GCSD - Regular Board Meeting

001Last set of words seems serious. >> Take a breath. Eat your apple. Get all your space fix. All right, I am going to bring the Grant County School District Board of Education regular board meeting to order. It's Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 5:18 and we are here at the district office and available. And if you are here to uh speak to the board, please fill out a public comment card and pass that up. Um please sign in. There's a sign in clipboard. You want to pass those around if you haven't signed in. Please put your phones on or vibrate. >> And all board members are Matthew and Jerry here. >> Let's do the pledge of >> allegiance. Would you like to lead us in the United States of America and to the republic for it

002stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Before we will you uh read our mission statement. >> Yes. Our mission is to put each student first and >> first of approval of the agenda. >> I move the agenda as presented. >> Is there a second? >> Dave makes a motion. Jenna Woodbury seconds. All those in favor of approval of the agenda say I >> I pass this. Okay. Public comments. Oh, we have we do have a public comment. Um the board appreciates the opportunity to hear from the public during the public during the comment portion of this meeting. Before we begin, a reminder that the public comment period is is to allow members of the public to provide input to the board in its capacity as a legislative body. The public

003com some form of discussion or debate between the board and 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 up to three minutes to provide comments to the board. The board will not allow public comment during board meetings that are slanderous, obscene, or otherwise violate state or federal law. Employees and or their representatives may not use the public comment period to address issues that should be raised through existing formal communication channel or established grievance or negotiation procedure. Okay. Public comment. Dennis Wells is here. We're you're first up on the >> first up. Uh, I was asked by principal Ki Kaylor and I've been discussing with Ron Dolph and we're looking at maybe trying

004to get our football team to go eightman football if not go independent which means uh well the problem is we were really low on numbers and you seen last year I think after about the fifth game we probably should just try to play a JD schedule instead of playing varsity but let's throwing all of our freshman out there to play games and it shouldn't be like that because our numbers and we're going to get somebody hurt. So, we're looking at after talking coach Dolphin, we're looking at maybe trying to go eight man. I don't know if it'll be our goal this year, but at least do an independent schedule where we can play these smaller schools to try to get the numbers up, get our confidence because I'm afraid that the boys make what come

005out football if we keep playing these big these teams with 60 70 80 kids and we're barely 25 30 at the most. And so we're just looking at just letting you know we're looking at trying to go amen at least this next year probably do independent because they do not have realignment until next year where they'll even discuss that. So I just wanted to bring that to your attention. >> Can you tell me real quick the the big difference? I mean I'm just obviously the difference is smaller schools were playing football private schools that we play. A man a man footballs with the smaller smaller schools like Monaceel uh Monument Valley White Horse smaller schools and normally we wouldn't do that but the last five years we're so low they are and we're not doing

006it try to gain an unfair advantage we're doing it to try to save program to get more kids out and give them excited football game and hopefully within the next three years or so league come back up. We just need to get the numbers up for you. We don't want to get somebody hurt. >> And what's an independent is? >> Independent is where we make our own schedule. When you schedule, we won't go into the playoffs. We're just going to play 10 games against these smaller schools so our kids can be competitive. Because last year before I left, I set the schedule as a it's the weakest schedule we've ever had. And we did that for on purpose because we rescheduled Providence Hall who hadn't won a game in two years and they beat us

00760s something to six. So that tells you how low because we're playing a lot of freshman. It's like playing a C team against varsity. So I just wanted to bring that to your attention. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Anything else? >> All right. >> Thank you. The next is here. I think he's out of the basketball game. >> Y no one in this place, right? I don't know. >> All right. Board recognitions. Um, students such as we have there's Holly. Okay. We have a few here tonight, but we will take them. Um, I'll go ahead and announce all of them. So, for kindergarten, we have um Coan Cordero, and this is what um was said about him. So, he is truly a special member of our class. He exemplifies

008what it means to be a hard worker and a good friend. He always puts his best effort into every task, showing a love for learning and the life of our whole classroom. Not only is he a dedicated learner, but he is also a great friend to all, always kind and willing to help others. His caring heart makes everyone feel welcome. His funloving, silly, and joyful personality brings smiles to our faces every day. Congratulations on being a hardworking, caring, and valuable member of our class. Round of applause for him. Bridger. >> Yeah. Come on up. Is that you? Bridgetger. Bridger is not only always on tested as a hard worker. He diligently follows directions and is always willing to share his learning and his ideas. He is kind to everyone. He has a positive attitude and

009he is just such a kind kind >> that >> all right. So for second grade, Zana helps keep our classroom going. I can always count on her to be ready to learn and ready to help others. Our classroom is truly lovely to have Z. >> If you want to um you want to picture. >> Sure. All right, second Remington is incredibly kind. He is always willing to help others. He also tries his best to learn new things and sets a perfect example of respect and responsibility. So way to go. Okay. Um, Separia Alvarado. She's extremely bright, lively, and very friendly. She knows everything about how the class runs. She has excellent behavior and is curious and adept to many topics. Her bright future are ahead of her will help her to become a valuable asset

010to the community that she chooses to live in. So, congratulations. Joselyn, um, Joselyn is in Mr. Josh's class. She's kind and thoughtful and works hard to achieve her goals. She's a good friend and a talented student. She's a wonderful addition to our learning community. Then our last one is Blaine Jones, sixth grade. Um, I'd like to nominate Blaine as our student of the month because Blaine represents remarkable character and resilience. This serves as an inspiration to both his peers and our staff. Blade has to miss school because of his broken leg. But when he returned, he diligently made up all of his work and continued to help others. Instead of dwelling on the difficulties, he channeled his energy into studies and supporting others. I really appreciate how patient and kind is to his peers. Thanks

011for being a wonderful role model, Lane. Next is Gary with the middle school. >> I don't see either of my students. Do you still want me to read their spiel or do you want to skip? >> You want to do next invite them next month? >> Yeah. >> Okay. High school party. >> Okay. We have two students in the month. One is here. So we'll read his. I made a deal with him. You can sit down while we're about >> and then we might have to send him for a picture, but we'll see. So, Cooper is the son of Jason and Jennifer Taylor and was recognized this month. His favorite class is Miss Lloyd's and he admits his toughest class is simply the first one of the day because he's still waking up. He's taken

012part in cross country, track, swimming, theater, earning a spirit award in both cross country and school. Beyond school, Cooper has helped with the mobile path marathon and participated in the local Broadway productions. He also spent the last three years working for Western River Expeditions. He said one of the biggest lessons he's learned is that we can all be friends and he encourages younger students to run with Jacob. A nod of staying active and sticking with teammates who push you in a good way. Huh. >> Okay. Teachers describe Cooper as hardworking, thoughtful, and constantly kind. The highlight they highlighted his growth in cross country and English this year, his habit of helping classmates get what they need, and his attentiveness to friends and feelings. They said he brings a collaborative spirit to the classroom and is

013always ready to pitch in. Congratulate Miss Cooper. Um, an appropriate time to speak out if you want to speak out. >> Bye. All right. HRS spotlight. Um, >> so just just an update on on what we're doing is we'll we'll be bringing these updates as we have our regular board meetings. Um, we have completed the campus survey review with all three significants. Um and they individually what their teams work with our uh certifiers to identify areas of fruit are uh improved and have plans again we're focusing as we talked about in the last board meeting culture collaboration and communication and safety highlighting those areas and then um we are going to be bringing in some PLC training on the 16th during a professional development day not in addition to our HRS efforts but as part

014part of our HRS efforts to have that communication and collaboration um fine-tuned and kind of do a a reccalibration of our um PLC efforts. Uh we'll be hosting and I can't remember which is which, but in the morning there will be the secondary a secondary um training with the middle school and the high school. And then in the afternoon that's scheduled for three hours and then we'll have a little bit of a break and in the afternoon we'll be doing bringing in the elementary for um some additional training. And that's kind of help to help structure that training to where we're at in in in the buildings and where we where we can get the most bang for our buck there. Um, and then after that, we'll be reassessing to see what type of additional

015PLC support we'll be looking at bringing in to just make sure that we're not dropping that part of this effort. Uh, and again, I want to be very clear, it's not on top of we're not bringing something else on. It is part of the collaboration piece of HRS level one. So that's our HRF spotlight. >> Is that the January? Is that January 5th? >> That's January 16th. >> Um, who are you bringing in and what's there there? >> Gar Larson. And he's his specialty is recalibrating PLC groups. Um, he's got a very very good reputation and he travels all over the country. Um, I think when we've talked to him, he's been in New York and in Bosezeman, Montana and everywhere in between as we've been setting this up. Um, we do have some experience.

016He's done some work in cash. So, we have our own little reference check there. >> Um, and again, yeah, we've met with him a couple of times now to to to uh talk about exactly where we're at, where we need to go. And then we'll be meeting his administrative team tomorrow. um afternoon with him um the administrators and our instructional coaches to try and just make sure that we're geared up and ready to go. >> Did you say I can send it to you? So, just a little spotlight just to kind of um and just something we're going to start putting at the top of these meetings um just, you know, make sure that the board's able to know what we're doing and give us an opportunity to hold ourselves accountable on progress. So, thank

017you. Any questions about presentation? No. Is that right? Yeah. Um, so this is uh the spot for site visits. So Sue Winkler is here to present on FCSC and CTE. >> We had a site visit on Monday. um specifically SCSC in adult bed. Um Trish will be doing her presentation next month at a meeting tonight. Is that enough? You know, best life plans, right? Uh I had a beautiful presentation for you today. In fact, I think it's probably the best one I've ever created if I do say so. the computer. I couldn't get the wireless to work or the program to work and so I didn't get it finished. So, I hurried up and piped up some notes of just items that I'm going to cover quickly. Um, thank you for giving me the time

018to do this and for coming over to the SCSC. We were grateful to have your visit and have you come see what we were doing. >> We appreciated that. Um, with the CTE program, I'm not I'm guessing you're all pretty familiar. I'm glad K's here to kind of back me up if I say something wrong. Um, so DTE is a program for career and technical education that focuses on high demand high wage occupations. It helps get student college or career ready and it also provides pathways to post-secary education or certificates from industry. So students can earn certificates through CTE here or they can go out to industry and earn actual certificates that they have to use on the grounds which is pretty great. We are part of a consortium. So what I'm reading off of

019this this one right now um we're part of a consortium um which includes Carbon Emory Grand San Juan and USU Eastern Moab and Blanding. So we get lots of opportunity >> meet and mix together and make plans. Everybody get everything. Okay. >> Um we get to work together a lot of times with state CTE. We get little benefits for being a part of consortium. Like if we're applying for a grant, we might get a few more points if we're working as a consortium rather than just working alone. So, it's really great to have these people as support and to kind of help us work through professional development and things that are happening within our region. Um, we do have a five-year plan that we're working on right now. Um, and it focuses on these six

020things. Student performance, which is not only performance in CTE, but also performance in English and math and I think science. And so, it's not just focusing on what we're doing in CTE. So we get really good data from our CTE students regarding other subjects. We also focus on program quality, workforce alignment, teacher recruitment, equity and access, and safety. Safety is kind of a newer one that they're really focusing on. Each teacher has a safety plan that we go through um during the year and we're working on those right now. So your slideshow works. >> Yeah, it's really great. I'm >> It work but it's not done. I hope you're here going pretty. Huh? >> Well, I guess it's just >> okay. Sorry. Sorry about >> I severe panic there for a minute. >> Um, so

021it'll go for about 10 slides and then it'll kind of drop. >> Okay. >> Um, we have to have an advisory committee, which we do, and we look at that every year. Um, and what they're supposed to do is advise, assist, and advocate. So, we're there to work with them to find out what's needed in the industry. They help assist our students. They help us um clarify like what equipment. So, we we could have an advisory member come in and say, you know, that wood equipment's out of date and we really need something like this or so that those are the ways that they help us really get a quality program going. >> Are those local people? >> Yes. >> They'll be from our businesses here. Um, I did just find out that we are

022um hooked with the uh chamber of commerce. So, I'm really going to start getting over there and hooking up to more businesses and have more capacity to carry out these jobs for the kids. There's lots of clusters and pathways and I don't want to get all involved in that because it's a lot but we there are 32 pathways and Grand School District offers 15 of those which is really great. I was quite surprised when I came here having only one teacher in each subject that they could offer that many pathways. They worked really hard to get those together. And what that means is let's say a pathway of engineering would have engineering classes in order. they would have to take three credit and at the end of that they would get a certificate that says

023that they are a completer. Um and that just gives them something to take to an employer to say I took three engineering classes. Uh I took three full credits of engineering classes and this is what I learned from that. It just kind of helps them get a foot in the door which is really nice. So you can see there on that list those are the ones we have currently. Um what I'd like to bring in is working with uh USU possibly welding and construction and then um we're very close to offering a protective services uh pathway which is police and fire and um >> what do you call the emergency fire wildfires. >> So we're working on getting a program together like that. We're very close. We have a um you know, Officer Rob off

024offers two of our classes to students, which is really great. We do offer internships, apprenticeships, and capstones. Um internships are a non-paid um job where students go out and help in the industry that they want to work in. So, if they want to be a teacher, they might go visit and work with a teacher. An apprenticeship is paid. So, they could go and work in welding and get paid for that job. Um, what I'd like to bring to the district is a capstone experience. Um, I'm applying for a grant. Doesn't mean that we're going to get it, but uh, a grant that will help us put two pathways together. So, creating a business pathway with, let's say, a graphic arts pathway. And what the student would get by doing that is the business background, also

025the graphic arts background. So, let's say they're really interested in skating. They could take a woodworking class, make a skateboard. They could go into the capstone and get it made, uh, market it, do all those things that businesses do, look at the financials, and then actually sell that product. So, they're getting a full, um, experience of what it might be to run a business. And we're looking at that for a couple different areas. So, I can tell you more about that as soon as we see if the state will allow us to do that. The grant I'm planning working on right now is called a planning grant. So it would give us money to research the area and find out what's really needed here. So that's what we're looking at. Um we do tests in

026CTE. Each pathway and each class has its own skills tests and if they pass those tests they get a certificate. On the back of the certificate it says what skills they had to complete. And then we also have credentials of value. A really simple one to explain would be it's a industry certificate. So the kids that take culinary arts have to get their food handlers permit. So they get an industry certification for that. On the next page, it just shows you which um we call them CTSOs, career and technical student organizations. They are listed here and these are the ones that uh we have currently at the high school. All right, funding. Um, I put in a chart here to kind of show you where we've been and what's happening. Um, so you can see

027for this year, I didn't have I didn't put the information for 2023 for basic the enrollment money has gone down. Um, the summer a and the skills testing. So, we get money to run a summer a program. We get funding for skills testing. So, every student that passes those skills tests I was talking about will get a little bit of money for that. We do pay partially for the counselor at the school. Um, and then two things were taken out this year. We lost our money for CTSOs for the clubs. So, that was about $6,000. That will no longer be funded. and also for the CCA program which is eighth grade. >> Eighth grade in the junior high and um and seven >> what is >> uh CTE and seventh grade. >> Seventh grade. >>

028Thank you. >> It's called college and career awareness and they learn about all different kinds of careers. And what I like about CTE with that is that students get a chance to find out what they like and probably more importantly what they don't like. We don't want them to get into nursing if they can't stand the sight of blood. So they can try all these different kinds of jobs and really look at what they really want to do. Anyway, so I'm showing you this so you can see the money has gone down a little bit. Um this was a big year for CTE to lose some. um they really kind of drilled in. One of the things I can say that Ki brought up, which is a which is a great uh argument is we

029didn't have any money taken away this year. Last year I believe we lost $300,000 between all of it. And this year we just we're going to stay pretty even which is great. Um and the cost breakdown is on the next side. So you can see most of this goes to salaries and benefits >> features >> for CTE enrollment. Is that saying that enrollment's gone down? >> Um, no it hasn't gone down. >> Yeah, the money's changed. >> Just the money the allocation per >> like maybe a CTE WPU thing. >> So the money is based on the enrollment from the year before. So remember last year I said we're going to hit a cliff because of the year and then so this binding is based on the four period border scheduling. So the enrollment hasn't

030gone down. I mean the enrollment did go down because we went from six period tries to four period quarters and so that's the net effect. Luckily overall we didn't lose a lot of money because we kept our portion of the pot >> you know and the CCA money and the CTSO money basically they felt like we were double dipping as humans because we were getting this money for getting people to nationally affiliate but in order to get your 25 WPU that the state gives you automatically you have to have at least three nationally affiliated CTSOs. So they felt like we give you this money for the CTSOs and this money. We're going to take one of the two pots and we think this pot's equalized so we're going to keep this one and get rid

031of that one. Same thing with CCA. Basically the money is still there. It's just got put into the big old puzzle and basically it's not delineated specifically for the seventh grade CCA class. >> Right. So there hopefully there's funds in there for I mean there are funds for those two programs and we still have to run them. we still have to run CCA and we still run CTSO so we can get the other funding, right? >> Um but it's coming they they don't like the add-on idea. Not not this the state but the people who are looking at the state don't like that add-on idea. So they're trying to put it all in one big pot instead of having all these little breakouts. >> And what's the Perkins federal funding? >> That is money that

032we get from the consortium. Um we got 40,000 consortium gets an amount of money and it helps pay for the person over >> Perkins pathways and your workbased learning coordinator all that >> workbased learning >> the workbased learning >> so helps pay for that. Yes. So, previously when we got Perkins funding, we only got about $30,000. And about eight years ago, the state said, "We have all this money, this federal money, Perkins money. If you make consortiums, we'll give you more money." And so the southeast like some of the big districts like Alpine probably, I don't know, but they probably went, "We don't need a consortium because we already get like $3 million, right?" But we got 30,000 and now we get about 90,000. About 45 of that goes to um uh equipment or or

033supplies, that kind of stuff. About five goes to like some travel and training. And then about 50 goes to having a co a college to career pathway coordinator. And our pathway coordinator helps us work with USU to develop our programs. Like she's talking about, I want to bring in X, Y, and Z. And then they also do our workbased learning internship program. >> So who is our pathway? Is it grand school district employee or a consort? >> For us in grand it's Caitlyn B. >> Okay. >> It was Ashley Violet. Got it. >> Yeah. So a lot of that about 50,000 of that we'll be spending on equipment and things that we need that allowable by. So part of it just in context is like last year when we redid Hank's computer lab the consortium

034called up and said hey we have an extra $50,000 >> between us and USU Eastern we were the only two that applied for funds and so the consortium contributed about >> $25,000. >> How much did they give us? I think 27 or 27 or 27 >> for the for Hank's computer lab and then the the high school just had to kick in like 13,000 because you had to show matching funds. So that's part of that's a benefit of being the consortium. They got extra funds towards the end of the year. Catch was we had to spend it in like 10 days. But if you we there was already a plan in place to replace that drafting lab and this just gave us the funds that we didn't have to spend general funds out of. So

035that that was a Perkins thing also. >> Yeah. >> Um at the end of this it just tells you there's a couple other grant opportunities. I did apply for a special projects grant earlier. It's about $60,000 to replace some equipment and get the labs back up. Um I still haven't heard about that and they're still they haven't decided yet because everybody's asking for money from social projects. So catalyst center grant is the one I was talking about that I'm applying just for the planning stage of it to see if something we want to do here guys be involved in that. Um we did talk at SCSC for a lot you have any CTE questions. No. Um the SCSC just in looking at some of the data you can see here that this was 2022 the

036graduation rate was down to 73.4 here in Grand and the uh state was 88.2. Since the SCSC has been open that grad rate has gone from 73 to 85.22 22, which is only three percentage points away from the state level. And I know that I we can claim all that because we work really hard at the high school, too, to get kids through, but I think that kind of just shows that extra little help, how much of our graduate deal with things like that. We did talk a little bit about what was new over there. biggest thing I think is revising our processes and procedures. Making sure that we bring kids in the same way, that we take kids out the the same way, that they're expected to complete the same thing as the students

037at the high school are to complete in a credit recovery class. Um, I think we have a few more options going back and forth. I and I know I told you when you visited that we have kids leaving for one class or two classes to go back to the high school which is really good. Um and then just a clear process for moving forward. So I think that's our big hit right now is making sure that we clarify everything so that everything runs as it should and smoothly and everybody knows the expectations. Um what I have handed you is this is the pathways. So the things in blue are full of clusters here. >> The pathways are underneath that. So I'm sorry that's going back to CPD and we have 15 or 20 of those.

038Great. The other handout I gave you is our college and career fair. Um we are looking for businesses and participate. >> It's February 27th. You're welcome to share this, but we'll be getting it out on media and um other places. We're really asking people to be um hands-on this year. So, if you're coming, what are you going to do? If you're a hairdresser, are you going to come teach girls how to do their hair? Teach boys how to do their hair? If you're going to be in the fire department, what are you going to do that's an active >> um program for the kids? So yeah, everything's we're trying really hard to make it really hands-on and fun for the students. So >> coordinating that is coordinating this. >> It's us and um we'll be

039working with USU, but we kind of run the thing. Yeah. >> So it'll be at the high school probably at the gym, but if we have more than that, not sure. We may have to go into the hallways or outside or >> the day before prom. >> Yeah, >> the day before prom. So, it won't be in the gym. >> No, I'm glad you >> That's great. >> We'll we'll work. >> I thought we everybody we >> could be their day. >> Oh, we have that planned. Um, and then the other thing I gave you was just more information on the SCS fee. This is a proposal I started that I it's done, but it um but it just will give you information about all the things that we've already talked about. It shows you

040the attendance and the behavior and things like that with the SC. Okay. And then this last one, Matt, can you this one right here? Yes. This one's really nice. It's from the state. I do this every year. You can see this is 2023 24. So it's always a year or two behind. So during this time 430 students in Grand County enrolled in CTE courses. The graduation rate for students who are concentrators who go to the second level graduate. If a student is a CTE completer, 100% of them graduated. So you can kind of see there. the CTE really helps him um as far as graduation and then it'll tell you how many kids uh concentrated in a pathway right down here and the top pathways on the back which is kind of some fun information

041about what your kids have taken to school. That's it. >> Just some background. I'm sorry, information when this proposal. Um, so we did we asked the county commission to fund um three years um as part of a grant process. Uh anybody remember what that card >> GRT when they did proposals. And so >> um to improve workforce initiatives within the community. >> So they funded that. So that that was our initial um >> uh seed money really right to get any going and then hope hoping that it would provide um some provide for itself. But >> was the updated proposal >> they just gave it for that year. I mean we could have spent it all down. They gave us a chunk of money and we decided how we're going to. >> So before you

042sit down, now that you've sat down, you're good. Um I just wanted to comment on and I I've shared this with the board members and I I think they probably echoed this, but our site visit at the SCSC was fantastic. Um market improvement from um how things were running um when when we visit when we visited last when I last visited it. So um I'm just Thank you. I don't know if that's the I'm sure it's a combination of a team and I don't know who the absolutely >> who the initiator is. Um, but it was very impressive to see how it was being run currently. So, great job well done on K Curry. That goes to you and please share that with Ethan and and uh Alyssa and whoever's wherever credit's due. I'm not

043sure exactly where it's due, but I just want to highlight that that is impressive. >> And I and I have a follow-up question. Um, the person that was teaching the language arts, what was her name again? >> Yeah. Um, so she was, you know, she was talking about would, you know, wouldn't it be great if these kids could walk at graduation, some of the ones that are earning, you know, is that ever going to be a possibility? That's a state of Utah thing, right? So that our policy is that something that >> we ever >> You're looking That would be a >> Thank you. Well, sure if it was a state thing. >> Do you want the judges? the ones that the >> if they get a certificate >> if so the if they get

04424 credits whether they get it from adult ed or the SCSC that's a Utah state diploma >> those students have have not participated in the ceremony in the past however the new policy that you're going to pass for standardsbased productivity basically says if they get 24 credits or earn the state of Utah diploma they have to be included in the graduation ceremony what it doesn't differentiate which is interesting is the age of the person. So right now we made that separation mostly because some adult ed people are not age appropriate for that graduation ceremony. So we just did it separately. >> Now >> and to clar to clarify you the board will have the direction or discretion they have to participate in a graduation ceremony. >> It does not have to be necessarily the same

045ceremony. So it would either be a separate or it would be incorporated back in and as we get into that we'll be discussing the kind of >> it does do a separate ceremony that the kids who got the 24 credit diploma we're part of from the beginning we have pushed these our kids if you want to walk through the this jeep here's where you got to get >> and they have those who care to walk through the jeep get there >> okay >> and there then then they can participate in this a carrot it's another carrot could Yeah. >> Okay. >> What polic do you know then the letter >> part of it's part of our >> pathways to graduation >> or pathways to high school completion something like that. >> Um and that's one

046that we talked about bringing back and personalizing to us. >> Okay. >> From because it was part of the new >> policies that we reviewed >> but we haven't approved it. that actually is approved as it's written with the Utah School Boards Association knowing that we plan to revisit that >> this year. >> Okay. >> If you remember, I think that was >> two board meetings ago. >> I think it would be great to include all of the students who are age appropriate to mark to walk with their class. >> It is nice to be able to say like if you do eight more classes that you can walk with your class and sort of challenge them to do that and they rise. to the occasion, but also there are some of them who have

047such extenduating life circumstances that getting to 24 is a feat for them. We just have never allowed that 24. And so it's sort of been like here's where we're at. Here's what we do and >> but there are many people even within the high school staff who would love to open up. And I I think as we have that discussion, we'll be pulling in um administration from the high school and soon to have that >> feedback have that feedback so that we're looking at from because it can be both a motivator that's also a very emotionally charged >> correct >> argument and then we you know want to look at the data as well. So um yeah, gearselves up for a lively discussion. >> Any other questions for sure? Remind me Skills USA. >> I'm

048sorry. What? >> Can you remind me Skills USA? What that? >> Uh, it's mostly tech like um automotive, welding, that kind of thing. >> Um, my only comment is um and this is my point of view. If you're ever advocating for changing um like state days of DECA like skills all the competitions I would suggest like looking at sports schedule or the sports state time dates and trying not to >> well if it's state it doesn't come from me. Well, I know not you. I'm saying advocate if you can advocate for that. I mean, >> higher like bigger school districts, they're usually they probably are separate, but a lot of our kids um >> overlap. So, I know and that's clearly even. >> Oh, I Yeah. Um, but I know I have a kid that

049would has tried to do it every deca, but she can't do it. It's always >> basketball state or, you know, >> it would be interesting to try and hold prom and that at the same time in the same or with the prom decorations just for fun. >> We can leave our decorations up. >> I will. Thank you. some chrome parents that probably I hear it gets pretty testy out there about chrome. >> I'll let you know. D >> I have a great day. I didn't >> Okay, any other questions for Sue? >> Thank you. That was awesome. >> Yeah, thank you very much. >> Have a great visit. >> Yeah. >> Okay. um HMK prek site update. >> Okay. So, what I attached there is actually the schedule um that Holly put together uh with

050with J and preschool teachers about moving. Our target date is to be moving um in on the 16th of January. That's our professional development day. So, we're trying to get everything prepped and ready so that um maintenance can really get everything moved over there on that day. Um it's a it's a very hard date. I've set that expectation very clear. Oie also has echoed me and supported with that expectation. Um and right now um there there's a couple of things that we're waiting on. Uh one one of them is that the storefronts the outside exits there was a problem with the oxidization and it gets way into chemistry after that. I don't understand it but we're still waiting for those to come in. Um most of this has been a supply uh a supply issue

051and albeit it's been exacerbated um with our submittal process which is just something that you can't expect when we have um when you're working on a project with contractors that don't necessarily understand building public buildings and how those submitt processes work. So it's been a little bit of growing a growing pain for us there. But that is our schedule. That's what we're headed towards. Um I was in there. Was it yesterday? >> Yeah, >> that we were in there. Um and uh we're we're moving right along and um excited about that. And so far so good. I think the turf has been really really well received so far. It was interesting. Even though we're in December, but I was looking out the window while we were down there and there were kids out there playing

052on it and short sleeved and it was just like a summer out >> on that big green grass that would normally be dead or dirt. So, uh so far so good. Do you have any specific questions about it that I can answer? >> So the >> or that Holly can answer >> the um >> I guess the completion of the outside is >> what percentage welding those >> things I think I I could go back. I want to say 98 90 97 98. >> Oh exterior was 98. We're going to open that parking lot >> as soon as that stainless steel rail is complete. And yes, >> working on it every day. >> They were waiting for some more pieces. >> They got to buffer it. >> Is this on the in the front? >>

053Yes. And I I will absolutely say I had no idea that it takes that long as I've been watching it and I I share your frustration. Um but >> um I had I had talked to Matt about possibly doing like an an open house for the community. Um and then that might help might get some more um enrolles of preschool, you know, something that might it doesn't have to be right away. It can be at the leisure of uh >> it will it will be it will be after we have moved in. Oh yeah. And we have had that discussion. I have not had that discussion with Holly, but yes, I >> think I think people are excited about seeing it. >> It is their it is their money that there's, you know, to do

054and and even uh even the turf, you know, inviting uh the communities to >> look at but that little preschool, you know, the little that is really cute. To be fair, we have bribe children to, you know, jump on it and see the soft. Actually, I think it was your mine. >> Was it mine? >> Oh, yeah. He did do that. He did a knee slide. >> So, this little diddy down here about this tour that >> that's that's specific to the teachers, >> not not you guys. Sorry. >> That's okay. It was just there. So, >> today was Thursday. All right. And then the other part. So, and then everything's done on the north side. >> That part is done. >> Mhm. Okay. North side is done. >> Okay. >> Um >> A B

055C. >> And I know you're I know you're aware of this, but just for everybody that that last 2% >> Yeah. >> just seems like it's the biggest 2% when you're trying to complete a project. So, >> live in a house that is >> okay. >> Yep. >> Okay. Um, any other questions about HMK prek site updates? >> Okay. Next is District 1 and District 5 board seat are going to be um on the ballot in November 2026. That currently is Dave and Kathy. I have to remember you're one >> one and five. >> Um >> no, you're just a I screwed it all up cuz I wanted over here. I like >> there was never really >> um >> so uh >> to put your name in. What is that called to file? >>

056File. Thank you. >> January. >> File. It's like the first week of it's for open for a week >> In January. It's very >> They'll be sending you something out. I talk to them. >> They will be they should be. >> Yeah. Already. >> Emily Emily will be sending out a packet >> if you ask. >> Well, >> if you ask, >> we were at Ro. She seems to think that those people Well, I told her to be specific to me, but I can certainly get you. >> Is it Emily >> Robinson, but she's moving. >> So, what's her job? What is that? The county clerk's office. >> She's in the clerk's office. Yes. And she's at the front right there from there. So I wouldn't they I've never received anything in the mail. So

057>> it would be different because they would >> and there's some rules and rags and laws that are out there from state. I don't know >> and as affiliations and all these other things. It's just not us. It's everybody. >> Yeah. But school district is different than county commission. You don't have to get the signatures. We're not We are unaffiliated. >> Yeah. >> And Right. And um >> so no signatures. Usually there's a filing fee of $50. >> There's a conflict of interest uh thing to file. Um and you have to be there in person as I learned. >> Yeah. >> A year ago or two years ago. >> Yeah. It was it was kind of crazy for me last year because I was given and um they were doing I thought the best thing

058they understood. I was given information that was wrong about signatures and that kind of thing. And um and then the state like opened it for longer only county not but I was being told that. So anyway it was very confusing. >> Information does get skewed and so it was very confusing for me at first >> and sometimes the clerk office doesn't have because the state makes >> uh different rules. Emily's well in FL still very specific >> and that's not too >> she's she's >> um and so let us if if you're intended intending to file just let us all know because >> usually knock on doors to get someone to try to file >> who was a writing candidate >> I don't think Seven votes only like three people. >> All right. >> Well,

059>> think about it. Sleep on it, babe. >> There's no sleep. >> Okay. Oh, >> I either do it or I don't. And I already committed to doing it. So, there you go. >> No, that's what I wanted. >> It's just that I Well, I will just say this. Okay. May I? Because as I was telling Kathy and I've I've told Matt, it's a very big learning curve to be understood. There's so many policies and procedures and budgets and different things other you know you go to the city and you're on a city council you got a little job here and there and it's not as intense so it takes years just to learn and so there's a lot of money and time invested in us and I'm really excited about the national get together

060and to me if I'm going to go to that then it's money invested in me learning something if I get reelected to be here so it's important to Otherwise, I'd just say, "Okay, I'm just going to be a lame duck and do the best I can here." But, you know, I'm going to give it another just let's keep the meetings to a minimum. We do have to go fishing. My daughter's gone. I'm going to be 73. So, anyway, but no, I believe that uh if you don't stay two terms, you haven't done anything out of school board. >> Yeah. >> Seriously. >> It's a tough business. >> Thank you for that. Tough business. >> All right. Uh All right. Next is the board member conflict of interest reminder. >> Yes, we do. >> Information. So

061that is attached. There's a at the bottom of it there's a there's a link doc. >> Oh, there it is. >> If you remember, we did this last year. >> Yes, we did. >> It is specifically um laid out that that needs to come to me. I think custodian >> and I and I have and I have the ability to to uh punitively find you aundred bucks or something if you like. So, >> let's get let's get serious on it. Um, >> and then you post it on our website. Our website and that's by January. >> I'm trying to remember. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And so if you have questions um you can also print that out and and do it by paper if you would prefer um or or fill out the electronic document.

062But if you have questions or concerns, get with me and I'll help you answer those as as needed. So, as long as they're not counting um cookie and baked good donations to board members get bunch of extra. >> So, I think I'm good. >> All right. Um, next is Mid America pipeline update. >> So, Mid America has been something the board has been dealing with for a number of years now. Um, and we're happy to to be able to tell you that it's coming to a close. The board does have some options on this. Just for everybody's refresher, Mid America is essentially assessed property. They appealed their assessment with the state of Utah. It's been in dispute litigation um for a number of years and we've known this was coming. It's nothing that we did

063or have any control over. Um we just have to see where the ships fall. And interestingly enough, they fell right in the middle of our last board meeting. And since then, um, Jerry and I have been working, um, and reviewing our options, uh, talking with Mr. Coffin over at the city and then, >> uh, at the county, excuse me, and then also working very closely with Pat and his experience in this type of thing. That being said, Jerry's going to take you through what are, um, what are the the options at a very high level and then what our recommendations. Okay. So, our total um school district um Mid America settlement what this is for the years 2018 through 2022 from Chris Kaufman. It is our understanding that this is the final settlement for that

064disputed period of time as Mid America. So, the district's cost or basically um our portion of that refund back to Mid America is a little over $1.9 million. So, >> Including interest. You have to pay back including interest. So, it's that includes the interest. >> That includes the interest. So, that's the total that's the district's portion of the total refund basically back to Mid America. Um we have we have two or three options and nothing is set in stone and we you do have the option at any time to change our mind but um on the second page there it goes through the midame repayment and how what so like with our levies our different levies what each of those different levies will end up um basically being having the revenues reduced. Uh the recommendation

065at this point in time is that the district just pay actually we just pay for the uh Mid America refunding. And what that means is we just receive less money in our property tax revenues from the state. I'm not going to send the state or Mid America a check for $1.9 million. Our property tax revenue just gets withheld um from the county to repay that portion of the money. Um there are options that we could do. We could do a judgment levy. We could pay it. Um and like which is my recommendation at this point in time. We could do a combination of different levies. All of that stuff does go through truth and taxation which you would still be taking less property tax revenue right now because truth and taxation doesn't happen until June

066and August of next year. So, um, anyway, the second page there is just kind of a repayment idea. If we receive less property tax funding, which we will, we'll receive $2 million less than the state basic levy, which is what the money we receive from the state, we'll receive a little bit more from the state. >> I can't get this up. I can't >> I think it's locked. It looks like it might be locked. >> Oh, I open my Sorry, >> mine's spinning, too. It's just well because it has the little lock thing whereas these don't have lock things. So it makes me think that one and the other one might be off. >> The lock thing uh is a >> should because it's confidential at this point and it's it's a member access. So

067you would be able to access it. >> We must have an issue with >> technology. I have two copies. >> Well no I can do it. I can get them to other documents. The settlement we got from county. Yeah. I'm not sure why you're spending. But anyway, >> um >> did yours open? >> You must be a for ours didn't open. >> It just took them >> anyway. The thought process is is that we just uh receive less funding um less property tax revenue um in this next year. We will get a little bit of money from the state. So basically the net that the district would bas would be receiving in property tax would be about 1.4 million. You think the state basic levy would contribute an extra $475,000. This is >> when next

068year >> 20 they'll give us that in like April. >> Oh, >> so moving forward. So >> um >> so we're getting less in taxes >> but we'll get >> we get money because we get less in tax because of the performance and talk just >> this what's connected that we're not they don't get open. Right. >> So, as you look at that plan, and I can send it out to you, um, again, this is a direction that that we're recommending. Um, just to to kind of reiterate and make sure that we're all in the same phase. We do have the authority to do a a judgment. Um, right now I don't feel with the >> um political situation in Moab with some of the struggles like I don't know saw the article in the

069paper about the county um and and and then being at a deficit I I just don't feel that it's it's the right thing. Um and so we've kind of stepped away from that. We did consider uh the different types of things you could do to soften that and go that route, which would be com combining a judgment levy with other changes to our levies. Um because they both require the truth and taxation that again could could soften a judgment levy, but at the end of the day, it's still a judgment levy. Um and so looking at this, looking at what our fund balance is at, looking at the fact that we'll recoup some of that um through the state, our recommendation would be that we um in in essence pay it pay it right now

070and um out of our fund balance. It still leaves us in a very strong position. That's why we keep a fund balance or we keep a fund balance at for these unforeseen to be coming up. We knew this was coming. We didn't know how much. Um but again that's that's our recommendation. So >> information question not for just with the judgment levy. If you if we would have deci if we were to decide that that would be current year judgment levy or next it would be placed on next year's tax. >> Yes. You would have to follow next year's truth to pay it forward. >> Next year's truth and taxation even though he needed information. So what he would if we chose to do a judgment levy, he would not withhold our property taxes. >>

071Oh, he was just okay. >> That's why he that's why they needed to know. >> Okay. >> It kind of depends on how they're going to plan moving that forward. >> Okay. >> So we would cons continue to still receive our monthly revenues and until that point in time. Yes. And for further clarification, technically, and we don't need to get into it, but because of the fact that it's this is a revenue act and not an expenditure. In fact, the board doesn't have to formally act on this. That being said, we want to make sure everybody is well educated and understanding the direction that we're wanting to go, that we're recommending you go um moving forward. So, if there's questions or heartache or heartburn, get with get with myself or Jerry um so that we

072can >> while we're not voting on it, we will if if the budget is open in March, we will voting on a budget that would reflect >> it the changes. >> It will reflect the revenue. So, yes, while it's not a direct, it's you will be major updates, >> not major. >> Yeah. so that you can >> yeah it'll be the March's budget revision will show a decrease in revenue >> which you will >> perfectly clear >> you guys have any questions about kind of the new different thing that we've really all right um bond refunding report. >> Wait, so now that you've had to spend a little extra money, you weren't gone. The bond refunding was successful and will save the district about a little over $2.8 million on interest over the repayment. Uh

073it's kind of been a long process. It started in September and we officially closed the bond and sale yesterday morning. Um, and so the final final numbers are I had that in front of me 2.8. Anyway, that will also be part of the budget revision because I'll be sending a new debt structure um when we do the budget revisions, but it's a there's 14 years left on the bond. There is we left the 10-year call in place, but the savings are like 22,828,000 is the interest savings that we did by refunding the bond to the district um over that 14 years. So, what is it yearly? Did you just say that? >> No. Well, the payment changes yearly because >> principal and interest. >> Okay, let me answer this. The 2.8 Eight is over over

07414 years. That's the interesting savings over 14 years >> kind of >> like 14. >> But there there will be a new in the budget in March have a revision and updated bond schedule and repayment. >> So the payments will go down you know did you say that? >> Uh I don't >> by a certain amount. >> They'll go down a little bit um compared to now. >> There's be more principal >> more. Yeah. I haven't I have the new bond schedule. I haven't compared it side by side with the old bond schedule to >> give you accurate numbers, but um >> yeah. >> Anyway, so that is done. It was >> honestly, if I'm being honest, it was a really awesome process to just like >> be part of and see how it works

075on the back side of selling securities and bonds instead of being the purchaser of those. And so it was um it was a learning process for sure. Um kind of learning how the New York Stock Exchange works on the selling side. So anyway, >> so and I think I think Jerry's uh underelling a little bit. This is this is this is fantastic news. Um you know, had we just been idle and not done anything, we wouldn't have had the opportunity for the to save. It did take a lot of work. to put a lot of work on on Jerry keeping her an oath to the the grindstone because of how complicated it is, the requests that are coming in and how time-sensitive they are and the mountains of information that we had to review. presentation

076that we put together was actually an awesome opportunity to shake out the dust and really dig down into the mechanics of Grand County School District and how that actually plays in with the greater mechanics of Grant County in a whole. Um Kathy did a great job in supporting us in that and going out there. Um, and really it's just you don't get to just be I mean it's sad to say you don't get to be super positive about something all the time in board meetings. So this is just great. It's awesome. >> It really is. Um and you guys gave us the ability to do that. So thank you. And uh yeah, just bonus. >> I have requested um you know a dumbed down version of like a a press release, you know, not too

077too uh technical, but hey, we saved this amount of money. >> And see, and I wasn't just because I'm superstitious even we did have that conversation. I wasn't going to even entertain it until it closed. >> Yeah, sure. >> Though it closed yesterday. I mean, I think it's important that people know that, you know, that >> and Alex from Zions has a book that he'll be sending me that's called the pricing book that has all of our presentation, everything from the very beginning of the process through the end and the cost of everything that I will share with you at the next meeting. I'll have it at my office if you want to see it. We're happy to copy cut still out of that and get um >> some some news out there but um

078what the board like so >> I mean yeah I think I mean they never come normally but maybe they're listening even they listen to good anyway >> it was awesome so it was really great opportunity >> right it's not fun for everyone but if you're a number That was really No, it's we're in the right position. >> Yeah, that was hard. >> All right, next. Um, priorities Grand County School District legislative priorities discussion. >> So, this this is just an information piece. Um, as we start to really ramp up, you know, the legislative session will start here in a couple of weeks. Um, I brought a couple of examples of legislative priorities. We had the opportunity to attend a legislative luncheon for our area. Um we didn't have the number of legislators that we'd hope

079show up show up, but that didn't stop us. um didn't stop me from getting on on the stump and sharing my two cents uh as far as it it's it's really difficult because they gave me a limited amount of time and asked for only two initiatives while asking me to advise the legislature on what I would like them to do. And my list is a lot longer than two um and it would take several days to to go over. So, um trying to finalize on on a couple of options that we may may or may not have any impact on um but just continuing to bring it to the forefront and drive attention to it. So, as you can see here, the number one issue um that we shared during during our time was just

080special education funding and the fact that historically it's never been funded fully nationally on the federal level. It's never been funded fully on the state level and what can we do? um because we're just cons continuing to see difficulties not only with staffing um but increased behaviors um just really a a big challenge that we're facing on the dayto-day uh and so just asking them to look at if there's anything they can do. I was actually pleasantly surprised Senator Henkins mentioned maybe looking at the health and human service budget because it's actually outpacing public education right now in the state of Utah. And so I'll be interested to see if that gets any traction and what we can do. We would clearly jump on that. Um >> is he on that committee? >> He is

081not on not. Um >> he's not on the health and human services. >> And so um my second priority that that we focused on and this is in line with with virtually every district in the state. Um and and that is just helping our um or or requiring getting the legislature to give us the atrisisk funding that they have promised us and agreed to um that that's never been delivered on because every district including Grand County School District uses that source of money to try and find creative solutions to support special education and high need high need areas that that we're facing. Um, and I tacked on a couple of cheap shots at the very end. Um, bringing reduced lunch and where that is at at the state level. Um, because there was some legislation

082that ran last year and they did pass a a bill that made it so there is free lunch or not or or not free lunch. they they so if you are eligible for reduces or freed um you were getting reducer free you were getting the free lunch and it's causing us a little bit of hassle to try and track that because systems aren't set up to track that um and so like other districts were we're struggling with that but I'd like to see um you know whether if there's initiative there to really look at solving that problem statewide and then finally for for Grant County School District I threw a line in there about cyber security I don't know if you guys are following but there's couple of different cyber security bills that are that

083are coming down the pipe. It's obviously a huge concern. You know, we've seen districts in the state of Utah lose six, seven million dollars over a cyber security attack just like like that. Um, in the process of researching, in the process of researching this, I found out just an interesting point point for uh information probably not very useful, but we do I we do purchase cyber security insurance above and beyond. Um, and our deductible on that right off out the gate is $70,000. Um, and so clearly it's it's a concern and it's a concern about training our employees and making sure that we're being proactive, but it's a really also a difficult concern or challenge for rural districts to deal with with the economy of scale issue. You know, there's not a surplus of these

084people highly trained in Grand County and when we can get them here, can we afford to pay them type of deal. So, we're really reliant on the Southeast Service Center and we're really reliant on UEN um to try and, you know, protect ourselves and be as proactive as we are. So, those those were what I shared. Um obviously, it's not all um but I just wanted to update you guys on that. If you'll go to the next document, um the JLC, which is the joint legislative committee, which is comprised of um schoolboard members, superintendent, business administrators, um USB leadership, these are the um priorities that as a as a group they selected. Um, and if you just kind of scroll down, establishing an education working group that again finds those solutions, the the family, community,

085parent, um, challenges that we have, always asking for, um, as much money as we can get on the WPU. There's the at risk fulfilled by our commitment to at risk that I mentioned earlier. Um, keep scrolling down if you will, Shane. Um, the economic stabilization fund is a fund that's that's really interesting. It's set there to help us with major funding shifts as a as a state. Um, and asking them to create that plan and make sure that it allows 85% of the funds to go directly to the ELEAS. The superintendent association on this point has asked for a hund00 million allocation out of the economic stabilization fund to be directed towards um safety and security and house bill 84 compliance. Sounds like a large amount of money. It is a large amount of money.

086Um, however, if you look at the requirements as they are currently presented, um, in Representative Wilcox's bill and and following through under Chief Matt Pennington, it would take approximately 800 million for every school in the state to become compliant with that. So, um, again, just that and then, uh, you know, collaborating on a long-term educational funding. If you have followed it over the past several years, there's been jockeying, whether it's constitutional amendments or different bills um, that are kind of making the educational funding less um, sturdy than it has been in the past. And then also at this on that note and at the meeting that we attended um you know uh Senator Higgins was very clear that educational funding is a big concern and that we're looking at a pretty um tight um dire

087year. Uh both Melissa and Jerry were at that legislative lunchon. You guys want to talk legislative priorities at all? >> The only thing I What I thought was interesting but not really I mean that you know who was there carbon um Emory San Juan >> and then the charter schools >> and the charter schools and most of the priorities like that that Matt presented we everybody had the same um priorities so I think that's that's a good thing when USBA has or the JLC has their priorities it and it's the same one as rural um our rural group. So I think we were it was pretty united >> voice. Um and I was impressed with Henkins with he remembers >> everything and people and so very approachable guy to be you know calling reaching out

088texting emailing phone calls. So >> and I think he was fairly honest. I mean he didn't didn't try to um like lay false expectations and hopes but he didn't try to do all doom and gloom. He's just like, "Here's kind of what it looks like now. Here's some places where you might make some inroads." When he gave us the health and human services idea, and you know, here's what I'm here's where I would be most effective and helping you advocate. >> But it was pretty. It was kind a little unfortunate that it was only him and that it wasn't the two other >> Were there any other legislator? >> No. >> They were all invited, but it was just him that No, >> was it was impression, >> right? >> Service center up there. >>

089So, that's my spill on those. Um, again, if the legislative session ramps up, that's where you're going to get your biggest bang for your buck is reaching out to our our local legislators. If you have um ideas, thoughts, concerns, um, also, as always, come see me in the office. I'm happy to talk um, and help look at look at the initiatives or or just be a sounding wall for you because, you know, sometimes other stuff has been tried and they don't they don't know about that. So always welcomed >> and we will put on a uh on our agenda starting when the when it when the it starts we'll it's an ongoing agenda item of of what's going on >> legislative updates >> late legislative updates >> with the cyber security um that so the

090school safety bill that passed by that will cox passed or bills did any of that is that all just physical safety or does that include at all any cyers >> that does not include in cyber security. >> Um, and is is how much of our cyber security is done remotely? Like it m I'm sure some must be able to be done remotely. >> We we have um a a good technology crew that's that's working on this. Um uh primarily Sheamus and Colton do fantastic in this in this area and they really go above and beyond and stay um ahead of the game. We we also provide um access to training for them like sending them to St.Con to be up to date on the on the latest and greatest. We rely heavily on SCSC which

091is Jeremiah Lort. He's the tech um person for SCSC. >> Do they provide remote cyber security or just education? >> They're absolutely involved in helping us. >> Yeah. >> Um and then the UEEN has kind of historically been the lead for that in districts. of using their um resources and uh staff if you remember right and I I should have put it on here um I had a page for that in our bond presentation about exactly what our system outlays and where the different partners are >> in that. So it's a combination of everything. The legislation does, one of the bills being run um will require the districts to have someone in that position designated to do specific very things uh very specific things at the district level. It kind of they take the back

092door out a little bit by saying and it doesn't have to be their only job. The description is a full-time job description, but it doesn't have to be their only job. It can be, but they kind of sneak out the door with that. Um, but yeah, I don't know if I answered your question or just random. >> I mean, it's just like you say, it's hard to recruit >> and pay people that are, you know, have that capability. So, we are pretty lucky with with our crew, but >> but it could be really hard to replace if just getting somebody to come down here. >> And these are things >> these are things that are more on the tier 2 level um guidance and help that we'll get from like onward. >> Yeah. is as

093part of our agreement >> with them, >> right? >> Um >> Yeah. >> And we do point out that we do do penetration tests. So, we'll have like UEN come in and try and try and attack us. >> Um but >> we're doing everything we can. Any other legislative priority question? Okay. Next, um, significant updates to R2 R277123, the process for members of the public to report violations of statute and board rule. >> So, this should be somewhat familiar to you. We're required to have a hotline for to um violation of statute or or any any type of fraud. What I've linked there is just kind of their two-page um quick summary of this uh there's a link to the rule right there on the page. Um and uh highlighting here specifically for you guys

094that you are required complete the required local board member training provided by the Utah State Board of Education. That link right here um on this document will take you to that on the right hand side. There'll be required board training. Um I can also email that link out directly if it's if it's easier. And it's just I I went ahead and went through it just so I uh it's um not too intensive. It took me about a half an hour. Um and I I but you are required to um complete that training and then let me let me know or Jerry know so we can keep that track for our documentation purposes. The other question is establishing the hotline. Um, I'm not familiar historically with what brand has done concerning this hotline. Um, in my

095mind, in the back of my mind, I thought we had a link on our website that was really easy to access. Um, I I haven't been able to find that. I don't know if it was there at one point and then left, but it's something that we'll be bringing back. My recommendation to this body is that we would use the state education hotline. We could set up our own um but that would be one more thing for us the man and by us I mean the shay and she she does she does not need that. Um so facilitating and following the state uh state education hotline going forward. We do have a a we are required to have a a policy county school district has developed a I guess it's a policy and guidance. It's

096not included in part of our general district policy, but running into a number of things that are like that, but we'll be looking to modify um and and correct as well. So, don't be surprised if a portion of that comes back to you as a proposed policy that would fit in your typical policy. >> Tell us um it's the public education hotline lea training. >> Yes, it's on the right hand side. required hotline the YouTube. >> oh, I just clicked on >> there on the top. Let's see. No. >> Yeah, the required hotline training is that required hotline training. >> There's a lot of stuff there. So, >> and you can above that the link above that is a PDF of the training. So, you can print that out >> and read it while you

097listen along. >> That's okay. >> Right here. Right here in November. Oh, there >> I don't think I don't I did I did it. >> I did. >> Which one you say that is? >> It's the >> We did the audit, but I don't remember the >> training and it was in >> No, I think it's a different one. I think that's different. It's the same. I'm sure it >> audit. >> Yeah, because um >> show me on the spreadsheet >> what one of >> I'm happy I'm happy to I'm happy to provide clarification. the model >> module. So this is right here. Module one, module two. We're talking about this one right here. >> It's a different one. >> Oh, is that references? >> No, I have it. It's new. This is new. >>

098It's on. So on the left you have the audit training. >> That's what we did. >> And we have Sorry. Sorry. >> Yeah. >> On the right. And so, um, >> too not added it because >> But how do you prove you did it if you just watch the YouTube video? >> You watch the YouTube and you tell me you did it. So, don't I'm giving you scout or whatever the >> um 15 seconds. >> Oh, no. Sorry. >> And then, but please do put it on the um >> I'll add it to the spreadsheet and then um That to me is also doubled. >> Okay. >> Because is that in the policy? Did it say annually or just once? >> I believe >> annually. I think >> I was going to say the other

099way. So, let's find out. >> This says completed. Complete the required board member training. >> Well, I guess we should look at the bar on that because I've been kind of using that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I just haven't done it because you know >> I wanted to double check that it wasn't the ones we had already. I know. I just finally figured it all out. So, now >> when you're done, we'll have you restart. >> Well, and maybe a good time is, you know, >> I hope something January for um >> Well, it wasn't even effect. >> Yeah, it's right. >> Okay. Right. Yeah. >> Okay. Um, >> remind me. >> Remind you. >> Uh, all right. Gran County School District policy CBL, time and effort. >> So, uh, I'm going to have Jerry

100talk about this a little bit. I was I don't know what the word is, not frustrated, but our time and effort policy, uh, well, we don't have a time and effort policy quite frankly. And I was surprised to learn that uh the USBA's model policy that touches on procurement doesn't get specific enough to meet the needs of this uh specific specific task. And so Jerry has been working with the state office and and Jill >> and um this policy has been put into a format. Turn it over to Jerry to talk about a little bit. >> Time and effort. If you work in certain programs, you are documented and required to show time and effort in those programs. Those are specifically federal programs. We have been following the USB guidelines. And Jill, help me if

101I if I don't say it right. And that's all that we could find. We recently went through a title three audit. Uh small amount of money. We weren't written up for anything fiscally, but we were written up for not having a formal time and effort policy. uh when they informed us they said the states was guidelines each each district was supposed to take those guidelines and make their own policy beginning last January. Uh the great thing when we visited with the state is the lady that gave us our time and effort training said um 67 was it 67% >> 67% of the people that she has audited so far this year none of them have a time and effort policy. So it was her job to help us be trained on how to create that.

102So this is um there are several things that you had to do with this time and effort policy. Um I researched some, Jill researched some and uh the lady at the state office was really helpful in saying what needed to be cited and what federal codes we had to use. So this is basically just formalizing the guidelines that we're we were using before. Um, but we do have a couple of big audits coming up in January and February that we need a formal time and effort policy fund to be completed also. So, um, >> this is a first reading basis. >> First reading. >> Um, it will come back next month as an action item for approval. So, um, this Yeah. No, this mostly includes our title programs at um >> and IA programs and

103a lot of HMK is the biggest um benefactor of this, but the IDEIDA programs at the middle school and high school also the staff that work in those specific programs. Um anyway, what we have to have it we have to we have letters the staff has to sign that work so much time in that that's what this is just formalizing what we already document. >> Yeah and just to reiterate reiterate that we're not this isn't a departure from what we have been doing. It's just adding it to policy to check a box and print it off. Okay, any other questions? This is first reading. So second reading will be at work session in January. >> Okay. Upcoming board site visits discussion. >> Okay. Access. >> Yeah, it doesn't come up. That's okay. Just gives me

104a big >> gave everybody accents. >> It's a big big error. Yeah. Like >> something's coming to get us apparently like you're not supposed to be at this site. That cyber stuff cyber attack. It's up on the screen. >> Oh, okay. >> I was able to open. >> There you go. >> What access do you have? >> I don't know. Well, aren't you trying to communicate this? Are we going to work on the time frames? >> Oh, maybe that's why it's on there. I don't know why I didn't put it on there. Um, so starting in January, we're through here. Um, we have a preschool. We've moved that to preschool. And then, uh, beacon, bus, kitchen, technology. We Dave has a conflict at um when we do a one o'clock um meeting. It doesn't look

105like any of those are one except in May. So um if we can >> plus it's more chance of students being in class than when we >> Oh yeah. So our preschool is at 10 a.m. That's a good time for preschool. What is TBD? I mean what's what's this up here? Oh, because that date that that would typically be on is the main date. >> So that needs a new date. >> That board meeting on the 18th and that um visit date would typically be that 16th. That is our second winter break. transportation. The time is to be determined because Anna will make all of your guys' schedules >> to determine when that's going to be. And then um the technology CTE youth garden, we just always done that at that time. But >> we

106can change that time. >> We can change the time. Um we went to HMK last year. So we usually change um cafes. >> So if we want to go to the middle school, the high school doesn't have to change that to the middle school and then figure out the time of lunch. >> 11 15. Is there anything special on the 15th? >> April, you know your April's schedule, huh? It's the third. out at the beginning of the year >> and it's in your brain. >> It's the 13th. >> That's the visit. >> Yeah. Testing doesn't fine with me because it is remaining schedu. >> Well, because it's over here. >> We So, we're at conference. So, we're going to be gone. Yep. >> Seventh grade 11:00. Eighth grade 12:00. You guys want to put that

107calendar right there? >> In my mind, >> do you guys want to do it a different week? Do you want to do it the week? >> Sure. >> What is spring break? >> I'm watching >> the first week of April. >> Well, uh, Carrie, you're not you're that's not really your >> Wait, that compensation. But I let my kitchen manager know and so I didn't pay attention. >> Yeah, we need to tell Sarah though who will be the it's um >> if we do it either we can do it on the the work session day on the 8th or our board meeting is on the 15th. We could just move it to a Wednesday. We do >> doesn't matter to me. I'm looking which date is >> April 8 or 15th is what I'm um

108>> Oh, but those are Wednesdays. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I always have Wednesdays blocked. >> Oh, you like Mondays already >> always blocked. So >> any suggestions? We want a board me board meeting day or work session day matter. >> Let's do it on the 8th. >> Yeah, because a board meeting on tax day. >> People who don't >> have to file tax. So the eight you said. So it's the eight >> eight is fine because there's nothing there period besides >> you guys you're flying out the next day. >> Yes the night. Okay. >> Um and then >> so then the preschool site visit >> the preschool site visit. What's what are we determining? Oh the the date is wrong. >> 19th. >> Okay. Well, I want you to consider what the preschool was

109that week before. >> So, you may not want to come visit that. >> What day do you live? >> The 16th through the 19th. >> Maybe. >> So, the 21st is is not a a >> It's a Wednesday, but >> when do they start? >> Well, they're hoping to be moved and we're hoping. Yeah. So, we're >> we're considering cancelling Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of preschool that week because of the move to give them three days to put their classrooms together. >> Okay. Um, let's move Beacon. >> Switch months. >> Yep. Put switch months again there. >> February. Yeah. >> Get there, guys. >> So, now date for the beacon. though the B kids is going to have to be after school. So, we can't do a work session. So, um we're in January. It's going

110to be the 21st um at 15. >> You want to do one on the 21st? >> That's a Wednesday. >> Yeah. Oh, maybe we can meet. We can't meet the Monday because the Monday is a holiday. Okay. >> Um, >> so just >> or we could do it. >> Yeah, >> I'm just trying to >> block them. >> Okay. >> That's either that might be 3:30 usually. So sometimes um for site visits they're not running >> snacks, >> right? >> They're doing snacks and we don't want to see >> also mentoring. >> What's that? What's >> mentoring? He says gaming. >> Yeah. >> All right. So then February is not a good day as well. There's no school on the 18th. Um so be on the 11th possibly. >> That's what >> Yeah. At this

111point, we're still we could possibly just move those to the 11th. And >> why why are we having Why is there no school? >> Oh, it's the middle of that break. >> Yeah. It's the second winter break. >> Oh. >> Um, what is for preschool? >> In the morning. So, 10 10:30. Who's in charge of preschool? It's 8 8:30 to 11 or 12:30 to >> I suggest you come in the afternoon. Okay. To see Okay. A much larger group of students. Okay. 12:30 to what? >> 3. When are you available? >> On what? >> Oh, that's a Wednesday. >> That's a Wednesday. I It's fine. >> Okay. >> It's just we have a board meeting that day, right? >> Yeah. >> So, that's at 5:15. So we just have to accommodate getting here. >> Wait,

112that would be the work session session. >> Yeah, but we might have to >> Are we going to do it? >> We might move it >> budget. >> So let's just say that one. Can we do that one? >> one preschool one on 211. >> Okay. >> Maybe I see issues. Okay. >> The question will be if we're having this meeting days. >> That's what I see. >> Do we want to talk about that right now? But I don't think we should. >> You want to just change it to the work session. The board meeting will move to the 11th in January. February. >> In February. >> We only have one meeting. Mhm. Do you want to still have it at 5:15 or you want to keep it at 3:30 >> 3:30 >> and then

113we won't have >> and then on the >> is that going to give us your site visits at one two we won't do a finance meeting to That does make it harder for parents to converge. We we could even though we're only having one meeting, we could structure the first part of that >> as a work session >> to look like a work session and then you know on the on the agenda have a break at 5 and reconvene at 5:15 >> and we could and we could we could structure that work session to look like an audit >> meeting. Okay. >> Potentially you could do you know >> the finance committee could be a part of that work session >> part of that work session that report >> just to give us you know

114and that'll give you know if there's any question I think it's good >> learning for because then the budget's going to be coming the next month anyway. >> So that'll be at what time? So we'll start at 3:30 but >> yeah we'll have a break of some sort or whatever. >> We might have a Yeah, maybe we'll break at 5. Come back at 5:15. >> And come back at 5:15. So that >> clear is Did we figure it all out? >> My calendar is not up to date, but >> it will be tight. >> No, >> I'll fix it. >> Well, I have my own. >> But you're going to put it in Google and I'll import it >> and then I'll make all the changes. >> Nothing on the sign till 18th is right.

11518th is on. >> And we'll talk about it next month. >> I'm just trying to Okay. >> Okay. Or committee reports. >> I have a question about clinical safety. This is what we're doing, right? Um, so a lot of like some of the coalitions, some of the some of our committees that were on, I feel like we can give like a a quick summary of what took place and what's happening with clinical safety. It's it's so big. There's so much going on and what Libby has. I just I don't know. I feel like there needs to be like more time to like present what's h what clinical safety is is really doing what Livby is doing and how it's it's kind of amazing that that we have this happening you know with with that that

116she's worked she has the police and all the principles and everyone I feel like it's hard I could sit here and give a quick summary but I don't know it just seems like does anybody have interest in really wondering what's going on with with clinical safety and if you do I think you should maybe either >> are there are there >> yes there I mean yes or has it all like slides >> yes but no other are there minutes I mean >> yes that >> well that might be really important that >> so we just need them I think I think if we >> if we start getting minutes emailed to us I don't know if they're necessarily especially clinical safety if they're in should be put in a public document if they >> well

117something like that we could put with the lock >> or you have to look into why you guys can't see the locked ones. >> Oh yeah definitely >> but here's uh on that recommendation I'm happy to look at providing whether it be access to those minutes or a summary of things discussed. Yeah. And then if board members would like additional information, schedule a meeting with myself, schedule a meeting with Liz, >> either one of us um to just kind of update you on the specifics. There are some things um >> that are discussed in clinical safety that not not that we don't want to be transparent, but that you don't necessarily want to be making a public document or shouting off the rooftops, especially when we're talking about a hot wash or debriefing an incident

118or how we would prepare to handle. Um so we'll we'll have some discretion there, but >> always I mean if you want more information, feel welcome. Um that's I guess that's what I is how much information do you want to know and again everything's being reported you know so there's definitely I don't know but there's some amazing stuff happening that I think would be really great if the board knew about it but um but yeah it's how much do you want you know >> anyway some of I mean I can give you the some of the brief stuff that I wrote down you know security director now and um what I mean she's working very closely with all of the emergency services and um self has very much so um right now let's see one

119of the things we talked about we're just working on universal language so that all the when they're using terminology that it's it's consistent you know with all the schools all of the emergency services >> um can jump in for a second on that. >> Yeah, please. >> So, um I I think I was surprised after I got the the um debrief on last month's clinical safety. The state has has adopted standard response protocol. Grant County has been using that for a number of years. Um and through this communication, we found out that maybe some of our local inter agency partners are not familiar with that or are not using it. So that's the common language we're talking about. What does a lockdown mean? What is a secure? What is it? So anyway, >> and we

120talked about we reviewed over a checklist that was suggested. Is that also by that's by this the state that checklist that you guys remember the checklist who right? >> Was that a state? Was it a state? >> No, it was. Yeah, >> it was standard one. >> Yeah, just just making sure that we're all the agencies I guess are familiar, not just the schools, but all the emergency services. >> So, we're just again, it's sort of streamlining streamlining everything and um making sure we're all on board with everything and saying yes, which really felt like that's where we're moving to. It's like lots of you know you got your your schools do it this way EMS and then coming together afterwards debriefing and all that. So it's just really a lot of great things I

121think um happening you know there's a lot >> I I would just echo on that and um we are we I think we have we had some difficulties last year in communication even though that was the goal of clinical safety and we have addressed those and really gotten off to a great start um especially when it comes to health related for and school security chief um and So yeah, uh clinical safety is definitely doing a lot and moving very quickly in a very good direction. >> Yeah, it's sort of hard to say there's a lot without talking for 12 minutes. >> Okay. Um I attended the greater Greek coalition meeting and mostly we ate food and sit by the German. Um we did discuss the sharp survey um a little bit um like those results

122came out and there was an online training um just kind of results and the website >> but not our specific >> not the specific >> getting those we'll be getting them right they say >> you have you have the results the local shark. >> I do not know if I have the results yet or not. >> Okay. >> We usually will get I mean I like to get a presentation but the question usually was who's going to present it and um I've had good ones and bad ones um when they're focusing all on Utah. um wouldn't specifically, you know, we want to see more brands. um of if you get too much too higher up the people they're focusing on you. We got some but with the what was it the webinar that the Zoom

123we got I felt like we got some really good information about how they're how they're using it and just >> well you probably I've just heard like yeah I've heard I mean that's yeah but >> and that's not schools that was um through who did that wasn't was a coalition group that did it that had that had >> but anyway it was not localally Yeah, >> put that on our list of presentations at some point. >> That's almost >> Kathy finance. We had the finance meeting today and you heard you heard all about it. heard all the stuff they heard. >> I will say that um Jerry is super into the whole finance thing and it does sound like it was >> very I mean it sounds like it was pretty cool. >> It was

124cool. Um she explained how it >> we were listed on the New York >> stock exchange grand county school district >> amongst all these other things that are on the stock exchange that had like billion dollar like the I don't know what you're saying Connecticut >> we were tiny >> we had $20 million but people were buying our stuff they were buying our bonds >> so it's kind of sounds like it was very cool anyway so >> it was cool it was cool >> the pricing calls were cool. >> Yeah. Anyway, sorry about that. >> May you >> I attended all three community councils. I think we cancelled one this month. Thank you. >> Yep. >> And education foundation. I do those as a liaison, not as a voting member just to kind of get

125a feel for things. But everybody's moving along, getting ready all their money, getting ready to do budgets, figure out what's going to happen next year. Brand education. What are they doing? Brand education. >> You know what? Right now we're can't remember. I just got a note from today. I would uh did the scholarships and there are some things that they have to put money to because people have given the specific >> specifically for that giving >> and I know they're working on some things for for trying to get it together for >> specific scholarships for automobile that things. So, but uh they've been pretty minimal the last this this meeting. So, I'm not going to have it. It's my Pilates day, so it's >> they and they they've um usually do a fundra your annual

126fundraiser, but they haven't done it. >> No, I don't know what they're going to do about >> So, they got I think they're getting funds from sources, >> some foundations and different things more than trying to do and all that stuff. >> Who was on the board? Well, it was the maggot show. That was their one of the Wasn't it? >> Well, the spelling be was a big one, but >> forever. >> This the donkey basketball. >> Yeah. And they >> magic show was really >> I don't remember the magic show. >> I remember Oh, they did it forever. >> That guy. Anyway, who's on the board? Who's on that board now? Still >> there's still Mel is running it. >> Okay. >> And me and Steve is still on there. >> Steve's Kennedy. Kennedy.

127Oh, good. >> And I could look it up and give you a whole >> the main characters. >> Perfect. >> I just attend >> and they ask me questions and I give them answers >> to the best of my ability or I send them to Matt >> and they still probably get the city market. >> They do. I mean, they're going to be sources of funding. Yeah. You know, I mean, they're not less funded than I think they've been. >> You got to check your city market card often. Sometimes it will push it off. We will do that forever. >> Um negotiation is the we didn't have it got pushed to January. Well, we had a November, but we reported um business administrative report. Um couple things coming up. One, budget revisions will really start

128hitting pretty hard in January. got midyear updates in November from Sue for CTE programs, midyear updates from the state legislature through USB came out in November. Uh I work with Jill about every week. We do a variety of things. Sometimes we look at budgets, sometimes we do reports. Uh sometimes we talk about upcoming audits and information we got to gather. I have met uh I send out reports to program reports to all of the admin once a month after the reconciliations are done. We are moving forward into January where they will hear a lot more from me as I move into budget revisions. Uh goal moving into next year I do it with with Carrie already is meeting once a month going over your budgets and where you're at. Um if once a month is

129too much for those admin then move to quarterly v. But definitely going to see >> definitely just that's I've been in communication with all of them but as we move into next year it's going to be more often other thoughts. Do you want anything else? Right. superintendent report. >> Um I I don't have anything prepared. I think you're pretty much um aware of what we got going on. The HRS is a huge priority. Uh one of the things that was brought up in public comment that we have been looking at um myself and Ron is the the eightman football. Uh I the board has received tons of information on that. Um, I received some information months ago and started started looking into what that would be like and how feasible that would be. As we

130continue to look into that, I've been in contact with the coach and trying to get um some quality feedback from the football community here in Moab, uh, so to speak. Uh that's something that I anticipate bringing to you guys next month um with a recommendation and hopefully a decision uh because like was mentioned earlier whether it's um having an independent schedule what that looks like um trying to time things up for re realignment there's a lot of different entities and schools USA included that um we need to be making an inform informing them of a decision um sooner than later if we're going one way or the It kind of sounded like that was like an either or like could we do eight man and have an independent schedule? >> So eightman would actually require

131an independent schedule because we wouldn't be jumping into an eightman classification right now. Okay. >> Um so either way uh if you went that direction you would be looking at eight man or independent excuse me. You could also, you know, the recommendation might come back that, hey, we're going to stay at 11 man, but we're going to go to an independent schedule um so that we have the ability to to turn teams down and not have that responsibility through the Utah Athletic Association. >> And he said it sounded like it couldn't go to eight man like for next season. >> My No, that's that's misinformation. I I'm I'm what I'm hoping to come back with is enough information for you guys to be able to um make a a decision or point us in a

132direction. um at next month's board meeting. So, that's that's taking up. Um other than that, uh yeah, we're we're rocking and rolling, heading in some really positive directions districtwide. Um and yeah, going from there. Another idea I'm going to float before I forget. I've done it in the past. I don't know it would fly here with um kind of being a smaller a smaller size district in in Shannon. and I actually talked about it in one of our meetings um is a monthly submission to the newspaper about what's going on in Grand. And so that might be written from a district office point of view one month and then the next month it could be administrators. I hope you're happy we're going to talk about it tomorrow. It could be coming from, you know, the

133high school or HMK or student services or wherever we're at as we kind of have those things. Maybe every month is too frequently. um you know, maybe it's every other month, but I have utilized that as just a communication to make sure the community knows um you know, what's going on and and and what we're doing just to be more transparent. Uh also, you know, it just doesn't have to be the newspaper. I'm not techsavvy enough to do it, but I'm sure Nisha could put it on on our Facebook page or >> whatever other socials that we're on. I'm not sure. The >> one is on Facebook. luxury. Um, so >> the inter, you know, kicking the tires on some some ideas like that. So, uh, yeah, and then like always, if you guys have

134questions, please stand by my office. >> Okay, thank you. >> Um, monthly reports are attached from uh the campuses principles. What? What? Any questions on the preschool slash special ed? Tell tell us about the city of Moab visit. >> What did you say? >> Tell us about the city of Moab visit. Was it >> Oh, we go over to the city of Moab. >> No, they're awesome. >> You mean the city building? We have preschoolers over there. They give us give us books >> for our little preschoolers. We go over there. We single sing jingle bells. >> Oh, is this just a December thing or >> we do it in Halloween December and then we do it in the spring. >> Oh my gosh. >> And the city gets funding from a grant that they

135write so that they purchase the books for our preschoolers. >> That's great. >> And yes, they do it for us and um believe they do it for Head Start as well. And I'm sorry because we're all switch right there. They give us books for everyone. And they all are in the hallway, the police, everybody. It's awesome. >> You have to bus over there next. >> Oh, no. We Well, oh, next year. Yeah. Like I'm like, "Oh, no. We walked." >> We managed to walk all the little people. >> It's fun. But um yeah, next year we'll just have to bloss over somehow because they love doing it for us. >> It's fun. Just and the library. They go to the library. >> Okay. Um HMK's board report for December attached. Um, okay. >> I just

136kind of curious about the GI. Um, >> that's a GI issues you mentioned. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. We've had a lot of stomach issues. >> Yeah. But that's I mean it's not something like nor high school right now, just so you know. >> Yeah. just hit hard. >> Yeah. >> Nothing to be scared. >> He said he wanted >> any other questions for >> getting a little >> Can I just point out a huge >> Yes, please. Please do. If you turn to the page um where it has math has math growth. >> I just want to celebrate >> Yeah. >> my teachers and the growth that they achieved from, you know, 2023 to 2025 was pretty incredible. And I just I've been watching the data as it's been coming in through middle of

137the year today and I'm so excited to share that data with you next month because we have outstanding growth already. So there's >> no that's it. You're coming. Yeah, >> you're getting >> So, is this um what program are we using in math? Is it new? >> Yeah, so this is their second year with both math at Eureka Squared and then also their second year with a new ELA curriculum, >> which is DLA, >> right? >> Yeah, they adopted to >> Yeah, >> I'm on the wrong >> Yeah, it's further down. >> It's further down. Me too. >> What I'm talking about. >> Sorry. >> And we have two of our kindergarten teachers here, but our kindergartens rocked it. First grade players here, like they rocked it. Like it's incredible data for them to have

138that much growth in in a year's time. >> That's great. Incredible. >> Is that the So is it a test that would be taken the same time when was So end of year would have been last year. So the 2024 shores would have been the end of the year of 202 >> 2023 2024 school year. >> Okay. >> This one the 2025 would have been the 2024 2025 school year >> which is what year? >> Okay. >> So we'll have more growth data for this year. >> And so the fourth through the sixth grade takes the rise. So that's >> correct. Yeah. So we won't have a cadence data moving forward in math for our fourth through sixth grade. We'll have it in rise and I already which I'll do. >> But um that was

139one just one piece of data that they collected the years just to kind of get a baseline of what everything was. So what's I'm just looking at the second grade. That's like that's like right. >> Yeah. >> Wow. Is that a mistake? >> Is this a mistake? >> All three. Yeah. They're not just Yeah. Well, what's great with this is >> that it's >> you're measuring same kids too, right? Of like sometimes when we're doing looking at a year to end a year, you're you're comparing different kids, different things. But this, >> you know, these are the same kids. >> Yeah. >> That are taking really amazing. But but why is um why is their growth for 2025 when they didn't take it in 2024 or >> No, they did it's it's for the 20

140it's for spring of 2020. >> So it's the 2024 and 2025 last year. >> Okay. >> But it was taken in the spring of 2025. So end of the year data >> and they hadn't taken that before. Correct. >> Who hadn't? >> The fourth through the sixth grader. Is that correct? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yep. There's a lot. Holly, hold on. I know. >> Okay. um let's see middle school December report. Now, these these rides report that everybody's putting on here, they're the same ones, right? >> They're from last month. Yeah. I just keep them in case you're >> I just like, >> well, no, I just need to know like am I looking at new ones that are >> I put aster new time, but >> Well, we only take rides >> End of year.

141Yeah, we did have new data released though just around writing but only for fifth and 83 >> fifth and eth. >> And how did that look? >> We're at state average >> eight last year's graders. >> Okay. >> But I do have friends from graders from So any questions from >> well so the middle school I'm looking at the summit of the rise summit of data. So but it's all grades three through eight and you're reporting on No, you're not. You're only reporting on seven and eight even though it says grades tested three four five six seven eight. So are you looking at um >> looking at your bar graph? Um so is rise summit of data there's 20. >> It probably is just because we had to do a screen clip as the screen

142and that is an button on the rise >> but it does say test taken 650. >> So that would be um 600 kids 650 kids in the district for those grades you see. And then when you hit that button on the rise website, if I'm looking at the right or thinking of the right >> can you on the sh. >> So are you looking at that screen? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. So then you would hit the test name and it would drop down all the grades. But that's on the rise website, not this interactive. >> Yeah. >> Is this just your data? Is this seven and eight? >> No, that's test names for you guys to see. >> So it's all the grades. Okay. But if you scroll farther down, it is Oh, >>

143and then we've even delved deeper and we looked at So, right now that just goes by subject levels, but we were curious on what it looks like by students. And so, I created a graph that goes from depending on where they're at. It goes from some from their fourth grade to their seventh grade year, some from their fifth grade to their eighth grade year, and some from their sixth grade to their ninth grade. So, adding those right now, if you guys want to go back and look, forgot to add those to the public uh slideshow. So, I will do that right now. I don't know. I'm diligent. Are is that a live document? Nish >> hers. >> Yeah. >> Um yeah, >> hers is live. >> Yes, because it's a link. >> Okay. And the

144PDF has the little paper clip and those aren't live. >> Yeah, that Yeah, attachment. >> Okay. Any other questions for middle school? Any high school? What's the censify verify access? >> Mhm. >> This is a letter that we're sending home to parents explaining the citizenship process. Is that a new process? >> It is not a new process. We've had citizenship for the last 25 years. >> Have we not been doing it? Is that >> Well, no. What's new is um solidifying the standards around it. So, if you talk to teacher X, they'd be like, everyone just gets an honor. So, if you talk to teacher Y, they'd be like, if they miss three of my classes, they get and need to prove it. you know, and so we just the the staff wanted to put

145some um structure around what does an H look like, what does an S look, you know, and this is honors, satisfactory, needs improvement or unsatisfactory. Um and so the letter just simply describes um that we are kind of putting this around our process for citizenship. >> Is it the so is a rubric kind of thing? >> There is a rubric kind of thing and it's shared with the students and so they know the goal that they're trying to hit and they know >> but it's not in this letter. >> The letter is just simply an explanation. The rubric is not >> is it in the in the student handbook? >> The citizenship rubric >> rubric is in the student handbook. >> Yes. >> And I did just update that so anybody with the link can

146open the letter. >> You have the access to the rubric email. Yes. >> Or I can look at the student handbook if that's an updated thing or if that was already in there. >> It was in the student handbook this year. We've definitely >> as we started to use it, right? >> Yeah. >> We've tweaked it. >> So, we originally did not publish it with points and then we have some teachers who are just like, >> well, that would be a zero to me and it's like, >> you know, so we now updated it with points. So, let me see if I can updated one. If not, I'll send it to whatever. I feel like, you know, I I know these are um budding adults, but you know, I think communicating this information like the

147rubric and the kids know. Yeah. But the parents also, you know, helping their kids get to school on time. I mean they still are some of the parents are the ones driving them to school or you know tardies are an issue that's probably on your rubric I would assume right and absences and >> and that so I think um >> you know just communicating that to the adults in their lives and sometimes that you know um as a parent we have to sign the the disclosure for every class and so you know I think if those are attached they'll probably be attached they're communicated >> that was shared with the board but we just updated the citizenship >> yes but that is correct that >> citizenship plan >> that was a fun Yeah, that was

148shared back in June or something. >> I think it's great. We're trying to make everybody the same. >> They might think that's the other thing about getting disclosures from, you know, five different teachers and they're all different and then you know how you can't teach consistency, right, with your kid. You know, there's got to be clear um expectations, I think. So, >> for sure. Whatever they are, they are what they are. But >> the consistency. >> Okay. >> All right. Next. Any other questions? >> A consent agenda. on the consent agenda is uh are the minutes from September 22nd, November 12th, okay, >> November 19th. So those are board meeting and work session minutes. We have a personnel list. We have the financials from November, check register, expenditure report and revenue report and no out

149of state travel. I'll accept a motion to approve the consent agenda. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll second. >> Kathy Williams makes the motion D second to approve the consent agenda. All those in favor say I. >> I. that discussion. >> Oh, that >> forever >> that pass 5. But what's your disc? Yeah, it's not. You just want to have a question. I bet. >> Who's the librarian agent? >> Yeah, there. >> Oh, >> there was two. >> Dan is a full-time librarian, correct? >> Library is special. Okay. No action items. Communication. >> Oh, you have any communication? >> Um, I did have I wanted to mention the sign the board sign up for that's attending uh the middle and high school and elementary um meetings and such. Yeah, you

150emailed that for us. >> Well, no, I didn't. So, I emailed you. So, a question, but okay. Anyway, that will be that will be coming. I had a slight difficulty today. I lost some data. >> But anyway, but I have it all back up. >> Okay. So, when I start January, >> yeah, I have I'm doing it in chunks like January, February, all but I didn't get anything from Ki. that. So, I'm still waiting till high school meetings and stuff because I have everything from middle to elementary. >> Did you hear that? Were you saying yes? I heard I heard you. Yeah, >> you just I I shared the the Monday meeting and the Friday meeting with you guys. I think you're back because we're switching from Monday and Friday again. if you could send

151that something to me directly because I don't I just I'm typing it up into a form for us to sign up to attend things that you guys all have so that you know all there >> so we don't write me up and meeting yeah even if it changes time we can >> okay thank you >> thank you um I attended the economic mobility partnerships round table which was really great and I did send um a link to people over email. Yeah, that's great. >> Yeah, the data there was really interesting even if you don't read it about what's going on in our county in the whole state. Um and then I also >> share that is that a sharable like that was handed out as a >> Yeah, that was >> Yeah. And it's it

152was actually the woman um who works for the gardener policy inst the Ken gardener policy institute. So she was um or they were hired by the state to compile that. So yeah. Yeah. Sure. I think it's really interesting. Um and then um and then the it was sort of about um Promise Partnerships Utah which I had never heard of before that um put on the economic round table or help put it on um they're just they call themselves a backbone organization you know public private was facilitating people getting together and sharing resources and and one you know and and there was a woman there from the Moa Valley Multiculture Center and she said I don't know she sent me the data. I was interested. She was talking about how they um supply the interpreters um

153for the parent conferences, especially at HMK. Um I just I just found it interesting. So, she just sent me from October. Um and they had um people that worked over 20 hours. Um and they served um 74 adults and 27 youth in the parent teacher conference just in October. So, I just didn't realize that that resource was being used so much in the school district. Um, and then I also um they also mentioned the book Trying Hard is Not Good Enough: How to Produce Measurable Improvements for Customers and Communities. So, that was um the Promise Utah people said that that was their favorite book ever. So, I haven't read it, but it was just called it's just talking about um sort of results based achievements or whatever. Um and not or the whole >> who

154was there besides it was pretty small. Um it the city or the county who what other people were there? >> Um Bill Winfield showed up for 15 minutes at the very end. >> Um but it was all nonprofits. So Annie from our village was there and valley cultural center was there and then And then a woman from Science Utah, I really want to follow up with her and talk to her more about the science to schools program. Okay. To the school district. So they're working with the school district. Just something I don't really know a whole lot about. Um and it's really and then and they had brought some people from Kentucky um that had part you know so so that's >> so it's the economic mobility conference or something you said. >> Yeah. Partnerships.

155Yeah. So, was it really though focused mostly on kids? >> How how best like it's Utah saying how can we best serve the Utah youth? >> Yeah. Yeah. So, kids in communities and so this promised partnerships Utah is you know they're willing to like help us out if you know we want to work with >> someone you know what I mean but yeah that was it was very short. It was just a couple hours too. >> Yeah. Interesting. That's great. >> Yeah. I just wonder did they So I just you wonder if like can would they then facilitate if if a not for profofit or a school district or a whatever wanted to would they can they help facilitate I don't know like projects or goals or >> like they had um they want they

156don't want to do the work. >> They just want to show you how to do it. So Annie from our village was there and one of the women said, "Oh, I have a, you know, an idea for you kind of thing." >> Yeah. Just kidding. >> And then I got really excited about an idea. You know what I mean? When you're like, "Oh, this is what I want to do." >> Yeah. I That's great. Okay. Um the only thing this communication event kind of thing is um with talking to you and about starting our um our invitation to community groups uh in January and asking them to come present for eight to 10 minutes, five to 10 minutes. Um even so thinking about like multicultural center of like that would be um something like yes,

157we we >> help this many students blah blah blah. And then talking to you, we're going to come up with some um parameters of like what kind of questions or uh a presentation format, not format, but >> what would what we want to hear? >> Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Um and like that 10 minutes. >> Um working with Laura Lee. I think you're going to be our liaison to that. Um and if you >> I need to talk. We should probably talk me. Yeah. And so you don't have to you rely on each other. >> Okay. >> And I'll be part of that as well. >> And Matt's going to be part of that as well. >> Need something to do. >> Yeah. I was going to say just um Okay, that's funny. Does

158yours come up? >> Oh, error. >> It's an error. >> Error. >> I don't know. I don't know. >> I have it shared so that everybody can see it. >> It's interesting. >> The board. Maybe it's everybody else. That's the bigger I don't know. >> It doesn't. >> There we go. >> Here you go. >> Okay. Um, so right now it is the board meeting. >> Winter break starts on Monday. >> I know till the 2nd staff prep day. There's no school um on the 5th. That's a no school, no kid day. Oh. Um, we're return to school on the Tuesday. I I did I don't know if you've had teacher questions about that the 5th. Have you been fielding questions? >> I have not a question. >> Well, I've pointed them to you or

159because I don't can't answer them. So, >> I don't know. >> Interesting. Um, If the teachers are asking I don't know if admin may be admin cleared it up. >> Teachers have been asking is if it is a staff prep day or if we have meetings scheduled. >> Oh >> I think that's an admin question. Your admin >> right >> that would be discussion of your building >> not a board question. >> Oh I am. >> Okay return. So return to the school on the sixth. We have agenda planning on the 7th. Um, that work happen. >> Yep. >> We have our conference in uh Salt Lake on the 8th. That is 8. It's the PM. It starts >> at 6 or 7. Dinner usually is on your own. dinner on your own and then

160usually >> you're welcome. >> What? >> Sorry. >> 67. >> Go six or seven. >> Okay. >> Traumatizing. >> I know. >> And then we're out on the Saturday and usually you get out at >> a dinner. There's no dinner that first day. It's just the on your own. So yeah, >> they have like the >> they have a presentation and have some like fun. >> So we usually meet in the cafe. >> Okay. >> And and eat together. >> Um but then and then there's the lunch the little America or the grand American lunch for Zion. >> Oh yeah. >> Everything else is that invite yet. >> I was looking for one >> I didn't get one. I'll I'll email Ellgenda >> for the lunchon. I'll email Alex and get the table for everybody

161like I have. >> That's right. >> So, uh I did >> I RV for everybody to the lunch. >> Perfect. Okay, maybe. Yeah, >> y'all don't have to sit here and listen to us argue like >> these are really important things. >> These are day is two things. >> I don't know if we're talking about like driving stuff, but I'm I'm going up the day before, so driving >> on the Yeah, we need to talk about >> I have an appointment. >> Um, clinical safety probably being rescheduled. >> Maybe it's clinical safety on the 8th. >> Yes, >> you won't be there. Liby that now. Okay. >> Okay. Okay. >> Uh you Asbo, that's Jerry. >> She has to go up early for you. Asbo. >> Same for me with uh the superintendent association meeting

162that one. >> What's your acronym? >> That's just a quiz. Just do you say the Asbo tour association of school board official We reschedled that. Something >> I'm just take that off and I'll react. >> Okay. And then a board meeting is we have a work session on the 14th >> and a board meeting on the 21st. >> Oh, I just stopped writing. >> Yeah, you stopped right the really important thing that we need to fill up. >> I must have gotten a phone call or something. No board meeting or work session this next month. >> Um, we could potentially >> My bad. I mean, we will be in Salvage. We could potentially I don't know. Let's just keep it on there for right now. Okay. >> Sure. Um, >> we're not doing elections or

163anything on on in January or any correcting things in people in we're all in >> and correct. No school on the 16. No school on 19 cris I have a crispy this is just for communication and thing I'll be selling >> crispy cream Jerry will not or Aspen do not buy from them please not >> bib when does that start >> I really I really hope you find that conflict of interest thing here you know your place in balance class. The junior class >> crispy cream the 12th >> of January >> January >> in case I forget. >> Crispy cream. Yummy yum. >> Yeah. And then you can give them away. >> That's what I do. I have to work. >> Yeah. >> Two and then give the rest. >> Um sorry I had to

164do that. our main fundraiser >> the by go something that I >> It's the junior class. It's not a It's not a sport. >> No, it's junior class. >> Oh, for prom. >> For prom. Okay. >> It's dedicated for prom. >> Do they um >> I don't know. >> Is that like thin stuff to cover? >> Do they And is that Do they get shipped to you or will they get shipped to us? >> We will deliver them to you. >> So they go to you then. for now doing that whole thing where >> no somebody drives up and grabs all the protection and brings them all the way. Uh, if I if he'll stop, >> right? Is there gonna be a home deliver? >> Um, all right. >> I don't have a dog in

165this fight, so I don't eat donuts. >> My daughter My daughter was doing it. I buy 20 of them just to get some of a thing. >> Oh yeah. Executive session. I'll accept the motion to uh recess for 10 minutes. >> Make a motion to recess. >> Yeah, you're a slang with it. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Happy next motion. Lori seconds to go the recess. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. Yeah, >> thank you. >> 6:44 at 11 and goes till 2. Then I'm going to continue talk. You're welcome to jump in at the 11. You know what I have to say? Um all this the other day that we talked about >> is the district district office next >> some of you some of you >> it will be partially

166yes >> they won't be here >> like Wednesday Thursday I got you. >> Kill it. >> Are you hanging in on this one or >> Oh, there's part of it cuz I'm going to run. Yes. >> Oh, okay. >> I don't know what else is going on. >> Not that I care. My kids are a little bit. Oh, thank you.