The Board of Trustees of School District No. 58, Bingham County, Idaho met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on April 15th, 2026 at the Aberdeen School District Office in Aberdeen, Idaho.
CALL TO ORDER AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
Chairman Brian Rowlan opened the meeting at 6:00 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
There was no delegation or patron input.
SUPERINTENDENT and ADMINISTATOR REPORTS
Superintendent Ward discussed her written report. The legislation is done and public schools will basically receive the same funding as the previous year. There will be no raises for administration or classified personnel. Certified teachers can go across and down the salary schedule. The district office will be closed on April 23rd for staff to attend the post legislative tour at ISU to get the details on our funding for next year. Mrs. Ward would like to thank Cody Park and Chaney Upton for nominated her for an honorary degree from the FFA program. It was a great honor. Our students do well in FFA and she is very proud of the teachers and the students. Some of our doors have been fixed around the district and additional doors will be fixed when parts come in. Teacher negotiations will need to start on or before May 1st and Mrs. Ward asked the Trustees which day they could be schedule to start.
Travis Pincock provided a written report. The FFA competed in State competitions April 1-4 and did very well. In the Agri-Science Fair the three teams took 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Brie Cardona also took first place in the scrapbooking competition. Oscar Partida placed fourth in Spanish Creed Speaking. The high school golf teams and track teams have started competing. There are a lot of students participating and Mr. Pincock is grateful to the coaches and volunteers who make it such a great experience for the students. Mrs. Ellis continues to work with TRIO and helping our students get prepared for post-secondary opportunities. Mr. Pincock added that everyone is invited to attend the FFA live auction on April 16th. It’s always a fun event.
Marina Taylor provided a written report. Mattie Bedwell, Erin Johnson and Terri Foster participated in the Idaho State Lottery Scratch for Schools event and received $469. Serena Tovey had her students participate in the Bingham Arts Council Youth Art Show. Cambrie Jolley and Madalynn Jolley won an award that was presented at the Blackfoot Public Library. Qualifying students attended the FFA State Convention in Twin Falls on April 1-4. ISAT testing starts on Wednesday, April 15th and should take about two and a half weeks to complete the testing for all of our students. There will be a home meet on April 16th for track and another home meet on April 28th with a final D2 Districts at Malad on Friday, May 1st at 10:00 am.
Robi Jo Colton discussed her written report. ISAT testing for grades 3-5 will be in April. The 5th grade DARE graduation was held in the gym on April 9th at 2:00 pm. Mrs. Colton thanked those that attended. April 16th will be PTO Bingo night from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The annual STAR LAB will be held in the library April 20th – 23rd and each student will have the chance to go through it and view constellations. Erin Johnson thanked the people that come to our school and present the STAR LAB for our students and community. Mrs. Colton added that the regional Battle of the Books was held on Monday, April 13th and our elementary school took 1st place. Six of the nine students that qualified attended. Star Night will be held on May 15th.
David Vaughn went over his written report. Students have started taking the Idaho Standards Achievement Tests. The testing window will be open until May. WIDA Access for ELLs scores should be available in May. Mr. Vaughn attended the Data Drill Down meeting for our region in Pocatello and topics included child count, disability, gender and special education students and test scores. Mr. Vaughn will have numbers soon for a report on the data. Mr. Vaughn is in the process of evaluating several students for Special Education. Many of these are three year re-evaluations.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were additions to the agenda to include Business Items – Actions 8E to approve the certificate of emergency closure on 4/8/26 due to power outage and Business Items – Discussion 9A to discuss the district bus wrapping.
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve the agenda as amended. The motion passed.
CONSENT ITEMS – ACTIONS
The following consent items were presented:
Approval of March 18th, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Approval of March 2026 Claims
March 2026 Financial Report
County Tax Report
Building Budget Reports
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to approve consent
items – actions 7A-E as listed on the agenda. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – ACTIONS
Board Policies for March Review, April Approval:
262 – Board Meetings, 314 – Employing Retired Administrators DELETED, 465 – Employing Retired Teachers, 554 – Adolescent Relationship Abuse and Sexual Assault, 554F1 – Stay -Away Agreement: Student Relationship Abuse/Sexual Assault. NEW, OPTIONAL, 554F2 – Safety Plan. NEW, OPTIONAL, 815 – Fund Balance and Accounting (GASB 54). NEW, 819 – Consistency of Application of Federal Funding During Closure. 893 – Federal Grant Financial System. NEW, 894 – Allowable Uses of Grant Funds. NEW, 894P1 – Allowable Uses of Grant Funds – Determining Necessity and Reasonableness of Expenses. NEW, 894P2 – Allowable Uses of Grant Funds – Selected Items of Cost. NEW, 895 – Fraud and Theft Prevention. NEW
After further discussion, a motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve board policies 262, 465, 554, 554F1, 554F2, 815, 819, 893, 894, 894P1, 894P2, 895 and to delete board policy 314. The motion passed.
Approve Monthly Staff Changes
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Elliott to approve the monthly staff changes. The motion passed.
Approve Application for Early Graduation
A motion was made by Trustee Mauroner and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve the application for early graduation. The motion passed.
Approve Reduction in Force
A motion was made by Trustee Burusco and seconded by Trustee Elliott to move to approve:
The district hereby adopts procedures to implement a Reduction in Force (RIF) without regard to seniority or contract status as identified in Policy 448P1.
The board, at its sole discretion, has determined that it is in the best interest of this district to reduce the number of contracted certificated employees for reasons including but not limited to a financial emergency due to decreased student enrollment.
It is the intent of the board that the individual and cumulative effect of the procedures on the education of students and the best long-term interest of the district be considered. It is further the intent of the board that the primary consideration be the quality of instruction and the progress that students are making throughout the course of the school year, as well as the district’s obligation to comply with state and federal education requirements.
Therefore, the board directs the superintendent to give due consideration to the ability to effectuate position elimination and/or reduce staff for the 2026-2027 school year.
After further discussion and if reduction in force is necessary –
Chairman Rowlan asked for a roll call vote with the following results:
Amy Burusco – yes, Sherrie Mauroner – yes, James Patten – no, Aimee Elliott – yes, Brian Rowlan – yes.
The motion passed.
Following the roll call motion, the Trustees indicated they wanted to be the decision makers in the Reduction In Force process.
An executive session to discuss reduction in force options was scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 13th.
Approve Certificate of Emergency Closure on 4/8/26 Due To Power Outage
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Burusco to approve the certificate of emergency closure on 4/8/26 due to power outage. The motion passed.
BUSINESS ITEMS – DISCUSSION
District Bus Wrapping
There was discussion on the options of designs and the costs for the bus wrapping of the school district 14 passenger white bus. No motion was necessary, for discussion only.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Trustee Patten and seconded by Trustee Mauroner to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.