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Assistant Superintendent Jared Sites presented two separate amendments. Provo eSchool requested approval to use residual School LAND Trust funds to pay for access to Epic, an online book resource, to help meet reading-fluency goals; Sites described that request as “a $1,500 expense for additional resources that they had not anticipated in their previous plan.” Provo eSchool's school community council approved the amendment on March 18. Board member Lisa Boyce moved to approve the eSchool amendment; Board member Meg Van Wagonen seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Provo Peaks Elementary requested an amendment to reallocate funds after the school paid for a planned space-lab staffing and online tutorial programs from another funding source; the council voted to reallocate the School LAND Trust funds to pay for multilingual learners aid support and additional interventions. Provo Peaks' council approved the amendment on March 4. Board member Melanie Hall moved to approve the Provo Peaks amendment; Board member Emily Harrison seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

Sites explained the School LAND Trust funds can carry forward and that fund balances expire on July 1 if not used; reallocations and journal entries can free up other school resources with fewer restrictions. Board members asked questions about enrollment and whether eSchool purchases would continue into the next year; Sites said the school had acquired the Epic access earlier in the year and planned to use School LAND Trust funds to pay for that subscription and that it may continue into the next year if carryover funds allow.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","PCSD Board Meeting - Business Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Provo City School Board unanimously approved two School LAND Trust amendments April 29: Provo eSchool will allocate $1,500 to an online reading resource (Epic), and Provo Peaks Elementary will reallocate previously planned funds to support multilingual learners and intervention work.","taxTitle","Provo School District, School Boards, Utah","taxId",65976,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6254807,"Provo board delays policy review to later meeting",80,1309000,1389000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168945-188dbb0479ee905dd8e7433e32d83458&start=1309&end=1389","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168945-188dbb0479ee905dd8e7433e32d83458/thumbnail_1309000.jpg","/articles/6254807/Utah/Provo-board-delays-policy-review-to-later-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6254807-68d0a6ea06b03c5f581c673bfbfe0c6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1776179900&Signature=iTekNC~DacH0oGhnQhYLS3N07Ar~4kNtvjGVfe~yGHMc5aNEVk1s6gNf15hr3iORsn5Erhv2wp6TLha0qgA77hcY8xq04wSW9CKpERhVLlVUNP-89ZAasCuKulBI8z71H8P50YOO8NLYJt-FUN5zdHFhLRUrjxm8l7CIcw8eIWeDmsPUlgLav1qH6mN-XHH0wHqRL6QHRFfMsZ4QxTdCV7ZrQJzCHKFyNWfYF44mbA9L4JOGnJrePhQvsHAcgOG3RBuNuUVJXBGEtkHrmQFWq-o2Y~69L4U3G6MdlU3N1EAXsjKor0EouqmsgGoXmRb4NJAvnVTqUceYEoG-HrxZXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Provo City School Board moved April 29 to table a scheduled policy review until the board can devote more time to the item. Board member Emily Harrison made the motion to table; Board member Melanie Hall seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

Superintendent Wendy Dowell told the board none of the policies under review had a statutory deadline, so delaying the review would not create an immediate compliance issue. The board said the policy review had not been completed during the study session and members wanted more time to discuss the items in full before voting on any changes.

The board did not identify a new date for the policy review during the meeting.","The Provo City School Board voted unanimously April 29 to table a scheduled policy review until the board has more time to consider the items.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6254811,"Provo board tables Wasatch Wall purchase, approves Independence High School painting contract",301,1023000,1324000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168945-188dbb0479ee905dd8e7433e32d83458&start=1023&end=1324","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168945-188dbb0479ee905dd8e7433e32d83458/thumbnail_1023000.jpg","/articles/6254811/Utah/Provo-board-tables-Wasatch-Wall-purchase-approves-Independence-High-School-painting-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6254811-0e0a120afcb747d09b144bcdb6ccfa36/orig.mp4?Expires=1776179900&Signature=jDcKHYC5i9pDhw2X3AS2aGnFnGybbtxmPKy-PWSYv-7glLrMnTNKVHdvqdzAxlN727Fp7ocobfI~kV0f~dMltsHTPGgd6lZW1ozmO7w5Ag136wAcwD~e7cMhlBpBDmHHS2i6lOE9SoryB~XkTzXd3S-oIcOfgeEJhWABQYuTHxFMcNYYLOdRVcaNhmtBa1vhEMgMcWWuvLFeds8toH9Vxcxm2f25lIlKncBzfR-sxaz6Bh6m0lGmve7AeYdKUSgS5v8~wC7AdWe-mXyY9FyrZxLVNXUe7sK~p0-7uC-LD6Ynmm5fNW5cm7099gZfBx6HwrVzaUfIjO2ulnFGCZ581w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Provo City School Board voted April 29 to table a large purchase request for the Wasatch Wall and to approve a contract to paint the interior of Independence High School.

Board member Melanie Hall moved to table the Wasatch Wall purchase “because we don't have enough information to go forward,” and Lisa Boyce seconded the motion. The motion to table passed unanimously. Board members discussed a prior in-depth study-session conversation with consultants and contractors—named during the meeting as Hogan, Hadco and AGEC and a geotechnical firm—but concluded more information was needed before committing to the purchase.

On a separate large-purchase request, the board approved an outsourced painting contract for Independence High School (IHS). District staff said the maintenance team typically handles painting but the scope of work for IHS is a whole-building job, so the district solicited bids to address interior walls, doors and frames and to “brighten up the space.” The motion to approve the painting contract was made by Board member Meg Van Wagonen and seconded by Board member Terry McCabe; the vote passed unanimously with all board members indicating aye.

Meeting remarks contain inconsistent dollar figures for the painting request: at one point the staff presentation referenced $669,705 for a large-purchase request, while the agenda-language and a separate line in the record referenced $138,705. The motion as spoken by a board member referenced the larger amount ($669,705). The board did not resolve that discrepancy on the record; district staff should be consulted for an official contract amount and procurement record.

Board members also asked procedural questions about paint colors and scheduling. A staff member said Kyle will work with the school principal to determine colors, and the painting was described as part of the district's normal maintenance cycle.

The Wasatch Wall item was discussed in a prior study-session segment; the board directed that staff return with additional information before a purchase is approved.","The Provo City School Board voted unanimously April 29 to table a large purchase for the Wasatch Wall pending more information and approved a contract to paint Independence High School; the meeting record contains inconsistent price figures for the painting contract.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6254816,"Provo School District honors retiring employees, presents $2,000 checks",792,167000,959000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3168945-188dbb0479ee905dd8e7433e32d83458&start=167&end=959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3168945-188dbb0479ee905dd8e7433e32d83458/thumbnail_167000.jpg","/articles/6254816/Utah/Provo-School-District-honors-retiring-employees-presents-2000-checks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6254816-1e854fba257b863fe0fa0ebfd3065670/orig.mp4?Expires=1776179900&Signature=edNf6kTipQH7HPw2RA8X2832Q4pIRi4z7NToCIdm~j4NUkhGNQTO0vQRqM5V61dwkvMP~odnj4bg~XJMAWIgui7gB7eoxPL~g6sSYLm7e61k-qRpi2sV5TiXPkVLcVKvxtwDxuWhVzCfd-ujQMOpy3s0XfTXfmkYLuQHuNyUnEqWbgHFcl4jV5DDtnPLZVBSZl5lw8Ge-wxuW3UEnvwIz7gUnwZ44wLPnIPp9fv9CUmiaqT7SeGR80wYjM0XpOSRxvIqpprR~Oc6gJSwYIFSd2gWq9DwUOLBec1nI00sbGxSaeX6Gp1MppWoCtmZEzMHkOy46z3jAXl6DXeygGcw2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Provo City School Board of Education recognized more than a dozen district employees who retired this year during its April 29 business meeting, and presented each retiree with a gift packet that included a $2,000 check.

Deputy Superintendent Jason Cox led the recognition, saying the district values long service and that the retirements mark “a part of our family.” “I get a little emotional about the service that they've provided to the students here in Provo City School District,” Cox said as the board watched a video honoring the retirees and then invited them to the front for individual acknowledgements. Board members and school leaders shook hands with each retiree and the district presented baskets assembled by Rebecca Rogers and her team.

Superintendent Wendy Dowell thanked the retirees for their long service to public education in Provo. “We very much appreciate those of you who have stuck with us for so long, stuck with public education so long and have retired from our school district,” she said. The board then moved on to business items; public comment was opened afterward, but no members of the public signed up to speak.

The individuals publicly recognized included Richard Bell, Kent Bills, Shauna Black, Joe Bunyatta, Cynthia Carter, Roy Davis, Cynthia Goodman, Stacy Holliday, Laurel Carlson, David Miller, Brian Amori, Jeannie Pratt, Shane Rowley, Laurie Sarkadeh, Connie Stone, Suraj Syal and Tracy Young. The board encouraged retirees and their families to stay for the remainder of the meeting but noted they were welcome to leave after the recognition.

The recognition program included a district-produced video and small gifts in addition to the $2,000 checks; district staff said the checks were included in each retiree’s packet and asked recipients to retain the card in the packet as it contains the check information.","The Provo City School Board recognized district retirees April 29 with a video program, individual acknowledgements and gift packets that include a $2,000 check for each retiree.","actionData","errors"]

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