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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 Minutes

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Event Start Date & Time

December 13, 2023 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

December 13, 2023 10:00 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

12/12/23 03:00 PM

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OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A WORK MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT DECEMBER 13, 2023 Work Session of the Board of Education, Box Elder School District, held Wednesday evening December 13, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. at Independent Life Skills Center. Meet with Legislators Representatives Thomas Peterson and Senator Scott Sandall. Legislative priorities from the USBA, USSA and UASBO was shared. Conversations about eliminating requirements on public education to make it less burdensome. Conversations about funding, constitutional amendment, bonding, local control, school grading were some of the topics discussed. OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BOX ELDER SCHOOL DISTRICT DECEMBER 13, 2023 Official minutes of the Regular Session of the Board of Education, Box Elder School District, held Wednesday evening December 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at Independent Life Skills Center. Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Board Vice President Connie Archibald, Tiffani Summers, Julie Taylor, Nancy Kennedy, Karen Cronin, Danielle Wright, Bryan Smith, and Student Board Member Alyssa Lyman. Also, present were Superintendent Steve Carlsen, Assistant Superintendents Keith Mecham, Heidi Jo West, IT Jared Reay and Business Administrator David Roberts; members of the press, employees and patrons. President Wade Hyde called to order the meeting and welcomed those in attendance and conducted the business of the meeting. After the reverence which was offered by Keith Mecham, the pledge of allegiance was led by Karen Cronin. Recognitions: Julie Taylor recognized the following: - Johanna Schaub, Art Teacher - Gail Halvorson Art Project at BRHS Presentation - Jeremy Webb - Lacrosse Coach at BRHS - Teachers who have earned STEM Endorsements: o Robert Franckowiak, Sunrise High School - Earth Science and Science Core o Peter Watkins, BRHS -CTE Robotics o Corey Thompson, BEHS - Exploring Computer Science o David Blake, DO - Ed Tech o Tawnie Bowcutt, McKinley - Elementary Math Specialist o Andrew Cobabe, BRHS - Math Level IV o Marissa Storey, BEMS - Math Sped o Jessica Nye, BRHS - Med Anta & Phy, Health Sci Intro, Bio Tech o Shaylyn Black, BRMS - SCI Core, Chem, Bio o Marcus Leonard, BRMS - Math II o Zihang Liu, ACYI - Ed Tech - Ben Dean, Harris and Hart Sheet Metal Contractors - donated $5,002 to Lake View Elementary to help assist 27 families. Also, recognized Melanie Day, Box Elder High and Allison Liljenquist, Bear River High, for their productions and the great efforts put forth at their respective schools. Approval of Agenda: Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the agenda, second by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes Public Comment: Parent Jared Turner spoke on behalf of a group of parents in support of the Chinese DLI and also employed in the Chinese sphere addressed the Chinese DLI program for the group. Mentioned the concerns and alternatives to help the Chinese DLI in the district. Parent Jordan Riley, student Dallan Davidson, student Adella Turner, student Kyden Cefalo, teacher Shizhong 'John' Zang, student Lilian Barfuss, student Rhyker Cook, parent Daniel Cook, parent Julia Andersen, parent Taylor Venable, parent Tosh Farr, student Nathan Jenkins, parent Darren Bauer, Elle Anderson, spoke on behalf of the Chinese DLI program. Information Items: Audit Report Matt Geddes and Trae Johansson, Squire Co. presented as the District's external auditors. They met with the audit committee ahead of time and gave a more in-depth report. Financial audit opinion is the District presented fairly and clean in all material respects, an unmodified opinion. Compliance audit is the District presented in all material respects except in school fees and the district reserve. Audit covers federal, state and local revenue and expenses in financial and compliance requirements. Some Board Members would like a hard copy. Action Items: Chinese DLI Jeremy Young, Director of Assessment, presented information regarding the enrollment, cost, progress, and trajectory of the Chinese DLI program. Recommendation for a minimum enrollment of 60 students. Karen Cronin made the motion to approve for enrollment of 50 and extending the deadline to January 31, second by Bryan Smith. Vote was as follows: Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - No Tiffani Summers - No Wade Hyde - No Connie Archibald - No Danielle Wright - No Nancy Kennedy - No Bryan Smith - Yes Motion fails 2 yes, 6 no. Nancy Kennedy made a motion for enrollment of 50 by January 15, second by Karen Cronin. Vote was as follows: Karen - Yes Julie - Yes Tiffani Yes Wade - No Connie Archibald - No Danielle Wright - No Nancy - Yes Bryan - Yes Motion passes 5 yes, 3 no. Information Items: Monthly Financial Report David Roberts, Business Administrator: everything looks good and in line with the budget. An update for the amount on line 167. Busing Protocol for Courtesy Riders David Roberts, Business Administrator and Jason Sparks, Director of Transportation, shared their ideas and suggestions when sharing the draft of a policy for space available busing. Recommendation from the State Board of Education is that we not implement a policy for space available students. Less crowded and shorter bus routes this year have shown a positive direction decline with regards to safe school violations. Building and Ground Rental and Supervision Policies David Roberts, Business Administrator and Corey Thompson, Director of Facilities, addressed the concern of allowing public access to buildings and grounds of property that is not currently being occupied and/or vacant. Board Committee Reports 'Always consider the effects on our students.' Student Board Member Report Alyssa Lyman, reported on Bear River High School fundraiser week in behalf of refugees and included a big fundraiser assembly. Box Elder High School is in the middle of Christmas assistance in partnership with Make-a-Wish for a student. Alyssa talked about winter sports. Box Elder and Bear River girls wrestling dual meet is Tuesday, December 19th. Box Elder and Bear River boys' and girls' basketball is on Wednesday, December 20th @ BEHS. Action Items: Approval of New Courses Keith Mecham, Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Teaching & Learning Karen Cronin made the motion to approve, second by Julie Taylor. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes Policy Review: First & Second Reading Karen brought up some concerns about 8 items. Karen Cronin made motion to table first reading until next Board Meeting, second by Connie Archibald. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes First Reading Policy 2181 District Emergency Response Plan Policy 4060 High School Graduation Requirements Policy 4200 Term of Instruction: School Year & School Day Policy 5005 Safe Schools - Student Discipline/Behavior Policy 5100 Student Records Policy 5203 Graduation Attire Policy 5227 Concussions and Head Injury Policy 5380 Notification Received from Juvenile Courts Policy 6000 Public Records Access and Management Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the policies on Second Reading, second by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes Second Reading Policy 1037 Employment/Assignment of Relatives (Nepotism) Policy 1071 Electronic Meetings Policy 1210 School Closures and Boundary Changes Policy 3010 Employee Bullying and Hazing Policy 3032 Employment: Student Support Scope of Practice Policy 3047 Reemployment of Retirees Policy 4064 Curriculum: Honors Courses Policy 5064 Medical Recommendations by School Personnel to Parents Policy 5228 Athletic Uniforms Board Discussion Items: Board of Education Handbook Review Schedule Julie Taylor - New Board Member Orientation, page 8 Board of Education Code of Conduct, page 9 Danielle Wright - Board Member Commitments and Ethics, page 9 Karen Cronin, Bryan Smith and Superintendent Carlsen will present for the January 10, 2024 Board Meeting. Consent Items: Karen Cronin made the motion to approve consent items, seconded by Bryan Smith. The motion passed unanimously with the votes as follows: Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes The Consent items included the following items: Approval of the minutes of working and regular meeting November 13, 2023. Approval of claims 00045384- 00046283, 02111023, 05111023, 08113032, 09112023, 09113023. Personnel Actions See attachment to agenda. Suggestions for Future Board Meetings: - Update on the Chinese DLI because January 15th is after the January Board Meeting - Evaluations after the end of the calendar year. - Fieldhouse by Mountain Crest High School in Cache County. Superintendent Carlsen will talk to the Superintendent of Cache School District. Upcoming Events: - USBA Conference in January 4-6, 2024 in Salt Lake City. - Work Session Wednesday, January 24, 2024 6:00-7:00pm Closed Session to Discuss Personnel Steve Carlsen, Superintendent Karen Cronin made the motion to go into closed session to discuss personnel, seconded by Nancy Kennedy at 9:41 pm, the motion passed. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes Bryan Smith made the motion to leave closed session, second by Julie Taylor, the motion passed. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes Adjournment: Bryan Smith made the motion to adjourn, second by Julie Taylor. The motion passed. Karen Cronin - Yes Julie Taylor - Yes Tiffani Summers - Yes Wade Hyde - Yes Connie Archibald - Yes Danielle Wright - Yes Nancy Kennedy - Yes Bryan Smith - Yes With the announcement that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, a Work Session will be held at 5:30 p.m. and a Regular Session at 6:30 p.m., at the Independent Life Skills Center, 960 S Main St, Brigham City, Utah., President Wade Hyde adjourned the meeting at 9:51 p.m. APPROVED: January 10, 2024 ATTESTED: _________________________ __________________________ School Business Administrator President, Board of Education

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Meeting Information

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Independent Life Skills Center
960 S Main St
Brigham City, UT 84302
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Marci Hatch

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marci.hatch@besd.net

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(435)734-4800

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January 11, 2024 11:04 AM

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January 11, 2024 11:04 AM

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December 12, 2023 03:00 PM

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