001or I mean >> I it didn't I assumed that was for the district. >> We could in the future add district maximum total. >> Or or it would help if we put them on. >> We're live now. I've been down there to see plays, but I've never seen >> really wait till they actually place >> that way. Especially on this one. >> Yeah, >> probably cuz hearings you start at. >> I'd say it's a success. >> That's pretty cool. >> That's really cool. Got the fine art center there. School, fine art school. They started that. I haven't been there for like 20 years. I have to check it out. >> The other thing remember >> All right. Welcome everybody to uh the uh board meeting this evening. We're going to do something a little bit
002differently. We're going to go straight into our public hearing and just want to note that uh all board members are present and superintendent and uh we're going to go right into school fees and then we'll uh move out of session after that. Um so uh I don't know if you want to just take us through just the quick summary fees. >> Um obviously the fee schedules are as far as for approval or not or you know for denial are uh something up for approval and uh for first reading in the in the actual board meeting later tonight. Um, one thing just to make make sure it's clear, um, is that, you know, so as as a as a district, we have to make sure that we're we have a maximum amount of fees that a
003family would pay. Um, and that's regardless of which schools they're in. So, um, on the that maximum shows up on the high school fee schedule, but in reality, that is our district maximum. So, if if a family ever was um being charged fees that went up and beyond, so if they have several students who are in middle school and high school, I I doubt that they'd ever hit that max, but if they did, it would be capped and everything beyond that would be would be um taken care of at the school and district level. So, >> $7,000, >> I think it's eight. out. >> Um and so, uh what we'll do for um our next meeting, uh you know, next month is um if if you think it would just make it that much more
004clear, we'll make sure that we put that um on every one of the fee schedules. Really, the board's approving the district fee schedule. We do it school by school, but um just making sure that it's transparent what that maximum is regardless of of schools. We can make sure that's on for next month. >> All right. Are there any questions about the fee schedule from the board? >> Looks good. Looks good to me. >> Do you have any questions? >> All right. Um, we'll now open this for public comment if there's anybody from the public that would like to comment on this. backyard. >> Um, from what I'm seeing, they're all from the schools except for the legislature. And I'm sure they don't care. Well, they care, but uh they're not >> they're not going to
005comment. >> They're not basted on it. >> Um, all right. We'll close the public hearing uh on uh school fees. >> Can you note the time? >> Uh, not noted is 602. And then I will need a motion to close the school uh fee public hearing. I'll make a motion to close the schools fees public hearing at 6:03 p.m. and open the regular session board meeting. >> All right, we have a motion looking for a second. >> Second. >> All uh we got a motion to second. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. All right, we're now into our regular board meeting. Um, we'll start with uh well, first off, we'll welcome the legislative team to uh visit us and then our uh school officials that uh are gracing us
006with their presence. So, I'm glad you're here. We're usually kind of lonely sometimes. Um we'll uh start with the pledge of allegiance. Um, board member Wilson would >> I aliance 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. >> All right. And Vice President Whitmore will uh review the vision and mission statement. >> Sure. Vision statement. South Summit School District valuing individuals and preparing them for success. Mission statement, we support, empower, and inspire individuals to promote and achieve academic and character excellence. >> All right. Thank you. Um, moving on to administrative in items, our student board member report. Sammy, I guess that's to you. >> Okay. So I would like to talk about how this week
007our FFA is going to state convention. This week we do have a lot of people doing their state degrees and we have Camden Cox who graduated last year with their that applied for their American degree. And also Abby Blazard is competing to uh hopefully be on the officer team for next year. And then we do have an A science with Jaden Law and Abby Blazard that is also competing so they could go to nationals. >> Very good. Thank you. Um, just to piggyback on that, we want to congratulate the boys basketball team for their second place finish at state. They did a fantastic job. >> So, we just want to say thank you for their hard work and congratulations. Um, I do have Connor was not able to make it. Um, he is attending the
008Sterling scholarship banquet this evening. So, we want to throw a shout out to them and say good luck. But uh from uh Silver Summit uh they have a middle school social coming this week and planning a national honor society fleece banquet marketing event uh to coincide with that. And as I said he's uh attending uh the Sterling Scholar this evening. So short and sweet from Connor. Um all right. Um I guess it's up to the team if you want to come up if you would. and uh uh your presentation. So, members of the board, uh President Weller, we're thankful to be with you here tonight. Uh, I listened to your board meeting last month and when, uh, Superintendent Man introduced the audit and I thought, you know, we really should be here in person so
009you can uh, hear the background of how all all this comes about and then give you an opportunity to answer any questions. And having said that, we we don't expect this to be a one-time situation. we uh I think I've reached out to most most of you and or meeting most of you tonight uh to say talk to us about what we're doing at any time. Um so let me just give a little bit of background. First of all, my name Darren Underwood. I'm the one of the deputy auditors for the Utah State Legislature. I have been there for almost 32 years. Um done a done a lot of audits over the years. We do a different kind of audit. Um we are not the financial auditors for the state that is the state auditor
010Tina Cannon who performs that function. We find ourselves I think some of you were in Bryce Canyon and saw that what we do is we really dig into the performance and operations of an or organization. uh when the office was um was formed in in 75, it was for the legislature to be able to look at the functions that are performed by the executive branch and the judiciary. Uh it wasn't it wasn't until 2022 that there was a senator Senator Buckton said, "We love the way that you help our executive branch agencies improve mostly." When I say mostly, I mean we we do some judicial audits but not as as many. Uh let's do the same thing in public education. And so that's how we we got into this space. Um I'm with Tanner Cox
011is with me tonight and as well as uh um Brody. Brody, why am I having a brain cramp? >> Bailey, >> sorry. >> It's a brain cramp because >> don't get in your late 50s. I don't know what happens. Um >> too late. So, um I think most of you have probably met the the audit team and I know the uh your principles are here tonight that have met them and so we're we're sort of a few minutes or a few weeks late with the introduction because we've sort of already begun our work. Now, what is our work? Let me talk a little bit about that. So, I talked about this legislation that put into our statute that we would do performance audits of of anyone anyone that receives any fund or function of the
012state that receives state funding. And like I said, it was mostly the executive function. We got into the public education space and um we looking at every LEA eventually. So, so we've got a lot of work to do. We'll be busy for years. That being said, we we are here. Um, South Summit is our our ninth LEA. Um, see if I can remember, we did Weber School District, Salt Lake, um, Park City, JWAB, Tillaa, Alpine, Rich, the Deaf and Blind School, and now we're here, I think. Did I get them all? It's nine. Okay, that's nine. So, so I'll anticipate a couple questions by saying did we did we know how to do this when we first started? Absolutely not. We uh in terms of of the education function. Now performance audit is largely looking
013at management functions, policies, structure, those kinds of things. And so it's not always about the the uh the subject expertise. In fact, we're not subject matter experts. And so you might say, "Well, then what can you do for us?" Well, we can look at certain management principles. When we started at at Weber, we were just trying to figure that out. One of the other questions we I anticipate that we get is we hear from other districts that you don't have a rubric, that you don't it's just kind of an open book. Well, let me address that because I think one of the things that we are are doing much better now is that we do actually have a rubric. Um it was about when we were at JWAB when we were finishing and and one
014of our chapters was on this the student um student achievement numbers and we were starting in rich and we said to ourselves, you know, really everything that we do to help these organizations improve should be about the students. And so really every audit should start with where are their student achievement numbers? What do they look like compared to their peers? uh are they are they improving? Are they decreasing? Um and those kinds of things. So the number one part of the rubric is to is to look at that and to work with your superintendent on the numbers and then come report and then see what observations do we have as we as we're out working with your your um school officials. The rest of the rubric would be for Linda and and others that were
015down at uh at our presentation in Bryce Can Bryce Canyon where after a certain number of these um eleas, we thought we we really do need to have a a backbone when we go in. So we said, well, everything that we do in these audits should be about the students. So what does that mean in terms of us commenting? And in the best practice handbook, which we can >> we gave a copy to everyone. >> Oh, okay. You're way ahead of the curve. Then >> we said, let's look at what role does the board play, how are they helping, what role are the um is the district, your district officials helping your your superintendent and then at the schools. And so we're we everything that we're going to try to do will will work within
016that rubric. We always reserve the right because it's a performance audit that has a a you know the the scope is open to go look but we will always let you know if there are other things we have found. Um I think my main message other than maybe droning on too long tonight is that we want this to be transparent. uh unless you tell us otherwise, we will plan to work with Superintendent Pawn dayto day and um and let him know where we are and then we're we're welcome to give board updates. Now, the one caveat with a performance audit is we don't talk about the findings in a public setting during the audit, during the duration of an audit. we can kind of let you know where we are, but it would have to
017be um you know, just one-on-one or this is what the prelim preliminary results are. So, with that, I would just um say we're open to any questions you may have of us. >> Are there any questions from the board members? >> Yeah, I have one. Um you mentioned that one of the big things you do is on performance and so I'm assuming that means uh student achievement and things like that. Now my question isn't particularly about us. How are we doing as an entire state do you think? >> Yeah that's a great question. >> Not everybody can be going in a in the right direction. >> Great question. In fact, um, one of the things that we can do is we can send out, um, to the board as well. We, uh, last, was it
018last November? >> Mhm. >> We, we did an audit where we looked at statewide testing in general and and had an audit where we showed some of the trends and some of the kind of the sticky areas. >> And yeah, there are some I don't I don't remember off the top of my head. wasn't actually one of my audits, but um we know that there's some areas of improvement that can that can appear or that can concur or occur there. And I know one of them is with um some of our uh the populations that um you know don't have access to everything. So, so I think that's one area that that the state can improve. Does that answer your question? >> No, but It's probably all you can at liberty to tell me or
019>> well have the audit >> data to support. >> Yes, it's all based on the the data that we pull from USB. So that's why I say well we can get that audit to to you. Um I'm just not able to speak of it speak off the top of my head right now. So, >> as I remember years ago, there was some uh schools in some districts that and particularly one that this the state actually shut down because they were doing so bad. >> Yeah. >> And I just wondering if anybody is in that predicament like that was 20 years ago. >> Good question. I think the I think the audit if I remember right Tanner you can help me was it was based on district the aggregated to the district so we can look
020to see if that >> if we had it at that level. Yeah, thank you so much. >> Thanks for thanks for that for you address some of my questions proactively. So I appreciate that. >> And then what so if you have findings >> at the end of the audit you share those. What's the process after that? What do we do with >> Great question. Um let me just also clarify that those will all be vetted. We will be able to get um um Superintendent Mann your and your board president. We may be able to share with one other board member. Um our policy has not been to always share with the whole board because then we have trouble with it become of a public document before it's released. But we will make sure that everybody
021is aware of what we're going to say. when it does become public, um we present we answer to the audit subcommittee, which is a subcommittee of legislative management, which is exactly what you would think it is. It's the speaker of the house, the president of the Senate, the two majority leaders, and the two minority leaders. They are the ones that accept our audit. After that, if we let's say we have tech 10 recommendations, we'll talk about those in our presentation. And then um statutoily you as an organization are required to respond within 180 days and then uh a one year and then up to three years if they're not. It doesn't mean you have to do it by the third year if they're if they're fulfilled if the audit the recommendations are implemented. So we
022have a a system whereby we we track those. Um and so that will come to your superintendent is considered the the chief audit um response respondent to that and uh so that's how we do that but but the audit is is released to the legislature and then becomes a public document. So, and all those of the other eight leas that we audited are on our website and available to look at if there's any ever any questions. Um, you know, one of the other questions I anticipated is, you know, it's it's going to be a a tough experience and just sort of get through it. We we don't want it to be that. We want it to be open. We want there to be back and forth. There may be some things where we do disagree
023uh because one of the you know no one wants to be audited but with our >> although we volunteered. Yeah. >> That's true. I mean he you know I remember when you told them last time I I volunteered so we'll we'll uh we'll we'll do this together. Right. Well, the way I see this is you have a desire to get better at the audit >> auditing leas and we have a desire to get better at um at student impact. >> So that's why we call it a partnership >> but in transparency their job is to f have findings >> just like you know any auditor. Um, and so there there has to be findings there. There will be recommendations and we address those. But, but for me, if we're trying to create a culture of
024feedback and improvement, it's not fair to expect it from teachers and not expect it from ourselves as a district office. And so, that that's why I requested that we be the next district. Um, because I I really do want us to get better. And if if OLAG is wanting also to get better, it doesn't get any better than that as far as a partnership and helping each other. Whatever happens with the audit is what happens. But if we both come out on the other side with how we can improve things within our wheelhouse, then it's a win-win. So I think it in some ways I think it caught Kate offg guard that we requested it. >> And Mr. President, if I may, um, you know, even if Superintendent Mann hadn't volunteered, the question out there
025might be, well, why were we next? Because we've had we had districts say, well, why were we next? What's the what's the secret item? There is none. We don't have a se we don't have a separate agenda. um we're going to just work with your people and like and and stick to elements of the rubric that we talked about and anything else that we see that might be of concern that we will share that we won't hold it till the end of the audit. So, I had one other thing I anticipated uh timeline. We we're going to meet internally with our the other senior members of our office tomorrow and approve what we call our initial risk assessment, which is here's here's the areas that we're going to that we think that we're going to
026work in that are largely what I just talked about. Once that's approved, then we can get with the superintendent and let him know we can do that with you as well, uh, president. And then that'll give us an idea of how how long we think this will take. These audits are a matter of months. And, you know, maybe some of the other districts have said, "Yeah, these guys were here a long time. We we don't want to stay any longer than we need to, but it would probably be through the summer." And uh, but we'll update you as we know. Any other questions? Ward, we appreciate you taking your time to come down and visit us this evening. Really do >> beautiful drive. >> We're excited to to see what you find >> and we
027will be we will be here. So, that's the other thing is we we're not going to audit from our offices in the hill. We will be here and work with your people. >> So, thank you for coming. >> Thank you, President. >> Thank you. >> All right. We'll turn the time over to uh superintendent for his uh okay update. >> Um just real quick briefly as far as legislative audit, you know, the session just ended. We'll be getting over the next few weeks to a few months a lot of the information on where where things landed and what the impacts are specifically to schools and to school districts. But just a couple of them that we have talked about in the past. Um uh the the Senate bill, that early literacy, uh bill that for
028for a few minutes people thought that that was uh that we would be holding kids back if they were reading and we and we we talked about how that's changed uh to an intervention bill. Um that one passed. So um excited about that. It does raise the goal for students reading on grade level at the by the end of third grade to 80% by um by 2030 by July 1st 2030. But one of the big changes is that in the past it was 70% but those were the kids that were in blue. They didn't count the kids that were in green. So green is considered on level, blue is considered above level. And so we were we you know when the report came out that said 50% of Utah students are reading below grade level
029that was any any student that was green clear down to red. And so the new metric is actually more aligned with how the oadience is designed. So um it it's your greens so you're you're on level and you're uh above level. Um and so that goal will be 80% by 2030. So is that the is that the same issue we talked about before where Utah has a much higher standard. So they compare us to Mississippi, the governor's comparing to Mississippi, but Mississippi standards are way lower. >> Well, so Mississippi's standards included the the blues and the greens. So most states included blue and green and Utah was just the blue. And so it does increase it does make it more apple and apple. >> Okay. Um but also in that meeting they were talking about
030the NAPE test um as part of that and that's where some of the confusion I think was coming with um the assessments as we're talking about multiple types of assessments um of literacy. So >> it's the same thing then >> but we talked about Yep. >> Okay. So it's not separate from that. >> Yep. Um and uh we also talked about the schoolboard referendum bill. Um that one failed in the Senate. uh that was the one that would allow a referendum for um most decisions that a board may make. Um so selfishly glad that happened because it it it allow it it allows for the local control to remain local control. Um as far as calendar updates, our calendar committees met a couple of times. Uh I have to say our calendar committee this year,
031so kudos to Dawn. We got the calendars out early to the calendar committee members and they started getting input from people right away. So when we got together, we actually maximized our time and it and they they've gone so smoothly. Um and uh and so we may meet one more time. Um because uh we our goal was to have two different calendar options for you as a board to consider but to but also to provide the ones that we recommended to the board. Um and I think we're mostly there for the Cameas Valley Schools Silver Summit's working on their calendar right now. And so we anticipate having those ready for you next month to uh to consider for approval uh for the following couple years. Um the you guys asked for a turnover report as
032far as HR goes. Um Lucinda so far has reported that 10 full-time employees have submitted for retirement. Um two other full-time employees have indicated they're leaving for various reasons. I know at least one's moving out of the area. And then uh three of our part-time employees are either going to be leaving or changing duties within the district. Um and so we it's a we we anticipate over the next several years, if you think back to the report that the the report that Adam gave a while ago that showed when the likelihood would be when we'd start losing people for retirement. And we're just kind of right there at the beginning of that. And so we anticipate retirements over the next several years um being high. Um any any questions or anything about that? >> So
033this is quite a bit higher than what we had last year. >> We have like three. >> Yeah. And and we we part of that we anticipated because three years ago we gave big raises. >> Sure. >> And so for >> Yeah. If you and there's a cap on what you can as far as for retirement. Um, anything I think it's 10%. Anything over 10% doesn't count. Um, correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't count. It ends up the longer you stay coming out in the wash. But if you were to if you were to get that raise and then a year later retire, you don't get the full amount. It caps it at 10% as far as what that raise would have been when it comes to URS. So, we we anticipated that
034year three we would start seeing more um retirements. Uh and so we're we're just kind of at the beginning of that phase. So, it's >> remind me how many uh full-time employees we have. >> We have um we have about 104 teachers. >> That tells you about if you and then we have another 60 to 80 um other full-time positions. So, you're about 180 classified. >> So, yeah, we're less than what seven, six, seven%. >> Yeah. >> Which is not that's not crazy. >> That's not high. >> I think all industry average is about 19% what I saw. So, we're well below that. >> Yeah. And I think if I think if we in a few years, if we were to take a rolling average of say a fiveyear, we'd see a trend of increased
035retirements. just people are hitting that age, they're hitting the number of years. Um and uh and we like I said, we anticipated that starting a few years after the raises. >> Retirements aren't >> No, >> undesirable turnover. >> No. >> Yeah. >> In fact, I I mean to me that's a celebration that people are retiring from from our district. I think that says a lot. Um, and it's exciting to to see what we get, you know, in in uh as far as who we're able to hire. We've had some really great hiring seasons the last few years. >> There we have. >> So, anything else? >> All right, moving on to uh Adam. >> Okay, so just uh the board asked for a quick update on the uh aquatic center closure. Um it is closed
036now and I included included the construction and that's kind of hard to read but basically uh we'll be closed for two months. So the month of March and April the aquatics center will be closed pending any other unforeseen issues. And if you looked at some of those pictures and you saw the rust on some of those um wires that was not caught originally. And so we expect that they'll, you know, we're we're hoping that we stay within the timeline, but there may be things that as they dig into this that they we may have to fix along the way as well. So, >> and it's not just the pool, right? It's the whole rec center. >> Uh, no, this is just the pool side. Okay. >> Now, we are replacing a redundant pump on next
037Monday. And so, the whole rec center since we have to shut the water off will be closed on Monday just for one day. >> Okay? So just be aware that that has to happen because to meet health code we have to have restrooms and we have to have hot water. So um we we'll be closed for one day next week. >> So that's the only gotcha so far. Is that >> so far? >> Okay. >> That's what I was curious if because we had concerns about >> barrier is it? >> Yeah. So the there's some some barrier issues. They're painting right now to to to fix some of that. Uh, if you recall the the roof above the the slide, if you remember, there's some some major rust up there and we're trying to work
038with contractor on what that entails to fix that. We might have to lift the roof off. Um, we're hoping not, but uh we're working through that right now, but that's still part of this process and in the plan. So, we're hoping within two weeks or two months we'll have that uh rec center back up and running. So, pending any craziness. >> Any any questions on that? >> And that's all I have. >> All right, moving on to the professional development evaluation report. Is there any questions on that? >> Very detailed. Just did a good job. >> It was very detailed. All right. Um, since we were only in this or half hour, we'll skip recess if uh anybody has anything. Do we have anybody for public comment? Okay, thank you. All right, moving on to
039action items. I guess this first one's mine again. So, um, we had two properties that came up for lease. Uh, the Camas West property, which is the old Jordan property, and, um, the Francis property, both were bid out. Um, and you can see that uh Cameron Paige won the the bid uh for $2,01 per year. Uh, that's up. >> It says 20,000 in >> or 20,000. Sorry. >> Oh, good. I was going to say I was >> That's my dyslexia coming out 20,000 and one. >> Good catch. But um yeah, so and that's up about 4,000 from last year. So that's really good news. And then um the Francis property uh was won by Jeff Kiesel uh and his was for 5929 and I think last last time the lease was for 4,800. So that's
040$1,000ish >> than than last year. So all in all um some good um bids and uh I think that's good. So >> qu a question on that is there's a >> to question. Okay. um is I I kind of scanned it but didn't see if there's a place where >> I mean with ample notice of course. Yes. If >> it's a 90day >> an option to even though it's a multi-year lease, do we have the option if we need to do something with the property? >> It's in the clause. >> It is. Okay. >> Yep. And so we just got to give them written notice and I think it's 90 days if I remember off the top of my head. >> Okay. And then and then we can take it and then we have to
041prorrate what they've paid for the year. So anyway, >> so we got the flexibility. >> Yeah, we got the flexibility if we need the property. So, yep. >> Any other questions? >> Yeah, quick question. I know a few years ago when we were thinking of building and all that out there that we didn't irrigate anymore, are we letting them irrigate again? >> Yep. >> Okay, good. >> Yep. Yep. We opened up irrigation >> last year and it was really dry. >> Yeah. In the in the last, you know, that was three years ago that we did or four years ago actually because I think we extended it for a year, but we said no water cuz we thought we might be building out there and and now there's really no plan. So, we might as
042well let them water. We've got all the water shares. If we don't use them, we have a a possibility of losing the water shares. So, we need them to be watering. >> Yeah. >> So, yeah. >> There use it and lose it on water. >> Yep. Yeah, great question. Any anything else? So, we just need a motion to approve that. Is that correct? So, oh, >> I'll make a motion. >> Okay. >> Motion to approve the agreements of the Camas and Camas West property and Francis property for threeear leases as specified in the details. >> All right, we have a motion. Looking for a second. >> I'll second it. >> Have a motion second. All in favor? I. Any opposed? There was none opposed to unanimous. Thank you. All right. Uh, next item on the
043agenda is the school fees for first reading. Um, any further questions regarding school fees? >> I had a question I should have asked before. Forgot until I looked at it again. >> That's all right. >> Um, do we know why girls softball is so much higher than boys baseball? I've never seen glasses do that before. >> Pull it up and I have a pair. See, I think it was like >> Yeah, I think it's like $1,300. >> Come up to the mic, please. >> Yay. >> Jane knows the fees. >> Well, I don't I don't know if this is the answer you're looking for. So, girls softball freshman and firstear softball players pay a lot more than those that are on the team. They purchase a helmet and a coat. Then they keep that for
044the remainder of the four years or however many times. So the first year is more and then it drops significantly after that. Um >> so that number is reflects the the >> helmet. It reflects the most any one person will pay. >> Correct. >> So several of them pay less. >> Correct. Yes. So I think it's like five something for the helmet and the jacket and everything else. And then and baseball doesn't do that. >> So >> Jeremiah's studying really hard. He's got to have an answer for it. >> They don't wear helmets and baseball. >> They wear helmets. Probably buy their own. >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> so that's the difference. >> They buy their own. Yeah. >> They don't need pink ones. No one just wants it. >> No, they don't need pink
045ones. You're right. I don't know. Did that I don't know if that's what you're looking for. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But the first time fee is a little higher. >> Don't buy their own. grandpot. >> They're done. >> Yeah. Because it says it's about 300 300 for the helmet and coat. >> And isn't it for boys it's like 300 and for girls softball it's like >> No, boys. Um I thought boys was higher than that. Boys Oh, yeah. 350. It's a thousand higher. >> Yeah. A thousand higher than the boys baseball. >> They don't pay that. >> Okay. >> So, >> That's the max they could pay. >> Not necessarily going to pay that. That's the max they can pay. So, how did they come up with that number? >> I'm not sure how Cody
046came up with that. I mean, he buys socks, he buys pants, the jerseys that if he bought everything, that's what they would be probably run up to was a thousand with the helmet and the coat and all the They have to look really good on the field. >> Does that include like motel rooms and >> Yes. And like mills and males travel. >> That's That's the whole kitten kaboodleoodle. Yeah, >> they probably do it for 350. I think it's because baseball doesn't do overnight trips like softball does. Oh, they don't. >> That's like the biggest thing is baseball doesn't go more out than softball. Softball >> softball has >> two over two overnighters in St. George. They have last week and this week and >> the boys don't do as much. And also George is
047a new coach, so he's trying to he's just using what's been used. >> He's afraid he'll get fired if he spends too much money. So, does that help? >> So, that's not what they pay now. That's what it could be. >> That's what it could be. Okay. >> Okay. >> That's good. I didn't even notice that. >> Any other questions? >> Did you have another one? >> No. >> And he's got a lot of uniforms. >> Any questions? >> All right. Uh, entertain a motion on this. I'll make a motion to approve the school fees for South Summit High School, South Summit Middle School, and Silver Summit Academy for 2026 and 2027 for first reading. >> All right, we have a motion and looking for a second. >> Second. >> We have a motion, a
048second. All in favor? >> I I Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. So, I think this next one's mine. The South Summit uh high school uh trust lands amendment. Um so, in 2425 um the high school spent uh $164729 more than they were allotted. And so in order to fix that, uh, we need to amend their budget um, to allow that 1647 to come out of this year's funding. So it actually increases last year's funding and reduces this year's funding by that $1,647. >> Was going to loan them that much. >> I think that the elementary would, but they can't. >> Yeah. And so really what happened is um I was when I when I closed the books last year I had a a different number and I don't know why than than what
049the state had. And so I I'll do a little bit better job of making sure I have that I because I had to put local money because they'd spent actually even more than that. And so we had to cover it with other money. And so um I'll do a better job of making sure I've got the right number but that was really my fault. >> What you're saying is they only spent what they told it was told they could spend. Yes. >> Get mad at your sister. >> So anyway, we just got to fix this with the state if that's okay to take it take the funding out of this year to pay for last year. >> All right. Any questions? If there's no questions, I entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to approve
050the budget amendments to the 2024 25 and 2526 trust line plans for South Summit High School. >> All right, we have a motion looking for a second. >> Second. >> Have a motion and second. All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. All right. Thank you. And then next item on the agenda is the consent agenda. Any questions on that? >> Do we know anything about the homeschool kids, why they're leaving school. >> One of them said they're going in the mornings, just not the afternoons, right? >> Yeah. >> And one of those has always lived in our district and just never filled out. >> We finally got the affidavit from them. >> Affidavit. So, >> we we do when they when they bring them in, we we tried to find out,
051you know, why um why they're choosing to leave and and homeschool. Um, and uh I I know I I I talked to one mom not long ago, just a couple weeks ago about it. Uh, and and she actually she said they love the school. It's been great. There's no complaints. Um, her the only reason she started her in the at the elementary school was it was a kindergarten student and the only reason was because her uh daughter wanted to try school. And so the the hours are what are taking a toll on on her. And so she uh she didn't want to do a part day. She just wanted to do a home school. That's what her intention was all along. But she wanted to give her her child an opportunity to try it. And
052so >> y um one one thought I've had and um I don't know if we can do this is when we report numbers, can we report also how many are homeschooled? Sure. >> Just on that report, just so we have an idea as a board of how many are homeschooled. I thought that would be helpful >> because we see them in onesie twoosies and I I don't know a total number. >> Yeah, >> it's a good idea. >> No. Um, so not I don't need it next time, but just as we report the school numbers, I I think it would be helpful. >> Okay. >> I will tell you that a parent told their children last week >> and when I Yeah. >> She just said the world is not safe anymore. >> Yeah. Yeah.
053>> No. Yeah. >> She sent an awesome email. We love the school. We love the teachers. >> Yeah. >> We don't think the rule is safe. >> Yeah. No, I >> And we do hear that. >> Yeah. I I just if we can address the if we can see the numbers, maybe we can come up with some idea to >> Yeah. >> I'd like to see those, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. Right. >> 85 right now. >> Right now. >> Okay. So, I guess you don't need them next month or >> you know John Don just gets it to us right when we want it. >> No. Do >> you know another number would be interesting if if it's not too much to track is how many of those reenter. >> Yeah. >> Um this year
054that would be awesome to see >> I don't know how they want. Yeah. And we're working on that. >> We are. We're working on that. So, >> yeah. Some kind of hybrid option. >> Well, and I've been uh I've been talking with another district on a potential elementary option that um another LEA is doing in a rural part of Utah. And so, uh, I'm getting more information on what that looks like to see if we couldn't capture some of our homeschool families that way >> in a hybrid model >> or even just curriculum that they can use and then that stays that money stays in our district. >> We can track their progress too. So, >> just show up again in eighth grade and we wonder where they at. if depend yeah depending upon what
055the model looks like that that what you're talking about right there is the ideal prime situation and that's you know you you plan for you hope for the best you plan for something less than the best but but so far in the conversations I've had and I'm I'm excited because um I'll get to hear more about it this week uh to see if it's something that we want to try and pursue. Um, so I'll I'll get that information and then and then meet with uh Lisa and and Jeff to see how that could look for South Summit. >> Any other questions? All right, I'll entertain a motion for the consent agenda. I move to approve the consent agenda to include the following February 26 meeting minutes. The new hires, the reassignments, the volunteers with approved
056background checks, homeschool affidavit, and the policies for the second reading. >> All right, we have a motion. Looking for a second. >> I'll second it. >> We have a motion, a second. All in favor? I I any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Um last item or number eight, board items. Uh Dan, do you have anything for us? >> Yeah. Is that uh uh deal still on Wednesday? >> Yes. >> Six o'clock, right? >> Yes. >> Black Rock. >> Yes. >> Okay. Wait, >> I will be excused from that. You have talents. >> Okay, >> I'll eat Wade's steak. >> I'll eat his dessert, >> by the way. Then you'll owe me two steak. >> I'll make up for it and eat your dessert, too. >> There you go. >> Um, I had one item.
057I was able to attend the band concert uh this last week. Um, it is vastly improved from when I attended a few years ago. I think they're doing a fantastic job. I just want to throw out kudos to the band instructor for what he's done. Yes. >> I have one more board item and I'm gonna ask Dawn. >> Have you heard from Amy Reagan? >> Um I'm watching it right here. So far, um Alex Burella is runner up on Skilled and Technical Science. >> Nice. >> That's it. I'll also just put a plug in the high school is doing a play. Joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coder something like that I don't know anyway it's supposed to be really good and uh they're doing it what Thursday Friday Monday >> who's coaching that now
058>> and and I've met >> I've heard that that it should be really good just speaking you know you mentioned that there's >> they did such a good job with the with the band >> it's vastly improved I just It's was such a difference. I was impressed. >> So part of part of that level up that the band has undergone is is the assessment project. Henry has created benchmarks and accountability for students to themselves and track their progress and having to go in themselves and turn that in. >> Wow. Creates an add That does >> that's what I see init >> in the spirit of Brad may be coming from the grave. >> Yeah. >> And it's been hard for kids to to raise that bar and it's hard for Mr. Bill to keep those
059high expectations there and go through that change. But it's I felt the same. I was sitting there just I was like a proud mother. >> Yeah, it uh from a few years ago when I last attended the choir and band concert joint, it's substantially changed. I just want to >> One thing I always worry about is when we start pushing kids for excellence, they go home and whine sometimes and their parents come back and whine us. We need to tell the parents to just back off and let us do our job. >> So far, >> and you got my back. I'll have your back. Send them to me. >> And Mr. Bill has been awesome about providing school time, after school time because some of them have had a hard time, you know, getting there
060and he's just he keeps inviting school. >> That's just just a testament to a teacher makes the teacher makes a difference. >> I agree. So that's the relationship. >> It takes one parent attacking them for making their kid do a little extra work to take the air out of them. >> You can't let it let them do that. >> They don't complain much though when he's always invited. >> Yeah, >> that takes that out. >> Nice. So >> we just had another um Sterling Scholar runnerup Thomas minor in family and consumer science. >> Nice. >> Good. I know he was struggling with that category and I had to like help him a lot. >> Good job. >> This way is what you're saying >> basically. I mean, I've been doing this longer than me. >>
061I mean, he did good. >> I mean, I He's my vice president, so I would hope he's doing good. >> That's good. >> All right. Um, >> just comment on the on the band. That's so cool to hear and hear. Thanks. That's fantastic that it's see the assessment projects helping. I was thinking at the um that made me think at the bas boys basketball state championship South Seir had a band and they were really good and I was I remember sitting there thinking I wonder what else we could do to support our band to get >> It's coming along. >> We've been there. We've been one of them elite bands for a long time. Yeah, it just made for a really cool rowdy environment >> and I thought, oh, that'd be cool if we had
062our band here, too. >> It's It's coming. I fast project uh progress. So, >> cool. >> All right. Um, last item on the agenda is close session. We do have uh reasoning to go in there due to uh strategy for collective bargaining. So, with that, I'll entertain a motion go to go into close session. I move to go into close session >> for you want to state what it's for >> for um >> strategic or strategy for collective bargaining >> strategy for collective bargaining >> at whatever >> 651 >> at 651. >> All right, we have >> you need to roll. >> Oh and roll call. Um Dan, how do you vote? >> I was unanimous. Uh we will adjourn at it is now it's still 6:51. Um >> there you go. >> And uh
063we'll go into the other room. All right. Thank you all for attending.