Notice of Public Meeting
Salt Lake City School District
440 East 100 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Tiffany Sandberg, Board President
Melissa Ford, Board Vice President
Alexa Cunningham, Superintendent
Excellence and Equity: every student, every classroom, every day
January 7, 2020
1. PUBLIC MEETING OPENS 4:30 p.m.
2. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSIONS (if needed): 4:30 p.m.
A. Litigation; Negotiations; and/or Property
B. Character, Professional Competence, or Physical or Mental Health of an Individual; and/or Deployment of Security Personnel, Devices, or Systems
3. STUDY SESSION 5:30 p.m.
A. Late Start
4. BOARD MEETING CONVENES (Board Room, Rooms 112 - 114): 6:30 p.m.
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: 6:35 p.m.
1. Welcome
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognitions - Mayor Erin Mendenhall
B. CONSENT AGENDA: 6:45 p.m.
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. Purchasing/Accounting Reports
a. Purchasing Report EXHIBIT 4B1a
Purchasing Report Exhibit 4B1a Excel Format
b. Budget Report for November 2019 EXHIBIT 4B1b
c. Payment Voucher Report EXHIBIT 4B1c
d. Schools Financial Report, November 30, 2019 EXHIBIT 4B1d
2. Human Resource Services Report EXHIBIT 4B2
3. Minutes for the Board Meeting, November 19, 2019 EXHIBIT 4B3
4. Minutes for the Board Meeting, December 3, 2019 EXHIBIT 4B4
5. Board Policies New/Revisions/Deletions: EXHIBIT 4B5
a. G-3: Wellness EXHIBIT 4B5a
b. G-10: Safe, Secure, and Efficient Facilities EXHIBIT 4B5b
c. G-11: Workplace Safety EXHIBIT 4B5c
d. G-13: Website Accessibility EXHIBIT 4B5d
e. G-22: Tobacco and Drug Free District EXHIBIT 4B5e
f. I-1: Basic Educational Program/College and Career Readiness EXHIBIT 4B5f
g. I-3: Optional and Specialized Programs EXHIBIT 4B5g
h. I-10: Educational Equity and Advocacy EXHIBIT 4B5h
i. S-4: Student Attendance and Exemption from School EXHIBIT 4B5i
j. S-7: Law Enforcement Access to Students and Student Records EXHIBIT 4B5j
C. REQUEST TO SPEAK: 6:50 p.m.
Note: Persons requesting to speak to the board of education in an open meeting need to sign up prior to the start of the open session of the board meeting. 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. Fifteen minutes total have been scheduled for persons requesting to speak. Three minutes will be allotted for individual requests and five minutes will be allotted for group requests. If we receive more requests than the allotted time permits, those requests may be scheduled for the next board meeting. Your concerns may be submitted in writing to the superintendent's office for distribution to the board of education at any time.
D. REPORTS: 7:00 p.m.
Reports are agenda items that do not require any board action, but provide board members with updates on district goals and plans, or the status of other district or school operations. Should a report indicate that future board action might be required, the board can request that a follow-up item be placed on a future agenda.
1. Escalante Elementary - Haloti Liava'a, Principal and Kody Colvin, Assistant Principal EXHIBIT 4D1
2. ELP/IB - Michele Riggs, ELP Supervisor and Tiffany Hall, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning EXHIBIT 4D2
3. Social-Emotional Learning Update - Emily Sutherland, Director of Social-Emotional Learning and Sandra Buendia, Executive Director of Educational Equity and Student Services EXHIBIT 4D3
E. DISCUSSION AGENDA: 8:00 p.m.
The board uses this agenda for thoughtful, productive discussions on issues that are critical to students, employees, the district and/or the community. Items on the discussion agenda may or may not result in a motion or decision.
1. Board Policy G5: School Reconfigurations and G-5: Administrative Procedures, School Reconfigurations EXHIBIT 4E1
2. High School Family Support Coordinator EXHIBIT 4E2
F. ACTION AGENDA: 8:30 p.m.
1. Listening Tour Preparation and Schedule Selection EXHIBIT 4F1
2. Any item transferred from Consent/Discussion Agenda
G. BOARD MEMBER REPORT (if needed) 8:40 p.m.
Individual board members may use this time to give an update about any board related activities they have engaged in since the last board meeting, and/or events occurring in the district, schools, or community that would be of interest to other board members. Any topics requiring action or significant discussion by the board should not be brought up under this item, but should instead be placed on an upcoming board agenda in accordance with board policy.
1. Open Meeting Law Training
E. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT (if needed) 8:50 p.m.
5. ADJOURNMENT 9:00 p.m.
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 440 East 100 South, 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, 440 East 100 South, 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 at a regularly scheduled public board meeting does not constitute an electronic meeting.