Note
The Board will convene in the Sawtooth Ballroom at the District Service Center, 1303 E. Central Drive, Meridian, Idaho. Park in the parking lot on the west side of the building and enter through the Renaissance High School main entrance. In-person attendance will be subject to seats available (60). If any auxiliary aids or services are needed for an individual with a disability, please contact 208-350-5800.
The meeting shall also be broadcast live on YouTube, which can be found at the here.
Patrons who either reside in the District, are current staff members, enrolled students, or are the parent/guardian of an enrolled student may testify on agenda items during Patron Input, or make general comments during Good of the Order. Public testimony is limited to 2 minutes per speaker, and ten speakers total. Requests to speak may be submitted to the Clerk of the Board starting at 5:00PM up through meeting commencement. All requests will be shared with the Board and included in public record.
Agenda items are identified according to the West Ada School District Strategic Plan, aligning with focus areas such as communication and collaboration, personalized student success, safe & well-equipped schools, and teaching, learning, & innovation. For a more detailed overview of the West Ada School District Strategic Plan, please see here.
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered Action Items which the Board may enact through a single motion and vote. Any member of the Board may ask that an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to New Business for discussion and action.
The Board may take action on any of the items listed as such in the agenda.
Meeting Agenda
Annual Meeting
January 12, 2026 6:00 PM
West Ada School District
Sawtooth Boardroom
1303 E. Central Drive
Meridian, ID
Agenda
I. Call To Order
II. Pledge Of Allegiance
- Frontier Elementary School - Katie Rutan, Principal (Communication and Collaboration)
III. Agenda Approval
IV. Patron Input
V. Newly Elected Trustees Oath of Office
- Trustee, Zone 1 - Lori Frasure
- Trustee, Zone 3 - Meghan Brown
VI. Reorganization of the Board of Trustees
- Appoint Clerk of the Board (Action Item)
- Elect Board Chairperson (Action Item)
- Elect Board Vice-Chairperson (Action Item)
- Review and sign Code of Ethics for School Board Members (West Ada Policy 201.10)
- Approve 2026 West Ada Board Appointments (Action Item)
- Designation of Public Places for Posting Notices (Idaho Code: 74-204) (Action Item)
- School Board Meeting Resolution: Establish monthly regular school Board meeting dates, times and locations for 2026. (Idaho Code: 33-510) (Action Item)
VII. Reports and Spotlights
- Academic Spotlight: Frontier Elementary School - Katie Rutan, Principal, and Rhonda McDonough, Chief Academic Officer of Teaching and Learning (Teaching, Learning & Innovation)
- Mountain View High School Board Report - David Toves, Student Council Advisors (Teaching, Learning & Innovation)
VIII. Consent Agenda
SAFE & WELL EQUIPPED SCHOOLS
- Accept Finance & Operations Monthly Reports: November 2025
- Approve Meeting Minutes of: December 8, 2025
- Approve Associated Student Body (ASB) Reports: November 2025
- Approve FF-F-26-34201-2039 Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS)
- Approve Bid FF-F-26-34202-2039 Network Switch Licensing
- Approve Bid FF-F-26-34203-2039 Switches
- Approve Bid FF-F-26-34901-2039 Wireless Access Points
- Annual Policy Review
- Accept Policy 403.70 - Employee Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Accept Policy 403.71 - Harassment
- Accept Administrative Regulation 403.71-AR(1) - Harassment - Harassment, Bullying and Sexting
- Accept Policy 403.72 - Child Abuse/Neglect
- Accept Policy 502.90 - Bullying
- Accept Policy 403.8 - Title IX – Nondiscrimination Policy
- Accept Policy 501.4 - Student Truancy
- Accept Policy 502.11 - Discipline Procedure
- Accept Policy 502.12 - District Threat Assessment
- Accept Policy 502.14 - Expulsion of Students
- Accept Policy 502.5 - Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco
- Accept Policy 502.7 - Student Harassment/Relationship Abuse
- Accept Policy 502.9 - Bullying
- Accept Policy 504.30 - Concussion & Head Injuries
- Accept Policy 504.70 - Wellness
- Accept Policy 504.90: Student Health and Safety
- Accept Policy 504.93 - Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
- Accept Policy 504.92 - Suicide Prevention
- Accept Policy 602.4 - Health Education
- Accept Policy 602.50 - Title 1 Parental Involvement Policy
- Accept Policy 702.57 - Transportation Discipline
- Accept Policy 703.2 - Communicable Diseases
- Accept Policy 703.30 - Student Immunization Requirements
- Accept Policy 704 – Building Safety Program
TEACHING, LEARNING AND INNOVATION
- Approve Leave Requests
- Approve Employee Recommendations: New Hire, Changes, and Separations
- Approve Alternate Authorization
IX. Old Business
- Policy 506.10 - Campus Sentinels (second reading) - Marcus Myers, Chief Academic Officer, Student Success
X. New Business
- Planning Committee Boundary Proposal - Dr. David Reinhart, Chief Operations Officer, and Miranda Carson, Director of Transportation & Planning
XI. Executive Session
- Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public school student;
XII. Unfinished Business
- Possible motion(s) to address matters considered in Executive Session