Notice Date & Time: 3/14/18 6:30 PM -3/14/18 8:30 PM
Box Elder School District
Regular School Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Snowville Elementary, Snowville, UT
A. Board Work Session - 5:30 p.m.
1. Melissa Morris, Joylene Ritchie, Viola Foy
B. Closed Session - 6:05 p.m.
1. Evaluation and Goals Review with Rod Cook, Business Administrator
C. Administrative - 6:30 p.m.
1. Call to Order - President Wade Hyde
2. Invocation - Lynn Capener, Board Member
3. Flag Salute/Pledge of Allegiance - Steve Carlsen, Superintendent
4. Recognitions - Connie Archibald, Board Member
a. Janette Skidmore - Volunteer at Snowville Elementary
b. Kristin Tanner - PTO President and Volunteer and Snowville Elementary
c. Candice Hill - Volunteer and PTO President-Elect at Snowville
d. The Rose Ranch - Supporter of Snowville Elementary
e. OSI - Supporter of Snowville Elementary
D. Approval of Agenda - 6:40 p.m.
E. Public Comment - 6:45 p.m.
Those individuals who would like to speak to the Board should read the guidelines and complete the sign-up document located at the door. At the discretion of the Board President, public comment may be permitted at any point during the Board meeting
F. Action Items - 6:55 p.m.
1. Negotiaions Team Approval - Terry Jackson
2. Approve Revised Board Calendar - Steve Carlsen
3. Approval of Revised School Fees for 2018-2019 - Rod Cook
4. Approval of Amended 2017-18 School Land Trust Plans - Keri Greener
5. Amended 2017-18 School Land Trust Plan for Bear River High School
6. Amended 2017-18 School Land Trust Plan for Alice C. Harris Intermediate
G. Information Items - 7:20 p.m.
1. Legislative Update - Steve Carlsen
2. Reading Benchmark - Keri Greener
3. DLI - Keri Greener
4. Monthly Financial Report - Rod Cook
H. Policy Review - 7:30 p.m.
1. Reviewed with No Changes
a. Policy 2216 Transportation - Conduct on Buses
2. First Reading
a. Policy 2001 Fiscal Management Goal
b. Policy 4050 Middle School Requirements/ 7th and 8th Grade
c. Policy 4188 Animals on School Premises
d. Policy 5312 Non-School and Private Fundraising and Donations
3. Second Reading
a. Policy 1110 Public Participation in Board Meeting
b. Policy 1220 Attendance Areas
c. Policy 2160 Building & Grounds Rental and Supervision Permit and Use Agreement
d. Policy 5065 Administration of Medication
e. Policy 6000 Public Records Access and Management
I. Board Discussion Items 7:40 p.m.
1. Board Handbook Review
a. Connie Archibald:
Introduction
Authority and Responsibilities of the Board
Principles of Board Leadership
b. Lynn Capener:
Making School Board Decision
Collaborative Relationships: Shared Governance
c. Karen Cronin:
Essentials of a Professional Learning Community
Authority of Individual Board Members
d. Wade Hyde:
Board Leadership Responsibilities
New Board Member Orientation
e. Nancy Kennedy:
Board of Education Code of Conduct
Board Member Ethics
f. Bryan Smith:
Disciplining Board Members
Policies Governing the Board
g. Julie Taylor:
Guidelines and Parliamentary Motions
Simplified Chart of Parliamentary Motions
2. Board Goals Review
J. Consent Items 8:00 p.m.
1. Minutes
2. Claims
K. Suggestions for Future Board Meetings 8:05 p.m.
L. Adjournment 8:10 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, with a Work Session at 5:30 p.m. followed by a Regular Session at 6:30 p.m., at the ILSC Building, 960 S Main St, Brigham City, Utah.
Notice Date & Time: 2/14/18 6:30 PM -2/14/18 8:30 PM
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BOX ELDER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A work session was held at 5:30. The School Board reviewed the evaluation of Superintendent Steve Carlsen. All board members were present.
Nancy Kennedy made the motion to move to closed session to review the superintendent evaluation, Lynn Capener seconded the motion which passed unanimously by an individual roll call vote.
Karen Cronin made the motion to move into regular board meeting. Bryan Smith seconded the motion, which passed unanimously through an individual roll call vote.
Rod Cook, Business Administrator, presented the yearly Zions Finance report on bond obligations and payments to the Board.
Official minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Education, Box Elder County School District, held Wednesday evening February 14, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Independent Life Skills Center, 960 S Main St, Brigham City, Utah.
Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Vice President Karen Cronin, Members Nancy Kennedy, Lynn Capener, Connie Archibald, Bryan Smith, and Julie Taylor, and Student Board Member Chayse Quayle. Also present were Superintendent Steven Carlsen, Assistant Superintendents Keri Greener and Terry Jackson, and Business Administrator Rod Cook, officers of the Box Elder Education Association, district employees, representatives of the press and interested citizens.
President Hyde welcomed those in attendance and conducted the business of the meeting. After the prayer, which was offered by Keri Greener, Julie Taylor led the audience in the pledge of allegiance.
Recognitions
Dual Language Immersion Students who attended the National Chinese Math, Science, and Art Competition, Chase McDermott, Dominic Cefalo, Logan Cefalo, from Foothill Elementary, and Kyden Cefalo from ACYI.
Bear River High School state champion 4A wrestlers Kaygen Canfield and Logan Pond.
Brock Hardy and Garrett Ricks Box Elder High School for 5A state titles
Dallas Henderson and his organization for his donation to the School Lunch program for student negative accounts.
Mark Johnson, Lakeview, Jeremy Young, North Park Elementary, and Clay Chournos, McKinley, for their presentations at board meeting last month.
Lorica Pilivi recognized Marsha Haynie a bus aide with the school district and Corey Ballard, Custodian at Century.
Approval of Agenda
Nancy Kennedy made the motion to approve the agenda. Julie Taylor seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Public Comment
Braquel Brinkerhoff, from Bear River High, presented each of the board members with a rose as thanks for their work.
Action Items
Approve New 2 Year Contract Renewal for Superintendent
Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the 2 Year Contract for Superintendent Carlsen. Bryan Smith seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Amendment to BRMS 2017-18 School Lands Trust Plan
Julie Taylor made the motion to approve the Amendment to BRMS 2017-18 School Lands Trust Plan. Lynn Capener seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Approval of New Courses
Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the USU BUSN 1010 Course. Nancy Kennedy seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Approval of Exchange of Property
Lynn Capener made the motion to approve the exchange of Lincoln Center property for the Loll property west of Young Intermediate School. Connie Archibald seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Approval of Bids for New Elementary School
Bryan Smith made the motion to table the approval of bids for the new elementary school. Karen Cronin seconded the motion which passed unanimously.
Information/Discussion Items
DLI Achievement Data
Lynn Baty, Interim Director of Testing, reported on the language measurement tests for students in Dual Language Immersion in the district.
Legislative Update
Superintendent Steve Carlsen reported on the proposed Legislative budget for schools. The WPU has been set at 3%.
Monthly Financial Report
Rod Cook, Business Administrator, presented the January Financial Report to the Board.
Policy Review
The following Policies were presented for first reading:
Policy 1110 Public Participation in Board Meeting
Policy 1220 Attendance Areas
Policy 2160 Building & Grounds Rental and Supervision Permit and Use Agreement
Policy 5065 Administration of Medication
Policy 6000 Public Records Access and Management
Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the policies for first reading and the policies below on second reading with 5065 to be reviewed with respect to allowing students to self-medicate. Karen Cronin seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously.
The following Policies were presented for second reading:
Policy 1150 Superintendent Evaluation
Policy 1180 Business Administration
Policy 5312 Non-School and Private Fundraising and Donations - Form
Policy 5360 Suicide Intervention
Board Discussion Items
Board Goals Review
Review of Chapter 9 'The End of Average'
The Board members reviewed the chapter and commented on their perception of the chapter.
Wade Hyde assigned sections of the board handbook to the board members.
Consent Calendar
Karen Cronin moved to accept the consent items. The motion was seconded by Bryan Smith and passed on a unanimous vote. The Consent Calendar included the following items:
Approval of the minutes of the working and regular meetings of January 10, 2018.
Approval of claims numbered 00024337-00024681, 1011018, 8013118, 9011918, 9013118 and the ACH and school activity checks for the month of January.
Personnel Items
Leaving the District
Site Employee Position Reason
Century, Discovery, Three Mile Creek, BEMS Christie Legua ELL Para Retiring
Adjournment
With the announcement that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at Snowville Elementary, President Hyde adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m.
APPROVED: March 14, 2018
