Regular Board Meeting

001Yes. >> All right. I am going to bring the Crown County School District Board of Education regular board meeting to order. It's Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, and it is 5:18. Um we are here at the district uh office and we are all are also on YouTube and Zoom and if you um sorry please turn your phones to silent or vibrate or off. Um and then if you're here to speak to the board and public comment please fill out a speaker card and pass that up. Um, let's do the pledge of allegiance. >> All board members are present. And K is here. Jerry Hson is um Hannah, will you lead us in the pledge of allegiance? I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands. One

002nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Lee, will you read our mission statement? >> Sure. Our mission is to put each student first every day. Dog and there a motion to >> second Dave makes a motion. Kevin move seconds to approve the agenda. All those in favor say I. >> I that passes 5 >> 16. Thank you. All right. Next on the agenda is public comment. Um before we start, uh the board appreciates the opportunity to hear from the public during the comment portion of this meeting. Before we begin, a reminder that public comment period is allow members of the public to provide input to the board in its capacity as a legislative body. The public comment period is not a form for discussion or debate between the board

003and the members of the public. The board does not engage in discussion during public comments, but may later follow up on comments made during public comment. Each individual will be allowed three minutes to provide comments to the board. The board would not allow com public comments during board meetings that are slanderous, obscene, or otherwise violate state or federal law. Employees and their representatives may use the public comment period to address issues that should be raised through may not sorry may not use the public comment period to address issues that should be raised through existing formal communication channels or establish grievances or negotiation procedures. Um I have Amber May. Okay. So, good evening. My name is Amber May and I am a parent of two students in the district, one of whom is here today in

004full support as I speak about the lack of college adisement available to our students. With the college adviser position no longer filled, this has created a significant gap for students trying to navigate application, scholarships, FASA, and deadlines. Applying to college today is extremely complex and even with families who are that are comfortable with technology na navigating the different systems requirements and timelines for each individual school can be very overwhelming. Many families simply do not have the tools or knowledge to manage this process successfully on their own. Additionally, many of our families and students speak Spanish as their primary language and some are navigating disabilities or other barriers. These challenges can even an already complex process even more difficult without proper support. We're also seeing situations where critical steps are make being missed in application processes

005resulting in applications being withdrawn and once that happens students can no longer apply to that school that same year which can significantly impact their future opportunities. Students are often led to help each other navigate common deadlines and financial aid. in my and my daughter in fact Hannah was one of the students helping many of her peers through the process. Many of them feeling overwhelmed and unsure where to even begin. They should not that should not be on the responsibility of students. Another concern is academic advising. Students are not constantly encouraged to take more rigorous coursework that prepares them for college and they are often capped at four challenging courses per semester. For capable and motivated motivated students, these limit their preparation for what comes next. I understand that there may be limitations in course offerings,

006but when students express interest in college, they should be guided toward the most rigorous path available so they are prepared, not overwhelmed when they go. Additionally, many timelines provided do not align with application strategies or more competitive universities, leading families to rely on their own research rather than school guidance. So my question to the board is this. What steps can be can be taken to strengthen college advisement for our students? Whether that means bringing back a dedicated adviser or better equipping the counselors in including how to navigate multiple systems required in today's application process. If our counselors aren't fully equipped, how can they how can we expect our students to be? And ultimately we we simply moving for are we simply moving students through graduation or we trying to prepare them for success beyond high

007school? These students are our next generation and they deserve to they excuse me and they deserve to the guidance to pursue the best future available to them. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Brand come to ask the board to reconsider adding to your assistant coach sipon. Um this is um the letter that I sent out. Um the trip program requires a significant amount of time and responsibility beyond normal school hours including practices, fundraisers, games. Competition, travel, and supporting athlete both phys both both physically and mentally. Coaches play an important role in helping to maintain a safety and organization, a positive team environment while also supporting the head coach and student athletes. Um I'm considered a assistant coach because there's only one head coach position. Um, I'm an alumni at Grand

008Canyon High School and I've been the assistant coach since June of 2023 with Adrian when we got asked to start the team last minute. Um, back then we had three months to go from a three crew that didn't have very much motivation or participation to having a 10 team and we've only grown from there. As some of you may know, we've finally taken this team to state competition. And since cheer has become a sanctioned sport, we've been hard at achieving our goals. We practice April through January, and soon we'll be starting 6 a.m. practices again after tryyous. Um providing a siphon would recognize the time, dedication, and value I bring to the program and help ensure the program can continue to grow and serve students effectively. Um as Dr. team track and many other assistant

009coaches do for their team and their head coach. I do for mine. I've seen the schools, the district, our team, and a lot of other teams go through a lot of changes and I've stayed consistent with my dedication to my cheerleaders. Um, quite a few other teams have an assistant coach typ and cheers in the center of all major sports and events that go through the entire year. Although my dedication is to to team I've been unpaid for three years. Um my husband and I just started our family. We just had a baby. Um but I still return to cheer before anything else only five weeks postpartum to support them at competition. Um we kind of are just act asking for equality among all the other sports and hope into consideration. Thank you. All right.

010Any other uh public comment? All right. Um moving on. Student body president report. Um Hunter is emailed and said he is available. He's doing drum drummer prep for state. Um >> update. >> Okay. >> Would like to hear it. Okay. Uh spring sports is in full swing. We hosted a casino night which was fun and um last week and about 40 students attended. Drama is heading to region competition this week which was why Hunter can't be here and next week we will begin the elections process for next year's student government update complete. All right. um board recognition students of the month. We'll start with HNK and if so if all the students if you want to say their names and they can come stand up in the front right >> here. All right. Carvin is

011such a bright boy and fun personality. He enjoys coming to school and is such a great student. Carvin listens and follows directions very well. He stays on task while working independently and always tries to do his very best. He loves to listen to new stories, learn new things, and share his knowledge with his classmates. And it has been exciting to watch Carvin grow both socially and academically. He has learned to be more safe, responsible, and respectful during play time with his friends. While walking in line in the hallways, and during instruction would be best to wait to be called on to speak, and with turning his way offering instructions, but he can focus on the scene. Carvin is an awesome writer, too. His work is neatly written, and he always gives extra effort to do

012more than what is required. Carvin is a joy to teach, and I'm lucky to be his kid teacher. Keep working hard. is our overall student of the month for first grade. She comes to school every day ready to learn and to do her absolute best. She's a very hardworking student and always strives to improve her knowledge and learning skills. She's a very attentive learner and always puts forth her very best effort in whatever she does. Aurora is also a fantastic helper in setting caution. She is always one of the first students to give a friend a kind reminder or to help another student who may be struggling. Is that a kind, polite, and respectful student who I can every single day. Keep up that fabulous work. Thank you. She daily from student of the month.

013Lay brings cheer and enthusiasm to everything that we do. Always focusing on the positive side and hyping up her classes. We love you Sy in our class. Bailey here. Um, so since Victoria joined us mid year, she has fit right into our class just as she's spend your Tuesday night. She consistently goes above and beyond all of her assignments and always puts 100% effort to get her work done. Beyond her academics, Victoria is incredibly friendly and always has a smile on her face. She's consistently respectful to her peers and to me making our classroom a better place just by being in it. I'm super proud of you, Victoria. Keep He was fourth grade. He works hard and is always willing to try his best. He is a good friend and also an important member of

014our classroom. We want to thank you and keep up the good work. Um, first student of the month of her fifth grade. Felicity student goes about what is also good. She's quite observer and very clever. I really appreciate her imaginative nature. Felicity has been devoted to all of the classes. So, she has a knack for writing. During our poetry unit and our sixth grade unit, she's written them amazingly. I'm grateful she's part of our class and I'm happy to be her teacher. Telissa Leo is the overall sixth grade student of the month. He consistently brings a warm friendly presence to the factory. It demonstrates strong creativity and genuine life for reading. Leo is also a very hard worker who patiently helps his peers, includes others in activities and contributes thoughtful perspectives during class discussions. He

015is always performing exceptionally well, continuing to challenge himself with increasingly complex texts and projects that will help him deepen his skill and creativity. Maintaining the same level of effort while exploring new leadership roles in group work will help Leo to build confidence and prepare him for the future in academic challenges. His positive attitude, curiosity, and interest in different viewpoints, enriched classroom conversations, and supported collaborative learning community. We are so fortunate to have as a member of our learning community. Congratulations. >> All right. Next, uh, students of the month from middle school. I don't move on and who are amazing students. So, hey, >> hi school. I have one phenomenal student here and the other one I think she couldn't come tonight. So this is Blake Coleman. Blake Thomas Coleman, son of Paul and Sarah Coleman

016is a high achieving senior who excels in their classroom and in the pool as a national honor society secretary and student scholar runner up in dance. Yeah. Blake thrives. And when I say sterling scholar runner up, high school winner, regional runner up. Uh thrives on the challenge of AP calculus and AP L. A dedicated athlete. He served as swim team captain. He meddled at state, won a region title in varsity tennis. Outside of school, he served as a lifeguard at the Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center for three years and volunteered at the Moab Baptist Church. After graduation, he plans to attend Emory Riddle Aeronautical University and become a pilot. >> Sweet to complete his flight training and become a commercial pilot. This is legis advice to his little peers is find what interests you and

017pursue it. You'll never work a day of your life if you love what you do. >> Thank you. >> And J Henderson's not here tonight. >> Um, this is a good time to sneak out if you want to sneak out. Job carbon >> will you look for my water bottle? I think I left it over at the ball. >> Thanks, Mom. That was just >> in the building. Yes. No. All right. Um, information and discussion items. First on the docket is transportation presentation. Transportation presentation. >> Are we good? >> We're rolling along, y'all. Thanks for having me over here. Okay. So, on your agenda, write down, you need a piece of you need a pen and a paper. I want you to guess how many activity miles our school buses went last year. miles. >>

018Miles this year >> the full year activity trip miles >> tell you how many times across the United States cuz you told me. >> So this includes high school, middle school activity trips for the whole year. >> What do you consider an activity? Um, sports, drama, field trips. >> Nope. >> When they're competing is an activity. >> Just miles. >> I don't just smile. >> I have a good idea. >> And the closest to it wins a bus. No, it's worse. So, put some energy into think about it. >> This includes Nishay and Matt, too. So, if you want your piece of candy, you you need to participate. >> Oh, we can help each Matt. I apologize. >> You come to a meeting without >> so 25 closest to the actual number width. >> Okay.

019Did everyone write it down? >> Yeah. >> Are you sure? >> No cheating. I'll just put it in my phone. >> Yeah, put it in your phone. >> Okay, we're on the honesty system here. So, I'm going to write the number. Everyone has their number. >> Not even closer. >> That's it. >> Oh, >> 35. Anyone higher than 35? >> 56,000. >> 37. I hear 3723. I have 75,000 >> over 56,000 because you told me yesterday. >> Well, but you're actually over I I >> knew it would be like >> 2500. >> It's like 27 times across the United States. Shame, but it's >> you lost more. >> 37,000. >> I think she's the winner. >> Right over me. >> 200. >> We went 75,000. >> Yes, that is correct. >> He is correct. >>

020That's where I got from. >> All right. So, so far this year, y'all, we're not done. We have how many? We have 45 days left of school >> school days. That doesn't include weekend. >> Um, so far this year, we have gone 47 >> this year. So far, >> so we're going to go over it. >> What's 75,000? Is that like with the routes? >> That was route. >> That's route miles. >> Yes. >> Just route miles. >> Correct. >> Wow. >> Just route miles. Just miles was 75,000. So we were over 130. >> So that's like 35 times the cost of the United States back. >> You're >> Are you going to ask that too? >> No. Do you want to know how much this cost us or not? >> No. >> Okay. A

021lot. >> I mean, it's in our budget. >> It was every penny was worth it. >> Let's just not go there. >> Okay. >> So, that's what we're doing on the athletic side. Um the field trip side for elementary. I didn't do miles, but it cost us 14,000 for all the field trips for elementary last year. Well, the the departments paid transportation back, but that's what it cost. >> 14,000. >> What's that? >> You said 14,000. >> 14,000. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, Dave, >> how many trips could we go from California, Sacramento to New York? I thought it was 27, but maybe I'm wrong. >> Yeah, it's it's only 19 times. >> Oh, okay. >> So, with activity trips, we could have gone to Sacramento, California, and to New York 17 times, just to put

022that in front. >> And we could have done 15 flights to Hawaii. Just saying. >> Okay. So, there's that. >> That's what we did last year, and we're on point to exceed that this year. So, um, good afternoon board members. Every day the school begins and ends for some kids on a yellow bus. Our department and drivers are the first and last point of contact for over 600 Grand County School District students daily, ensuring they arrive safely, on time, and ready to learn. Okay. How are your ride alongs on Monday? >> Fun. >> Great. Very fun. >> Different every year. >> Okay. You're riding different routes. Any comments? >> Mine was very interesting. >> Oh, lovely. Two wonderful people, bus drivers. >> She had a different experience. She did preschool, so she had a driver

023and a TA on the bus and they were little people. So, they were preschool. >> So, she had a little different experience than the rest of you. >> I really saw how the bus driver can be a trusted building for students swimming up. comes out. >> Yeah, that's that's a huge it's a huge thing for me training my drivers and that's kind of what the expectation I put on them is you are the trusted adult because you're going to see where they come from and take them home and you have a unique opportunity to get to know that student differently than a teacher. >> Can I go back and say make a com I was going to say something about my trip and I'm going to be make sure. So, I I did get I

024had a chance to see the um the bus driver and the assistant um in action having to have a situation where they had to deal with um with a disabled student and um it was very it was rough. It was rough. Um so, yeah, it just was a an experience that I was like right in the middle of it. It was not a They did a great job, but it was a little bit of a scary situation and >> with a disabled child, it's a challenge. So, it was really I mean, they did a great job, but you could see how limited they are, you know, >> without the when you're dealing with a disabled child that has special c very very special needs. And as a as a driver, an assistant driver, you're just

025limited on how much you can do with a student like that. You know, obviously, but it was real sort of eye opening between >> did they do what's matt >> math? Did you do that training? >> So, my TA did she has Matt training? Um this year they didn't put him put my TAs in that class because I think it was full but um she wouldn't lose her >> because I think it's yearly. >> Yeah. >> Thank you for that perspective. >> We do a lot as bus drivers. Um I know we want to just be short, but there's my little AI picture. >> I was going to say how cute this was. >> Okay. Yeah. We drove them up to Delicate Art. We're rocking it. A delicate balance of efficiency and safe. Um, you

026will not run into me and not hear me talk about safety. That is one of my top priorities in this district um, as the director of transportation. Um, I'm glad you guys did the ride along. I really appreciate it. I think it's really good for you guys to do that instead of just come see our building. So, I'd like to continue that. Um, and we'll try to get you on different buses and different routes every year. So, thank you for doing that and thank you for all your support. Um, our district is rolling along. Here we are. Um, our current wins at this time. So, we again passed our Utah Highway Patrol inspections. We do two a year. Um, the first inspection they do, there's our team, our superheroes. That's our banner this year. Um,

027you can see each of the drivers. We've added um kind of cutting some of them off there at the bottom. Anyway, we've added one full-time driver and um a part-time driver this year so far. And we are currently training three dogs. So, that brings us up to right now we have 19 staff. That includes the director and maintenance um our mechanic. Um we have nine rep drivers. Um, nine, five of those are activity drivers. One is a field trip driver and then we have seven subs right now and I'm training three. All three of them have passed their written test to move on to behind the wheel. So, that's coming down the pipe. So, I just hope we can We're fully staffed. Yay. We're kind of over staffed in some ways um with subs, but

028that's never a bad thing. Um, in case um, knock on wood, we're at 5:45 on Wednesday. We're full of staff. Okay. All right. So, our success is, yes, we passed inspections. We have a high driver retention rate. Um, we lose our drivers, unfortunately, to retirement most of the time. Um, and then full-time job opportunity, too. So, but we're we're plugging away. Okay. So, we talked about our staff. Um many districts are still navigating the school bus shortage, but I think we're doing really well. I'm really pleased with that. Um we currently have 15 buses in our fleet. We just sold 03. That was the last um the oldest one that we have right now is 2009, which is 17 years old. It is used as a spare bus, but um we do appreciate your support

029in keeping our fleet up to date and current. We just ordered bus 2006 2026. It will be here hopefully May June and we've put in a bid for our next 2027 bus. Um I'm getting bids on that right now. So we'll get that to Jerry and hope get approved for that for that bus coming in the fall. >> How much how much are buses going for? >> Good question. >> I'm just remember um you have to speck a bus to what you want. So you can't just go I want that one that one. So, it depends on what you want on it. It's a huge We'll talk. It's a big deal. So, it can range from 150 to 250,000 >> depending on what you get on it >> and which bus you buy. >> Did

030you say we have 15 buses? Is that what you said? Y and so um we're we we're going to hopefully buy one next year. That means we're going to sell another one. I like we want to just keep 15 buses basically. We're just going to >> Correct. We keep 15. We have um buses assigned for routes and then we have activity buses that we kind of our new buses. That's what we like to put them on to get the miles on out of town. They're newer buses that >> chance of breaking down that kind of thing. And then we have our spare buses in case one breaks down. >> So, so you say there's a lot of dis this disparity between it, this bus and that bus. Are all the buses the same or do

031you take one? And the reason I'm asking is if it's an activities bus and it goes a lot of miles, does it stay an activities bus and trading it out might be different than every correct in a yearly rotation? >> We're just 2022 is where we've now encountered that because we added air conditioning to that bus and we added USB ports. >> Okay. >> So they can charge their devices. So everything past 2022 has air conditioning and those ports. Since 22 was a full luggage bus >> and that will accommodate my bigger football, swim or I mean track, those kind of things. They need that. >> So, we had to up and get another luggage rear engine this year. That's why it was more expensive this year than last year because we had to go

032with Bluebird because they're the only ones that do rear engine. If you do front engine, you can't have that pass through luggage >> to accommodate track football, all all their stuff. >> So, for budgeting purposes, we need to kind of know how your rotation's going and what >> Right. And that's what I'm currently kind of going through. So, 2020 is going to stay a trip bus. Yeah. >> For as long as we can. Normally after two years, we send it down to a rep bus, but that one was specifically for activities, so we're going to keep it that way. >> How many miles can a bus go? like or until you decide it's a little bit, you know, you don't maybe don't want to take it out, >> right? >> Well, more Yeah. So, we've

033cut off 2018 is our bus that um does not go out of town. So, everything above that will just because of the factor of it's older and currently we're at about 105,000 miles on that one. Um the other buses um 13 that was a activity bus route bus is 132,000. >> Um but 22 that's been a trip bus for four years >> already has 57,000. So it's our long hauler. But unfortunat I mean do you want me to get in the weeds with this a little bit or no? So unfortunately with those buses there is a mechanical issue. Um they have it's anyway we'll talk it's yeah >> they don't make the cart anymore that's breaking down on that bus and 19 and 20 so we those are only three that have that issue but

034Trevor is working really hard on getting the park blah blah blah blah so >> there's that but we're back to bluebird we ordered that this year so this next bus we need to decide whether we're going to do like another wheelchair bus because we have two wheelchair buses we currently don't have anyone in the district that needs that service, but I don't want to be stuck with not having one. So, in two years, well, actually this fall, the big wheelchair bus is going away. >> So, I may have to do a full-size bus with the wheelchair lift and air conditioning, but it depends on costs there, too. So, I don't want to be stuck without one when we need it. So that's kind of we're evaluating right now >> what's next. >> It is it's

035like I wish I had a crystal ball. What's coming down the pike? Okay, let's talk about primary concerns right now is our red light violators. We just can't stop them from doing it. And 90% of the time they're locals. They're not the tourists that we would expect it to be. So, with that, um, we have a close relationship with law enforcement with, um, MOA PD and the sheriff's office. They are so good. They're following our buses and in one week they got four violations. They were behind the bus when they violated. If they don't, then we have to pull the camera, call them in, watch the video, give them the paper, all that kind of stuff. But they're following us and they they're they love it. They're on it. So, I know comes up. I

036got him. I want to keep that to pull the camera. So, it's it's a good relationship with them. And um I just hope, you know, last year we did a a thing with the sheriff's office and did a whole thing about red violators. And I just >> I we had a creeper. I mean, they're just moving just a little bit, a little bit, a little bit. And it it made up two seconds of their time. They didn't violate, but it was like they were just >> and then they think they can go in the bike lane and be okay. It's like, well, that's really, >> you know, it's like >> anyway, so what we can do as drivers and that I teach my drivers, we can't control them. We can control us and the student.

037And so we have certain welcome my drivers. I have two here support. >> Thank you. Um, we have certain protocols they have to follow when crossing the street. And so that's the only way we can keep them safe. But it does happen. And >> do do you know I know that you're not maybe police department may not share this, but do you know if the data is trending that they're older locals, younger locals that are all the above? >> I had a retired veteran. I had a 16 year old. >> I've had males, females, >> 35ish, female very nice car, you know, what's your hurry on spending valley driving, >> right? Okay, so Jerry just joined us. We're working on that. Thanks. >> Um, of course, the other challenges are aging buses, rising fuel prices,

038maintenance costs, um, getting more efficient buses, and running our routes more efficiently is going to help us. So, with that, um, we are probably one of the only districts that do not have routing software. Um, when I first took over as director, I didn't want to purchase something that we wouldn't use. So, I've been doing my due diligence and talking to other directors in other districts that start with Transfinder and then, oh, it's just got way too much. We don't use it. It's like, well, I don't want to do that. Um, we're still on paper um for routes. Um, I have been looking at um bus ride, which is really economically inexpensive. It also brings um p iPads to the bus and firmly fixed. You can't have one in your hand. So, in I I

039know with Pat, I think when Pat was here, I brought it up to them and and Matt and they were going to discuss, you know, budgeting things like that and how we can implement that. And it it's coming. We're probably the only district that doesn't have it. >> Is it just for efficiency? like you just get more efficient routings and is it like can it change I mean I don't we don't have a lot of >> traffic like I guess if you were in a big city you could change your route based on traffic right like Whimo or whatever >> but yeah like >> but here it's not relevant where you would go we'll go here >> this one is no we we would keep our route the way it is >> that's more creating

040the routes and things like that but with that we do have um capability of following the bus knowing where it is. Parents can get an app and see where the bus is. >> I mean, it's just it can do so much. The kids have a card now, but >> it's right. I know that's a big or we do the fingerprint. Did I say that? Anyway, um that's >> a tattoo. No. Um so, >> parents, it's a good resource for parents to say, "Where's the boss? It's running late or whatever." They can track their kid. Yeah. >> So, that's a really nice feature, too. And I can keep track of speed. I can keep track of where they are and all those things um with the software. And the last quote I got, it's like 10

041to 15,000 a year that includes everything >> ongoing or one time. Is there a one time? >> There there's more of a one time because you're buying the pads themselves. Yeah. >> And then it's an ongoing subscription, but they're updating software all the time. ongoing 10 to 15 or what? >> No, it's probably down to eight. >> Okay. >> I mean, that was two years ago. So, right now, I don't know, but I am going to the conference um next week with the UAP, so they always hit me and I'm like, we're not ready yet. Anyway, so that is coming down the pike. I would like to um present that to you guys at some point. Um two options, three options you prefer. That's that's >> Well, we would Okay, so we do have goals.

042We want to of course minimize fuel and keep our drivers. Um, wear lots of hats. Um, any questions? Anything you want to know? Um, so looking forward, I have talked to Frank. I guess we are looking ahead at replacing our parking lot because of the poor compaction of it and we get dips in there for the buses you guys. >> So that's coming down the pike. So we're looking forward to that. Thank you. >> Okay, any questions? We're >> and thanks a bunch for all you do. Enjoy your >> Thank you. >> Okay. Next. >> Next is a uh fiscal year 25 lang trust final report. So >> HMK Holly. >> So those reports are there for you to review. They've been on the agenda. If you have any specific questions, um the administrators are

043happy to answer those. I don't know that we have any formal um >> can I ask a question a gener like a general understanding what's what's happening question? Um so this it said this is for this is looking back at the year 2425 correct >> your fiscal year 25 >> current year on line 2425 that's why425 >> oh >> it's it's a delay in the way that the trust funds work >> that's what I was wondering so are we now are we looking at this for the first time >> from that to last year's how the results results of last year's fine. So this is basically we're seeing what was probably developed two years ago. >> Innocence innocence >> I was just wonder I know we've talked about the data and all that is there

044I don't understand this timeline. Could you explain this timeline for me? >> Yes. >> Thanks. >> So this is not a normal thing. >> It is it's complicated how they do it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So the way that it works is we developed a plan uh last year, right? It was developed with Michelle and that plan is currently happening for the 2526 school year. We will not report on that plan until next spring. >> Okay. >> We'll report on it. So because what it's is a delay in data collection. So this particular plan is reporting on last springs. this 2025 spring that just happened, it's reporting on that data. >> Okay. >> So, the data that was collected in April and May of last spring is now being reported on that >> and it's

045available the data we've seen, right? The data. >> Yeah. It would have been the data that Michelle would have shared with you throughout that year, >> right? But if we wanted to see it all put together in a package, this is where the money was spent to support that program. And then now >> so um in Google Docs >> Yeah. >> Um there is a a school. >> Yeah. I mean so what Michelle presented? >> Yeah. >> Um compared to a final report. Is that what you're >> That no that was my question before but we're looking at this today. I was so how are we is that an effective way to evaluate if it if it's working if we are seeing it like you know what I mean? So if we were like oh

046that was we didn't we didn't pass our >> this is established through the school trash lands >> that's what I was wondering how much of this is is it completely follow on them >> I this is not our schedule as far as we're required to bring this to you >> but it's not just required to show you how it was >> not a it's just a >> if I did this particular report I just got word today it's already been approved >> yeah through the state >> by them >> by the state got approved already that's We would approve the initial plan >> an amendment >> and and then that should >> be exactly what this is. >> So this is just a report saying >> just taking all the data that we reported and

047telling the state this is how we spend the money and this is the results we got. >> Okay. >> I I have other questions. Maybe I can chat with you later about that because I don't want to hold up how effective it is or is it >> I'm just pulling this report straight from the state website and link it here because we're required to present it to you. So, >> okay. >> But if you it's not so much if the my my question is more about and it's not our job, right? It's but if we had this goal, you know, for whatever percent kids to pass this test on, you know, improvement, whatever, and then they're working on it all year, that year. >> Yeah. Like this year on it >> until next February. Oh,

048that's when >> we'll get the rest of our data. And a lot of it comes down to like if we have LED testing, like we won't get any of that information. Even though we tested in February, we won't get it till October. >> Same with Rise. >> Yeah. So it gives us time to collect all the data and then get on it in February. >> Yeah. >> It just seems weird. That's a >> So tell me like on your report where the data is in the report at the bottom. >> So yeah, if you scroll past the first part, there's all that's all the financial stuff. If you go to IMP page three or four, which is usually what we're approving or financial. >> Yep. >> It shows like the old >> But you're just

049showing the results that you've shown us before anyway. You've shown us like these would have Michelle would have but yeah, it would have been the same result. >> Okay. That she >> So all I did was put it synthesize all of that, >> right? >> And documented what actually took place. >> So did she did she um type this up? >> No, I did. So your goal here say we're looking at we're moving. Sorry. Um this is the goal actually. Let me come closer so I can just >> Yeah. Okay. So that's just explaining what we're supposed to. So scroll down. Keep scrolling. >> So right there where it said where the small data or the small text is that right there was the was the um plan to determine if the goal is reached.

050Then if you scroll below the next >> you read it where where what part do you say >> there's the date from the beginning of the year map assessment. So that was part of the original plan. Okay. I didn't write that part. That was part of the original plan. If you scroll down to >> I think if you go up a little bit the goal will be above it. >> Yeah. Nope. It's just right there below number two. academic performance and reading with that's where my report >> everything this is all the data >> correct >> and she typed this you typed >> I went back and did all the data collection like went and collected all the data >> so kindergartens there kindergarten students are showing well below or below benchmark decreased from 58

051the beginning of the year to 16% by the end of the year represented national growth great so Um, >> so it shows you each of the grade levels and what they're >> and which go back to the initial sorry Nishay to the first to the goal of the school will successfully meet >> increasing number of students scoring well below or below benchmark. So you're going >> um >> I'm reporting on that goal. >> Every single grade gets its own um line. And so your question is if the goal isn't met, >> is it already too late to put to make the goal? That's what I'm looking at. >> Here's the downside of it, right? The goal is just it's just a target for us to try to reach towards. It's there's no not going to

052be any repercussions, >> right? We have to meet the goal. We just have to report that we didn't meet it. >> But the school is not required. >> It's not like they're going to take funding from us necessarily. However, if it's a consistent goal and we've not met it several times, they will intervene. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Who will intervene? The state. They'll say, you know, we've noticed in your trajectory that you have >> consistently you need to adjust your >> and they would say that in a letter to you, >> not to the go to jail or not Jill, but Jerry because Jerry is our trust >> district and you get to change your goals every year. >> Every year. >> We're in the process of developing our goals for next year. >> That's

053what I thought. That was you just answered my question which which is do you are you developing your goal knowing you met the goal previously you don't know doesn't matter who cares >> so we've been looking and might as well be happy we've been looking at the data all year >> so that we can prepare to write it >> okay >> with what we've been doing this year in anticipation of what we could potentially reach for next year >> and you presented a little of that yes in your report >> each time yeah >> okay that answers >> so they actually probably know there your school community council knows more about each goal and this success or not success better than we do right >> um because it's their money >> right >> technically so

054that they >> and we're and we look at it every meeting >> that's what the point is and so I have for a question um for middle school when I was looking at the middle school the middle school question the you know when she made there was the comments about the person made there was who who who was that person that face. >> Okay. >> She's actually amazing. She's a great resource for us to uh ask questions to. She's real responsive. >> Is that does she make the comments at the end after when you or is it throughout the year? >> But again um she answers her personal email >> like that answer. So when I have questions that >> but the comments that were made is that done >> through the trust on site

055>> through the site. Okay. >> Yeah. And so like when we submit our amendments um should be like hey I noticed this fix that okay when we submit our final report and stuff like that. >> Yeah they're very supportive if there's something we need to voice or change. >> Okay. So any other questions for the HMK final report? >> It's confusing the way that it when you say that they accept it. They approved >> approved it. >> They're just accepting a report. They're not >> and approving say good and and I can see the comments are kind of dated like they've been giving you comments all along and helping you >> make whatever. >> Yeah. So it goes to whatever level they do with their approval. >> I've never seen one like this before either.

056>> That's the compliance piece. Yeah. >> Back and forth. >> Okay. And I work, you know, and financially we have to work with Jerry on that piece as well. >> So So we're looking at an amendment here. Some >> So this particular report, >> not on this one, >> is based on the amendment to the plan. >> I'm just saying if there's an amendment coming up, the process is you present it, the state approves, and we approve, and then it moves into the report. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah. That's the That's the place where you guys have a a vote in in the matter is whether or not you approve the amendment we're presenting to you before we >> But the state has to approve it, too. I mean, it it has to meet

057their criteria. >> The final step >> is different. I'm just saying that's how come this report is what it is because it is >> for your knowledge through every >> good. Thank you. >> And it's Monday night. See us once a month, >> hour or two. >> Come join us. Okay, >> that was perfect. Thank you. >> Yeah, big chunk. >> Not what we talked about before, but more questions I have today. Okay. >> Yeah. I think I think one of the crucial part is like we're we're still just the body that is rubber stamp kind of because that is the money of student the community council and the state legislature set that up so that >> like they have control of that and parents have they're taking they think that's a local control >>

058thing that they're trying to >> it's it's very specific >> um Okay, that help me understand. But last month was the uh the um that was presented that you guys approved was the amendment. Is that >> we had one? We have one high school >> and then like Jerry Jerry will submit your vote on that >> to the state on her side >> and then that's why now my amendment has been approved through the state because it was approved on my side approved on Jerry's side of the board. statement. >> Okay. >> Now the money can be moved. >> Yeah. So like with the amendments usually you're trying to move your money from pockets. >> You had an original plan and you need to put a >> certain line item line. >> Say for instance

059this year at HMK what we approved was there was we had money for some some employees that didn't happen and so we moved it to some other thing or they did right. >> We is only because it was right. And you have to get that >> in my various subject things right >> to meet the goals. >> All right, moving on to the middle school bus lands report. So, okay. So, uh I am not one afraid to admit faults any mistakes when I make them. What? >> I missed the February deadline when this was due. >> I missed it so bad that I didn't turn it in. >> They changed the date because it was available. >> That was it. >> Did you have an amen? >> Um, I know I'm not that bad. They

060changed it. >> They changed it. Oh god, I forgot to Okay, hang on. >> But I rushed it on uh Sunday night and I was like, but you're not even done yet. Why am I doing this right now? And then or you asked your question and I was like, I did it for the wrong year. Um and so I'm quickly looking up to see if we did meet our goal. So, and I believe we did meet our goal of raising our math score by eighth grade uh in our math prize for April. Definitely grade. >> So, your measure the information you put on the measurements is the wrong year. Is that what you're saying? Okay. >> Um I was looking for this year goal. >> Oh. >> Uhhuh. And so I put the data and

061the um information for this year instead of last year. >> Why did eth grade math take a new year benchmark this year? >> Um it was seventh grade that had not eighth grade this didn't take a ride benchmark this year or I mean >> well this one says seventh grade math has a new teacher and has only taken one right. this paragraph before that says well I think that's not the right either >> um he was asked to and did not >> at the beginning of the year >> as a personnel it talked about >> okay so for at this point rise is a is a district um is a test that We >> the state test >> so that they don't they don't do they do the beginning of the year. >> The benchmarks

062are not required. >> Yeah. >> Only the summit. >> Only the end of the year. Okay. And so we've elected >> because who has elected to do the beginning of the year, middle of year, we as a district or council or or >> the core subjects did in my school. >> It did. Who's requing our principles of building saying this is this is the data that we are going to use to create our plans and do our that or are as we as a board or superintendent saying we want to do these rise tests the three the three times does that make sense what I'm asking >> at least at the middle school level we have not we don't have a good progress monitoring system yet um at English level we've set a lot of

063common lit right now math we kind of have RA science we don't have it and so we notice rise benchmark is a good way to do it they have a pre-est in uh most of standards um for benchmark and a post test and so that's one and so they can pick it and do a pre-est and post test at the beginning middle and end of the year with the same standards u and we can see growth in that >> so it's a building preference is what I'm basically >> and especially since >> it's not even available guys. >> Yeah. So, >> but it's a building preference the superintendent school board you're not we're not >> requiring to help >> they're finding to so that you can meet goals and and write reports for get used

064to the platform. >> Okay. And then it also helped with >> does does it help if the district were to say like the board saying you know we ex we are expecting to do >> I think I think we need to have some discussion on how that's determined I wasn't last year so >> I'm I'm not certain there's enough conversations that may or may not have taken place something that we can I've actually just wrote that note down so >> continue to look into and come back with the recommendations >> similar to like you know cell phone it polic a policy or you know something that board expects us to do the rides blah blah blah just like the board's um expected to do maps right the map testing like that was pretty much the

065board going we're doing that um so and we would do it in these suggestion if that's something you're going to go towards doing I would make sure that >> there's a clear understanding of what the data like the intention of the data >> sure like what we're using it for and the validity behind it. >> Yeah. >> Like how valid is it? >> Well, and in my question, I'm not saying I want to pick that, but does it help with if to sell it to, you know, to say yes, there has to be some sort of assessment. We're expecting beginning, middle, and end of year. Um, and >> measurement what whatever that is, but the board is expecting that, the community is expecting that. And that discussion. >> Okay. >> This discussion >> came from

066the school community council. >> No, it came from building >> and then that was the point with our community council of like okay that's how we can measure that our goal is working. >> I think all of them would like to have a tool >> easier testing is reg. It's sort of just out that it's tough. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Any other questions? >> Happy to answer. >> So, are you going to submit an a new report with the data? >> Yeah. >> And then you'll email it and >> I can share I can share. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> You have till >> Friday. Okay. >> Governor has spoken. >> High school. your measurements or dropouts and compare year-end data to end of year let's see compare end of year test data compared to

067end of year test data oh end okay >> but we did put in, you know, in the goal that we would have a five, we would have an increase of five or um well, it says decrease, but I think it meant increase by five percentage points um for math, science, and English. And so, if you look at the student proficiency for I I included 2022, 23, 23, 24, and 24, 25, and you can see that um the proficiency in language arts was the best in 22 23 um what dipped a little in 23 24 and then rose again in 24 25 with math um we had a good year in 22 23 we had a little bit rougher year in 23 24 and then um rose again in 24 25 um and then with science

068we did great in 23 uh I think some um I don't know you know what what happened in 23 24 it was the year we shifted to from trimesters to seme. >> Was it a 4x4? Was that the 4x4 year? >> That was the first 4x4 year. Um, >> wasn't that that was the year that we went to half year math >> because of the shift. We couldn't do a full year not science and language arts on the fourth. >> Um, and so I, you know, I think we're just adjusting back because science went up to 47.2% 2% last year. But the incredible part is the student growth. We, you know, we may not be exactly on proficiency with the state across the board. However, if you look at the growth in 2425, 65% of

069the students had growth in language arts. In math, 47 and a half% in science, 40%. And the year before 222 23 language arts growth was 28 and a half%. So you know the the the the performance and growth have been just steadily increasing over time. >> When they measure growth are they measuring cohort growth or kid to kid growth. >> So the ninth graders from this year so eighth graders from last year who took rise to the ninth graders the next year who take who then take us by class. Same kids >> the growth is same kids versus proficiency is not necess is it same kids as well >> it's across the board so it would just be the eighth graders one year the ninth graders the next year yeah >> which is interesting you

070know >> so and then the other thing to highlight was the drop dropout rate and graduation rate interestingly the graduation rate if you look at 2023 73.4% 4% that was our all-time low. Then 2024 80.8% and 2025 85.2%. So we're only increasing our graduation rate significantly. >> And then interestingly the 2023 data for dropout rate is not available. I think it's because it was on the Aspire Plus system and so we can't access that anymore for whatever reason. But then 2024 is on power school. So it was a 3% dropout rate in 2024 and then 2025 same 3% dropout. >> Is there only one goal ever? >> No. That No, we used to have like you know 15 goals. Yeah. And then they recommended you have one goal and then underneath you kind of set

071your standards you know like or sort of like your leading indicators and your lagging indicators below the one goal. Okay. Like they were like get rid of flags. >> Yeah, that was very confusing. I feel like that's I was like this is >> measure, >> right? And so that was their advice is set it up this way because this is easier for everybody to understand, >> you know, and it's achievable. >> Yeah. >> Well, you want the information to be valuable, too. present presentable and and watched of like if there's 15 goals I mean it was super confusing like did we pass weight >> that all right any questions um dumb question again I I ask this every year um this is first year of common lit. >> This is the first year implementation of

072common lit. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And you know the high schools uh across the state are not they're using Aspire Plus. The goal from the state is supposedly that um rise testing will be available next year. not with my understanding is not with beginning of year, middle of year and end of year testing because those datab banks come from the tests that have already been used and so they would implement the plan with just aspire or rise testing for nth and tth grade and solely the end of the year test because they don't have a former tests to that's my understanding and then so we would have that comparative data the eighth grade to the nth grade would be in theory the same test that and we'd only have end of year data. But then

073the next year they would implement beginning of year and ideally middle of year testing so that we could like do the implement the test process and see how the kids are performing so that we can see where we need to which standards we need to improve on. You know we can use the data to inform our instruction. >> So they the riots test is created by the state. You just get these tests and you give tests that are created by the state. Do they do they create their tests based on common curriculum? >> No state. >> And actually they work with uh Cam Cambrian and Associates and they usually bring in teacher teams and work on those teams to help create some of those. >> You have teachers do it right now. >> You'll help

074create the questions for the writers. that it really is aligned with the curriculum >> with the teachers perspective. >> But again, the rights test is statewide. Correct. >> So teachers from all over the state will submit questions. >> No, they go through questions and say this is good, this is bad, this is why it's good. So they don't come up with the questions. They help they help choose and narrow them down. >> Feedback. >> Yeah. They give feedback. The feedback. >> So the proficiency is just in language arts is just n correct. And so we've we've we're going towards commonly doing beginning of year, middle year, end of year. >> Correct. >> And so that's language arts. Math is using um I no >> they're standards based grading. So they're using their own standards and

075the assessments within their standards to know our students. >> Okay. And then science uses >> science is developing their proficiency skills. >> Okay. >> Do you work in math? Do you um work with other uh math departments around the state to figure out your how you're assessing or is it just you've you've you're figuring it out as a department? We've both we've talked to people around the state and actually people that like doing the standard based and they've actually come back and like I like they actually like ours better and want our stuff >> which is kind of exciting. >> What is it that is our stuff? >> No, not our stuff. Well, we're create like it's we're not creating them. The standards are there. We're playing them off the standard. how like how we're

076doing it is just like I don't know how I'd have to like show you the spreadsheet and like all of the things and what like so do you is it all go okay >> my question I don't know where my >> Yes. Yeah. >> What's that? So just that they're pulling their tests and their assessments are coming from a guaranteed and viable curriculum. It's >> not like they're making up the standards and or making up any of the exams. Those are coming from a guaranteed and viable curriculum. But the way that they're tracking it >> is is unique. >> I'm just wondering how we, you know, how as a board we can see, you know, the progress without just seeing at the end of the year rise, right? I it's I think it's helpful to

077be >> can break it down by quarters and show you like these units. This is how many kids. So I can even we've talked about that like deleting the kids' names and you can see like because we have a class list that you can see and just you know taking the kids names out of it and you can see oh this unit most everybody was green or yellow or red because it even our code our system codes it for us. So we can see like are they getting it, are they not getting it, who's getting it, who's not getting it, and it gives us like class averages and stuff. It's actually pretty cool. >> Yeah. >> Um >> I think that would be a great a great thing to present on >> I'll talk to

078the >> math and language arts are preparing to present. They're just waiting for opening in this >> an invitation. So whenever >> Yeah. to the board, they're ready. >> Oh yeah. Okay. And language arts is definitely ready. >> Okay. Well, and I know I think even with math of like what standard space like what that means, right? >> Um and and a educational part to um us is also needed. We know what we're what it what that means. >> Yeah. >> We're not used to that. I don't think we're all used to it. and how that will Okay. >> Thanks. Any other questions, sir? Sorry. All right. Um, next, uh, policy. Um, so these are on the agenda for an action item. I would ask that we possibly table those. Um, Jen and I are

079meeting Tuesday >> and then and we're we'll d start diving into it. Um and and then bring it better if that works for >> I would be table and see. >> We're not there. Well, this is information. So >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> I'm ready though. >> I know. >> Table it. >> Hold that thought. >> And then we'll see. We're we're talking about maybe setting up a a ongoing time that we're meeting, but it kind of depends on how we how far we get with through these and how long it takes us. >> All right. Um school year 2627 employee calendar. Grand County School Board approved a 2627 school calendar last month. The board will now review the proposed employee calendars. So we we looked at these last week just bringing them back as

080an action item today. Just another chance that any discussion you now or you can have discussion but just bring it back. So I went and double checked Matt's edition. >> Oh, did you? >> Um and it looked great. The only the only thing that was different and I and I was um there was an additional um for two >> 260s. There is an um the fall break of October 16th is a red is a holiday or event. So that was a non-work day. So that would be um we have the 14 um >> 14 federal holidays and then we give the extra that was when Mich said plus three right 14 + three um this would be 14 plus four and then did you look at this year's calendar if mean if we did get

081a there was I discussed whether maybe that wasn't taken because because of the window break, but I just wanted to bring it to your attention that it it is it would be adding another holiday to the 260 um work. >> What holiday is that? >> It's not a holiday. It's the It's UEA. It's the >> holiday. So, we just consider >> it's a non 260. So, 12 month employees, not anybody else. I'm not talking about anybody else. >> 260. >> What's that? >> Yeah. >> It just impacts 26, right? >> Um and so one of the documents um I created which is in the Google calendar is you probably remember looking at that like that. you know, here are the federal holidays and then um add Wednesday of Thanksgiving, add 24 Christmas break, and add

082a Wednesday for spring break. But those are kind of the the base, but I don't know if you want to have discussion on so this is like will the 260 employees get that Friday, the 16th? Yeah, because I don't think we took Did Could you Did you see if we took it this year? >> We didn't. Yeah. >> I don't even know if did we have a fall break this year? >> Yeah. So, we didn't have a fall break. So, that was it moved to the second winter break. >> I appreciate Melissa pointing pointing that out. I should have highlighted that for you guys. It doesn't change my recommendation, but obviously that's the discussion for the board. I would still um recommend that we approve the calendar with that in a holiday for your 260day

083employees. Um and I'm happy to answer any questions about why that's my recommendation. >> You mean a day off for 268? It's a paid holiday. Yes. >> So it counts in your 260. I know seven. Go ahead. Um, >> but I did just want I Yeah. >> Um, it does. Yeah, it affects it doesn't really affect um salaried employees, right? But the hourly if you're an hourly 12 month, you would then you would that >> it would be a non >> a nonwork day. Um, I did indicate to Matt too, sorry. And I'm just kind of like airing like sometimes there are, you know, there would be trips or athletic events or um there are just because it's fall break doesn't necessarily mean that um the school's shut down. um you know so that's always

084with every break though Christmas break and spring break you know >> um >> but you >> challenge to that >> but yeah any other discussion questions again that's coming back up as an afternoon All right, moving on to the high school trust lands amendment. Miss Carameler will present the amendments to the Franklin County High School. So, um, Matthew has access to the amendment, but it won't let me save it because it says you can't have a negative balance. So, this is, um, the whole budget. The point to pay attention to is this right here in the bottom line. >> You have access to >> Oh, you have access to this. >> And here's a printed version. You need your glasses. >> My glasses, so up to you. >> Reading glasses. >> Yeah. Um, so, uh,

085Jerry and I recently found out that possibly in 2021, you got your >> I have many opportunities to have it. So, >> okay. Right. You got it. And you um, we recently found out that we needed to add an extra $9,200 possibly in 2021. It was carried over, but never spent. And so if you look at the uh second page, there is something that says subtotal $62,834.7. That is the subtotal of what we call undesated re uh undesated uh funds. And so we don't do many grants because that's not allowed. They're just undesated funds that you have to designate in theory before you spend them. Uh we only got a little bit of proposals this year. So we spent about $3,000 so far. Um what is going to go through very soon because it was

086all approved in the meeting on Monday is um we've moved in the line items above the HRS implementation plan was listed at $16,300 or something like that. Uh and we only spent oh was listed at 11,000. No, we it was listed at 16. We only spent 11. So, we moved that 4640 down here to the unallocated funds. Um, the same thing with um the aerobics teacher, they resigned earlier in the year. Uh, and so we moved that money down. And so all of this money comes out to the $62,834. And then below that is the undesated fund reallocations. So, we have a total of 7,000 in art supplies, two different proposals that they submitted, 15,000 for the Prometheia boards. Um, and that was with a $4,000 discount. I don't know why they gave us that,

087but the board approved up to 20,000 and it was about 20,000 and then they gave us a $4,000 discount, which is great. Um, I moved the HRS implementation below because I thought we weren't going to spend it and we have to spend this money out because of the $9,200 carryover that apparently have been carried over since 2021. Um, but then um I have a a attempted negotiation with the superintendent to help with the implementation of the HRS plan with one of my teachers for the spring semester and thinking about next year. um the art and science of teaching HRS 2. And so I I kept the line item as the HRS implementation. If we don't do that, we will if you see the bottom line, it says teacher laptops. We're going to roll that money

088into teacher laptops because um that is what the board decided last night or on Monday night to spend the remainder of the money on was uh providing teacher laptops for their classrooms because we provide a computer for their classroom but not a PC and a laptop. And so about seven years ago now we bought a bunch of the laptops for with school committee council for the teachers about seven years ago and then six years ago. So they're end of life. The laptops are end of life. Um and so >> and what goal does that then when we're buying teachers laptops, how does that correspond to a goal? >> Well, it it corresponds to um implementing processes within the classroom that that improve student performance, right? So when they have their laptops and they can walk

089around and check what's going on or um work with students on their particular goals or monitoring their Chromebooks. Some teachers like it. Not every teacher has one. >> I'm just wondering about the goal. You don't get >> Yeah. >> Um, did are these mini grants? >> No, they are proposals. >> They're proposals. >> Right. Like a mini thing. I was like, what's a mini? >> Are they small? >> They're proposals forated fun. >> Okay. So, we leave a little bit in our our school community council for undesated fun for those things that come up in the year like their perian boards die. new perians and so they just decided let's get new perian boards the things that come up in the year that you're just like I wish you had that money but you have

090to wait till next fiscal year and that I in my opinion impact student learning >> you know um so they're not proposals they're just little I mean they're not mini grants no no no they are just a redesation of un undesated reallocation of undesated funding um and so Miss Hannigan's laptop actually died like two weeks ago. So, she's in dire need. She has a loner now, but exactly in the same way hers did before it passed away. Um, so Miss Graham purchased these um writing devices that actually disconnect students directly from the internet and so they have to hand in their writing directly, upload directly to this system. So, they can't AI it, they can't cheat it, they can't fake it. um she's buying a clock and set and she's willing to sort of parse

091it out to the other teachers who want to try this, but removing them from the internet process during the writing process and making them use their own brains to formulate things. Um there's stuff like typewriter >> that's what I said typewriter. What about >> I mean I think that the kids who have serious like you know motor skill issues I think that becomes really hard. Yeah. Sure. I'm a very bright person but I can't use my hand for that long. That's not necessarily a fair assessment. Right. And when they're testing, they're being tested on their keyboarding skills and their ability to create writing within their within that. >> The ACT is a typing when you're writing >> there. The last couple years we've done it all electronic. >> Okay. The ACT written part is >>

092all electronic. If they take that like Saturday ACT some other places around the state sometimes it's paper pencil. Yeah. But for the most part, we've been administering electronic. Sometimes they are though. >> Yes. Depends on where you do it. >> Oh, it is fall. It is possible that >> I thought it was paper pencil because it was hard to um sign up for. >> Ah, makes sense. Um, okay. And then they they voted for a stipen for assistant debate coach who, like Brenda C, has been leaving the assistant debate coach position as a volunteer for the last four years. And so they just said, uh, we'll give her a $2,000 statement. The remainder of the money will go to teacher laptops. All of that adds up to $62,834.7, bringing our total expenditures for the year

093to $175,150.7. And that is what the trust lens uh final report says we have to spend. Now when we do a stipen for a for somebody is that um do they get the company contribution of >> health insurance and not health insurance but even like our match of stuff. >> I'm confused about your question. I'm sorry. >> Well, if if they're paid Yeah. with a stipen out of community council money, do you get Right. So like >> you give them you have to give them we take out their workers comp. We take out all that. So they're >> still go through so it'll be less >> it'll be less than yoga does not and I figure we just treat it like >> yoga is a contract. >> Are they 1099 right? Okay. >> Correct. It's

094probably a company not a person but yoga >> probably which is different. If >> it's an individual and we're setting it up isn't it? Yeah, it's it's a company versus a debate subject to payroll tax. >> Y >> Oh, so the $2,000 would be subject to >> plus our I would but that's plus >> plus our cost of benefits in >> Yeah. >> Um >> workers comp plus our our matching match. >> So is a purpose to give them $2,000. So you got to figure back out those costs. >> So there'll be less for laptops, >> correct? But it'll balance. >> I'll make sure she gets her and we benefit into kind of where I was going. >> It was the intention of the uh of the council. >> If the intention is 10,000, it

095needs to be more. >> So you guys back it out. >> So I'll just take that out of the laptop. >> Yep. There you go. >> That's why I go that's the only reason I go there is to figure these things out. Um This is the amendment for this year. >> Thank you. >> Right. >> I mean you have what are we doing next? So does >> certified staffing issue. I can we can >> just head out. >> Um certified staff and ratio. The board discussed certified staff meio earlier this month during a work session. This is the opportunity for further discussion. This is not on the agenda as a action item. Um district administration is engaged in discussion with the intent of proposing a recommendation in April. So, we we introduced this last week

096uh just in front of you again um for any discussion you might want to have or questions you might want to have or just really to keep it fresh on your mind as you have the opportunity the next month before we bring it back with the final recommendation uh for what those are and just to have it there for you to look at. Uh again, this is designed to be a guiding tool, a tool that is looking at at the quantitative side of things, not the qualitative side of things. We have it there for your review. I encourage you to come to me um over the next, you know, three weeks until August 15th. If you have questions or want want to look at the numbers or any specific how it's calculated, uh happy to

097have that discussion with you. We'll be talking about it on our 23rd. >> Is it possible to get an a a class report for enrollment? Like say we're looking at um >> specific teachers. >> Yeah. But the whole thing like not specific but like in English nine, English 10 and you know this is how many are this >> enrollment >> an enrollment of how many kids are in the classes currently? >> Certain it is in power school but I'm not sure how to go. >> Okay. personally, but I'm sure >> and then then we would see like, yep, and Spanish 4 only has five kids in it or, you know, I think just for reference and that information is out there. >> Yeah. >> Thank you. Um, >> thank you. >> But P school's down.

098Well, is it back up? Um, >> oh, just the app now. >> Um, and then I Yeah, I think you know just looking I think that information will help me kind of digest the secondary um, bars. What do we call them? We could just call them are we just call them bars? >> Bo board approved ratio. Yeah, they call it bar for short. bar. I mean, I'm not doing B. Um, so I think that'll help me digest like the 21, the count of 21 of how that averages out instead of >> really are we in, you know, in these classes. >> Could we get that done before the next meeting? >> I mean, if we're going to if next if next meeting it's coming back for approval >> on the 15th. >> So, yeah, we

099can get those. >> Okay. Does that make sense to like the other board members why I'm asking that looking at secondary >> at the secondary level there's also some more well I'm not take away from the elementary but the qualitative of what is the goal of the class what is the goal of the program what is the >> so so that needs to be taken into it as you try to there's a little bit of arbitrary in the in the 21 um that I think >> has some give and take but have that helps you guys >> yeah recommend. >> Well, I think that can help the discussion. Um, and that's, you know, I'm not saying that Spanish 4 if you cut like you would be cutting it because it has five kids, but that's

100just the the nature of Spanish 4, right? And we and we as a board need to make sure that we know that we are prioritizing, you know, some of these um higher classes that might be small or enrollment, but maybe we are setting a a bottom cap as well, like or we're having the counselors push push some of these classes like maybe you shouldn't take Spanish or um so that we can fill Yeah, I just want to make one little clarification that is not going to be clear in the report. Spanish three and four are taught concurrently. So during the same period, they're in the same time. So you would need to look at the numbers of three and fours who make that determination because the cuto off for me for our counsification for why.

101So when you think about Hank's classes, you got to think about there might be four different content areas being taught concurrently. So you might only have three kids in each class, but he's it there it's like CAD one, two, and three, right? And so there's maybe three kids in each class. Well, that's a total of nine, not just three. And so thinking about that in the context of the report, we'd have to like group what's what. So it doesn't just look like this. Oh, this class only has one kid. Why are they running it? >> Right. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I think that might be that either either that can be annotated like >> annotated in the um report or in that discussion you might have to say it like yep and have that information

102readily available so that we're going >> yeah similar to probably like you know PE in seventh and eighth grade has 50 kids in there you know that probably skews it the other way as well makes classes look bigger. >> So when we approve this next month, we're proving that we're sort of adopting ratios. >> Approved ratios. Yes. >> And you're presenting to the administrators. >> We're talking about another 23rd >> March. Hey, hold on. Next is the school year 2526 provisional list. the board has the opportunity to review the school year 2526 provisional list. Um >> so this is the provision provisional list as you know with certified certified staff provisional list um with the state requirements on provisional employees or employees being provisional for their first three years and then having the outstage going

103to stand towards the fifth it's actually down um something in the uh on the agenda for executive session to discuss and then um coming out of executive discussion the board will have the opportunity to make to approve the professional provisional list as um presented or not. So just on on here um again wanted to have that discussion uh in the open meeting but it is an executive session discussion. >> So we do >> so we'll wait >> we don't want to discuss any names. No >> is what you're saying >> but wanted to advertise that it was being looked at tonight. That's why it's on the agenda where it's at. >> All right. So, I'm not going to ask for questions or discussion or any >> No. Okay. >> Right. Um, next is the student

104services director. Student services. Oh, I'm gonna have you. This is your blurb. You >> This is Yes, this is my blur. So, as as we look at some of the areas that we can um try to try to improve on districtwide, one of the needs that uh I we targeted and highlighted and we've had some discussion about is the need for a more formalized um student ser I'm calling it a student services director, but it's it's it's a combination of a number of positions and roles that have uh been filled uh by various people, various individuals in in various um capacities throughout Van County School District historically. Um, so really just what it says, I'm going to read as student services are essential to centralizing >> to to centralize and safeguard the holistic well-being and

105safety and legal compliance of the school district. Grant County School District has a vital need for a formalized framework and targeted leadership to support whole student health safety and compliance and bridging school and community in the past and has been relied on various roles and positions to address these areas. a dedicated director of student services will provide the necessary structure to streamline efforts and improve the multi-tered systems of support districtwide. Um there is a a draft job description for for you to to review and and look at. Couple of things I want to point out on that. Um, as mentioned, we we try to fill this role um whether it's, you know, combining it with special education most most recently or the the role that our previous community coordinator filled. Um, and and what I'm

106really looking at here is is targeting that that whole child multi-tered systems of support, really implementing that with fidelity district districtwide. And the job description is intentionally um asking for a administrative or a strong educational and administrative lens uh con combined with the social work side of kind of what the community coordinator did. And so in the job description, it's specifically asking for an a master's degree um because that's what's required to have an administrative license in the state of Utah. Um and so really put a lot of thought and discussion and looked at and researched a number of different districts and how they've addressed these concerns. The job description itself is nothing that I I I created and it's been uh borrowed from a handful of districts and kind of uniquely combined to fit

107the needs of our district. So that's what I'm asking. We've talked numerous times about how we would would fill the community coordinator role. This is this is my proposal to the board to fill that role in in a larger capacity. I did have um some discussion uh with that the donor should prov provide money for the community coordinator role about the direction I was going and solicited input um from them and have their full support. Um and so really just happy to answer any questions. You've all had a chance to review the job description. I just want to echo that the that the money the budget the line item in the budget is um a I'm going to call it a grant or you know it's >> whatever it it's not ne coming out of

108um >> the the pool of money of um >> teachers that so it is there will be and depending on how that position >> is filled and the qualifications of the individual that position is filled with there will a slight increase to go from like a non-certified role to an administrative role, but that's not a select for position. >> Yeah. >> So, one of the uh first things I said to previous superintendent and when I applied to be on this board was this specific. It's not quite exactly what we thought, but the discipline committees been harping on. There needs to be a coordinator. There needs to be a quarterback that can handle all these things. And that was one of my goals. And I would really speak for this. And I think that it will

109take a lot of pressure off of other administrators, principles, and vice principles and people that are trying to discipline and give an opportunity to actually follow up and see kids, problem kids through the system. I think it's really important. And this this is designed to be a tremendous support to building administrators in those in those areas to really help with that >> uh targeted tier tier two tier three. >> And you got to coordinate between what's going on out there. Somebody's going to follow up. >> Is the is the master's going to be then a master's degree in education? >> In education. >> Yeah. Okay. >> That with the the administrative so the leadership license that it calls for is the the K12 leadership license. managers department budget is that like the nursing and the

110mental health budget or >> so it it does it does encompass a framework and oversight of schoolbased mental health and um school nursing not that it's going to be a dayto-day this is what you're going to do outlining but more just providing that framework and support um that could help them as we try to produce these communities. The budget is more along the terms of money that goes into these these programs, whether it's title money or others that they that we're using to provide resources and professional development and training for uh support um over overseeing those those budgets. Uh um I mean just a crystal masters in education in the leadership qualification. It just seems like you'll have a narrowing of applicants >> and I do I do think that we are looking for a

111very >> targeted set of qualifications and skills that we believe will lead an applicant to be successful in the fact and and experience kind of speaks for itself. Again, we've tried to combine and merge other director roles or we've tried the community coordinator role and uh you know haven't seen the success or just the capacity to um implement exactly what we're looking for. uh when you know as as a district our cycle where we're such facing such economy scale issues and we're wearing so many hats that you know so so many people are wearing so many hats sometimes we just haven't simply had the the ability to address all of these needs so I'm looking for someone with a very very I want an educator who is strong in social in social work as opposed

112to a social worker who is less strong in education I need that systems level lens to know how multi-are system of support tie in with every other thing uh every other thing we're going to to really get the whole child approach >> and will that person have a office in every building or here or >> uh they will they will have a district an office somewhere within the district but my um intention for this position is to be working closely with building administrators in the schools um in a number of capacities whether that's coaching training um you know advising help helping handle difficult situation. This role also also has a high priority on that community bridging. So being out there with other inter local agencies helping really develop that >> into end that we that

113we haven't been able to to follow up on. >> And one of the biggest problems is there's a lot of people out there to help in the community, but if they don't know or if they're not kept in tow, it doesn't happen. And so there needs to be somebody that can bridge that between a school. And I think I think it's good. Thank you. >> My bus driver yesterday told me a story of a student who came on the bus with urine soap clothing and then at the end of the day got back on the bus with urine. So I mean I see this like maybe that would be you know and she was wondering why didn't they notice or was able to handle that. I don't you know >> I just have to give

114more information on that specific >> but I mean is that could be you know at the school you know >> I I think that's just discussion I'd like to help with you okay >> um we can talk about that specifically but there are certainly systems in place that that should not happen >> I see that so I see it also and what we pitched for the initial um position but it's a you know the position is a big picture >> person >> position, but in situations we're also, you know, like, you know, that the bus driver has the knows, hey, >> I should probably just call this person real quick because I know the principal, I know the teacher and all these people are busy, but that's my person. >> Would that kind of contact

115the I guess that's my question. I well this is not a this is not a tier the primary tier one um >> yeah that's a tier two problem I mean >> that that being that being said yes this person would be able to >> I think it's >> um is this a um uh 12 month position >> this is an 11 >> it's an 11mon position >> this This is a states on that it would fall in the same 11 month. >> What is how many hours is or what? How many is that? 212. >> That's the 212. It's on the same salary schedule as the elementary principal, middle school principal, director in the admin salary schedule. The same line of that salary schedule. >> Okay. Um, and then a in on our Google Drive,

116I'm just just trying for historical background, there is a whole child um folder and if you want to go kind of look at like where the position kind of >> developed and like where it was weird thinking >> um >> but also you know how it kind of the discussion and discipline happened. you know, just >> we we moved from trying to create rules and regulations to say we need somebody in this position >> to handle the problems. >> You have all the rules in the world, but somebody has to keep check. >> Yeah, it's a it's critical. I'm glad to hear it. >> That we created it. >> Okay. >> Really? It was Jim's probably last year. So, who took over for Jim >> on the board? Was it Steve? No, >> I didn't

117hear the question. >> You wouldn't know the answer. >> It's on my spreadsheet. It's on my spreadsheet of all the board members of their years that >> 2022. >> Yeah. >> I think I've child collected >> where it was. >> Oh, is that what you're asking? Where to find that in the Google Drive? It's under board. >> So, I was under board and then I went to prevention. you know, it's not that one. It's also the community. >> Okay. So under school board whole child at the very bottom whole child is that where you were sorry that was where you and then the whole child 2017 proposal information you think. So that has just um so it was 2017 >> what was the first >> job description >> school board little child. >> Yeah but

118then job descriptions. Oh yeah, there's tons and yeah, there's there's all the information. So I do believe that um >> kept up to speed >> that Taran when she became um >> uh uh superintendent she did create a new job description which I have which is not in here but um it's similar to um it's super similar to the one that's in super just it's actually cleaner. So for 2016 and then I even have like I have a pitch too and I don't see it as as too far away from what our pitch. I just don't think we knew what we were pitching you know really knowing how to make it work. Um, you're right. >> Exactly what we wanted to do. And then we quit meeting. >> Yeah. >> Dang it. >> Money. >>

119Well, that's why I had to subject myself to these things to look at. >> Any other questions about this job description? >> No. Um, and so we've lacked, this is another like a kind of a procedure thing that, um, I've discussed with Matt about, um, we usually, we haven't ever really approved, um, job descriptions. And then because we really haven't ever had job descriptions. So, this is kind of our our toe in the in the pond of saying we're creating a new job. We want to see the job description. Um, and it's not necessarily that we will approve. Are we approving it? >> It's not an action item, but it is would be in our in our budget, right? And so that's where that's approved. But but I find it's important to be as transparent

120like making sure that the job description gets in front of us, >> but that job description is based on other >> districts and other people that are doing it, >> which is exactly what Yes. And as we move forward, you know, if we're working, you know, I think that's a long-term like goal of job descriptions. If we're changing job descriptions at all, I think it's important that the board sees those and if we have questions about about the budget part of it, that's something we can ask about in the future. >> But I think he's gonna he you know, I'll just like if we I was thinking about sal like specific salary questions. Is this a good time or maybe during um just questions about >> Yeah, I mean you can pull up the >>

121I can show you how to do the salary schedule. Um >> so yeah on our website >> it's in that column depending on experience and things of that nature. So, >> you do know that I don't keep running >> because you got your goal, it >> you're already signing. >> You've already committed your >> I am committed. I know. >> You saved your $50. >> So, we won't have We won't be approving this. We've looked at it. We've discussed it. Your intention would be to post it pretty soon. >> It would be to post it pretty soon. And it will the um like Melissa talked about my my thought on job descriptions going forward would be as we bring those to you for modifications or otherwise they would be on the consent agenda so that

122the boards just >> they change >> but if if looking for an education person I think this is the season right of like we're hiring we're hiring Like if you miss a there's a window. >> Okay. Any other questions? Um okay. Uh appointment of business administrator. So Jerry Hamilton has been serving as business administrator um at interm. the board has the opportunity to appoint Carrie Hamilton as business administrator. Um so there is a contract attached to this to this again that's there for public notice but uh probably need some discussion on negotiations. >> Okay. So we go into executive to talk about >> contract. Okay. Um, staffing community reports for community reports. I did um did great in clinical this month and um somebody I'll come back to this just >> um we had the

123finance meeting we just went over the usual stuff. Um, am I am I remembering correctly? We did do the final payment to Hogan for the middle school. All right. So, that that was good news. So, we're done with that. And I think I think everything >> that's anything that ak we talked a little bit about um just our our timeline >> which is all summer which which we talked about >> last week at the work session just that schedule. So I I did the community councils and the education foundation they were working on their budgets and next year what's going to go on it all together. Uh I do believe just just as a matter of fact that probably need to schedule a >> facilities. Okay. There's a couple of things that I can't remember

124what we discussed in the minus. It was more that we probably need to talk about >> we do need to talk about center talked about the transition. Yep. So, we need to schedule that sometime in your >> pretention group, but they >> So then write it out. >> Well, then we need to So, if they have a community group, then if it's not right, would that be a community group? because they've been redefi trying to really define what the program is and they have their word bylaws. What did they call it? Their their official and it's to be called the great coalition. I don't know. I just thought it stands for >> does it have it? >> I just curious it part of the great coalition of all of these. >> But is it is

125it G? >> Is it an acronym of something? It's not. It's just great. >> It's a prevention group. >> There it's a prevention group and there are a lot of grants available through the state of Utah that are more not like schoolbased grants but other grants that require a great coalition that you're working with in order to qualify to even >> it's pretty good deal >> but I always wondered does it stand there? Anyway, um they continue with they let's see discuss we discussed the role of coalition and the local prevention efforts um and uh you know continuing to examine that sharp survey and upcoming community events. We just continue to work on when looking at the sharp survey and maybe we can talk about that getting someone to talk to us about the survey

126specific. I mean, we've seen them, but we've seen all the data from >> Grand County resource education achieved together. >> Oh, so it does county resource education achieve together. >> Okay. >> But it's but it's called credit coalition. >> We are remember. >> All right. Well, I'll go we'll look that up. So, >> um I'm sorry. Safety >> with clinical safety. >> So, Libby, we I'll just go from So, we continued going through the checklist for just the safety of the schools. You know, which document I'm talking about is the checklist. and going through and we take a worksheet, I guess you could say, each session and just go through it, define it, write specifics all for the safety of our schools. And we we specifically talked about um address school speaker um details for

127this last one, which is really really good. And of course, all the police department, fire department, it's a it's a big group that meets. And um so yeah, we're just continuing to move forward with one thing that that I'll I'll say I brought up and and Livia agreed is that the substitutes are our weakest thing because of the duress and knowing procedures, especially if they're going to different schools. I don't know how often that is if they're in all three schools, a substitute, but >> you know when they're Yeah. >> I thought you would know you were there. >> No, she wasn't. >> She wasn't. >> I'm taking the subs. I'd like to train them in a folder for them and a whole digital class >> because one of the things we were discussing is

128that yes, the teachers do set up something in their classrooms that will generally talk about this and but when it comes down dirty, let's just say you're walking your kids to the hallway, picking them up from PE and you're not in your regular classroom setting where you may have the notes being able to know exactly what makes sense and what to do at that moment. Um, and whereas, you know, school experienced teachers may have more of those in they know exactly what to do. Hey, I'm not in my room, but I know where to go. And >> there's a lot of little details that and that's just still the thing that you know that. I mean, it's you >> as a former sub or current sub, >> you know, no on the list. You're also

129a mom and there's some things that just >> No. Well, no. Let me tell you, it doesn't. It's super scary being a sub, walking in there, getting your badge and >> like, yeah, it's super scary. Like, so any type of training is all always welcome. >> Substitute login now >> and so they can take role on on Well, we got them iPad, our old iPad. >> That's the thing. Yeah. And so I'm working with Colton so we get them login that are secure. >> Yes. >> And so then we're okay. Well, now we get them access to the rest. How can we train them? >> So then this is something. >> Yeah. >> I'm in the process of all this. I'm really sorry. I missed this meeting. Well, I I think we do need somebody

130really that knows exactly what they're doing to train them because it's like the disc one of the big things we're discussing was, you know, once everything is going off a duress and that the chat, you know, when to not say a darn thing in the chat because they don't want you using the chat, you know, >> and so that's what brought my attention. >> Exactly. That whole >> And we have a you know, um, our school, I assume the other teachers schools have it, but we have substitute buddy lists, >> right? Right. So if you know the doctor's gone, then go get that substitute. But this would also help alleviate that stress. >> Yeah. >> That I'm like, I want to leave. I'm actually >> You were my buddy when I was in depending on

131the scenario. I couldn't leave my >> Oh, that's on a lockdown. There's that's what you do. >> A buddy list doesn't help if we're going >> if the buddy's not there. if you're at PE or you're here or wherever >> or if I have to lock my door for safety, >> right? >> Okay. Anyway, that was just the gist. That's what >> they're just they're doing some hard work. Libby and and Josh and all those guys, they're they're really good at what they say. >> Okay. >> Um we I uh negotiations. >> I don't know if this Yeah, it's February. Um we just talked about um letters of intent. Um and that is actually on the consent agenda of you know what positions are open. Um we talked about um Matt wanting to change in

132the future of of letters of intent earlier so that we can start going to recruiting fairs and I think that's an important you know thing that that the district can start doing. Um >> when are those recruiting fairs often? starting earlier and earlier and now they're starting in February and it would be transitioning our our letters have been sent to more of a early notifications >> process so that we're providing an incentive for some type of notification. So >> um we you know we always have the leg legislative update. Um we'll be getting that tomorrow. So, um, so I'm not going to just one page. Okay. Oh, no. Um, Jerry still with us. Jerry, you still with us? Just on mute. >> Can you hear me? >> Yeah. Um, >> okay. >> Business man report.

133>> Okay. So, the first thing you see on there is the Zen's bank account updates. Um, this is coming from when uh Carrie Barard and I went to Zian's bank to remove an individual who had left who um has left. They had a they're just old accounts. they have old information and Zans is trying to update all of their files. They have a new system. They're trying to get their paperwork in order. And so currently the all three schools have their own checking accounts for school expenditures. Um two Grand County High School and Margaradell Hopkins Middle School both have their accounts at Zans's Bank. Those accounts are Brand County School District, DBA, Brand County High School, DBA Margaret L. Hopkins Middle School. Zans's Bank doesn't really need a motion. They just need it mentioned in

134the agenda that those two schools operate under the umbrella of the district. >> Check. Okay, >> that makes sense. >> Don't know why, but that's kind of their big thing. Um the other couple of things is uh Nishe Sarah and I can we have resubmitted a few things to the state that needed some updating regarding the child nutrition program. We are waiting for them to review it and um so all of that's been resubmitted and and just waiting on a final report from them. Any other thoughts, questions? It's kind of all I got. >> No, school fees. >> Oh, school fees. We finished up a monitoring with school fees. Um, big shout out to Tiffany Falcon at the high school for helping me gather up a bunch of the information that they need regarding the

135school fees and some of the students that are on fee waivers. I have a followup with the school fees individual from USB next week. Um I'll be following up with Scott. It's just a virtual tele telephone followup pending. He he hasn't sent me anything. He said thank you for all the information. He reviewed it all and it's just I think a final closeout. He didn't really give me any thoughts of what that meeting is. Just kind of a final close out of the monitoring of that. And I think that's the last monitoring I have currently. >> All right. Thank you, J. >> Superintendent report. >> Um I don't have much of one prepared for you. Just moving moving along. Um following the legislative session very closely. I'm excited to find out updates about that tomorrow

136to see exactly how if their interpretation makes sense to us. Um we're very close to wrapping up the uh potential completion on HMK's. Uh we're also working on getting that package out hopefully UP3 on the on the positive. Um, you know, working uh just closely trying with with Jerry as we try to look at forecasting and start to put together priorities for the budgeting or the budgetary uh process that's coming up. They have mid year budget revisions next month. Um, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot, but there it is. Any questions? Okay, monthly reports attached are the reports. Any questions for Jill? Okay, moving on. Any questions? >> Where's my computer? >> Did you lose it? >> Yeah, it was turned off. I don't know. >> Plugged in. >> Yeah, it's lit up. >>

137That was weird. anyone else? Hm. Any questions? So um your results of the HR here. Okay. Middle of year. >> So that was the stat. Um and no I was gonna say so I I am aware that um as I went to parent teacher conferences Holly they had a QR code for uh the HR the second >> HRS um survey and then also that we've been talking in evaluations about making sure that we do parent um stakeholder um evalu evaluations. So that was also connected um to that QR code. So and that's due March 27th. >> Yeah. >> Is that the end of the year or just >> middle of the year? >> But end of year for evaluations. So that that's in in code. um that as part of um the evaluation process is

138to get that and um feedback um so I appreciate that seeing that there and it also was in your newsletter. >> Um is that since it's a Google form is that anonymous? >> Yes. >> Okay. I think and maybe this moving forward saying that would help. I don't know. Well, you know, never know >> in the instructions at the top. >> Did it say it? >> I I didn't read it. Okay. >> They they can give their name if they want. It's anonymous. It's coming to like me. >> Yeah. Well, that was more thing of like it's not going to the teacher, right? >> Okay. So, but that there's an option where they can put their child's name if they want then it become anonymous. >> Yeah. >> But I don't share that part. I

139only share what comes out. >> Okay. Um, I don't think there's >> just >> Is it not just It's a link. I got to go to the agenda. >> It won't load. All right. You guys have any questions? >> Oh. Oh. >> Imagine that. >> You're doing this behind my head. >> Behind my back all night. >> Every time. >> Did you see what she actually writes about this day? >> Yeah. All right. Um, okay. Any questions? >> Yours isn't booted up. >> It just >> I went off and accidentally came back on. I don't know. >> Must be your must be >> your energy. I don't know. Um, high school. Any questions on that? No. Press press space to play. >> Maybe my internet. Is the internet down? Is that what's >> it has?

140It has >> Is that what is everybody's internet gone down? Oh, see, it wasn't just me. I don't know. >> Mine's going to be really >> What is it? What's the connection? GS GCSD or is it GSD Wi-Fi or is it ed? >> I'm on edi. >> Those laptops should be GCSD. >> Let me switch. laptop should be on it. >> There it is. Okay. >> I think it is a >> solar. Sorry, that's what happened when you >> I have a question. >> Last year it seemed like the Sterling scholars came and presented. >> Yeah. So, we were thinking because this is such a busy time for them. We were hoping I was thinking that we could request to present them at the April work session just so that they have little bios and

141the we'll cut them down to like one sentence instead of a whole paragraph, but just so they have the opportunity to sort of be recognized like yeah, >> you know, especially in light of our performance this year in comparison to Carbon County and um how they always switched the rug with us, but in this particular year they us under the rug. And so I just think it would be nice for the kids to be recognized and I assume like the board meeting with all the students of the month would be a lot >> for them and for you. >> But if we did a work session, it's probably more in a time frame of like I can spend this 10 15 minutes and get on. >> Okay. >> So that's my request. >> Um also

142we need to recognize the um team the and debate. >> They just had their little impromptu fire in the >> And there was, you know, the wrestling, not a fire truck, but they wanted they didn't take state, right? >> No, the girl, >> the girl, >> she she didn't know. >> Wait, who am I? >> She was going to Okay. >> She was our our Yes. >> She was in the paper. >> Yes. going but not winning. Okay. All right. That's whatever. Okay. >> It wasn't >> did you So we put that under radar. >> So we do all of that. >> Well, we can figure we'll disc we'll figure that out. >> In future planning. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> There's discussion in future planning. Um any other questions for high school? Okay. Um

143minutes. So attached our minutes. Is that right? We haven't approved since for January. >> Okay. Sorry. So we approved the public meeting minutes. We didn't approve the member minutes. So, anytime there's a member attachment, it's not a public attachment. There also is a member minutes. It is the most annoying thing in the world. >> Okay. >> What's a member? >> Is that why some are locked and some are not? >> Yeah. What's member attachment? >> Different sorts of minutes by access. And this is a new this is a diligent >> community thing. Um because of how the diligent community platform works with levels of access to to certain things. So that's why it's that way. do. So, we're not differentiating them in the consent agenda as as anything different. They're just >> it's just minutes

144>> minutes. Okay. All right. So, in the consent agenda are the regular board meetings from January 21st, February 11th, March 11th. >> So, they're locked for us. >> No, you guys can see them. >> Okay. because I think >> I don't know. >> We should be able to. >> Yes, >> I will take there it is. Okay. >> Um the um and that was 2026 the personnel list the financial report from February the detail check was shared revenue report and expenditure report >> and no out of state travel. So I'll accept a motion to approve approve the consent agenda. I made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Is there a second? A second. General makes a motion. L seconds to approve the consent agenda. Um all those in favor say I. >> I. >>

145That passes 5. Possible action items. Um the approval of the Grand County High School amendments to Trustine plans. I know we approve to translate >> we need to say the addition money amendment >> that is the isn't it >> well I mean just the amount oh it needs to be more than oh with statements Unless the amount is going to change. >> I think you could make a motion to modify that amendment to include the intent of having that be a net $2,000. >> Okay. If that was the >> I would include in my amendment that the stipen we pay for chair >> debate sorry chair was the other uh debate would be net 2 adjustments made according >> okay >> well I'll read it back um >> Dave uh okay is there is there

146a second I'll >> D makes the motion lur early grant seconds to approve the Grand County High School amendments to the trust plan plans with the intent of uh changing the statement to 2000 net. Does that make >> Okay. Any discussion on that? All those in favor say I. That passes 5 Z. Um all right. These the policies Just >> do you want me to make the table? >> Sure. >> I move. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Maybe I should make a motion to table the policies in section BD in column 3 and we're very sick. Any discussion? All those in favor say I. I. I. That passes 5 Z. Um, school year 2627 employee calendars. Motion to approve the employee calendars for 2627. I'll make a motion to approve the um employee

147calendars for 2627. There second. Gabby Williams makes a motion general seconds to approve proposed 26 27 employee calendars. Any discussion? >> May I ask a question? Is the 180 is a school calendar but it's also an employee >> it's a profession >> par and and they're on a 180. They're not on a 183. They're not expected to come in eight the three X's. Okay. All those in favor of approving the proposed school year 26 27th employee calendar say I. >> I pass. Um communications communications. >> Oh gosh. >> Yeah. Um, no. But, um, I'd like to maybe have a retreat date in future. Yeah. But no, no. >> There's the opera coming up on Monday morning. >> Opera where? Next Monday, 8:30 and 9:30. >> That's what That's what the newspaper. >> All right. Um,

148advanced planning. Um, oh, sorry. that April 8th. >> Okay. Um, >> I just want to verify. >> So, tomorrow you guys are welcome to leave or hang out for advanced planning. I don't mind if you want to listen to us figure out days. It's fun. It's fun part. Um, USDA spring regional meeting is tomorrow night in Blandandy. We're all leaving. We're leaving uh at 4:30. >> Um, we don't have a district car. >> I'm I'm supposed to be down there. >> Yeah. >> Yep. Just on that. >> And Jerry is empty. >> Okay. So, >> is she going to be down there at all? She will not be yours. >> Okay. >> So, um does any of do we any of us have a um have done the defensive driver test? >> No. Who wants

149to get into it? >> I just don't like driving online or do you have to get in a car? >> Do you want to drive? I hate driving but I will do it. Drive what car? >> Oh, so there is a car. >> Is there a car available? That's the other thing. >> Make sure there's a car there >> because there will be five of us, >> right? >> There'll be five. >> Sure. If it's easy and quick. >> It's super. >> It's like 15 minutes. >> Okay. Yeah. I'll take a test. >> You just need driving. >> I don't like driving. How long does it take to get there? >> 77 miles. >> An hour and 15. We're just going to be there like 15 minutes. >> Yeah. >> They'll wait. They'll wait for

150us. >> They can't go on without >> Yeah. So 4:30. >> Yeah. >> Did they serve you? >> Yes. I >> know that. >> They do. Okay. Will that work? Thank you. You like driving? >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> She's an excellent driver. >> She is an excellent driver. She did drive >> some negotiations um on I don't know what does that mean. >> So when I see the calendar it says on Chelsea for sports team. Oh, Chelsea Farnsworth. >> That was an old secretary >> on the middle school calendar. >> Yeah. >> Well, I don't know if there's actually a negotiation. >> There is. There is. We got an email. It's Monday. >> It's Monday at 4:30. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Right. March 23. >> 4:30 or 4. >> 4:30. >> Okay.

151So, is that at the middle of No, it's here. >> It's here. Okay. >> I It was very confusing for me. Yeah, that's what sucks about Google calendars is that >> they never go away. >> JT's still haunts me. >> I still get JT reminders. He's coming to stuff. I >> can't. >> But that should be on a district calendar, right? Because it's in here. >> I don't know if it was. Okay. Well, since since I've been here, GA has sent out the calendar invite. >> Oh, yeah. And she sent out the calendar invite >> on GA somewhere. So, >> yesterday or the date. >> Okay. Um, K3 spring art show. That's Tuesday at HMK. Thank you. That's on a Tuesday. Hey, thanks for working around soccer. We'll do our best. >> I appreciate it.

152I'm not kidding. >> I'm not guaranteeing family time literacy night will be this one by seven. >> On what day? >> That's not soccer day. >> Okay. Well, then >> it's great. Appreciate it. They did it on purpose. >> I appreciate it. >> Yeah, it's not. It's It might be on No, might be on volleyball, but that's um annual talent show. That's the middle school. That is Friday 110. That's an amazing event. >> See, next that's 27 Friday. Spring break. Is that next week? Agenda planning is on the first of on spring break. >> That work? Are you here? >> Yeah, >> I'm here. >> Okay. I am too. Um, word site visit is on the 8th. I mean, I think we were you going to be going that week or something? Why is that?

153>> I don't know. Oh, NSBA because of NSBA is on 13th, right? Is that why we've been >> We were really thinking ahead there. No, >> but really just >> No, that's very >> So site visits on the 8th. Yep. At 11. >> Oh, I see. Yeah. >> Okay. April. >> So, and so that's at middle school lunchroom. April 8 at 11:00 finance committee on the 8th 2 p.m. work session on the 8th 3:30. >> Matt has a conflict. Um >> Okay. >> And so wondering um either I I didn't Was that horrible doing the work session before was I there? I don't >> I was there when we did the long >> No, I don't. >> Did that work? Do you want to com do you want to combine the work session so that

154we can we can I'm just It would be great we could recognize two groups of people. >> That's on what day the >> Oh, the work board meeting the work session. >> Taking the work session off. Matt's not here. >> On the on the move to the 15th >> and moving it to the 15th. >> It does make for a longer meeting and it does create the issue with the request of >> but they do it early enough she could go to session. Yeah, >> her >> Sterling Stellar. >> Sterling Sterling. >> I'm saying we could we could recognize the high schoolers in at 3:30 and then we do >> the other guys at 5 because those they're not usually parent I mean some parents but it's more of it's usually filled with kids more

155than >> but that's the work session that combin combining work session before. So, oh, as in not having >> and not have no eight and adding a couple hours of session before I think out pretty early. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, the 15th will be >> the work and the board meetings. >> However, that worked out. However, we did it before. I think we just made it a whole board meeting. >> Just a board meeting. >> That's fine. >> The first half of the board session. >> However, that >> but in diligent we just >> is that does that work for everybody on the the um >> but still staying strong with the lunch holding >> still doing the presence. Oh, I mean we could move it if we want to. I don't want

156to really do a whole day of I don't want to eat lunch and then >> Are you gonna be gone? Is that >> I just have to work at >> Oh, you can go another day. I mean, all eating lunch. >> Um or if you if you got a day, I'll go with you. >> Okay. >> I'll eat lunch. >> We can go meeting. Yeah, let's do it >> at the lunchroom. >> So, what time will that >> school lunch and policy? >> What's that? >> What time will it be? Are we there yet then? Are we on the 15th yet or? >> Yep. Um, kind of >> at 3:30. >> 3:30 on the 15th. >> Yeah. finance. >> And then are we going to do finance it too? >> You No, you could still

157do if you wanted to, we could move finance to the 15th as well or you could have financial trading with Jerry on the 8th. >> Okay. >> That way you're not dead all day. Whatever you >> Okay. Okay. So 2:00 finance on the 8th. >> All right. So, um, >> so for the site, there's just a couple. So, you won't be on the other side, >> right? We'll do. >> Okay. >> I just said I would just add it. I'll just add that >> and we can go have it and then go meet up at the bird's nest. Thunderbird's nest or whatever. >> Call the >> Oh, that room up there. Okay. >> I don't know. Something different. Fun. Okay. Okay. Finance Committee 2 p.m. Clinical Safety on the 9th 10:00 a.m. here. National School

158Board Conference. That is the 9th through the 13th. You're going, you're going. You're going. No. No. No. Jerry's going. Okay. And so who? And somebody's going to be in charge of the district. >> Well, Why don't we come back and Oh, that is broken loose. >> November. We all be on the same plane. >> When do you guys leave? What time's your plane ride? >> The we fly out on 145 on the 9th. So, we'll be driving up on the morning of the night. >> Okay. >> You fly out of Salt Lake. Mhm. >> And then 13th is Monday. >> And you'll be flying home. >> We'll fly home and drive back on 13th. Yes. All Monday. Okay. >> All right. Okay. Great coalition. Um on the 14th and the regular board meeting is on

159the 15th. Not that there's not enough meetings, but facilities. >> Wait, that's starting at 3:30, not >> 3:30. You've always been like today I tried to act on the 9th care. Um Oh, no. It's on April 15th. What? >> ACT. This high school's name ACT and Rise, right? Or just down here. Um I think they combine that. Usually they were splitting them. Now I think they're combining them so that it's not some kids aren't gone. >> That's a good idea. >> You know, like >> like so ners take rise, juniors take ACT. I think they figured that out. It's a good idea. Um >> any other I had spring break written down in my calendar for next week >> and just like even though I know it's not I just been planning around moving all

160my appointments and doing everything and then someone was like no it's not >> okay >> um facilities will um set up will you will you send out a invite map for facilities? >> Yes. And then our um policy committee is meeting on um next Tuesday. >> We're having lunch in the room for ourselves um at 11:00 a.m. >> Tuesday 24th. And I think we'll just go I I think our first initial one we'll we'll go through it and then if I think >> yeah those policies and then if like I mean I know you I >> and also maybe you can even say here's here's the policies we're going to look at. >> Well, we're looking at these those already there. >> Yeah, that's we're going to start with that. >> You're starting with that

161and then um >> middle school. >> Huh? >> What the nest? >> Can we? Yeah, I'm going to book it for you. Just let me know in advance >> Tuesday. >> I'll be >> lunch. >> No, it's a different date. It's just Melissa and me and maybe you just want lunch. >> For that sound like realtor lunch, >> right? >> What time's lunch? We'll take a break. >> Sorry. You guys decided to stay. It's not my fault that you're >> But if there's a classroom in there and you guys are like that, >> we move. There's >> the library. There's room. >> There's that little Yeah, >> the playground. The little playground. Okay. Any other things? Um, okay. Executive session. >> Yeah, we'll recess. Um, I'll accept a motion to recess. >> I'll make a

162motion to recess. >> There's second. >> Second. >> Kathy W makes a motion to recess. Jenna Woodbury seconds. All those in favor say I. >> I. Did she f? She didn't. >> That's 4 Z. is absent. >> What time? >> Oh, thank you. >> 7:57. >> Um, quick question. Um, >> do you want recess on that? >> No. >> Um, >> do you care? >> They don't care. Okay. I get I >> because you're usually here. >> Yeah, I put that part in the minutes already. >> Okay. >> Um but I missed >> um Kathy Williams. >> You already had your question. >> Yeah, but she Okay. Kathy Jenny. A little sad. >> Yes. >> On my screen. >> Oh, let's go. Um listen, >> can I next week? Can I bring >> I was

163ask I was gonna ask if maybe he could just a little bit just since he's there and I don't know just to give him like his first little visit. Little visit. We're going to be back several times, but we wouldn't want to be able to pop in just my like >> you don't have to like anything, but then you can see like >> unless we want to book something that >> something that would norally be >> Yeah. But then I'm for sure got your attention and I'm not like >> only because I have to I have to change my next anyway. So I want to make you know but it's okay if you're not available. >> Um it's That's what I'm gonna ask you, too. >> Okay, I'll let you go. Thank you so much.

164>> Thank you. >> Um Oh, there it is. I got it. Thank you. Okay. >> Yeah. I don't I have no reason why I'm like feel like I'm like, you know, have carbon monoxide closing or something like that. >> Explain like something in the air. >> Yeah. But I had a great day. I was all of a sudden I'm just like my energy is that >> well I I know why I know I'm just out there looking for this little lost dolls today. >> Oh's lost dog I assume not yours. No, not mine. Like I kind of got out of the looking for lost dog business. And um >> is it a business or is it just something you do? it it's something that I just I I've done like eight times with great success.

165So now every time someone posts that you make comments and you're helping >> well I haven't done it in two I haven't been on Facebook in two years. So now I wait and when but there's this dog who's been gone like she's been gone three weeks now. So this little dog >> and it's out in Spanish valley. So I So finally my friend who's you know she's like glorious. So, so I did like this whole meditation session today and I got all you know and all. So, I started like scouting the area. I didn't start looking, you know, just and talking to people and finding out where who feeds their cat in this neighborhood, who puts out water for their animals because it's going to be >> So, you have a system. I do have

166a system. >> It's not just like let's just go walking around. You got a system >> and you Oh, here's the You know the funniest part of this today? This is why I'm like, "Yeah, I should probably do this." I literally got in my car, I had one of my dogs with me, drove to Spanish Valley where the dog was last seen a week ago. And I'm driving by and I'm driving just scoping the area to see where where the dog would have gone for water at this point a week ago. And then I saw I was going down easy, you know, and I saw some people out in their yard gardening. I'm like, "Oh, let me just go ask them who feeds their cats outside." Like they would know that they were a young

167couple. Soon as I walk up, I'm like, "Hi." Was like, "You found my lost dog." Oh, >> it was the very first dog that I found here in town that just happened to be the person, dude. I rolled up at their house. >> Really? So, I'm like, "Yeah, I guess it's time." >> Did you find that German Shepherd? >> Um, no, I did not. I was not even involved, but I had some of my friends were and they So, I was kind of like I was I knew what was going on the whole time. There was so many sightings. They knew where stuff was. >> Yeah. But it yeah it was kind of that was a really interesting scenario >> because of where he was and it was right where I hike every day but

168he got up on a cliff and is that what happened is he was just stuck on a cliff. >> I don't know. I mean >> I was I was my advice of where I thought that I was not going to get involved tomorrow. >> He's available tomorrow. >> Like I'm just like not I'm just like I suggest No, no, no. There's no way he could be. That's way too far. But that's where the water is. That's what three weeks old. >> He couldn't then I'd be more concerned. So we'll say I'm not real optimistic. >> You're joking. >> I don't think about like the bigger dogs on that resilient and they can run for miles because you don't need to or whatever. Anyway, I'll give it college. >> You gota be careful. People just let

169their dogs run around and then they get into trash cans. >> I don't know. >> I know. It's just so rude. And then you have to clean up after >> I know. >> We were laughing so hard because we I even walked in. I was like, "Do you think?" No, I did. I asked that was the first question I asked Don. I said, "Donna trash can's knocked over. I think it's Cathy's dog. >> Why did you think it was instantly her dog? >> He just loves each other. >> He just loves >> bad habit. >> I mean, I've never come around there. He's also very shy. >> Shy. She's shy. >> Get her shot collar working. >> You have a lab camera. And so it's combo like a German shepherd red. >> Do you still

170have your cat? >> I know. I have my cat. I have cat. I have >> apparently you have a >> Yeah, visits my in-laws. >> Yes. >> You still have Domino? >> I don't know if he still goes down rush. Um, >> but they on the animal camp, right? >> They were the only people in our neighborhood that liked our dog, Elvis. >> But they liked him. >> They did like him. They talked about Elvis a lot. >> Yeah, they liked him. >> He's not around anymore. >> Okay. uh pre-lex mid morning. >> So send me >> I can make that work. >> Send me your availability. >> It's about three integration plan. So that's why I'm like sorry but it's like hey we got to meet you guys. >> Yes please. >> As a

171matter of fact why I'm gonna lock that so I don't forget. I came back and locked it >> and I was scared by myself and didn't know >> somebody came in. >> I didn't know who it was. >> Okay. >> 167 girls. No, it's that one. >> Would they win the second time? >> The JV. >> I turned it off because they beat 118. That's good. >> Before we go back into this meeting, were you guys done with food? Can you clean it up? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, the report was on. >> You probably didn't hear the end of the game. >> No, it was good. We beat >> Can you wrap it? >> Oh, that's >> You didn't cheer while you were >> seven. We beat Corbin. I'm gonna say 76. >> Not

17267. >> Yeah. No. Adrienne's daughter um hit a home run to get us over the when we were tied. >> She hit a home run with two droplo. >> Yeah. So Kaia hit the home run and scored the up the Chloe and Ka scored. >> So we won on that. She falls. >> Okay. >> I'm out of recess at 809. accept a motion to go into executive not here. I make a motion to >> okay session >> to talk about I'm sorry what's our personnel is there and negotiations >> and negotiations right okay you say that I make a motion to go into a second session for negotiations >> is there a second >> Laura uh Jenna Jenna would All right. Makes a motion. Laura Lee Green seconds to go into executive session. Talk about

173personal and negotiations. Um, all those in favor roll call vote. That doesn't make sense, but >> Laura Le. >> All right, that passes 5-0. We'll go into executive session um at 810 and we will turn Ethan, we're zeroed out. Oh, and we're off Zoom, right?