The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19th 2025 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Brian Rowlan opened the meeting at 5:30 p.m. Also present were Amy Burusco, Sherrie Mauroner, James Patten and Aimee Elliott. A quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
Elaine Blik discussed her concerns with an opinion article that Trustee Patten had placed in the Aberdeen Times regarding school finances and wages paid to school staff. Mrs. Blik provided articles she had published in the newspaper stating financial information to defend her statements she had in response to Trustee Patten’s opinion article. Patron handouts provided to the school board are available for review upon request at the school district office.
Cecilia Klausen discussed the school calendar and her concerns for students having a longer school day in some of the calendar options provided to the board for approval.
Senior projects were available to view in the district office kitchen area.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward reviewed her written report. The roof repair project at the middle school has been finished. Mrs. Ward had written a grant for $100,000 through Ag West to try and help fund the football field project. Our school district does not qualify for the NFL football field grant. Letters of intent have been handed out to the teachers. Mrs. Ward thanked Geraldin Partida and Erika Ingersoll for scheduling the mammogram truck to be at the school for 2 days. Mrs. Ward added that the district received three applicants for the maintenance manager position and asked the Trustees if anyone would like to be on the hiring committee.
Travis Pincock provided a written report. Mr. Pincock added that Rick Corbridge received an honorary state degree in recognition for his contributions to the FFA program. The BPA students competed at state BPA on March 3-5th. Although none of the students qualified for nationals, they all did very well. Seniors have been presenting their senior projects. The open house presentations will be on March 14th. The YourFIT tech expo will be held on March 31st. All parents and teachers will be invited. The cheerleaders performed very well at the state competitions.
Marina Taylor reviewed her written report. Teresa Torres held a Migrant PAC meeting on February 27th which was well attended. The middle school STAR Reading and Math results plus a growth summary comparing fall to winter are attached with the March report. Ms. Taylor thanked Veronica Carrillo for helping with the WIDA testing. The Boys Basketball finished up their season on Friday, February 28th. The 7th grade team took 2nd place in the district tournament. Ms. Taylor thanked Josh Lowder and Joey Farrens for coaching. Ms. Johnson added that Erin Johnson had the Bengals STEM day and her IDX teams won prizes in their division. There will be a STEM trip to Idaho Falls on March 24th with an AI exhibit.
Robi Jo Colton discussed her written report. Kindergarten registration was on March 14th during the parent/teacher conferences from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. A birth certificate and up-to-date immunization records are required. The annual bookfair was held March 10th-14th in the library. The curriculum adoption this year is ELA. Teachers are reviewing each piece of curriculum. All ELA teachers will have a parent representative during the adoption process. The elementary school has chosen McGraw-Hill/Wonders. The middle school and high school would like to renew the digital platform for Savvas/MyPerspectives and purchase novels as well as an AI platform. Mrs. Colton added that for reading comparison from September through March, the state growth average was 7% and our Aberdeen’s growth was 16% for K-5 students. For math, the state growth was 5% and Aberdeen’s growth was 10% for K-5 students.
David Vaughn discussed his written report. Mr. Vaughn attended the Idaho State Association of Special Education Administrators conference on March 10th-12th in Boise. He received information on language differences vs Disabilities, behavior responses, current special education legal issues, 504 training and executive functioning in students and functional behavior assessments. The ISAT testing is in April and May and the state department will be sending someone to monitor the testing sometime during the testing window.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There was an addition to the consent items-actions to add an overnight trip request to Twin Falls, Idaho for FFA from 4/2/25 through 4/5/25. A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Patten to approve the above Consent Items-Actions as modified. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS-ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of February 19th regular Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of February 26th Work Session Minutes
Approval of February 2025 Claims
February 2025 Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
Out of State/Overnight Trip Requests:
FFA Twin Falls, ID 4/2/25 – 4/5/25
BUSINESS ITEMS-ACTIONS
Approve Monthly Staff Changes
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Patten to approve the monthly staff changes. The motion passed.
Approve Hiring Quest CPAs PLLC for the FY 24-25 Financial Audit
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Elliott to approving hiring Quest CPAs PLLC for the FY 24-25 financial audit. The motion passed.
Approve 2025-2026 School Calendar
Four options of school calendars were presented for review and approval. A motion was made by Trustee Elliott and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve school calendar option #1 and to be in effect for FY 25-26 and FY 26-27. The motion passed. School calendars are available for review upon request at the district office.
BUSINESS ITEMS – DISCUSSION
Board policies for March review – April approval
516 – Freedom of Speech and Expression, 542 – Searches by School Officials , 556 – Academic Honesty , 679 – Religion in Schools , 671 – Section 504, 671P – Section 504 Hearing Procedure
877 – Time and Effort Reporting Requirements, 877P1 – Time and Effort Reporting Procedures
890 – Title I-A Supplement Not Supplant – NEW, 892 – Equivalence in Instructional Staff and Materials – NEW, 942F1 – Acceptable Use of Internet, Computer and Network Resources: User Agreement, 943 – AI Tools Acceptable Use – NEW – OPTIONAL
For review only. No motion was necessary.
ELA Cost Proposal 2025-2026 Curriculum
Mrs. Colton discussed the ELA cost proposal and the recommendations for the curriculum to adopt with input from the teachers and parents. For review only, no motion was necessary.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Elliott to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.