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Board of Trustees Agenda

October 15, 20246:00 p.m. Regular Session

Administrative Complex Board Room

 

Board of Trustees: Zone 1 Liz Bingham, Zone 2 Peter Gibbons, Zone 3 Jeff Schroeder,

Zone 4 Annette Lott, Zone 5 Staci Leavitt

Superintendent Brent Johnson, Assistant Superintendent Ryan Evans,

Business Manager Brian Bridwell, Clerk Jodi Stewart


“The Jerome School Board of Education is committed to supporting students’ need to graduate from high school equipped with the character, skills and knowledge to successfully enter work or postsecondary training. “


Board of Trustees present:  Zone 2 Peter Gibbons, Zone 3 Jeffrey Schroeder, Zone 4 Annette Lott, Zone 5 Staci Leavitt. Trustees not present: Zone 1 Liz Bingham.  Others present: Superintendent Brent Johnson, Assistant Superintendent Ryan Evans, Business Manager Brian Bridwell, District Clerk Jodi Stewart, HR Director Gina Cakebread, Special Services Director Toni Harbaugh , Child Nutrition Director Vanessa Fitzsimons, community members, teachers and staff.



  1. Call to Order 6:00 p.m. 

    1. Pledge of Allegiance

    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 Annette Lott and seconded by Jeff Schroeder 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

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons


  1. Jerome School District Presentations:

    1. Excellence in Education Staff Awards for September

      1. Certified Secondary: Kim Green

      2. Certified Elementary: Cesar Diaz

      3. Classified: Audra Foster

    2. Administrator Special Reports

      1. Falls City Principal Stacey McFarland

        1. Falls City Student Presentation

      2. Jerome High School Principal Nate Tracy

        1. Peer Court Student Presentation: Peer Court was unable to attend.  Jerome Highschool Drama representatives presented.

      3. Special Education Director Toni Harbaugh

      4. HR Director Gina Cakebread

  2. Consent Agenda (Action) 

    1. Approval of Previous Minutes

      1. Regular Meeting September 24, 2024

    2. Financial Report 

      1. Cash Report

        1. Reconciliation Report

      2. Accrual Report

        1. Revenue and Expense Summary 

        2. Balance Sheet 

      3. Building Financial Reports

        1. Jefferson Elementary School -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

        2. Frontier Elementary School -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

        3. Horizon Elementary School -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

        4. Summit Elementary School -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

        5. Jerome Middle School -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

        6. Jerome High School -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

        7. Falls City Academy – Reconciliation – Check Register – Balance Sheet

        8. Special Services -- Reconciliation -- Check Register -- Balance Sheet

    3. Jerome School District  Suspension List

    4. Personnel Changes 2024-25

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

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Scheduled Visitors (Information)

    1. Dan Coleman, Quest CPA (Zoom)

      1. Communications with Governance Letter

      2. Audit Report

  2. Audience of Citizens: There were no Audience of Citizens for the October 2024 Meeting.

  3. Correspondence to the Board: There was no Correspondence to the Board for the September 2024 Meeting. Trustees used this time to share about their individual school visits.  

  4. Reports to the Board (Information)

    1. Kim Lickley - Policy Review Committee Update - Federal Program Department Update

    2. Ryan Evans - Curriculum Committee Update - Curriculum Department Update

    3. Brian Bridwell - Transportation and Facilities Committee Update - Finance Department Update

      1. STAR Construction Update

    4. Tyler Wardle - Safety Committee Update - Technology Department Update

    5. Vanessa Fitzsimons - Wellness Committee Update - Food Service Department Update

    6. Gina Cakebread - HR Department Update

    7. Superintendent:

      1. Teacher Leadership Team Update

      2. Shared Goals/Board Reports

      3. Coaching and developing our leaders

  5. Approval of Bills

    1. Bills Approval: A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the bills as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Board Business 

    1. Continuing Business

      1. Policies (Action)

        1. Policy 1300 District Policy (2nd Reading Action)

        2. Policy 3330 Student Discipline (2nd Reading Action)

        3. Policy 3350 Detention (2nd Reading Action)

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Jeff Schroeder to approve Policy 1300, 3330, 3350 as presented for second reading. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Policy 4210 Community Use of School Facilities (2nd Reading Action)

  2. Policy 4210F3 Facilities Use Agreement Form (2nd Reading Action)

  3. Policy 4210P Community Use of School Facilities Procedure (2nd Reading Action)

A motion was made by Peter Gibbons and seconded by  Jeff Schroeder to approve Policy 4210, 4210F3, 4210P as presented for second reading. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Policy 5360 Dress and Appearance (2nd Reading Action)

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve Policy 5360 as presented for second reading. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

b)   New Business

  i)   Approve 2023-24 Audit Report

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the 2023-24 Audit Report.  The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Approval of Ten (10) Year Facility Plan

    1.  Ten (10) Year Facility Plan Template

    2. Facility Condition Assessment

A motion was made by Peter Gibbons and seconded by Annette Lott to approve the Ten (10) Year Facility Plan. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Policies

    1. Policy 8245 Unpaid School Meal Charges (Recommendation:1st Reading Action)

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve Policy 8245 as presented for first reading. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Policy 1000 Series (1st Reading Information)

  2. Policy 1120 Taking Office (1st Reading Information)

  3. Policy 1200 Annual Organization Meeting (1st Reading Information)

  4. Policy 2615 School District Policy on Credit Deficient Students and Alternative High School Placement (1st Reading Information)

  1. Approval of Updated Special Education Manual

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the updated Special Education Manual as presented.  The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Approval of Updated Falls City Academy Handbook

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the updated Falls City Handbook as presented.  The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Consideration of Special Education Department contract with Kober Consulting LLC.

A motion was made by Jeff Schroeder and seconded by Annette Lott to approve the Special Education Departments contract with Kober Consulting.  The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Approval of Out of State Travel Requests (Action)

    1. Jerome High School TRIO Club Out of State Travel

    2.  Jerome Middle Schools Drama Club Out of State Travel

    3.  Jerome High School DECA Club Out of State Travel

A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Jeff Schroeder to approve the out of state travel requests for Jerome High Schools TRIO Club, Jerome Middle Schools Drama Club and Jerome High School DECA Club. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Agenda Planning (Information)

    1. Discussion regarding Board Meeting Dates for 2025

    2. Trustee Professional Development planning

    3. Graduation Dates: Thursday, May 22nd 2025 at 6:00pm

    4. ISBA Annual Convention November 6-8,2 2024

  2. 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.

      1. Personnel Issues

      2. Student Issues


A motion was made by Annette Lott and seconded by Jeff Schroeder 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: AYE: Staci LeavittJeff SchroederAnnette Lott

Peter Gibbons


The board recessed into executive session at 9:19 p.m.

The board returned to open session at 9:45 p.m.


  1. Consideration of Personnel Executive Item(s) (Action): There were no personnel issues at the October Meeting.

  2. Consideration of Student Executive Item(s)

    1. Consideration of Student Executive Item (s)

Per Idaho Code 33-205(3) and 74-206(1)(b) the board considered three (3) student discipline issues and took action accordingly. Such action shall be documented in the students educational record and is confidential pursuant to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable state and federal code and regulation provisions and parents and student were notified of the decision.

A motion was made by Jeff Schroeder and seconded by Annette Lott to accept the recommendations of the hearing officer and the District Discipline Review Committee, and ratify the discipline decision as presented by the DDRC. The motion passed by the following: 

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Annette Lott

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

  1. Adjourn There being no other business before the board, Chairman Staci Leavitt adjourned the meeting at 9:50 p.m.


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