AGENDA
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Washington County School District
121 West Tabernacle, St. George, Utah
September 28, 2026
4:30 p.m.
A. WORK SESSION
1. Meeting with Ivins City
B. CLOSED SESSION
1. Property and Personnel Items
C. FOLLOW UP FROM PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING
1. Five County Association of Governments - Burke Staheli
D. WORK SESSION
1. Board PLC Training - Wade Jensen
2. Policy 7040 Out-of-State Travel for Activities and Field Trips - Rusty Taylor
3. Policy 3630 Student Activities - Rusty Taylor
4. Policy 3740 Personal Device Use Policy - Nate Esplin
5. 2028-2029 Calendar - Rusty Taylor and Susan Harrah
6. Water Update - LaRene Cox
7. Open Enrollment/Out of Boundary Report - Rusty Taylor
8. Elementary Enrollment Report - Nate Esplin
9. Secondary Enrollment Report - Cheri Stevenson
10. Review Board Action Items
E. OPEN DISCUSSION OF THE BOARD
1. Board Committee Discussions
F. ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW
1. Enrollment
2. Safe Schools
3. GRAMA Requests
4. Department Reports
G. OPEN MEETING - 4:30 p.m.
1. Reverence
2. Welcome - Board President Stirland
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Recognition
H. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes
a. August 10, 2026 Meeting of the Board of Education
b. August 24, 2026 Special Meeting of the Board of Education
2. Financial Report
3. Personnel and LEA Specific License Items
4. Hurricane High School TSSA Plan Change
5. Hurricane Intermediate School TSSA Plan Change
6. Santa Clara Elementary TSSA Plan Change
7. Majestic Fields Elementary TSSA Plan Change
8. Legacy Elementary TSSA Plan Change
9. Sunset Elementary TSSA Plan Change
10. Hurricane Intermediate School SLT Plan Change
I. WHAT'S RIGHT IN WCSD SCHOOLS
1. Santa Clara Elementary - Principal James Lowe
2. Dixie High School - Principal Warren Brooks
J. PUBLIC COMMENT ON BOARD ACTION ITEMS
K. BOARD ACTION ITEMS
1. Policy 1331 Paid Parental and Postpartum Leave - Darin Thomas
2. Policy 3740 Personal Device Use Policy - Nate Esplin
3. Policy 5110 Architectural Guidelines (Recommendation to Delete) - Rusty Taylor
4. Policy 1930 Salary Supplement for Highly Needed Educators (SHiNE) Program - Darin Thomas
5. Policy 3400 School Fees/Solicitation of Funds - Brent Bills
6. 2026-2027 Fee Schedule Change - Brent Bills
L. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Policy 7040 Out-of-State Travel for Activities and Field Trips - Rusty Taylor
2. Policy 3630 Student Activities - Rusty Taylor
3. 2028-2029 Calendar - Rusty Taylor and Susan Harrah
4. 2026-2027 Utah Online SLT and TSSA Plan - Brent Bills
M. INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Literacy Report - Superintendent Richard Holmes
N. REPORTS
1. Superintendent
2. Board
3. Association
4. PTA/PTO/Community Council
O. PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD - 3 minutes each
P. 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 Darin Thomas at (435) 673-3553, at least five working days prior to the meeting.