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Public School

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Grand County School District

Public Body

Grand County Board of Education

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Board Meeting

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

December 14, 2016 06:00 PM

Description/Agenda

GRAND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING December 14, 2016 In attendance were board members Beth Joseph, Jim Webster, Britnie Ellis, Melissa Byrd and Peggy Nissen. Also attending: Superintendent Dr. Scott L. Crane, Business Administrator Robert Farnsworth, Administrative Assistant Tiffany Gill and Student Body President Alexa Pierce. In audience attendances were: Laura Haley, Jim Stocks, Halli Stocks, Dr. Stephen Hren, Taryn Kay, Melonie Dolphin, Ronald Dolphin, Ben Shafer, Kim Shafer, Lloyd Shafer, River Richards, Jeff Richards, Claire Core, Jeff Adams, Kelly Wilson, Ryan Anderson, Penny Richards, Joshua Camron, Alanna Simmons-Camron (their children Coral and Reef were also present), Kyle Greene, Ray Burtholomew, Sherrie Buckingham and Becky Carrigan. Pledge of Allegiance led by Ronald Dolphin. 6:01pm Beth called the meeting to order Recognition: National Federation of State High School Associations National Citation Recognition: Ronald Dolphin Dr. Stephen Hren recognized students of the month as follows: River Richards as student of the month for December 2016. Ben Shafer as student of the month for December 2016. Blue Ribbon Awards were presented to: Alina Murdock (not present) and to Alanna Simmons-Camron Delegations: None Staff Reports: Student Body President Alexa Pierce gave her report on the High School. It is a busy week with the school play 'The Wizard of Oz' and fall sports wrapping up. Audit Report: Squire & Co. discussed the final audit and compliance report. State Auditors commented that the District is in a strong financial position. (Audit Reports) USU: GCMS 8th Grade Environmental Science Garden Project: PowerPoint presentation. Open discussion about the Pollinator Garden. Preschool Administration Report: Sherrie Buckingham gave report (handout). The preschool is also undergoing a SPED visit from the state. Information & Report: 2017-18 Proposed Grand County School District Calendar: There is still some concern about the Christmas break starting so close to Christmas. Calendar will be posted for public comment. Sports can and will occur during the break. 2017-18 Joint Legislative Committee Schedule: February 17th, 2017 Day on the Hill. NSBA Conference: Board held open discussion. Overall consensus is that it is too expensive for all Board Members to attend. Consent Agenda: Britnie Ellis made a motion to accept the Minutes, Jim Webster seconded the motion. No discussion. All in favor were Beth Joseph, Jim Webster, Melissa Byrd, Peggy Nissen and Britnie Ellis. Action Items: Melissa Byrd made a motion to accept Financials for November, Britnie Ellis seconded the motion. All in favor were Beth Joseph, Jim Webster, Melissa Byrd, Peggy Nissen and Britnie Ellis. Discussion: Co-Gen Tank purchase was addressed; consensus was that we move forward but Board would like to be updated on the process. All in favor were Beth Joseph, Jim Webster, Melissa Byrd, Peggy Nissen and Britnie Ellis. Peggy Nissen made a motion to post the 2017-18 District Calendar, Jim Webster seconded the motion. All in favor were Beth Joseph, Jim Webster, Britnie Ellis, Melissa Byrd and Peggy Nissen. No discussion. Communications: Peggy Nissen: Grand Education Foundation (GEF) donated $2500.00 to debate for ASU trip. Adult Spelling Bee will be held during Day on the Hill. Each Board Member needs to pay Peggy their fee. The High School Play 'The Wizard of Oz' was awesome. Jim Webster: Attended the Wizard of Oz and said it was awesome! Beth Joseph: Review of the last GREAT Meeting-$2,800.00 will remain in their account. Laura wrote an article about the school based counseling. Britnie Ellis: Also felt the High School Play was amazing. Melissa Byrd: Nutrition meeting with Carey Dabney was very informative. Scott Crane: New USBE Leadership. HMK Artwork will be on display at the USBA conference. Robert Farnsworth: None Question regarding Public Notices led to open discussion on what should be in the board packet. This will be addressed in the near future to determine if we should send out all reports/attachments in the board packet before the Board Meeting in an effort to be more 'transparent'. Advance Planning: December 19-30 Christmas Break January 3, 2017 Regular Board Meeting: Organizational Meeting 6:00pm at the District Office. January 5-7, 2017 USBA Annual Conference in Salt Lake City. (Zion's Lunch-RSVP to Tiffany) January 10, 2017 Board Work Session 3:30pm at the District Office. January 12, 2017 Clinical Safety Meeting 10:00am at the District Office. January 18, 2017 Board Site Visit Beacon/Mentor at 3:00pm at HMK. January 18, 2017 Regular Board Meeting at 6:00pm at the District Office. January 23, 2017 Negotiations at 3:45pm at the District Office. Executive Session: 8:03 pm Break 8:16 pm Break over 8:17 pm Britnie Ellis made motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel items, Peggy Nissen seconded the motion. There was a roll call vote as follows: Beth Joseph, Aye, Jim Webster, Aye, Peggy Nissen, Aye, Britnie Ellis, Aye, Melissa Byrd, Aye. 8:18 pm Audio recorder turned off to discuss personnel, competence and character of an individual. 10:26 pm Audio turned on, back into regular meeting. 10:27 pm Motion made by Peggy Nissen to end Executive Session, seconded by Britnie Ellis. All in favor were Beth Joseph, Jim Webster, Britnie Ellis, Melissa Byrd, and Peggy Nissen. 10:27 pm Motion to adjourn given by Britnie Ellis.

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