School District 
#261

Board of Trustees present: Zone 1 Liz Bingham, Zone 2 Peter Gibbons, Zone 3 Jeffrey Schroeder Phoned it at 5:47pm, Zone 4 Annette Lott, Zone 5 Staci Leavitt. Others present: Superintendent Brent Johnson, Assistant Superintendent/Curriculum Director Ryan Evans, District Clerk Jodi Stewart, HR Director Gina Cakebread, Transportation Director Tim Hicks, Federal Programs Director Kim Lickley, Special Services Director Toni Harbaugh, District Social Worker Rachel DelValle,  Jerome Middle School Principal Nicole Ferreira, Jerome Middle School Assistant Principals Sam Sharp and Aimee Mangum, Tarrence Handyside, Kyle Cleveland and Matthew Tipton with SSC Services, Jonathan Gillen with Charter Impact (via Google Meet), community members, teachers and staff.

1. Call to Order 4:30 p.m. 

   1. Pledge of Allegiance - Peter Gibbons

   2. Waive reading of the minutes of the previous board meeting as submitted to each board member.

   3. Approval of Agenda (Action)

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to waive the reading of the minutes of the previous board meeting and approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

Individuals who wish to address the Board of Trustees regarding any action items must sign in prior to the start of the regular board meeting at 4:30 p.m. and placed before each action item on the agenda.

2. Jerome School District Presentations:

   1. Excellence in Education Staff Awards for November

      1. Certified Elementary - Anne Winder, Horizon Elementary

      2. Certified Secondary - Curtis Neilson, Falls City Academy

      3. Classified - Roberto Garcia, Jerome High School

   2. Administrator Special Reports

      1. Nicole Ferreira - Jerome Middle School

3. Consent Agenda (Action)

   1. Approval of Previous Minutes

      1. October 28, 2025

      2. November 6, 2025

   2. Financials

      1. Financial Report

         1. Balance Sheet

      2. Building Financial Reports

         1. Jefferson Elementary School Balance Sheet

         2. Frontier Elementary School Balance Sheet

         3. Horizon Elementary School Balance Sheet

         4. Summit Elementary School Balance Sheet

         5. Jerome Middle School Balance Sheet

         6. Jerome High School Balance Sheet

         7. Falls City Academy Balance Sheet

         8. Special Services Balance Sheet

   3. Personnel Changes 2025-26 SY

A motion was made by Liz Bingham  and seconded by Annette Lott to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

4. Scheduled Visitors (Information)There were no scheduled visitors at the November meeting.

   
   

5. Correspondence to the Board (Information)

   1. Trustee committee report

      1. Teacher Leadership Team held Monthly 1st Thursday 3:45pm-4:45pm - Staci Leavitt

      2. Wellness Committee held Monthly 2nd Wednesday  3:45pm-4:45pm beginning September 10th, 2025 - Jeff Schroeder

      3. Facilities Committee held Weekly on Wednesday 8:00am-9:30am - Jeff Schroeder

      4. Policy Review Committee- Every other Thursday 3:45pm-4:45pm - Liz Bingham

      5. Foundation Committee Meeting held Monthly 1st Thursday 12:00pm-1:00pm -  Peter Gibbons

      6. Safety Committee held 3rd Wed. Monthly @ 10:00am - Peter Gibbons

      7. Curriculum Committee held TBD -Annette Lott

6. Reports to the Board (Information)

   1. Stephanie Clay - Chartwells

   2. Terrance Handyside - SSC

   3. Tim Hicks - Transportation Department

   4. Kim Lickley - Federal Program Department

   5. Tyler Wardle - Technology Department

   6. Gina Cakebread - HR Department

   7. Toni Harbaugh - Special Services Department

   8. Ryan Evans  - Curriculum Department

   9. Brent Johnson - Superintendent

      1. Shared Goals/Building Admin Board Reports

      2. ISBA Conference/Continuing Education at the National Conference

      3. Leadership Update

      4. District Book Study

      5. DLI Update

      6. Budget Information

      7. Federal Government Press Release

      8. Attendance  Goal Update

      9. PA System repairs/maintenance for the following schools:

         1. Jerome Middle School

         2. Jerome High School

         3. Summit Elementary School

         4. Falls City Academy

            1. Proposed a declaration be posted for notice of sole source procurement.  The board agreed.

               
               

7. Approval of Bills (Action)

   1. Bills Approval

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the bills as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

8. Board Business 

   1. Continuing Business

      1. Policy

         1. 6000 Series (2nd Reading Action)

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Annette Lott to approve the 6000 Series updates as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

2. 1313 Conflicting Policies and Procedures (2nd Reading Action)

3. 2435 Advanced Opportunities (2nd Reading Action)

4. 4210F3 Community Use of School Facilities Form (2nd Reading Action)

5. 6000 Goals (2nd Reading Action)

6. 6320 Evaluation of Administrative Staff (2nd Reading Action)

7. 6400 Principals (2nd Reading Action)

8. 7400 Miscellaneous Procurement Standards (2nd Reading Action)

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Annette Lott to approve Policy 1313,2435, 4210F3, 6000, 6320, 6400 and 7400 as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

2. New Business

   1. Policy

      1. 2320 Health, Sex Education, and Human Sexuality (1st Reading Information)

      2. 2340 Controversial Issues and Academic Freedom (1st Reading Information)

      3. 2435 Advanced Opportunities (1st Reading Information)

      4. 3281Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (1st Reading Information)

      5. 3370 Searches and Seizure(1st Reading Information)

      6. 7110 Budget Implementation and Execution (1st Reading Information)

      7. 7218 Federal Grant Financial Management System (1st Reading Information)

      8. 7220 Documentation and Approval of Claims (1st Reading Information)

   2. Approve the change of authorized signers for the DL Evans Bank account as follows (Action):

      1. Brent Johnson

      2. Jonathan Gillen

      3. Donjua Day

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the change of authorized signers for the DL Evans Bank account to Brent Johnson, Jonathan Gillen and Donjua Day. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

3. Approve the following individuals as Senior Administrators for Business Online access for DL Evans Bank (Action):

   1. Brent Johnson

   2. Jonathan Gillen

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve Brent Johnson and Jonathan Gillen as Senior Administrators for Business Online access for DL Evans Bank. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

4. Declaration for Disposal of Jerome School District Obsolete/Damaged Property (Action):

   1. Technology Equipment

      1. 300 old or broken Chromebooks.

      2. 25 broken teacher laptops

      3. 10 old printers

      4. 20 Broken/Retired Network switches

      5. 2 Broken Televisions

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Annette Lott to approve the disposal of Jerome School District Obsolete/Damaged Property. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

3. Community Engagement and Support (Information)

4. Meeting Schedules and Governance (Information)

Scheduled a Special Board Meeting for December 1st at 1:00pm to collaborate on a new agreed upon Board Protocol and Procedure.

9. Agenda Planning (Information)

   
   

10. Audience of Citizens (Information)

    
    

11. Executive Session (Action)

    1. IC 74-206(1)(b)(d) – Personnel or Student.(b)To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent or public school student; and (d) to consider records that are exempt from disclosure as provided in Chapter 1, Title 74, Idaho Code.

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Annette Lott that the Board of Trustees of Jt. Jerome School District #261 recess into executive session in the manner and for the purpose authorized by Section 74-206(1)(b)(d), Idaho Code, regarding personnel issues involving employees or student issues involving students of the district. The motion passed by roll call vote: A

YE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Annette Lott

Peter Gibbons

The board recessed into executive session at 5:56 p.m.

The board returned to open session at 6:13 p.m.

12. Consideration of Personnel Executive Item(s) (Action)

    1. Per Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) the board considered one (1) staff discipline issue and took action accordingly. Such action shall be documented in the employee file and is confidential pursuant to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable state and federal code and regulation provisions and employee was notified of the decision.

    2. Superintendent Evaluation: evaluation of the Superintendent will be completed during the December 2025 meeting. (Information)

13. Consideration of Student Executive Item(s) (Action)

    1. Student Discipline:

       1. Truancies

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Annette Lott to approve the District Clerk's Declaration of Truancy for five (4) students as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

14. Adjourn: There being no other business before the board, Chairman Staci Leavitt adjourned the meeting at 6:15 p.m.