School Board

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We currently have some openings for new board members. 
If you know of someone who would be interested and fit our school well, please contact our board president, Laurel Odell, for a form to apply for a position.

Remember, you are always invited to participate in our school board meetings.  Your ideas are welcomed and needed!

School Board Members

Board Meeting Calendar

School Board Archive

School Board Members

Laurel York Odell, President

Tim Richey, CPA, Treasurer

Michael Tetrault, Parent Representative

Matthew Shapiro, Member at Large

Andrea Dearden Holme, Member at Large

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Laurel York Odell
President

Laurel received her master’s degree in Philanthropy and Development from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in 1996 and served as “Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations” course instructor at Boise State University in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, Laurel established Concepts In Writing, Inc., to provide technical assistance to organizations and businesses in organizational development, strategic communications and fundraising. Since its inception, Concepts In Writing, Inc., has provided services to over 100 organizations throughout Washington, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska and Idaho.

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Tim Richey, CPA
Treasurer

Tim Richey is a CPA and a Senior Associate auditor at Eide Bailly, LLP.  He received a Bachelors degree in accounting from Utah Valley University and Master of Accountancy degree from Boise State University.  Tim was born in Rexburg, Idaho and was raised in Gooding, Idaho (Go Senators!).  He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Maracaibo, Venezuela.  He moved to Boise four years ago with his family.  Tim and his wife, Katie, have been married for seven years and are the proud parents of Marcus and twin boys Owen and Eli.  Katie stays home with their boys which is a full-time job in itself.  Tim enjoys athletics, reading, working in his yard, and spending time with his family.

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Michael Tetrault
Parent Representative

Michael Tetrault has been active in the field of education over the past 15 years as both a substitute teacher and a middle school science teacher (for the past 13 years in Kuna).  He received his education degree from Boise State University and also has another undergraduate science degree from the University of Manitoba in Canada with his area of focus drawn from the fields of biological and earth sciences.  He was born and raised mostly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and immigrated to the United States (Boise, Idaho) eighteen years ago.  He’s been married to his wife Alyssa for sixteen years and they have two sons (Gavin – age 7 and Rowan - age 3) with Gavin having attended  GCCS for the past two years. Michael enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and reading, along with the sports of curling, disc golf and beach volleyball.  Other outdoor pursuits include whitewater rafting and canoeing, backpacking, backcountry skiing and snowshoeing, urban exploration and even a little spelunking when he can ‘squeeze’ it in.  He hopes to bring his energy and enthusiasm into the mix during his term as parent rep in order to help GCCS continue to grow and succeed in shepherding students into becoming bright, literate and concerned citizens through the application of the school’s philosophy and its ideals.

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Matthew Shapiro
Member At large

Matthew Shapiro initiated the effort to establish the Garden City Community School. While facilitating the design of the GCCS model and writing the charter, he served as founding board president. When the school opened, he taught the Seekers class (grades 6-8) for the school’s first two years. He holds a B.A. in Elementary Education, and is currently working on his Ed.D. at Boise State University. Prior to his involvement with GCCS, Matthew was a special education assistant for Boise Schools, a wind power consultant, and a social entrepreneur. He is founder of the Mary Parker Follett Foundation, was long active in the North End Neighborhood Association, and was once a candidate for mayor of Boise. Matthew is also the author of several books, including a community profile of Southwest Idaho; a study of education reform in Idaho; a study of the three-way relationship between nature, culture, and human development; and a theory of reality. He has also published several articles in scholarly journals and has been an invited contributor to books on democratic engagement and participatory design. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Matthew has lived in Idaho for fifteen years. Apart from advocacy and activism for positive change, Matthew enjoys dancing, movies, exercise, playing the tinwhistle and the mandolin, reading, and sharing time with loved ones. He is also excited to be a brand new father.

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Andrea Dearden Holmes
Member At large

Bio coming soon.

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Board Meeting Calendar

Agendas are posted 5 days in advance at the school, at Garden City City Hall, and on the website. 

The open session of the board meeting generally begins at 5:30 p.m. All meetings are held at the school, 5655 N Glenwood St, Garden City, ID 83714.

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School Board Archive

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Revised: 01/26/12