August 2025 Board Report

Posted Date: 8/18/25 (5:30 PM)

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Board Report

Recap of the August 2025 Kuna School Board 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.

August highlights

The Kuna school board met on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025

📺 Watch the full meeting

📖 Read the agenda

In this report:

➡️ Kicking off the new school year

➡️ Trustees discuss survey to support work on building needs

➡️ Lunch, breakfast prices set for 2025-26

➡️ Bus routes approved for 2025-26

➡️ Celebrations

➡️ Other reports & actions

Policy decisions
Consent Agenda

➡️ Next meeting: Sept. 9, 2025

Kicking off the new school year

Superintendent Kim Bekkedahl shared that school staff return Monday to prepare for the first day of school for students on Thursday. This year’s theme, “One Step at a Time,” reflects the district’s goal.

📺 Watch this part of the meeting

Trustees discuss survey to support work on building needs

Amy Holly of Portman Square Group presented a proposal for a public opinion survey to help guide the district’s ongoing work on building needs and assess whether to ask the community to support a bond.

📺 Watch the discussion

📖 Review the presentation

📖 Review the proposal

Lunch, breakfast prices set for 2025-26

The Board approved increases to student lunch and breakfast prices for 2025–26 to align with federal price expectations, support scratch-cooked meal quality, and maintain program sustainability. Prices approved:

Elementary Lunch: $3.55
Secondary Lunch: $4.10
Premium High School Lunch: $5.25
Breakfast (All Grades): $2.45

📺 Watch this part of the meeting

📖 Review the presentation

Bus routes approved for 2025-26

Two people stand in a room, one holding a tablet, the other a notepad, near a screen.

Trustees approved the bus routes and safety walk zones for the 2025–26 school year. (Parents can find this information in PowerSchool.) Assistant Superintendent Brian Graves thanked Transportation Director Brenda Saxton for her years of service and shared that she will retire in January.

📺 Watch this part of the meeting

Celebrations

New administrators

Superintendent Kim Bekkedahl introduced the new administrators joining the district this year:

Tyler Harding – Principal, Silver Trail Elementary School
Anita Wilson – Principal, Kuna Middle School
Chuck Stivison – Vice Principal, Hubbard Elementary School
Quayshawne Buckley – Vice Principal, Reed Elementary School
Susie Finney – Vice Principal, Pre-K/Ross Elementary School, and Indian Creek Elementary School
Joe Peppley – Vice Principal & Activities Director, Kuna Middle School
Christy Mauk – Dean, Kuna High School

Kuna athletes

Assistant Superintendent Brian Graves celebrated recent achievements of young athletes from our community, including:

Kuna’s 8U Outlaws – Won the state championship and earned a spot in the Cal Ripken World Series (Aug. 14–24)
Cannon Grant, Kuna Middle School – Placed 3rd in pole vault at the National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships and earned Junior Olympic All-American honors

📖 Review the celebrations

📺 Watch this part of the meeting

Other reports & actions

Policy decisions

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 on our website under pending documents before the board meeting and at board meetings.

For this report, all policy decisions are reported below:

First reading

Approved for first reading

Adoption of

314 - Employing Retired Administration
403.1 - Drug and Alcohol Testing
912.1 - Display of Flags and Banners on School Property Procedure
912 E - Display of Flags and Banners on School Property Complaint Form

Amendment of

216 - Code of Ethics
280 - Waivers of State Board of Education Rules
350 - School Calendar
352 - Emergency School Closure
400 - Reporting New Employees
403 - Employee Drug and Alcohol Use
544 - Student Expulsion / Denial of Enrollment

Second reading

Approved for second reading

Adoption of

632.1 - Open Enrollment Procedures
662 - Driver Training Education
890 - Title 1A Supplement not supplant
892 - Equivalence in Instructional Staff and Materials
914 - Emergency Operations

Amendment of

632 - Open Enrollment
912 - Display of Flags and Banners on School Property
222 - Board Member Conflict of Interest
262.1 - Board Meeting Rules of Order and Procedure
276 - Access to Public Records
409.5 - Administrative Leave
524 - Student Driving Privileges
648 - Health/Wellness Instruction
671 - Section 504
877 - Time and Effort Reporting Requirements
942 - Acceptable Use of Internet, computer and network resources

Third reading

Approved for second reading

Adoption of

774 - Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales
846 - Travel Allowances
942.1 - Acceptable Use of Internet, Computer and Network Resources and AI Tools: User Agreement
943 - AI Tools Acceptable Use

Amendment of

300 - Statement of Guiding Principles
402 - Criminal History Checks for Employees, Volunteers, and Contractors
516 - Freedom of Speech and Expression
542 - Searches by School Officials
568 - School Wellness
679 - Religion in Schools
900 - Statement of Guiding Principles
910 - Rental/Use of School District Facilities
1000 - Statement of Guiding Principles

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

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.