Meeting Agenda
1. MEETING TO ORDER
1.1. Pledge of Allegiance
1.2. Meeting Video & Audio Recorded
2. ROLL CALL
3. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
4. 2025-26 BUDGET HEARING
4.1. Open Budget Hearing 
4.2. Present Budget Document
4.3. Proposed Budget Changes
4.4. Receive Testimony from Patrons
4.5. Discussion
4.6. Close Budget Hearing
5. CONSENT AGENDA (Includes Board Meeting Minutes, review of Financial Reports and Bills, and Donations).
5.1. Donations
5.2. Review of the Financial Reports
5.3. Minutes of the past board meeting held May 12, 2025 & Budget meetings held May 19, 2025.
6. REPORTS
7. CITIZEN COMMENTS
8. ACTION ITEMS
8.1. Grants
8.2. Personnel
8.2.1. Resignations
8.2.2. New Hires
8.3. Open Enrollment
8.4. School Board Meeting Calendar
8.5. Substitute Pay Rate
8.6. Adult Meal Prices
8.7. 2025-2026 Budget Adoption
8.8. District Proposal for Bid Approval
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
9.1. Summer Facilities Update
9.2. Summer School Activities
9.3. District Food Service Wellness Policy
10. DISCUSSION ITEMS/NEW BUSINESS
11. BOARD REQUESTS/REPORTS
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM - SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Subject:
1. MEETING TO ORDER
Presenter:
Claudia Limon
Subject:
1.1. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
1.2. Meeting Video & Audio Recorded
Subject:
2. ROLL CALL
Presenter:
Claudia Limon
Subject:
3. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Subject:
4. 2025-26 BUDGET HEARING
Presenter:
Denyce Kelly
Subject:
4.1. Open Budget Hearing 
Presenter:
Claudia Limon
Subject:
4.2. Present Budget Document
Presenter:
Denyce Kelly
Description:
Present the proposed 2025-2026 Budget.
Subject:
4.3. Proposed Budget Changes
Presenter:
Denyce Kelly
Description:
There were no budget changes.
Subject:
4.4. Receive Testimony from Patrons
Presenter:
Denyce Kelly
Description:
Ask for any public discussion.
Subject:
4.5. Discussion
Subject:
4.6. Close Budget Hearing
Presenter:
Claudia Limon
Description:
Close the Budget Hearing.
Subject:
5. CONSENT AGENDA (Includes Board Meeting Minutes, review of Financial Reports and Bills, and Donations).
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Denyce Kelly will review the financial reports on the Consent Agenda.

 
Subject:
5.1. Donations
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Mr. Duff will present the donation for board approval.
  1. Noble Panels & Gates - $16,000 for the FFA Barn project.
Subject:
5.2. Review of the Financial Reports
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Subject:
5.3. Minutes of the past board meeting held May 12, 2025 & Budget meetings held May 19, 2025.
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Subject:
6. REPORTS
Subject:
7. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Subject:
8. ACTION ITEMS
Subject:
8.1. Grants
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Mr. Duff will present the following grant for board acceptance:
  1. FBLA - $4,200.00  - Milton Freewater Area Foundation
  2. Mac-HI FFA - $1,500.00 - Blue Mountain Community Foundation


                    
 
Subject:
8.2. Personnel
Subject:
8.2.1. Resignations
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Mr. Duff will present the certified resignation for board approval.
  1. Laura Herron - Elementary Teacher at Gib Olinger Elementary.
Subject:
8.2.2. New Hires
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Mr. Duff will present the new certified hires for board approval.
  1. Ethan Naftzger - Science Teacher - Central Middle School
  2. Patricia Montgomery - Math Teacher - Central Middle School
Subject:
8.3. Open Enrollment
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Mr. Duff will present the annual resolution setting the number of students the district will accept through the Open Enrollment process in 2025-2026

 
Subject:
8.4. School Board Meeting Calendar
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
The Board will establish the Board Meeting Calendar for 2025-2026
Subject:
8.5. Substitute Pay Rate
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Present the state has established a certified substitute pay rate of $221.02  per day for 2025-2026.

 
Subject:
8.6. Adult Meal Prices
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Mr. Duff will present the updated adult meal prices, for board approval.

Breakfast     $3.50
Entree only   $3.75
Lunch            $5.00
Subject:
8.7. 2025-2026 Budget Adoption
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Adoption of the 2025-2026 budget in the amount of $37,193,200.00.

2025-2026 budget at the tax rate of $4.7953 per thousand of assessed value for operating purposes in the General Fund and in the amount of $975,000 for bonds; with a budget
Authorization of $25,713,200 for general fund operations, $6,982,000 for special funds,
$3,298,000 in Debt Service and $1,200,000 in Capital Projects for a total budget of $37,193,200.


 
Subject:
8.8. District Proposal for Bid Approval
Presenter:
Mr. Duff
Description:
Presenting several bid proposals for the district, for board approval
  1. Noble Panels & Gates - Materials for the FFA Barn at Ferndale - $30,574.00
Subject:
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Subject:
9.1. Summer Facilities Update
Subject:
9.2. Summer School Activities
Subject:
9.3. District Food Service Wellness Policy
Subject:
10. DISCUSSION ITEMS/NEW BUSINESS
Subject:
11. BOARD REQUESTS/REPORTS
Subject:
12. ADJOURNMENT
Presenter:
Claudia Limon
Description:
The next regular board meeting will be Monday, July 14 at 6:30 pm. at Freewater School.

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