West Bonner residents looking for information on the school district's one-year supplemental levy on the May 21 ballot have their pick of informational meetings to attend.
After swearing in new trustee Kathy Nash to her Zone 5 seat, trustees Margaret Hall and Troy Reinbold were formally sworn into office after being re-elected by voters in November.
Hall was then elected board chair and Ann Yount was elected vice chair. Yount was appointed to the Zone 4 seat after former WBCSD board chair Keith Rutledge was recalled by voters along with former vice chair Susan Brown, who served in Zone 2.
Three seats on the West Bonner County School Board are up for election next week. Incumbents Troy Reinbold, Carlyn Barton and Margaret Hall each face one challenger. In Zone 3, Reinbold faces challenger Elizabeth Glazier; in Zone 5, Barton faces Kathy Nash; in Zone 1, Hall faces Alan Galloway. With the election approaching, Idaho Education … West Bonner trustee candidates talk ‘trust’ and ‘improved academics’ Read More »
In announcing his resignation Monday, West Bonner Superintendent Branden Durst said he is seeking an "amicable and fair exit."
In a letter posted to his account on X, formerly known as Twitter, Durst said he made the decision to resign from the post he's held for just under three months after much thought.
As the clock ticked closer to 6 p.m., the murmuring started as West Bonner County School Board trustee Troy Reinbold's seat remained empty.
"Is he here?" someone whispered at a table near the middle of the room? "Is he coming?" asked another.
Without Reinhold's presence, the remaining board members of Hall and Carlyn Barton did not constitute a quorum and were forced to cancel the meeting.