Rich County School District Board meeting

Kathie B. Anderson, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

RANDOLPH, Utah. October 20, 2020. A regular meeting of the Rich County School District Board of Education (the “School Board”) was held on October 20, 2020.  Among other actions and discussions: 

The School Board unanimously ratified and approved the Teacher Leave Policy (605.4) related to Covid 19.  The Policy can be found online at richschool.org.  The School Board also unanimously ratified and approved new attendance policies that reflect protocols that are unique to Covid-19.  A new, amended winter sports schedule was also adopted by the School Board. 

Thanks to a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), starting September 16, 2020, until the end of the current school year, the School District’s Nutrition Services Department is offering free meals (breakfast and lunch) to all students.  The free meals program will not extend into the summer. Thanks were expressed to Peggy Seller for applying for and getting the USDA free meals grant for the School District.   

A building update was provided.  The work is on schedule.  A few “punch list” repairs still need to be addressed.  Sod won’t be laid until next year, which will allow the earth to settle and enable the work to be accomplished during better weather.  Subcontractors will be paid in full when all issues have been resolved and needed repairs are complete.  It was noted that a very small area of the gym floor must be replaced because of a warping issue and some discoloration of the wood.  The building projects remain under budget and the cost is not expected to exceed funding provided by School District issued bonds. 

There was a lengthy discussion concerning the use of the new gymnasium.  The discussion centered on security issues, particularly respecting access from the gym into the entire school building; cleaning costs; the supervision of children who aren’t part of an organized team; proper equipment use, particularly the use of shoes that won’t mar or scuff the new wood floor; facemask and social distancing mandates and requirements; and the pros and cons of allowing “Little League” usage of the gym.  At the present time, due to Covid-19, the gym isn’t being scheduled for little league use.  The School Board plans to have a later discussion to address these concerns, particularly the use of the gym for little league activities. 

The date and time of the November, 2020 School Board meeting will be announced later.