Notice Date & Time: 2/14/18 6:30 PM -2/14/18 8:30 PM
OFFICIAL MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
BOX ELDER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Board work session convened at 5:30 p.m. where principals Mark Johnson, Lakeview, Clay Chournos, McKinley, and Jeremy Young, North Park reported on their respective schools.
Official minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Education, Box Elder County School District, held Wednesday evening January 10, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at Independent Life Skills Center.
Those in attendance at the meeting included Board President Wade Hyde, Members Nancy Kennedy (attended by phone), Lynn Capener, Connie Archibald, Bryan Smith, Karen Cronin, and Julie Taylor. Also present were Superintendent Steven Carlsen, Interim Assistant Superintendent Keri Greener, and Assistant Superintendent 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 Wade Hyde, Karen Cronin led the audience in the pledge of allegiance.
Recognitions
Connie Archibald recognized the following:
USBA Leadership Team for the yearly conference sponsorship
Superintendent Steve Carlsen for spending time with the Board at the convention
Rotary Club for dictionary donations to the schools
Melanie Day and theater department at Box Elder High for a great musical
Tom Davidson for coach of the year in Track and Field and his education efforts as a teacher of AP Chemistry
Park Valley School for service provided to the Food Pantry, Primary Children's, Heifer International, and for their Christmas program with the Superintendent
Elementary Principals Shaylyn Aiken, Rookie of the Year, Jeremy Young, Instructional Leader of the Year, Clay Chournos, Community Leader of the Year, Mark Johnson, Principal Mentor of the Year, AshLee Nielsen, Student Advocate of the Year, Jeff Morris, Innovator of the Year, were all recognized for nominations for the Utah State Association of Elementary Principals recognitions.
Colleen Shaffer has been nominated for National Principal of the year.
Approval of Agenda
Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the agenda. Bryan Smith seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Public Comment
Lorica Pilivi and Kathy Carter, the school support professionals' association president ask that the association be able to honor employees at Board meeting. She honored the following:
Maggie Kloos, Para Educator Early Learning Center
Stephani Lowry, Para Education Early Learning Center
Sharp Survey Results
David Watkins from Bear River Health Department reported the results of a student at risk survey. He expressed his appreciation to the Board for allowing the survey.
Energy Star Presentation
Mike Clark, Energy Specialist representing Cenergistics, reported that all but four schools in the district had received an energy star designation.
Action Items
Vote for Board Vice President
Bryan Smith made the nomination of Karen Cronin for Vice President, which was seconded by Connie Archibald. A roll call vote of all Board Members revealed a unanimous vote for Karen for Vice President. The election replaced Vice President Nini Anderson of the Board until the next election to take place in January 2019.
Board Committee Assignments
2018 Board Committee Assignments
STEM Committee - Bryan Smith and Karen Cronin
Bridgerland ATC Board - Nancy Kennedy
Box Elder School District Foundation Board - Lynn Capener
Audit Committee - Wade Hyde, Connie Archibald, and Julie Taylor
Boys & Girls Club Board - Karen Cronin
USBA Board - Wade Hyde
USBA Delegate Representative - Karen Cronin, Alternate: Nancy Kennedy
Recognitions - Connie Archibald
Capital Improvement Committee - Lynn Capener, Nancy Kennedy, Karen Cronin, Rod Cook, Jim Christensen, and Superintendent Steve Carlsen
Policy Review Committee - Nancy Kennedy, Julie Taylor, Superintendent Steve Carlsen, Terry Jackson, Keri Greener, and Rod Cook
Utah High School Athletic Association Board - there is no current representation
District Technology Committee - Julie Taylor
MBA (Master Boards Award) - Wade Hyde
Connie Archibald made the motion to approve the assignments as listed on the schedule. Lynn Capener seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Approval of School Fees for 2018-19
Lynn Capener made the motion to approve the proposed fee schedule for the 2018-19 school year. Julie Taylor seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Organizational Chart
Superintendent Steve Carlsen presented the proposed Organizational Chart to the Board for approval. The recommendation adds an assistant superintendent in elementary and secondary curriculum and eliminates the director of assessment and professional development.
Bryan Smith made the motion to approve the changes to the organization. Connie Archibald seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Information/Discussion Items
Review of Policies 1034 Board of Education Code of Conduct and 1035 Board Member Ethics
The above policies were reviewed by the Board and the code of conduct form was signed as required by law.
Box Elder High School Lacrosse
Kim Peterson, Box Elder High School Athletic Director, explained to the Board some of the changes that are coming with High School Lacrosse. He needed to know if the Board is willing to support the addition of the sport with a cost of approximately $30,000. The Board expressed general support for adding the sport.
Monthly Financial Report
Business Administrator, Rod Cook reviewed the monthly financial report with the Board.
USBA conference report
Board Members discussed what they had gleaned from the conference in Salt Lake City over the weekend.
Policy Review
Policies to be reviewed with No Changes:
Policy 2223 Transportation - Advertising on Buses
Policy 2241 School Nutrition Program - Charge Policy
Policy 3010 Harassment
Policy 3070 Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Employees
Karen Cronin made the motion to approve the above policies without changes. Bryan Smith seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
First Reading:
Policy 1150 Superintendent Evaluation
Policy 1180 Business Administrator
Policy 4050 Middle Level Requirements 7th /8th Grade
Policy 5312 Non-School and Private Fundraising and Donations
Policy 5360 Suicide Intervention
Second Reading:
Policy 2030 Procurement/Purchasing
Policy 2070 Cash Receipts Expenditures Purchasing
Policy 2080 Risk Management
Policy 3025 Employment - Outside District and-or Activities Related to Education
Policy 5090 child Abuse
Bryan Smith made the motion to pass all of the above policies for first and second reading, with changes agreed upon. Julie Taylor seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
Board Discussion Items
Board of Education Handbook
Board Goals Review
Book Review Chapter 8 'The End of Average'
The Board discussed their impressions of the chapter.
Consent Calendar
Connie Archibald moved to accept the consent items. Karen Cronin seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The Consent Calendar included the following items:
Approval of the minutes of the working and regular meetings of December 13, 2017.
Approval of claims numbered 00022020-00024336, 01121117, 08123117, 09122017, 09122117 and the Foundation, Direct Deposit, and school activity checks listed for the month of December.
Personnel Items
Leaving the District
Site Employee Position Reason
BEMS ViAnn Wadsworth Registrar Retiring
New Hires
Site Employee Position Replacing
Century, Discovery, Three Mile Creek, and BEMS Karen Braithwaite ELL Para Christie Legua
Closed Session
Bryan Smith made the motion to move into closed session Lynn Capener seconded the motion, an individual poll revealed a unanimous vote in the affirmative.
Closed session was then convened to discuss property negotiations.
Karen Cronin made the motion to move into regular session. Julie Taylor seconded the motion and a poll of all Board Members revealed a unanimous vote.
Adjournment
With the announcement that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Independent Life Skills Center, President Hyde adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m.
APPROVED: February 14, 2018
ATTESTED:
School Business Administrator President, Board of Education
Box Elder School District
Contact Mr. Rodney Cook, Business Administrator at 435-734-4800 eight or more hours before the scheduled starting time and efforts will be made to provide the needed assistance.
Electronic participation is not available
ILSC Building, Brigham City, 84302
Marci Hatch , Marci.hatch@besd.net, (435)734-4800
