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Farmington school board approves robotics club trip to New Jersey competition 18:36

  • The board approved field trips for Apache Elementary 4th grade students to Canyon de Chelly and for a robotics club to a competition in Madison, New Jersey. 18:07
  • The board also approved trips for a Business Professionals of America chapter to Nashville, Tennessee, and for Educators Rising students to Portland, Oregon. 29:46
  • A district staff member presented the second quarter cash report, and the board discussed questions for a technology use survey of elementary teachers and parents. 39:04

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:01
    • Members of the robotic team were called up to help lead the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
    • A staff member recommended the board approve the agenda as written with no changes. 2:23
    • The motion to adopt the agenda carried. 2:44
  2. Middle school robotics club recognition 2:44
    • The board recognized the Heights Middle School Robotics Club for its results in the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Challenge. 2:44
    • Students said the club won the Grand Champions Award at regionals and the robot performance award at state, qualifying 3rd place to go to New Jersey. 6:48
    • The club sponsor said most students reported the program helped them become more innovative thinkers. 7:20
  3. Public comment 8:34
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about changes to the bilingual and dual language program and the way the changes were communicated. 10:34
    • The speaker asked the district to hold an informative session for families, staff and students and asked whether the ELD department was going away. 11:19
  4. Apache Elementary field trip 13:21
    • The Navajo language teacher at Apache Elementary School requested approval for a student field trip to Canyon de Chelly National Park. 14:18
    • The teacher said about 70 4th grade students would attend with teachers and approved chaperones on April 30th, 2026. 16:18
    • The motion to approve the trip carried. 18:24
  5. Robotics club national competition trip 18:36
    • A staff member requested approval to take 10 students to a competition in Madison, New Jersey, on the 6th and 7th, departing June 5th and returning June 8th. 18:57
    • The sponsor said the trip would cost about $20,000 and the club had raised about $4,000 through fundraising. 20:56
    • A staff member said there would be an effort to create a line item or budget for such activities, without making promises. 21:26
    • The motion carried with no opposition heard. 22:06
  6. Business Professionals of America national conference 22:18
    • The chapter advisor said 6 of 20 state qualifiers qualified for nationals and 3 students chose to attend the conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 6th through 10th. 22:42
    • The advisor said funding would come from local business partners, a Volunteer Incentive Program, grant funding and a spring raffle. 22:42
    • The motion to approve the trip carried. 30:04
  7. Educators Rising national competition trip 30:04
    • The Educators Rising advisor said 10 out of 11 students qualified for nationals and the group planned to travel June 18th through the 24th. 30:39
    • The advisor said the estimated cost was just over $20,000 and the group was almost at $16,000 in funding. 30:39
    • The motion to approve the trip carried. 37:56
  8. Reports and consent agenda 37:59
    • Written reports were provided to board members and linked to the agenda. 37:59
    • A staff member recommended approval of items 8A to 8O on the consent agenda. 38:23
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 38:50
  9. Second quarter cash report 38:50
    • A district staff member reported that overall district expenses increased 11.7% and revenue increased 3.2% compared with last year's second quarter. 39:32
    • The staff member said food service expenses rose because May and June invoices were paid after July 1st. 40:39
    • The staff member reported a 6.4% increase in the district's overall cash balance in the second quarter. 42:57
  10. Elementary technology use survey 44:47
    • A staff member shared sample survey questions for teachers and parents and asked the board for consensus on what to send out. 45:00
    • One board member cited a legislative request for a study of screen time in elementary classrooms and said the concern was the use of iPads. 45:40
    • A staff member said that with feedback by April 1st, the survey would be sent out by tax day. 52:21
  11. Closed session on superintendent evaluation 52:37
    • The board took a roll call vote on a motion to return to public session. 53:04

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Meeting: March 10, 2026”