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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: September 16, 2026 Time: 6:00 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order: Vice Chair John Richardson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. a. Roll Call - Present in the boardroom: Vice Chair John Richardson, Zachary Daniels, Andria Dotson, Kara Higham, Superintendent Doug McLaren, Business Manager Erika Adams, and Clerk Junean Stoddard. Chair Nicholas Tanner is excused. b. Action Item - Approval of Agenda Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Andria Dotson, the board approved the agenda. Motion passes. 4-0 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: Andria Dotson 4. Recognition a) 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. ● Sunrise was able to watch the American 250 at the Idaho Ambassador Assembly. We had special Spuddy Buddy guests and watched an amazing video about Idaho: Forever Idaho. ● Shelley FFA competed at the EISF. Many students placed in a variety of events. ● The transportation department did a great job teaching kids about bus safety and how to evacuate a bus during an emergency at Riverview. ● Shelley High School’s special education department has experienced several successful student transitions this year. Some families initially had concerns about whether the high school would be able to appropriately meet their students’ individual needs. Through open communication, thoughtful planning, strong collaboration, and a team-centered culture, our staff helped build trust and made the transition to high school smooth and comfortable for both students and their families. This success reflects our special education team’s commitment to listening to families, working together, and ensuring that every student feels welcomed, supported, and prepared to succeed. ● Shelley High Drama Department’s DC Technical Theater class has been working hard building the set for our upcoming play “The Play that Goes Wrong” ● The SHS Sentinels have been hard at work preparing for their first performance at Spud Day, fundraising in over three different fundraisers so far this year, and working on their competition material since this past July on their set called “The Nightweaver and the Sandman.” ● The combined 6th-8th grade choir students from Stuart Elementary and Hobs Middle School are gearing up for their first mini concert of the year on September 22nd. ● Shelley High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) completed a service project by writing positive messages on the sidewalks in front of the bus lane. b) District Recognition ● District - Mr. Bingham recognized Patricia Ottley as Employee of the Month. ● Student - Mr. Davis recognized Ainzley Edwards as Student of the Month. 5. Action Items Consent Calendar Moved by Trustee Andria Dotson, seconded by Trustee Kara Higham, the board approves the consent calendar. Motion passes. 4-0 a. Action Item – i. Personnel Recommendations a. Separations or Terminations: Nick Graham - Maintenance, Lori Young- Gallup - SWA secretary b. New Hires: Tiffany Goodwin - Music Aide - Goodsell, Marie Dalling- PE Aide - Goodsell, Brook Haroldson - Duty Aide - Sunrise, Sandra Wellard - Duty Aide - Sunrise, Nikki Haws - Secretary - SWA, Amy N Stafford - Foodservice Substitute, Tabetha Sorenson - Foodservice Substitute, Reese M Price - Substitute, Talea Christensen - Asst. Coach- Cross Country - SHS, Luke Pascoe - Asst. Coach, Boys Basketball - SHS, Storm Shelley - Asst. Coach, Boys Basketball - SHS, Kooper Keller - Asst. Coach, Boys Basketball - SHS, Kip Blanchard - Asst. Coach, Girls Basketball - SHS c. Changes: Amy Humphreys - Foodservice Sub ii. August 19, 2026 Board minutes iii. Ratification of August Bills iv. Board Policy: Board Policy 3225F 6. Reports a. Discussion Item: Budget, SHS, Hobbs, Stuart, Riverview, Sunrise, Goodsell. Erika Adams reported that we should be at 16.67% by the end of August. The general fund is 16.52%. The overall budget is at 27.68%. Some of the highlighted line items were Shelley Work-Based Academy curriculum, library software, and a welding simulator. b. Building Principals: Each school principal reported on the start of the school year. They discussed enrollment numbers, initiatives implemented, and goals set for the coming school year. 7. Unfinished Business a. Action Item: Board Policy Updates i. Board Policy 3050- Hybrid Instructional Model Attendance Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 3050 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 4-0 ii. Board Policy 3295 - updates to include cyberbullying and online content or behavior. Adjustments align with state law. Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Andria Dotson, the board moves Board Policy 3295 to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 4-0 iii. Board Policy 3295P- procedures for BP3295 and redefines cyberbullying to align with law Moved by Trustee Andria Dotson, seconded by Trustee Kara Higham, the board moves Board Policy 3295P to the consent calendar. Motion passes. 4-0 iv. Board Policy 3330- student discipline with cyberbullying added. Online awareness added to policy. Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 3330 to the consent calendar. Motion passes 4-0 v. Board Policy 3500 - suggested updates Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Kara Higham, the board moves Board Policy 3500 to the consent calendar. Motion passes 4-0 vi. Board Policy 5100 F(1) - update policy to align to current law; employee must agree to access past job performance. Moved by Trustee Andria Dotson, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 5100 F(1) to the consent calendar. Motion passes 4-0 vii. Board Policy 5260- Train at the beginning of the year about mandatory reporting. Moved by Trustee John Richardson, seconded by Trustee Kara Higham, the board moves Board Policy 5260 to the consent calendar. Motion Passes 4-0 viii. Board Policy 5500- policy that we will release records to a future employer according to law Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Andria Dotson, the board moves Board Policy 5500 to the consent calendar. Motion passes 4-0 b. Discussion Item: ISBA Annual Conference November 4-6 Boise Centre- Junean Stoddard discussed the Early Bird registration and took arrival times for each attendee to make reservations. 8. New Business a. Discussion/Action Item: L2 Fall 2026 Report. Erika Adams: For the second year in a row, we received enough from our school district facilities fund to pay our bonds, so we will not be levying the patrons to pay those, and we were also able to start payments on the cooperative fund. b. Action Item: Board Policy Updates i. Board Policy 2700P - Career Technical Education graduation requirements including CTE portion and civics testing Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 2700P to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 ii. Board Policy 2395 - Align policy to state law regarding IDLA Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Andria Dotson, the board moves Board Policy 2395 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 iii. Board Policy 2530 - defines learning materials subject to review and consideration. Defines sexually explicit. Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Andria Dotson, the board moves Board Policy 2530 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 iv. Board Policy 2530 F - Form to request review. Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Kara Higham, the board moves Board Policy 2530 F to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 v. Board Policy 3500F -Blanket emergency first aid consent Moved by Trustee Andria Dotson, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 3500F to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 vi. Board Policy 4130 - Name change - Continuance Improvement Plan to Strategic Plan Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Kara Higham, the board moves Board Policy 4130 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 vii. Board Policy 4420 - updated language concerning sex offenders' access to school buildings. Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 4420 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 viii. Board Policy 5280 - reporting to the PSC Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee Andria Dotson, the board moves Board Policy 5280 to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 ix. Board Policy 8705- Generative AI - protect student information Moved by Trustee Kara Higham, seconded by Trustee Zachary Daniels, the board moves Board Policy 8705 with the selected phrase “the district shall obtain parent consent for student use of generative AI tools whenever such permission is required by the tool’s terms of service” to a 2nd reading. Motion passes. 4-0 9. Review Work Item- ● Register for the ISBA conference and make hotel reservations. 10. Adjournment Moved by Trustee Zachary Daniels, seconded by Trustee John Richardson, the board approves the adjournment of the meeting. Motion passes. 7:17 pm Minutes taken by: Junean Stoddard, Board Clerk
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