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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: March 18, 2026 Time: 6:00 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order: Chair Nicholas Tanner called the meeting to order at 6:01 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 John Richardson, seconded by Andria Dotson, 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. Teresa Gemar Smith- Support of naming the Shelley High School Music room after Greg Gemar. 3. Pledge of Allegiance: Nicholas Tanner 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. ● Congratulations, Mrs. Barbi Biorn, on being nominated and a finalist as an Idaho Teacher of the Year 2025-2026. ● Our REDS were awarded one of the IHSAA Les Schwab Team of the Month Winners! ● SHS students who have recently gone above and beyond and shown outstanding effort were rewarded with a trip to go bowling and enjoy some pizza. ● 18 SHS Students were able to attend a tour to Paul Mitchell in Rexburg and a group of 16 students were able to attend a tour and basketball game at Utah State University. ● Shelley High School’s Business Law & Ethics students recently competed at the Idaho Law Foundation’s State Mock Trial Competition. They represented the Russets incredibly well. ● We want to extend a huge shout-out to Broulim’s for their generous sponsorship of our Pi Day Pie Eating Contest. ● Riverview held a fun Bingo night with our very own Mr. Lemons calling the numbers. Many local businesses and families donated prizes and money to make the fundraiser a success. ● Sunrise students read 143,605 minutes and earned 1006 total medals during their Winter Reading Olympics. ● Sunrise also hosted its very first Potato Olympics. GPOD donated 360 potatoes, which our students decorated as their “athletes”. ● Hobbs Middle School 7th Grade Boys Basketball Team won the district championship District Recognition ● District - Ms. Elswood recognized Alyssa Rigby as the District Employee of the Month. ● Student- Mr. Davis recognized Brynlee Tew as the District Student of the Month. 5. Action Items Consent Calendar Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by John Richardson, the board approves the consent calendar. Motion passes 5-0 a. Action Item – i. Personnel Recommendations a. Separations or Terminations: Ben Lemons - Riverview Principal, Gracey Bateman - Cheer coach - SHS, Tiffany Morgan - Title 1 Aide, Camille Pearson - Music Aide - Stuar/Hobbs, Lisa Kay Nielsen - Elementary teacher, Taylor Sponseller - IT Technician II, Abigail Jenks - Elementary teacher, Jessica Jones - Girls’ Basketball coach, Haiden Scarr - color guard position, Teresa Call - Elementary teacher, Jessalyn Dye - Elementary teacher, Sara Ledvina- Noon duty -Stuart b. New Hires: Ryleigh L Worlton - Substitute, Cobie J Bowcutt - Substitute, Kelsey M Covert - Substitute, Jacob Tapp - Technology Technician Specialist II, Treyce Jensen - Assistant. Football Coach - SHS, Candi Peterson - Substitute, Desi Phillips - Special Ed teacher c. Changes: Cory Layton - Assistant Tennis Coach -SHS, Emily Young - move from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade, Lorie Zenk - move from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade, Melodie Byington - move from 2nd grade to Special Ed teacher, Chelsee Vouk - Special Ed teacher moves from Riverview to SHS ii. February 11, 2026, Board minutes iii. November 20, 2025, Special meeting minutes iv. Ratification of February Bills v. Board Policies: Board Policy 5320 F, Board Policy 5740, Board Policy 7225, Board Policy 7235, Board Policy 7237, Board Policy 7270, Board Policy 7320, Board Policy 7320 P(2), Board Policy 7400 P(1), Board Policy 7400 P(2), Board Policy 7400 P(4), Board Policy 7430, Board Policy 7450, Board Policy 7450 P(2), Board Policy 7455 6. New Business - School Requests a. Action Item: BPA National Trip Request- Kym Drake and students requested to travel to Nashville, TN, to compete at the National level. Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board approves the BPA National Trip request. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Discussion/Recognition: State Champion Reds Dance Team Recognition- Robert Crompton talked about the Reds Dance team District and State titles. Also, the team was recognized as the IHSAA 5A Les Schwab Team of the month for February. 7. Reports a. Discussion Item: Budget, SHS, Hobbs, Stuart, Riverview, Sunrise, Goodsell. Erika Adams reported that we should be at 66.67% through the budget year. The general fund is 59.63%. The overall budget is at 59.49%. Erika highlighted the business operation expenses of tax preparation and software subscriptions. b. Discussion Item: Winter Activity Participation Numbers– Robert Crompton discussed the participation numbers and highlights for winter activities. Boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, cheer, Reds, and wrestling were all mentioned. He recognized each team’s accomplishments. 8. Unfinished Business a. Discussion/Action Item: Public School Cooperative Funding Update– Superintendent McLaren discussed the status of the ballot measure. The state updated the law so it no longer needs to be put on the ballot. He requested that the board approve the financial consulting agreement related to the Idaho Public School Facilities Cooperative Funding Program. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by John Richardson, the board approves the financial consulting agreement. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Discussion/Action Item: Facility Naming Request - Superintendent McLaren presented all the information gathered from other districts' superintendents, community, and staff. Board discussion recognized the service of past employees to the district and community. Before proceeding, they decided a policy was necessary and assigned two trustees to a committee to draft it. 9. New Business. a. Action Item: New Riverview Principal- Superintendent McLaren recommended Randy Martineau as the new principal for Riverview Elementary. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by John Richardson, the board accepts Randy Martineau as the new principal for Riverview Elementary. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Action Item: New Goodsell Principal/Federal Programs Director- Superintendent McLaren explained this new position. He then recommended Brian Bingham for the position. Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board approves the new Goodsell Principal/ Federal Programs Director, Brian Bingham, as recommended. Motion passes. 5-0 c. Action Item: New Hobbs Principal - Superintendent McLaren recommended David England as the new Hobbs principal. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board accepts David England as the new Hobbs principal. Motion passes. 5-0 d. Discussion/Action Item: Calendar Committee Recommendation 2027-2028 School Year- Robyn Elswood presented the calendar committee recommendations for the 2027-28 school year. Superintendent McLaren directed the committee to develop foundational rules to guide the drafting of the calendar from year to year. The committee also surveyed staff, parents, and the community concerning the spud harvest preferences. Chair Tanner would like to have several years posted on the website. Moved by Andria Dotson, seconded by Kara Higham, the board approves the 2027-28 school district calendar as proposed. Motion passes. 5-0 e. Action Item: Board Policy 2375- Superintendent McLaren explained the recommendation to strike a line in our current policy that service animals need to be spayed or neutered. This is not an ADA requirement. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board moves Board Policy 2375 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 5-0 f. Action Item: Board Policy 2310 - Superintendent McLaren recommended replacing the specific name of a USDA food program in BP 2310 with a more general description so it will not need to be changed every time the USDA changes the program name. Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Kara Higham, the board moves Board Policy 2310 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 5-0 g. Discussion/Action Item: Employee Appreciation Week. May 4-14- Every year, the district provides lunch for staff during Employee Appreciation Week. The trustees reviewed dates and assignments to be available to help with lunch at each building. h. Discussion/Action Item: Employee Appreciation Day- Chair Tanner led a discussion about possible dates for an employee appreciation day and school closure. The calendar has built-in snow days, and this winter, none were needed. April 30th was determined to be the best day. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Andria Dotson, the board declares April 30, 2026, as Employee Appreciation Day. Motion passes. 5-0 i. Discussion/Action Item: Schedule Work Session Board Goals 26-27 Superintendent McLaren recommended a work session to review and develop board goals before April 9th. April 6th was agreed upon. Administrators were asked to participate in that work session. 10. Review Work Item- ● Establish a committee, including Zac and Andria, to draft a board policy proposal for naming facilities in honor of specific individuals. ● Reminder text dates for Appreciation Week assignments ● Calendar April 6, 5 pm for a work session. 11. Adjournment Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Zachary Daniels, that the board approve the adjournment of the meeting. Motion passes 7:46 p.m. Minutes taken by: Junean Stoddard, Board Clerk
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