in a day. Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Kara Higham, the board approves the overnight request for the baseball team. Motion passes. 5-0 7. Reports a. Discussion Item: Budget, SHS, Hobbs, Stuart, Riverview, Sunrise, Goodsell. Erika Adams reported that we should be at 58.33% through the budget year. The general fund is 52.64%. The overall budget is at 53.62%. She highlighted expenses for Ballard Insurance and school modernization, and the receipt of an Idaho Career Ready Students- welding grant. 8. Unfinished Business a. Action Item: Board Policy Updates i. Board Policy 5320 F-Drug-Free Workplace Form Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves BP5320 F to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 ii. Board Policy 5740-Reduction in Force Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Kara Higham, the board moves BP5740 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 iii. Board Policy 7225-Financial Fraud Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves BP7225 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 iv. Board Policy 7235-Fiscal Accountability and Funds Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by John Richardson, the board moves BP7235 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 v. Board Policy 7237-Retention of Records Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board moves BP7237 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0. vi. Board Policy 7270-Property Records Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves BP7270 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 vii. Board Policy 7320-Acceptable Use of Grant Funds Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves BP7320 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 viii. Board Policy 7320 P(2)-Selected Items Cost identifies items of cost Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Kara Higham, the board moves BP7320 P(2) to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 ix. Board Policy 7400 P(1)-Federal Award Requirements Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves BP7400 P(1) to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 x. Board Policy 7400 P(2)-Procurement Methods Under Federal Award Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board moves BP7400 P(2) to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 xi. Board Policy 7400 P(4)-General Procurement Standards Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Kara Higham, the board moves BP7400 P(4) to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 xii. Board Policy 7430-Travel Allowances Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by John Richardson, the board moves BP7430 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 xiii. Board policy 7450-Federal Cash Management Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board moves BP7450 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 xiv. Board Policy 7450 P(2)-Federal Program Income Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves BP 7450 P(2) to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 xv. Board Policy 7455-Federal Debarment and Suspension Moved by Andria Dotson, seconded by John Richardson, the board moves Board Policy 7455 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Discussion/Action Item: Board Policy Review 2000s - Andria Dotson had some questions and update questions, and Superintendent McLaren has reached out to the pertinent directors for clarification. They will go over the suggested updates next month. 9. New Business . a. Discussion/Action Item: Public School Cooperative Funding-Bond Requirement. Superintendent McLaren explained that the current law requires us to bond again because the asking amount is different than the last bond. This rule is currently in the legislative process, and if there are changes before the deadline of March 13th, and the bond is not needed, then we will not bond. Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Kara Higham, the board asks for A resolution calling a special election to be held for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of Joint School District No. 60, Bingham and Bonneville Counties, State of Idaho, a proposition relating to the issuance of general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of up to $3,495,630 of Joint School District No. 60, Bingham and Bonneville Counties, State of Idaho, and in providing for the issuance of such bonds, the levy of a tax to pay such bonds. This resolution is contingent upon the pending legislation on the matter. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Discussion/Action Item: Facility Naming Request - Chair Tanner led a discussion on the request to name the music room in Greg Gemar’s honor. Naming of facilities has been done in the past, but no one knew the history of that process. It was determined that they need a policy to manage such requests. They will ask ISBA and other districts for a model policy to consider. Policy is the best way to handle such requests and guide a decision now and in the future. No motion was made at this time. c. Action Item: Emergency School Closure. - Superintendent McLaren explained the need and reasoning behind closing the school for the day. Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board declares an emergency school closure on the day of January 29th, in the year 2026, for Hazel Stuart Elementary in Shelley School District 60 due to faculty illness and a substitute shortage. Motion passes. 5-0 10. Review Work Item- ● Research policy models for naming facilities. ● Follow up on policy section 2000. 11. Adjournment Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, that the board approve the adjournment of the meeting. Motion passes 7:01 p.m. Minutes taken by: Junean Stoddard, Board Clerk
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