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Box Elder County School District

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Box Elder School District Board of Education

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School Board Meeting Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

February 14, 2024 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

February 14, 2024 09:20 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

02/13/24 03:00 PM

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OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A WORK MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT FEBRUARY 14, 2024 A work session was held at 5:30 p.m. on the discussion of facilities. OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT February 14, 2024 Official minutes of the Regular Session of the Board of Education, Box Elder School District, held Wednesday evening February 14, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at Independent Life Skills Center. Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Board Vice President Connie Archibald, Tiffani Summers, Nancy Kennedy, Karen Cronin, Danielle Wright and Bryan Smith. Also, present were Superintendent Steve Carlsen, Assistant Superintendents Keith Mecham and Heidi Jo West, Director of IT Robert Gordon, Director of Facilities Corey Thompson and Business Administrator David Roberts; members of the press, employees and patrons. President Wade Hyde called the meeting to order and welcomed those in attendance and conducted the business of the meeting. After the reverence which was offered by Tiffani Summers, the pledge of allegiance was led by Steve Carlsen. Recognition Anastasia Trost - Northern Utah Boys and Girls club Youth of Year. Amazing story! Approval of Agenda: Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the agenda, second by Connie Archibald. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Public Comment: Noelle Holden, parent of student at North Park Elementary, all-day kindergarten concerns. Would like to see a traditional half day alternative. Kayla Hillam, parent of student at Garland Elementary, would like to see a traditional half day kindergarten option. Offer a choice for parents preferably a morning and afternoon. Jessica Young, parent of student at Garland Elementary, would like to see a half day kindergarten class for the Fall of 2024. Public Comment on School Fees: Connie Archibald made the motion to go into public comment on school fees, second by Julie Taylor. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning School Fees - Good effort was spent to solidify the athletics fees over the last couple years. Our student fees have been out of compliance with state mandate. Clint Flinders - parent of student at Lake View Elementary, doesn't like the look and feel of a 'pay to play' school fees. Dr. Hans Christian Anderson, who can we talk to concerning the fees, feels like at flat fee would be more favorable. Public Hearing on 5th Grade Maturation Curriculum Nancy Kennedy made the motion to open the public hearing on 5th grade maturation curriculum, second by Karen Cronin. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning explained the information. Cassandra Merrill asked about including in the future a guardian, presiding adult, etc. as well as the parent. Tiffani Summers made a motion to close the Public Hearing, second by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Action Items: Approval of Human Sexuality Curriculum Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the Human Sexuality Curriculum, second by Danielle Wright. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Approval of Amended 2024-2025 District Calendar Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning Mark Taylor was not able to attend, so Keith listed a couple changes on the proposed calendar. The changes had to do with changes in parent teacher conference dates and professional development days. Connie Archibald made the motion to amend the 2024-2025 district calendar, second by Nancy Kennedy. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Approval of FY25 Capital Improvements Corey Thompson, Facilities Director, early approval of budget and projects allows us to get ahead of the curve for scheduling and bidding. Met with the Capital Improvements Committee to go over the list of projects and set priorities. Budget amount is $2,500,000 for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Tiffani Summers made the motion to approve the budget of $2,500,000 for capital improvement projects, second by Connie Archibald. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Resolution to Support Granite School District in Condemning the Actions of Utah State Board of Education Member Natalie Cline. We support all children. Steve Carlsen, Superintendent Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the resolution, second by Nancy Kennedy. Karen Cronin opposed based on the use of the word 'condemn'. Motion passed in favor of the resolution as presented 7-1. Karen Cronin - no Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Information Items: Box Elder County Chamber of Commerce Monica Holdaway, spoke concerning the Business Fair that the Chamber of Commerce helps sponsor at both high schools. Also, spoke about the hometown heroes award program that recognizes a teacher and support professional at each school. Shared the Economic Dashboard on the Chamber website. Update on Chinese DLI Jeremy Young, Assessment & ELL Director, went over slides provided in the Board packet. Benchmark comparable for Chinese and Spanish. Chinese is below benchmark in some areas. AAPPL Data Jeremy Young, Assessment & ELL Director - data charts and graphs showing current trends were presented. Legislative Update Steve Carlsen, Superintendent - Keith Mecham spoke to SB216 regarding the changes of all high schools to semesters. David Roberts spoke to HB533 regarding funding for Necessarily Existent Small Schools. In its original allotment Box Elder School District would have lost 90% of its funding $900k+. In the most recent version all 3 class school districts would remain harmless. Monthly Financial Report David Roberts, Business Administrator - everything looks good and in line with the budget. David mentioned some updates that need to be on the portable expense and fuel tank at NSC. Student Board Member Report Alyssa Lyman, reported that Bear River High School just finished Mr. Bear River and Junior Prom is just around the corner. Box Elder High School combined choir and orchestra concerts were held this week. Girls and boys wrestlers are at State. Boys and girls swim teams won region. Policy Review: Second Reading Policy 2181 District Emergency Response Plan Policy 2226 Transportation: Space Available Busing Policy 4016 Evaluation and Selection of Instruction Material Policy 4017 Evaluation and Selection of Library Material Policy 4018 Evaluation and Selection of Supplemental Material Policy 4019 Evaluation of Other Learning Material Policy 4028 Special Programs: Education of Youth in Custody Policy 4088 Special Programs: Student Internships Policy 4175 Student Data Protection Policy 4200 Term of Instruction: School Year & School Day Policy 5005 Safe Schools - Student Discipline/Behavior Policy 5006 Safe Schools Discipline of Students with Disabilities Policy 5090 Child Abuse/Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention Training and Reporting Policy 5100 Student Records Policy 5203 Graduation Attire Policy 5227 Concussions and Head Injury Policy 5230 School Fees Policy 5265 Student Discrimination and Harassment Policy 5380 Notification Received from Juvenile Courts Policy 6000 Public Records Access and Management Policy 6025 Parent Access to District Instructional Material Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the policies on second reading, second by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Consent Items: Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the consent items, seconded by Connie Archibald. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes The Consent items included the following items: Approval of the minutes of working and regular meeting January 10, 2024. Approval of claims 00045023- 00046893, 02011724, 05011204, 07013124, 08013124, 09011924, 9013124, 9013124A. Personnel Actions See attachment to agenda. Suggestions for Future Board Meetings: - Articles monthly that are education focused, hot items or topics will be presented each month. - Future conversations for AI on next month's agenda. Upcoming Events: USBA Spring Regional Meeting - March 14, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m. at Maddox. Adjournment: Karen Cronin made the motion to adjourn, second by Connie Archibald. The motion passed. Karen Cronin - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Julie Taylor - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes President Wade Hyde adjourned the meeting at 9:18 p.m. With the announcement that the next meeting will be a work session on Wednesday, March 13th at 5:30 pm at the Independent Life Skills Center, a Regular Session on Wednesday, March 13th at 6:30 p.m., at the Independent Life Skills Center, 960 S Main St, Brigham City, Utah. APPROVED: March 13, 2024 ATTESTED: _________________________ __________________________ School Business Administrator President, Board of Education

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

Independent Life Skills Center
960 S Main St
Brigham City, UT 84302
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Contact Name

Marci Hatch

Contact Email

marci.hatch@besd.net

Contact Phone

(435)734-4800

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March 14, 2024 12:22 PM

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March 14, 2024 12:22 PM

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February 13, 2024 03:00 PM

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