Rich County School Board Meeting

Anita Weston, reporter

Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah. December 21, 2016. A home school request was approved by the Board.

Policy 312.3.1 is about the amount of time a student is allowed to be out of school when they are sick or hurt.  The time period is three consecutive months.  The motion was made and passed with the suggested improvements.

Utah High School Athletic Association has changed regional boundaries.  Principal Larsen reported that the meeting where the changes were made was cordial and went well.  He noted that Rich High School will be the largest school in the new region.  Some of the schools that are now in our region are private schools.  Many do no have all of the same sports as Rich High so there will be interesting changes as time passes.  Rich High School is the only school sponsoring football.

Scott Tolentino attended the workshop for newly elected local board members.  He said that it was a great training meeting.  There were 71 newly elected individuals and 67 of them attended the meeting.  There were four break-out sessions that were especially helpful.  He said that he learned a lot of good things that will be helpful as he begins work on the board.  He noted that several local boards communicate with other board members using social media which kept everyone on the board current with what is happening.  They also shared important topics prior to the meetings so the members can look into these issues before the meeting.  He was told that it was a good idea to attend the City Council meetings to be aware of the work that the various cities are doing.  There is a meeting February 17 on capital hill for all school board members.

The PEHP Health Screening schedules were pretty much filled and were well attended.  Three people came to do the screening and were very professional and competent.  All who attended were given $50.  Individuals who were out of compliance were given suggestions to help them meet their goals.  All who met their goal were given another $50.  This was a very positive thing and made people enthused and willing to attend.

The superintendent noted that the transition from one insurance company to another one was very seamless and was especially well done.  He felt that the business manager should be thanked for all of his help in making this change.

January Board Meeting will be held January 18, 2017.