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Soda Springs trustees move forward with two superintendent candidates after executive session
Summary
The Soda Springs Joint District Board of Trustees met March 30, held an executive session to evaluate superintendent candidates under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(a), then voted unanimously to move forward with two candidates and assigned trustees to draft interview questions with ISBA assistance.
The Soda Springs Joint District Board of Trustees voted March 30 to move forward with two candidates in its superintendent search after holding an executive session to consider applicants' qualifications.
The board convened at 10:00 a.m. at the district office board room. Chair Steven Barker led the meeting and listed Vice Chair Sally Jensen and Trustees Ben Goode, Myra Leatherman and Galen Wilson as present; Business Manager Alexa Allen and Misty Swanson of ISBA also attended. Vice Chair Jensen moved to accept the meeting agenda; Trustee Galen Wilson seconded and the agenda was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
During open session trustees discussed questions to ask interviewees and identified a need to consider candidates' qualifications in closed session. The board cited Idaho Code Section 74-206(1)(a) — the statute authorizing executive sessions "to consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent" — as the legal basis for moving into executive session. Vice Chair Jensen moved to enter executive session at 10:05 a.m.; Trustee Ben Goode seconded and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
After deliberating in executive session, the board returned to open session. Trustee Myra Leatherman moved to exit executive session at 12:45 p.m.; Trustee Ben Goode seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Back in open session, Chair Barker asked Trustee Galen Wilson and Vice Chair Sally Jensen to work with Misty Swanson of ISBA to develop questions for the next round of interviews. Trustee Goode then moved to "move forward with two candidates," a motion seconded by Trustee Leatherman and approved by unanimous voice vote.
The board listed next steps in the superintendent search process, including an action item to select a finalist or sole finalist. Chair Barker declared the meeting adjourned at 12:44 p.m.; the meeting record also notes an exit from executive session at 12:45 p.m., a timing inconsistency that the board minutes do not resolve.
No candidate names or interview materials were disclosed in the public minutes. The board did not record a roll-call vote; actions were taken by voice vote and described as unanimous. The next formal steps called for in the minutes are drafting interview questions with ISBA support and advancing two candidates toward final consideration.
