Kuna Joint District board meeting, Jul 14, 2026
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Kuna board weighs city's $10,000-per-day provision in 4th Street gym agreement 14:23
- The superintendent's report covered a bus tracking system that will let parents follow their children's buses, new finance leadership and an infographic on local taxpayer dollars. 5:00
- On the gym agreement, a district staff member said the city asked for a provision setting liquidated damages of $10,000 per day if the property is not vacated at the end of a 5-year term. 14:40
- A motion was made to accept the city's offer to be out in five years, with a goal of between two and three. 18:12
Item by item (10)
- Opening and agenda approval 4:12
- Superintendent's report 4:49
- An assistant superintendent said parents will be able to track their children on the bus through live GPS tracking and that the system was piloted this summer. 5:00
- Asked how students are tracked, the staff member said students scan in and out so parents will know when they got on and off the bus. 8:01
- The superintendent introduced a new finance director and an accounting director and said an infographic showed the taxpayer portion had significantly reduced over the past 3 years. 9:17
- Patron comment 14:16
- Michael Thornton asked whether there were any patrons for comment and said there were none. 14:16
- Gym agreement with the city 14:23
- A district staff member said the city agreed to give the district preferential use of the gym and requested a provision of $10,000 per day in liquidated damages for any day the property remains occupied beyond the 5th year vacate date. 14:40
- One speaker said internally the district needed a contingency plan, and the staff member said the district would bring a Plan A and Plan B on how the work would be paid for. 16:12
- A motion was made to accept the city's offer to be out in five years, with a goal of between two and three, and it was seconded. 18:12
- Signature authority 19:42
- The board took up signature authority for the superintendent, the accounting director and the finance director. 19:42
- Library materials policy update 20:03
- A district director said the library policy update would change it from encouraging to requiring patrons to first try to resolve concerns at the building level. 20:03
- The director said complaint recommendations would go to the superintendent first, with the board as the final step if the patron disagrees. 20:12
- Asked whom patrons should see, the director said the policy still refers to the principal and librarian. 22:24
- Chromebook purchase 23:57
- A district staff member said the technology director received 5 bids and the preferred bid was from CTI Group for 500 refurbished Chromebooks for $73,250, which is in the director's budget. 24:06
- A motion was made to accept the lowest bid of 500 refurbished Acer Chromebooks from CTI Group for $73,250. 24:58
- Consent agenda 25:16
- A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 25:24
- Announcements 25:35
- Adjournment 28:01
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Video: posted by the district as “Kuna School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting - July 14th, 2026”