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Thompson Falls trustees approve hires, open negotiations and hold job-posting pending wage decision
Summary
The Thompson Falls School District #2 Board of Trustees unanimously approved a consent agenda that included multiple hires, insurance and association renewals and out-of-district student approvals; the board also voted to open negotiations with a non‑represented employee and approved an Assistant Business Manager job description but delayed posting until wages are set.
The Thompson Falls School District #2 Board of Trustees unanimously approved its consent agenda at a June 1 regular meeting, clearing payroll and financial reports, approving extracurricular coach and advisor hires for 2026–27, renewing the district's MHSA and MSGIA agreements, and approving out‑of‑district student placements.
The action came after Trustee Jake Helvey moved approval of the consent agenda and Trustee Jeneese Baxter seconded; the board voted unanimously. District Clerk Stacy Milner recorded that the minutes and financial expenditures were included and that specific lists and attachments were referenced but not appended to the minutes.
Trustees also voted to open negotiations with a non‑represented employee. Trustee Jeneese Baxter made the motion, Trustee Jake Helvey seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes do not identify the bargaining scope or the employee group targeted for negotiations.
In a separate personnel action, the board approved a job description for an Assistant Business Manager but directed that the district withhold posting the position until the wage is determined. Trustee Jake Helvey moved the item with Trustee Jeneese Baxter seconding; the vote was unanimous.
Later in the meeting Trustee Jeneese Baxter moved to hire the district's listed classified and non‑represented employees for the 2026–2027 school year; Trustee Jake Helvey seconded and the board again voted unanimously. The minutes refer to an attached hiring list; names, positions and salary details were not included in the body of the minutes.
The board scheduled a special meeting for evaluations on June 17, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. and set the next regular meeting for August 3, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. The meeting adjourned at 6:30 P.M.
What the minutes do not show: the consent agenda and hiring motions reference attachments (the lists of hires, out‑of‑district students and coaches/advisors) that were not included in the meeting minutes provided. The minutes also do not specify wage ranges tied to the Assistant Business Manager job description or details of the negotiations that the board authorized to begin.
