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Board approves draft deconsolidation plan for public hearings; outlines tax, enrollment and timeline details
Summary
The Mountain View School District board voted to send a 95‑page draft deconsolidation plan to public hearings, outlining proposed enrollments, taxable‑value splits and a May voter decision; trustees emphasized student interests and a July 2026 effective date if approved.
The board of trustees voted to approve a draft deconsolidation plan and send it to the public‑hearing process, with hearings scheduled in Elk City and Clearwater Valley. Director (speaker 7) said the plan’s priority is “the best interest of students” and ran through the map, trustee zones, and the required two‑prong election threshold that requires a majority of all Mountain View voters and a majority in the smaller new district.
The presentation included tax‑base and enrollment figures from the draft: the packet lists district taxable values and breaks the division into proposed Clearwater Valley at $706,077,647 and Grangeville at $919,790,169. Director (speaker 7) summarized projected enrollments (for example, Clearwater Valley Junior/Senior High ~170 students; Grangeville High ~253) and explained how state support units and salary apportionment would shift under the proposed lines. The timeline provided shows the plan would go to the State Board of Education for review in November and, if accepted, appear on a May ballot; the plan as presented would put an operational deconsolidation in July 2026 if both voter thresholds pass.
Board members asked for more fiscal detail on maintenance costs and building conditions, and a trustee asked whether the district had run an estimated profit‑and‑loss on the proposed split; staff responded that some costs (student information systems, staff apportionment) remain unclear and will be addressed during the public‑hearing and post‑hearing review year. A motion to approve the draft for public hearings passed after a second and a voice vote of aye.
Next steps: the district will post the draft on its website, hold the scheduled hearings, and return with proposed amendments or a final version for trustee action following the hearings.
