Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Board members reviewed three supplemental levy options — $2.4M, $1.9M and $1.5M — and heard administration warnings about cuts to staff, security, curriculum renewal and transportation if a smaller ask or no levy passes. Trustees asked for ballot language and outreach plans before the March meeting.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Students from Middleton Middle School described a winter dance that raised $1,700, gift-shopping and wrapping for two local families, handmade cards for cottages, and planning for a kindness assembly; trustees praised the students and staff.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Superintendent reviewed Class of 2025 cohort methodology and outcomes and proposed new courses including 'Design Your Future' (senior-level, developed with Design Tech High School) and filmmaking 3–4; board approved course additions and asked for staffing/participation clarifications.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Superintendent told the board that, after phase 1 adjustments and portable classrooms at Purple Sage, administration recommends pausing phase 2 border changes until the fourth elementary is ready to avoid moving students multiple years in a row.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Unidentified speakers approved early graduation for two students and voted to table graduation requests for four other students until the next meeting; actions followed an exit from executive session and were carried by voice vote.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
District staff told trustees that Middleton will receive more than $1 million from a United Way full-service community school grant over five years to fund site coordinators, out-of-school programming and pipeline services; staff warned sustainability planning is needed as grant funding tapers.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
High-school band director Dominic Conti described championship successes and superior ratings, and said current marching uniforms are nearly two decades old; fundraising so far has raised about $5,000 but the program estimates needing $70,000–$80,000 for new uniforms and equipment.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Board members and staff weighed options for a spring levy: keep a proposed $2.476M request to maintain staffing and security officers, revert to a $1.5M ask that would require cuts, or choose a middle option near $2M. Staff will return in February with scenario comparisons for a March ballot deadline.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Curriculum staff described how the 95% Group screener and diagnostic system identifies skill-specific deficits and guides tier 2 small-group interventions, with data retention across schools to support students who move between buildings.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
The board approved a preconstruction contract with ESI to support constructability and cost estimating for the new Middleton Elementary; staff said permit and bid-ready documents are targeted by May, with potential early-summer groundbreaking aiming for 2027 occupancy, though land transfers and jurisdictional approvals remain.