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Soda Springs Joint District trustees approve handbooks, pay and calendar changes and grant two students early graduation
Summary
At its May 27, 2026 meeting the Soda Springs Joint District #150 Board of Trustees unanimously approved staff and personnel actions including staff handbooks, a leave-policy update, calendar changes for election days, lunch prices, a teacher contract, multiple policy first readings, consent‑agenda hires/resignations and early graduation for two students.
The Soda Springs Joint District #150 Board of Trustees on May 27, 2026, unanimously approved a package of personnel, policy and calendar changes and granted early graduation to two students during its regular meeting at district offices.
The actions, taken by voice vote with all five trustees present, included approval of employee staff and coaches handbooks; an update to classified sick/personal days to align with the negotiated agreement; an amendment to the school calendar to designate Nov. 3, 2026 and May 18, 2027 as teacher workdays in observance of election‑day changes; approval of 2026–27 school lunch prices; and ratification of the 2026–27 teacher negotiation agreement.
Vice Chair Sally Jensen and Trustee Ben Goode initiated several of the motions; Trustee Galen Wilson and Trustee Myra Leatherman frequently provided seconds. Chair Steven Barker presided. The board also approved a group of first readings for district policies (including Policy 205, Policy 296P1 on Title IX grievance procedure, Policy 400 on hiring, and an additional set of policies listed in the minutes) on a single motion. Those actions constituted first readings rather than final adoptions.
The board approved the consent agenda, which included April 22, 2026 meeting minutes, bills paid for April 2026, the budget through April 30, 2026, several new hires across buildings and two resignations. The personnel items on the consent agenda list new hires at TMS, TES and SSHS and resignations at SSHS (details in the minutes).
In executive sessions the board considered two student matters and later entered a second executive session on personnel. After the student executive session the board approved the early graduation of Student A and Student B. In a subsequent personnel executive session the trustees approved increasing the administrative assistant and business manager contracts to 208 days and a wage increase for the maintenance supervisor; those motions passed unanimously.
Administrative reports included Superintendent Scott Muir’s update on recent election results and progress on facilities grant projects slated for the summer construction timeline. Principal Worthington reported end‑of‑year IRI scores and announced a Kindergarten bootcamp set for Aug. 3–13, 2026. Principal Ledbetter said she will send trustees a link in mid‑June with the district’s latest ISAT results and reported student participation in a community cleanup. Principal Moulton reported that students are advancing to state and national competitions in BPA, golf and FCCLA and that 54 of 74 students attended the attendance celebration for the year.
Votes at a glance: • Agenda approval — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Trustee Ben Goode; second: Trustee Galen Wilson). • Enter/exit executive session (students) under Idaho Code § 74‑206(1)(b) — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (entered 7:07 p.m.; exited 7:12 p.m.). • Approve early graduation for Student A and Student B — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Vice Chair Sally Jensen; second: Trustee Galen Wilson). • Approve staff and coaches handbooks — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Vice Chair Sally Jensen; second: Trustee Galen Wilson). • Update classified sick/personal days (policy alignment with negotiated agreement) — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Trustee Ben Goode; second: Trustee Myra Leatherman). • Amend school calendar (Nov. 3, 2026 & May 18, 2027 as teacher workdays) — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Trustee Ben Goode; second: Trustee Galen Wilson). • Approve 2026–27 lunch prices — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Trustee Myra Leatherman; second: Vice Chair Sally Jensen). • Ratify 2026–27 Teacher Negotiation Agreement — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Vice Chair Sally Jensen; second: Trustee Galen Wilson). • Approve first readings of numbered policies 205, 296P1, 400, 404.50, 406, 440, 446, 447, 449, 540, 559, 561, 564, 564F1, 575, 640, 652, 652F1 and 720 — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Vice Chair Sally Jensen; second: Trustee Galen Wilson). • Approve consent agenda (minutes, bills, budget, listed hires/resignations) — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Vice Chair Sally Jensen; second: Trustee Ben Goode). • Enter/exit executive session (personnel) under Idaho Code § 74‑206(1)(a) and approve contract/compensation changes — motion passed, unanimous voice vote (mover: Trustee Myra Leatherman; second: Trustee Galen Wilson).
The board noted schedules and announcements and adjourned at 8:31 p.m. The next regular meeting was not specified in the minutes included in the record.
