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Castleford trustees set class size at 27 for grades 7–12, accept 2023–24 audit and approve multiple policies
Summary
At its Oct. 23 meeting, the Castleford School District No. 417 board approved a motion to set class size at 27 for grades 7–12, accepted the district's 2023'24 audit, and approved several policy changes while tabling others; trustees also noted small grants and a mental-health report.
Chairman Rae Ann Bower opened the Castleford School District No. 417 board meeting Oct. 23, 2024, and trustees moved quickly through routine business before approving several policy and oversight actions.
Trustee Kim Taylor moved to change class size for grades 7 through 12 to 27 students. "I move to change the class size for 7-12 to 27 students," Taylor said; Trustee Charlene Davis seconded the motion, and the board carried it. The vote implements the change identified on Policy 3010P.
The board also voted to accept the district's 2023'24 audit after Auditor Mike Burr presented the report. Trustee Charlene Davis moved to approve the audit and Trustee Kim Taylor seconded; the motion carried.
In a package motion on policy, Trustee Kim Taylor moved that Policy 1300 be changed to a single-reading option (with an option to table), that Policy 3297 be adopted "as written" in the binder, and that Policy 5410 require employees to use paid leave with workers'comp treated as FMLA leave and an option of 12 months from the date of first FMLA leave. Trustee Charlene Davis seconded the motion and the board carried it; Policies 9450 and 9450F were tabled.
The board noted a series of small grants and community contributions listed during "success stories": a $650 grant earmarked for replacement speakers in the cafeteria, a $5,000 Forever Idaho grant for the preschool, and a $3,998 award for band equipment given to Bekah Merrick. The board also reported that a district book-blast raised $11,000 to provide students with books and that teachers received $100 classroom book credits. The district reported a teacher retention rate of 95.5 percent, described in the meeting as among the top in the state.
Superintendent Dena Allred briefed trustees about a Health District inspection and discussed potential changes to graduation requirements under consideration; Principal Charles Day reviewed enrollment figures, Istation results and recent PBIS activities. Trustees also discussed volunteer fingerprinting procedures and attendance at the ISBA convention.
No new formal motions were recorded on maintenance, transportation or the football-lighting update during the excerpted discussion. With no further business, Trustee Kim Taylor moved to adjourn the Oct. 23 meeting at 10:03 p.m.; the motion carried.
What's next: the board packet referenced a mental-health handout for follow-up and future board consideration of graduation requirements.
