The Panguitch School Board voted to move a proposed change to the district's classified-employee policy to a first reading after public comment from an Escalante community member who said she supported the policy but worried about local impacts. The comment came during the public-comment period and prompted board members to ask the superintendent to revise the draft before the next meeting.

The commenter, identified in the record as a resident of Escalante, told the board she liked the proposed policy language that would prohibit classified employees from using paid time off to supervise or coach extracurricular activities without board approval. "I like it a lot," the commenter said, and urged the board not to adopt a blanket denial approach for requests for exceptions that affect small communities.

Superintendent Dodson and several board members said they heard the concern and directed staff to return with a revised draft that would preserve clear district standards while leaving room for local principals' discretion where appropriate. The board president said the current policy remains in effect until any final adoption, and asked the superintendent to bring the revised text back as a first reading at the next meeting.

No final adoption occurred at the meeting; the board's motion to move the policy to first reading carried and the item will return with recommended edits and clarifying language about exceptions and approval pathways.

Board members emphasized the purpose of the policy is to set consistent expectations across the district and to prevent misuse of paid time off while allowing local schools to meet program needs when justified.

The board took no other formal action on employee-pay or leave rules at this meeting.