001applied professional education experience centers 35 million. So, you know, as you know, we got 17 million from this last round of like to see us go after some more money the second round of adult school. Again, that's a big career I mean high school to career is a big emphasis with the legislature right now. So, that's where that where that's where that's at there. A couple cuts that are are are going to hurt some of it. The biggest one is the DTL. Some of you remember back in 17 18 when they started the DTL that was a big emphasis, lots of training involved with that. But, they are going to pull back the whole 18.3 million dollars of DTL. Our share is about 800 50,000 of that. Can I just tell everyone what DTL is?
002Digital Teaching and Learning. Um Educator Salary Adjustment, they changed that. The Educator Salary Adjustment is 10,350 for each for each teacher that they fund. It would index to go up each year based based on the previous year's WPU. They're actually going to change that to the lower of the previous year's WPU or the Consumer Price Index CPI. CPI is lower, around 3% and a little below that. So, that will decrease that amount. They put 4.8 million decrease in that. Um also cut student health and counseling. Again, that's a viable one. That's not as big as cut, but it is still 1.2 million statewide. Probably 50,000 60,000 to Canyons. Um They are also transferring uh find it here, but uh They are making a change to how they fund counselor on our comp guidance. Same dollar
003amount of dollars going that way, but a different allocation method. So, we'll have to pay attention to that. Those are the big funding bills right now. Uh Just some other ones that are here to pass that 241 that look like it's going to pass. Uh Senate Bill 65, that's the one that the JLC opposes. That's where uh off the basic rate off the property tax that all our patrons pay from statewide from Logan down to St. George that same rate. There is a proposal there this county taxpayers pay that to the county as they do, but the county would reim- remit that to the state instead of to the school districts. We lose out on the interest of that for about 35 days. Once it's submitted to the state, the state has 35 days to
004reimburse us that equal amount and we do lose out on the interest as I said. But, that does start mixing property tax used for state purposes and what they could needs a middleman. We don't want that. Kind of a little bit of shell game. That was supposed to be heard in House House passed the Senate again in the Senate bill. Was supposed to be heard in the House Committee today. It did not is my understanding they got pulled. I I can't 100% confirm that, but uh So, whether or not that still passes the legislature this session, we'll see. Again, I think there is a House Committee tomorrow or it could happen tomorrow. Do you have the margin on how wide that passed the Senate? Was it veto overrideable? It was It was vetoable. 16 I'd
005say 16 11. So, it wasn't big. State Auditor has come out against it as she did a year ago. Basically the same bill was presented with a little bit twist on creating a separate fund this year. But, the governor did veto it last. So, And the State Auditor created a little bill that said It's really great. Uh just to hit a three other ones really quick. Uh House Bill 236, it's about tax rate increases. It appears that one will pass. Where you're going to have do a truth in taxation, you have to announce that publicly between May 1st and June 8th. And it has to be on the agenda on your board meeting. You also have to do it was two budgets, but looks like it will only be one budget with the tax increase,
006but you also have to put together a schedule. I think it's one or two pages detailing what you're going to use that tax increase for. Fairly detailed. So, hasn't passed completely yet, but I know they're working out the fine details of that one. Senate Bill 164 is school construction. Uh there were a lot of concerns with that one coming, but they have made major changes where that will not ruin Canyons. We have a couple construction coordinators who are licensed in the field. And if you are that, you can still go about inspecting and overseeing the construction projects as they go forward. That's the biggest deal. They used to not Everything was being moved under DFCM regardless of the size of the district or the project. So, they would actually oversee it, but now districts of
007our size can still oversee these with like we have licensed people doing that which we it was more to support the rural districts but also you know the state does have their interest in this as they do ensure all the buildings so that was part of their risk that they wanted to make sure that proper construction was occurring. It was mainly centered on some of the rural districts. Uh last one I'll mention is House Bill 407. That's a statewide single SIS. Uh the original bill had everybody had to migrate one statewide system beginning July of 2031. They have changed it with the sub. See if you do have a contracted vendor, i.e. Skyward, and it meets a list of criteria and there's about 15 different criteria you can stay with that vendor. So we was
008we we would should be okay there. I don't know. Yes. I don't know that. Scott, make sure of that. Uh But we should be okay with that sub. I don't know if it still has enough legs to pass this >> I don't know if it does but this late in the session but that's a Never sure until it's dead. So if that those are the big ones I wrote down and if anybody has any questions, comments, I Leon, what do you have any questions? So I do want to point out I did listen to executive appropriations and they did say cuz um Schultz actually asked the question did we cut education funding and they ended up saying no, they didn't cut it. They actually increased it 2%. You're welcome. That's what they said. So we'll
009see. I mean it's not done until it's done actually. It's not done until next Friday or this Friday rather. I don't know. >> just adding quick eyeball in here. I don't see that. You don't think so? Yeah. But uh you know if you throw in the one-time money for restoring the fees in the Catalyst Center it you might get it but yeah. But it's pretty even. Like they didn't cut the 5% so that And the you know those the detail hurt. That hurts a lot. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah also I should also mention they cut transportation 6 and 1/2 million. Yeah. It's about 300,000 to us. That's a that's a hurt thing. Okay. Well, thank you. Thank you Leon for filling in. We appreciate it. And I guess it could have been a worse report. There's
010some good things. There's more There's some good things. It could be a lot worse actually. This probably one of the better. I just felt like as we as I go up every single week now not that I'm not living there with Susan and Charlie but I felt very strongly that the makers of the bills were very willing this year. Most of them there was a couple that didn't at all. But for the most part most of them were more than anxious to make adjustments so that we would support their bill. And some of them got down to seven substitutes. Cuz they really believed in what they were doing but they wanted to keep fixing it until it was palatable to the majority of the people which they have not shown willingness to do that before.
011So I felt more they were more open to discussing variables and so we felt like we as in JLC and I think Susan and Charlie that they were able to get more inroads in the getting some things modified. There's still some things I don't know that we love but like we tried to get the part There's one where on the safety bill I don't know which number it is where when people come into our buildings you had to show your ID. You had to show your ID and also check out. Now I know a lot of our volunteers check out but they don't have a badge. I mean they don't have a picture of themselves. That's a very expensive system. We've seen it. It's really cool. But we don't have to do that. He wouldn't
012take that out but over the weekend he said may when they soften it. So you may choose to or you know they're implying that this is gold standard but we can't we aren't going to make you do it. That was that was a big win on I felt like on our part since they wouldn't take it out altogether. We said take it all the way out. Exactly and we have a system. And that's what you have to remember when you're looking at bills is they may or may not affect you the same way. In fact they rarely affect us the same way they affect everyone else. Sometimes we're penalized because we've got ahead of the system. But a lot of times we're the models for the system and so um I think the intent of
013a lot of these bills have been good but the way they're written are horrendous. Yeah. They start out good. Uh this is my uh One thing I was going to ask Charlie or Susan had they been able to be here is I I would love I feel the same way as Karen does. I actually feel like there was a very good synergy this year as far as listening to how we would like those bills to be changed and substitutions and changes made. And that's what I felt like with all those legislative updates at the beginning of the session it was like oh there's so many it was going to be so rough and throughout the course it's really it you know I'm very encouraged by this session but I would love to to I mean
014I we for sure know who some of these people are but we've talked about this before in the past but once this session is done I would really like for our board to do some thank yous. Thank you for listening to us. Thank you for working with us. They do but I would like us I would I would like our board to do that. When I have the final list when we have the final list we can go through and and see who we need to contact. Yes. I think that would be really neat for us to do something as a board. I also feel like our day on the hill this year I felt like the vibe there was good. I feel like better than it has been in previous years and I have
015some thoughts that way but I just think I think for us to recognize so they also feel like you know Susan and Charlie are excellent at building those relationships but I also feel like that that there's there's some good happening between our relationships with them as well and I just would like to say thank you. I really seen a difference. Personally we do. Yeah, we do. And they and I and I feel like they were even I think they were even above and beyond working with us this year as in years past so I'd like to have that recognized, you know. And Susan and Charlie will probably our next meeting do the summary. Yeah. Yes. And then we can go through talking about that. So bring it up again. Okay. So we'll go on to
016the next agenda item and it's the 2026-2027 proposed bell schedule. This is the first reading and this will be by Leon Wilcox, who's the administrator. Mr. President Shield, sorry for a year speaking of bills the board is supposed to approve the start and end times of for each school, okay, i.e. the bell schedule. We call it. Uh so you know it's always you know bussing really plays a major factor in this and you know so we try to be as efficient with our bussing as we can. We like to what we call triple stack our routes the best we can. Where our our driver gets goes in picks up his or her bus goes does a high school run then goes does a middle school run then goes does an elementary run. It's the most
017efficient and back to the bus barn and does it in the morning then he does it in the afternoon. Um We have a lot of those triple stack but we also have a lot of double stack because our bell schedule is somewhat compressed so we can't do three runs uh for each driver but uh but that is part of and then uh kind of used to do that. Uh but that is part of the So we we know lots of schools want an earlier time or a later time and it's just hard to accommodate that way. Here is our elementary. There are really no changes. Just want to note that right now both Well, Hillcrest both right now start at 8:45. That will continue with the new school. Other than that we are recommending that
018they all stay where they are right now. Uh for the secondary schools where the title I I didn't correct it on this one but uh I see tech they actually end at 1:55 and and then 11:55 on Friday. I corrected that on the chart. I put a chart out there for you to see cuz it might be a little difficult here but just note C Tech will not change. Uh recommending no changes to the secondary ones as well. One we brought this up last year maybe brought it up this year. We're not necessarily recommending a change for Brighton and Corner but uh Corner starts at 7:55. Brighton starts at 7:35. Jordan, Alta, Hillcrest all at 7:45. They all end at either 2:00 or 2:30 so they all end at um It's thought about do we
019and it's a much more complex discussion than just this. Do we look to try to maybe get them all on the same time straight schedule that way students could more easily access courses at another building. Of course the trimester does play into that but uh there is that uh some of these have advisory periods. That's why Brighton starts earlier. They like that advisory period. Corner does not. Well, I know they've been maybe hope looking at that uh as well, but uh I don't think it's too late to do anything for next year. When this when the Innovation Center comes on in the 2027-2028 year, do we want to look at something aligning them up? You know, you'd want to start now because it is like I said, more detailed and more nuanced and I don't
020think they'd have to look right here at this one. Yeah. I think it's something maybe the high school principals could start start discussing. Well, I think it's interesting. I mean, as you talk about Innovation Center, but like CTEC starts at 7:30. So, even you know, the times don't line up between the high schools and kids trying to go to CTEC. And so, some have more time to get back to class and some are going to have less time with some of that. Um Those of Those of you who have been with me since the beginning, I got on the board. Now, I'm not a fan of of making the bell schedule earlier for that age group. Um the you know, the legislation that we had years ago trying to encourage that sleep schedule. So, I
021I I'd like to get them all on the same schedule, but I don't love the idea of moving all the high schools even earlier, like the 7:30. I would rather see it go the the other direction just given the overall health of students and 45. So, that's Yeah, I just don't want it to all go, you know, I mean, when some kids are used to going to school around 8:00 and then you move it up to 7:30. Just with um that age group and what goes on with their development and their how important sleep is. I strongly agree. Yes. And it And it's been well proven for years and years back when I was teaching over 20 five years ago. So, um something we've known about in education for a long time and then just
022trying to get that to match up to what's optimal for students. So, adolescents tend to wake up at night and sleep here in the morning and you can see our test scores and and different times of day when they take tests and see the correlation. So, I love to get them on the same schedule. Wouldn't like to see all the schools go earlier. That's my two cents. Um Mr. Lewis. Not a long comment, just a second everything Holly said. So, she's in favor of only moving it later, not earlier. Yes. Okay, is that all, Leon? You kidding? Just a comment to that. I think we also have to look at though, I think when we have later starts, a lot of times activities get pushed before school, too. And there's also kids trying to get
023jobs and stuff in. So, it's it's trying to balance jobs and athletics and activities and and I see a lot of happening before school practices. So, we're sort of shoot kicking our or shooting ourself in the foot with pushing it later sometimes. That's true. There's a lot of factors though. A lot of factors. The issue with the the high schools the bus the bell schedule probably will not matter for the high schools keep in mind the busing. They don't know. Lots of kids drive at our high schools. Sure. As many at at Hillcrest. But the buses all get the kids there at around 7:00. They can't get to the CTEC CTEC Center. That's why you do see buses out and I mean, the bus Really? My house stops at 6:30. So, the kids actually get
024there at 7:00. And the school bus is really early, too. And then there's only about five, but they have to do that to get Then there's a bus that comes at 7:10, 7:15 that takes them to CTEC. to to CTEC from each of our high schools. Okay. So, to get that CTEC time in and you know, they'd have to bring them back. Now, CTEC's for juniors and seniors, right? So, lots of them do drive. We we acknowledge that, but some can't. So, we have to be accommodating those who can't. That's why that's the reason for that. Now, I'd have to check. I believe Jordan, Alta, Corner, Brighton roughly five or six regular ed buses each. Not all of them. We do actually assign 200 plus kids to the bus knowing that only 50 will ride,
025but uh but that's It's potential though. Potential Hope that they never come. They'll have to ride. Gas gets too expensive, you know. Gas gets too expensive, but But that's But that's part of the the the nuances Well. Just a quick comment that because we know our elementary school schedules are going to stay even with the ones that we're studying and looking at making some changes either with boundaries or with closures. This year, this upcoming year, there's really no change and so this makes a ton of sense. But I know I appreciate the fact that we are readdress this every year because there is the potential that should we combine schools that don't start at the exact same time, then the decision will have to be made tran- by transportation likely when that school can start.
026So, that's just something that will have to walk look ahead. Um and have to address that. And I think in the long term, we can take a look at that as well. Granite, which has several buses because of the hazard up there as well. Five. They're away. That's correct. Nine. Well, at 8:40. Likely, it would have to go to Likely have to go to nine. I don't think the bus schedule would work for our Which honestly helps traffic there though because it's at 8:40 and Albion is like 8:25. And so, just as Albion is starting, Well Hollow is picking up and so the traffic it gets is really bad when kids are trying to get to Albion right on time. So, it could be a good thing. Okay, let's let's move on. Sorry, just because
027I wanted to get that last item in. So, thank you. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Yeah, sorry. Just one other thing briefly. As far as the high school goes, I think all our high schools take advantage of before and after school time. Like at Corner Canyon, your makeup attendance and talking to teachers always has to be before school. So, if we make the bell schedule even earlier, it's just that much earlier for those kids that have to go. So, the other thing is elementary school. I just need to put this in there at the And Karen was there and joined me at the Willow Springs listening tour. We keep getting this feedback over and over again, very difficult for both teachers and students and families with that 3:45 dismissal. They would really like to even if it
028shaved 10 minutes off their day. I know that we are in school even longer than what the state mandates. And it's it's a problem with how many kids check out. It's a problem for our staff to get to appointments at that late of time. And it's and it's it's hard for families, too. With especially if they have daycare situations, but we have we are addressing that by extending the daycare pickup times. Trying to. It's not been totally established, but >> of it, too, is just like doctor's appointments. Yeah, but you still have to Yeah, but it's not that easy. Right, but it's it's feedback we have to share here for sure. I represent that school. So, that 3:45 dismissal is really difficult for them. Well, and I hate I hate ending Yeah, later. I've got
029some that Yeah, that are 3:45, as well, and they hate it. I'd like to see sometimes we I I'd like to see it rotate, to be honest. Lates, middles, and Yeah. late and middle and early starts just on a rotation schedule on the on the elementary. >> I was on this board when we looked at changing all the bus schedules and everyone freaked out. Like Well, I know. Everybody Nobody likes anything. And elementary said they were okay with it. And it was like changes like 10 minutes I know. But we could do that again. Yeah. Something to look at. It's okay. We'll look at Keep over another meeting. Maybe the consent agenda on the 51st if that's uh Yeah, that's fine. That's fine with Okay, sounds good. Um let's just go to the next item,
030which is the update of the final 2024-2025 Land Trust plans by Allison Fairness, sorry. Director of Elementary School I do not have a presentation tonight. I did send you an email on Friday. Yeah, that was good. Good. Um and so, the repository that we have in our Google Docs was just updated with every single one of our schools' final reports. And then I just sort of did an overview for you. And I apologize with that overview. It's it's not easy to print or post. So, I'm hoping it's okay to have it in that repository. I just flipped it there. I didn't try to Okay. Okay. Just look at it. Um so, basically in that review, I just we listed all the schools, what their goals were, whether or not they met their goals. The thing
031I'm most excited about for last year's plans, we didn't have any schools in our district that had more than 10% carryover for Land Trust, >> [laughter] >> which is a really big deal. I was excited about that. Um and you know, like like every year, some of our goals are met, some are not. But I felt really good about the results. And I you know, I didn't see any drops as much as they all made improvements, but not necessarily all the way to the goal. But I was very impressed. Of course, I wasn't studying them all really heavily, but I I was very impressed that the growth measures were good. Yeah, and I appreciate you being all over the whole district. Because we did include that >> Graduation rates included. And and attendance cuz some
032of them had attendance as a goal. It's really important. Yeah, that's really all I have unless you have questions for me. Are there any questions? I have a question, Mrs. Neighbor. Not a question, just a thank you. Thank you for sending us that email and with plenty of time for us to read through it. It's really appreciated. You're welcome. Thank you. Okay, that's it. Okay, I will close I will close this meeting and we have about 10 minutes Rockingham Yes, keep it up. We'll sit down. >> Welcome to the meeting of the Canyons Board of Education. Today is March 3rd, 2026 and we're meeting at the district office located at 9361 South 300 East in Sandy, Utah. The first item on the agenda is to approve the agenda for tonight. So, I will now take
033a motion. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda for tonight, March 3rd, 2026. Okay, thank you. Is there a second to that motion? I'll make a second. Okay, thank you. Is there any discussion to the motion? Okay, seeing none, I'll call for a vote. All in favor, say I. I. I. Any opposed? That motion passes unanimously. The next item item on the agenda is the Pledge of Allegiance and this will be by Canyon View Principal Shawn Walker and then after that he will share some school highlights. Please stand. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I have a slideshow. I want you to look at this. This is what we
034do at our school every March to celebrate reading month. Canyon View is a special place not just because of what we do, but because of how we do it. We work together. We genuinely like each other. Parents and staff enjoy being in the same room. That real warmth and respect you feel walking through our hallways is not by accident. It's who we are and it makes a huge difference in how our kids experience school. Every March our PTA turns Canyon View into Hogwarts and reading month becomes something really special. Teachers get sorted into four houses, mixing up grades, staff and families and suddenly everyone's competing together in the most fun way possible. Last year we made history. Canyon View logged 1.7 million minutes on Beanstack and became the number one school in the entire nation
035for logging reading minutes. This year we're going for 2 million million minutes. But the real magic isn't in the numbers. It's in watching each student get excited about reading. It's seeing teachers and families cheering each other on. It's that great feeling when everyone's working together toward the same goal. The House Cup is awesome, but what it really represents is our community's commitment to each other and to our students' love of reading. Our students don't just come to don't just come to school, they thrive. We offer opportunities for every student to find something they love. Orchestra and choir, drama, makerspace, chess club, Girls on the Run, math club, STEAM Squad. And what we're really proud of is we make so many things happen during the school day so every student can participate, no matter what. We
036don't want money or schedules to be the reason a student misses out on something fun and enriching. Our PTA and School Community Council are incredible. Parents show up, volunteer like crazy and genuinely care about making Canyon View better. Once more, there's room for everyone, whether you're leading a committee or helping out once in a while. No matter how big the contribution, it all matters and everyone knows it. Teachers stick around because they love Canyon View and its and its community. Having educators want to be at the school says everything about the culture. Parents constantly comment on how amazing Canyon View is and how much they appreciate the teachers and community. Our test scores and academic data are strong and we're proud of that, but we don't just celebrate achievement. We dig into the data to
037understand where each student is and what they need. Then we adjust. We keep improving. That's how we help every student grow. Last year we were one of three Canyons elementary schools to be recognized for reaching the state's literacy goal of at least 70% of all third-grade students reading above benchmark. I would like to recognize teachers and parents from Canyon View who are here to show their love and support for our school. In the back, PLEASE CLAP, GUYS. >> [applause] >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, CANYON VIEW IS about belonging. It's not just where academics happen, it's where students find their people, discover what they're good at, and learn that they matter. Every student, every family, every staff member has a place at Canyon View. And we all play a role in making Canyon View
038the place to be. Thank you. Okay, thank you so much and I'm really glad you brought this slideshow because I saw this on social media today and I thought it was incredible. So >> [laughter] >> Anyway, and I have been there during this month and you guys just go above and beyond and just congratulations on that, you know, number one in the nation for reading minutes. That's amazing and I like how you're pushing the goal to 2 million, so >> Yeah. Anyway, and please pass on our thanks, the board's thanks, to your staff and teachers. And we really appreciate you parents being here, too. That's that's above and beyond to come to board meetings, so thank you. Thank you. Okay, we'll go on to the next item on the agenda and it is Canyons Strong
039Employee Recognition and this will be by Jeff Haney, director, and Kirsten Stewart, associate director of communications. Thank you, President Shill, for this time that the board grants us to recognize the ways that in Canyons School District we can learn more, do more, and be more. Our employees truly are Canyon Strong and are staying strong as we head into the final months of the school year. Now, 8 years ago last month, the country wept as news swept the country about the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Florida. 17 people died, 17 people were injured. Now, whenever there's a school safety issue in the news, we truly express our thanks to the hometown heroes who patrol Canyons District campuses. National School Resource Officer Appreciation was just a few weeks ago. It's celebrated annually on
040February 15th. It's the day after Valentine's, but we want our SROs to know that we see how much heart they put into their jobs. You can see a photo there. It's at the top right of our Sandy SROs who stopped by the district office shortly after SRO National Appreciation Day for a breakfast that we sponsored in their honor. All of our SROs were asked to come here for bagels and coffee and good times with folks here at the district office who work with them often and to thank them for all they do for Canyons District schools, students, and personnel. Our SROs consider our students their kids. They are mentors and protectors and build positive relationships with students and staff. They are a quiet source of strength in the lives of all of our employees and
041our families and our communities. They build bridges between young people and the communities they serve, showing that a badge can stand for compassion as much as it stands for authority. To all of our school resource officers, we see you. We see you choose patience over judgment, presence over distance, and service over recognition. Your work as a school resource officer may not always go noticed immediately, but it truly makes a difference when it's needed the most. And that's one student, one conversation, and one school at a time. So, thank you, SROs, for all that you do for Canyons School District. It's your show of force and tenderness that makes a difference. We also want to thank the Sandy police officers who are here tonight and every time we have a board meeting, I feel safer with
042them here. So, thank you to all the police officers in our community for doing what you do best. Our next honoree is high school director Dr. Tom Sherwood. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Utah High School >> [clears throat] >> Activities Association. The award honors those whose ongoing leadership has made a lasting impact on athletics and other activities in schools throughout Utah. It's an honor that comes after years of committee work and advocacy and a drive to make sure students are given an opportunity to excel in activities and athletics whenever they are interested in. Tom was nominated by Region 6. He previously served as principal of Jordan and Brighton high schools and has been a volunteer Utah High School Activities Association executive committee member for about a dozen years. And Tom also was
043on the association's Board of Trustees for quite some time. So, a big Canyon Strong shout-out to Dr. Tom Sherwood for receiving the Distinguished Service Award from the Utah High School Activities Association. Our next honoree is a former coach at Corner Canyon High School who is now leading the Weber State Wildcats. Weber State, Weber State, great, great, great. Go, Coach Care. I'm looking forward to the Care era at Weber State. That's my alma mater. And last week we held a very special event at Corner Canyon High School. It was the jersey retirement ceremony for three outstanding alumni who have made it big in the NFL. Jackson Dart, Jackson Powers Johnson, and Zach Wilson all returned to Corner Canyon High School to retire their jerseys and speak to all of their friends and supporters who were there
044for them when they were a part of Charger football. And there isn't a greater supporter or somebody who has been the backbone more than Coach Eric Care. And Coach was the first ever recipient of Canyons District's Legacy of Excellence Award. And uh Vice President Oaks and Mrs. Nybar were able to be there that night and present the coach with our first ever award called the Legacy of Excellence that we will present to those who do go above and beyond in making sure Canyons School District gets its place in the spotlight regionally, across the state, and in Coach Care's case, nationally. So, congratulations to Coach Care, who now is starting leading the Wildcats at Weber State, but was our first ever recipient of that major award from Canyons School District. Now, we'd like to point out
045that this recognition is the first time we've been able to use the new logo of Entrada Adult High School's new logo and their mascot. They are the Navigators. The Board of Education releasing recently gave their sign of approval to that new logo that was created with the help of graphic designer Jeff Olsen in the office of public communications. Don't you just love that, the Navigators? I love that for uh Entrada. Now, the one of the reasons why we are showing it here is because we are oning honoring Canyons District's Mark Mataya, who was recently selected as the next State Advocate for Adult Education Fellow for the state of Utah. The State Advocate for Adult Education Fellowship equips leaders from across the country to strengthen advocacy efforts, build relationships with policymakers, and elevate the voice of
046adult learners at both the state and national levels. Now, Mark's selection reflects his deep commitment to adult learning and his dedication to expanding opportunities here at Entrada and across the state. Mark is a true champion of adult education. Congratulations to Mark Mataya, who's the new State Advocate for Adult Education Fellow for Utah. This week and every week we're thankful for the school social workers in Canyons School District. This week is National School Social Worker Week and we're taking this time to say thank you. They support the mental health of students, they address behavioral and academic challenges, they help with crisis intervention, they connect families to resources, and so much more. You can learn so much more about the hard work of our school social workers and how they help students navigate the the last weeks
047of winter. And if you listen to the most recent Connect Canyons podcast, you'll hear a little bit more about what our social workers do on a daily basis and how they support our schools. You also can see here on the right, it's a photo of our SLP, speech language pathologists, the mentor team. They are on a statewide stage at the Utah Speech Language Hearing Association conference. This team delivered a presentation highlighting their innovative mentoring model for speech language pathologists in Canyons School District. The session was well-received and sparked a lot of conversation about how intentional relationship-centered mentoring can support professional growth and retention of employees. So, a huge congratulations to our SLP mentors, Kelly Spenco, Lindsey Hardcastle, Ryan McKinnon, Jennifer Longnecker, along with SLP Coordinator Amy Buckley for representing Canyons School District and their their
048work continues to position Canyons School District as a leader in supporting and developing speech language pathologists. Now, our spring sports have started in earnest. This is breaking news. This happened not too long ago on the Alta High fields. It was cold, it was rainy, but we were there tonight to capture the bright smiles at the start of the Jordan Alta freshman boys soccer game. The Utah High School Activities Association honored Mr. Todd Hire. He's been a soccer official for 40 years. High School Activities Association Executive Director Rob Coffin and others from the High School Activities Association presenting him presented him with a plaque for his service. He's refereed 2,800 high school games and 170 playoff games, and he's been on the field as an official for championship games 42 times. His connection to Alta is
049that he is the father of Alta High's boys and girls soccer coach, MacKenzie Hire. And tonight, MacKenzie was surprised with the news that she is the National Federation of High Schools Utah Boys Soccer Coach of the Year. So, congratulations to Coach Hire, congratulations to her dad who received his plaque of honor and celebration for his commitment to boys and girls soccer in the Utah High School Activities Association. It was a Hire night at Alta High School. President Shill, thank you so much for this time to celebrate how Canyons strong our employees are. I'll turn the time back to you. >> Thank you so much. Um we love love hearing about um how our employees excel, so Um before I go any further, I forgot to excuse from the meeting Mrs. Oaks, Mr. Eddel, and Superintendent
050Roberts. Um I should have said that at the beginning, but better late than ever. >> [laughter and gasps] >> Okay, so um we have now come to the patron comment portion of our meeting. The board often designates time in meetings to listen to patrons of the district. Patron [snorts] comment time is limited to residents and taxpayers of Canyons District, students and parents of students, and current employees of the district. Patrons may provide board members with written documents. These documents must be submitted to the board secretary, she's right over there, at the meeting or email to the office of public communications by noon the day following the board meeting. Tonight, individuals will be given 2 minutes, and those representing groups will be given 4 minutes. Comments made during patron comment are part of the public record.
051It is the board's practice to listen and take notes during patron comments. The board does not discuss matters that are not on the meeting's agenda, nor engage in public comment and individual students to protect their privacy or employee issues. If a patron wants to comment on a district employee's character, professional competence, or mental or physical health, the board requests that those comments be submitted to the board in writing. However, if the patron determines to verbally comment on those personnel issues, the comments need to be civil and refrain from personal attacks, insults, defamatory, or slanderous comments about an individual. The Board of Education values input on all sides of issues. To maintain decorum and respect, we ask that those in attendance refrain from applause or other types of demonstrations during the patron comment time, as well
052as throughout the meeting. Okay, the first person that we have um we have three today. The first person is Britney Jarrett, and then Lacy Haycock. And just come on up and make sure the green light is on. All right, thank you so much. So, last fall, Park Lane was told that they were being considered for closure. It was presented as a first attempt. You said nothing had been decided and that we might have gotten this wrong. So, the community banded together and thoughtfully, respectfully, and with care, we gathered and presented facts as to why we felt that the first attempt was not the optimal solution. You thanked us profusely for our involvement and for how respectful we were in doing so. Slowly, over the last few months, we noticed a shift. Closing comments to the
053meeting started to indicate the Park Lane needs to be adaptable to change, that we just need a longer runway to wrap our head around the closure. Our feedback and hours of effort were quickly dismissed at the end of each meeting. We even got a couple of eye rolls last meeting. All we have done and will continue to do is advocate for our children and for the longevity of our community in which public education is essential for. The bottom line is that we are not confident in this process. Dismissing our feedback by saying that a difficult decision needs to be made does not answer the one question that we've asked over and over and over again, why Park Lane? Why Park Lane when no matter how you slice the data, it is not the school with
054the lowest enrollment, it's not the school with the least stable enrollment, or the lowest predicted enrollment. There are multiple schools in the surrounding areas that the data does point to that have not been touched by this. Why? You started with let's close one school to actually let's close two to no, wait, let's build schools. While I appreciate the idea of a bright new school, that is not something that can actually be guaranteed in the remaining window for this process. Please stop this process and come back with a comprehensive long-term plan that has a clear end goal backed by data. You have already agreed that no changes will take place next school year, so no why not give a little extra time to figure out what the end goal is and how all the parts fit
055together. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Um the next person is Lacy Haycock, and she is representing a group, so she should have 4 minutes. >> Perfect. Members of the board, um good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. I'm here to talk about something that cannot be measured on a spreadsheet or captured in an enrollment projection, community. Every school under consideration has a community. Families are connected, teachers are dedicated, students have friendships and roots. That matters and it deserves recognition. But Park Lane's community is both deeply cohesive and uniquely situated. Our Park Lane community is not just a word in a newsletter. It is visible at board meetings, it is visible in the morning, it is present at family events, in classrooms, and in the way parents, staff, and students consistently show up.
056It is why families volunteer, it is why teachers stay, it is why students feel safe, known, and supported. And it is fragile. Park Lane's community is fragile not because it is weak, but because of geography. Park Lane sits almost equal distance between Willow Canyon and Quail Hollow, as well as East Sandy and Albion. If this community is disrupted, I'm concerned movement will not be neutral. Families will make choices and those choices may hinder the East Sandy Jordan feeder system. It risks accelerating families leaving the boundary feeder. Park Lane also serves more students than other schools under consideration. That means the ripple effect of disruption would be larger. When friend groups move, families move with them. When a core community is disrupted, it does not scatter evenly, it fractures. Park Lane is centrally located with its
057neighborhood. Families walk there, neighbors gather there. It is woven into daily life. Relocating students from a school that is physically and socially central does not simply reassign them, it uproots them. Park Lane's strong community is not a weakness, it is an asset. It is something districts across the country work intentionally to build and often struggle to achieve. So, I ask, why would we dismantle the very thing we are trying to create? If our goal is to strengthen the East Sandy Jordan feeder, then let's take an approach that builds rather than breaks. I respectfully ask the board to run boundary scenarios specifically designed to strengthen the East Sandy Jordan feeder. Instead of dividing a stable, engaged community, let's explore boundary adjustments that bring additional students into our community and feeder in a way that supports long-term
058stability. Let's use Park Lane's demonstrated momentum as a foundation, not a casualty. When families feel connected, they stay. When they feel heard, they invest. And when they feel displaced, they look elsewhere. Please consider not only the numbers before you, but the human fabric that holds this geographical area together and the long-term stability of the Eastmont-Jordan feeder. Thank you for your time. Okay, thank you. Um the next person is Lane Valmy Nakas, and please if I didn't say that correct, please correct me. I'm the real Lane Valmy Nakas, and I apologize for the issue last week. It wasn't meant ill will or any kind of sneakiness. It just happened. And it was handled poorly. Um anyway, I just wanted to speak to a few things. I've been coming to this um these meetings since last last
059May or April um hearing about the plans, and I just wanted to speak about a Forbes study that came out directly addressing this issue that districts are merging schools to handle decreased enrollment. Then that proceeds to cite a plethora of studies suggesting that children in these schools in the range of 300 to 500 range are statistically significantly more successful. That there's that there's a reason why the small school works, right? Again, also the math doesn't math. We were told it's cost $1 million to run a school, $2.5 million to fix Park Lane, that the buildings are being eight that we're aging out of the buildings and parts. But if we ran these schools for 20 years, we would be well south of the 40 to 50 million dollars that are quoted to make these large
060schools. Ethel was talking about light. I don't doubt that light is great for new students. Um but also people knowing my kids' names is great for my students. People knowing my name is great. I've heard a lot of you say you don't want to draw out the process, but data-based consultant-backed decisions take time. This isn't a unique issue. It's happening everywhere. There are case studies. There are There you could find a sister community that's having the exact same issue and see what they did. You're working in a system that you were acting like there's fixed variables like 9800 South, and you learned 9800 South wasn't a fixed variable because you asked the community. I'm asking you to ask them more. Perhaps closing Bella Vista and Granite and the DLI changes and addressing the state of
061Sandy Elementary all in one year is enough. Maybe wait and see how it shakes out. Also, maybe build one 40 to 50 million-dollar school. Plan to see what happens, not three. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Um that ends our patron comment time. And now we will go on to the consent agenda, and I will now take a motion to approve that, and please read all of the items. I make a motion to approve the consent agenda. A, approval of minutes for February 17th, 2026. B, approval of hire and termination reports. C, approval of purchasing bids. D, approval of LEA specific licenses and endorsements. E, approval of land trust TSSP for Lone Peak Elementary. Okay, thank you. Is there a second to that motion? I'll second that. Okay, thank you. Is there any discussion? Okay, seeing
062none, I will call for a vote. All in favor, say I. I. Any opposed? Okay, that motion passes unanimously. Okay, the next item on the agenda is new business, and it's item A, and that is the 2026-2027 fee schedule, and this is a third reading action requested, and this will be by Leon Wilcox, business administrator. Thank you, President Shell. We'll uh We've gone over this uh this is now the third time, and we'll ask uh action requested on the fee schedules for next year. Again, we have to do this in at least two public meetings, and so we've usually done it in three just to make sure we we go try to go above and beyond the law. Uh so, I'm going to go through this very quickly. Uh We talked about the uh educ-
063the Executive Appropriations Committee, they have reinstated the 17 million that they gave us this year. They were going to pull that back and make us pay that back, but they have reinstated They have reinstated that, so we can keep the money we received back in September. However, they have pulled out the remaining 17 million. So, you can see the last bullet, we were expected to get not funds in the next two fiscal years, we will no longer get those to offset fees. So, we're grateful we at least got half of that back and money that we didn't have to return. Uh we talked about this in the past meetings. Uh those, you know, now that we can no longer charge that registration fee, this is the first year we cannot charge it. We have been
064decreasing that a couple years before that. But these are the costs that we do incur, you know, the Saturday overtime costs. Uh and the all the assistant coaches, you know, some of our football teams have 100 kids or about track teams sometimes above 80 to 100 kids. And so, you only have a few coaches there, and so to get, you know, the best coaching and the supervision we need, we hire others the schools hire others, and that's what, you know, that registration fee did. So, we can no longer do that, but we're looking at some other alternatives going forward with that. Uh >> [clears throat] >> then just to hit the fee schedule, no changes in the middle school or elementary. Again, we cannot charge fees for elementary school just during the school day, just
065the before-and-after school orchestra and bands. For the high school, we are proposing to keep the maximum at $6,000. As of now, no student has hit that for this school year. Usually, you have to be on our cosmetology in our cosmetology program at CTEC and then travel with one of the groups to get that. So, we may still have a couple hit it before the end of the year, but as of right now, no one has. Proposing increase the parking fee from 10 to $20. Uh that's been the same for several years, and class fees will remain at the $35. Uh we are proposing a $10 across-the-board participation uh for all groups and extracurriculars. That would That's mainly to help pay for those Saturday custodian charges that we have. Many of our, whether it's theater or
066our sports teams do practice on Saturdays, and so we have to pay for that overtime. Uh and we also want to mention that we did have a mock trial fee that has was added as well. And I think I went over that with you last time. And just know that, you know, costs go up for us as they do for everyone, so we may have to continue to look at these regular increases in our in our in our participation fees. There's all the CTEC fees. Again, most of these are for licensing. I won't go through all those, but you can see those there. Same for the last two presentations. A couple things that are will be new, and I passed it over on the earlier slide is that starting next year, we have to establish
067a no-fee path for all middle school and high school students. So, they could go through all three years of middle school without paying any fees. We have to make sure there is a path they can take classes that do not have fees charged. Same with high school. They could go through all four uh years without paying a fee. So, we have established this path where students can do that. They won't They may not get the classes they want or prefer, but they we do have a schedule set up, a couple schedules and options set up where they could do that if they wanted to. Uh couple legislation fees, there was one about possibly charging a science fee. That will not go through this legislative session. We still cannot charge for uh math, social studies, or
068ELA, or health. And we still cannot charge for science, uh at least next year. And that but one House Bill 142 has passed. We expect the governor to sign that. That is where students can who are on fee waiver can go on one trip, but if they want to go on a second trip, they have to have a written agreement with an action plan with the principal, whether that's doing custodial work, tutoring, or some type of something along those lines. So, we'll have to work with our principals to come up with a plan on that as we suspect we'll have some students who do qualify for that. Here's all the fee schedules. Again, uh >> [clears throat] >> just so you know, we sent out after our first meeting on February 3rd, we sent out
069a request for parents' comments on Parent Square. We see some back, and then we send out a second request. That went out on February 23rd, last Monday. Uh all the comments that we received from sending them both out are on diligent. I believe there were five or six the first time, and then three or four this last time, but all of them are there. Have not received any since we posted the agenda. We looked today, and there were no further comments. So, with that, here's a possible take any comments, but uh questions you may have, but also a possible board motion. Okay, board, are there any questions or comments? Um, Mrs. Steinbar? Thank you so much. I also appreciated the feedback that you included. Um, the parent feedback. I thought there were a couple of
070of things that were pretty good feedback. One was I don't I didn't see this on on the slide tonight that you just presented, but one of them was the parking permits, right? Did you do that one and I just missed it? Okay. So, where it's going from $10 to $20, one of the parent feedbacks was if we could consider instead just raising the fee for traffic violations or parking tickets. Um, how would that affect things? I saw that. I thought it was interesting. The other part was to have a lottery for students to be able to have better parking, but they would pay for it like a designated parking spots. I thought there were those were some creative suggestions and I wanted you to go through just um, you know, do you know how many
071park or traffic violations or parking tickets we give out a year? Would that even make a dent? I think the issue the later. It's hard to police. You know, we have 800 stalls in our high school lots. Hard to police assigning a stall to each students and then we just don't have the the people power to enforce that at all. Uh, on the parking tickets issued, I don't have that. We try not to. You know, we we want to be I know they give out some. But I know our principals want to talk with the students first and encourage them not to park out on the street or an illegal spot or a spot that doesn't exist. We have them sometimes park in the aisles. We know that. Um, so we try to work with
072them. I I know it's not a whole lot that we collect from parking tickets. No, it's there are some. Yeah, I assumed that was the case, but I just wanted to bring it up since that was feedback. Thank you so much. Thank you. Any other comments? I mean, I I did read those and I wish I mean, I wish there was some way even if we just allowed seniors to have their own spot. I've seen in other states where they like paint them and it's really cool. It's really cool, but I understand it would be really hard to police. Um, so anyway, is there anyone who would like to make a motion at this point? I'll make a motion to approve the 2026-2027 fee schedule. Oh, sorry. I was on the board. >> [laughter] >>
073For the elementary, middle, and high schools as well as CTEC. The fee schedules are found on diligent and each school's website. Furthermore, approve this fee schedule spend plans as found on each school's website. Okay, thank you. We have a motion. Is there a second to that motion? I'll second that motion. Okay, thank you. Any further discussion? Okay, thank you. I will now call for a vote to approve the fee schedules. All in favor say I. I. I. Any opposed? Okay, that motion passes unanimously. Okay, the next item on the agenda is the approval of sale of property at 11150 South 300 East in Sandy. And this is action requested. This will also be by Leon Wilcox, business administrator. So, this is you know, when we deal in large property uh, purchases or sales, we always
074smaller lots, we sometimes will put on the consent agenda, but when we do them in big blocks, we want to do that and not on the consent agenda, but just review that with you. We don't do three readings cuz the deal is the offer is the same, but for your approval. This is something that we have been looking at for well over a year now with Sandy City and that is the Crescent View property located there as you see at 110 South 300 East. Many I'll have a picture. Many of you know where that is. Uh, just a little bit of background on that school. So, the last time we used that as its own school was in the 2012-13 year. That's when it was called Crescent View Middle School. That year at October 1
075count was 1,420 students. Big school, right? They had about five or six portables there at the time. But, you know, most of them, you know, fit in the building. So, that was a big school at the time. We built Draper now Draper Park element middle school and that opened in August 23. The boundary essentially stayed the same. It just the school was relocated. Crescent View was actually outside of the boundary it it served at that time. So, we you know, the board at that time felt like we need to centralize the school in the community that it serves and that's why it was built there in in Draper Park Draper and now of course Draper Park opened now going on 13 years ago. But that's Crescent View has been a very valuable asset for us
076over the years that we've gone through and rebuilt remodeled schools. So, for 2 years it held Mount Jordan students where we built that school. Then the next 2 years it held Mid Valley students where we rebuilt that school. Then in the 2017-18 year it housed the Indian Hills students. That's where we remodeled that one. Uh, then for a period of time it was used for some district office staff as we remodeled this building as we sold our property over on 5th West. Then in 2021 and 22, it housed two elementary schools, Providence Hall Park and Edgemont before it became part of Glacier Hills. And then it was even further used after that. We had to put Eastmont in there cuz we had an asbestos issue. And so, they spent the last half or the first
077excuse me, the first half of 23 in that building. Then since then, it's been used as the life skills, you know, for our life skills academy since that time. Uh, some of the background here is that shares site with Crescent Elementary. Uh, the property that we're the piece we're looking to move is about 17.8 acres. We will have to get it surveyed, but it's going to equal out to that amount. The school Crescent was opened in 20, excuse me, in 1986. So, it is an older building, you know, it's a 40 years old. It's about 132,000 square feet. If you're familiar with Indian Hills and Albion, they they they were the exact same layout uh, before we remodeled them. So, if you that's how Albion and if you walk in to Indian Hills and Albion
078see the light in the commons, that's how Crescent is how they looked before we did that. Uh, we did install air conditioning in 2012 because we knew all these other schools would be housed there while we remodeled rebuilt them. But outside of that, no major renovations have occurred at least since Canyons has been a district. We have put down some carpet in some areas and done some painting, but nothing nothing major. Here's what the property looks like, the 17 acres. It's the yellow highlighted area. Again, uh, of course Crescent Elementary is not included in this. There is a fence there that is essentially what will divide it. Uh, there is a cell tower right there that will remain with the district and Crescent Elementary. See the parking lot. Uh, the city does like it because
079it boundaries their parks right here. So, that is part of the reason they they have would like it as well. So, uh, here's a layout of the building. I'll come back to these blue highlighted areas here in momentarily, but you can see the gym, which is used all the time for junior jazz, the auditorium as you walk in or the kiva. Uh, excuse me, the uh, so, there's the cafeteria. I mean, excuse me, the kitchen, the cafeteria, and the kiva. There's the main entrance, parking lot out here. And then, you know, band room, choir room, and all the other rooms there. Uh, >> [clears throat] >> one of the things where we could look at one of the reasons we're recommending selling this is one, we have plenty of capacity at all our other middle
080schools. I calculated we have anywhere between 1,200 and 1,500 student capacities at the other eight uh, eight middle schools that we have right now. So, we don't need to add more. Uh, and then, you know, if we ever did, we'd want to do some major we'd have to do major renovations there. Again, as we when we bought the Innovation Center a year plus ago, we said we didn't want to do that any renovations with a tax increase, but sell existing property. So, that's why this has been on our radar for over a year to look at moving this. We have had it up We have received the bids from a couple developers. Uh, but Sandy City has again, we've been in talks with Sandy City for over a year now and they have agreed to
081match the highest offer that we're received, which is 17 million. Uh, which is also the highest. We've had a few appraisals done at 17 million is the highest appraisal that we we received. There will be no commissions because we're dealing directly with Sandy City. Thus, that will save us anywhere from 3 to 4%, which is, you know 5 to 700,000 in in this situation. So the adult recommendation to sell it to Sandy City cuz we'd like to keep it in the community for future community use. I know Sandy City has plans. I uh patrons will have to go to Sandy City to get their plans. I know they're still working on them with that. So we don't have access to exactly what they'll do with it but it'd be some type of civic center for
082the community to use. They plan to keep the building in short. Let me just go over this purchase and sales contract. We call it the PSA purchase sales agreement. It's found on diligent. Uh so again the price is 17 million earnest money with 100,000 due now. All the equipment furniture will remain with the district. We'll have to move it out. Uh >> [clears throat] >> there's a due diligence period of 9 months. So that will go till the first early part of December. That is where Sandy City will go in and do their survey. They will also do all their planning with architects on how they want to you know renovate the building for their future use. So that is what they're they've actually started that now but that will continue for the next 9
083months. After that due diligence period we have 3 months to close. And so that would put that in December to February time frame. We have agreed with Sandy City that we will need to lease back the building for the rest of the next school year for the uh life skills academy. That's where these blue shaded areas come into play. That was one of the areas that life skills uses now. So we'll have to make sure uh you know they'll continue to use those all of next year. So that will be done in a separate agreement. Excuse me, I'm going the wrong way. But we'll negotiate a separate agreement. We haven't got that yet on that lease back period. Again it could be up to 7 months at the most likely but could be as few
084as maybe 4 months as well. So Uh also as we talked about last meeting about rebuilding Sandy Elementary over on right next to Sandy Elementary they have their old city hall and that's now their uh parks and rec building located next to Sandy Elementary. We may be interested in acquiring that as we look to rebuild Sandy Elementary. We have two options with them on that. We haven't discussed a price or anything like that. We could use it one as an offset to this price this purchase or we could just have a whole new different contract with them where we just buy it on a separate purchase. We haven't got a price yet on that. That building's fairly old. Well if you haven't been it's very old. It's built 1880 is the date on the county
085records. So one of the first buildings in this area at that time. So with that I put together a possible board motion you may have you may consider but uh I'll also be happy to take any questions and comments. Just but just want to thank Sandy City. It's been a process. All all uh property transactions of this size are are a long process. So we have been in talks for as I said over a year. They've been through it with various groups several time several times. That would include the mayor and the council uh and other groups. And uh well we just appreciate their willingness to look at this and we're excited to to really serve a benefit to the community you know in in that area of Sandy. So with that I'll be happy
086to take any questions you may have. Okay. >> Wilcox Um thank you Mr. Wilcox. Is there any questions board? Okay. Um I will now take a motion. I mean I just want to thank you for your work on this and I am glad that it is going to Sandy City and will benefit the community. Um is there a motion and it's right up on the board? I move to approve the purchase and sales contract for the Sandy purchase or sales contract with Sandy City for the Crescent View property located at 11150 South 300 East in Sandy. Additionally the board authorizes the administration to sign the contract and complete or provide all necessary surveys reports and other necessary documents and then to close on the property sale. Furthermore the administration will provide periodic updates to the
087board during the due diligence and closing periods. Okay, thank you. Is there a second to that motion? I'll second that motion. Okay, thank you Mr. Lewis. Um if there is no further discussion um Mrs. Nyborg I just want to make note that the neighborhood surrounding that Crescent View area um currently that go to Indian Hills a lot of them. Just want to um mention that I am very interested. I know that there's an open enrollment issue with them and and um just um interested in helping them secure their pathway that way in a in a way that's uh most predictable for that for that area there. Just wanted to um put that out there. That's something that is a focus of mine. So They this is the this is these are the neighborhoods that used
088to go to Crescent View that don't go to Draper Park Middle School. It's the ones that I'm speaking of. And that's it. Thank you so much for the work. I'm so grateful that um we're getting the good value out of the property. Okay, thank you. If there are no other comments I will now um call for a vote to approve the purchase of um this Crescent View property. All in favor say I. I. Any opposed? Okay, that motion passes unanimously. Okay, the last item on our agenda tonight for new business is student health and risk prevention survey update. This will be by Dr. Brian McGill director of student wellness. Oh, you're good. Just going to say. Um thank you President Shield and uh Canyons School Board. Appreciate the opportunity tonight to come present some of
089the data findings from our SHARP administration from last spring. Um you know there seems to be a kind of a theme tonight around family as Shawn was talking about you know having inclusive schools and building positive culture and climate for students and uh one of the things that I noticed that you guys did tonight is you kind of scooch together um which kind of led me to that very same theme of of family. So anyway it's kind of cool to see you guys do that. So Um very passionate about our youth. I'm passionate about Canyons District um being somebody that is a graduate and having gone through our schools um this community helped mold and shape the person that I am today and part of my commitment back to the youth. Um so I'm very
090intrinsically uh engaged in that. Uh and CSD is family. And I think as you'll see here tonight the SHARP data is a great opportunity I think for us to uh really work through our parents in our communities um through SCC and PTSA and we all know that building health amongst our youth takes more than just the schools, right? Takes a village. Um and so anyways excited about that. Um this week is national school social workers week. So I just had a I have to pay a shout out to my social workers and thanks to to Jeff for recognizing them as part of the Canyons strong. Uh as I see to it it they're a big part of the reason as to why uh we're seeing positive progress in the trends that we're seeing here tonight.
091So Uh and then lastly I sent you guys a support document just before board study. It just kind of highlights some of the areas. Uh it's very uh user read friendly if you will. So So I was up here exactly a year ago and I actually had a very similar slide to this but um something that's very important to me is ensuring that we have safe schools. And I think a lot of times when the general public hears safe schools they automatically go to like the physical facility aspect, right? The physical safety. And there's so [snorts] much we do in our district to not only support the physical safety um but also the psychological safety of our students. And just as Shawn put it again that those inclusionary practices to ensure that students do feel
092a part of the community so that they can learn and and uh grow. All right. So what is SHARP? Uh it's a student health and risk prevention survey. It's administered uh grade 6 8 10 and 12. Uh we've generally done it about every other year but it looks like we're going to get on trend to do an administration uh survey this fall. They're actually moving it from the spring to fall and that's to uh ensure that there's not conflict uh and survey saturation at the end of the school year. So we do the school climate survey. We'll continue to do that in the spring and then SHARP will do in the fall which I think will help balance some of that out. Lot of school uh participation in Utah with regards to SHARP. Um we
093do provide an opt-in opt-out as part of the online registration process which is required by state statute. Um and as you can see there the district participation has actually gone up um since the legislature put that that mandate in place, um, it's actually helped our participation not only district-wide, but also statewide as other districts are seeing the same. One of the things I love about the SHARP Survey is that it's the student voice. Right? So, the data that we're looking at are the same cohorts of students over time, so we can actually use that data, um, to do statistical analyses and and and analyze the data and bring about improvement. Uh, our partnership collaboration, as you can see [clears throat] there's State of Utah, uh, other state entities. I love the quote up here from
094Governor Cox. Uh, it just says, "The SHARP Survey is the most comprehensive source of information on the challenges and opportunities our youth face." Because the information comes from youth themselves, good data helps us identify risks and develop policies and interventions that help all Utah families and youth feel supported, safe, and able to thrive. We appreciate having parents and school districts actively involved in the survey. So, again, just hitting on that same notion of ensuring that we're working with families collectively together. All right, let's let's jump into the data. So, uh, there are several different sections outlined in SHARP's. The first of those is substance use and abuse. Um, we've seen some very positive trends that I've just kind of highlighted in blue some of the the standouts, if you will. Um, but that decline in
095drug use and alcohol use has gone down and continues to go down for our Canyons School District students, which is awesome to see. One of the things that came out of the survey data and in talking with my colleagues in other districts that we're seeing a trend with, uh, are these nicotine pouches. Um, I guess there's they're called Zen or Zynning, uh, if you're using. Uh, you have to be 21 to purchase these in the State of Utah. Um, but they seem to be pretty rampantly, uh, being used, uh, amongst our youth in the schools, uh, so much to the point where it's gone up about six times, uh, the usage. So, one of the things that we need to do with this is re-evaluate and review our policies, right? As it relates to vaping,
096tobacco use, because nicotine itself is kind of its own substance now, right? That's that's derived from some of that. So, I've reached out to Jeff Christensen. Uh, we'll probably look at pulling the policy committee together and do some reviews just to make sure our administrators know how to approach these kind of situations when they come across them. Um, another thing that we've done is we've done some vape uh, outreach seminars with Hillcrest High School. Uh, and then ISD is also implementing curriculum called Catch My Breath for next year, which will target, um, the anti-vaping, uh, piece in class. All right, social emotional health. This is also another strength of ours. Since 2021, over the last three survey cycles, we've seen a steadily decline, uh, in depression, anxiety, and suicidality, uh, in Canyons School District, which
097is phenomenal. Um, more and more students are reaching out to trusted adults. Um, more isolated, uh, our students are more isolated compared to their state peers, which is kind of an interesting thing to take a look at. And, you know, as you look at the youth today and you look at their their, uh, I call them the most connected yet disconnected generation ever, because a lot of them are on screens. Uh, so they may be connected, but not physically connected, uh, if that makes sense. So, and then one of the other factors and data that we came across is our sixth graders. Um, we're starting to see more and more behavioral trends that we used to see in the high school now down in the middle school and that middle school down in elementary. And
098we're also seeing some of those same mental health, uh, correlations happening. And so, our sixth grade is definitely a target area, uh, which is a big year, right? That transition year from fifth to sixth and eighth to ninth to make sure that we're targeting and creating a robust, uh, suicide prevention program for our sixth graders and parents. So, that's given us some good information to to work with. Um, and then sustaining our current model of wellness support. So, again, Canyons has done and continues to do an amazing job of providing counselors, social workers, school psychologists, and nurses in the schools. Um, and I truly feel like the model that we've incorporated and put in place is a big part of the reason why we're seeing some of the great data trends. Community and school climate.
099Uh, majority of our students feel safe at school, have positive relationships with teachers, and they believe that their school work is important for their future. Uh, bullying continues to remain a concern, even though it's gone down. Um, as you can imagine, cyberbullying continues to rise. And some of the indicators that came out of that for our youth is, um, appearance, social dynamics, and online interactions as it relates to bullying. So, again, something we have and will continue to target. Uh, we have a full bullying prevention plan, uh, that we've put in place in this district. A big part of preventing bullying is the counteraction of creating safe schools and building connections in schools and ensuring that students are engaged. So, digital wellness and screen time. Um, this is obviously a hot topic. It's been a
100topic up at the legislature. I know we've had several conversations around it as well. Um, less than half of our parents are enforcing screen time rules at home. So, one of the things that students are reporting is we have rules in the home, but I'm still on my phone until 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning and then thus it's impacting sleep. So, again, an area again where we need to work between home and school, uh, to try to help support our kids so that they're healthier. Um, nearly half of our kids check their phone every 15 minutes. Uh, you can imagine what that does to the brain development, uh, of our youth. Um, about 65% of students have restrictions uh, setting limiting access to certain content and online programs. Um, 52.9% uh, time of day
101you cannot use the device. Uh, nearly 60% screen time gets in the way of sleep, which is something that we've noticed, uh, is impacting as a result of screen time. There's a direct correlation there, which is not a surprise to any of us. Um, it im- impacts their time with family, right? So, making those relationship connections, uh, and then making students feel worse, uh, about their body image, which is something that, you know, we continue to uh, to face. Prosocial engagement. One of the great strengths in Canyons District is we have, uh, tremendous parents. And we've got great great, uh, prosocial protective factors that have been put in place. Um, so as you look at things like family attachment, school connectedness, and prosocial involvement, Canyons is actually above, uh, the state and and other district
102norms across Utah. Um, and again, kudos to our parents for the job that they're doing with our kids in our communities. >> [snorts] >> Uh, students with higher levels of protection consistently report lower engagement and problem behaviors. So, one of the things that we've seen, as I've reported here, is uh, a drop in our safe school violations, which is trending in the right direction. Uh, and I do truly feel I can believe that a big part of that is due to the fact that, um, a lot of our families are creating these protective factors within the home. Physical health and safety. Um, again, positive results here. Uh, sleep duration continues to remain a concern. Um, sixth and 10th graders are below the state average in sleeping eight hours per night, which is kind of the
103recommended target range. Uh, and then we're going to continue to encourage at least eight hours of sleep as we know that's essential to well-being and academics. Um, once we got the survey data, within about a week turnaround time, we did an outreach campaign uh, targeted at our elementary and middle schools. And we put a couple of flyers together and did some marketing and outreach and communication around the importance of sleep and how that helps students developmentally, cognitively, as well as their with their physical health. Um, I won't go through all of these, but the these are just some examples of some of the various programs we have at elementary and secondary levels, uh, in Canyons. You can see it's pretty robust. Uh, but for example, you know, as you look at things like, the high
104school leadership academy. Uh, we're still I'm still getting invites from advisors to go out to schools and work with the kids, uh, on leadership theory and, uh, sharing SHARP's data with them. And then actively having them create school goals and action plans so they can actually create a better environment within their school. Uh, we have our Canyons Family Center. One of the things that we've done this year, uh, as we know with a lot of our grant-based funding and uncertainty that comes with that, is we've actually built, uh, a system in place each month at our Canyons Family Center to do mental health screening nights. Uh, so if those grant funds were to go away at some point, we've built a mechanism and a structure to keep that intact moving forward. And then as far
105as utilization, uh, you know, as I said opening up, it's a great opportunity for principals as they get their profiles to connect with their SECs and PTSAs. Um, there is a school climate goal that's required as part of Land Trust. And so, what we've done as a department is we've taken the 80-page profile report and we've condensed it down to like a two, three-page high-level summary so that the principals can just use it at their parent groups, uh, when they're making decisions on land trust. >> [snorts] >> Um and then city coalitions. So Ellie Bashard, who is our prevention specialist, she's actually been invited out by the city of Draper, Cottonwood Heights, Sandy, and Midvale to help them establish and build healthy youth prevention programs and sharing the data. So again, that teaming, right? Between
106home, our municipalities and us as a school district working collectively together to to build up our youth. And the last but not least, this these are all the different funding sources that are tied to Sharp's data. So we utilize the data, we put that into our grant application cycle each year. We use it to evaluate our programs in terms of measurement. Um and as you can see there, we have about 8 to 10 million dollars we receive each year where we're using Sharp's data as part of that grant application process. So um Anyway, that's kind of a high-level summary and I'll happy to take any questions. Okay, thank you. Um Mrs. Patterson. Brian, this is fantastic, but you're not surprising me since I happen to be on your committee. And I I'm thrilled at the
107robustness of our district's programs to support our students in in healthy ways, physically and mentally. They also branch out and we help our parents and families as well. So it's not just student-oriented. I did have a question. You addressed it to a point. Um why is CSD why are CSD students feeling more isolated compared to the state? Now, I know they're all I You don't have an answer, I know. It's a great question and where my mind went ultimately is maybe because our kids might have more access to technology than some other communities as you look at the socioeconomics status. with Yeah, and we know that that that screen time is a connection, but it's also a disconnect, right? So if kids are on screens more, um that could be part of the reason, you
108know, why why they're feeling isolated because they're connected to a screen. digitally, but not Yes. literally together. That made sense when you when I just you just pointed out the fact that we have rural districts as well as our urban districts and when you, you know, mix the data together, it's going to change change the perception. So we're not really worse. It's just that because we're a more affluent That's that's kind of my take on the data. That makes sense to me and I had one another question. Um Or maybe it's not so much a question, but a proposal. Um half of all of our CSD students report that screen time at home is an issue. Now, you know, we're working like crazy and the legislature's working like crazy to control and restrict restrict what
109happens here at >> Slightly aware of that. >> school. You're slightly aware of that. Um I was I think this is a great opportunity to take this data to our SECs and our PTA and see if we can help establish the district could help support our parents in some home-based initiatives of how we can support them in helping their students to um reduce their screen time or to follow through at home a little bit more. And I felt like this feeds right into the current legislation about literacy because their students is, you know, infants are given phones with the bright pretty colors that they look at while they're in their car seat driving around and then they're not crying and making a commotion that if we can do as a community, not just the schools,
110but all of us because we're all part of the community, work on some literacy type um initiatives and I think our SECs and PTAs are the best, you know, wonderful at helping to support these kinds of things where we can encourage more actual physical reading. I know it may be on a screen, but I'd like to see more actual physical books. I love I'm a personally I'm a book person. Um that those can maybe tie in tie together. So it's possible that I don't know, it's not a question, but I'm just supporting the idea that maybe our committee can come up with some ideas that we can help our our parents at home. Yeah, and if I could just respond to that, one of the things that I thought through in that and and I
111agree. I think our HCS committee is a great place to to bring this up, but I think for the most part um parents want to enforce, right? And so what are some things that we can do as a district as far as technology initiatives, bringing in some experts in and having some parent nights, whether it's at the local school community or doing something, you know, within a feeder patters pattern system um to help parents gain a better understanding of like the Wi-Fi network and how they can set controls and parameters and how they can get on their children's phones and put, you know, locks and blocks and all kinds of things in place. I know as a father of two children, uh we have and continue to do that with both of our kids um
112and I think it's helped them and us tremendously just working collectively together on that, but that's one of the things that kind of came to my mind from this data is how can we better support our parents and our communities with some tangible use. I support what you're thinking. You you articulate it far better than I was trying to express. Um I think that's a goal that we can definitely set and measure and I like things that we're able to see if we're able if we have accomplished it so that we can tell from the Sharp's data in another year if that indeed has been either improved or reduced, whichever thing you're happen to be be looking at. So um I think that's a great recommendation for our committee. Yeah, thank you. Yeah, I'll bring
113it before our committee. Yeah. Thank you, Karen. Mrs. Dolly. Brian, thanks so much for all your work on this. This is great and I think this data, as Karen was saying, is very valuable and I think we need to figure out how we can get this to the end of the road. I have a question. You It's There was a slide in here about the sleep campaign. How did that go out? I mean, as a parent of students that's involved, like this is my first time seeing it and I would like I would love to see this on Parent Square that we're we're getting more of this information to the end of the row and, you know, helping parents to see hey, this is what your students are saying that screen time's a problem and
114that screen time is affecting their sleep and I think that's a good wake-up call for parents to understand. And then because it has these downstream effects for how they're performing academically and and able to engage in school. Yeah, I completely agree with you and I think you know, one of the things that we could take a look at doing is I know with our counselors, social workers, and psychs, like a lot of times when we have meetings with kids and there's, you know, maybe some behavioral issues or some things that might be a little off track, a lot of times we start with some of those basic fundamental questions, uh nutrition, sleep habits, things of that nature. And so I think the more we can do around that, just helping parents and our kids and
115really our staff at our schools have a better understanding of just how critical it is for the the young minds of our children and our adolescent, that the more sleep they get, the more repair they have, you know, cognitively, the more well-rested they are, the better they are with with their mental health. They perform better academically, athletically. Um so and I think it's one of those things that I know having been a high school principal that my my students struggled with um because a lot of them are, you know, very involved and working jobs and trying to balance everything. Um but I think at the end of the day, you know, the more we can help campaign around that and really you know, kind of spruce it up, I think would make a big difference.
116So Okay, thank you. Anyone else? Um Mrs. Nybor. Thank you so much for your presentation and I love to see the good statistics where we have, you know, behavior issues going down and and what a great job um we're doing also looking at how we're trying to access the funds tied to the Sharp's data. Uh just as a reminder, this this Sharp's survey is for 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th. Is that right? It's every two years. >> Yep. Okay. And then um a couple thoughts I had is um wondering uh and this is maybe I don't know if this is for you or maybe the whole group at large, but I think you could help us with this is I think it'd be good for us to try to lobby and promote um other other ways
117maybe legislators can help tie into this um different grants and funding to help kids um tied to the Sharp's data because you look at this list and that's a great list, but man, we could be doing so much more, right? >> For sure. Um especially with extra interventions for kids with counselors, um just even the talk about screen time and sleep. You know, even um you know, programs that help help sustain this really good education for both students and families about screen time usage and you know, I was thinking one way that we could deliver to parents. I know we've had those nights where parents come and they go to different classes, but a little tutorial about, you know, how how to put those locks on your kids' phones, how to manage screen time. And
118if we aren't doing that, you know, even parent-teacher conference, we, you know, elementary school we do a great job. We have a book fair, right? But maybe at the middle school we have some little breakout sessions that they can go in and out of um that are about screen time usage and little little, you know, things that little tutorials to kind of help them with that. Yeah, which makes great sense cuz parents are there, right? It's part of parent-teacher conference and um if we can, you know, capitalize on that, it makes a lot of good sense. So. Thank you. >> Thanks. Yep. Okay, thank you, Brian. I just want to say I agree with what everyone has said up here and I really would love to push out some kind of information to parents cuz
119I do think parents would maybe be surprised at how their students answered some of those questions, you know, and they may realize, "Hey, I need to be like more consistent." Um I would love that. And I also would love to share, I don't know, I think we need to think about this, kind of share this with our legislators cuz I know me and you, Brian, were listening to a certain hearing where the person was saying numbers have gone up for suicide ideation and all this. And that is not If you look at the state sharps data mental health rates for depression, anxiety, and suicidiation have actually gone down statewide and Canyons it's gone down significantly. And when I say that, I'm talking like 6 to 7% from 21 to 23, another 6 to 7% from
12023 to 25. That That's huge. And so, you know, a big part of this again is came out of the data is sustaining the programs that we currently have in place. And, you know, to Holly's point with the grant monies, a third of all of our school personnel are on grant-based funds. So, as those change, as they get reduced, as they get cut, it puts everything that we've done and everything that we put in place in in jeopardy. And I don't want to lose the momentum that we've had for our kids because we are seeing tremendous results. So. Yeah, I think that's really important to share just actual data. I don't know, we have to we need to think about that, but there's a different >> Yeah, I would love to partner with you in
121working with the legislature. Always happy to do that. Okay. Well, thank you so much. Um one more thing I want to say is I looked like that summary that you had that you sent us before, I think that would be great to put the CSD summary of sharps Yeah. >> that two-page document. I think that'd be great to put on board docs cuz I thought that was super good. It went through each category. I actually drilled down. I read a lot of the report last night and looked at all of the stuff that you sent us, the actual yeah, 80-page thing. Yeah, the >> really good, but the summary, you know, just that two-page thing cuz there's it's just so positive, yeah. >> Yeah. There's so much positive there and it's great to see that,
122especially after COVID when the numbers were not so great in all those areas. So. Yep. Anyway, thank you so much. We really appreciate Oh, Mrs. Neibar has one more comment? Yeah, thanks, Amber. Actually, what you were talking about brought me to something I meant to mention tonight. Along with that, I really appreciate those reports you sent to us with the Red Shoes Living. I think this is actually really tied to what the success rate we're having with our school climate. So, I would love for you just to take a moment because I think what you've established there with that program is positive reinforcement where um school leaders and teachers and ESPs and other personnel are getting involved in making a positive difference and connection with our students and then your recognition of that. Could you
123just take a few minutes cuz I think that's just an awesome example of positive reinforcement and what has really contributed to the school climate and and what we're seeing statistically that's helping. Yeah, be glad to. It's been a lot of fun, actually, and it's grown organically, right? Kind of from the bottom up. It's it's created a swell, a positive swell, if you will. Um but in essence, Lonnie Mayne, who's the author of a book called Red Shoes Living, um he outlines uh some traits and characteristics of individuals that are human-centered. Um and, you know, things like understanding that everybody has their own story or their own narrative, right? Um advocating for others, uh using gratitude and and appreciation, um being kind. Um what we have done is we've taken that and we provide an award,
124generally about one per week. This week we're actually doing two. We did one yesterday at uh Jay Read Elementary and we're doing one Friday at Midvale Elementary. Um but, you know, the most important thing I think for employees, and really not only in a school district organization, but just generally speaking is it for them to uh be seen, uh to be heard, uh and to be valued and and recognized and validated in the work that they do day in and day out. And so, when we kind of launched this, like I didn't really know where it was going to go and I'm like, "Are we going to get any nominations?" Well, now the opposite's happened to where I'm like, "Oh my gosh, how are we going to get all these awards out?" But, that's a
125good problem to have, right? Because we have employees um everywhere from bus drivers to custodians to, you know, lunch managers, uh principals, wellness staff, uh teachers, um MTSS aides, uh bus aides. I mean, you name it. Like, and the great thing about it is the principals are the ones that are doing the nominations, right? So, they have to kind of think through, "All right, how does this employee fit the mold of Red Shoes Living?" And then they write up a little excerpt uh and then me and my team, we just go out and present the awards. We It's a surprise. They don't know, right? But, it's been a lot of fun to do that as part of school assemblies and faculty and staff meetings when they're that individual is recognized in front of their entire
126school community. Um I about 80% of all the awards we've given this year, people have been in tears of joy um because they're not expecting it. And we're just showing a little bit of space where we're telling them that we see you, we hear you, and we validate the work that you're doing in Canyons School District. So, it's been a lot of fun. Thank you so much. And and what that does, too, to build that sense of connection and you know, positive culture. I just love that program. Thank you. You bet. Yeah, I tell my staff every week it's one of the most important things we do, so we have to dedicate the time to do it. Yeah. Okay, thank you, Dr. Miguel. We really appreciate all you do for students. >> You bet. Thanks,
127you guys. And thanks for scooting together. It's got a good vibe. Hey, I made them cuz I didn't want to be like me alone else no one around me. >> [laughter] >> Anyway, thank you. Okay, the next item on the agenda is staff comments and um we will go to Mr. Wilcox, business administrator. Thanks, President Shield. Just want to thank our all our teachers last week for parent-teacher conferences, another successful 3 days, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. I know it's a lot of work for them, but it's a very valuable chance for both for them to interact with our parents and it means a lot to our parents, especially in the elementary grade. So, thank you to them. And as I said earlier, just big thanks to Sandy City and uh the patience uh of working with
128us over this Crescent View proper way property. I am I for one, being a not living real far from there, excited to see what will happen with that, their plans uh for that property in the in the near future. And so, and the benefit it can have for the community in that area. So, excited for that coming up. And that's all I have. Okay, thank you. We are going to start um next with board comments and we will start with Mrs. Peterson. Okay. I would first off like to start by expressing my appreciation for the invaluable contributions that PTA volunteers make in our schools. Their dedication and countless hours spent organizing events like book fairs, providing meals during parent-teacher conferences, supporting reading initiative programs, they truly enrich our students' educational experiences. Initiatives such as literacy
129nights, classroom support, fundraisers, fun runs, spelling bees, and team boosters not only foster student engagement, but also significantly enhance academic ex- plays a crucial role in creating a vibrant and supportive school community. And I want to really thank them for what they do. I was personally able to experience participating a number of these volunteer activities in a number of my schools this past couple of weeks and I love it. It's It's one of the fun things that I get to do as a member of the the board is to go into our schools and really um see what our PTA is providing for our students and how much that benefits the the schools. Um the other thing that I wanted to say, and I hope I'm not creating trouble, but anyway, I also wanted to
130thank the community for the positive engagement and all the thoughtful feedback we've gotten both in meetings and as emails. Um I would like to assure you as a member of the um long-range committee that we remain committed to careful evaluation of boundary and feeder pattern considerations. We are looking very thoroughly to make sure that we don't um that we keep things equitable and that we're not going to have unintended impacts benefiting one school and then damaging another. So, it's it's taking some time and that's all right. We want to take time and do it right. Um I did want to answer something that came up with um our last board meeting. The suggestion was made that we explore suggested innovative program ideas to help booster our schools. And I just wanted to let you know
131that we are looking at ideas and they are literally ideas. These are not proposals. These are just some of the things that we talk about along with boundaries and moving moving populations to make sure that what we are able to do for our for our schools truly benefits our students and our employees. We want to have the best schools possible. So, I just wanted to mention a couple of the things that we've been talking about and again, I just want to emphasize these aren't proposals. They've not been presented to the board. We're just barely starting to talk about them um in our committees, but I just wanted you to let you cuz somebody go, "We don't even know what you're talking about." Well, this is some of the things we're talking about, but we're just
132talking. Um we have discussed a few times about the expansion of avid strategies um to support the Eastmont and Jordan's Jordan High's use of the avid program. We don't have an elementary school in the Jordan feeder that has avid, but Eastmont does and Jordan High does. And so, it just makes logical sense that we should have at least one or more elementary schools with that same program to build momentum towards towards that. Um we're also talking um this is definitely a a down the road thing, but a possible early childhood education magnet program for our preschool students because that is a growing population and at some point those students could potentially be our kindergarteners. Like we're planning on them being our kindergarteners and we want to encourage that as early as possible, but we're thinking
133that we could possibly make a magnet program for our students at one of the closed schools that we will eventually have. Don't know which one, but that's just a possibility for a use of a building. Um it's been suggested by our parent from our parents that we should look at centralized half-day kindergarten instead of having a few students do half-day in the schools that maybe we could centralize it so that a school offers a whole class of that rather than individual students. Although we're not sure how effective that will be because already 92% of students of parents statewide are choosing full day. So, for the 8% 9% 9 10 8% um we'll have to see. That may be a possibility. Just just an idea. Um we've also been asked to look at a low-tech curriculum
134a lot that we could offer alongside the traditional model. Something worth looking at and putting investigation into. It definitely is a systems change, so it would be have a lot of ramifications and we'd have to we're going to have to continue to look at that and how would we staff it, those kinds of things, but it is a discussion. And I just wanted to let you guys know that um we really are looking at what are all the possibilities that we we and you have come up with to make our schools uh better both self-sustaining that will have be able to offer the most um valuable uh curriculum for our students that they'll have choice. We want our parents to have choice, but we also like having our children have choices so that when they
135have um uh they get to choose in the middle school and high school what kinds of courses can they take? What are they going to be able to enroll them in roll in? And a lot of that has to do with the number of students in the building. So, we're going to see what can we do? Uh we are looking at those kinds of of situations. So, I just wanted to say thank you for the continued input. We are looking at those. Um we're kind of looking waiting now for any additional comments that are going to be made in our next um community meetings. Those are coming right up and then we will be able to start narrowing things down for what's going to happen for next year, you know, after next year. And that
136until that point we don't have a decision. There's not even an attempt to create a decision until we've been able to really look at all the possibilities and be able to say this is this year, this is what we're looking for next year. Last year our last uh board meeting we presented some phases and we're want to see if we can beef those phases up. What else besides building buildings is an option? It I'd like to have that as an potential uh situation. So, I just wanted to keep you informed. We are open to working with you. We this is a a community project. It's not just a district project. So, thank you and I appreciate it when you support what we're trying to do in a positive way. I really think that goes a
137lot farther than criticism does. So, thank you so much. Okay, thank you Mrs. Dolly. Thank you. I wanted uh first thank our legislative team. We have the legislative session of winding down here this week and they have really worked hard and tirelessly on behalf of the district and really made some positive impacts in legislation uh that has been brought forth this session. And so, I just want to thank them and for all of their work that they have done there. Also just want to thank our teachers. I know sometimes you get to this time of year and you feel in a little bit burned out, but thank you to our teachers and staff for what you do showing up every each and every day for our students and providing the best education um here in
138the state of Utah. Thank you. Okay, thank you Mr. Lewis. Um my comments will be short tonight. Um I had the opportunity to attend the Hillcrest production of The Phantom of the Opera the last last week. It was spectacular uh as usual for Hillcrest's theater shows. Um I took one of my friends. Uh we made a whole evening of it and it was truly lovely. Uh I want to thank the principal, the the theater director and every what I felt like 250 students that were in the play. It was crazy massive production. It always is. I remember I saw uh Oliver. I think it was my senior year with that or right after and I'm always blown away by the size of the productions at Hillcrest. It was spectacular. Uh I also want to thank
139our legislate uh legislative team Susan and Charlie and their interns. Uh this legislative session was a lot of work and they truly make the difference up on the hill. Um I've been blown away. I've only been on the board for about a year and three months. I've been blown away by our legislative team uh the at the first session and now at this session again and I just wanted to give our props to them as this uh kind of brutal legislative session comes to an end. Okay, thank you Mrs. Neibar. Thank you so much. Okay, uh I I have quite a few things, but I will go quickly. So, first I also wanted to thank Charlie Evans, Susan Edwards and Brooke Carn for their incredible work at the capital. I was just speaking in our
140study session, but I really believe that this year stands out um as a really good year of where our legislators were really working with us and listening to um to um our feedback as far as substitute bills, editing bills. They just did a fantastic job. I also want to thank Karen Petterson for the amount of time she spent in in JLC. Um She really as she's our board member that's on the USBA and she just has spent countless hours up there and I appreciate and recognize that sacrifice. Thank you to Amber Shill. She also spends an inordinate amount of time uh with with everything that goes on at the capital. Katie's been there a bunch, Amanda uh also Jackson and Andrew. Everyone's really um pulled their weight with that and I really appreciate that. Uh
141I I want to say thank you to our teachers with parent-teacher conference too. What a major hall and PTA. Willows Springs had a book fair. They had a little um you know, uh donuts and and check out the book fair before school one day. It's always a big um thing to put that on and we couldn't do it without our parent volunteers and then also feeding our teachers for those long days. I have to have a little shout out to Mrs. Jepson in fourth grade at Willows Springs. She is a fantastic teacher. I would put her in the category of master teacher. She did something neat. She had all her kids create a PowerPoint. So, when I went to parent-teacher conference with my little with my little Clark in fourth grade, he had created this
142really awesome PowerPoint and he went through it all his educational goals and everything. And it was the coolest thing. He had, you know, taken time to do this gradient colors and put all his hobbies in there and just as the background design as well as going through what his goals are and what he thinks he can work on and I thought, "What an awesome job, right?" As a fourth grade teacher to get all those kids excited about doing that. He had his little clicker. He had the laser pointer. So, that was just a so fun for me to see and I've I've you know, he's my sixth of seven sons. First time I've ever had a a child um do that in fourth grade. I just loved that. Uh she has an amazing system. She
143has she actually has this capitalistic classroom and they have money and they have to pay rent every month and they get to save up their money and for different um special privileges and everything she does in that classroom is so exciting. Uh I I went and he had a he had a little pet on his desk that he had bought, but they save up and they get certain privileges for um you know, just doing a good job and being good students and she teaches them a little bit about saving and spending and it's just it's been such a great year. Um Uh I also wanted to talk about uh the Jersey retirements and recognizing Coach Care. What an amazing night. I loved that so much. Um all three of those those athletes, those super athletes,
144Jackson Dart, Zach Wilson, and Jackson Light Powers, NFL um players that just have amazing records. And um one thing that stood out to me as each of them spoke, they were a great example to our youth that you can be wildly successful and still humble and kind. And each of them in their remarks were just that. All three of them said, "This so far was the highlight of their career to have their Corner Canyon jerseys retired." Which is a big deal like when Jackson Dart is in the top five quarterbacks in the nation, right? Um and and uh Zach Wilson and Jackson Light Powers all have amazing records in what they're doing. At the end um I was very touched. Jackson Dart uh thanked his siblings for their sacrifice their personal sacrifices that they made
145and their family did for his schedule and that that hasn't gone unrecognized. He thanked his parents, and then at the end he told all these boys and there was probably I don't know, 200 boys in their little peewee jerseys ready for his autograph. And he said, "I want you to know anything is possible if you work hard, listen to your parents, and every night say your prayers." I thought what an awesome role model to these kids. I loved that. Um so awesome to hear Coach Care um as he as he toasted and sometimes roasted his players. Uh the brotherhood that was there in the room, the camaraderie, the banter back and forth. It's so obvious how much this coach has meant to all the players. And the neat thing about that program there I have
146to say is it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how much play time you get on the field. There are so many young men clamoring to be part of that program for the culture and for the friendship and for um trying to do your personal best. It's just been such a neat thing and programs like that are are incredible. And I'm I'm so grateful to our staff here and Jeff and the communications department, Kirsten, and all the work that went on for that event. It was a very special night. Um and uh such a fun thing for the community. Also, hats off to Hillcrest Phantom of the Opera. It was so sad. I had my tickets. I had a family event with one of my sons. I couldn't go and sent my parents. But it was
147fantastic and incredible. Um especially the neat thing about that that production is how the students actually made the the boat and did all the programming for everything. And and I just I poured over that program afterwards, but I've heard so many good things. And um we really have incredible programs here. Uh lastly, I just wanted to just very quickly talk about our high-quality learning. Some of the stuff that um Karen talked about is also things that have been in in discussions in high-quality learning. Um I I think that our commitment to personalized learning, our portraits of a Canyon scholar, when you look at our strategic plan, so much of that strategic plan is in high-quality learning. I am a huge advocate of having a subcommittee in high-quality learning. Um when we look at uh more
148instructional rigor and hands-on learning and personalized learning and we look at options for low-tech and how to make sure that every child is challenged and interested. Um we've got so many different types of learners in the classroom and I volunteer a lot in the elementary school and um I'm so grateful for all the staff we have, the ESP and the people who help. But we have kids on so many different levels and we're doing such a great job in so many circumstances. And at the same time we have new um arising challenges with multilingual learners and influx of that of uh more of that population. And just I'm very interested in what we can do for more for more personalized learning cuz I think more than ever we're now in an era where we have
149a wider range of learners in the classroom. So I would just love to have a subcommittee. I think that high-quality learning there's so much to go through there. But I think it would be awesome to get that going. Um Um and lastly, I just I really want to thank um our staff. I especially want to thank Leon Wilcox, Mickey Robinson, and Dan Harper for all that they do um in carrying the load. And um Leon, I mean, I don't know. We we keep him so busy. >> [laughter] >> He uh as you can see, he's about 2/3 of the presentation every single board meeting. And that is very reflective to the amount of work he does here at the district. So grateful for him. That's all. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Um I will try
150to be quick. I have a little more than I normally do, though, so. And it's not 10:00 yet. Anyway, that's that's when we need to cut off. I know, it's not even 9:00. We're doing so good. Anyway, I want to start by thanking our legislative team. And that is Charlie, Susan, Brooke, and Henry. And they I mean, they work just like 12 hours a day. I know even when they're home, they're probably answering phones till like midnight. Anyway, they have done like a really great job this year. And even though at the beginning of the session, there were a lot of bad bills, I feel like there are well, they've worked on a lot of them and they're in a lot better place than they started out, so. I do appreciate them. Um also, I
151want to thank Karen. She is very dedicated. She is never missed a day at the C and is always there. And she's a voting member and she reads all the bills and she does a great job and she even goes up there other times, too. Um I want to thank the school counselors. They are so important in our schools and um I think their work is reflective in that sharp survey data. So I really appreciate them and everything they do. Um I want to also thank the parents of Parklane and Willow Canyon. And I really do appreciate their advocacy and I read every email and I actually I'm kind of excited to read every every email because they come up with really good arguments. They really do. They come up with really good arguments and
152um I do appreciate their advocacy and I know they are just doing the best for their community, so. I appreciate that. Um I was able to attend the Butler SCC meeting um this month and it was really great to just be there and listen to them talk about their trust land plan and school climate goals. And anyway, I just really appreciate all the parents that are on our school community councils and take the time to do that. And also all the PTA parents that do so much for our schools to make them great. Um the last thing I want to say is just that I also attended Phantom of the Opera at Hillcrest. And just like others have said, it was amazing. And I did go on Monday night. And um so that was the
153last night. And um like several of the kids at the end were all crying. And I have to say like I was like a proud mother. >> [laughter] >> I was like, "This is just amazing and I'm so proud of our schools and so proud of just all these kids." And just every seat was packed and the parents are also proud. Anyway, it was just so great to be there and just to feel that excitement and how the parents really do appreciate these um you know, activities we have and just amazing teachers we have, so. And I'm going to end with that and I will now call the meeting to a close. Thank you.