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IK 8342 TWIN FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District No. 411 201 MAIN AVENUE WEST TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 (208) 733-6900 May 11, 2026 7:00 p.m. Call to Order - The Board of Trustees of School District No. 411, Twin Falls County, State of Idaho, met in its properly noticed/posted, regular monthly meeting at Twin Falls School District Boardroom located at 160 Gooding Street West, Twin Falls, Idaho, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., on Monday, May 11, 2026. The following trustees were present: Chairman, Eric Smallwood; Vice Chairman, Jayson Lloyd; Trustees, Heidi Tubbs (arrived at 7:31 p.m.), and Heidi Casdorph. There were also present Superintendent of Schools, Brady D. Dickinson; Board Clerk, Michelle Lucas; Associate Superintendent, Ryan Nesmith; as well as directors, interested patrons, employees, and the news media. Trustee Emily Christensen was unable to attend. Pledge of Allegiance - The Board of Trustees stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Procedural Matters Action Items Approval of Agenda —Chairman Smallwood asked if there were any additions or deletions to the agenda. There were none. Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the agenda as posted. Trustee Casdorph seconded the motion, motion carried. Unscheduled Delegations (Audience to Address the Board) — Chairman Smallwood asked the Clerk of the Board if there was anyone wishing to address the Board. There were none. Consent Calendar — Trustee Casdorph moved to approve the consent calendar items A-L which included: minutes from the April 6, 15, and 22, 2026 meetings; board financial reports; building financial reports; accounts payable and payroll; contracts for private service providers/consultants/others: Relayhub, LLC, Primary Therapy Source, Brooke Bertrand, Bumble Bee Pediatrics, Pure Data Consulting Inc., And Eagle Eye Security; administrator resignations from Michelle Brewer, vice principal at Robert Stuart and South Hills Middle Schools, Shaun Walker, activities director at Twin Falls High School; new certified personnel: Emily Aikele, Ist Grade Teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School, Samantha Belau, Resource ERC Teacher at Sawtooth Elementary School, Angela Bingham, Social Worker at Support Services, Hannah Fistolera, Kindergarten Teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, Candice Gates, 1st Grade Teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, Elizabeth George, Sth Grade Teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School, Donna Green, SPED Behavior Teacher at O'Leary Middle School, Cherie Greenlee, 2nd Grade Teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School, Addie Mancari, 4th Grade Teacher at Pillar Falls Elementary School, Colin McBride, Language Arts Teacher at O'Leary Middle School, Gabrielle Morales, 3rd Grade Teacher at Harrison Elementary School, Samantha Sanchez, 2nd Grade Teacher at Pillar Falls Elementary School, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 < | 8343 Grace Tigue, 1st Grade Teacher at Sawtooth Elementary School, Kalli Welker, Resource Teacher at Sawtooth Elementary School, Kaitlyn Williams, lst Grade Teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, and Melissa Woodland, Consulting Teacher at Support Services; certified transfer to new positions: Vida Myers, 3rd Grade Teacher to Instructional Coach at Lincoln Elementary School, and Darren Nickerson, Counselor at Lincoln Elementary School to Social Worker at Support Services; certified resignations for 2026-2027 school year: Aimee De La Cruz, Family & Consumer Science Teacher at South Hills Middle School, Patricia Eiler, 2nd Grade Teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, Hillary Frost, Science Teacher at South Hills Middle School, Jackson Hodges, Ist Grade Teacher at Morningside Elementary School, Erin Kulhanek, Business Teacher at Magic Valley High School, Natalie Livingston, Resource ERC Teacher at Canyon Ridge High School, Brandie McCray, Ist Grade Teacher at Rock Creek Elementary School, Jonathan Sheen, Sth Grade Teacher at Oregon Trail Elementary School, Alison Shields, 4th Grade Teacher at Pillar Falls Elementary School, Douglas Stewart, Math Teacher at Magic Valley High School, Froylan Vargas, Social Studies Teacher at South Hills Middle School, Andrea Vollmer-Zamora, Resource Teacher at Morningside Elementary School, and Jennifer Votroubek, Math Teacher at O'Leary Middle School; certified retirement for Debra Stanger, kindergarten teacher at Sawtooth Elementary School; job sharing request for Tami Mahlke and Lindy Christensen as librarian at O’ Leary Middle School; and request to use football gear at Canyon Ridge High School and Twin Falls High School summer football camps. The motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Lloyd; motion carried. Superintendent's Report Superintendent Dickinson announced the certified employee of the month from Oregon Trail Elementary School for the month of May as Noelle Ferrara, 4"" grade teacher, and the classified employee of the month of May from Oregon Trail Elementary School as Spring Silvers, special education para. Superintendent Dickinson read a brief resume about each recipient and presented each with a plaque and a gift from the Board. Instruction A. Information Items: Superintendent Dickinson shared graduation plans for each high school and discussed the role of the Board at each. Twin Falls Schoolhouse’s will be Wednesday, May 13". at Sligar Auditorium; Twin Falls High School’s will be on Tuesday, May 19", Canyon Ridge High School's will be on Wednesday, May 20", and Magic Valley High School's will be on Thursday, May 21°. Both Twin Falls High School and Canyon Ridge High School graduations will be at CSI, and Magic Valley High School’s graduation will be at Roper Auditorium. All graduations start at 7:00 p.m. Instruction B. Action Items: Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the American Government curriculum adoption of Magruder’s American Government. Trustee Casdorph seconded the motion. Motion carried. Trustee Casdorph moved to approve the Principles of Leadership course adoption as presented. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion. Motion carried. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 — < _ — — —_ — 8344 Budget & Finance A. Information Items: Director of Fiscal Affairs, Zach Schaal, presented the tentative working draft of the 2026- 2027 preliminary general fund budget as required by law. He reiterated that this is a working draft and that the numbers are not final. Mr. Schaal went through each row, outlining the reason for the differences from year to year, whether it was an increase or a decrease. Mr. Schaal is projecting approximately a $700,000 decrease in fund balance and commented that he won’t know the salary-based appropriation until February 2027. The District Administrative Team is conservatively projecting 402 units for 2026-2027. The total general fund appropriation for the fiscal year 2026 original budget was $100,818,262, for the fiscal year 2026 amended budget of $99,841,051, and the fiscal year 2027 preliminary budget is $97,635,467, a difference of $2,205,584. Mr. Schaal stood for questions from the Board. Superintendent shared the upcoming schedule leading up to the 2026 Supplemental Levy Election set for November. He will convene a committee that includes community members to recommend a levy amount they suggest the District should go out for. The Board reviewed the 2026-2027 Classified, Classified Schedule II, Exempt Classified, and Administrators' salary schedules for the 2026-2027 school year. There won’t be an increase for employees other than their step if they are scheduled to move. This agenda item is also listed for action this evening because it’s a time-sensitive matter during our current hiring time frames/process. Budget & Finance B. Action Items: After some Board discussion, Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the tentative working draft of the fiscal year 2027 preliminary budget and the continued work for the final budget as proposed. Trustee Casdorph seconded the motion, motion carried. After some discussion, Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the 2026-2027 Classified, Classified Schedule II, Exempt Classified, and Administrators salary schedules as submitted. Trustee Casdorph seconded the motion, motion carried. Personnel A: Information Items: Most recent classified personnel new hires, retirements, and resignations were shared with the Board. Superintendent Dickinson gave a brief reduction-in-force (RIF) update stating that the District won't need to RIF anyone because the reductions were achieved with attrition. Personnel B: Action Items: After some discussion, Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the 2"! reading policy as presented: Administrative Update: 2395 Digital Learning Alliance Classes - REMOVED. Trustee Casdorph seconded the motion, motion carried. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 8345 X. Board Goals A. Information Items: None X. Board Goals B. Action Items: 1s Chairman Smallwood led a conversation with the Board regarding moving the July 6" board meeting to July 8" and combining it with the work session for only 1 meeting in July. After some discussion, Trustee Casdorph moved to reschedule the July 6" meeting and combine it with the work session for one meeting on July 8'", 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion. Motion passed. XI. Future Agenda Items: A. Next Board Meeting is June 1, 2026, which will be the District Budget Hearing at 7:15 p.m./Amended Budget Hearing 7:20 p.m. Regular Annual July Board Meeting and work session is set for July 8, 2026. XII. Executive Session Since there was no other business to come before the Board, Trustee Tubbs moved that the Board retire into executive session as per Idaho Code 74-206(1) subsection (b), (d) & (j): (b) to consider the evaluation (superintendent evaluation), dismissal or disciplining of public school students; (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code; and (j) to consider labor contract matters authorized under section 74-206 (1)(a) and (b), Idaho Code. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion. Chairman Smallwood asked the Clerk, Michelle Lucas, to poll the board. Roll call vote was as follows: Chairman Eric Smallwood — Yes; Vice Chairman Jayson Lloyd — Yes; Trustee Heidi Casdorph — Yes; and Trustee Heidi Tubbs — Yes. With 2/3" of the Board's governing body voting yes, the motion carried. The Board convened in executive session at 7:45 p.m. Personnel issues were discussed from 7:45 p.m. to 7:48 p.m. Labor contract matters were discussed from 7:48 p.m. to 7:56 p.m. Student discipline was discussed from 7:56 p.m. to 7:57 p.m. as per Section 33-205 and 74- 206(1)(b) The Board considered three students' hearings and took action accordingly. Such action shall be documented in the student’s educational record and is confidential pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable state and federal code and regulation provisions. The superintendent’s evaluation was discussed from 7:57 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. The Board opened back up to the public at 8:40 p.m. Trustee Casdorph moved to approve the recommendation to not renew employee A’s contract and non-offer contracts to employees B and C. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion. Motion carried. After some discussion in open session on the superintendent’s contract terms, Trustee Tubbs moved to grant, adding a year to the superintendent’s contract to maintain a 3-year contract (2028-2029); MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 8346 continuation of two (2) additional personal days (total of 5); and to include the district paying the superintendent’s personal contributions to PERSI for the following year. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion; motion carried. Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion; motion Chairman, Eric Smallwood ATTEST: Clerk, (adele Lucas MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 947 TWIN FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District No. 411 201 MAIN AVENUE WEST TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 (208) 733-6900 Executive Session May 11, 2026 The Board of Trustees of Twin Falls School District #411 met in executive session on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 7:45 p.m., Twin Falls, Idaho. Chairman Eric Smallwood conducted the meeting. Vice Chairman Jayson Lloyd, Heidi Casdorph, and Heidi Tubbs, along with Superintendent Brady Dickinson, Board Clerk Michelle Lucas, and Associate Superintendent Ryan Nesmith, were in attendance. Since there was no other business to come before the Board, Trustee Tubbs moved that the Board retire into executive session as per Idaho Code 74-206(1) subsection (b), (d) & (j): (b) to consider the evaluation (superintendent evaluation), dismissal or disciplining of public school students; (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code; and (j) to consider labor contract matters authorized under section 74-206 (1)(a) and (b), Idaho Code. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion. Chairman Smallwood asked the Clerk, Michelle Lucas, to poll the board. Roll call vote was as follows: Chairman Eric Smallwood — Yes; Vice Chairman Jayson Lloyd — Yes; Trustee Heidi Casdorph — Yes; and Trustee Heidi Tubbs — Yes. With 2/3" of the Board's governing body voting yes, the motion carried. The Board convened in executive session at 7:45 p.m. Personnel issues were discussed from 7:45 p.m. to 7:48 p.m. Labor contract matters were discussed from 7:48 p.m. to 7:56 p.m. Student discipline was discussed from 7:56 p.m. to 7:57 p.m. as per Section 33-205 and 74-206(1)(b) The Board considered three students’ hearings and took action accordingly. Such action shall be documented in the student’s educational record and is confidential pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable state and federal code and regulation provisions. The superintendent’s evaluation was discussed from 7:57 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. The Board opened back up to the public at 8:40 p.m. Trustee Casdorph moved to approve the recommendation to not renew employee A’s contract and non-offer contracts to employees B and C. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion. Motion carried. After some discussion in open session on the superintendent’s contract terms, Trustee Tubbs moved to grant, adding a year to the superintendent’s contract to maintain a 3-year contract (2028-2029); continuation of two (2) additional personal days (total of 5); and to include the district paying the superintendent’s personal contributions to PERSI for the following year. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion; motion carried. MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026 948 Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion; motion carried. Time was 8:41 p.m. Chairman, Eric Smallwood ATTEST: Clerk, Hit Lucas MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
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