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

Call to Order 6:00 p.m. 

Pledge of Allegiance

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

Approval of Agenda

A motion was made by Liz Bingham 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

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Jerome School District Presentations:

Excellence in Education Staff Awards for September 2024. Presented by Superintendent Johnson.

Certified Secondary: Valerie Chappell

Certified Elementary: Peggy Fehringer

Classified: Kristi Eudey

Administrator Special Reports

Principal Cliff Creek

Child Nutrition Director Vanessa Fitzsimmons

Consent Agenda

Approval of Previous Minutes

Regular Meeting August 27, 2024

Special Meeting September 6, 2024

Financial Report

Cash Report

Reconciliation Report

Accrual Report

Revenue and Expense Summary 

Balance Sheet 

Building Financial Reports

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

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

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

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

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

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

Falls City Academy – Reconciliation – Check Register – Balance Sheet

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

Personnel Changes 2024-25

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

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Scheduled Visitors: There were no scheduled visitors for the September 2024 Meeting.

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

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.

Reports (Information)

Committee Reports:

Teacher Leadership Team - Brent Johnson

Policy Review Committee - Kim Lickley

Curriculum Committee - Ryan Evans

Transportation and Facilities Committee - Brian Bridwell

District Discipline Review Committee -

Safety Committee - Tyler Wardle

Wellness Committee - Vanessa Fitzsimons

District Leadership Team Report

Ryan Evans

Brian Bridwell

Gina Cakebread

Kim Lickley

Toni Harbaugh

Superintendent:

Max Enrollment (Information)

Community event

Achievement goal setting philosophy

Shared Goals

Policy 1000 Series

Approval of Bills

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

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Board Business 

Continuing Business

Policy 1500P Board Meetings - Board Meeting Procedure:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve Policy Policy 1500P as presented for second reading. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Policy 3320 Substance and Alcohol Abuse:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Jeff Schroeder to approve Policy 3320 as presented for second reading. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

New Business

Approval of Continuous Improvement Plan for the 2024-25 School Year

Continuous Improvement Plan: Narrative

Continuous Improvement Plan: Metrics

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the Continuous Improvement Plan, Narrative and Metric, for the 2024-25 School Year as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Policies

Policy 1300 District Policy (1st Reading - Information)

Policy 3330 Student Discipline (1st Reading - Information)

Policy 3350 Detention (1st Reading - Information)

Policy 4210 Community Use of School Facilities (1st Reading - Information)

Policy 4210F3 Facilities Use Agreement Form (1st Reading - Information)

Policy 4210P Community Use of School Facilities Procedure (1st Reading - Information)

Policy 5360 Dress and Appearance (1st Reading - Information)

Consideration of New District Transportation Director Position and Job Description:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Jeff Schroeder to approve the new District Transportation Director Position and Job Description as presented. The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Declaration for Disposal of Jerome School District Obsolete/Damaged Property.

Curriculum

Special Services

Food Service

Miscellaneous Building Supplies and Surplus Inventory with estimated Value in excess of $1,000.00:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Jeff Schroeder to approve the Disposal of Jerome School District Obsolete or Damaged Property as listed and dispose of or sell items according to district policy.  The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Declaration that an area of need exists for the 2024-25 school year in the schools as listed:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Jeff Schroeder to declare that an area of need exists for the following certified position:  Jerome Middle School, Teacher English Language Arts: KelliSue Montague.

The motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Approval of Internship for Keyli Gonzales at Jefferson Elementary School for the SY 2024-25:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the Administrative  Internship of Keyli Gonzales Jefferson  Elementary School for the 2024-25 school year. Motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Approval of Jerome High School Choir, Drama & Band Out of State Travel :

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the out of state travel requests for Jerome High Schools Choir, Drama and Band. Motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Approve MOU between Jerome School District and 49 Alpha:

A motion was made by Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the MOU between Jerome School District and 49 Alpha.  Motion passed by by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Consideration of Special Education Department eLUMA additional Contract Services for SY 2024-25:

 A motion was made by  Liz Bingham and seconded by Peter Gibbons to approve the Special Education Departments additional contract services with eLUMA as presented.  Motion passed by the following:

AYE: Staci Leavitt

Liz Bingham

Jeff Schroeder

Peter Gibbons

Agenda Planning: Trustees discussed dates for upcoming Trustee Professional Development  Planning.

Executive Session: There was no Executive Session for the September 2024 Meeting.

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.

Personnel Issues: There were no personnel issues at the September Meeting.

Student Issues: There were no student issues at the September Meeting.

Adjourn: There being no other business before the board, Chairman Staci Leavitt adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.