The Millard Public Schools Board of Education approved several agenda items by motion and roll call, including minutes, a second-reading policy on lesson plans, a block of policy reaffirmations, personnel hires and a learning-community early childhood agreement.

Key votes and outcomes

- Approval of board minutes and bills: The board moved and seconded approval of the board minutes dated Sept. 2, 2025, and to receive the treasurer's report and place it on file. The roll call recorded unanimous approval (ayes recorded from McGill Johnson, Schoenberger, Kennedy, Poole, Jolley and Curtis in the transcript).

- Policy 6203 (second reading) — “Curriculum, instruction and assessment: lesson plans”: The board approved the policy describing expectations for daily and weekly lesson plans, including alignment to course guides and system-wide curriculum; the building principal or designee will monitor teacher lesson plans. The policy passed on second reading by roll call.

- Block reaffirmations (items H2–H6): The board approved a motion to move and block items H2, H3, H4, H5 and H6. The items reaffirmed included policy 36-46 (construction procedures), policy 3-814 (support services — transportation and students ELL), policy 4-120 (human resources — personnel list), policy 41-41 (human resources — school day for staff) and rule 41-41.1. The board recorded affirmative votes for the block motion.

- Learning Community early childhood plan agreement (2025–26): The board approved the 2025–26 Learning Community superintendents’ early childhood plan agreement after brief clarifying discussion about how programs and coaching will be packaged and the potential for expanded training across buildings.

- Personnel actions: The board approved personnel actions, described in the agenda as recommendations to hire, including filling several openings that the administration described as high priority in the near term (examples cited in discussion included nursing and business-teacher openings). The motion carried on roll call.

What was discussed: Directors and staff emphasized the collaborative process used to prepare these items. During the learning-community item, board members pressed for clarity about how programs would be packaged and asked about evaluation measures; district staff said they will use external measures (e.g., MAP growth, other standardized assessments) and internal indicators (Power BI visualizations and MTSS data) to track outcomes.

Notes on process and documentation: The board handled several reaffirmations and routine approvals as a single block motion. Members asked that staff continue to provide clear documentation and follow-up reports to show program effectiveness and hiring progress.

Ending: These votes complete the majority of the board’s routine and policy business on the meeting agenda; several items will return for subsequent readings or ongoing reporting to the board.