Millard County School District public meetings in 2024
14 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Education
The Board of Education will discuss several new and existing policies, including family medical leave and educator evaluations. The meeting includes a work session on building projects and school safety, as well as a decision on the 2025-26 amended calendar.
- Review of policies: Title 1 Maintenance and Effort, Time and Effort, Comparability of Services, Administrative Internships, Family Medical Leave, and Educator/Classified Employee Evaluations
- Consideration of an amended school calendar for 2025-26
- Decision on SB 173 Pilot
- Out-of-state travel request for Millard High School Football Coaches to Texas (March 27-29, 2025)
- Review of final audited financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2024
Millard High Faculty
Millard High faculty are meeting to discuss the use of Blocksi and the possibility of a cell phone free school. The body is also considering a vote on a student dress code policy.
- Possible vote on Student Dress Code Policy
- Discussion regarding Blocksi
- Discussion on Cell Phone Free School
- Review of R277-477 regarding prohibited purchase of cell phone pouches
Delta Middle Faculty
The Millard County School District faculty meeting on Dec 9, 2024, will discuss an ACES proposal to host an energy day for students. They will also review merit pay legislation (SB 173) and a DMS Wellness Report from a survey on student wellbeing and problem behaviors.
- ACES energy day for middle schoolers to discuss energy careers and production practices
- Merit Pay discussion referencing SB 173, sponsored by Rep. Karen Peterson and Sen. Lincoln Fillmore
- DMS Wellness Report 24 showing 94.53% of students at no-risk for wellbeing, with 0.61% high-risk for internalizing problems
Board of Education
The Millard School District principals are meeting to discuss superintendent updates, including a review of the 2025-2026 school calendar and a list of eligible guardians. The next meeting is scheduled for January 16, 2025.
- Review of the 25-26 school calendar
- Discussion of the Guardian Spreadsheet (MSD Eligible Guardians)
- Honoring Excellence item with Becky Prestwich, Jared Christensen, and Board Members
- Next meeting: January 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. with a District Safety Committee Meeting at 2:00 p.m.
Millard High Community Council
The Millard High School Community Council will meet on December 2, 2024, to discuss a cell-phone-free school policy and consider a vote on a new student dress code. The council will also review ideas for Land Trust fund spending for the 2025/26 school year.
- Discussion on becoming a cell-phone-free school, noting that state rule R277-477 now prohibits using funds for cell phone pouches.
- Possible vote on a proposed student dress code that bans visible underwear, belly exposure, and inappropriate images.
- Review of Land Trust fund priorities for next year, including preps, professional development, student tutors, and advanced programs.
Fillmore Elementary Community Council
The Community Council will meet on November 25, 2024, to review October meeting minutes and discuss Acadience Math/Reading data. The agenda also includes items for any other business and planning for the January meeting.
- Review of October minutes
- Data dive on Acadience Math/Reading assessments
- Open floor for any other items
- Planning for the January meeting
Fillmore Middle Community Council
The Community Council will review and approve the October minutes and go over a proposal for the next year. They will also discuss art, digital citizenship, attendance (with a noted $2.00 per student), and dress code. Additional training via YouTube may be considered if needed.
- Review and approve October 16, 2024 meeting minutes
- Go over proposal for next year
- Attendance discussion with $2.00 per student noted
- Dress code discussion
- Digital citizenship discussion with Liza Staples
Delta Middle Community Council
The Delta Middle School Community Council is meeting to discuss how student growth is calculated and the student dress policy. The council will also review and approve the minutes from the October 16, 2024 meeting.
- Report on how student growth is calculated
- Student Dress Policy discussion
- Approval of October 16, 2024 meeting minutes
Millard High Coaches
This is a notice for the Winter Coaches Meeting for the 2024-2025 season, scheduled for November 14, 2024. The agenda is provided as an attached document. No specific decisions or discussion items are listed in the text.
- Meeting date: Nov 14, 2024
- Meeting title: Winter Coaches Mtg 2024-2025
- Agenda available as attached file: Winter Sports Agenda.docx
Board of Education
The Millard School Board will hold a work session and regular meeting on November 14, 2024. Key actions include first and second readings of several policies covering employee incentives, grievance procedures, family medical leave, and Title I maintenance of effort. The board will also vote on approval of policies, an amended school land trust plan, health curriculum materials, and event requests.
- First reading of policies on employee incentives (4020), grievance procedures (4420), and new Title I policies (2200, 2210, 2220)
- Second reading of policies on administrative internships (4210), employee leaves (4240), family medical leave (4245), and educator evaluations (4400, 4410)
- Delta Middle School amended land trust plan moving $5,500 from professional development to salaries
- Request to increase DHS auditorium extra-duty pay from $2,775 to $7,500
- Monday evening event requests from Millard County Arts for BYU Ballroom Dancers and Thurl Bailey concert
Delta High Community Council
The Delta High Community Council is meeting to review the 2024-25 Land Trust Detailed Plan and proposals for 2025-26. The agenda also includes member information, the meeting schedule, and training.
- Review of 2024-25 Land Trust Detailed Plan
- Review of 2025-26 Land Trust Proposals
- SEDC Training Powerpoint
- Approval of previous meeting minutes
Delta Middle Faculty
The faculty meeting on November 11, 2024, will cover several items: training and access for classroom cameras, a presentation on the Swank streaming service, hiring an assistant morale coach, a "Worksheet Wars" activity, and details on Nebraska's HB 173 teacher merit pay program.
- Classroom Cameras: Training and login instructions for Millard VIEWpath cameras.
- SWANK: Presentation on the Swank streaming portal and review of media use policy 5185.
- Assistant Morale Coach Hire: Discussion on hiring and December/November spirit days.
- HB 173 - Teacher Merit Pay: Review of the SB 173 Plan and teacher merit awards guidebook.
- Student Growth Percentile: Discussion of student growth percentile data.
Board of Education
The Millard County School District Board of Education is meeting to discuss and review several employee policies, including first readings of policies on employee incentive and retirement benefits, grievance procedures, and Title I requirements, as well as second readings on administrative internships, employee leaves, and evaluations. The board will also discuss SB 173 Teacher Merit Awards, building projects, and the 2025-26 school calendar.
- First reading of Redline Policy 4020 (Employee Incentive and Retirement Benefits)
- First reading of NEW Policy 2200 (Title I Maintenance and Effort)
- Second reading of Policy 4210 (Administrative Internships)
- Discussion of SB 173 Teacher Merit Awards
- Proposed 2025-26 school calendar
Millard High Community Council
The Millard High Community Council is meeting to review 2024 data from the Data Gateway, discuss the current 2024/25 Land Trust Plan, and consider items related to Teacher Appreciation and the Counselor Advisory Committee. The agenda consists of informational items and discussion, with no votes or public hearings listed.
- Review of Data Gateway 2024 data
- Discussion of current 2024/25 Land Trust Plan
- Teacher Appreciation and Survey item
- Counselor Advisory Committee item