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Soda Springs trustees approve 2026 meeting calendar, officers and multiple policy first readings; emergency closure ratified
Summary
The Soda Springs JT. School District #150 Board of Trustees approved its 2026 meeting dates and officers, completed first readings of a slate of policies, accepted resignations and ratified a Dec. 18, 2025 emergency closure. All recorded motions passed by unanimous voice vote.
Chair Steven Barker called the Soda Springs JT. School District #150 Board of Trustees to order on Jan. 28, 2026, and the board moved quickly through a series of procedural and action items, approving 2026 meeting dates and retaining the current slate of officers.
The action portion of the meeting began when Vice Chair Sally Jensen moved to accept the 2026 meeting dates, times and agenda posting locations; Trustee Galen Wilson seconded and the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Jensen also moved to keep the board officers in their current roles for 2026 and to assign Trustee Myra Leatherman to the Legislators Rep Program; Trustee Wilson seconded and the motion likewise passed unanimously.
Administrators brought a package of first readings for board consideration. The trustees approved the first readings for Policies 502 (Student Handbooks), 549 (Prohibition of Gangs), 559 (Food Allergies), 578 (Student Participants in Drug Testing), 814 (Budget Implementation and Execution), 818 (Tax Exempt Status, new), 832 (Revenues), 834 (Increase in Fees), 857.5 (Contracted Educational Services), 1012F1 (Patron Complaint Form, new) and 1056 (Web Accessibility). Vice Chair Jensen moved for approval of the first readings and Trustee Wilson seconded; the voice vote passed unanimously.
The board also acknowledged the Board of Trustees Code of Ethics when members signed the document during the meeting. Vice Chair Jensen moved to approve an emergency closure of Thirkill on Dec. 18, 2025; Trustee Myra Leatherman seconded and the motion passed by voice vote.
During the consent portion of the agenda the trustees approved minutes from the Dec. 17, 2025 meeting, bills paid for December 2025 and the budget ending Dec. 31, 2025. The consent agenda also included resignations accepted from M. Clarke (SSHS), F. Howe (Special Education Director) and C. Ledbetter (TMS); Trustee Galen Wilson moved to approve the consent agenda, Vice Chair Jensen seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Several agenda items were deferred: the Strategic Plan was postponed until a future meeting, and discussion of a supplemental levy for 2026–27 was continued pending more information from staff.
The meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m. The board noted 'Day on the Hill' scheduled for Feb. 16–17, 2026 as an upcoming event.
This article is based on the board’s recorded motions and voice-vote outcomes at the Jan. 28, 2026 meeting.
