MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING – OCTOBER 5, 2020 Alpine School District’s Board of Education met in a board meeting on Tuesday, October 5, 2020 at 2:55 P.M. The meeting took place at the Alpine School District Office. Board members present: Board President S. Scott Carlson, Vice President Dr. Mark J. Clement, Sarah L. Beeson, Amber L. Bonner, Sara M. Hacken, Julie E. King, and Ada S. Wilson. On motion Julie King and seconded by Sarah Beeson the meeting adjourned into closed session at 2:56 P.M. with Scott Carlson, Mark Clement, Amber Bonner, Sarah Beeson, Sara Hacken, Julie King and Ada Wilson voting in favor. MINUTES OF THE CLOSED SESSION – OCTOBER 5, 2020 Alpine School District’s Board of Education met in a closed session on Tuesday, October 5, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. The meeting took place at the Alpine School District Office. Board members present: Board President S. Scott Carlson, Dr. Mark Clement, Sara Hacken, Amber Bonner, Julie King, Sarah Beeson, Ada Wilson. The purpose of the closed session was to discuss the character, professional competence or physical/mental health of an individual. (Superintendent applications) ADJOURNMENT On motion by Sarah Beeson and seconded by Amber Bonner, the meeting adjourned at 8:48 P.M. MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING – OCTOBER 8, 2020 Alpine School District’s Board of Education met in a board meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 8:00 A.M. The meeting took place at the Alpine School District Office. Board members present: Board President S. Scott Carlson, Vice President Dr. Mark J. Clement, Sarah L. Beeson, Amber L. Bonner, Sara M. Hacken, Julie E. King, and Ada S. Wilson. On motion Julie King and seconded by Sarah Beeson the meeting adjourned into closed session at 8:01 A.M. with Scott Carlson, Mark Clement, Sarah Beeson, Amber Bonner, Sara Hacken, Julie King, Ada Wilson voting in favor. MINUTES OF THE CLOSED SESSION – OCTOBER 8, 2020 Alpine School District’s Board of Education met in a closed session on Tuesday, October 8, 2020 at 8:02 A.M. The meeting took place at the Alpine School District Office. Board members present: Board President S. Scott Carlson, Dr. Mark Clement, Sara Hacken, Amber Bonner, Julie King, Sarah Beeson, Ada Wilson. The purpose of the closed session was to discuss the character, professional competence or physical/mental health of an individual. (Superintendent applications) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 3:15 P.M. MINUTES OF THE STUDY SESSION – OCTOBER 13, 2020 Alpine School District’s Board of Education met in a study session on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. The study session took place in the board room at the Alpine School District Office and was available through live stream. Board members present: Board President S. Scott Carlson, Vice President Dr. Mark J. Clement, Sarah L. Beeson, Amber L. Bonner, Sara M. Hacken, Julie E. King, and Ada S. Wilson. Also present: Superintendent Samuel Y. Jarman, and members of the administrative staff. There were approximately two others in attendance. Jason Sundberg, Assistant Director of Budgets, reported on the October 1, 2020 enrollment numbers in comparison to the projections from last year. The projections for October 1, 2020 were 82,782 students and the actuals for this year are 80,953. Due to COVID-19, there has been an increase in the number of students attending online schools outside of Alpine School District. This could potentially have a negative effect on next year’s operational and capital budgets. Jason will present the enrollment book at the November 24 study session. The meeting adjourned at 4:52 P.M. MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING – OCTOBER 13, 2020 Alpine School District’s Board of Education met in a board meeting on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 6:00 P.M. The board meeting took place in the board room at the Alpine School District Office and was also available to the public through live stream. Board members present: Board President S. Scott Carlson, Vice President Dr. Mark J. Clement, Sarah L. Beeson, Amber L. Bonner, Sara M. Hacken, Julie E. King, and Ada S. Wilson. Also present: Superintendent Samuel Y. Jarman and members of the administrative staff. There were approximately 30 others in attendance. Board President Scott Carlson conducted the meeting. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE David Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance. REVERENCE A reverence was offered by Maren Topham. RECOGNITIONS Broadcasting and Digital Media Pathway Program – 2020 Utah CTE Excellence in Action Award Braden Boss – American Fork High Matthew Brown – Orem High Richard Collette – Timpanogos High Zac Durrant – Skyridge High Board Meeting Minutes 2 October 13, 2020 Parker Gurney – Lehi High Joshua Hall – Mountain View High Russ Mayo – Pleasant Grove High Nathan Pickett – Westlake High Dustin Topham – Lone Peak High Jenny Wall – Cedar Valley High COMMUNITY COMMENTS Stephanie Grant is concerned that the only personal connection teachers are having with students is making sure they are wearing masks. She feels that teachers do not want their students to wear masks. The propaganda has to stop. Stephanie said if the board does not listen to parents, there will not be any kids in public schools. They need to stand up to the governor. She said if people were truly afraid of the virus that wouldn’t be in attendance at the meeting. Riley G. is a senior at Cedar Valley High School and offered her opinion regarding online schooling. When she was a sophomore, she attended an online school and felt alone because she didn’t have any friends. Before COVID, students were taught that social media had a negative affect and encouraged face to face interactions. She said that students are not happy with the schedule change to four in person days and one online. Aaron Davidson said the World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend mask use in healthy communities and he listed the harm they cause. He asked the board to prioritize students over teachers. Janelle Martin has Five children in the district and is a teacher at a charter school. She read the district’s mission statement and said she doesn’t feel we are teaching our children to protect their freedoms. She appreciates the leadership team, but if learning is a priority, COVID-19 should not be an issue. Last January, two teenagers died from the flu. If two teenagers had died from COVID, it would have been all over the news. Janelle talked about the effect the flu has on students as opposed to COVID. Our children are not dying from COVID. Freedom and emotional health should be a priority for children. She asked the board to do what they can in allowing students to remain in school. Carrie Marrott said it was a bad plan for teachers to teach face to face and online. She sent an email to the superintendent and assistants about her concerns but didn’t feel they were addressed. Cleaning on Wednesday is not going make a difference and it also breaks up the week and is not good for students. Carrie’s high school student has been on the hybrid schedule for the last two weeks. It is a sad situation because he has no friends because they are on a different alphabet system. The students need a normal life. Tisha Dayton said she is a registered nurse and doesn’t take lightly the risks of the virus. She reminded the board they were voted in by the public and they need to follow their will, not the governor and health department. Tisha said the case numbers are irrelevant and not associated with the mortality rate. The percentage of death is related to age and does not follow the curve of the case numbers. All healthy people fight viruses which builds their immunity. The decisions are politically based. Hospitals need help right now because of their funding cuts due to COVID restrictions. She said according to the survey, 85% want to go back to school without masks. She told the board to take accountability and do what is best for students. Board Meeting Minutes 3 October 13, 2020 Brittany Lindsay said she feels like no one has the best interest of children in mind. The survey said teachers and parents don’t want masks on their students. Dallas Jackson said we are paying full price in taxes for face to face learning and not getting our monies worth. Secondary is now being bumped down to four days. If the board did not vote for the change, they need to fight against it and have kids in school five days a week. Drugs and alcohol have killed more kids than COVID. Teachers should not be enforcers and the board needs to stand up for their students and push back on the governor. MINUTES Board President Scott Carlson recommended the approval of the September board meeting minutes. Julie King made the motion to approve the September board meeting minutes with an amendment on page 8 to correct Title IV to Title IX. Ada Wilson seconded the motion and the minutes were approved with the amendment. CLAIMS Check numbers 00183712 through 00185902 and 00002004 through 00002112 totaling $24,188,024.28 were presented for the board’s acceptance. Superintendent Jarman recommended the board’s acceptance of the claims for September. Mark Clement made the motion to accept the September claims as presented, Sara Hacken seconded, and the motion passed with a unanimous vote. ROUTINE BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Monthly Budget Report The latest budget report was included for the board’s review. 2. Personnel Reports Personnel Actions – Certified Certified Employees – New Hire Employee Assignment Location Date Baker, Tim Special Education DO-Special Education 9/28/20 Breen, Tristan Physical Education ES-North Point 9/15/20 Carneiro, Melissa Maria