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St. Maries School District Monthly Board Meeting
St. Maries Joint School District 41 (SD 41) holds regular monthly board meetings at 5:30 p.m. for executive session and 6:30 p.m. for open session. Regular meetings take place at the St. Maries School District Office (240 S. 11th Street, St. Maries, ID).
Notice of Fee Increase - Public Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that pursuant to the requirements ofldaho Code §63-1311(A), the Board of
Trustees of St. Maries Joint School District No. 41 is required to hold a public hearing on the
issue of the proposed request by St. Maries Joint School District No. 41 for an increase in fees
for the operation of the following program:
1. The proposed Food Services meal price increases are in excess of five-percent (5%) of the
amount of fees last collected during the 2025-2026 school year.
The increase is needed to meet the increasing costs of the operations of the District's programs.
A public hearing on the proposed fee increases will be held on Monday, July 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Joint School District Office, 240 11ᵗʰ Street, St. Maries, Idaho.
DATED this 17th day of June, 2026.
Tanna M. Wicks Clerk of the Board
St. Maries Joint School District No. 41
Dates of Publication: June 24, 2026 and July 1, 2026