Official Minutes of a Regular Meeting April 12, 2017

OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING

OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

BOX ELDER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Work Session

A work session was held at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office. The Board met to hear reports from Principals Mark Johnson, Lakeview, and Bryce Day, Mountain View.

Tentative minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Education, Box Elder County School District, held Wednesday evening April 12, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the District Office.

Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Vice President Nini Anderson, Members Nancy Kennedy, Connie Archibald, Bryan Smith, and Karen Cronin. Also present were Superintendent Ronald Tolman, Assistant Superintendents, Darin Nielsen and Terry Jackson, Business Administrator Rod Cook, officers of the Box Elder Education Association, district employees, representatives of the press and interested citizens.

President Hyde welcomed those in attendance and conducted the business of the meeting. After the prayer, which was offered by Connie Archibald, Rod Cook led the audience in the pledge of allegiance.

Recognitions

Connie Archibald presented the following recognitions:

Norma Gwilliam – Volunteer at Three Mile Creek Elementary

Christy Zito – Volunteer at Mountain View Elementary

Board President Wade Hyde recognized Connie Archibald for her efforts in recognizing others.

Approval of Agenda

Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the agenda. Nini Anderson seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Public Comment

Orbital ATK Presentation of Award

Fred Perkins, director, Design Engineering, Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems Division presented the board with a donation for $2500 to be used for STEM in the school district through the foundation.

Classified Employee Recognitions

Classified Nominees:

Carolyn Larkin - Secretary at Snowville, nominated by JoyleneRitchie
Pam Bench - Secretary at BEMS nominated by Shelley Smyka
Vicky Dean - Bus Driver Carla Zundel
Scott Staheli - Bus Driver nominated by Megan Nelson
Teresa Roubidoux - Kitchen Manager at Mountain View nominatedby Jordan Bryant
Colleen Hancey - Child Nutrition at District Office nominatedby Maegan Heiner
Holly Carter - Aide at Park Valley nominated by Park Valley Staff
Kambee Smith - Special Ed Aide at multiple locationsnominated by several co-workers
Marty Nielson - Systems Programmer at District Officenominated by Alan Shakespear
Johnny Forsgren - Custodian at BEHS nominated by multiple co-workers.

Action Items

Board High School Graduation Assignments

Wade Hyde will speak in the Bear River High Graduation ceremony, Karen Cronin in the Box Elder High Graduation ceremony, and Nancy Kennedy at Dale Young Community High School Graduation ceremony.

Curriculum materials Review and Adoption

Darin Nielsen, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, reviewed the adoption for English Language Arts curriculum for the 2017-18 school year and made a recommendation for the approval of the Board.

Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the purchase of items as recommended for the English Language Arts adoption. Nancy Kennedy seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Bear River Middle School Land Trust Plan Amendment

Darin Nielsen, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, presented a request for a trust land modification from Bear River Middle School. The plan amendment request was for a Chromebook lab to be purchase out of the current year.

Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the modification to the Land Trust plan. Connie Archibald seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Capital Improvement Projects for the 2017-18 School Year

Jim Christensen, Director of Facilities and Maintenance, presented the Board a list of capital improvement projects for the 2017-18 year.

Nini Anderson made the motion to approve the list as presented. Nancy Kennedy seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Information Item

Financial Report

Rod Cook, Business Administrator reviewed the monthly financial report with the Board.

Policy Review

First Reading

The following policies were presented to the Board by Superintendent Tolman for first reading approval:

Policy 3040 Employment – Experience on Salary Schedule

Policy 3080 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV or ARC

Policy 4020 Student Education Plans

Policy 4177 Responsible Computer Use

Policy 5065 Administration of Medication

Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the above policies upon first reading. Bryan Smith seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Board Discussion Items

Board Goals Review

There were no changes in Goals.

Reading “The End of Average” Chapter 1

The Board reviewed and discussed the first chapter of “The End of Average” as a development activity.

Consent Calendar

Bryan Smith moved to accept the consent items. The motion was seconded by Connie Archibald and passed on a unanimous vote. The Consent Calendar included the following items:

Closed and Work Session March 8, 2017

Approval of the minutes of the working and regular meetings of March 15, 2017

Approval of claims numbered 20888-21298, 103107, 833117, 932017, 933117 and the direct deposits and school activity checks for the month of March.

Adjournment

With the announcement that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday May 10, 2017, at Box Elder High School, President Hyde adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m.

APPROVED: May 10, 2017

ATTESTED:

School Business Administrator President, Board of Education

Box Elder School District

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