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Votes at a glance: Middleton School District board approves officers, schedule, trips and grant application
Summary
The Middleton School District Board of Trustees elected officers, approved its regular meeting schedule for 2026, authorized student overnight trips and directed staff to pursue a federal after-school grant at its January meeting.
The Middleton School District Board of Trustees on an unspecified January date elected officers, set its regular meeting schedule for 2026, approved several student overnight trips, authorized staff to apply for a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, advanced multiple policies to additional readings and voted to go into executive session.
Board organization and schedule: The board approved its agenda and then confirmed officer nominations. Pam was nominated and approved as chair. Jake Dempsey was nominated and approved as vice chair. Alicia Krantz was nominated and approved as treasurer. Gina Harkin was nominated and approved as board clerk. The board also approved a motion to set regular meetings for the second Monday of each month and specifically adjusted the January 2026 meeting to Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
Student trips: The board approved three trip requests: an FFA overnight leadership conference in Garden City (Boise area); an FFA out-of-state competition trip to northern Utah to prepare for state competitions; and an overnight trip for students selected to the All-State honor band and choirs to Lewiston, Idaho.
Grant application: Trustees authorized district employees to apply for a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant due Jan. 31; decisions will be announced in April. Board members were told awards typically range from about $50,000 to $200,000 per year for up to three years.
Policies and readings: The board moved policy 2420 (Parent and Family Engagement) and its procedure forward as a policy adoption. It advanced forms and procedures related to student registration and health services (35100-F) and epinephrine policy (3516) to a second reading, and moved a student electronic communication-device policy (3265) to a third reading for additional feedback.
Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session under the cited statute to consider personnel matters (evaluation/discipline/complaints against a public officer or employee).
Votes and procedure notes: Where motion authorship or a formal tally was not recorded verbatim in the transcript, the minutes recorded unanimous verbal assent when trustees answered “aye.” Where specific trustees recorded votes aloud during roll call for the executive session motion, those trustees answered affirmatively: Trustee Moore, Trustee Dempsey, Trustee Wagner, Trustee Powell and Trustee Bart.
The board did not adopt final bond ballot language at this meeting; that matter remained in discussion and planning for future public outreach and for formal ballot wording in March.
