Madison District #321 | minutes | meeting 2026-10-15 | Departments/Board of Trustees/Board Meeting Minutes/Board Minutes 2026/October 15, 2026 Work Session Minutes.pdf
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MINUTES OF BOARD WORK SESSION 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MADISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 321 
October 15, 2026 
 
Those in attendance were Trustees Brian Pyper, Holly Allen, JC Weber, Justin Egbert and Joe 
Palmer. Also attending were Superintendent Randy Lords, Assistant Superintendent Travis 
Schwab and Business Manager Blake Snedaker. The meeting was called to order at 5:08 pm in 
the Madison High School orchestra room.  
 
Update on Building Projects 
The Maintenance/Grounds building is finished. Crews are adjusting fans and completing the 
landscaping. The footings and foundation have been poured for the administration building. In-
ground work and backfilling are done. Superintendent Lords reported that they’re hoping to pour 
the floor on Monday. Shawn Clark, Headwaters project manager, will begin attending Board 
Meetings to report on building progress. Curb, gutter, sidewalk and the widening of 12th West 
are moving along with an anticipated completion date of November 1.  
 
District Re-Alignment 
In preparation for plans to move 5th graders back to the elementaries and re-align boundaries, 
district administration will meet with principals to look at enrollment numbers. The schools most 
affected by the re-alignment will be Adams, Burton, Kennedy, and Lincoln. Administration and 
board trustees would like to maintain, and even enhance, music involvement by 5th graders. 
 
Vocational Building/Automotive Building 
District administration would like to offer Madison students a pathway to automotive 
certification. In conjunction with the addition of classrooms in the vocational building, Mr. Lords 
recommended the construction of automotive bays off the back of the building.  
 
Scholarship Grant Organizations 
Through Scholarship Grant Organizations taxpayers can donate toward scholarships for a tax 
credit of $1700 per person or $3400 for a couple filing jointly. Trustees would like to utilize 
Madison Education Foundation to keep 100% of donated funds local. 
 
District Strategic Plan 
Madison School District’s strategic plan includes the guiding pillars of Literacy and Academic 
Excellence, Culture of Kindness and Mutual Respect, Community-Family Bridge, Lifelong 
Success and Responsible Citizenship. Board members were invited to attend the Strategic 
Planning meeting in Pocatello December 3-4. 
 
Christmas Bonus 
Board trustees have chosen to give Christmas bonuses to employees since 2000. Mr. Snedaker 
presented to board members three possible bonus options for their consideration. Funds for 
bonuses could come from the allocation for health insurance.

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Clerk  
 
 
 
 
 
Board Chairman