Nebo School Board appoints Frank Daybell as director of operations; approves student travel and retirement incentive

The Nebo School District Board of Education on Feb. 19 appointed Frank Daybell as the district's director of operations and approved a set of student educational travel requests and an early retirement incentive plan.

The board voted to appoint Frank Daybell to the director of operations position after a motion by Board member Kristen Betts and a second by Board member John Taylor. The board approved the motion by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.

The board read biographical background accompanying Daybell's appointment. According to the materials presented at the meeting, Daybell has been employed in the Eagle School District for 23 years, serving six years as a fifth-grade teacher at Sage Creek Elementary, one year as an instructional coach, six years as principal of Taylor Elementary, two years as principal of Spring Lake Elementary and eight years as operations coordinator. The materials and remarks at the meeting also noted awards including Sam's Club teacher of the year and a local "Nebo Peak" recognition. During brief remarks after the appointment, Daybell said, "My wife Angie is still the best decision I've ever made," and described his personal motto: "keep your nose clean."

Separately, the board approved student educational travel that had been posted to BoardDocs. A motion to approve the travel was made and seconded during the meeting; the motion passed by voice vote. The meeting record does not specify destinations, dates, chaperones, or costs for the travel; those details remain "not specified" in the transcript.

The board also approved an early retirement incentive plan after a motion by Board member Shawna Womack and a second by Board member Rick Age. That motion likewise passed by voice vote; the transcript does not record individual aye/no votes or the incentive plan's financial details.

The meeting opened with roll call naming board members Scott Wilson, Shawna Womack, John Taylor, Shannon Acor, Rick Age, Kristen Betts and Ryan Rowley, and with Superintendent Rick Nelson and Business Administrator Michael Harrison seated with the board. Other district administrators listed on the record included Ben Ford, Suzanne Kimble, Mike Larson, Dave Roe, Matt Gloothill, Alicia Ruppett and Barb Carey.

The board approved the meeting agenda without a closed session at the start of the meeting; that approval was made by a motion from Board member John Taylor, seconded by Shawna Womack, and carried by voice vote. The board adjourned at 4:10 p.m. following a motion to adjourn by Shawna Womack and a second by John Taylor.

The transcript does not show any opposition on the record to these actions, and no roll-call vote totals or dollar amounts were provided for the travel requests or the retirement incentive. The board's packet or BoardDocs should be consulted for detailed budgets, travel itineraries and plan specifics.