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The team recommended moving a defined group of students (\"group number 2\" in the district packet) out of Sunburst and back to Sand Springs Elementary for the next school year; staff said the change would move roughly 150 students and would hit the district’s short-term target for relief at Sunburst while avoiding moving the same families twice in successive boundary changes. Van Natter said area 1 would remain unchanged now to preserve options for a later, larger boundary study.

For the 2025–26 school year only, staff proposed two temporary reassignments to address insufficient English-only enrollment in lower grades:

- Students in Eagle Bay boundaries who choose English-only (not immersion) for grades 1–3 would attend Canyon Creek Elementary; staff said transportation can be provided.

- First-grade students in Stewart Elementary who do not enroll in the Chinese immersion program would attend Reading Elementary where capacity exists; the district said transportation support would be considered.

Van Natter said those temporary assignments are intended as one-year measures to prevent the inability to form viable English-only classrooms; staff warned that communities and teachers at affected schools were concerned that temporary moves might become permanent if a broader long-term solution is not adopted. \"If we don't have a solution for the following year, we're going to decimate their school,\" she said, recounting teacher concerns at Stewart.

Staff described the districtwide context: multiple elementary schools in the Davis and Farmington clusters show significant under-enrollment compared with historic levels, and district presenters cited falling birth rates and demographic change as part of the cause. The boundary team proposed posting the Sunburst proposal and related proposals to the district website the next day, opening a boundary email address for public comment, holding an open house on Feb. 6 at Sand Springs, and returning to the board with public input on Feb. 19.

Board members asked questions about immersion enrollment, magnetification and long-term options such as magnet or cluster-level reorganizations. Van Natter and Tracy Robbins (elementary director) said long-term remedies will require clusterwide study and that ideas raised at meetings—closing a school or creating magnet models—would be considered only as part of a larger boundary review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Davis School District Board of Education Workshop Meeting, Tuesday, January 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dr. Van Natter told the Davis County School District board the district will propose a one-year boundary move to shift roughly 150 students from Sunburst Elementary to Sand Springs and temporary classroom reassignments to address insufficient English-only enrollment at Eagle Bay and Stewart.","taxTitle","Davis County School District, School Boards, Utah","taxId",65831,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6378145,"Audit committee reports small procedural findings in district self-insurance review; no major corrective action recommended",222,2710000,2932000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2138350-44d40c24a0b0bafa7cda6fe1133b4fc1&start=2710&end=2932","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2138350-44d40c24a0b0bafa7cda6fe1133b4fc1/thumbnail_2710000.jpg","/articles/6378145/Utah/Audit-committee-reports-small-procedural-findings-in-district-self-insurance-review-no-major-corrective-action-recommended","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6378145-c87b8f020092fddb566c8c77311924ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1775562059&Signature=neS61xve~NHVTh9UmFVeKb7bZ1VpWv1e9RNQ4FC5uQ8gpQ5qpjE885RsnIGEGVIsLuXgiMucdL-GwgEK4MQQJdbCc35HPNKQQX7zCHAi4gdi2840vgdB5TDBVk93HJg~C5hi7DJ0yGO3yt8VtX6kMsRkucKKw~4IjQq3Jjb5xvmzgR6gZDRMbWmubNrs2r2bifs66j6aWnwcN5L4CyLm5SHjOTI5~2QR8QVGxi0kw2Rq54WfPFZQ~D0ilLFU1yuyG7tnZQJwf4w-ZMrDjzqyZJi9V2A3t5nUFogQlBZ7bkeWFDjmcCOtdDMZMm3ndcUDUPFiiXRz67a~5MV2wGaksQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tim Leffel, business administrator for Davis County School District, updated the board on an independent audit of the district’s self-insurance program and the audit committee’s recommendations.

Leffel said the audit began in the summer and external auditor BDO experienced delays obtaining proprietary discount information from insurance carriers. The BDO engagement also experienced staff turnover, and Leffel presented the findings to the audit committee rather than BDO directly.

The audit’s primary recommendations fell into two categories: documentation and the depth of claim-level auditing. Leffel said the committee was asked to codify a benchmark—historically the district has targeted three months of claims in reserve—but the district currently holds “a little over 4 and a half months of claims in reserve.” The audit committee reported it was uncomfortable converting some procedures into strict policy language and instead preferred to retain current procedures and oversight by the committee.

On claim-level review, Leffel said the auditors suggested auditing individual claims to verify processing. Leffel said the district’s insurance consultant (GBS) and carriers (SelectHealth and Aetna) generally follow strong procedures; in-depth individual-claim audits are available but expensive and, according to the audit consultant, typically identify few material issues. The audit committee therefore recommended continued trend monitoring and targeted review of large claims rather than broad, costly audits of individual claims.

Leffel said the audit found only minor monetary errors, citing one overpayment of $8.11. The audit committee did not recommend immediate changes beyond improving documentation of existing benchmarks and continuing monthly oversight with the insurance consultant.

Board audit committee members present invited board members to submit topics they would like audited next and said the district will keep monitoring self-insurance trends. No formal board vote occurred at the workshop.","District staff briefed the board on an independent audit of the Davis County School District self-insurance program; auditors recommended improved documentation and options for deeper claim-level review, but the audit committee recommended continuing existing processes and benchmarking rather than hiring a high-cost claim auditor.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6378150,"South Weber asks district board to consider sharing tax-increment incentive for new General RV site",1226,1420000,2646000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2138350-44d40c24a0b0bafa7cda6fe1133b4fc1&start=1420&end=2646","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2138350-44d40c24a0b0bafa7cda6fe1133b4fc1/thumbnail_1420000.jpg","/articles/6378150/Utah/South-Weber-asks-district-board-to-consider-sharing-tax-increment-incentive-for-new-General-RV-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6378150-c11d46872fcac30f7df7e0211ea44c9a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775562059&Signature=FeXwfwz1EhbKZy6KXasYOe4w~PSFooiIVdetYuGzCDBZrjIv8SfU~8Fx6OTOuoqPfqgV6z~YfnD3-dj-Lw2I96pqM5Usr1S1zgUdxGE8hfOtLwmJEcl5Sv-r2wI~pgi~jpm~tPQ-lgCVNTsC-MNqu-vRqTb7ZTWVJtR3lmIusNYvC63-hyGmh~~OWcD-35GkJ7QZS8PKTP0I6m0W0QLuBkOAk2pr6zVj4csQhb1uuCZHVsuouvqUplknJiTnYTb1UtrD5dvCw7I59g37lF3bNrnDz4HPscQn4w8B-Io2w2Axp1OWe9kkhkKd1gNlNT5zcTvRC6VXOulTqGCgDwHnxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","David Larson, city manager of South Weber, presented details of a planned General RV project and asked the Davis County School District board to consider participating in a tax-increment financing arrangement that would share a portion of increased property tax revenue for up to 10 years.

Larson said the primary project parcel is roughly 18 acres near the I‑84/Adams Avenue interchange and a second nearby area is about 5 acres; both are currently commercially zoned. He described the planned development as including a sales and service campus and an education component the presenter called the “RV Technical Institute.” Larson said General RV projects “100 plus jobs with an average income of about $75,000 a year,” that the project’s taxable value would be about $17,000,000 and that in roughly three years the company expects annual revenue “over a $100,000,000.”

Larson described the city’s request as asking other taxing entities to provide 50% of the increased property tax value for 10 years; he said South Weber City intends to commit 100% of the city’s share for that period. Larson said the total incremental revenue from all taxing entities over the 10-year period was “just under $1,000,000,” and that the current undeveloped property generates about $10,000 per year in property tax. \"The annual increase will be just over $50,000 a year,\" Larson said, referring to the anticipated incremental property tax the school district would receive once development is complete.

Board members questioned the timing because construction had already begun on phase 1. Larson acknowledged that shovel-in-the-ground work had started for phase 1, said phase 1 is under construction but not yet operating and said the developer told the city that later phases could be jeopardized without the incentive. Mayor Rod Westbrook and Larson framed the incentive as a public-investment strategy to fund infrastructure and spur additional commercial growth in a community with limited commercial parcels.

Tim Leffel, the district business administrator, told the board the district recently adopted a policy directing CRAs to the finance committee; South Weber requested a full-board presentation because their CRA discussion began before that policy was adopted. Leffel said the project “checks all the boxes except for the 1” in the policy (the timing), and that the finance committee had discussed it.

Larson said the board will consider action at its regular meeting in February. No formal vote occurred at the workshop; board members asked technical and process questions about the project timeline, job figures, the education center, and how public improvements like canal piping and transportation work would be funded and tied to future phases.","South Weber City officials and General RV representatives presented a request for a property-tax increment sharing agreement tied to a planned RV sales, service and training campus near the I‑84/Adams Avenue interchange; the city asked Davis County School District to consider participating at the board’s February meeting.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6378154,"Tolman Elementary credits staff-led interventions for large test-score gains",1014,228000,1242000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2138350-44d40c24a0b0bafa7cda6fe1133b4fc1&start=228&end=1242","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2138350-44d40c24a0b0bafa7cda6fe1133b4fc1/thumbnail_228000.jpg","/articles/6378154/Utah/Tolman-Elementary-credits-staff-led-interventions-for-large-test-score-gains","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6378154-e3ce377f306d0583f9b30a39b6883ee0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775562059&Signature=SMMoEsnO7fn9ssXx2MKAph5IKJ86geTHxjK-Xs9SbX-TCFoWZneBZdLYQQui15n-fFB9iMaEHKFvA4gb7eAPwjxxirlm1xE5wfnFUTSPfubQHpdYrO96tX8hJI38WaVbTt4d9DxQ7l3~HaKfs7qGXjklVg9s5Hv-eOCHN3Ivyiv~afdpAsMawuaCSSEWIPDgOw43MWI4Uh-HODtdQfdjVL1K~jK5IKLKxqDRN5rLLtL4zYH2KXxenQathYpc8ooZJdY3NGt00NUoMg7IiTG3MiTbxQKpDKPe311zbaAXT23g-jscw1Zf0BQlr-Ag5FeTkAeH-PpImcWW424z~riFvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Megan Fairborn, principal at Tolman Elementary, told the Davis County School District board workshop that Tolman saw “huge gains” on multiple measures after a multi-pronged effort by staff.

Fairborn said the school mission—\"the Tolman community ensures all students belong while learning at high levels\"—guided the work. She introduced a team of teachers and specialists who described specific strategies they said produced measurable improvements.

The presentation summarized recent assessment outcomes. Administrative intern Adam (last name not specified) said the lowest-performing 25% of students increased by 13.9 percentage points on RISE growth measures from 2023 to 2024, bringing that group to 57.4%. He also reported a 13.1% increase in RISE ELA and a district ranking jump for Tolman on Acadience reading from 33rd to 16th between 2022 and 2024. Fairborn and staff highlighted additional gains for specific subgroups: Acadience reading for K–6 rose by about 9% from 2022–2024; RISE ELA for low-income students rose by 17.8% since 2022; Acadience math for low-income students rose by 18.2% from 2023 to 2024; and multilingual learners’ Acadience math increased by 41.7% from 2023 to 2024.

Jody Andre, Tolman’s literacy coach, described classroom- and teacher-focused systems she said supported those gains: weekly PLCs (professional learning communities) with guaranteed staff attendance for support roles, monthly LCMT meetings, recurring data dives around benchmarks, and coaching cycles using Jim Knight’s impact cycle. \"How did we get this data? Well, one of the ways is through PLCs,\" Andre said, describing weekly, data-driven grade-level meetings.

Nicole Crandall, the kindergarten teacher, described a kindergarten initiative called “ABC crowns,” a grade-level nonnegotiable skill requiring students to demonstrate letter names and sounds before advancing. She said the program increased classroom cohesion and student ownership: \"Those little faces...standing in front of the administration and boldly proclaiming that they know this skill and they are ready to move on to the next thing.\"

Bree Lopez, the special education teacher, credited schedule changes and additional aid time with significant growth for students in SPED: she said SPED minutes increased from 30 minutes four times per week to 45 minutes five times per week and an extra aide was hired using trust lands funds to reduce group sizes.

Emily Sullivan, the school counselor, described social supports and programs—full-time counseling funded in part by TSSA money, a trained student Hope Squad, a house system and schoolwide celebration structures—that staff said reduced absenteeism and supported whole-student success.

Board members and the superintendent praised the presentation and asked no substantive follow-up questions. Fairborn said she brought staff forward so the board could recognize them: \"When they do, they can be reminded of all the times they have wrapped their arms around one of our Tolman Tigers in love and helped them belong while learning at high levels.\"","Tolman Elementary staff presented to the Davis County School District board workshop about substantial gains on RISE and Acadience measures, attributing improvements to weekly PLCs, coaching cycles, schedule changes and targeted interventions for multilingual and low-income students.","actionData","errors"]

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District proposes short-term boundary shifts and temporary reassignments as enrollment declines

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