Preston Joint School District board lists superintendent hiring decision after executive session

The Preston Joint School District #201 Board of Education convened a special meeting on March 11, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. at the district office in Preston. The published agenda lists an executive session “pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)(a) to consider hiring a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent,” followed by an action item titled “New Superintendent Hiring Decision.” The agenda designates approval of the agenda itself as an action item as well.

The agenda text makes the meeting’s central purpose explicit: evaluation of individuals to fill the superintendent vacancy under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(a). The transcript supplied to this report contains the posted agenda and procedural items but does not include spoken deliberations, motions with mover/second, a vote tally, or a recorded hiring decision. As published, the meeting was scheduled at District Office, 105 East 2nd South, Preston, ID 83263, and began at 8:00 PM.

Because the agenda sets an executive session for candidate evaluation and a subsequent open-session hiring decision, the board’s next procedural step—whether a superintendent was appointed in open session, whether the decision was tabled, or whether additional meetings were scheduled—is not recorded in the provided transcript. The agenda item and statutory citation are the only public-facing details present in the record supplied.

The board’s use of Idaho Code 74-206(1)(a) restricts public disclosure of deliberations about individual candidates while permitting a subsequent open-session action. The transcript does not show any public comments, candidate names, or vote results. Interested parties should consult the board’s official minutes or contact the district office for the formal outcome and any posted minutes or resolution.