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The changes matter because they alter who qualifies for targeted salary supplements, update terminology to align with state usage and revise procedures for data-breach response and communication.

Jessica Bennington presented the packet of policies and walked the board through changes. On the administrative-intern policy she said the revision clarifies that administrative interns \"can have already completed their certification\" while still allowing entry via an administrative program track. On the new policy 7.701, Bennington said SHINE is the district's local implementation of a state supplement formerly run by the state. \"Previously, this was a state run program ... that now is coming to the districts to decide how that funding will be spent,\" Bennington said. Under the proposed local policy, up to five categories may be designated as qualifying subject areas and the district may periodically adjust which subjects qualify.

Bennington and staff explained the local SHINE policy broadens eligibility by recognizing educators who have the subject-area background even if they do not meet the state's previously narrower criteria (for example, the allowance that some interns who have already completed certification may still serve as administrative interns). The policy retains an appeals process but clarifies that appeals will not cover disputes about which courses a principal assigns to a teacher.

Other policy updates approved on first reading included renaming \"support staff\" to \"education support professionals\" to match state terminology (policy 7.900 series), updating the child-abuse reporting definitions in line with changes in Utah code (policy 9.409) and consolidating state-assessment references by using the term \"state assessment\" rather than naming a specific test (policy 11.105). Bennington also presented a revised data-breach response policy that, she said, incorporates legal references and assigns roles for incident response.

On the data-breach revisions, Bennington and staff described the district's operational roles. Bennington noted the district has a chief privacy officer and identified him in the meeting: \"The chief privacy officer is actually that would be Mike Hipwell,\" she said. Bennington added that the chief privacy officer works with the district's public information officer to notify required entities as specified by law if a breach occurs.

A motion to adopt the policies on first reading was made by Board member Bridal and seconded by Board member Nunley; the board approved the motion. Staff said the policies will go to the policy and law committee for any further edits and return for a second reading in August.

The packet included specific policy numbers and administrative details; staff said additional clarifying language on appeals and precise qualifying subject areas for SHINE will be refined by the committee before second reading.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Meeting June 19, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved first readings of a suite of policy updates on June 19, including a new SHINE salary-supplement policy to target pay for educators in hard-to-fill content areas, terminology changes for support staff and a revised data-breach response policy.","taxTitle","Ogden City School District, Utah School Boards, Utah","taxId",65972,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6191868,"Ogden School Board adopts final FY25 budget and sets FY26 tax rate, approves tentative FY26 budget",2469,1141000,3610000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4402759-045e64623e7816bbd8923fbba1292018&start=1141&end=3610","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4402759-045e64623e7816bbd8923fbba1292018/thumbnail_1141000.jpg","/articles/6191868/Utah/Ogden-School-Board-adopts-final-FY25-budget-and-sets-FY26-tax-rate-approves-tentative-FY26-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191868-6f9fed03c649e8064acbed1f24c89515/orig.mp4?Expires=1770822205&Signature=Bbg2Am4CGq2hwNPBqCbigybfVS~qC0-tmB002rAFKM7nkgc6YGFcutsHTMHkcANmVRDlX~XXJ5VYyBk1B1021h6HDS7Rp6oKjKefYxBeeYZpd1OtqaEUmLB7ShRof4U9VAd5Rrnbj15kBrf3tqE2a82iDVCAsDt0akSkyYxg054BRE3mTu19n2ojCfqQvROj~FrWkwD06luk3qlnXZ17d3h-WxxSW3wbAx7c4~d4NYCLWwg7kbmNxYaTCNOEFKITbnyJRRTMB~tpz2H5DSi6vcLqoHxRWcetBo-k5Bt03RiaB7-n4ZODPVHNxsd9lrE9lqMU6T8ZQqKDCaD~F0RPEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Ogden City School District Board on June 19 adopted the district's final legal budget for fiscal 2024'025 and approved a tentative fiscal 2025'026 budget while choosing the certified tax-rate option that keeps district-controlled levies at the state-certified level.

Board action matters because the budget choices will guide district spending, tax collections and short-term decisions on staffing, food services and capital projects. Board members also directed staff to continue work on a structural deficit in the general fund and a shortfall in the food services fund.

Business Administrator Zane Wollstonehune presented the district budget and noted the district faces a structural shortfall in its general fund. \"We do have a structural deficit in our general fund,\" Wollstonehune said, laying out revenue and expenditure projections that show revenue of roughly $187 million across all funds for FY26 and budgeted expenditures near $206 million across funds in the year shown in the presentation. Wollstonehune told the board the district has budgeted a 0.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment, longevity and step changes and a 2 percent increase in the weighted-pupil-unit (WPU) funding at the state level.

Wollstonehune described the food-services fund as a significant near-term concern, saying food prices and wage increases have reduced the fund balance and that the district may need to address the shortfall if spending or revenue patterns do not change. He also outlined a possible capital project to build a new maintenance/shop facility at the district campus; he said architect estimates are being developed and that he had set aside money in the capital budget contingent on final estimates.

During the public-hearing portion on the final legal FY25 budget (no public comments were offered), the board voted to adopt the FY25 final legal budget as presented. Later the board considered two options for FY26 and chose the certified-rate option (option 1) for the tentative FY26 budget and certified tax rate. Board member John Peterson moved to adopt the tentative FY26 budget and the certified tax rate; Board member Bridal seconded the motion. The motion passed in a roll-call-style vote; board speakers who recorded \"aye\" during the roll call included Board member Bernal, Board member Nunley, Board member Anderson, Board member Sandell and Board President Wilson. (Recorded votes appear in the official minutes.)

Wollstonehune explained how property valuation and the certified rate interplay: as parcel values rise, the certified rate typically drops to hold revenue flat absent a board decision to levy above the certified rate, which would trigger a truth-in-taxation hearing. He said the average home value used in the presentation rose from about $421,000 last year to $432,000 this year, and that the certified-rate option would increase the typical homeowner's district tax bill by a small amount (roughly $2'$3 per month, as shown in the presentation) compared with a larger rate increase that would require truth in taxation.

Board members discussed whether to pursue a truth-in-taxation process to raise more local revenue to address the general-fund shortfall and the recent increase in amounts paid to charter schools because of updated charter enrollment counts. Several trustees said they preferred more study before committing to a tax increase and noted the board's fund-balance policy (3.111) that targets a 10'25 percent general-fund reserve. Wollstonehune noted the district's projected FY26 general-fund fund balance would be roughly $18.3 million under the adopted tentative budget and cautioned that some of the capital and debt-service funds are accounted for separately.

Formal actions recorded in the meeting: the board adopted the final legal FY25 budget as presented and adopted the tentative FY26 budget with the certified tax-rate option (option 1). The board set the truth-in-taxation hearing date in case it chooses later to levy above the certified rate.

District staff said further budget discussions and committee-level reviews would continue as staff refines projections and receives final audit and valuation numbers from county and state offices. Wollstonehune urged the board to weigh policy targets for fund balance against near-term investment choices and said staff will return with more detailed estimates on the proposed maintenance/shop project if the board chooses to pursue it.

The board recessed to other business after the vote.","The Ogden City School District board adopted its final legal budget for fiscal 2024–25, heard a fiscal 2025–26 proposal and voted to keep the district's certified tax rate (option 1) while approving the tentative FY26 budget. Board and staff discussed a structural general-fund deficit, food-service shortfalls and potential capital projects.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6191858,"Superintendent reviews district priorities and reports gains in early literacy and junior-high assessments",826,1204000,2030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4402759-045e64623e7816bbd8923fbba1292018&start=1204&end=2030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4402759-045e64623e7816bbd8923fbba1292018/thumbnail_1204000.jpg","/articles/6191858/Utah/Superintendent-reviews-district-priorities-and-reports-gains-in-early-literacy-and-junior-high-assessments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191858-d492ae9a0cd326506b17e39449600079/orig.mp4?Expires=1770822205&Signature=Mnx8gQQ6Wmh0ulg7OvsVi6K2Z7AZWwSW3pqwOSsWc1aiVMo719uwIrMCIJ7py~ilWNKHDyHyY7VIRIUrQGSlOXZBBga6AG56LDEke-1bzsYr6-Id-gZDr97YPv1JBbpFqU56KlbuwBDGvFSfhGxyrZkgq95SolcKUzcJR~yUquk1Kfsgzclvwcu3T3ZFnn4hp~QHnha42pfkfS3tY-pjutZNJn-Ds1UNm2br7m4jIO28f2QsjEv7JYc07puyiP8qTlp~6YO-grbAHw7bNn3g0CtahlpLJ1be1Thne3rPUlXQrxP0i8rTrgJXPFFY4tYRwq1XNUpY3bKblMRHI-I8RQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Rasmussen reported to the Ogden City School District Board on June 19 on statewide legislative priorities developed at the Joint Legislative Committee (JLC) and presented district-level academic outcomes, attendance initiatives and staff-retention progress.

The report matters because it links state advocacy priorities with district strategy and because the superintendent presented measurable student-performance gains the district will use to guide fall plans.

Rasmussen summarized JLC priorities, saying the association of superintendents, business administrators and board members seeks to pursue \"2 percent above inflation and growth in our WPU\" and a special emphasis on increased special-education funding. \"There is an emphasis on increased special education funding,\" Rasmussen said, adding that targeted funding for at-risk students and a focus on attendance are also priorities for the coming legislative session.

Rasmussen then presented district achievement highlights for the just-completed school year, reporting a 36 percent increase in students reading at or above benchmark in kindergarten from beginning to end of year, and noting individual school gains such as Lincoln Elementary's kindergarten cohort improving from roughly 16 percent to above 90 percent at year end. Rasmussen also reported a 3 percentage point increase in grade-3 reading at or above benchmark and notable junior-high gains on the Utah Aspire+ assessment (7 percent reading, 10 percent math, 7 percent science increases compared with the prior year). At the high-school level the superintendent reported growth on ACT complex-text measures and continued increases in career and technical education (CTE) pathway completion, concurrent-enrollment credits and AP exam participation.

Rasmussen highlighted retention improvements: the district expects to onboard only 28 new educators next year compared with 90'100 four years prior and attributed the shift in part to longevity steps, compensation changes and retention strategies. He said the district will continue to monitor natural attrition and noted that keeping experienced teachers affects retirement-cost calculations.

Rasmussen also described operational items including a planned website update (with a district chatbot feature that staff praised during the meeting) and upcoming staff recognition events.

Board members asked questions about attendance initiatives, how SHINE and other recruitment incentives interact with teacher pipelines and whether any schools retained all staff. Rasmussen and other staff said they would follow up with school-level retention data and provide additional detail to the board and committees as requested.

No formal board action was taken on the superintendent's report; staff indicated follow-up items and committee briefings will be scheduled as the district moves into summer planning.","Superintendent Rasmussen briefed the board on Joint Legislative Committee priorities, district strategic work, and year-to-year gains in early literacy, junior-high Utah Aspire+ scores and college- and career-readiness metrics. The superintendent highlighted retention improvements and announced work on attendance initiatives and a website update.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves first reading of revised personnel and data policies, including SHINE educator supplement

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