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Barbara Smith, a volunteer with the nonprofit ResilientU, presented the Utah Education Tribute Award for outstanding administrator to Robbie Kinghorn, citing his work with community-school programs. \"He's taken that vision even farther,\" Smith said during the presentation.

The board then publicly honored three district leaders who will retire after long careers: Dave Tanner, Rick Astle and John Zurbuchen. Vice President Emily Price and colleagues recounted each administrator's career and the impact they had on district programs.

Board members described Tanner as an innovative administrator with 29 years in administration and recognized Rick Astle for nearly 40 years in the district, including roles as assistant principal and principal. John Zurbuchen was recognized for leadership in multiple programs, including Latinos in Action, special education, Head Start, Title I and equity work; he also received the Utah School Employees Association honorary award for service to education support professionals.

Each retiree spoke briefly. John Zurbuchen emphasized the district's community culture, saying, \"If you don't know what you have here, don't take what we have here for granted.\" Board members thanked the retirees for their service and planned photo opportunities during the meeting.

The board also noted that this meeting would be the last for the three retirees and wished them well.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Davis School District Board of Education Meeting, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.","oneSentenceSummary","The board presented awards including a Utah Education Tribute Award and the Utah School Employees Association honorary award, and publicly recognized three administrators who announced retirements: Dave Tanner, Rick Astle and John Zurbuchen.","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":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216925,"Davis Education Foundation wins county honor, secures $1 million Intermountain Health grant for Catalyst Center",0,2133000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc&start=2133&end=2133","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc/thumbnail_2133000.jpg","/articles/6216925/Utah/Davis-Education-Foundation-wins-county-honor-secures-1-million-Intermountain-Health-grant-for-Catalyst-Center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216925-8bdca79441de44210b6c0d42cf9d69c0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775056110&Signature=krG8LThwQVdnAKxOSU6RsAA8nBqmW8TN0imB65y91Iedk0I8gw2JGp~TScfpYERzYfNEnaUmd6CZKItuNVMSow2Fuejgp3CnzgotffRAXorZvlC5pwLZubWXSkXwVDQIv5RBbObJqjXhI~py9ejfmRKLKnRrFCFC2TcQD~HjrCdMGrS00MrnAyBUXfl1yUKTRCC7h5AiWql8XONan2Sm-gyiEr~1~c2yT24Y9lypitkE236Ky09TQMe15y7dFRT775FtWs6Tj6GGGb87JgmZXVLcXkJ6z2M06TkXAp41R1O0kJ1A0N1ArM2Wj9iDR9RHJZf5wtZuvkgT0E2HXC5wkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Davis Education Foundation reported several awards, fundraisers and grants to the Davis School District Board of Education, including a $1,000,000 grant from Intermountain Health to expand career pathways at the district's Catalyst Center.

\"First off, the Davis Education Foundation was named best charity of Davis County,\" Vice President Emily Price said during her committee report. She listed recent Foundation activities, including the Outstanding New Teacher award to Kylie Blake of South Clearfield Elementary and more than $10,000 in funds raised for Catalyst Center events.

Price told the board the foundation hosted Unified Golf Clinics for more than 300 junior-high athletes and peer leaders and partnered with the district to honor 45 educators at the Best of Davis awards. She said more than $10,000 in scholarships were created in 529 accounts and that the Murdoch Family Foundation contributed to teacher and student support.

The foundation also announced a large philanthropic investment: a $1,000,000 Intermountain Health grant to expand career pathways at the Catalyst Center. Price said the grant will be used to expand career-pathway programming but did not provide a detailed breakdown in the meeting remarks.

Price also listed upcoming events and fundraising opportunities, including a gala and child-focused events in early August. She thanked foundation staff and community partners for their support of district programs.

Board members applauded the foundation's work and its partnerships with local businesses and nonprofit funders.","The Davis Education Foundation was named Davis County's best charity and announced a $1 million grant from Intermountain Health to expand career pathways at the Catalyst Center; the foundation also reported multiple fundraising events and educator awards this spring.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216928,"Board delays vote on Focused Graduation Pathway after member concerns",1031,4625000,5656000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc&start=4625&end=5656","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc/thumbnail_4625000.jpg","/articles/6216928/Utah/Board-delays-vote-on-Focused-Graduation-Pathway-after-member-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216928-49138c266ee16bdeceabc64ba5f707d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775056110&Signature=R0xpFcDoU2LobO2JtIbQnm3EIdqgfNBQE2X0-PgloSq2e7pe6SGNLqZoaLy5LjR2bQLwv3RwhAE-BN7CjBL4VYAdfXrQG5pY9uDUJ9ur1wev2kgQst5JaFpy3SWVHRPdOORJWIl7gaiXCJGroRa9LSZGWcurwLwXRgttd4wQ9iXfQl~yyrcj3yA5ct7v1gp5RjBiqnySWaS9Rx~vJxYhaJKq5N4GLA5yInCbSJfZAjS3-oQYYiP7Zp--60FAlO36amvSagFZfzmuaHvqcNJqh0BcWrw970C3vQhfISFwqQxSXBW-XkCXA3-RurOSdKQjrGW-jxKnwmdblq5sBKzkQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Davis School District Board of Education voted to postpone consideration of the district's Focused Graduation Pathway for one month after several board members raised questions about the program's academic rigor and potential effects on student attendance.

District staff member Doctor Toon presented the plan as an optional, competency-based credit path that uses GED testing and prep courses to generate high-school credit. \"It's an optional way for us to to generate for students to generate credit; it is not required,\" Doctor Toon said when asked whether the district was required to adopt the pathway.

Miss Hogan said she was concerned the pathway could \"water down the integrity of our diploma\" and might disincentivize students from completing traditional year-long courses. She asked for more time to gather input from principals and other school leaders and to study potential impacts. Miss Stevens and others countered that participants must remain enrolled in school while taking the pathway and that GED-style assessments are rigorous; those members said the pathway could help students who have fallen behind or who transfer from nontraditional schooling.

Miss Hogan moved to postpone consideration until the board's next business meeting to allow further study and principal feedback; Miss Stevens seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.

District staff said schools need time to build any required prep courses and that delaying the vote could affect rollout timing, but staff did not identify a hard external deadline to adopt the plan.

The board asked staff to prepare more detail and to return with additional information at the next meeting.","The board postponed action on an optional Focused Graduation Pathway that would allow juniors and seniors to earn credit through competency testing (GED) and prep courses; proponents described it as an additional path for students, while opponents asked for more study and principal feedback.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216932,"Board approves Postpartum Recovery and Parental Leave policy (2HR-209) to take effect July 1",19,4596000,4615000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc&start=4596&end=4615","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc/thumbnail_4596000.jpg","/articles/6216932/Utah/Board-approves-Postpartum-Recovery-and-Parental-Leave-policy-2HR-209-to-take-effect-July-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216932-e958a3196f1178596996baddb0aea55a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775056110&Signature=l6vsI9hzJOXbHrEvpbzo6Ino~HhHfjQEAIKt-OwrNvhAREmi5ZhGWL0QIaZeYR01r4~pxzZf~TZmmW9B~xCPCgU3Dbu5zauAy7MlPhSRXsZSioD0z3SK3IPiIVqAgmIW4Ds8hokiQpodifkzKosWSgNMfP9rCRznUC58kKVPgL7sQ1JPP6RP9l2TYSW2P0~D3nOrmY11wjq~ZuBnIYRDBZP3j3vwEpLKWG8fYgOL214uPEhmOD870-GAkHTVj2pXkuC5JpweBBPqLEQuMK~caJQHle1QwLKYZom7TdjLmGcAQe5yZIxglCqNXf3qeBZswLiIJK9BzT13LLuuQB5rVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Davis School District Board of Education adopted policy 2HR-209, titled Postpartum Recovery and Parental Leave, on second and final reading. The board heard a brief presentation and then voted to adopt the policy, which board staff said will take effect July 1.

\"This is our second reading. There has not been any changes,\" presenter Mister Onofrio told the board before the vote. Board members had discussed the policy previously in workshop sessions.

Miss Price moved to approve policy 2HR-209 on second and final reading; Miss Stevens seconded. The board approved the policy by voice vote.

Board members did not state any amendments during the meeting. Staff noted the effective date during the vote process: \"It will not be effective until July 1,\" Mister Onofrio said.

The district will implement the new policy beginning July 1 and notify affected employees and supervisors of operational details and any procedural forms required under the new policy.","After a second reading with no changes, the board approved policy 2HR-209 on postpartum recovery and parental leave; the policy will take effect July 1.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216936,"Board approves school land trust plans and grants Mountain High School exemption from elected council",248,4223000,4471000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc&start=4223&end=4471","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc/thumbnail_4223000.jpg","/articles/6216936/Utah/Board-approves-school-land-trust-plans-and-grants-Mountain-High-School-exemption-from-elected-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216936-ee318dd1c5a01a786fbcaece16efe663/orig.mp4?Expires=1775056110&Signature=fb6FcNq14HTsK4jOQd8-OHv7AVIIeZDyjzrvsYvaYBHSxvl6QqELufbCaq358Ct3NetFt2MRIwuajNYvPdRf8dKTRMVLFSU8LNiUz8fPcn3zo7cfS71n3NUf-wyCzrYiasDM3GJugUmKykTLkUCfLj-yt1SV~RwhJXila98NQMHf6T0yXZ392ybKheJ2~nXx11mjGUDdSUfbeHlIuuLMaEDy4C4tuaiTG6QMkJJxAJ50dzBdAb-oJK8DNGevXcnZw3njg6sG6AMzHWfnmEDogLACFq1jC43klhLzDrNNNshfn7iEheCZ3LqhjMtsQKJgssSAXOmxcH0LMtg5BrGTjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Davis School District Board of Education approved the district's school land trust plans for the 2025'26 school year and granted an annual exemption allowing Mountain High School to use an appointed advisory committee rather than an elected school community council to distribute its land trust funds.

\"Tonight we hope is a culmination of years worth of work from our councils,\" assessment director Doctor Greg Wilkie told the board before the vote. Doctor Wilkie answered board questions about the plans and explained the state requirement to vote annually on any exemptions.

Miss Price moved to approve the trust-land plans; Miss Mercer seconded. The board voted in favor by voice vote.

On the Mountain High exemption, Doctor Wilkie explained the school's unique student population and attendance patterns make sustaining an elected council difficult. \"Due to the unique nature of Mountain High School... it's very challenging for Mountain High to elect a community council and to also maintain with any sort of regularity those council members,\" he said. The school instead uses an appointed advisory committee made up of parents and volunteers appointed by the Mountain High administration to advise on objectives and uses of land trust funds.

Miss Mercer moved to grant Mountain High School the exemption under state board rule R277-491-3; Miss Price seconded. The board voted in favor by voice vote.

Board members discussed the state requirement that the board reaffirm exemptions annually and clarified that the advisory committee includes parents and operates similarly to a council but with appointed membership to allow continuity for Mountain High.

The approved land trust plans will be submitted to the state for review as required.","The school board approved district school land trust plans for 2025'26 and voted to grant Mountain High School an annual exemption allowing an appointed advisory committee to distribute land trust funds instead of an elected school community council.",{"_33":123,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":124,"_41":125,"_43":126,"_45":127,"_47":128,"_49":129,"_51":130,"_53":131,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":132,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":133,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6216940,"Davis School Board adopts 2024–25 final budget",66,4510000,4576000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc&start=4510&end=4576","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3650469-6cc0d7f9c5a39e5f33d0cc2a4f6e2bcc/thumbnail_4510000.jpg","/articles/6216940/Utah/Davis-School-Board-adopts-202425-final-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6216940-4f66afbe89d827d6f4d88ca383e2fec0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775056110&Signature=W0H1AGwKXjLTNVtLZDCLAj-jlK08~MitQLvs7~Uu80vvJhYCJVAbnenXyjXlg0kpWHmNCfw~cDrhzLEh0Jeyyd8ViFVJTEuK86nFljyPK-YDez7VkFzSOJ29igZbiYV0B2mleRiCFCTEIoQ2lOBqNYuN93p7Y8h50sKYIcwSx8hOMpsUw39FN8rESMMKsbPOe4EDpKODbgAOPnDuqCy-k9PgnZLAS3PJJm7RrLecSPTnJ~TZWLle5F4YHgLVKuTz0nggqvXmpgUHBkLVFwrWlzm8dmj0qRcbJ28iWgH9pLuMUGJI4atxBgMxGiUdBwC8zxu9U67ppKdbAwCivFU7ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Davis School District Board of Education approved the district's final budget for the 2024'25 school year after a presentation by district finance staff and a brief public-record motion and vote.

Board members said the adoption completes the multistep budget process and thanked staff who compiled the documents. \"This is the graduation of the 24/25 budget,\" Finance staff member Mister Loeffel said before the motion.

The board discussed the staff work supporting the budget and noted recent personnel transitions in the finance office. Board President Gerard and members thanked Jenny Manning and Nathan Lee for help finalizing the budget after a retirement in the finance office during the process. \"Jenny has done a lot... and so has Nathan Lee,\" Mister Loeffel said.

Miss Hogan moved to approve the 2024'25 final budget \"as presented.\" Miss Mercer seconded. The board voted in favor with a voice vote; the chair called for aye and reported the motion passed.

The board did not amend the budget during the meeting. Board members said the vote is the last step in the public budget process and allows staff to finalize revenues and expenditures and proceed with implementation for the coming school year.

Board members thanked the finance team for their work and moved on to remaining business items.

Looking ahead, staff will proceed to implement the adopted budget and prepare any required state reporting and updates to departments and school leaders.","The Davis School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the district's final budget for the 2024'25 school year after staff presented the completed revenue and expenditure figures.","actionData","errors"]

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