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Reach for Reading: Nadine (district staff) told the board the district has 13 practice implementation classrooms (two to three per elementary grade) testing Reach for Reading materials this year and plans full implementation next school year. She said teachers are already using digital demo logins while district materials are in procurement; the purchase order was completed the week of the meeting and staff expected materials to arrive within about a week. Nadine described the program as research-based and said it integrates writing, reading, differentiation and science. \"It's going to be a really exciting year next year,\" she said.

Standards and curriculum resources: District staff described a project to map Utah Core standards into grade-level learning targets and to publish those resources on the district website’s professional learning page. The resource covers K–12 English language arts, math and science and is intended to support teachers, learning coaches and site visitors in planning instruction and interventions.

Digital teaching and learning and HB 277: Tony Campbell (instructional technology) presented an evaluation dashboard being used for the state digital teaching and learning grant tied to House Bill 277. The dashboard will allow the district to view statewide cohort data, access LEA profiles and receive iterative evaluator feedback rather than a single end-of-project report. Tony said Washington County is in cohort 1 and that the district hosted statewide visitors during a recent curriculum forum and onsite classroom visits.

Teacher training and the \"I Make\" Conference: Staff reported the Utah State Board of Education offered extra funding to support a collaborative summer training with Iron County and possibly other small districts. The event, called the I Make Conference, is a two-day, free opportunity intended to provide hands-on resources teachers can take back to classrooms; staff said the funding will be used primarily for classroom resources rather than meals.

Recognitions and school highlights: Superintendent Acacia recognized Bloomington Hills Elementary as an approved model PLC school (one of three in the district). Sunrise Ridge Intermediate received a $25,000 Samsung Innovate for Tomorrow classroom grant; the students’ project will advance to a national competition for additional funding. The transcript also included presentations by school representatives from Dixie Sun Elementary and Desert Hills Middle School highlighting dual-immersion, literacy supports, MOS certification and music and STEM accomplishments. The district noted a teacher, April Nelson, won a $15,000 award from a national brand’s contest for a classroom project involving wrapped instruments.

No formal board actions were taken on these information reports; they were presented for board review.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Open Session 2/13","oneSentenceSummary","District staff updated the board on a Reach for Reading pilot (13 practice classrooms), an online curriculum/standards resource, participation in a statewide digital teaching and learning evaluation (House Bill 277), a summer \"I Make\" teacher training with Iron County, and several school recognitions including a $25,000 Samsung classroom grant.","taxTitle","Washington County School District, Utah School Boards, Utah","taxId",65999,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659325,"Board approves new principals at Red Mountain Elementary and Hurricane High School",82,404000,486000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2459992-8643cf9d6a36760421b28ab988d6061e&start=404&end=486","/articles/6659325/Utah/Board-approves-new-principals-at-Red-Mountain-Elementary-and-Hurricane-High-School","The Washington County School District Board of Education on Feb. 13 approved administrative appointments for two schools: Jenny Levitt as principal of Red Mountain Elementary and Darren Thomas as principal of Hurricane High School.

Rex Wilkie, who presented the Red Mountain candidate pool to the board, said the district reviewed four candidates and recommended Jenny Levitt, currently a staff developer at Three Falls Elementary. The board approved the appointment on a motion by Member Hutchison and a second by Member Blake; the motion carried by voice vote.

For Hurricane High School, the district interviewed three candidates and recommended Darren Thomas. The board approved Thomas’s placement by voice vote after a motion by Member Blake and a second by Member Segg Miller.

A board member noted that the district maintains a pool of assistant principals and principals that undergoes an application and interview process each year; board members participate in interviews for schools within their areas. That board member said the district revised its selection process about a year to 18 months earlier and that it has smoothed implementation since the change.

Members and staff congratulated the appointees. The board recorded the approvals during its regular meeting; individual roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript.","The Washington County School District Board approved Jenny Levitt as principal of Red Mountain Elementary and Darren Thomas as principal of Hurricane High School after district interviews of candidate pools.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659330,"School board approves $2.8 million in capital priority projects; Majestic Fields land trust plan tabled then later approved",3044,247000,3291000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2459992-8643cf9d6a36760421b28ab988d6061e&start=247&end=3291","/articles/6659330/Utah/School-board-approves-28-million-in-capital-priority-projects-Majestic-Fields-land-trust-plan-tabled-then-later-approved","The Washington County School District Board of Education on Feb. 13 approved $2.8 million in priority capital projects drawn from next year’s capital budget and accepted the meeting consent agenda, including minutes, personnel items and financial reports.

The priority-projects motion—described by staff as a $2,800,000 allocation from the district capital budget for 2018–19—was moved by Member Segg Miller and seconded by Member Hessen. The board voted in favor by voice; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.

Earlier during the consent-agenda discussion, board members agreed to table proposed changes to the Majestic Fields Elementary School Land Trust Plan so the school’s community council would be asked to sign the paperwork rather than only the principal. The motion to table carried by voice vote. Later in the meeting the board moved to untable and then approve the Majestic Fields Elementary School Land Trust Plan changes; the motion to untable and the subsequent motion to approve were both adopted by voice vote.

Superintendent Acacia introduced the consent items and called for questions before the board voted. Brent (district staff) presented the priority-projects list and said the board had reviewed the list previously and staff had adjusted it after receiving board feedback.

No public comments on board action items were recorded in the transcript.

The board adjourned after concluding the listed business.

Votes at a glance:
- Priority projects (capital, $2,800,000) — motion moved by Member Segg Miller, seconded by Member Hessen; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Consent agenda (minutes, financial report, personnel items) — motion moved by Member Blake, seconded by Member Seig Miller; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Majestic Fields Elementary School Land Trust Plan — initially tabled (voice vote); later un-tabled and approved (motions and approvals by voice votes).","The Washington County School District Board approved $2.8 million in capital priority projects for 2018–19 and adopted routine consent items. The board briefly tabled changes to the Majestic Fields Elementary School Land Trust Plan, then later un-tabled and approved the plan.","actionData","errors"]

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District details Reach for Reading rollout, digital learning dashboard and teacher training; recognizes schools and grants

Board approves new principals at Red Mountain Elementary and Hurricane High School

School board approves $2.8 million in capital priority projects; Majestic Fields land trust plan tabled then later approved