03-18-2026 Salt Lake City School District Board Meeting
Notice Type(s)
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
March 18, 2026 04:00 PM
Description/Agenda
Notice of Public Board Business Meeting*
Salt Lake City School District Board Room, 406 East 100 South, SLC, UT 84111
This meeting will be streamed at https://YouTube.com/slcschools
Nate Salazar, Board President
Bryan Jensen, Board Vice President
Dr. Elizabeth Grant, Superintendent
March 18, 2026
1. BOARD MEETING CONVENES FOR STUDY SESSION 4:00 PM
A study session is intended to provide opportunities for board members to study issues in depth, gather and analyze information, and clarify situations and potential solutions. The board will not make decisions or take any action during a study session. While open to the public, these sessions are more informal than the regular board meeting.
A. Diploma Options EXHIBIT1A
2. BREAK 5:00 pm
3. PUBLIC MEETING RECONVENES 5:30 pm
A. OPENING ITEMS
1. Welcome
2. Pledge of Allegiance
B. CONSENT AGENDA
Note: Any request by a board member to move a topic off 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:
The proposed purchases listed on this report comply with the State of Utah Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments, Utah State Procurement Code (63G-6a) and Board Policies F-1 Accounting and F-2 Purchasing. The purchases are within the available resources.
a. Lamonicas Restaurant Equipment Inc. EXHIBIT3B1a
b. Rocky Mountain Artificial Turf LLC EXHIBIT3B1b
c. Purchase Under 50k Change Orders and
POs-FY26 (Excel) EXHIBIT3B1c
EXHIBIT3B1c (Excel)
2. Board Meeting Minutes
a. February 17, 2026 EXHIBIT3B2a
b. March 3, 2026 EXHIBIT3B2b
3. Human Resource Services Report EXHIBIT3B3
4. Student Board Member Nominations EXHIBIT3B4
5. Safe Schools Case#26-083 EXHIBIT3B5
6. Student Overnight Trips EXHIBIT3B6
C. REQUEST TO SPEAK
Note: Persons requesting to speak to the Board of Education in an open meeting must sign up prior to the start of the open session of the Board meeting. Fifteen minutes total have been scheduled for persons requesting to speak. Three minutes will be allotted for each speaker. If we receive more requests than the allotted time permits, those requests may be scheduled for the next board meeting.
To sign up to speak during public comment, please contact Helen Butz at helen.butz@slcschools.org or by phone at 801.578.8351. individuals may also sign up in person prior to the start of Board meeting, however, there is no guarantee that space will still be available.
Resolution of questions or responses to proposals should not be expected at this meeting; staff or others may be asked to research and/or prepare materials and solutions for a later time. Concerns may also be submitted in writing to the superintendent's office via the email address above for distribution to the board of education at any time.
D. REPORTS AGENDA
1. Budget Development 2026-2027 Preliminary Property
Tax Rates EXHIBIT3D1
2. Strategic Plan Pillar 2 Review EXHIBIT3D2
3. Applied Economics Draft Demographic Report EXHIBIT3D3
E. PUBLIC COMMENT ON SCHOOL FEES Time Certain 7:15 p.m.
1. Public Input on Draft 2025-2026 Student Fee
Schedules EXHIBIT3E1
F. DISCUSSION AGENDA
1. Proposed 2026-27 Student Fee Schedules and Annual
Review Fee and Fee Waiver Policy and Procedures EXHIBIT3F1
2. Salt Lake Center for Science Education (SLCSE) Charter
Renewal Request EXHIBIT3F2
3. Testing Compliance Assistant (SPED) Job Reclassification EXHIBIT3F3
G. ACTION AGENDA
1. Anything moved from Consent or Discussion Agenda
H. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT:
I. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:
J. CLOSED SESSION (if needed):
The Board may go into closed session for any of the permissible purposes outlined in Utah Code ยง52-4-205.
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 bee
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
Other Information
Copies of Meeting Exhibits, and Minutes of Board Meetings can be found at the district's website: http://www.slcschools.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Notice: All open board meetings will be recorded (video and audio) and made available for one