Blaine County board swears in trustees, names officers and extends superintendent contract
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At its annual meeting the board administered oaths to two trustees, approved officer appointments (chair, vice chair, clerk and other officers), named Trustee Blanca Romero as the ISB legislative representative and extended Superintendent Fowdy’s rolling contract after a confidential evaluation.
BLAINE COUNTY — At the annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, the Blaine County School District board administered oaths to newly sworn trustees, elected board officers for 2026 and extended the superintendent’s rolling contract following a confidential executive-session evaluation.
Vicky Pecherin administered the oath of office to Trustee Blanca Romero (Zone 2) and Trustee Dan Turner (Zone 4). The board then moved and approved officer appointments for 2026, selecting Laura Stone as board chair and Dan Turner as vice chair. The board also appointed Vicky Pecherin as clerk, Christy Neal as substitute clerk, Mandy Crowe as treasurer and Nancy Sutton as assistant treasurer; all motions passed by voice vote.
The board named Trustee Romero to serve as the district’s Idaho School Boards Association (ISB) legislative representative for a two-year term; Romero described the ISB program and said representatives meet during the legislative session to monitor bills and report back to the board and community.
Later in the meeting, trustees went into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) for personnel matters. After the closed session the chair summarized a third-party 360-degree evaluation conducted by Max McGee of HYA and described the superintendent’s performance as "very strong alongside clear, actionable opportunities for growth." The board then voted to extend Superintendent Fowdy’s three-year rolling contract for another year.
All organizational motions and the contract-extension vote were approved by voice vote.