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Soda Springs Joint District #150
minutes meeting date 2026-08-20 · fetched 2026-09-16 · 1740 characters · official file · plain text
SODA SPRINGS JT. SCHOOL DISTRICT #150 BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING August 20, 2026 District Office Board Room 250 East 2nd South, Soda Springs ID 83276 12:00 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT STEVEN BARKER CHAIR SALLY JENSEN VICE-CHAIR BEN GOODE TRUSTEE MYRA LEATHERMAN TRUSTEE GALEN WILSON TRUSTEE 1. Call meeting to order 1. ACTION ITEM – Approval of Agenda - Chair Barker called the board meeting to order at 12:00 pm with Vice Chair Jensen, Trustee Goode (by phone), Trustee Leatherman, Trustee Wilson in attendance. Superintendent L.T. Erickson, Clerk Dawn Peterson, and Business Manager Alexa Allen and 3 staff members were also in attendance. 2. ACTION ITEM: - Thirkill Calendar- With a discussion on Thirkill student safety, progress of construction of the entry parking lot due to weather conditions, and funding impacts. Vice Chair Jensen made a motion to postpone the Thirkill Elementary start day to September 8, 2026, with students attending school on Oct. 29, 2026 & March 11, 2027, with an early release at 1:30 pm. Trustee Wilson seconded the motion. Using a voice vote, the motion passed unanimously. 3. ACTION ITEM – Bus Driver Wages- With a discussion of surrounding area districts increase to wages and requirements for the positions. Vice Chair Jensen made a motion to increase the base pay for divers to $25.00 /hr. and activities busing wage from proposed budget for one year. Galen Wilson seconded the motion. Using a voice vote, the motion passed unanimously. 4. ACTION ITEM – ADJOURNMENT with no other business to come before the board of Trustee, Chair Barker declared the meeting adjourned at 1:02 pm.
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