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West Bonner trustees face a slew of challenges

by DARREN SVAN / Idaho Education News
| March 13, 2024 1:00 AM

West Bonner school trustees will tackle persistent financial and leadership obstacles that’s plagued the district for more than a year.

For much of 2023, the North Idaho district struggled with a myriad of issues — superintendent turnover, trustee recall elections, school board gridlock, declining enrollment and a politically polarized community.

As the school year winds down, the reorganized school board — newcomers Paul Turco, Kathy Nash and Ann Yount joined in January — faces four notable challenges: completing the district’s financial audit, finding a permanent superintendent, deciding whether to run a new levy and fixing a budget shortfall.

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