An unidentified Davis County resident praised local donors — including 'Savi' from the Utah Jazz and staff identified as Farmington Mercedes‑Benz — for delivering 150 hams to people in need and urged neighbors to help one another.
The board approved declaring an 11‑acre Shoreline parcel in Syracuse surplus and accepted a guaranteed maximum price of $7,993,728 for the Burton Elementary addition and remodel, authorizing the district to proceed with the project.
The board approved the district’s Teacher & Student Success/land trust framework. Assessment director Julie Lundell detailed roughly $10.6 million in land trust allocations to the district and explained permitted uses, including up to 25% for salaries and benefits.
District researchers summarized feedback from 35 focus groups and nearly 33 hours of recordings, identifying relationships, communication/transparency, advanced opportunities and social‑emotional supports as top themes; the board discussed prioritizing those themes and will narrow focus areas for a January parent meeting.
Snowhorse Elementary presented its instructional practices to the Davis County School District board, reporting broad early-grade gains and that 91% of kindergartners finished the year at or above benchmark; presenters highlighted PLC data use, tiered math interventions and inclusion programs.
The board recognized Davis Adult Education (Canyon Heights) for statewide top performance and celebrated coordinator Marcy Flocken’s retirement announcement after leading the program to top measurable gains across the state.
A Sunset Junior High CTE coordinator told the Davis School Board the district’s high-performing computer science program will expand to include drone programming, citing partnerships with local police and Hill Air Force Base and potential career pathways for students.
The board voted to approve phased boundary adjustments moving English-track grades 4–6 from Eagle Bay to Canyon Creek and separate Syracuse-area elementary boundary changes after consultant review and public input; the decisions will be implemented over multiple years.
The board approved closure of the French dual-language immersion program at South Davis Junior High and consolidation with Mueller Park Junior High; the decision includes accommodations for affected students to complete the program.
The board approved accepting an offer of $4,650,000 from Cole West Land Partners to purchase a surplus elementary site at 2000 West & 950 South in Syracuse; the sale was approved by voice vote and will proceed under district real estate procedures.