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Utah State Board approves multiple UPAK case recommendations, appoints members to APAC, UETN and audit committee
Summary
At its meeting, the Utah State Board of Education approved a series of UPAK recommendations on several case files and voted to appoint members to the Assessment and Accountability Policy Advisory Committee (APAC), the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) committee and the USBE Audit Committee.
The Utah State Board of Education approved multiple University/Professional Appointment/K (UPAK) recommendations and filled several advisory-committee seats during its meeting. Board members voted on a string of UPAK case recommendations and confirmed appointments to the Assessment and Accountability Policy Advisory Committee (APAC), the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) committee and the USBE Audit Committee.
The board unanimously approved the UPA consent calendar, which included approval of case number 18-1560 (consent calendar), and then considered and approved individual UPAK recommendations for a series of case files. Case number 20-1756 was approved by an 11–2 vote; the two opposing votes were recorded as Member Boggess and Member Green. Other UPAK recommendations on the agenda — case numbers 23-1984, 23-2049, 24-2065, 24-2074, 24-2081 and 24-2085 — passed with unanimous votes, according to the meeting record.
Board members also confirmed appointments to advisory and oversight bodies. The board appointed Jacob Furlough, listed as an educator, to a four-year term on the Assessment and Accountability Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and appointed Savannah Broadbent, listed as an elementary principal, to a four-year term on APAC; both appointments passed unanimously. The board appointed Leah Voorhees to the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) Committee; that appointment passed unanimously.
For the USBE Audit Committee, the board appointed Molly Hart as chair, Rod Hall as vice chair, and Christina Boggess, Carol Lear and Sarah Reel as members. That motion passed with 11 yes votes and two abstentions; the transcript identifies the abstentions as Member Boggess and Member Carey.
Several board members participated in roll-call votes throughout the meeting. A motion to adjourn closed the meeting after the chair gave a brief leadership report noting meetings with legislative leadership and previewing a busy upcoming legislative session.
Votes at a glance - UPA consent calendar (includes case number 18-1560): approved, unanimous. - Case 20-1756: approved 11–2 (no votes: Member Boggess; Member Green). - Case 23-1984: approved, unanimous. - Case 23-2049: approved, unanimous. - Case 24-2065: approved, unanimous. - Case 24-2074: approved, unanimous. - Case 24-2081: approved, unanimous. - Case 24-2085: approved, unanimous. - APAC appointments: Jacob Furlough (educator), Savannah Broadbent (elementary principal) — both 4-year terms; approved, unanimous. - UETN appointment: Leah Voorhees — approved, unanimous. - USBE Audit Committee appointments: Molly Hart (chair), Rod Hall (vice chair), Christina Boggess (member), Carol Lear (member), Sarah Reel (member) — approved 11 yes, 2 abstentions (Member Boggess, Member Carey).
The actions advance personnel and case recommendations that the board said came forward from UPAK and standing committee processes. The meeting record shows no further substantive debate recorded in the transcript beyond motions, votes and routine confirmations.
