The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on April 16th, 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 6:02 p.m. Also present were Amy Burusco, Sherrie Mauroner and James Patten. Aimee Elliott was absent. A quorum was established.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
DELEGATION AND PATRON INPUT
Erin Johnson discussed the space night activity that was held on Friday, April 11th from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm presented by Astro Tech LLC. There was a planetarium show, telescopes were set up to view the night sky and there were various space games to play. A lot of community members including students and their families attended the event.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward discussed her written report. The rocks have been taken off the football practice field. Mrs. Ward thanked Burusco Farms for doing the removal. The neighbor next to the practice field has placed some items on our lot. Mrs. Ward has been trying to contact him to ask him to remove his belongings from the school district’s lot. Negotiations will be held around May 1st. The district met with our health insurance provider and plan to have open enrollment starting April 28th. The district office will be closed May 8th. We will be meeting in Pocatello with the Idaho State Department of Education for the post legislative tour.
Travis Pincock was absent but had provided a written report. Mr. Pincock’s report is available for review upon request at the school district office.
Marina Taylor discussed her written report. A parent and student orientation meeting for incoming 5th graders was held on April 15th at 6:00 pm. ISAT testing starts on Wednesday, April 16th. The testing should take about two and a half weeks to complete for all of our students. Teacher observations will be completed by the end of April. A home time trial for track was held on April 9th. Mattie Bedwell, Erin Johnson and Natalie Lewis participated in the Idaho State Lottery Scratch for Schools event. Our school received $267 from the lottery tickets scratched.
Robi Jo Colton discussed her written report. ISAT testing will be starting soon. Mrs. Colton had asked parents to please make sure the students are well rested. She also asked parents to have positive talks with them at home and to encourage the students to do their best in everything they do. Ms. Colton thanked Ms. Johnson for arranging the inflatable star lab again for the elementary school and the seniors that made one for our district. Curriculum adoption this year is ELA which will be presented for approval.
David Vaughn went over his written report. ISAT testing will be done in April and May. Mr. Vaughn viewed a webinar from the State Department for Special Education Directors. There were legislative updates as well as IEP trainings which related to findings from file reviews. Mr. Vaughn will be meeting with his staff to provide this information to them. The Idaho Special Education Manual for 2025 is available for public input. The link to review the manual is at https://sde.idaho.gov/sped.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS – ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of March 19th, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of March 2025 Claims
March 2025 Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
Overnight/Out of State Trip Requests:
High School –Lagoon – Senior Class Trip Farmington, UT 5/22/25
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Patten to approve consent items – actions 7A-F as listed on the agenda. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – ACTIONS
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
After further discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to table board policies 516, 542, 556, 679, 671, 671P, 877, 877P1, 890, 892, 942F1 and 943 until the May regular board meeting. The motion passed.
Posting Board Meeting in Spanish
There was discussion on posting board meeting notices in Spanish in addition to posting the notices in English in public places prior to the scheduled meetings. No motion was made, and the business item will be discussed further at the May regular board meeting.
Approve ELA Cost Proposal 2025-2026 Curriculum
There was discussion on the ELA curriculum cost proposal and a change to the AI platform with Turnitin, LLC for AI software. A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the ELA cost proposal for 2025-2026 curriculum for $189,730 and to table the AI component of the proposal for further discussion at the May regular board meeting. The motion passed.
Approve Monthly Staff Changes
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the monthly staff changes. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – DISCUSSION
Change in Ace Hardware Bid for Elementary School Gym Ceiling Tile Project
There was a change to the elementary school gym ceiling project proposal from Ace Hardware that was approved at the February 19th regular board meeting. The project will cost more for all of the ceiling tiles to be replaced and the project costs increased from $31,321.50 to $40,470. For discussion only, no motion was necessary.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Burusco to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.