Salt Lake City School District Board of Education
Notice of Public Meeting
Study Session
This meeting will be streamed at https://YouTube.com/slcschools
Salt Lake City School District
465 South 400 East, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Nate Salazar, Board President
Bryce Williams, Board Vice President
Dr. Elizabeth Grant, Superintendent
Excellence and Equity: every student, every classroom, every day
January 23, 2024
1. BOARD MEETING OPENS: 4:45 pm
2. CLOSED SESSION:
The Board may go into closed session for any of the permissible purposes outlined in
Utah Code §52-4-205.
3. PUBLIC MEETING CONVENES (Board Room): 5:30 pm
Note: In accordance with Board Policy B-2, School Board Meetings, if a Board member, the superintendent, or the business administrator wants to discuss any document(s) related to an item on the Board's consent, discussion, or action agenda, he or she must provide copies for all members of the Board, and for the superintendent at least twenty-four hours in advance of the scheduled Board meeting in order to allow sufficient time for the document(s) to be read and considered. In addition, presenters with documents to be distributed at the scheduled Board meeting are encouraged to submit all documents to the superintendent at least twenty-four hours in advance of the meeting.
A. OPENING ITEMS:
1. Welcome
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognition
a. Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2024 Karl Jones Award Winner
b. Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2024 Muffet Reeves Teacher of Teachers Award
c. NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Award - James Yapias
B. CONSENT AGENDA:
Note: Any request by a Board member to move a topic off of the consent agenda and onto the action agenda must be received by the president, vice president, and superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled Board meeting and must include an explanation of the Board member's concerns with the consent item(s). Advance notice of the specific concern(s) will allow the superintendent, or superintendent's designee, to be prepared to fully discuss those concerns at the Board meeting.
1. Purchases/Accounting Reports
a. Increase-American Mechanical EXHIBIT3B1a
b. Increase-Control Equipment EXHIBIT3B1b
c. Increase-Dads Tree Service EXHIBIT3B1c
d. Turf Replacement Highland Highschool-Fieldturf USA EXHIBIT3B1d
e. PowerSchool Special Programs-PowerSchool EXHIBIT3B1e
f. School Bus Lifts-Stertil Koni EXHIBIT3B1f
g. Under 50K Change Orders and POs; Under 50K POs (Excel) EXHIBIT3B1g
EXHIBIT3B1g(Excel)
2. Minutes for the Board Meeting January 9, 2024 EXHIBIT3B2
3. Human Resource Services Report EXHIBIT 3B3
4. Safe School Memo Case #24-048 EXHIBIT 3B4
5. Administrator on Special Assignment Position EXHIBIT 3B5
C. REPORTS:
1. USBA Presentation on School Board and Board Leadership Evaluation Process
2. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report EXHIBIT 3C2
3. Report on Weapons Detectors Use
4. Review Highland and West Rebuild Options EXHIBIT 3C4
5. Update on the Survey Regarding a Fourth Comprehensive High School EXHIBIT 3C5
D. DISCUSSION:
1. Annual Reaffirmation of the Board Statement of Ethics EXHIBIT 3D1
E. STUDY SESSION:
1. Board Training
a. Open and Public Meetings Act
b. Conflict of Interest
2. Cell Phone Usage as an Instructional Tool
3. Dignity Index, Mental Health, and Social and Emotional Learning EXHIBIT 3E3
F. ACTION AGENDA:
1. Anything moved from the Consent Agenda or Discussion Agenda
G. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT (if needed):
H. BOARD MEMBER REPORT (if needed):
4. ADJOURNMENT:
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the ADA coordinator at 465 South 400 East, at least three working days prior to the meeting.
No district employee or student shall be subjected to discrimination in employment or any district program or activity on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The district is committed to providing equal access and equal opportunity in its programs, services and employment including its policies, complaint processes, program accessibility, district facility use, accommodations and other Equal Employment Opportunity matters. The district also provides equal access to district facilities for all youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code, including scouting groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation: Tina Hatch, Compliance and Investigations, 465 South 400 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111, (801) 578-8388. You may also contact the Office for Civil Rights, Denver, CO, (303) 844-5695.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Electronic Meetings. The board authorizes that an electronic board meeting may be held when necessary as determined by board leadership and consistent with the requirements of Utah law. Remote access and participation by phone, of a single board members