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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: September 18, 2025 Time: 6:00 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order: Chair Lisa Marlow called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. a. Roll Call - Present in the boardroom: Chair Lisa Marlow, Zachary Daniels, Kara Higham, Nicholas Tanner, Superintendent Doug McLaren, Business Manager Erika Adams, and Clerk Junean Stoddard. John Richardson was excused to arrive later. b. Action Item - Approval of Agenda Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Nicholas Tanner, the board approved the agenda. Motion passes. 4-0 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- None 3. Pledge of Allegiance: Kara Higham 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. ● Russet Olympics and parade! ● Shelley Work-Based Academy students are working hard! As of today, Thursday, September 18th, they have completed 52 credits altogether! Go, Russet Raiders! ● Stuart showed their school pride today for Spirit Week!!! ● Goodsell Monday was Pajama Day for the letter “P” day! ● 1st graders enjoyed their annual Read-A-Thon! Reading well over 4,000 books in one day! ● As part of our clean school initiative at Sunrise, each grade will clean up the school grounds once a semester. 2nd grade was in charge of the Fall cleanup and did a great job! ● Professional Learning Community work was going on at schools on Friday, September 12. District Recognition ● District - Mrs. Kantack recognized Amber Larsen as the District Employee of the Month. ● Student- Mrs. Markham recognized Lily Carlisle as the District Student of the Month. 5. Action Items Consent Calendar Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board approves the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 a. Action Item – i. Personnel Recommendations a. Separations or Terminations: Kyle DeRoche- Hobbs wrestling coach, Sarah Hilderbrandt- Aide b. New Hires: Tiffany M Zweifel - Substitute, Sarah Brower - Assistant Cheer coach-SHS, Benjamin F Hilton - Foodservice substitute, Cassie Huntsman - Literacy Aid, Gerald D Heath - Substitute, Randy Searle- Assistant Football coach-SHS ii. August 21, 2025, Board minutes iii. Ratification of August Bills iv. Board Policies: Board Policy 2320P, Board Policy 2340, Board Policy 3010, Board Policy 3010P, Board Policy 3281, Board Policy 4105, Board Policy 4600P, Board Policy 9803 6. Reports a. Discussion Item: Budget, SHS, Hobbs, Stuart, Riverview, Sunrise, Goodsell. Erika Adams reported that we should be at 16.7% through the budget year. The general fund is at 16.07%. The overall budget is at 21.5%. b. Discussion Item: Summer Projects Report -Blake Jenson reviewed summer projects accomplished. Damaged ceiling tiles were replaced, softball field improvements with more sod, and parking. Stuart Elementary got new landscaping. Hobbs had updated water and sewer lines as they redid the parking lot. They also made improvements to the sprinkling system, worked on the roof, and some cabinets will be updated. The new boiler system for Hobbs is still on back order. The new fiber project will go live in the next couple of weeks, which will provide internet for the district. Shelley High School had more rooms updated with polished concrete floors, new cabinets, and plumbing. The football field had updates for ADA sidewalks. The district office is getting new carpet. . 7. Unfinished Business a. Action Item: Board Policy 2320- Superintendent McLaren discussed what he learned from legal counsel. It was recommended to stay with the state recommendations of opt-in. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board move Board Policy 2320 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Discussion: ISBA Annual Conference, November 12-14, Coeur d’Alene -Chair Marlow asked who was planning to attend the conference. Junean will register each attendee and finalize accommodations. 8. New Business a. Action Item: Shelley Sentinels Overnight Trip Request -Sadie Christensen asked permission to take the Shelley Sentinels Show Choir to the competition in California. This will be the 2nd year they can attend. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Kara Higham, the board approve the Shelley Sentinels overnight trip request. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Action Item: FFA National Convention Trip Request -Lyle Zaugg requested board approval for the FFA National Convention trip. They will be going with the Firth chapter as they had a lower number of students planning to attend and to double up on chaperones. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by John Richardson, the board approved the FFA National Convention trip request. Motion passes. 5-0 c. Discussion Item: L2 Fall 2025 Report - Erika Adams reported that thanks to the funds we received for the School District Facilities Fund, along with the balance in our Bond Account, we have enough to cover our next bond payment. This means we won’t need to levy additional property taxes for the bond. We truly appreciate our community’s support and are glad we can ease the tax burden this year while still meeting our financial commitments. d. Discussion Item/Action Item: Declare Board Vacancy - Zone 5 had no candidate petitions filed and will be vacant as of January 2026. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Kara Higham, the board declares a vacancy in Zone 5. Motion passes. 5-0 e. Discussion Item: Student Achievement -Superintendent McLaren explained the purpose of testing and the different tests utilized statewide. He then outlined the academic performance shown through these tests. He shared several highlights of achievement. f. Action Item: Continuous Improvement Plan -Superintendent McLaren reviewed the Continuous Improvement Plan and asked for the board's approval. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board approve the 2025-2026 Continuous Improvement Plan. Motion passes. 5-0 g. Action Item: Approval of Videos, High definition ultrasound, Conception and Fetal Development.- Superintendent McLaren reported that the law requires that if we teach human biology, contraception, or sexually transmitted diseases in any grades 5 through 12, we show a high-definition ultrasound video and a computer-generated video on conception and fetal development. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board approve videos High Definition Ultrasound and Conception and Fetal Development for the Shelley School District. Motion passes. 5-0 9. Review Work Item- ● Register 4 board members and Superintendent McLaren for the ISBA Convention. ● Post Vacancy for Zone 5, Request a letter of interest. 10. Adjournment Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Nicholas Tanner, that the board approve the adjournment of the meeting. Motion passes 7:11 p.m. Minutes taken by: Junean Stoddard, Board Clerk
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