Category Archives: Board Meeting Wrap-Up

Salt Lake City School District Board Votes to Increase Taxes (Tribune)

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BY RAY PARKER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE PUBLISHED: AUGUST 6, 2013 09:24 PM Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo Salt Lake City School Board member Michael Clara, left. Salt Lake City School District officials voted Tuesday to increase property taxes, but not without dissent. The school board voted 6-1 to raise an additional $3.2 million for next school year, which officials said is needed to give employees raises and maintain school programs. Owners of a … Continue reading →

Common Core Implementation Issues (Audio)

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Common Core Implementation Issues In the July 9, 2013, School Board meeting, the board discusses issues surrounding the implementation of Common Core. The issue of Common Core Math 1 was discussed and how credit is made up if students are moved up to the next level even though they fail a course.   The Board President said that we should get students to take ‘talking points’ home to their parents about Common Core. The Superintendent … Continue reading →

Parents For Choice in Education (Audio)

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Parents for Choice in Education is dedicated to ensuring every child has equal access to a quality education by empowering parents, increasing choice, and promoting innovative solutions to Utah’s educational challenges. Link: Parent for Choice in Education   In the March 19, 2013, School Board meeting the issue of Senate Bill 271 School Grading Amendment, was brought up by the Superintendent. Link to Bill Superintendent Withers stated that the House members were confused about the bill … Continue reading →

“Back Room Reality Therapy” For Senator Niederhauser

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In the July 9, 2013, school board meeting, we were all subjected to more of the self-congratulatory slap on the backs that the Board President and Superintendent are always heaping on each other. In the face of a 52% dropout rate of Hispanic students in our District, I suppose that is needed in order to make sure their fragile egos don’t get deflated. In this meeting the Superintendent declares that he subjected Senate President Niederhauser … Continue reading →

McKell Moment: Education Task Force- SB 169 (Audio)

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In the March 19, 2013 School Board meeting the Superintendent broaches the subject of the legislative task force.  In that meeting he gives the task force a negative spin: “…Senate Bill 169, Education Task Force, I’m worried about that one, this is the one where essentially they are saying so what if the governor has an education excellence in education commission for the last three years, so what if senators and representatives have been a … Continue reading →

The Case of the Disappearing Agenda Item (Audio)

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  In the January 22, 2013, School Board meeting the Board President had the Board vote on an issue that was not on the original published agenda. (See snap shot above:yellow highlight). It appears, in order to rectify the fact that the board voted on a non-agenda item, they just added it to the agenda after the meeting was done. It remained that way for about four months. The attached Audio is of the May … Continue reading →