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8347 TWIN FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District No. 411 201 MAIN AVENUE WEST TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 (208) 733-6900 May 28, 2026 7:30 a.m. A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Twin Falls School District No.411, Twin Falls County, Twin Falls, Idaho, was convened at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the Twin Falls School District conference room, 201 Main Ave. West, Twin Falls, Idaho in said District, pursuant to authority provided by Sections 33-510 and 74-201 through 74-208, Idaho Code, and pursuant to affirmation by the Clerk that notice of the special meeting had been given to each Trustee and had been announced by written public meeting notice posted at the School District Office and by electronic notices posted on the District’s website not less than 24 hours before such meeting was to be convened. A copy of the notice of a special meeting of Twin Falls School District Trustees was entered into the record. L — — — — —_— IK I< Call to Order - The following trustees were present: Chairman Smallwood (via Phone), Vice Chairman Jayson Lloyd (via phone), Trustees Heidi Casdorph, Heidi Tubbs, and Emily Christensen. Also present were Superintendent Brady Dickinson, Board Clerk Michelle Lucas, Director of Elementary Programs Nancy Murphy, and Director of Human Resources Shannon Swafford. Procedural Matters Action Items Approval of Agenda — Trustee Tubbs moved to approve the agenda as posted. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion, motion passed. Unscheduled Delegation: None The Twin Falls School District and the Twin Falls Education Association negotiated the master contract for the 2026-2027 school year, which also includes the teacher career ladder. The Board and Association successfully reached a tentative agreement at their third meeting. Teachers voted to ratify the contract earlier this week. Superintendent Dickinson went over, in detail, the negotiations summary sheet sent out earlier with the board packet. After some discussion and clarifying questions, Trustee Tubbs moved to ratify/approve the 2026-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement language as presented. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Executive Session Since there was no other business to come before the Board, Trustee Christensen moved that the Board retire into executive session as per Idaho Code 74-206(1) subsection (b), & (d): (b) to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of employees, staff members and public school students; and (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as 8348 provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion. Trustee Casdorph 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; Trustee, Heidi Tubbs — Yes; and Trustee, Emily Christensen — Yes. With 2/3" of the Board's governing body voting yes, the motion carried. The Board convened in executive session from 7:47 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. Personnel issues were discussed from 7:47 p.m. to 7:50 a.m. The Board opened back up to the public at 7:50 a.m. Trustee Tubbs moved to approve the recommendation to not renew the personnel contract for employee A. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. VI. Adjournment Trustee Tubbs moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:51 a.m. AYO ATTEST: Chairman, Eric Smallwood Clerk, (eed Lucas 949 TWIN FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District No. 411 201 MAIN AVENUE WEST TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 (208) 733-6900 Executive Session May 28, 2026 The Board of Trustees of Twin Falls School District #411 met in executive session on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 7:31 a.m., Twin Falls, Idaho. Trustee Casdorph conducted the meeting. Chairman Eric Smallwood (via phone), Vice Chairman Jayson Lloyd (via phone), Heidi Casdorph, Heidi Tubbs, and Emily Christensen, along with Superintendent Brady Dickinson, Board Clerk Michelle Lucas, Director of Elementary Programs Nancy Murphy, and Director of Human Resources Shannon Swafford, were in attendance. Since there was no other business to come before the Board, Trustee Christensen moved that the Board retire into executive session as per Idaho Code 74-206(1) subsection (b), & (d): (b) to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of employees, staff members and public school students; and (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion. Trustee Casdorph 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; Trustee, Heidi Tubbs — Yes; and Trustee, Emily Christensen — Yes. With 2/3" of the Board's governing body voting yes, the motion carried. The Board convened in executive session from 7:47 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. Personnel issues were discussed from 7:47 p.m. to 7:50 a.m. The Board opened back up to the public at 7:50 a.m. Trustee Tubbs moved to approve the recommendation to not renew the personnel contract for employee A. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Trustee Tubbs moved to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:51 a.m. ATTEST: Chairman, Eric Smallwood Clerk, Michelle Lucas
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