West Jefferson School District voters reject supplemental levy; board to certify results Thursday
The levy lost in all three precincts, two years after a supplemental levy passed with 61%.
IDAHO FALLS - Voters in West Jefferson School District 253 turned down the district's supplemental levy on Nov. 3, 401 to 311, according to results in the school board's agenda packet for Thursday.
The levy drew 44% support and lost in all three precincts: Hamer, 78 for and 116 against; Monteview, 57 to 104; and Terreton, 176 to 181. A supplemental levy passed in 2024, 554 to 352, or 61%, the packet shows.
The board meets at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Terreton, after an 11 a.m. executive session, to certify the results under an item titled "Certify Supplemental Election/Discussion Moving Forward." Documents attached to that item include the district's certified salary schedules from 1996 to 2026, 2026-27 supplemental contracts and Idaho Department of Labor wage data for Jefferson County.
The agenda also lists out-of-state travel for wrestling and boys basketball, purchase and surplus approvals, a policy review and a recap of the Idaho School Boards Association convention.
The packet does not state the levy's yearly amount or term. Jefferson County's results report in the packet is marked last updated Nov. 6.
Source: West Jefferson School District 253 board agenda, Nov. 12, 2026; election results action item; Jefferson County detailed results.