May 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM - Business Meeting

Description: 

• May 5, 2025 Board of Education Business Meeting

Description: 

• Celebrations SSSD - Superintendent Dr. Celine Wicks
• District Accountability Committee Update - DAC Chair Julie Tourigny
• Exceptional Student Services Update - Director of Exceptional Student Services Kristen Atwood and Special Education Coordinator Brooke Mayrand
• FY26 Budget: Presentation of Budget Draft; Nutritional Services and Options related to Single-Use Plastics - Director of Finance and Operations Stephanie Juneau
• Negotiations Update - Superintendent Dr. Celine Wicks, Board Vice President Chresta Brinkman, and SSEA President Kim Waldschmidt

               
Reports and Communications Action: Acknowledge Receipt of Reports and Communications as presented by the Administration Team and the superintendent

Description: 

• Any members of the public wishing to speak about issues not on the current agenda or items that are on the agenda are requested to fill in the speaking log, providing your name, address and who you are representing.

• Comments are limited to 3 minutes. If four or more people wish to address the board on a single topic, the board may allot 12 minutes for a collective view.

• Speakers’ comments and questions should deal with a topic related to matters of the school district.

• Speakers’ remarks should be suitable for an audience that includes children. 

• Individual personnel matters and comments about individual students should be sent to the Superintendent in writing with your signature in place of commenting publicly.

• Out of respect for the guests attending the Board meeting, the Board may limit public comment to 30 minutes. Registered speakers not part of the first 30 minutes, will be heard at the conclusion of the meeting.

• No action shall be taken during this portion of the meeting. Any public comment requiring additional discussion or action by the Board must be placed on a future agenda 

• This meeting is being recorded and live streamed and is also available to view on the District’s website. All wishing to speak during public comment will need to be present at the meeting at SSMS.

Description: 

• GP-1: Governance Commitment
• GP-2: Governing Style
• GP-3: Board Job Description
• GP-4: Monitoring Board Governance Process and Board/Superintendent Relationship Policies
• GP-5: President’s Role
• GP-9: Board Member’s Code of Conduct
• GP-10-E: Handling Concerns Raised by Parents, Community Members, and Staff Members
• GP-11: Board Member Conflict of Interest
• GP-12: Board Member Financial Disclosure
• GP-13: Process for Addressing Board Member Violations
• GP-14: Development and Revision of Board Policy
• GP-15-R: Regulations for Public Comment at Board Meetings
• GP-18: Gift Acceptance Policy

Description: 

First Reading of Revisions to Policy and Consideration of Adoption of New Policies

• EL-1: Global Executive Constraint
• EL-2: Emergency District Superintendent Succession
• EL-3: Development of Administration Policy - NEW CASB policy consideration
• EL-4: Communication and Counsel to the Board
• EL-5: Commitment to Accomplishment and Accountability 
• EL-6: Educational Program - NEW CASB policy consideration
• EL-7: Instructional Materials Selection and Adoption - NEW CASB policy consideration
• EL-8: School Year Calendar - further review required
• EL-9: Treatment of Students, Parents, and Community - formerly EL-7
• EL-10: Student Conduct and Discipline - new CASB policy consideration
• EL-11: School Safety - NEW CASB policy consideration 
• EL-12: Staff Treatment - formerly EL-8 
• EL-13: Staff Compensation - formerly EL-5
• EL-14: Staff Evaluation - NEW CASB policy consideration
• EL-15: Budgeting - formerly EL-11
• EL-16: Financial Administration - formerly EL-12
• EL-17: Asset Protection - formerly EL-9

Description: 

• Board Member Updates
• Meeting Review

Description: 

• YVHA Update - Cottonwoods - June 2
• Budget - Public Hearing - June 2
• Budget Adoption - June 16
• End of Year Data Report - June 16
• CASB Annual Convention - December 11-13

Plan for future workshops

• Board Retreat - Review District Strategic Plan and Priority Discussion - August 12
• Board Policy Monitoring Workshop - TBD
• Workshops - TBD

Coffee with the Board - Off the Beaten Path Bookstore

• TBD

November 4, 2025 Election Timeline

• Call for Nominations - Petitions available for candidates - August 6
• Petitions Due to DEO - with required signatures and documents - August 29
• Cancellation of Election by SSSD  (if applicable) - September 2
• Election Day - November 4
• Oath of Office - between November 5 and December 5
• Board Organizational Meeting - between November 5 and December 11