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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

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

January 11, 2023 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

January 11, 2023 09:40 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

01/10/23 03:00 PM

Description/Agenda

OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT JANUARY 11, 2023 A closed session was held at 5:30 p.m. to discuss personnel. The following were present: Those in attendance at the closed session meeting included Board President Julie Taylor, Vice President Tiffani Summers, Connie Archibald, Wade Hyde, Nancy Kennedy, Bryan Smith and Danielle Wright. Board member Karen Cronin was excused. Connie Archibald made the motion to go into closed session. Bryan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald- yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Official minutes of the Regular Session of the Board of Education, Box Elder School District, held Wednesday evening January 11, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at Independent Life Skills Center. Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Julie Taylor, Vice President Tiffani Summers, Connie Archibald, Wade Hyde, Nancy Kennedy, Bryan Smith, Danielle Wright, and McKayla Morris, student board member. Board member Karen Cronin and Asst Superintendent Gary Allen were excused. Also, present were Superintendent Steve Carlsen, Assistant Superintendents Heidi Jo West, Keith Mecham, Robert Gordon from IT and Business Administrator David Roberts; members of the press, employees and patrons. President Taylor called the meeting to order and welcomed those in attendance and conducted the business of the meeting. After the reverence which was offered by Wade Hyde, the pledge of allegiance was led by Julie Taylor. Recognitions: Wade Hyde, Board Member, recognized the following: Officer Peter Gilchrist - Student Resource Officer at North Park, McKinley, BRMS: Wonderful advocate and support of students. Positive impact in focusing on the safety of students. Melanie Day, BEHS Theater teacher: Wonderful production that brought in the holiday season. Always makes sure that we are aware of the wonderful productions. Randy Rasmussen, Principal at ACYI Clark Funk, Vice-Principal at ACYI Focus on student achievement increase, growth and advancement. Student attendance is increasing. Robbie Gunter, BEHS Football Coach - named 5A Coach of the Year Many of his players received multiple awards. Never treats anyone with disrespect and always has students at the forefront. ACHI Language Arts Teachers: Virginia Spenst Julia Wilcox Natasha Geddes Kirsten Julander Megan Dunmeyer Spend a significant amount of time creating curriculum to help with the success at the school. Never would have been able to do it without their interactions and work. Approval of Agenda: Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the agenda. Bryan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Administration of Oath of Office: Danielle Wright - New Board Member sworn in by David Roberts, Business Administrator. Public Comment: Danielle Barfuss - BRHS Baseball Field - Grateful the bleachers will be replaced. Consider the hazard of the nets having holes which allow balls through. Scott Goodliffe - BRHS Baseball Field - Bring attention to the deficiencies of the field. Access issue from the parking lot to the field. The unlevel soils are difficult and not ADA compliant. Shared a concern about the risk of a lawsuit as a result of injury. Tracy Goodliffe - BRHS Baseball Field-Appreciative that bleachers will be approved. Appreciates the facilities we have and the coaches that offer a good experience. She shared these experiences have been of benefit to her. The bleachers are currently difficult to get up for anyone, but riskier for those with physical impairments. Judah Richardson - Attending for a class and student government. Jackson McKee - Thank you for allowing us to attend the basketball camp in North Carolina. This was a great experience. Monica Holdaway - Mountain View. Represents the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce. The Boys and Girls Club provides childcare for families. The domestic violence center helps residents to be able to face challenges and overcome them. The Chamber has worked to see the effort realized to create a community center. Laura Wheatly - Region director for Utah PTA. Thank you for supporting the lawsuit against Vaping advertisements to youth. This action protects our students. 2023-2024 School Fees Public Comment: A parent asked about the dual enrollment fee, confused it with the DLI program. Action Items: Approval of 2-year contract for Business Administrator Steve Carlsen, Superintendent Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the 2-year contract for the Business Administrator. Connie Archibald seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Vote for Board President and Vice President Connie Archibald nominated Wade Hyde as President of the Board. Tiffani Summers seconded the nomination. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith nominated Nancy Kennedy for Vice President of the Board. Danielle Wright seconded the nomination. Tiffani Summers nominated Connie Archibald for Vice President of the Board. Wade Hyde seconded the nomination. Each nomination was given time to elaborate: Nancy Kennedy, 'I have been contacted by several good friends on this Board who have been anguished by tonight's elections. This is a position I would love to serve in, I have the energy and the institutional knowledge and feel I could be an asset. Everyone else on this Board, other than Danielle, have served in Board leadership since I have and I would love to work closely with Wade. But in the interest of Board harmony and to protect my friends, I withdraw my name from the election. I appreciate Bryan and Danielle for their nominations and wish Connie all the best'. Connie Archibald confirmed her desire to serve. Pleased to serve with Wade and thanked the other Board Members and the District administration for their support of the Board. The motion to have Connie Archibald to serve as Board Vice President passed with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - Present Information Items: Review of Policies 1034 Board of Education Code of Conduct and 1035 Board Member Ethics Steve Carlsen, Superintendent Mountain View Property and Closed Session to Discuss Real Property JeuneElle Jeffries, Boys & Girls Club Spoke to the desire to obtain the Mountain View property to be used as a community service campus. Talked about staffing support for Box Elder School District. Has many other government and local community leaders in support. Brigham City is willing to offer $148,000 per acre. This concept is the #1 priority community service project in Northern Utah for many. Nancy Kennedy made a motion to go to closed session to discuss real property. Bryan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Nancy Kennedy made a motion to move out of closed session. Bryan Smith seconded the motion at 8:09 pm. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes AAPPL Data see attachment to agenda Jeremy Young, Assessment Director 2023-2024 School Fees Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Personnel Monthly Financial Report see attachment to agenda David Roberts, Business Administrator Conversation concerning cost of breakfast and breakfast in the classroom. Board Committee Reports There were no committee reports Student Board Member Report Report on the wrestling teams (boys & girls), and the fundraiser for a student. Box Elder is still reeling from the loss of one of their students but appreciated the support and compassion from all. Policy Review: First Reading Policy 5291 Drug & Alcohol Testing of Students Participating in Extracurricular Activities Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the policy on first reading. Bryan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Second Reading Policy 2100 Gifts, Donations, and Bequests - Acceptance Policy 2216 Transportation - Conduct on Buses Policy 3050 Limitations on Extra Duty Assignments Policy 3070 Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Employees Policy 4140 School Volunteers/Resource Persons Policy 4190 Driver Training Policy 5005 Safe Schools - Student Discipline/Behavior Policy 5052 Wellness-Physical Activity and Nutrition Policy 5140 Education and Family Privacy Rights Policy 5225 Student Activities Policy 5227 Concussions and Head Injury Policy 6045 Board of Education Hotline Policy 6060 Conduct on School Premises Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the policies on second reading. Wade Hyde seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Board Discussion Items USBA Conference Report Comments focused on how much they enjoyed the key note speaker Clint Pulver, breakout session specifically mentioned were the Teen-Centers, Abby Cox Show Up Initiative, Pitfalls of Poor Perception, Legislative Hot Topics, Board Unity, Revvd Up About Board Policy, Dignity Index and Social Media Interaction. Consent Items Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the consent items. Bryan Smith seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes Approval of the minutes of working and regular meeting for December 14, 2022. Approval of claims: 00042546 - 00042915, 05121222, 07123123, 09120222, 09120522, 09122022, 09123122. Personnel Actions: see attachment to agenda. Suggestions for Future Board Meetings: - Committee lists to Wade Hyde, Recognitions and Foundation committees have openings, - School fees presentation and 2 public comment periods required Upcoming Events: NSBA Conference in April 1-3 2023 Legislative Day on the Hill February 6, 2023 Closed Session to Discuss Personnel: Handled earlier at the 5:30 pm closed session. Adjournment: Nancy Kennedy made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Wade Hyde seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Wade Hyde - yes Danielle Wright - yes Julie Taylor - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Connie Archibald - yes Bryan Smith - yes Nancy Kennedy - yes With the announcement that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, with a Work Session at 5:30 and a Regular Session at 6:30 p.m., at the Independent Life Skills Center, 960 S Main St, Brigham City, Utah, President Julie Taylor adjourned the meeting at 9:38 p.m. APPROVED: February 8, 2023 ATTESTED: _________________________ __________________________ Business Administrator President, Board of Education Box Elder School District

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Contact Mr. David Roberts, Business Administrator at 435-734-4800 eight or more hours before the scheduled starting time and efforts will be made to provide the needed assistance.

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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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February 09, 2023 11:33 AM

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January 10, 2023 03:00 PM

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