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
Regular Meeting
January 29, 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
- Spalding STEM Academy Elementary School - Melissa Hampton, Principal (Communication & Collaboration)
III. Agenda Approval
IV. Reports and Spotlights
- Academic Spotlight: Spalding STEM Academy Elementary School -Melissa Hampton Principal, and Rhonda McDonough, Chief Academic Officer of Teaching and Learning (Teaching, Learning & Innovation)
- Idaho Fine Arts Academy High School Board Report - Chris Housel Principal, and Kyle Giovannini, Student Council Advisor (Teaching, Learning & Innovation)
- Activities & Athletics Fundraiser Winter Drawing - Jason Warr, Activities & Athletics Director (Personalized Student Success)
V. Patron Input
VI. Consent Agenda
SAFE & WELL EQUIPPED SCHOOLS
- Accept Vendor Expense Report: December 2025
- Accept PCard Expenses:
- October 2025
- November 2025
- Accept Finance & Operations Monthly Reports: December 2025
- Approve Meeting Minutes of: January 12, 2026
- Approve Associated Student Body (ASB) Reports: December 2025
- Approve FF-F-26-00901-2039 Switch Enterprise Agreement Licenses
- Approve PW-FF-F-26-00902-2039 Internal Copper Cabling
- Approve PW-F-34901-2029 Lake Hazel Middle School Phase 4 Tenant Improvement
- Approve FF-F-S-01401-2040 USDA Procurement Consultant
- Accept Veolio Water Easement - Centennial High School
- Approve Disposal of Personal Property
TEACHING, LEARNING AND INNOVATION
- Approve Leave Requests
- Approve Employee Recommendations: New Hire, Changes, and Separations
- Approve Alternate Authorization
- Approve Student Tours, Excursions, and Overnight Trips:
- Meridian High School Choir to Anaheim, CA
- Meridian High School Cheer to Las Vegas, NV
- Meridian High School Dance to Anaheim, CA
- Renaissance High School Lighthouse Writing Center to Storrs, CT
- Approve Open Enrollment
- Accept Administrative Regulation 603.20-AR(1): High School Credits
VII. Old Business
- Policy 506.10 - Campus Sentinels (third reading) - Marcus Myers, Chief Academic Officer, Student Success (Action Item)
- Planning Committee Boundary Proposal - Dr. David Reinhart, Chief Operations Officer, and Miranda Carson, Director of Transportation & Planning (Action Item)
VIII. New Business
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Policy 604.10 - Artificial Intelligence (first reading) - Rhonda McDonough, Chief Academic Officer, Teaching & Learning
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Overview and Discussion of Section 500 Updates – Marcus Myers, Chief Academic Officer, Student Success
- Consolidate Policies 501.90 into Policy 510.10 (Action Item)
- Consolidate Policies 502.11, 502.50, and 503.40 into Policy 520.10 (Action Item)
- Consolidate Policies 602.80, 501.60, 501.70, 501.71, and 504.92 into Policy 530.10 (Action Item)
- Consolidate Policies 530.80, 504.10, and 504.30 into Policy 540.10 (Action Item)
- Consolidate Policies 602.60, 602.61, 602.62, 602.63, and 602.65 into Policy 570.10 (Action Item)
- Consolidate Policies 504.90, 504.91, and 504.93 into Policy 580.10 (Action Item)
- Policy Section 500 - Batch Renumber: 500-30 to 512-10, 501-80 to 517-10, 504-60 to 518-10, 501-01 to 521-10, 502-80 to 522-10, 502-13 to 523-10, 502-14 to 529-10, 603.22 to 534-10, 503.20 to 546-10, 703-20 to 582-10, 703-30 to 584-10, 503-70 to 612-10, 504-20 to 706-10, 504-50 to 707-10, 504-70 to 708-10, 504-81 to 709-10, 504-80 to 721-10, 502-60 to 722-10, 504-40 to 723-10, 502-12 to 724-10, 504-82 to 725-10, 502-81 to 1010-10, and 502-82 to 1020-10 (Action Item)