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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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Schools

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

July 12, 2023 02:00 PM

Event End Date & Time

July 12, 2023 08:30 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

07/11/23 03:00 PM

Description/Agenda

OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A WORK MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT JULY 12, 2023 A work session was held at 2:00 p.m. Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Vice President Connie Archibald, Tiffani Summers, Julie Taylor, Nancy Kennedy, Karen Cronin, Bryan Smith, and Danielle Wright. Also, present were Superintendent Steve Carlsen, Assistant Superintendents Keith Mecham, Business Administrator David Roberts, Corey Thompson, Irlanda Stevens and Mary Kay Kirkland. Information on Buildings and Grade Alignment from Other School Districts and Mary Kay Kirkland Wade Hyde, Board President and Steve Carlsen, Superintendent Discussion on Information from Other School Districts Discussion on Building and Grade Alignment Option #1 - K-5 Elementary, 608 Middle, 9-12 High School This would mean two new middle schools. Same architectural building with the one needing to house 1200-1500 (north) and the other need to house 1500-1800 (south). It still needs to be decided where (physical location on the same lot or a new lot) for both so that will either add some cost or reduce some cost on the middle schools. BESD would like to have the 6th grade academic wing as isolated as possible from the other two grade levels. - The Board will need more discussion, but would like to have numbers for 1,000 seat auditoriums in each middle school separate from the entire cost. - What did Alpine do for gymnasium space, CTE, lunch, etc. This would also need addition to the high schools for the 9th grade plus BEHS CTE replacement, BRHS science replace/remodel. Retrofitting our intermediate schools to be large elementary schools. Option #2 - K-5 Elementary, 6-7 Intermediate, 8-9 Middle, 10-12 High School This would mean two new middle schools with capacity in the south of 1100-1400 and in the north 900-1200. Two new elementary schools, one north and one south similar to Golden Spike (1,000 students). Discussion - What Makes a Good Board Member Wade Hyde, Board President The Board broke into groups and each group created a list of traits of a good Board Member. These will be reviewed at the regular Board Meetings throughout the year. Adjournment Work session ended at 5:00 pm OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT JULY 12, 2023 Official minutes of the Regular Session of the Board of Education, Box Elder School District, held Wednesday evening July 12, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at Independent Life Skills Center. Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Vice President Connie Archibald, Tiffani Summers, Julie Taylor, Nancy Kennedy, Karen Cronin, Bryan Smith, and Danielle Wright. Also present were Superintendent Steve Carlsen, Assistant Superintendent Keith Mecham, Jared Reay, IT, and Business Administrator David Roberts; members of the press, employees and patrons. President Wade Hyde called the meeting to order, welcomed those in attendance and conducted the business of the meeting. After the reverence which was offered by Julie Taylor, the pledge of allegiance was led by Keith Mecham. Recognitions Julie Taylor, Board Member Box Elder High School - Raise the Bar Bronze Star Recipient- UHSSA recognized Box Elder High School for good sportsman behavior in interactions with others. Approval of Agenda Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Julie Taylor. The motion passed unanimously Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes Public Comment There was no public comment. Action Items Approval of School-Based Mental Health Screenings Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning - Grant application to be used with Bear River Mental Health of an amount of $22,000. Resources for parents for screening. Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the school-based mental health screenings, seconded by Karen Cronin. The motion passed unanimously. Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes Approval of Sex Education Committee Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning - Creation of the Human Sexuality Committee, per policy 4105. Any new curriculum has to be vetted by a committee and then is brought before the Board. Parents number equal to district committee members. Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the Human Sexuality Committee, seconded by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes Approval of Administrative Salary Schedule Steve Carlsen, Superintendent - 3 different options were discussed. A discussion concerning years vs steps, student stipends, and administrators with new positions occurred. A discussion about administrators that raised a concern to the Superintendent and the calculation used to dictate where they would be placed on the new table. Superintendent recommended approval of option #3 to go with the new salary schedule and award administrators with their years of service. Julie Taylor made the motion to approve option #3, the new salary schedule and award administrators with their years of service, seconded by Nancy Kennedy. The motion passed unanimously. Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes Information Items Inland Port Authority Scott Wolford, Vice President of Business Development for Utah Inland Port Authority - accompanied by Stephen Smith and Shawn Milne representing Box Elder County. Reported on the progress of a CRA for the Inland Port Authority for Box Elder County. Monthly Financial Report David Roberts, Business Administrator - year end budget numbers presented. Board Committee Reports Karen Cronin - thank you from the Boys & Girls Club for the District's participation in the annual fundraiser dinner and donation. Policy Review Second Reading a. Policy 3043 Redress of Grievances b. Policy 5064 Medical Recommendations by School Personnel to Parents Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the policies on second reading, seconded by Connie Archibald. The motion passed unanimously. Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes Board Discussion Items Book Study - I Love it Here by Clint Pulver - David Roberts reported on chapter 11 and Karen Cronin reported on chapter 12. Consent Items Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the consent items, seconded by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes Approval of the minutes of working and regular meeting for June 14, 2023. Approval of claims: 00044191, 00044396, 00044453 - 00044890, 05061223, 07063023, 08063023, 09063023, 09062023 Personnel As detailed in the agenda. Suggestions for Future Board Meetings Bryan Smith continuing discussion in work session on August 9th. Bryan Smith talked about adding more options for students for additional opportunities in talking about our grade configurations. Danielle Wright asked about bus routes being prepared and presented. Adjournment: The Motion was made by Karen Cronin to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Danielle Wright. The motion passed unanimously; Board meeting ended at 7:49 pm. Nancy Kennedy - yes Bryan Smith - yes Tiffani Summers - yes Wade Hyde - yes Connie Archibald - yes Danielle Wright - yes Karen Cronin - yes Julie Taylor - yes The next meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, with a Work Session at 5:30pm, a Truth and Taxation hearing and the Regular Session at 6:30 p.m., at the Independent Life Skills Center, 960 S Main Brigham City, Utah. APPROVED: August 9, 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

Notice Posting Details

Notice Posted On

August 18, 2023 04:19 PM

Notice Last Edited On

August 18, 2023 04:19 PM

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July 11, 2023 03:00 PM

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