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.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Trustees approved officer nominations, committee assignments, consent agenda items, new clubs, bus routes, the ESI preconstruction contract, and declared two softball pitching machines surplus; they also moved several policies to second or third readings and voted to enter executive session under an Idaho code citation.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
After returning from executive session, unidentified meeting participants moved to accept the resignation request of employee 011226A; the motion passed by a voice vote with three 'aye' responses and the meeting then adjourned.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Speaker 1 moved to approve administrative leave for an employee identified in the record as "1208 a." The motion passed by voice vote after a brief exchange; the transcript does not identify the governing body, the employee by name, or the reasons for the leave.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
District staff presented fall assessment baselines using the state’s new Amira platform and I‑Ready data, reporting single‑month improvements in K–1 reading and reviewed district PSAT benchmarks; administrators said diagnostic screening and the 95% intervention are guiding targeted small‑group instruction.
Idaho / School Districts / Middleton District
Superintendent and staff presented a first reading of a proposed policy that would require seniors who are not proficient on their junior‑year ISATs to take remedial semester courses; board members asked for clearer appeals language, accommodations for opt‑outs and IEPs, and stronger early‑grade interventions before adopting the policy.