School Board

Simbli Website

Dietrich School District has adopted the Simbli platform for board operations, including policy updates, board meeting agendas, minutes, and meeting packets. Beginning with the December 2025 Board Meeting, all related information will be accessible through the Simbli website.

Dietrich Schools Simbli Website

Board Members

Chairman
Valerie Varadi – Zone 2
Term Expires: 2027

Vice Chairman
Starr Olsen – Zone 4
Term Expires: 2027

Trustee
Ben Hoskisson – Zone 3
Term Expires: 2025

Trustee
Rick Bingham – Zone 1
Term Expires: 2025

Trustee
Wyatt Weber – Zone 5
Term Expires: 2027

Board Clerk
Sarah Shaw

Regular Meetings

  • Regular Board Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM (unless otherwise posted).

  • All meetings take place in the Conference Room at Dietrich School.

  • Special meetings may be called as needed.

  • All meetings are open to the public.

  • The Board may enter executive session as permitted by state law to discuss personnel, negotiations, property matters, or legal issues. No votes may be taken during executive session.

  • Board agendas are posted at the Dietrich School District office at least 48 hours before a regular meeting and 24 hours before a special meeting.

    Board of Trustees

    The Dietrich School District Board of Trustees serves as the policy-making body for the district, setting the principles that guide the daily operations of our schools. Each of the five trustees represents a designated geographic zone within the district.

    Trustees do not hold individual authority; instead, all decisions are made collectively during official board meetings. Board members serve four-year terms and receive no salary or benefits for their service to the community.

School Board Trustee Zone Map
School Board Trustee Zone Map Descriptions

 

Addressing the Board

Meetings of the Board of Trustees follow a standard, published agenda.  The Chairman of the Board presides at all meetings.  Patrons who wish to comment on agenda items may do so by filling out  Policy Form#4105F  Request to Address the Board, located at the entrance to the meeting room.

Public comment on items before the Board is encouraged.  The Board's function is decision-making, and sentiments of the patrons assist in making those decisions.

Agendas

Board Packets

Minutes

The community, parents and non-parents, are encouraged to attend school board meetings.   The board offers numerous opportunities for patrons to serve on advisory committees and participate in policy making decisions.

Privacy Law and Employees' Rights

The rights of employees, students and others are protected by various laws and policies.  At a public meeting of the Board of Trustees, no person shall orally initiate charges or complaints against students or individual employees of the district.

All complaints, concerns or challenges regarding a specific school or individual should be registered first at the building level with the appropriate teacher or principal.  Experience has shown that this is the best procedure.  The Board is the final level of appeal.  All concerns, if presented to the Board directly will be referred back to the building principal or Superintendent for investigation.