Board approves field trips, marketing contract, personnel changes and a bus purchase
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Summary
Trustees approved international and Baker City field trips, a four-month $20,000 Target River marketing pilot, the release of a teacher, two internal administrative transfers (high-school principal and assistant principal), and a plan to purchase a bus using depreciation funds; motions carried by voice votes with no roll-call tallies given in the transcript.
At its meeting the Emmett Independent District board approved a series of routine and programmatic actions, including field trips, personnel changes, a marketing contract intended to recruit students, and a transportation purchase.
Field trips: The board approved an international high-school field trip proposed by teacher Jen McCollum, who said the first trip would be planned for 2028 to Italy and that fundraising and payment plans would be available for families. The board also approved a Sweet Elementary trip to Baker City to visit the Oregon Trail Museum; the teacher said the PTO would fund the trip for the nine students who signed up.
Marketing contract: The board approved a short-term pilot contract with Target River to run March–June and test digital outreach. Staff estimated the four-month campaign would cost $20,000 and that recruiting roughly 10 new students would justify the expense based on per-pupil funding. "If we can pull in 10 students, that $20,000 was a good investment," Superintendent Woods said before the board voted to approve the contract.
Personnel: Trustees accepted a midyear resignation and release for a certified employee (Melissa Matt) and approved internal administrative moves: Mr. Peterson was recommended and approved as Emmett High School principal for the 2026–27 school year, and Lisa Hargett was approved to fill the resulting assistant-principal vacancy.
Bus purchase: Transportation staff reported one previously approved bus (encumbered $157,000) arriving July 2026 and recommended using unencumbered depreciation funds to piggyback a model-year 2027 bus at last year's bid price (staff referenced $157,999 as the comparable figure). The board approved the request so the district can continue a planned one-model-per-year replacement schedule.
Votes: Most approvals at the meeting were voice votes with trustees saying "aye"; the transcript records motions, seconds and affirmative voice votes but does not provide roll-call tallies by name.