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Post Falls School District approves two administrative hires; maintenance director resignation noted
Summary
At a July 17 special meeting, the Post Falls School District Board unanimously approved Scott Ross as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Programs and Sarah Triphahn as Interim Principal at Ponderosa Elementary for 2025–2026; the superintendent also informed the board of a resignation in buildings and maintenance.
The Post Falls School District No. 273 Board of Trustees unanimously approved two administrative hires and received notice of a resignation at a brief special meeting on July 17.
Chair Neil Uhrig called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and the clerk recorded Trustee Paul Wagner and Vice Chair Sara Rodriguez as present; Trustees Jake Dawson and Logan Creighton were absent. Superintendent Dena Naccarato and other district leaders were listed as attending.
Superintendent Dena Naccarato recommended hiring Scott Ross as the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Programs. Vice Chair Sara Rodriguez moved to hire Ross and Trustee Paul Wagner seconded; the board approved the motion with a unanimous aye vote.
Naccarato then recommended appointing Sarah Triphahn as Interim Principal at Ponderosa Elementary for the 2025–2026 school year. Trustee Paul Wagner moved to approve Triphahn’s interim appointment and Vice Chair Sara Rodriguez seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Naccarato also informed the board of the resignation of the district’s Director of Buildings and Maintenance. The transcript records notice of the resignation but does not specify the director’s name or the effective date.
Trustee Paul Wagner moved to adjourn the special meeting; Trustee Sara Rodriguez seconded. Chair Uhrig adjourned the meeting at 8:17 a.m.
The meeting record lists present district staff including Deputy Superintendent Anna Wilson, Assistant Superintendent Janelle Baillie, Chief Financial Officer Josh Gittel, and Clerk Kerri Zeller. The board did not discuss further details about the buildings and maintenance resignation at this meeting.
