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— Il. 8289 TWIN FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District No. 411 201 MAIN AVENUE WEST TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 (208) 733-6900 September 24, 2025 5:00 p.m. Call to Order - The Board of Trustees of School District No. 41 1, 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 5:00 p.m., on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. The following trustees were present: Chairman Eric Smallwood, Vice Chairman Jayson Lloyd, Trustees Heidi Casdorph, Heidi Tubbs, and Emily Christensen. Also present were Superintendent Brady Dickinson, Associate Superintendent Ryan Nesmith, Board Clerk Michelle Lucas, as well as district directors, interested patrons, employees, and the media. Pledge of Allegiance - The Board of Trustees stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Procedural Matters Action Items: Approval of Agenda — Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Motion was seconded by Trustee Christensen. Motion carried by voice vote. Unscheduled Delegations (Audience to Address the Board) There were none. Consent Calendar — Trustee Christensen moved to approve consent calendar item A request for alternative authorization/teacher to new endorsement for Warren Guymon as a government teacher at Canyon Ridge High School. Motion was seconded by Trustee Casdorph; motion carried. Panel Discussion — Developmental Preschool The Board had a discussion with a panel consisting of a teacher and three parents of former developmental preschool students. The students are now in kindergarten. The Developmental Program Teacher, Rachael Hatch shared the programs vision, mission, guiding principles, daily schedule, continuum of services, why preschool matters, the impact on the District, the biggest challenge, and some opportunities for growth. The Board asked the parents, Stephanie Olsen, Michelle Smith, and Josie Gibson, about their experiences with the District and the development preschool program. Our program currently has two classes at Harrison and two at Pillar Falls elementary schools. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - MINUTES < = = —_ IPs 8290 Strategic Plan Director of Public Relations, Eva Craner, reviewed the strategic plan action plan that was presented at the last meeting and stood for questions from the Board. This item is listed for action tonight. After some discussion, Vice Chairman Lloyd moved to approve the Strategic Plan-2025-2026 Action Plan. Trustee Christensen seconded the motion; motion passed. New IRI (Amira) Presentation and Discussion Director of Elementary Programs, Nancy Murphy, shared information on two new tests, the new IRI elementary testing called Amira, and the I-Ready Reading and Math program. Mrs. Murphy shared highlights of the new program, such as comprehensive reports, which she showed informative videos for each measure. The District will start using Amira next week and I-Ready will be given three times per year. Declaration of Candidate Elected as Trustee Zone(s) 1 & 3 As per Idaho Code because there is only one candidate each for trustee zone 1 and trustee zone 3, there won’t be a need for a trustee election and the Board needs to declare the candidates as elected trustees and give permission to the Clerk of the Board to immediately issue a certificate of election to each Eric Smallwood for zone 1 and Jayson Lloyd for zone 3. Trustee Casdorph moved to declare as trustees in zone 1 Eric Smallwood and zone 3 Jayson Lloyd and to give permission to the Clerk of the Board to immediately issue a certificate of election to both Eric Smallwood and Jayson Lloyd. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. Executive Session Action Since there was no other business to come before the Board in open session, Trustee Christensen moved that the Board retire into executive session as per Idaho Code 74- 206(1) subsection (b) to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public school student; and (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion. Chairman Smallwood asked Board 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 Emily Christensen — Yes Trustee Heidi Tubbs — Yes With 2/3" of the Board's governing body voting yes, the motion carried. The Board convened into executive session at 6:41 p.m. Student discipline was discussed from 6:42 p.m. to 7:09 p.m. as per Section 33-205 and 74-206(1)(b) the Board considered one student hearing and took action accordingly. Such action shall be documented in the student’s educational record and is WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - MINUTES 8291 confidential pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable state and federal code and regulation provisions. The meeting opened back up to the public at 7:09 p.m. Trustee Christensen moved to adjourn the meeting. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m. _ a} ATTEST: Chairman, Eric Smallwood Clerk, Michelle Lucas WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - MINUTES 932 TWIN FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District No. 411 201 MAIN AVENUE WEST TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 (208) 733-6900 September 24, 2025 The Board of Trustees of Twin Falls School District #411 met in executive session on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 6:42 p.m., at Twin Falls School District Boardroom located at 160 Gooding Street West, Twin Falls, Idaho. Chairman Eric Smallwood conducted the meeting. Trustees J ayson Lloyd, Heidi Casdorph, Heidi Tubbs, and Emily Christensen along with Superintendent Brady Dickinson, Associate Superintendent Ryan Nesmith, and Board Clerk Michelle Lucas, were in attendance. Since there was no other business to come before the Board in open session, Trustee Christensen moved that the Board retire into executive session as per Idaho Code 74-206(1) subsection (b) to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public school student; and (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. Trustee Tubbs seconded the motion. Chairman Smallwood asked Board 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 Emily Christensen — Yes Trustee Heidi Tubbs — Yes With 2/3" of the Board's governing body voting yes, the motion carried. The Board convened into executive session at 6:41 p.m. Student discipline was discussed from 6:42 p.m. to 7:09 p.m. as per Section 33-205 and 74-206(1)(b) the Board considered one student hearing 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 meeting opened back up to the public at 7:09 p.m. Trustee Christensen moved to adjourn the meeting. Vice Chairman Lloyd seconded the motion and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m. Chairman, Eric Smallwood ATTEST: mk Leds ; Ln WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 - MINUTES
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