The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13th, 2025 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Brian Rowlan opened the regular Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. Present were Amy Burusco, Sherrie Mauroner and James Patten. Aimee Elliott was present by teleconference. A quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the pledge of allegiance.
BOARD REORGANIZATION
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Patten to leave all offices as currently filled. The motion passed.
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
There was no delegation or patron input.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward discussed her written report. The State Insurance Fund auditor met with the district office on January 7th. American Fidelity met with faculty and staff on January 8th and 9th. The roofs at the middle school and district office are leaking. Mrs. Ward added that the drinking fountains that Delta Dental donated to the middle and elementary schools this last summer were worth $2,600 and she thanked them for the donation. The drinking fountains were part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s “Rethink Your Drink” grant program encouraging children to choose water over sugar-sweetened beverages. Our maintenance staff were able to install the drinking fountains.
Travis Pincock provided a written report. Mr. Pincock is writing for the new GEAR UP grant. If the grant is awarded it will start with next year’s 7th grade students. Natalie Lewis scheduled a meeting with Turf Tank to discuss the machine that paints athletic field lines. The seniors visited Jaws Tech on Thursday, January 9th.
Robi Jo Colton provided a written report. Mrs. Colton thanked Simon Bercier and Toys for Tots for the equipment donation. STEM family night is January 13th from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. The curriculum adoption this year is ELA. Mrs. Colton provided a handout from Idaho State University on a lesson provided to the students at the elementary school called 5-2-1-0 Healthy Children. The lesson was about learning healthy behaviors including healthy eating, limiting recreational screen time at home, avoiding sugary drinks and exercising every day.
Marina Taylor provided a written report. Students that were eligible attended the middle school musical, Something Rotten at 9:00 a.m. at the Aberdeen Performing Arts Center. This musical will run from January 11th through January 13th at 7:00 pm. Ms. Taylor added that Sergeant Henrie was asked to provide Norcan training to our faculty and staff on January 17th during data day. South Eastern Idaho Public Health will be providing a vaping intervention program for one week and will meet with the middle school girls during homeroom time.
David Vaughn provided a written report. Mr. Vaughn represents our region and will be attending an online team meeting for the State Directors Advisory committee on January 21st. Students will be testing for the WIDA access for ELL’s on January 27th through March 7th. This testing involves all students who are designated as English Language Learners. They will be assessed in reading, speaking, language and writing. Scores will be available in May.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were modifications to the agenda under Business Items – Actions B. to request bids for the athletic practice field and football field and C. to request bids for the high school gym floor painting & finishing. There was an addition to the agenda under Business Items – Discussion B. to discuss middle school roof repairs. A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the agenda as modified. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS-ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of December Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of December 2024 Claims
December 2024 Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve Consent Items -Actions 8 A-E as presented. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-ACTIONS
Board Policies for December Review, January Approval:
206 – Public Charter Schools 206F1 and 206F2 – Application for Employee and Student Transfer From Public Charter School. DELETED. 207 – Public Charter School Petition. DELETED. 207P1 – Public Charter School Petition Procedures. DELETED. 209 – Charter School Renewal, Revocation and Dissolution (formerly Enforcement, Renewal and Revocation of Charter and Performance Certificate). 276F3 – Public Records Request Form304 – Superintendent Authority, Appointment and Evaluation (formerly Superintendent Appointment). 305 – Superintendent Evaluation. DELETED.306 – Superintendent Authority. DELETED. 308 – Principals (formerly Principal Contracts). 310 – Principal Evaluations. 407.50 – Sick Leave. 408 – Jury Duty. DELETED410 – Leaves of Absence. 417 – Employee Volunteers. DELETED 463 – Title I Professional Development. DELETED. 470 – Non-Certificated/Classified Personnel (formerly Definition of Non-Certificated Personnel). 471 – Non-Certificated Employees: At-Will Employment. DELETED.472 – Salary Schedules for Non-Certificated Employees. DELETED. 473 – Group Health Insurance for Non-Certificated Employees. DELETED.477 – Absence Without Pay for Non-Certificated Employees. DELETED. 478 – Illness or Death in Immediate Family: Non-Certificated Employees DELETED. 496 – Employee Dress Code. NEW, OPTIONAL 504 – Student Publications. 553 – Student Use of Personal Communication Devices. 568 – School Wellness. 678 – Release Time. 736 – Transportation of Special Populations. 770 – Food and Nutrition Services. 772 – Nutrition Standards. NEW 774 – Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales. NEW
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to table board policy 496, approve board policies 206, 209, 276F3, 304, 308, 310, 407.50, 410, 470, 504, 553, 568, 678, 736, 770, 772, 774 and to delete board policies 206F1, 206F2, 207, 207P1, 305, 306, 408, 417, 463, 471, 472, 473, 477 and 478. The motion passed.
Request Bids for Athletic Practice Field and Football Field
There was discussion on creating a new athletic practice field next to the high school and to repair damages to the existing football field.
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to request bids for an athletic practice field and repairs for the football field.
Request Bids for High School Gym Floor Painting & Finishing
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to request bids for the high school gym floor painting & finishing. The motion passed.
Approve Aberdeen School District 2025-2026 Board Meeting Schedule
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Patten to approve the school district board meeting dates for FY 2025-2026. The motion passed.
Approve GEER Funds for LEAs Adopting Local Cell Phone Policies
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the GEER funds for LEAs adopting local cell phone policies. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS-DISCUSSION
Discuss Call for Bus Bids
There was discussion on purchasing new buses and how our school district receives funds from the depreciation schedule with the Idaho Department of Education – Student Transportation program. Buses purchased by the school district that are placed on the depreciation schedule are reimbursed at 85% of the value of the bus over the course of twelve years. The funds received from the bus depreciation schedule are used to help purchase the next school bus.
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Patten to approve a call for bids to purchase a new 72 passenger school bus through Sourcewell. The motion passed.
Discuss Middle School Roof Repairs
Thomas D. Robison Roofing was the contractor that had previously completed work on the middle school roof and was asked to provide options in making repairs. They had provided three options in repairing the middle school roof that is leaking in several places. A work session by teleconference was scheduled for 10:00 am on Thursday, January 16th 2025 to discuss the options and to receive input from Troy Reynolds on what is needed for these repairs. No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 6:52 pm.