Board Meeting - May 14, 2025

 Kimberly School District #414

Board of Directors

Chad Allen - Zone One; Zachary Kelsey - Zone Two; Curtis Giles - Zone Three; Rex Ward - Zone Four; Leah Meeks - Zone Five

Cassandra Searby - Board Clerk; Luke Schroeder - Superintendent

Regular Meeting FY25-13; May 14, 2025

The school board meeting will be conducted in person in the District Round Building AND remotely on Zoom at 6:00 PM

Courtesy remote viewing can be accessed by following the Zoom info below:
Click here - Join Zoom Meeting 
Meeting ID: 531 171 3799 
Or Join the Meeting by Telephone: 1 669 900 9128 - Meeting ID: 531 171 3799 

If you wish to be heard during hearing of visitors, please send your request with name and topic to the Board Clerk
 via email - csearby@kimberly.edu. Hearing of visitor's must be present in person to address the board. 

Board Dinner: 5:00 p.m.

Executive Session: 5:15 p.m.

Agenda - 6:00 p.m.

 
1.CALL TO ORDER ACTION
2.APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ACTION
3. 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 74-206(1), the Kimberly Board of Education will meet in executive session to discuss one or more of the following:

b) To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of or to hear complaints brought against a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent or public-school student;

EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION. 

 ACTION
4.FLAG SALUTE - PDF  
5.

REPORTS: 

  • Library Incentive Report - Chris Ahlm
  • KHS
  • SES 
 ACTION
6.

HEARING OF VISITORS

Visitors are welcome to speak about topics concerning the operations of the district during this portion of the meeting. Personnel issues that involve either students or staff are not items that can be discussed in open meetings. The Chair may interrupt or terminate an individual’s statement when appropriate, including when statements are out of order, too lengthy, personally directed, abusive, obscene, or irrelevant.  Policy 1441 - Audience Participation

  
7.

CORRESPONDENCE 

  • BPA
  
8.SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT  
 
  • Good Stories to Share
  • Updates: Ag Shop Expansion, Parking Lot Upgrades, CEP @ KES FY26
  • Upcoming Events
  • Graduation - May 22, 2025 - Trustees, please be there by 6:45 PM
  • Board/Admin Retreat 
  
9.

FINANCIAL REPORT

April - 2024-2025 Comparison - Report 

Investment Statements: 

Financial Request: 

 DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
10.

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT REPORT 

  
11.OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ ACTION
    
12.NEW BUSINESS ACTION
 

A. CONSENT AGENDA

1.    Approve District Invoices  

2.    Approve School Invoices - KHS Transaction/Acct. Listing; SES Transaction/Acct. Listing; KES Transaction/Acct. Listing 

3.    Approve Food Service Expenditures  

4.    Approve Meetings Minutes for April 17, 2025; May 5, 2025

5.    Approve Fundraiser Requests

6.    Approve KHS Football for travel – Tahoe, CA. (June 15-19, 2025)

7.    Approve Request to utilize KHS Football Pads for Clinic (July 24 – August 2)

8.    Contracts/Grant/MOU: RedRover, St. Luke’s ATC

9.    Surplus: Pallets; Firewood, Milk Cooler; 200 Laptops; 4 projectors; 1 Infocus TV; 8 Workstations; 1 UPS; UTV Accessories; Outdated Assessments  

B.  DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA (NEW BUSINESS)

1.    Approve Additional Invoices  

2.    Set date/time to approve negotiations, insurance, salary schedules, contracts - Description 

3.    Approve RFP for two conventional buses - Description

4.    Update on Building Committee and receive guidance from School Board - Description

5.    1st Reading to Retire Policy 8160 Contracting for Transportation Services - Description 

6.    1st Reading to Revise Policy 8180 Driver Training and Responsibility

7.    1st Reading to Revise Policy 8195 District Vehicle Idling  

8.    1st Reading to Revise Policy 8190 Emergencies Involving Transportation Vehicles

9.    1st Reading to Revise Policy 8120 Bus Routes, Stops and On-Transportation Zones 

  
13.PERSONNEL REPORT ACTION
 

Hire:

  • Vanessa Darrington    FY26 Consulting Teacher  
  • Naomi Ramirez         FY26 KMS Teacher  
  • TJ Sorensen        FY26 KHS Vice Principal  
  • William Sullivan        FY26 KMS Teacher  
  • Addi Osborne        Student Tech Intern
  • Krystal Howe        FY26 SES VP/Reading Specialist  
  • Tja Maxwell        FY26 SES Teacher
  • Sarah Lint        FY26 SES Library Aide  
  • Melissa Trappen        FY26 KES Teacher  
  • Maria Garcia De Cruz    FY26 Child Nutrition  

Resignations/Retirements/Terminations/Leaves:

  • JC Leishman        FY26 KMS Teacher  
  • Morgan Giles        FY26 KMS Girls Basketball Coach
  • Mary Ann Hufstetler    FY26 SES Teacher  
  • Julie Moeller        Paraprofessional  
  • Stephanie Khlaman    FY26 KHS Debate Assistant  
  • Heather Reed        FY26 SES Teacher
  • Anna Jackson        KSD Child Nutrition Support  
  • Willard Mumm        KSD Mechanic  
  • Angie Haskell        FY26 SES Teacher 
  
14.ADJOURNMENT ACTION