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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: November 20, 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, John Richardson, Superintendent Doug McLaren, Business Manager Erika Adams, and Clerk Junean Stoddard. b. Action Item - Approval of Agenda Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Nicholas Tanner, the board approved the 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- none 3. Pledge of Allegiance: Lisa Marlow 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. ● Hobbs Charity Auction was a success. We raised over $3000 to benefit local students, families, and our school. ● Students in Mrs. Leal’s U.S. History class were investigating a murder scene as they learned about the events surrounding the Boston Massacre. ● Sunrise held Parent-Teacher Conferences on Election Day, and parents had 98% attendance! We loved meeting with them and showing off their students’ achievements for the 1st quarter. ● Sunrise celebrated National Kindness Day by doing Random Acts of Kindness around the school and encouraged students to do them at home as well. Students LOVED helping each other, their teachers, and even the office! ● Riverview held its Family Reading Night, with over 50 families attending and more than 100 AR tests taken and passed. ● Shelley High School received a grant for 20 calculators from the Idaho Lottery Classroom Wishlist! Ms. Traci McArthur’s Calculus class was the lucky recipient of this funding opportunity! District Recognition ● District - Mr. Heath recognized Megan Mabey as the District Employee of the Month. ● Student- Mrs. Markham recognized Taylor Sharp as the District Student of the Month. 5. Action Items Consent Calendar Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Kara Higham, the board approves the consent calendar. Motion passes. a. Action Item – i. Personnel Recommendations a. Separations or Terminations: Brittany Ivins - Girls’ Soccer coach b. New Hires: Abbigayle Farnsworth - Substitute, Crystal L. Slaughter - Substitute, Tiffany Jaynes Noon duty - Riverview, Chanelle Ivie Orme - Substitute, Michelle Woolstenhulme - Food Service, Sheralinn Summers - Literacy Aide - Sunrise ii. October 16, 2025, Board minutes iii. Ratification of October Bills 6. Reports a. Discussion Item: Budget, SHS, Hobbs, Stuart, Riverview, Sunrise, Goodsell. Erika Adams reported that we should be at 33.33% through the budget year. The general fund is at 30.86%. The overall budget is at 34.86%. b. Discussion Item: ISBA Conference Review/Summary - the ISBA Annual Convention was in Coeur d’Alene this year. Four trustees attended. Each attendee reported on the different classes and what they learned. Topics included superintendent evaluations, social media usage, mental illness/depression, AI in the classroom, hot topics, security & well-being, apprenticeships in school, financial transparency and budgets, auditing system, and safety policies. c. Discussion Item: Public School Facility Cooperative Fund - Superintendent McLaren wanted to make the board aware of a co-op fund, a state program that allows districts that have had a hard time passing a bond in the last 2 years and have safety issues to apply for funds. He discussed the requirements and steps the district will take to move forward in addressing the need for science labs at the high school. d. Discussion Item: Extra Curricular Activities Fall 2025. Robert Crompton reviewed the fall sports and activities. The student participation numbers stayed steady or made gains. He discussed golf, cross-country, soccer, swim, volleyball, football, marching band, and drama squad. 7. Unfinished Business a. Discussion Item: Show Choir Shelley Sentinels Trip Update- Superintendent McLaren let the board know of a date change for the Shelley Sentinels trip. The dates were moved back two weeks. This discussion was to keep the board updated on the changes to a previously passed motion. b. Discussion Item: Review Board Policies 7000s– Trustee Richardson and Trustee Daniels reported no suggested revisions to board policy section 7000. 8. New Business a. Action Item: Reds’ overnight trip request. Cortney Markham requested permission for the Reds’ Dance team to attend the Idaho Dance Summit competition in Boise. This trip would be paid out of their budget, so no additional charge to the students. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Kara Higham, the board approves the Reds’ overnight trip request. Motion passes. 5-0 b. Action Item: Ski Club overnight trip request – Angelie Walker requested to take the ski club to Sun Valley for an overnight trip. The student cost is $150, and it is nice to do a different resort for the students. Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Nicholas Tanner, the board approves the ski club overnight trip request. Motion passes 5-0 c. Action Item: Board Policy 2700P –Superintendent McLaren explained that the state is requiring that, starting with the class of 2028, graduation requirements include digital literacy. There were also some name or word changes to the policy and specified science credit requirements. Board policy 2700P addresses these changes. Moved by John Richardson, seconded by Nicholas Tanner, the board moves BP 2700P to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 5-0 d. Action Item: Board Policy 7270: Superintendent McLaren addresses recommendations from the audit team to increase the base of property classifications to account for inflation, BP7270 and BP7210. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board moves BP 7210 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 5-0 e. Action Item: Board Policy 7210 – Fixed Assets Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board moves BO7210 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 5-0 f. Action Item: Board Policy 7403: Superintendent McLaren discussed the changes in BP7403 regarding food service definitions and associated dollar amounts to align with the state. Moved by Zachary Daniels, seconded by Kara Higham, the board moves BP7403 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. g. Action Item: City Annexation of Riverview Property Superintendent McLaren outlined the pros and cons of the city's proposal to annex Riverview Elementary property. We are already paying for city sewer, water, and garbage. Moved by Kara Higham, seconded by Nicholas Tanner, the board approves the city annexation of Riverview property. Motion passes. 5-0 h. Discussion Item: Policy Review 5000s Chair Marlow asked for a couple of volunteers to review the Board policy 5000 section. Trustee Higham and Trustee Tanner will review this section for the next board meeting. i. Discussion Item: Christmas Bonus Distribution Dates: The board and Superintendent McLaren scheduled the distribution of Bonus checks at each school. They will do this on December 10th. j. Discussion Item: Superintendent Evaluation: Chair Marlow invited each trustee to fill out the Superintendent evaluation form and return it to her by December 8th. She encouraged them to keep the board goals in mind while evaluating. k. Discussion/Action Item: Board Meeting Schedule for December: The board discussed the option to move the December board meeting to the 17th. l. Moved by Nicholas Tanner, seconded by Zachary Daniels, the board change the December 18th meeting to the 17th, same time and location. Motion passes. 5-0 9. Review Work Item- ● Trustees Tanner and Trustee Higham will review the board policy section 5000 ● Send reminders for the bonus distribution dates ● Send Chair Marlow all superintendent evaluations by Dec. 8th ● Change the meeting date on the regular board meeting calendar. 10. Adjournment Moved by Lisa Marlow, seconded by Kara Higham, that the board approve the adjournment of the meeting. Motion passes 7:14 p.m. Minutes taken by: Junean Stoddard, Board Clerk
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