Rich County School Board Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH,  Utah.  October 22, 2013. Two new teachers who have joined the teaching faculty this year were introduced to the School Board members.  Lisa Shipman earned her degree from the University of Wyoming.  She obtained a master’s degree from Utah State University.  This is her first teaching job, and she is looking forward to the coming year as the new speech pathologist.  Lauran Kennedy graduated from Rich High School and completed her bachelor’s degree from Utah State University.  She is the new history teacher and will also assist with the volley ball team. It is also her first teaching experience.

Mrs.Cornia reported on how the UCA Plan will be used this coming school year.

            Title 2A is for professional development for the district.

Title 1A is for the South Rich elementary para-professional area.  It will provide equipment and lap tops.

IDEA is for pre-school and special education.  It will pay for para-professional salaries for the community preschool

IDEA School Age Special Education.  It will pay for the para-professional contracted services.

At Risk SRE will pay for professional development, summer school, after school tutors, incentives, and year end parties.

Reading Achievement has no money.  Monies will be found and used for kindergarten

salaries: $3,000 for reading supplies for K - 3, and purchase of pre and post test materials.

            Early Intervention will handle kindergarten salaries. 

Superintendent Dale Lamborn noted that it becomes more and more difficult each year to cover all of the required applications.  It has become a major project, and he offered a special thanks to Mrs. Cornia for her hard work.  He noted that Mrs. Davis also works with her on this project.

Mrs. Esterholdt reported that the turn around at the bottom of Swan Creek Village is unusable.  Asphalt has been placed for a short length at the bottom of the hill leaving a very abrupt, deep edge.  The buses can’t leave the road, turn around, and get back up on this new asphalt.  It will be impossible to make this maneuver this coming winter when the roads are slick.  She recommended that the busses use the KOA area for the turn around.  This will require parents (seven sets of parents and 14 students affected) of the students north of KOA to drive their children to the KOA to catch the bus. The parents will be reimbursed 48 cents a mile by the state.  A letter will be sent to those individual affected to inform them of the change will take place on the 4^th of November. 

The winter sports schedule for the high school and middle school was approved.  All activities are scheduled on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.

The middle school currently doesn’t have a wrestling coach.  The job has been posted for about three weeks.  Only one person has responded so far.  The board encouraged Mr. Motta to contact that applicant and hire him if possible.

Brittany Lundgren has already been working as the aide for the second grade.  Sherrie Larsen and Trish Walentine have been asked to assist in the Cheer and Dance program. 

Mr. Williamson was made Coach of the year in 1A golf.  It was noted that most of the young women who participate in this program are not active in any of the other programs offered at the school.  This has given them an opportunity to participate and be successful.

Michele Hatch has been to the Governor’s Summit and the Education Summit and is helping write the State goals from 2020.  The Governor visited several classrooms when he was in the vicinity and was most impressed with the kindergarten teacher and the activities he was able to observe there.

The procurement policy was ratified.  Policy 302.3 and 302.4 from last month that were adopted were also ratified.  A written hiring procedure for assistant coaches was written, and it was recommended that the board adopt this procedure.  The procedure follows what has always been done.  It is now, however, in written form making it easier for everyone to follow and be consistent.

It was recommended that the Christmas Gift to employees be raised from $20 to $25.   There have been some minor changes in enrollment.  They are about the same as at the beginning of the school year.  The State uses October 1 enrollment figures for all state funding.

Some school activities have been listed as not being covered by the Risk Management portion of the school insurance policy.  After a discussion, it was determined that several activities that the school has used and sponsored in the past will be continued.  However, it was noted that special care should be taken and good judgment used during these activities. 

Lamborn will meet with the Executive Board of the UHSAA/Sportsmanship Committee to see if they will agree to allow our school to participate in the tournaments that have been held in Richfield in the past.  The committee felt that there wasn’t enough facility in Richfield to have them continue at the location.  Richfield, however, does have the facility and is willing to host the tournaments.

November Board Meeting will be held in Randolph on November 20.  It will be held during the day so that the legislators can attend. Lunch will be served at 11 and the meeting will begin at noon.

A meeting on internet safety will be presented to the students on November 6.  K- 3 grades will receive this instruction at 9:30, 4-5 grades at 10:10 and the rest of the middle school at 11:00 a.m.  Internet safety education is a state mandated activity.

A meeting concerning bullying for the high school students and their parents is also a state mandated meeting.  This meeting will be scheduled soon.