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Board Meeting Agenda 11 25 2024

This board meeting will be held in the District Board Room and available to view via Zoom on 11/25/2024. 

Topic: Kiona Benton City Board Meeting 11/25/2024
Time: November 25, 2024 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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The Kiona-Benton City School District board of directors meets regularly on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 PM in the District Board Room.

2024 Meeting Dates: January 8, January 22, February 12, February 26, March 11, March 25, April 22, May 13, May 28, June 10, June 24, July 22, August 12, August 26, September 9, September 23, October 14, October 28, November 12, November 25, December 9 (see the printable PDF 2024 Kiona-Benton City School Board Meeting Calendar here)


Public Comment

Our school board is always interested in involvement and feedback from our community. Anyone wishing to provide public comment during a school board meeting must:

  1. Be present in-person at the board meeting, or;
  2. Submit his/her public comment in writing by 6:00 PM on the day of that board meeting. The comment must be emailed to Heidi Chapman at Hchapman@kibesd.org or physically delivered to Ms. Chapman at the District Office no later than 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting. All written submissions must include the following:
    1. Your name
    2. Address
    3. Phone number

Response from the School Board to March 2023 Questions

During the March 13, 2023, regular meeting of the Kiona-Benton City School Board of Directors, a number of school staff and community members came forward with questions and concerns during the Public Comments section of the meeting. Per Board Policy No. 1400, board members may listen and learn from the public comment time, but do not respond or answer questions during this time. As appropriate, the school board may direct the superintendent to follow up on any issues raised. 

With this in mind, the School Board has provided a list of answers to questions recently posed. The following questions were submitted through a public records request and also address many similar questions during public comment:

  • Answer 1:
    The three individuals who were under consideration for release have been retained.

  • Answer 2:

    The Vice Principal/Athletic Director at the HS has not been hired yet and there are in-district personnel who may be considered for the position.

  • Answer 3:

    The superintendent received the Implicit Price Deflator (IPD) percentage increase that went to all members of all bargaining units last July. The Superintendent contract has been extended at the same time the past three years (prior to February as written in the contract).

  • Answer 4:

    The District is not paying an individual $175/hr to assist the school psychologist. The rate is $90 per hour, which is the standard industry rate for specialized areas of services such as psychologists, physical therapy, speech therapy, etc.

  • Answer 5:

    There is a statewide shortage of specialized areas of services. Due to the increase in student services needed within our District, we contracted with an available psychologist that lives outside our area to keep the District in compliance.

  • Answer 6:
    This teacher applied for and was hired one week before the 2021 school year started after our contracted Spanish teacher passed away following an illness. As with any teacher, they are placed on the salary schedule according to their education and experience. He was our only qualified applicant.

  • Answer 7:
    The district has enjoyed no labor discord as a result of ratified contracts with all three of its bargaining units, including the teachers.

  • Answer 8:
    Policy 6513 is still in effect.

  • Answer 9:
    The HS principal has not received additional funds to date.

  • Answer 10:
    This information is provided in separate PDF files here:

  • Answer 11:
    The majority of staff are a part of collective bargaining units where salaries are negotiated. There will be a variance of percentage amounts based on these individual units. Non-represented employee increases are at the discretion of the Superintendent’s approval, with the finance office staff’s recommendations. Those recommendations normally follow the increase of IPD that the units negotiate and/or what the State allocates.

  • Answer 12:
    The reserve to date (3.23.23) is currently -$57,000.