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Vallivue School Board elects officers, approves 26 FTEs and construction and technology contracts
Summary
At its Jan. 14 annual meeting the Vallivue School Board elected officers, approved a meeting schedule, authorized signatories, approved 26 new FTEs for 2025‑26, awarded a JMF Construction contract for a donated multipurpose building ($92,715) and accepted an E‑Rate bid to Compunet ($231,105.14). The board also handled personnel contract releases and reviewed multiple policies.
The Vallivue School District Board held its annual meeting on Jan. 14, 2025, at Vallivue Crossing in Caldwell. Board Chair Toni Brinegar called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. and the board moved through governance appointments, staffing and contract approvals.
The board voted on a slate of officer and administrative appointments. Trustee Jennifer Cox nominated Toni Belknap‑Brinegar for board chair (recorded in motion); the motion carried (recorded as 4-0). Amy Johnson nominated Jennifer Cox as vice chair; that motion carried (4-0). The board appointed Dalelyn Allen as clerk/treasurer and Jenny Titus as deputy clerk and custodian of records; both appointments were approved unanimously, and the board authorized Toni Brinegar (chair), Superintendent Lisa Boyd and Director of Finance Dalelyn Allen as authorized signers for district business for 2025. The board also approved a proposed 2025 meeting schedule (second Tuesday each month; executive sessions 5:15–6 p.m. if needed) and assigned members to committee liaison roles.
On operational items, the board approved the consent agenda, which included bills and budget reports; the bills summary listed $10,318,442.87. Superintendent Lisa Boyd and Director of Finance Dalelyn Allen presented a request to add staff tied to two new elementary schools; the board approved adding 26 full‑time equivalent positions for the 2025‑26 school year (motion by Jennifer Cox, seconded by Clay Christensen) to support new openings and rising special‑education enrollments.
The board approved a construction contract to assemble a multipurpose building at Vallivue Academy. The district reported a building was donated by R&M Steel and after soliciting bids the board voted to award JMF Construction $92,715 to complete insulation and assembly (motion by Paul Tierney, seconded by Amy Johnson; motion carried 5-0).
On technology, Joe Christensen presented FY2025 E‑Rate bid results; the Board approved Compunet’s Category 2 bid for $231,105.14 (motion by Clay Christensen, seconded by Amy Johnson; motion carried 5-0). The district said federal discounts under E‑Rate will be applied based on the district’s free‑and‑reduced percentage, which affects the final cost to the district.
Personnel actions included consideration of two teacher contract release requests for the 2024‑25 year: the board denied one request submitted for personal reasons (motion by Paul Tierney, seconded by Clay Christensen; motion carried 5-0) and approved a second request submitted for medical reasons (motion by Paul Tierney, seconded by Amy Johnson; motion carried 5-0).
Assistant Superintendent Joey Palmer reviewed a slate of district policies (public records, principal evaluations, student conduct and safety, medication and immunization requirements, student suicide prevention procedures, parental rights in education, trespass on district property, advertising and food and nutrition policies, and use of naloxone). No executive session was needed and Chair Brinegar adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
What’s next: staff will distribute the family outreach letters related to the high‑school boundary proposal and will return to the board with responses and any recommended next steps before any boundary change is finalized.
