American Falls school board to weigh bus purchase, final votes on sex-separated facilities and social-transition policies Monday
Trustees meet Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. with more than two dozen policies up for a second reading.
AMERICAN FALLS - The American Falls Joint School District 381 board will consider buying a 71-passenger conventional school bus at its regular meeting Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., according to the district's posted agenda.
Trustees are also set to vote on second readings of 26 policy items. They include 9605, Facilities Separated by Sex; 5900, Prohibition on Staff Support of Social Transitions; 3330, Student Discipline; 3331, Weapons at School; 3545, Student Interviews, Interrogations or Arrests; and 8110, Safety Busing.
A separate list of 20 policies comes up for a first reading, among them 2200, School Year, Calendar, and Instructional Hours; 2520, on choosing and removing curricular materials; and 2125, K-3 Reading Intervention. The board will also consider retiring two policies and trading in Miller Syncrowave 250 TIG welding machines.
The consent agenda covers bills from Oct. 22 to Nov. 11, the October financial report, classified hires and transfers, and overnight trips for state and national BPA events. The meeting also includes a superintendent's report and time for public comment.
Source: American Falls Joint School District 381, Nov. 16, 2026 regular board meeting agenda (text copy of the district's BoardDocs agenda, Sentinel Media records).