Board Report for June 17, 2025

Posted Date: 06/20/25 (11:04 AM)

Board Report

for June 17, 2025

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The Board of Education discussed board norms, meaning how the board interacts with each other, the superintendent, and other district staff as they fulfill their responsibilities. Board members discussed current norms, which are outlined in the Board Handbook under the sections Board Member Code of Conduct, Characteristics of Effective Board Members, and Relationship of the Board with the Superintendent, as well as ideas for possible new norms. (watch on YouTube)

The board received the following report:

A proposal to create an Honors Diploma in our district. The presentation included a comparison of graduation requirements in other districts, including those that offer an Honors Diploma, and a preliminary presentation of what we might require for SLCSD students to earn this recognition. The board will discuss this issue again in a future board meeting. (watch on YouTube)

The board discussed the following topics:

Proposed revisions to the Strategic Plan for Student Achievement, which include combining some of the objectives, goals, and metrics. New implementation plans are currently in development and will outline action steps for each goal. The board will again discuss the Strategic Plan at an upcoming board meeting. (watch on YouTube)
A review of the criteria the board will use in its self-evaluation, which will help assess their work ahead of their annual retreat, scheduled for August 2. (watch on YouTube)
An overview of the Focused Graduation Pathway. This newly authorized option is for students who are significantly behind in core credits. Created by the state legislature and the Utah State Board of Education, the program allows students, under certain conditions, to use the GED to potentially recover credits and stay on track to graduate. (watch on YouTube)
An update on plans to support high school athletic teams during the rebuilds of Highland and West High Schools. For Highland, we will build a softball field at Clayton Middle School and upgrade the field at Dilworth Elementary for Highland baseball. For West, upgrades will be made at Rosewood Park in partnership with Salt Lake City to support the baseball and softball teams. This agreement with the city will save the district millions of dollars compared to other alternatives. (watch on YouTube)
The board reviewed a summary of the benefits and challenges of the partnership between the Salt Lake Center for Science Education and Bryant Middle School. (watch on YouTube)

The board approved the following (watch on YouTube):

The Human Resource Services Report, which was pulled from the consent agenda.
Applying to the Utah State Board of Education to establish a Focused Graduation Pathway in our district.
Moving forward with the plan to build and upgrade fields at Clayton Middle School, Dilworth Elementary, and Rosewood Park to support Highland and West High Schools’ baseball and softball teams during the high school rebuilds.