1 00:00:02,420 --> 00:00:27,410 Welcome, everybody, to the High Mark Charter School Board of Directors meeting. What happened to, how there it is. It is August 17th. We are at the school on South Lever Drive and South Lever. It is 7.01 p.m. I'm here. I'm Richard Bigburn. 2 00:00:33,010 --> 00:00:45,030 Thank you for joining us, Lori was going to be here but something she needs to do she couldn't get out so she's going to be joining us. 3 00:00:45,250 --> 00:00:53,730 All right doesn't look like we have any public comment so let's move on to the consent items. 4 00:00:54,690 --> 00:00:57,130 Just a couple of new things. 5 00:00:57,530 --> 00:00:59,070 Sean, do you want to do the new hires? 6 00:00:59,590 --> 00:01:02,670 Yes, so we have Melissa Warwood. 7 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:05,870 She is our elementary special education teacher. 8 00:01:06,310 --> 00:01:08,470 She comes over from Syracuse Arts Academy. 9 00:01:10,310 --> 00:01:11,850 Good transition so far. 10 00:01:12,650 --> 00:01:16,970 Our special education department in the elementary was not up to par last year. 11 00:01:17,770 --> 00:01:19,070 And so we need to make some changes. 12 00:01:19,430 --> 00:01:21,370 So she's been a welcome addition. 13 00:01:21,370 --> 00:01:27,590 She's getting that, getting that department fixed up and the way it's supposed to be. 14 00:01:28,190 --> 00:01:29,870 And so we're happy with that higher so far. 15 00:01:30,110 --> 00:01:33,970 And then our other hire is Heather West, she is upstairs. 16 00:01:34,750 --> 00:01:38,430 So we had a teacher that we hired in the summer and then she quit in the summer. 17 00:01:39,510 --> 00:01:44,130 And so Heather West, we were able to find Heather West, she was teaching at UMA previously. 18 00:01:44,910 --> 00:01:50,750 She's going to be a financial literacy upstairs and then business and marketing upstairs. 19 00:01:50,750 --> 00:01:56,530 And so she's a last minute hire and honestly a lot of times I am very worried about last minute 20 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:57,030 hires. 21 00:01:58,130 --> 00:02:02,830 I've gone through them before and most of the time they're about a rental, not an hire, 22 00:02:03,210 --> 00:02:04,510 but I feel pretty good about Heather. 23 00:02:05,510 --> 00:02:12,110 She is, she's taken initiative, she's a go-getter and so I'm actually really excited about her 24 00:02:12,110 --> 00:02:17,450 and I think I think she might be more than just a rental so I have some, I have some high hopes 25 00:02:17,450 --> 00:02:22,410 So I think she's and we run really back financial literacy, which I'm very excited, but we haven't had that here for a while 26 00:02:22,850 --> 00:02:28,590 And honestly the reason we haven't had it here for a while is because no one wanted to teach it and when you have a teacher that doesn't want to teach it 27 00:02:28,590 --> 00:02:35,110 It's uninspired and it's just a waste of everyone's time and other wanted to teach it and so we're excited to bring it back 28 00:02:35,110 --> 00:02:39,730 I think it needs to be taught here at high markets and born more business school around entrepreneurship and so 29 00:02:40,230 --> 00:02:45,250 Yeah, she brought it back for us and we're required all of our seventh graders to take it starting starting now, so 30 00:02:46,890 --> 00:02:48,310 So those are our two new hires. 31 00:02:49,170 --> 00:02:49,950 Thank you. 32 00:02:50,090 --> 00:02:52,110 As you may have any questions or comment 33 00:02:52,110 --> 00:02:54,050 about the June 3rd Board Meeting 34 00:02:54,050 --> 00:02:56,070 and closed-minute session minutes. 35 00:02:59,900 --> 00:03:00,260 All right. 36 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:03,720 I'll make a motion that we approve the June 3rd, 37 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,320 2026 Board Meeting and closed session minutes 38 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,280 and also ratify the new hires. 39 00:03:09,060 --> 00:03:09,620 I'll second. 40 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:10,780 All in favor? 41 00:03:11,020 --> 00:03:11,160 Aye. 42 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:11,920 Aye. 43 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:13,760 Thank you. 44 00:03:14,660 --> 00:03:16,780 Let's move on to the Principles Report. 45 00:03:19,420 --> 00:03:21,620 We don't have much to report on. 46 00:03:21,780 --> 00:03:23,060 Yeah, as we go on so far. 47 00:03:23,700 --> 00:03:25,000 Well, hey, first full day, we completed. 48 00:03:25,260 --> 00:03:25,980 So you're 14. 49 00:03:25,980 --> 00:03:27,740 We have kicked your 14 off. 50 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,140 I'm really excited about this year. 51 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,260 I do want to speak on enrollment a little bit. 52 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,920 So we, Kim and I, we budgeted for $6.60. 53 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:42,040 Today, right now, we stand at $6.57 plus five more accepted. 54 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,600 So, we should be right around budget numbers, right around 660. 55 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:53,060 If you look at these, I printed off two kind of, one is 25, 26, and one is 26, 27. 56 00:03:53,840 --> 00:04:00,440 So, if you look at the 25, 26, that is the snapshot from the end of last year, right? 57 00:04:00,620 --> 00:04:03,600 So, we ended last year with 113 on our wait list. 58 00:04:04,340 --> 00:04:12,320 We offer 327 spots in the library throughout the year, 175 people enrolled, 149 to climb, 59 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:13,800 17 with through. 60 00:04:14,300 --> 00:04:17,260 We ended the school year with 639, right? 61 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,480 And you know our October 1st count that year was 671. 62 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,340 And then you know, typically throughout the year, if you look at high marks average, we lose 63 00:04:26,340 --> 00:04:31,000 anywhere from like 30 to 50 kids throughout the year because moving, sometimes people are 64 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:31,660 unhappy with us. 65 00:04:31,660 --> 00:04:33,240 but most of the time it's because they're moving. 66 00:04:34,060 --> 00:04:36,680 And then total application submitted was 464. 67 00:04:37,780 --> 00:04:40,420 So then you can take a look at 2627. 68 00:04:41,100 --> 00:04:43,360 Right now we have 27 kids on our way list. 69 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:47,020 We've offered 333 spots in our library. 70 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:48,600 There's 18 pending. 71 00:04:48,940 --> 00:04:50,520 So that means we've said yes to them. 72 00:04:50,940 --> 00:04:52,220 They haven't said yes to us yet. 73 00:04:52,780 --> 00:04:54,280 Five had said yes they're coming. 74 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,320 We've enrolled 171 students. 75 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,000 139 have declined. 76 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:05,660 and then $29 had withdrawn, we have $6.57 rolled and then $400 total applications submitted. 77 00:05:05,980 --> 00:05:09,620 So really the thing that stands out a little bit is the withdrawn. 78 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:14,380 If you look at the withdrawn on $25.26 we ended with $17. 79 00:05:14,980 --> 00:05:17,600 If you look at $26.27 we already have $29. 80 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,680 So for whatever reason, I spoke to this at the end of last year. 81 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,180 We had pretty much 700 kids enrolled throughout the summer 82 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,960 and there was quite a few families that have moved either online or 83 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:35,720 homeschooled in the last couple weeks and so again like I mean are we gonna be 84 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:40,180 fine yeah of course we're gonna be fine but it is surprising I mean and I think 85 00:05:40,180 --> 00:05:44,560 maybe Priscilla and Kim can even speak on speak on it you know the piece of the 86 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,660 pie that we're all after is getting smaller and smaller right we know this and 87 00:05:48,660 --> 00:05:53,580 it's probably gonna keep getting smaller and smaller until 2030 they say so you 88 00:05:53,580 --> 00:05:56,700 You know, it's just, it's really important that we keep our kids. 89 00:05:57,300 --> 00:05:58,240 It's really important. 90 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,380 We keep a positive word of mouth. 91 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,200 It's really important that we offer things here that kids want to do and want to take, 92 00:06:04,980 --> 00:06:07,880 because it's, I mean, it's a competition out there, right? 93 00:06:08,020 --> 00:06:12,540 I mean, I want as many kids as I can have in this building, just like the principal down the road does. 94 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:16,620 So, again, I think our number is going to be fine. 95 00:06:16,740 --> 00:06:17,460 Come out to number one. 96 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,160 Like, I'm guessing 660, maybe we'll do 671 again right around there. 97 00:06:22,580 --> 00:06:24,600 and you can to speak on the financials, 98 00:06:24,700 --> 00:06:26,000 we're in a great spot financially. 99 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,540 But yeah, just something to just ponder and look over. 100 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,580 When we talk about new ideas and thoughts for the school, 101 00:06:33,340 --> 00:06:36,380 I just think it's important that we make sure 102 00:06:36,380 --> 00:06:37,740 that we're looking out for the clientele 103 00:06:37,740 --> 00:06:39,800 that we want to attract and the clientele that we have 104 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,480 and keeping the students that we have, 105 00:06:41,660 --> 00:06:43,280 and then seeing what our community wants 106 00:06:43,840 --> 00:06:46,060 and making sure that we're fulfilling that as well. 107 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,900 So that's kind of my enrollment spiel. 108 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:57,020 other than that I like fully staff guys I feel really good like this is this is 109 00:06:57,020 --> 00:07:02,140 year five for me and I feel I feel really great I feel I feel a lot of peace here 110 00:07:02,140 --> 00:07:06,300 I feel at home here I feel like I'm getting back on the bicycle again every year 111 00:07:06,300 --> 00:07:10,220 now so yeah I'm excited about the year I think it's going to be another great 112 00:07:10,220 --> 00:07:15,780 year and I think every year he was continuing to do it a little bit so I'm 113 00:07:15,780 --> 00:07:16,460 Can I expect any good here? 114 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:19,640 I didn't want to make pinch. 115 00:07:20,060 --> 00:07:23,440 Pinch is being felt by most of the schools in Davis County, so. 116 00:07:27,700 --> 00:07:29,960 There's county schools or charter schools or both? 117 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:30,440 Both. 118 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:32,380 Yeah, there's both. 119 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,360 Even online schools, just because there's, 120 00:07:35,420 --> 00:07:37,840 well, there's just less kids. 121 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,480 Is there the population shrinkage? 122 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:39,760 Yeah. 123 00:07:40,140 --> 00:07:42,100 There's sparse kids in school, that's right. 124 00:07:42,580 --> 00:07:45,040 And then they're incentivized to go to school. 125 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:49,160 So, and when they expand that program then more of them 126 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,920 and take advantage of it, so there's two. 127 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,580 At the hands, successful homeschool, 128 00:07:55,780 --> 00:07:59,020 and everybody that I talked to has not been happy with. 129 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,560 No, and then the legislature keeps trying 130 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,260 to refine how they're checking up 131 00:08:04,260 --> 00:08:06,160 on how people are spending this money, 132 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,920 and they're finding big gaps and big problems 133 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:12,700 and things that they didn't anticipate. 134 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:18,660 So people just pop up on homeschool and get paid that way. 135 00:08:18,660 --> 00:08:27,620 Anyway, it's not beautiful, but keep saying that that's what Utah families want, so they're 136 00:08:27,620 --> 00:08:28,840 keep trying to fix it. 137 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:36,760 It is like, to me, we really got to sell what we have here. 138 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:41,960 People want choice more than ever. 139 00:08:42,220 --> 00:08:43,980 I think everyone wants choice more than ever, right? 140 00:08:43,980 --> 00:08:46,580 like, we want freedom and flexibility and options. 141 00:08:48,340 --> 00:08:52,640 I think I examined what I was talking to Kim about today. 142 00:08:52,900 --> 00:08:56,820 It's like, we just got a kid that was doing online kindergarten and online first grade. 143 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:58,960 He's in second grade, enrolled in second grade. 144 00:08:59,380 --> 00:09:00,760 We did a screen on him today. 145 00:09:00,980 --> 00:09:01,540 He doesn't know. 146 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,520 He can't recognize 16 letters, you know? 147 00:09:04,660 --> 00:09:06,360 Like, you learn that in the first month of kindergarten. 148 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:12,340 And so we need to sell that like, hey, like, come to us, we're going to teach you how to read 149 00:09:12,340 --> 00:09:17,240 in three or four months here, you know, and so I think it's important for us 150 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,360 again to sell ourselves and show us what we're about here because again I 151 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:26,460 respect people's choice and the freedom and I think I think homeschool you know 152 00:09:26,460 --> 00:09:29,180 can be great if you're a very ambitious person and you know what you're doing but 153 00:09:29,180 --> 00:09:32,140 also a lot of times we see these online schools and these homeschools fall in so 154 00:09:32,140 --> 00:09:36,400 short and then we pick up the pieces when they come in second third fourth fifth 155 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:41,640 grade so yeah I think we just we gotta continue to I mean we're getting great 156 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:45,340 results there. If you look at our school report, it's awesome, right? So we just we got to keep selling 157 00:09:45,340 --> 00:09:50,460 that to the public and telling people why they should be coming here and why they should be drawn 158 00:09:50,460 --> 00:09:54,620 to the school. So I think that's going to be more important than ever over the next you know two or 159 00:09:54,620 --> 00:10:00,280 three years while it's while this competition for children like he eats up you know. Are we still 160 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:06,520 offering or do we allow kind of a hybrid where they come here for their core? For for yes so you have 161 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:12,100 to at least be enrolled half half time here starting in junior high okay so for the 162 00:10:12,100 --> 00:10:16,440 homeschool state. Well yeah for the like the online courses and stuff like that yeah you 163 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,000 could get release periods. So that's that's what we've tried to do to kind of like 164 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,960 help people out like maybe they don't want to come here full-time so it's like that 165 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:29,620 that option of like hey we'll do half an half with you so try to try that. What does 166 00:10:29,620 --> 00:10:34,040 that look like for elementary kids? So how would you even do that? No okay. It starts 167 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,960 How does that work for the weighted people even? 168 00:10:41,780 --> 00:10:44,160 Do you get exactly half of the weighted people? 169 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,880 Yeah, it just depends on how long they're on the show. 170 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:46,820 Okay, so I just admit. 171 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,880 So part of the calculation of the weighted people, 172 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:57,300 you know, is the aid with the... 173 00:10:57,300 --> 00:10:57,720 ATMs? 174 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:58,280 Attendance. 175 00:10:58,420 --> 00:10:58,660 Thank you. 176 00:10:59,000 --> 00:10:59,400 ATMs? 177 00:10:59,940 --> 00:11:01,940 Yeah, the average attendance. 178 00:11:01,940 --> 00:11:05,740 and so that all figures into that weighted people in us 179 00:11:05,740 --> 00:11:07,400 of how many days they're here. 180 00:11:12,430 --> 00:11:14,610 And then they're just given the other half of that 181 00:11:14,610 --> 00:11:16,650 to the parents that are homeschooling? 182 00:11:17,450 --> 00:11:19,550 No, they didn't, they didn't. 183 00:11:19,710 --> 00:11:20,690 It's a pro-rated amount. 184 00:11:21,070 --> 00:11:24,010 They get a certain amount for the entire year 185 00:11:24,010 --> 00:11:25,470 because that's just there. 186 00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:27,190 It's a certain amount to the end. 187 00:11:27,870 --> 00:11:29,930 And they can only homeschool their own kids, right? 188 00:11:31,450 --> 00:11:34,650 It depends on if you register a home school. 189 00:11:35,330 --> 00:11:38,650 school. Yeah. It's weird. 190 00:11:42,090 --> 00:11:45,970 Wow, what's up there. Sounds like it. Sounds like it. It's a little bit. 191 00:11:46,390 --> 00:11:47,830 It's like a Utah leering thing. 192 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:57,000 I'm very confident in our school, right? Like we're still in a great 193 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:02,880 position. Again, I just, you know, just we just got to be mindful of these things and not just allow 194 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:06,580 sneak up on us and then somehow be surprised when you know the pool of kids 195 00:12:06,580 --> 00:12:08,080 continues to shrink and get smaller. 196 00:12:13,470 --> 00:12:15,610 Right anything else? I know you were 197 00:12:15,610 --> 00:12:19,450 punting on going over this but Laurie really wanted to eat it. 198 00:12:21,930 --> 00:12:27,870 And it was very rude of her enough to come. She has a good reason for not being 199 00:12:27,870 --> 00:12:32,550 here. And we can do that now. We can do that closed. I'm okay like it's. You want to 200 00:12:32,550 --> 00:12:36,930 wait till Laurie's here? We could yeah. And honestly if we wait I'll be able to bring 201 00:12:36,930 --> 00:12:38,910 a better version of that next time. 202 00:12:39,190 --> 00:12:43,690 So I'm going to give you a presentation including dances. 203 00:12:44,050 --> 00:12:45,410 Hey, lots is hopefully. 204 00:12:46,050 --> 00:12:47,850 You're really going to have to send me on. 205 00:12:48,290 --> 00:12:51,850 As long as there's going to be refreshments on the number one. 206 00:12:53,050 --> 00:12:54,390 Okay, thank you. 207 00:12:54,750 --> 00:12:55,450 Budget report. 208 00:12:56,530 --> 00:12:56,970 Okay. 209 00:12:57,490 --> 00:12:58,070 Budget report. 210 00:12:58,470 --> 00:13:04,830 Kind of a cross between the end of last year and the beginning of this year. 211 00:13:04,830 --> 00:13:11,170 obviously we have the beginning of this year not much going on and the 212 00:13:11,170 --> 00:13:20,990 last year we are currently in the middle of our audit so actual is about 640 213 00:13:22,390 --> 00:13:27,650 thousand budgeted for the year was about net income budgeted for the year is 214 00:13:27,650 --> 00:13:33,870 about 200,000 this might be I mean and by the end of the audit that might change 215 00:13:33,870 --> 00:13:38,770 five or ten thousand dollars type thing before they finalize that but this 216 00:13:38,770 --> 00:13:45,130 might be the largest net income we've ever had in our budget. 217 00:13:47,170 --> 00:13:48,650 We usually end 218 00:13:48,650 --> 00:13:55,130 up around two hundred or three hundred thousand as a as for net income and 219 00:13:55,850 --> 00:14:00,610 currently we're sitting at about six hundred and forty thousand so last year 220 00:14:00,610 --> 00:14:09,490 financially went very well. Revenue was up. Expenses were down. We have a lot of money. 221 00:14:10,410 --> 00:14:18,470 We have plenty of money to in operating. We have plenty of money that we've added to 222 00:14:18,470 --> 00:14:29,150 our cash investments and what we call our savings account type thing. So, financially things 223 00:14:29,150 --> 00:14:38,210 are looking very well. For this year, for last year, for this year, everything's looking 224 00:14:38,210 --> 00:14:38,590 well. 225 00:14:40,910 --> 00:14:53,010 We are already, I mean, we're just barely revenues are already over 9%, which is more 226 00:14:53,010 --> 00:14:59,610 than what we're going in our fiscal year, and we're just starting now. 227 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:10,880 It's looking good, and don't have too much more to report on that. Anything you want to offer? 228 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:31,060 Just, you know, as we're looking at the enrollment numbers, each child, the WPU and the charter school local replacement, those equal about $8600 per student. So, you know, that's the average of how much more and how much less is good. 229 00:15:31,060 --> 00:15:43,340 But it certainly makes a difference, but not a deal breaker with the way things have been. 230 00:15:43,980 --> 00:15:49,440 And certainly even if we lost a whole bunch of kids, there's money in the bank if you 231 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:50,560 had to for this year. 232 00:15:50,740 --> 00:15:51,520 But they're not. 233 00:15:52,020 --> 00:15:53,660 That's what I'm saying. 234 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,240 We're waitlist. 235 00:15:56,340 --> 00:15:59,280 They're still pretty healthy compared to a lot of the other terrorist schools. 236 00:15:59,660 --> 00:16:00,620 So that's the thing. 237 00:16:00,620 --> 00:16:03,260 and we probably don't have other perspectives, 238 00:16:03,540 --> 00:16:05,160 but the waitlist still look really good. 239 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,460 And built into our budget right now, 240 00:16:12,220 --> 00:16:14,900 I just looked, we have about 180,000 dollars 241 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:19,140 for repairs and other construction projects, 242 00:16:19,380 --> 00:16:21,780 just because we always have a, you know, this whole year. 243 00:16:22,180 --> 00:16:24,160 So those are things that could definitely be cut 244 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:24,920 as we had to. 245 00:16:25,100 --> 00:16:27,920 So there's no dangers at all right now. 246 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:30,060 That's good. 247 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:32,520 Not that there's anything that needs to be done. 248 00:16:34,260 --> 00:16:37,080 The bathrooms, that's it guys, don't walk by the bathrooms, right? 249 00:16:38,380 --> 00:16:39,500 Don't go in the bathroom. 250 00:16:41,780 --> 00:16:47,870 All right, any questions about the finances? 251 00:16:50,470 --> 00:16:52,590 Okay, let's move on. 252 00:16:53,210 --> 00:16:58,690 So you want to discuss the curriculum associate's purchase? 253 00:16:59,110 --> 00:17:01,910 Yeah, so this is our, it's called I Ready. 254 00:17:02,350 --> 00:17:06,250 We use it in K6 and then also a little bit up in the upstairs. 255 00:17:07,070 --> 00:17:07,750 We've used this. 256 00:17:07,750 --> 00:17:09,550 This will be our third year using our program. 257 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:11,510 We really have enjoyed it. 258 00:17:11,670 --> 00:17:13,910 Teachers have gotten to be some of our professional development on. 259 00:17:14,270 --> 00:17:17,310 It's really like a lot of data collection and meeting kids or their app. 260 00:17:18,630 --> 00:17:19,910 So this is for math and reading. 261 00:17:20,150 --> 00:17:22,570 And again, this is just another one of our data points that we collect. 262 00:17:22,690 --> 00:17:24,630 We do a cadence testing at the beginning of the year. 263 00:17:25,090 --> 00:17:26,250 We do eye-ready testing. 264 00:17:26,870 --> 00:17:28,330 And then we also have rise testing. 265 00:17:28,330 --> 00:17:32,110 and so, you know, we kind of take a two to three-tier approach to make sure, you know, 266 00:17:32,170 --> 00:17:36,450 just one assessment isn't, uh, hey, this is what it says about this kid and we're for sure 267 00:17:36,450 --> 00:17:37,390 going to trust this data. 268 00:17:38,010 --> 00:17:39,970 Um, so we're just asking to purchase this again. 269 00:17:40,710 --> 00:17:43,750 Um, we kind of went back and forth with them because there's a couple different ways we could 270 00:17:43,750 --> 00:17:48,430 have went about this, um, but speaking with them, this is the best deal, um, and then this 271 00:17:48,430 --> 00:17:51,230 comes under just under $25,000 total. 272 00:17:51,230 --> 00:18:00,890 How does this year's purchase overall compared to last year's? I mean it's our 273 00:18:00,890 --> 00:18:04,290 company. I think it's relatively close. I think it is obviously a little bit 274 00:18:04,290 --> 00:18:11,030 more expensive but I think it's very close. I know it's not very far off. So not 275 00:18:11,030 --> 00:18:22,810 more than 10,000? No. I want to say it's like a money too but like don't don't 276 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:25,110 And 800 is what we have to buy? 277 00:18:25,930 --> 00:18:28,650 Well, that's kind of like the way that they have their license set up. 278 00:18:28,850 --> 00:18:31,910 So yeah, that gives us the best deal and it allows us for up to 800. 279 00:18:32,430 --> 00:18:34,550 We've kind of gone back and forth because there's like a grant, 280 00:18:34,550 --> 00:18:38,850 but then we needed so many licenses and so when they calculated for us, 281 00:18:38,890 --> 00:18:42,350 they said, hey, this is this is the best price you should be able to get by purchasing this. 282 00:18:43,030 --> 00:18:44,670 Can we market to the homeschoolers? 283 00:18:46,370 --> 00:18:48,290 It's a hundred and twenty five extra licenses. 284 00:18:53,890 --> 00:18:58,610 So it's right at 20,538. 285 00:19:01,370 --> 00:19:02,910 How have we 286 00:19:05,210 --> 00:19:07,490 been using them more than just the two years? 287 00:19:08,290 --> 00:19:09,010 This would be the 30. 288 00:19:09,090 --> 00:19:09,650 This would be the 30. 289 00:19:12,330 --> 00:19:13,850 How much was the first year? 290 00:19:14,430 --> 00:19:17,730 The first year we took a smaller piece and we had a grant. 291 00:19:17,730 --> 00:19:21,490 So I think we only did like K3 and now we've really because everyone has liked it 292 00:19:21,490 --> 00:19:28,050 And we want to keep kind of moving in the program with the kids. We've expanded it to up to six grade and then a world in the junior high as well 293 00:19:28,050 --> 00:19:32,830 Was there between last year this year? Are we getting the same amount? 294 00:19:34,030 --> 00:19:39,170 Between last year this year or are we getting more this year? We're getting more licenses this year. Yeah, no more licenses 295 00:19:39,170 --> 00:19:45,230 I know Zeke used the I ready math last summer. I didn't see him as much this summer 296 00:19:45,230 --> 00:19:50,910 But so he liked it. It's a pretty good program. Like I said, it gets great data meets kids where they're telling them right at the grade level 297 00:19:50,910 --> 00:19:56,250 You know and so again, it's it's it's not everything but it's it's a piece of the pie. 298 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:00,240 So 299 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:01,260 Hey, it's very good 300 00:20:06,270 --> 00:20:09,490 Elliott specific licenses. We're gonna pause on those 301 00:20:10,570 --> 00:20:11,970 We're finalizing those right now 302 00:20:13,710 --> 00:20:18,510 Like I mean as in like in a couple days. We're gonna table it then. Yeah, we table it. Yeah 303 00:20:19,550 --> 00:20:22,130 So Sean and I were messaging earlier, we had a couple of things. 304 00:20:23,010 --> 00:20:26,830 You can just do a quick electronic call and has us finalized at the end of September. 305 00:20:27,290 --> 00:20:29,850 If you're okay with that, the deadline for them is October 1st. 306 00:20:29,970 --> 00:20:30,830 Oh, okay. 307 00:20:31,150 --> 00:20:36,270 We're just working back and forth on a few details on the licenses and stuff like that so. 308 00:20:39,870 --> 00:20:41,510 But it's not going to be a problem, right? 309 00:20:41,690 --> 00:20:42,470 Oh no, no, no, no. 310 00:20:42,470 --> 00:20:42,990 No issues whatsoever. 311 00:20:43,490 --> 00:20:43,730 Oh, okay. 312 00:20:45,150 --> 00:20:46,150 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 313 00:20:46,550 --> 00:20:46,650 Yeah. 314 00:20:46,650 --> 00:20:46,870 No, yeah. 315 00:20:46,870 --> 00:20:51,450 Yeah, I there's like there's just some yeah, there's just something like like some of our a couple of late hires even we have 316 00:20:51,450 --> 00:20:57,650 Just things that make sure they're assigned the right categories and stuff like that. No issues. What's our 317 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:02,340 Okay, so 318 00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:09,520 I'll make a movement that we table the LEA specific licenses at this time 319 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:18,080 Does that need a second? It does. I'll second that movement our motion. All in favor. I 320 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:18,180 All right. 321 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:19,800 Aye. 322 00:21:20,060 --> 00:21:20,220 Aye. 323 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,500 And would someone like to make a motion about the curriculum 324 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:24,480 associated purchase? 325 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,520 I will make a motion that we approve the purchase 326 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:32,860 of the curriculum associated purchase for up to $25,000. 327 00:21:35,120 --> 00:21:35,720 All second. 328 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:37,220 All in favor, aye. 329 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:38,100 Aye. 330 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:39,560 Thank you. 331 00:21:41,020 --> 00:21:49,060 All right, so we have a few policies that the legislature 332 00:21:49,060 --> 00:21:57,140 decided to meddle with and so we need to update ours to match what they're saying 333 00:21:57,140 --> 00:22:02,740 that we need to do. It's my understanding that these are just reflective of 334 00:22:02,740 --> 00:22:07,400 what we've been told we have to do that we don't have any choice in the 335 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:14,000 matter and that you know if we have questions about it then we can balance 336 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:22,200 So let's go through these just briefly and see if anybody has any questions about them. 337 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,480 I've read the executive summary. 338 00:22:28,120 --> 00:22:36,940 Once again, if there are problems, there's not really a whole lot that we can do about it. 339 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:38,760 Things we don't like. 340 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:48,650 The compensation expense policy is one that they're choosing to, high marks choosing today, right? 341 00:22:49,550 --> 00:22:50,830 To up those amounts. 342 00:22:51,630 --> 00:22:52,870 Per pot's recommendation. 343 00:22:53,750 --> 00:22:54,590 Yes, correct. 344 00:22:55,150 --> 00:22:55,290 Yeah. 345 00:22:55,390 --> 00:23:01,250 Plotters recommend that we adopt this capitalization expense policy. 346 00:23:01,930 --> 00:23:04,070 I think we talked about it, but maybe it didn't get there. 347 00:23:04,410 --> 00:23:05,590 Two separate ones. 348 00:23:05,670 --> 00:23:09,110 We have their purchasing policy that allows them to purchase up to a certain level. 349 00:23:09,110 --> 00:23:14,490 Then there's the capitalization and expense, which Kib could probably speak to you more 350 00:23:14,490 --> 00:23:19,450 because it's how they accounting of the, so instead of having it as an expense, we 351 00:23:19,450 --> 00:23:25,950 capitalize it and depreciate it, and $5,000 just hardly any more, and all of our schools 352 00:23:25,950 --> 00:23:32,350 are looking at this because, you know, just after a while, in fact, what it does now is 353 00:23:32,350 --> 00:23:38,870 it matches the federal guidelines of the capitalization at $10,000. 354 00:23:39,410 --> 00:23:45,350 Because this, I mean was the $5,000 did that make it more time-consuming and 355 00:23:45,350 --> 00:23:45,970 accounting-wise? 356 00:23:46,370 --> 00:23:51,410 Well there's more than you have to move to a fixed asset and 357 00:23:51,410 --> 00:23:56,630 keep track of the depreciation and then when you, you know, give it the asset. 358 00:23:57,110 --> 00:24:00,070 So in one sense this is a time-saving maneuver as well? 359 00:24:05,090 --> 00:24:08,810 Yeah, so I don't have to keep track of it all the way, I think that's the sketchbook. 360 00:24:08,810 --> 00:24:10,590 That was $50,000. 361 00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:11,010 Yeah. 362 00:24:11,990 --> 00:24:15,270 And really, you know, what do you get for fun sportsmen? 363 00:24:15,770 --> 00:24:16,110 I don't know. 364 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:18,800 Not even a mural. 365 00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,960 Electronic resource policy, any questions on that one? 366 00:24:26,220 --> 00:24:28,520 That one just updates definition of animals. 367 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:33,440 Yeah, I think it added five of the big eyeglasses. 368 00:24:33,500 --> 00:24:34,180 Yeah, eyeglasses. 369 00:24:38,170 --> 00:24:42,070 The amendment, the paid parental and postpartum 370 00:24:42,070 --> 00:24:46,050 that covered lead policy just changed some extended 371 00:24:46,050 --> 00:24:51,150 for adoption, reduced the time for foster parent. 372 00:24:51,650 --> 00:24:53,570 So those were the two areas that addressed. 373 00:24:53,830 --> 00:24:54,330 And that one, 374 00:24:57,210 --> 00:25:00,330 procurement policy, that one actually 375 00:25:00,330 --> 00:25:07,290 is pretty interesting so it talks about the policy itself is says when you need 376 00:25:07,290 --> 00:25:14,850 this when you don't need this when you need and it lays it all out there and we're 377 00:25:17,410 --> 00:25:17,990 happy that 378 00:25:17,990 --> 00:25:21,650 that AW service is keeping track of all those people. 379 00:25:22,630 --> 00:25:24,150 Sometimes it's helpful for Sean. 380 00:25:25,310 --> 00:25:26,650 Do you have that? 381 00:25:27,410 --> 00:25:29,090 Just make a phone call. 382 00:25:29,210 --> 00:25:31,930 Yeah, just make a phone call. That's all you have to do. 383 00:25:31,950 --> 00:25:36,670 The sex education instruction policy is kind of extensive. 384 00:25:37,370 --> 00:25:46,790 They made some changes to the requirements for sex education for the standards. 385 00:25:48,070 --> 00:25:55,410 and plus a few more things you can't say. Well, I thought this was interesting too and 386 00:25:55,410 --> 00:25:58,450 Lori's not here. She's probably the only one of you that really thinks it's interesting, 387 00:25:58,670 --> 00:26:10,570 but they did add in this section about the success sequence, which I actually gave feedback 388 00:26:10,570 --> 00:26:15,410 on that. Do you guys know what that is? There are three pieces to the success sequence. So 389 00:26:15,410 --> 00:26:20,670 there's education which is completing high school and then further and then 390 00:26:20,670 --> 00:26:26,110 employment which is you should obtain full-time employment and then the third 391 00:26:26,110 --> 00:26:30,690 one is family which is having children within marriage but waiting to have 392 00:26:30,690 --> 00:26:34,450 children until after getting married and within a stable relationship. 393 00:26:34,650 --> 00:26:39,730 Oh, that's a secret. So Joub said to say, I just wait till they're out of school there. 394 00:26:39,730 --> 00:26:42,990 Yeah, so I was like, yeah, it is great. 395 00:26:43,750 --> 00:26:44,470 Get a job. 396 00:26:44,870 --> 00:26:45,710 Get married. 397 00:26:46,450 --> 00:26:46,890 Yeah, yeah. 398 00:26:47,290 --> 00:26:52,790 So I just, I was born for you guys to actually know what the success 399 00:26:52,790 --> 00:26:54,930 sequences that was added to it. 400 00:26:54,990 --> 00:26:58,790 And then yes, there are more things that you can't talk about, 401 00:26:58,870 --> 00:27:04,880 but more, more tough to do with abortion and abortive procedures. 402 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:08,560 Questions on that one? 403 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:15,160 Okay, and then weapons on school property policy. 404 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:23,420 I read the executive summary, and I thought it was confusing, but maybe it makes sense to me. 405 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:26,840 He's caring right now. 406 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,860 Nobody can carry, and then it says, except for you. 407 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:40,520 But I guess what it means in the first sentence is, unless you have a concealed carry permit, no one's allowed to carry open or not. 408 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:46,980 and then the next section is concealed carry, can carry for their personal. 409 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:50,000 And they could 410 00:27:50,940 --> 00:27:56,280 take it out if there's some sort of threat, however the school is not responsible for 411 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,700 what else, unless it's a school guardian. 412 00:28:01,590 --> 00:28:06,910 There's a lot that passed in the recent past couple of years that did away with actually 413 00:28:06,910 --> 00:28:10,230 needing a concealed weapons permit to carry concealed. 414 00:28:11,030 --> 00:28:20,190 in Utah? Yeah, in Utah, you don't, yes, it's always still a good one. Figure that one out, so it's, yeah, clear as mud. 415 00:28:20,630 --> 00:28:28,170 Yeah, so it'll make sense. It's interesting. So if you have a concealed weapon for me, you can't carry concealed. 416 00:28:28,990 --> 00:28:33,310 But if you don't have a concealed weapon for me, you can't carry even just concealed. 417 00:28:33,310 --> 00:28:37,130 Yeah, in that school are the state's policies for state buildings. 418 00:28:39,710 --> 00:28:41,470 They can solve the target's software. 419 00:28:45,990 --> 00:28:47,430 Any questions about that one? 420 00:28:47,770 --> 00:28:49,050 That one we can't relate to. 421 00:28:54,340 --> 00:28:55,000 What's the policy? 422 00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,560 Do we have to vote on those? 423 00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:01,960 Can we do a moment once? 424 00:29:02,180 --> 00:29:02,400 We may. 425 00:29:07,170 --> 00:29:15,470 Make a motion that we approve the amending capitalization and expense policy, amending electronic 426 00:29:15,470 --> 00:29:22,190 on the resources policy, the amending paid parental and postpartum recovery leave policy, 427 00:29:23,350 --> 00:29:32,030 approve amending procurement policy, approve amending such education instruction policy, 428 00:29:32,410 --> 00:29:37,310 and also approve the amending weapons on school property policy. 429 00:29:37,310 --> 00:29:37,410 I'll see. 430 00:29:37,870 --> 00:29:38,710 I'll see you all in a second. 431 00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:39,850 Oh, in favor. 432 00:29:40,190 --> 00:29:40,370 Hi. 433 00:29:40,830 --> 00:29:41,270 Hi. 434 00:29:41,710 --> 00:29:41,970 I. 435 00:29:43,050 --> 00:29:43,770 Motion carries. 436 00:29:43,990 --> 00:29:44,410 Thank you, Roy. 437 00:29:44,550 --> 00:29:45,190 That was excellent. 438 00:29:48,510 --> 00:29:48,950 Okay. 439 00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:49,770 We 440 00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:54,620 need a motion for the next. 441 00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:55,380 We do. 442 00:29:58,140 --> 00:29:58,880 You all right? 443 00:29:59,040 --> 00:29:59,860 I can continue going. 444 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:08,100 I'll make a motion that we move into closed session to discuss the character, professional 445 00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:13,140 competence, or physical, or mental health of an individual, and or to discuss deployment 446 00:30:13,140 --> 00:30:22,580 of security personnel, devices, or systems. Persuant to Utah code 52-4-205-1A and F respectively. 447 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:27,920 All second. All in favor? I, Richard Bigler. I, Blake Peterson. 448 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,320 I, Roar, are you Kenna? 449 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,000 Seven, thirty, three. 450 00:30:34,380 --> 00:30:35,320 I'll cut the way. 451 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:35,780 Go ahead. 452 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:40,000 I'll make a motion to come out a close session to discuss the character professional competence, 453 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,000 or physical, or mental health of an individual and or to discuss deployment. 454 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:48,620 A security personnel, devices, or systems pursuant to Utah Code 52-4. 455 00:30:49,180 --> 00:30:52,540 Dash 205-1-A and F respectively. 456 00:30:53,740 --> 00:30:54,760 I'll second that motion. 457 00:30:55,240 --> 00:31:03,900 All in favor? I, Richard Bigger. I'd like Peterson. I, or are you Kenna? All right, we're back in live session. 458 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:13,220 The only thing I have left on our agenda is calendaring. It looks like our next board meeting is October 19th. 459 00:31:15,310 --> 00:31:19,690 But I will be in touch for an electronic. Should we need any LA licenses at the end of September? 460 00:31:20,270 --> 00:31:21,510 Sounds good. Let's 461 00:31:23,810 --> 00:31:25,370 make sure I've got this on my calendar. 462 00:31:30,820 --> 00:31:34,120 Do you want us to give you that now or just paint time? 463 00:31:34,780 --> 00:31:35,880 The electronic meeting? 464 00:31:38,340 --> 00:31:39,060 Time with me. 465 00:31:40,420 --> 00:31:40,940 Everybody's here. 466 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,080 Sean, do you have an idea when we can do that? 467 00:31:43,620 --> 00:31:47,700 We should be able to do it within, I mean, probably, there's a couple days. 468 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,300 It's just a couple questions back and forth. 469 00:31:51,660 --> 00:31:56,660 I mean, maybe just do it like in a week or two, just to be safe, but I'm kind of okay 470 00:31:56,660 --> 00:31:57,140 with whenever. 471 00:32:01,450 --> 00:32:06,930 We'll be on that together, but with our spouses, we'll be out of town on the first and second 472 00:32:06,930 --> 00:32:10,840 of September, other than now. 473 00:32:13,500 --> 00:32:14,500 What does it need to be done? 474 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:16,100 October 1. 475 00:32:20,350 --> 00:32:22,210 I'm going to be out of town, 476 00:32:27,220 --> 00:32:33,360 preferably not on my daughter's wedding day, and then the 477 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:38,220 week of September 21st, I'll be in Nashville that week. 478 00:32:38,220 --> 00:32:41,980 You want to just shoot for September 3rd? 479 00:32:41,980 --> 00:32:42,860 Is that good for a minute? 480 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,220 Yeah, like a noon meeting. 481 00:32:46,660 --> 00:32:47,860 Yeah, noon would be preferable. 482 00:32:48,260 --> 00:32:49,780 I mean, yeah, this should only take a few minutes. 483 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:04,180 Okay. 484 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:06,160 Looks good. 485 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:08,620 All right. 486 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,320 I'd like to make a motion that we adjourn this board meeting. 487 00:33:13,820 --> 00:33:15,120 I'll second that motion. 488 00:33:15,620 --> 00:33:16,680 All in favor, say aye. 489 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:17,340 Aye. 490 00:33:17,980 --> 00:33:18,360 All right. 491 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:18,900 Okay. 492 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:19,500 Thanks, everybody. 493 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:21,300 Appreciate your assistance today.