May 2025 Board Report: Elementary boundaries finalized & more

Posted Date: 5/19/25 (11:30 PM)

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Board Report

Recap of the May Kuna School Board regular monthy meeting

A group of four people stand in front of a gray wall, smiling for a photo. They are all wearing black and white vests with a letter 'K' on them.

May 2025 highlights

The Kuna school board met on Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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📖 Read the agenda

In this report:

➡️ Board approves changes to Silver Trail, Reed, Hubbard, Ross attendance boundaries

➡️ Update on budget for 2025-26

➡️ Clarification on Kuna Youth Sports Complex

➡️ Capital Plan Task Force identify need for more learning spaces

➡️ Facilities projects

➡️ Other reports & actions

Celebrations
Policy decisions
Consent Agenda

➡️ Next meeting & Budget Hearing: June 10, 2025

A map shows a proposed elementary school boundary change, with colored zones and road names.

Board approves changes to Silver Trail, Reed, Hubbard, Ross attendance boundaries

Trustees approved the boundary changes that will shift some Reed and Silver Trail students to Hubbard (K-3) and Ross (4-5) for the 2025-26 school year. The change will provide some relief for overcrowding at Reed and Silver Trail.

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Clarification on Kuna Youth Sports Complex

Assistant Superintendent Jason Reddy shared that reports of the school district committing land to a proposed Kuna Youth Sports Complex are not accurate. District staff met with the project developer in October to learn about the concept and no agreements were made.

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Update on budget for 2025-26

Chief Financial Officer Brad Steadman reviewed information about revenue and expenses as the budget for the coming school year is being prepared for the June meeting. What’s next? The district’s budget will be published in area newspapers and a public hearing will be held at the June 10 meeting.

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Capital Plan Task Force identify need for more learning spaces

Assistant Superintendent Reddy reported that the task force met Monday and reviewed the work of the 2022 task force and its 10-year plan. The group agreed students needed more learning spaces. The task force meets again June 9. He noted that the Legislature changed the deadline to place questions on the ballot to 10th Friday before an election. That would mean the Board would need to make a decision no later than Aug. 29 for a November election.

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Bids awarded for Hubbard annex roof, asphalt maintenance

Trustees accepted:

A $325,504 bid from Curtis Clean Sweep Inc. for asphalt maintenance on school and district parking lots, walkways, and blacktop.
A $66,260 bid from DNA Roofing for the Hubbard annex roof

Both projects will be completed this summer and are funded with state facilities money.

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Policy Decisions

Trustees discuss creating a policy around agreements with developers

Trustees discussed a policy and template for Memorandums of Understanding or MOU for developers whose projects have an impact on the district.

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Policy decisions

Most policies are reviewed by the district's policy committee comprised of staff, parents, and two school board members before being considered by the board.

The board adopts new, amends existing, and removes policies through a series of "readings."

The first reading is typically the start of the process and can include discussions about changes.
The second reading allows for changes to be reviewed and/or additional changes to be made.
The third reading is typically the final step.

The public may provide feedback at every reading.

For this report, all policy decisions are reported below:

Policy review

The Board asked for changes in the following policies that will be reviewed again at the a future meeting:

402 - Criminal History Checks for Employees, Volunteers, and Contractors
641.1 - Use of District Owned Physical Property
681.1 - Student Identity changes procedure
1013 - Expectations for Communication

Second Reading

Trustee approved:

Amending

310 - Administrative Personnel & Principal Evaluations
442 - Code of Ethics for Certificated Employees
452 - Suspension of Teaching Certificate
456 - Reading Programs In-Service
474 - Evaluation of Non-Certificated Employees
476 - Grievance Procedure for Non-Certificated Employees
514 - Evacuation/Fire Drills
543 - Student Suspensions
544 - Student Expulsions
545 - Disciplining Students with Disabilities (IDEA)
550 - Assault and Battery
562 - Exclusion for Communicable Diseases
563 - Exclusion for Head Lice
600 - Accreditation
602 - Personnel Standards
872 - Inventory Records of Fixed Assets
876 - District Expenditure Transparency
904 - Uniform Public School Building Safety
1046 - Patron Conduct at District Programs and Activities

Adopting

205 - Continuous Improvement Plans

Consent Agenda

A consent agenda groups routine items for a single motion and vote, saving time in board meetings. It includes non-controversial items like approving minutes or standard reports. Any board member can request to pull an item for separate discussion and vote if needed.

Approved

Note: Policy decisions on the consent agenda are included in the policy section above.

About our trustees

The Kuna School District is governed by an elected board of trustees, with each trustee representing a specific geographic area of the district, known as a Zone.

Each year, the trustees elect a chairman and vice chairman to lead the board.

In addition to board meetings, trustees may also serve on district committees.

Below is information about each trustee and link to a message for the month, if they choose to write one.

Don't know who’s your elected trustee? Look up which trustee serves your address here.