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Home My WebLink About11-11-2025 Minutes Board Work Meeting Executive SessionDr. Scott Woolstenhulme, Superintendent 3497 North Ammon Road, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 83401  (208) 525-4400  Fax (208) 557-6800  www.d93schools.org Board of Trustees  Paul Jenkins  Carissa Coats  Randy Smith  Mindy Clayton  Richard Hess Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 is an Equal Opportunity Employer Amended Work Meeting/Executive Session Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 1:00 PM Mountain Coeur d'Alene School District 1400 N Northwood Center Ct Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 I. Welcome Chairman Jenkins welcomed everyone in person and via Zoom to the meeting. II. Call to Order Chairman Jenkins called the meeting to order at 1:16 p.m. III. Roll Call Carissa Coats: Present Randy Smith: Present Mindy Clayton: Present Richard Hess: Present Paul Jenkins: Present IV. Amend the Agenda (Action Item) Motion: To amend the agenda. This motion, made by Carissa Coats and seconded by Randy Smith, Passed. V. Approve/Amend Agenda (Action Item) Motion: To approve the agenda. This motion, made by Mindy Clayton and seconded by Carissa Coats, Passed. VI. Executive Session (Action Item) The Board will enter into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)(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. The Executive Session will be closed to the public as permitted by law. Motion: To enter Executive Session. This motion, made by Carissa Coats and seconded by Mindy Clayton, Passed. Roll Call Vote - Carissa Coats: Present Randy Smith: Present Mindy Clayton: Present Richard Hess: Present Paul Jenkins: Present The Board entered Executive Session at 1:18 p.m. VI.A. Student Recommendations VI.A.1. Student F-2026 (Action Item) The Executive Team and the Board discussed Student F-2026 - no action was taken in Executive Session. The Board closed Executive Session at 1:36 p.m. VII. Public Input: Pursuant to Board Policy #4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings, Public Input shall be held to a maximum of one (1) hour and will provide an opportunity for any Board Member, administrator, staff member, student, or patron to raise issues of interest. The Board will receive such input without comment, except to ask germane questions of those speaking. Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes. The Board will take no action related to any items during the meeting unless on the agenda but may direct the Superintendent to report such items at a subsequent meeting. Public Input: Pursuant to Board Policy #4105 Public Participation in Board Meetings, Public Input shall be held to a maximum of one (1) hour and will provide an opportunity for any Board Member, administrator, staff member, student, or patron to raise issues of interest. The Board will receive such input without comment, except to ask germane questions of those speaking. Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes. The Board will take no action relative to any items during the meeting unless on the agenda but may direct the Superintendent to report such items at a subsequent meeting. There was no one signed up for public input. VIII. Superintendent Reports and Recommendations VIII.A. School Schedules The Board, executive team, and principals discussed the possibility of transitioning from the current hybrid schedule to a true 4-day instructional week. The conversation centered on potential benefits such as improved teacher work-life balance, staff retention, and integrating intervention time into regular instructional days. Principals also identified concerns, including longer school days, limited cost savings, impacts on transportation and meal service, and inconsistent use of current Monday intervention time. After discussion, the Board advised district leadership to gather additional data, seek stakeholder input, and focus on improving the consistency and effectiveness of the existing hybrid model before considering any major schedule change. IX. Finance and Operations Reports and Recommendations IX.A. Supplemental Levy and FY27 Budget District leadership reported that the fund balance fell by $4.2M last year and is projected to decline another $4.5M this year, moving from roughly $17M to about $8.5M against a Board floor target of ~5% (~$5.5M). Looking ahead, they cautioned about a potential state holdback in FY26 of around 5% (~$5M). Cost pressures include opening Willow Creek Elementary (partly offset by repurposing Ammon), a Child Nutrition shortfall of about $500k annually with its fund balance exhausted by year-end, and a continued drop in windmill revenue (about $750k now with another ~$250k expected to fall next year). To align spending, the district plans to right- size staffing to existing class-size policy, saving roughly 20-25 certified positions, and to seek efficiencies in middle-school teaming while maintaining the model. Classified staffing and benefits exceed state funding; leadership will explore more part-time roles to moderate benefit costs while preserving essential services. On the revenue side, the team will push attendance gains and prepare a supplemental levy increase, likely bringing the total levy near $9-$10M (up from $5.8M) for a May election; if it fails, the current levy remains in place for one more year to adjust. The Board asked for detailed follow-ups on special education costs (including contracted services and Medicaid offsets), literacy funding, and options for all-day kindergarten (tuition-based, targeted, or levy-funded), along with levy scenarios after internal reductions and the operational impacts on transportation, nutrition, and maintenance. Communications will highlight recent bond refinancing savings and state bond tax relief while focusing on protecting core student services. X. Planning and Personnel Reports and Recommendations X.A. Contract with NBW for Rocky Mountain Middle School Ceiling and HVAC Upgrade (Action Item) Motion: To authorize Guy Wangsgard and Scott Woolstenhulme to approve the contract with NBW for Rocky Mountain Middle School ceiling and HVAC upgrade. This motion, made by Carissa Coats and seconded by Mindy Clayton, Passed. X.B. Contract with NBW for Ammon Honors Academy Project (Action Item) Motion: To authorize Guy Wangsgard and Scott Woolstenhulme to approve the contract with NBW for the Ammon Honors Academy project. This motion, made by Carissa Coats and seconded by Richard Hess, Passed. XI. Learning and Instruction Reports and Recommendations XI.A. Student F-2026 (Action Item) Motion: To accept the recommendation to change the placement of Student F-2026 to Bonneville Online Alternative School or Lincoln High School and trespass from Thunder Ridge High School. This motion, made by Richard Hess and seconded by Mindy Clayton, Passed. XII. Closing Board Business XII.A. Request for Agenda Items for Upcoming Meetings (Action Item) The Board recommended the following future agenda items: • Bonneville Online High School Future • Bonneville Education Foundation Report XII.B. Adjournment (Action Item) Motion: To adjourn the meeting. This motion, made by Carissa Coats and seconded by Randy Smith, Passed. The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m. mountain time, 3:00 p.m. Pacific. APPROVED: ______________________________________ Chairman ATTESTED: _______________________________________ Clerk DATE: ___________________________________