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September 11, 2024 Board Meeting Minutes

Board Meeting September 11, 2024 Meeting
At Hanksville Elementary

Attendance: April Torgerson, Curtis Whipple, Shawn Davis, Liz Torgerson, Jim Lamb, Randy Shelley, Cory Anderson

  1. 3:22 Administration
    1. Pledge of Allegiance - Board President
    2. Reverence - Liz Torgerson
    3. Consent Agenda
      1. Approval of Minutes
      2. Accounts Payable
      3. New Hires
      4. Employee Separations
        1. Motion to approve Consent Agenda by Shawn; Second by Jim; All in Favor Motion Carries
  2. 3:24 Financial Review
    1. Voted and Board Local Levy Programs - Wayne SD Talking Points.  BA mentioned that Dale would be willing to come down to one of WSD Work Meetings.  Board felt like this would be very helpful.
  3. 3:29 Citizen Comments-Meeting was ahead of schedule.  Tabled until later in the meeting to give Citizen Comments time to arrive.
  4. 3:30 Information Items
    1. Superintendent Report
      1. Student Enrollment- Board reviewed file from Superintendent of number of enrolled students in each school.  District wide- Last year, there were 434 students.  Currently, we have 465 students.
      2. Construction Update- Focus is now on finishing classrooms.  Kelley has been lining out the next phase (demo).  David will turn the building over to Hogan tomorrow, Sept 12th.  Hogan will finalize plans and turn the building over to Jackson Excavation to start Demo on Sept 23th. Temp water line could possibly be installed to get water to the auditorium and old gym.  Water and power should be in place at the end of October.  The plan is to have the band room, fall sports and auditorium usable in November. Workers are still working behind the scenes to Ag Room/shop, the art room and home economics room completed.  Workers continue to work on air handlers to get heat before it gets cold.  There is progress every day.  We need to focus on what is getting done.  Suggestion was given to have an Open House for the public after the kitchen is completed.
      3. Application for Elementary School Funding will be submitted shortly.  Application timeline is the same as before.  Applications are due November.  We should hear back in January/February.
      4. Wendy shared Reading Scores- Utah State Office of Education reported that WSD grade1-3 was one of the 14 LEA”s that scored over 40% on Pathways for the 23-24 year.  Wayne grades 1, 2 and 3 scored 83%.   WSD was the top public school on the list that included charter schools and public schools.
      5. Gooseberry trip was a success.  Students gained a lot from it.  This year had some changes with who run the program.  Grant funding is being looked into to upgrade equipment and to keep this available for all 3rd graders in our area who want to attend.  Socially, this was very positive for the students.  
    2. 3:54 Board Report
      1. Jim- Deputy Brennon Ellett, Sheriff Micah Gully and Jim walked through the high school Sept 10th. State Safety Assessment. Super discussed the audio enhancement and some upcoming safety measures.
      2. Curtis- January Conference. New Board Member Conference-Dec 7th Regional Board Meeting- Sept 24th @ Steve’s Steakhouse in Richfield.  3 items on the ballot for November- 1-Trustlands increase from 4% to 5%.  This would be a 20% increase. 2- Removal of Airmark for Public Education.   3-Removal of referendum. Legislature wants control.
      3. Liz-SEL Director received a donation from Cache Valley Bank for the Character Education Program.
    3. Board Member Conflict of Interest Statement- Board Members will need to have this Statement signed by January and this will need to be posted on the website
    4. Utah Lawmakers in the Classroom Week
      1. September 23rd - 27th. Superintendent has reached out to several legislatures and is waiting to hear back from them.
    5. USBA 2024 Fall Regional Meeting Schedule
  5. 4:22 Business Items
    1. LEA specific approvals-Superintendent Spreadsheet- Liz made a motion that we approve the LEA Specific Licensing for the 24-25 School year, 2nd- Shawn; Unanimous - Motion Approved
    2. Policies
      1. Policies for Removal- Liz made a motion that we remove Policy GD & GDA 2nd-Curtis; Unanimous - Motion Approved-EDHl
      2. First Reading
        1. New Policy to Consider
          1. FBAD-Curtis made a motion that we approve 1st reading of Policy FBAD,2nd-Shawn; Unanimous - Motion Approved
        2. Non-Substantive Changes.  Curtis made a motion that we waive 1st and 2nd reading and approve all non-substantive change policies on agenda 2nd-Shawn; Unanimous - Motion Approved
    3. 2024-2025 Salary Schedule Curtis made a motion that we approve the 2024-2025 salary schedule, 2nd-Shawn. After further discussion, Curtis amended his motion to change the Professional Development amount to $40. Liz-2nd; Unanimous-Motion carries.
  6. 4:58 Citizen Comments - Brennon Ellett - He would like to visit more in depth with the Board about future SRO position in the district.  The Sheriff's office is getting ready to set budgets.  He feels that the Sheriff’s Office could help fill the need for a Safety Officer in our district that would divide his time between the schools.  He would like to get together with the Superintendent, BA and a Board member to look at ways to fund the position.
  7. 5:06 Closed Session as permitted by Utah Code Annotated Section 52-4-205(1)(a) VII. Liz made a motion to go into closed session. Second Shawn Roll Call; Unanimous
  8. 6:13 Back into open session & Adjournment

Minutes by Tammy Pace; Approved by Cory Anderson

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