Coeur D'Alene District board meeting, Oct 12, 2026

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What happened at this meeting

Coeur d'Alene trustees hear fall assessment data and strategic plan update 24:27

  • The board heard a presentation from the coordinator of assessment and student services on fall baseline reading and math results for kindergarten through fifth grade. 24:58
  • A district presenter gave a strategic plan update, reporting that all 16 buildings are certified at Level 1 and 13 of 16 at Level 2 of the High Reliability Schools framework. 51:13
  • Motions were made to approve the consent agenda, to move a revision of Policy 4130 to public comment and to approve revised policies on second reading. 1:09:30
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda 2:19
    • Lesli Bjerke called the meeting to order and asked everyone to join in the flag salute. 2:19
    • Lesli Bjerke introduced the participants, described how to sign up for public comment and asked for a motion to approve the agenda, which was seconded. 3:01
  2. Reading program recognition 3:59
    • A speaker said 650 plush puppy packages were delivered to first grade classrooms through a program called Paws and Pages. 3:59
    • The speaker said students read to the puppies as they set, track and celebrate reading goals during the school year. 3:59
  3. Student body reports 5:00
    • Student leaders reported on senior events, homecoming, athletics, arts and an upcoming state student council conference. 5:21
    • Coeur d'Alene High School presented a video on summer activities, sports, student council events and homecoming plans. 9:41
  4. Student Advisory Group report 15:36
    • A student representative said the high school group agreed to focus on school attendance and student engagement and is gathering peer feedback on flexible learning models. 16:58
    • Lesli Bjerke asked the elementary representatives whether they receive many suggestions. 20:51
  5. Employee association report 22:24
    • A speaker asked how the association's membership numbers ended up for the school year. 23:14
    • A representative said membership is still above the 50% number and a more solid number would be available next month. 23:33
  6. Fall assessment results 24:27
    • The coordinator of assessment and student services presented baseline results from the Idaho Reading Indicator and the iReady math assessment for kindergarten through fifth grade. 24:58
    • The presenter said the year-to-year percentage difference is about 1% in each domain, and that kindergartners started at about 15% and reached 71% at last year's middle of the year. 33:35
    • The presenter said the iReady vendor reported the district was seeing more growth than other school districts in the state. 37:53
  7. Strategic plan update 45:49
    • A district presenter said the current strategic plan ends in June of 2028 and that a draft plan for 2028 to 2033 could be provided around spring of next year after community feedback. 46:56
    • The presenter said 10 schools are starting Level 3 work this year and the 3 buildings still on Level 2 have until October 31st to finish their portfolios. 51:59
    • Rick Rasmussen asked whether there was anything the board could do to help schools complete Level 2. 1:06:12
  8. Consent agenda 1:07:39
    • Lesli Bjerke said answers to trustees' questions on the consent agenda were in the board packet. 1:07:39
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda as presented was made and seconded. 1:09:30
  9. Website access policy revision 1:09:39
    • Lesli Bjerke said the revision to Policy 4130, Public Access to District Website, updates it for code, administrative rules and guidance. 1:09:39
    • A motion to approve Policy 4130 and move it to public comment was made and seconded. 1:10:22
  10. Policies on second reading 1:10:30
    • Lesli Bjerke said no public comments were received on the four policies up for second reading. 1:10:30
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve revised policies, including policy 2200, school year calendar and instructional hours. 1:11:07
    • A speaker said the revisions were all required by new state law. 1:11:43
  11. Board information and adjournment 1:11:48
    • A staff member said the goals listed in the board information are the ones to be worked on this year. 1:12:19
    • Lesli Bjerke announced a trustees' workshop on October 26th at 4 o'clock and the next regular board meeting on November 9th. 1:13:01

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