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Gillen said she discusses these topics with her children at home and believes instruction should begin at younger ages because children are exposed to devices and social media early. She asked that permission slips and notices about classroom films and reading material be sent earlier for parents' review and recommended that conversations about appropriate and inappropriate behavior begin in kindergarten and be reinforced regularly.

Gillen also said she worries about bombs and guns and that parents want schools to stress safety. She gave an example of hearing her 12-year-old tell her she carries a door stopper in her backpack for protection. The superintendent invited her to leave contact information and said staff would follow up; Gillen completed a speaker card during the meeting for a follow-up from district staff.

What’s next: district staff asked Gillen to provide contact information on the speaker card and said they would follow up on her concerns. No formal board action followed public comment during the meeting.

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Sunset Elementary's presentation emphasized the school's focus on early reading and third-grade outcomes, and included a video and student comments about school activities and pride. The presenter thanked staff and community partners and highlighted gains in student growth and engagement.

Sunrise Ridge Intermediate principal Sandy Farrell told the board the school opened with about 670 students and has grown to roughly 1,154. Farrell highlighted professional learning communities, district support, PTA involvement and a series of grants and contests that brought financial support and learning opportunities to the school. She and staff described a student-led engineering project that won a statewide Samsung \"Solve for Tomorrow\" contest and returned $25,000 to the school; a similar win the prior year also brought $25,000.

District recognitions included teacher April Nelson, who the superintendent said won a national creative-wrapping contest with a $15,000 prize after students wrapped instruments and the class received a national broadcast recognition. The board also announced that student Dusty Rose Beislein of Water Canyon High School placed among 28 winners in the year's Senate Visual Arts Scholarship competition, selected from more than 300 entries.

Superintendent remarks also noted that Washington County School District was named to the eighth annual Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor Roll for expanding access and improving AP performance; the district was the only Utah district to receive that recognition. Kathy Peterson was recognized as Utah's Early Childhood Leader of the Year (the meeting noted her award but she was not present).

Given a safety incident reported the prior day at Pine View High School, the superintendent publicly thanked local law enforcement — Captain Gordon McCracken and Lieutenant Ivor Fuller — as well as school administrators for their response and partnership; the superintendent described the district's regular coordination with school resource officers and local police on safety planning.

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On the school fee schedule, staff said the only substantive addition presented for a 30-day posting was a summer-only original-credit fee of $80 for students taking online courses through the district's Utah Online program. Board members asked where the fee number came from and whether other districts charge the same amount. State school board member Laura Belknap responded that out-of-district students who use the statewide online education program generally do not pay a fee because the statewide program pays for them; the local $80 fee is described by staff as a partial cost-recovery amount intended to help compensate for teacher time and program costs, and staff noted the seat-time accounting that would apply if the district handled the credit through the state program would be significantly more expensive.

On Safety Compliance (Policy 1,500), district staff (Michael) described the change as mostly housekeeping with one substantive addition: a prohibition on use of CTE shops, including wood shops, welding, auto shops, graphic labs and CTE agricultural structures, for any purpose not directly related to the education of students. The presentation identified concerns that shops have been used for personal projects and private business activity; staff said damage to equipment and safety/liability exposure are driving the restriction. The proposed language requires prior approval from an administrator, principal or supervisor for any exceptions, and staff said they will draft a clearer definition of what constitutes \"educational\" use to avoid ambiguity.

Board members suggested clarifying language, including a legal definition of \"educate a student,\" and a grammar edit in the policy pertaining to surge protectors and daisy-chaining electrical cords; staff agreed to revise the wording and return updated language for the board's 30-day review.

What’s next: staff will provide the drafted wording for the $80 summer original-credit fee for the 30-day public posting and will refine the Policy 1,500 edits with clarified definitions and technical corrections before bringing the items back to the board.

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The vote to approve the consent agenda was moved by Member Blake and seconded by Member Cox; the board voiced its approval and the motion passed with no opposition recorded in the meeting transcript. District staff presented several items on the consent agenda before the vote, including minutes from February, financial reports, travel outside the 150-mile radius, Land Trust plan changes and the substitute contract recommendation.

Why it matters: the substitute services contract covers placements for teacher, secretary and paraprofessional substitutes across the district and determines the vendor that will provide recruitment, program management and the online platform teachers use to accept and manage assignments.

District staff said ESS was the committee recommendation following the district's request for proposals; the contract will replace the current provider, Kelly Services. A staff presenter identified as Mark said ESS currently uses a regional manager and plans to provide a dedicated local program manager and an HR staff person to support the district. Mark said ESS is nationally active, is headquartered in Kentucky and uses the ASAP online platform that teachers already recognize; the district expects minimal impact to classroom staff when the vendor transitions.

Board members asked about contract length and scope. Mark said the initial contract starts July 1, runs for one year and contains renewals that could extend the relationship up to five years. Board members also asked whether ESS operates in neighboring states; staff responded that it is a nationwide firm.

The meeting also included a question about unexpectedly high adult-education fee revenue on the financial report. A board member noted the adult ed fees line showed a budget of $32,000 and current receipts of $181,000 (about a 562 percent increase) and asked why receipts were so far above budget. Mark told the board the figure reflected deferred revenue from the prior year: state funding rollovers and limits on how much revenue can be rolled from one year to the next left $181,000 recorded as deferred revenue, not new revenue collected this fiscal year.

Board action
Member Blake moved to approve the consent agenda items a–g (minutes, financial report, personnel items, 150-mile travel requests, a Land Trust plan change, date changes and the substitute contract). Member Cox seconded. The board indicated approval by voice vote; no dissent was recorded in the transcript.

What’s next: the contract with ESS will begin implementation on July 1 unless the board or staff later announce changes; staff said they will provide additional implementation details as the vendor establishes the local program manager and HR support.

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Parent urges earlier and repetitive instruction on misconduct, raises safety concerns

Sunset Elementary and Sunrise Ridge highlighted; staff and students receive statewide and national recognition

Board reviews policy updates: $80 summer online original-credit fee; limits on non-educational use of CTE shops

Board approves consent agenda; awards substitute staffing contract to Educational Staffing Services