Salt Lake City School District public meetings in 2024
8 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Salt Lake Education Foundation
The Salt Lake Education Foundation board will discuss financial updates, approve past minutes, and consider new board director recommendations. They will revisit the Safe Schools Resolution and immigration FAQs. Donations totaling $364,200 from Oct 1-Nov 6, including a $200,000 Bonneville Charitable Foundation grant and a $149,000 United Way of Salt Lake award, will be reviewed. Pending partnership agreements with Rowland Hall, Wasatch Community Gardens, the University of Utah Dental Expansion, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are also on the agenda.
- $200,000 donation from Bonneville Charitable Foundation (KSL Quarters for Christmas)
- $149,000 from United Way of Salt Lake for SLCSE programs
- Revisit of Safe Schools Resolution and Immigration FAQs
- Pending partnership agreements: Rowland Hall, Wasatch Community Gardens, University of Utah Dental Expansion, LDS Church
- 175 teacher grants awarded within a week as of Nov 1, 2024
Human Sexuality Curriculum Committee
The Human Sexuality Curriculum Committee is meeting to discuss its responsibilities for approving programs and guest speakers. The body will review specific presentations for approval to ensure materials are free from bias.
- Presentation for approval by Steve Sunday regarding Adoption
- Presentation for approval by Nico Lockhart regarding HIV 101
- Review of Board Policy 1-12: Human Sexuality Education
- Discussion of Utah Code 53G-10-402
Salt Lake Education Foundation
The Salt Lake Education Foundation Board will discuss financial updates, including an investment account transfer and the election of a Chair-Elect. The board is reviewing several pending contracts and MOUs and reporting on recent donations and grants.
- Boeing $75,000 donation for District STEM
- The Ron McBride Foundation $55,000 donation for Northwest, Glendale, Parkview, and Escalante
- University of Utah Athletics Department $50,000 GIK for Newman Elementary Makeover
- Smith's Food & Drug $20,000 donation for East and West Teen Centers
- Pending approval of MOUs/contracts for Girls on the Run, Utah Grandparents Foster Program, and Wasatch Community Gardens
Salt Lake Education Foundation
The Salt Lake Education Foundation board will meet to approve the 2024-25 budget, including an $80,000 UTA funding request and a new accountant position, and to vote on a new board member and corporate officers. The agenda also includes updates on grants, donations, and contracts, plus a superintendent's report.
- Approval of March 2024 minutes and 2024-25 proposed budget
- UTA funding request of $80,000 (ongoing)
- New SLEF Accountant I position at $87,068 (salary and benefits)
- Blackbaud renewal: $44,818.61 (Year 1), $48,356.10 (Year 2), $52,176.59 (Year 3)
- New board member nomination: Jonathan A. Brogaard, University of Utah Professor
Human Sexuality Curriculum Committee
The Salt Lake City School District's Human Sexuality Curriculum Committee is meeting to review a presentation on the Love Notes program by Ashley Lefevre and Aubrey Dawn Palmer of USU. The agenda also includes a welcome, a review of the Open Meeting Act, and a reminder that approved materials are available on the district's Physical Education and Health webpage. The meeting is scheduled for April 18, 2024, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the district offices.
- Presentation on Love Notes by Ashley Lefevre and Aubrey Dawn Palmer of USU
- Review of Open Meeting Act and posting of meeting on Utah Public Notice Website
- Approved materials accessible on district's Physical Education and Health webpage
- Meeting held at Salt Lake City School District Offices, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Salt Lake Education Foundation
The Salt Lake Education Foundation board is meeting to review its finances, approve past minutes, and discuss an audit. The board will also hear updates on grants and donations, including a $200,000 United Way grant and a $150,000 Community Foundation of Utah grant, and discuss contract procedures and the Rose Park Clinic renovation campaign.
- Approval of January 2024 minutes and SLEF audit by Squire Management
- Discussion of contract and MOU procedures
- Rose Park Clinic renovation campaign update
- Grant updates: $200,000 from United Way, $150,000 from Community Foundation of Utah, $33,000 from Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
- Calendar: West High Clinic ribbon cutting March 20, 2024; annual board meeting May 8, 2024
Human Sexuality Curriculum Committee
The Salt Lake City School District's Human Sexuality Curriculum Committee is meeting to review and potentially approve presentations on maturation programs for 5th and 6th graders and blood-borne pathogens, as well as to set future meeting dates. The agenda also includes a review of the Open Meeting Act and a link to previously approved materials.
- Review of Open Meeting Act and posting requirements
- Presentations for approval by Judi Yaworsky, RN: Maturation Programs for 5th/6th grade boys and girls, and Blood Borne Pathogens
- Meeting schedule: March 21 and April 18, 2024, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Salt Lake Education Foundation
The Salt Lake Education Foundation board will meet to approve past minutes, discuss an audit, and nominate a new board member. They will also review several grants and donations, including $150,000 from Silicon Slopes for computer science, and updates on contracts and MOUs with organizations like the University of Utah and United Way.
- Approval of November 2023 minutes and SLEF audit
- New board member nomination
- Recognition of Stadler US Inc. (Martin Ritter, President and CEO)
- Grants: Silicon Slopes $150,000, Larry H. Miller Foundation $50,000, University of Utah Health $35,000, and others
- Contract/MOU updates: University of Utah addendum, SL Corporation and Uplift, SLCSE and United Way, Firefighter High School Program, Utah State Fair