Last School board meeting of year at Castle Dale Elementary

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The December 2014 meeting of the Emery County School District Board of Education was held at Castle Dale Elementary School.
Superintendent Kirk Sitterud recommended to the Board that the following individuals be approved Bridi Waite: Teacher Ferron Elementary, Eric Anderson: Bus Driver, Route Transportation Scott Lofley: Assistant Girl’s Golf Coach Emery High.
The monthly meeting calendar for School Board Meetings in 2015, including a change to April 8th for the April meeting at Canyon View Junior High School was approved.
Emery High School teacher Mike Kava is requesting to take six-eight auto students to the annual competition in Hobbs, New Mexico, on Feb. 3-7, 2015. All costs, including hotels and transportation are paid for by USU Eastern. The automotive program has had excellent success at this competition in the past, even though it is a Junior College level competition.
Superintendent Sitterud presented the following policy actions to the Board for approval:
EBC-Emergency Response Management: Revision addressing the issues related to students who are off campus during the regular school day for release time, field trips, extracurricular activities, etc, during an actual or practice lockdown of the school.
IGA-Curriculum Development: Revised to include the concept of parent involvement in curriculum materials selection and implementation.
IGDA-R-Textbook Evaluation Procedures: Revised to include the concept of parent involvement and to update the policy to include current terminology used in curriculum materials selection and implementation.
IGDA-E1-Suggested Textbook Evaluation Criteria: Revised to include new terminology related to instructional materials evaluation.
AFD-Student Wellness Policy: Revised to include references to the new Smart Snacks guidelines.
AFD-R-Student Wellness Policy Guidelines: Revised to include the new requirements of the Smart Snacks program in relation to fundraising activities.
Jared Black, business administrator presented bids for the purchase of school buses. Two bids, based on State purchasing contract MA812, were received from Bryson’s Sales & Service. The first, for a standard front-engine bus, came in at $114,273. The second, for a rear-engine bus with luggage bins, came in at $128,991. Questions were asked about the need for a bus with luggage bins. Roger Swenson indicated that he does receive regular requests for this type of bus, especially when teams will be traveling long distances. The decision was made to purchase one standard front-engine bus, and one rear-engine bus with luggage bins. Principal Ralph Worthen thanked the Board of Education for their ongoing support, including the recent salary supplement. He discussed a continuing trend of enrollment growth at Castle Dale Elementary. He also expressed his appreciation to the great faculty and staff he works with. Board President Johansen thanked Principal Worthen for his report.
Superintendent Sitterud reported on several issues which will be discussed during the upcoming Utah legislative session. He also discussed the UHSAA realignment proposal.