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Castleford trustees approve emergency closures, hire evening custodian and fund gym gutter repairs
Summary
At its Sept. 18 meeting the Castleford School District Board of Trustees approved emergency school closures after a water‑pipe break, hired an evening custodial employee, adopted the 10‑year plan and awarded a bid to repair gym rain gutters; routine student requests, yearbook and FFA travel were also approved.
The Castleford School District Board of Trustees met Sept. 18 and approved a series of routine and near‑term actions, including formal recognition of two emergency closure days, staff hiring, facilities repairs and student program approvals. Chair Rae Ann Bower called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.; trustees present were Rae Ann Bower, Brian Darrow, Charlene Davis, Will Jaynes and Kim Taylor. Superintendent Dena Allred and Principal Charles (Chuck) Day were in attendance.
Trustees formally approved emergency closures for Sept. 10 and 11 after a water pipe break forced the district to close school for two days. Kim Taylor moved to ratify the emergency closures and Will Jaynes seconded; the motion carried. Trustees heard that the pipe leak has been repaired and that Seal Construction had completed concrete work near the maintenance office related to the leak.
On personnel matters the board voted to open and fill an evening custodial position and to hire Dana Dancer for that role. That motion was moved by Kim Taylor and seconded by Brian Darrow. The board also entered executive session under Idaho Code for personnel matters at 8:15 p.m.; roll call votes to enter the session recorded affirmative votes from Brian Darrow, Will Jaynes, Kim Taylor, Rae Ann Bower and Charlene Davis. The board exited executive session at 9:01 p.m.
Trustees approved the district's 10‑year plan and the 2024–25 Continuous Improvement Plan. The meeting record shows the board also voted on a slate of policies: Policy 7400P2 was adopted with the current threshold, 7407 and 9100 were adopted, while 5407 and 7405P(1) were rejected; those motions were presented by Kim Taylor and seconded by Brian Darrow.
Several student requests were approved. The board granted a work‑release for student Sophia Bokma (7th hour, with the option to expand to 6th and 7th hour next semester), approved an elementary yearbook as a senior project for Kaiya Riley, and approved out‑of‑state travel and itinerary for FFA students to attend the National FFA Convention; all motions passed by voice vote.
Principal Charles Day reviewed enrollment and assessment snapshots, noting Istation results and upcoming student‑led conferences. Superintendent Allred reported the district had received additional funds from the JUUL settlement and discussed state account balances. During trustee comments the ISBA conference and a community offer to donate replacement trees for the playground were raised. With no further business, Charlene Davis moved to adjourn at 9:59 p.m.
Actions recorded in the minutes were routine and carried by voice vote unless otherwise recorded. The meeting packet included detailed vendor bills, payroll and activity expenditures; trustees reviewed those materials but took no separate action beyond standard consent approval.
