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Murray School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Murray board approves two carryover-fund amendments for Grant Elementary 52:22

  • The board approved the consent agenda, a TSSA amendment for Grant Elementary and a school land trust amendment for Grant Elementary. 1:45
  • The board heard staff reports on a comprehensive prevention plan, bond construction projects and beginning-of-year elementary reading and math data. 19:27
  • District staff presented first readings of recommended sex education instructional materials and school positive behavior plans, and said both would return to the board for a second reading. 44:20
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:09
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by students from Macmillan Elementary. 0:20
    • A motion was made to approve the consent agenda for September 10th and September 17th, and it was seconded. 1:38
    • The consent agenda passed. 1:45
  2. Macmillan Elementary PTA delegation 1:45
    • The PTA president said the PTA board had grown to 35 people and that 136 of the 217 PTA members reported in the district were from Macmillan. 2:09
    • The PTA president said a fundraiser that needed to raise $6,500 raised $8,500. 6:21
    • The PTA president invited the board to a Veterans Day assembly on November 11th at 9:30 AM and a food drive November 4th through the 6th. 6:21
  3. Employee association reports 9:12
    • The Murray Education Association representative said the group hoped to keep working with principals and the board on a middle school bell schedule. 9:24
    • The representative said members were grateful for the chance to give input on the potential closure of Liberty. 9:58
    • The administrators association and the education support professionals asked to be excused. 10:23
  4. Education foundation report 10:23
    • The foundation representative said the Imagination Library rollout would probably target January 19th. 10:23
    • The foundation representative said Boeing Corporation awarded the Murray High School robotics program a $30,000 grant. 10:43
  5. Public comment 12:09
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about closing Liberty Elementary School and said questions submitted to the board had not been answered. 13:53
    • The speaker said information about board meetings was hard to find and asked the board to communicate better with parents. 14:27
    • The speaker asked what would happen to federal Title I funding and how the needs of English language learners and students experiencing poverty would be addressed. 14:50
  6. Board member reports 16:14
    • Kami Anderson said there was nothing major to report. 16:28
    • The presiding member relayed an absent board member's concern about parents' fears over the legislated reading retention initiative and stressed communicating with teachers. 17:01
    • The presiding member said they were grateful for the high school construction, including a STEM building being built with a grant. 18:27
  7. Comprehensive prevention plan update 16:32
    • The prevention specialist said the prevention block grant application is due at the end of the month and outlined three goals on attendance, mental health and vaping prevention. 19:27
    • The specialist said the attendance goal was amended to 72% of students attending regularly by the end of the '27-'28 school year, with funding requested for 2 part-time attendance specialists. 20:47
    • The specialist said the district would request one additional school-based mental health staff member split between Riverview and the high school. 20:53
  8. Bond projects update 27:29
    • A district director said finishes were underway in the high school addition on all 3 levels and concrete along the old bus loop had been replaced. 27:42
    • The director said the commons stair at Riverview was in place and crews aimed to pour curb and gutter on the north side over the next month. 28:27
    • The director said all footings and foundations at the grant-funded Apex Center were placed before the storms. 28:27
  9. Elementary reading and math data 32:14
    • A district director said Senate Bill 241 changed the state goal to 80% of 3rd graders reading at or above benchmark by the end of 2030. 32:26
    • The director said 325 of the 1,064 1st through 3rd grade students were below benchmark and required to start an individualized reading plan. 33:56
    • The director said schools without 80% of 3rd graders reading on grade level will have to set aside 50% of their TSSA funds for science of reading interventions. 34:56
  10. Sex education instructional materials 44:06
    • A presenter said HB 281 added standards for Health 1 and Health 2 that must be implemented this year. 44:20
    • The presenter said this was a first reading and the materials would return in November for a second reading. 46:32
  11. Positive behavior plans 47:00
    • A district director said the plans used a new format meant to be more parent-friendly and could be posted on the district website. 47:00
    • The director said this was a first reading and the board would be asked to approve the plans next month. 49:21
    • The director said the plans would be divided among board members and sent out the next day. 49:41
  12. Required board member trainings 50:11
    • A staff member said Utah school board members must attest to completing training on open meeting laws, school finance and school community councils. 50:32
  13. Grant Elementary TSSA amendment 52:20
    • The superintendent said Grant Elementary had a $21,700 TSSA carryover and proposed $16,000 for math professional development and $4,000 for 8 substitutes. 52:20
    • The superintendent said the Grant Elementary Community Council approved the amendment on September 21st. 52:22
    • The TSSA amendment passed. 54:09
  14. Grant Elementary school land trust amendment 54:16
    • The superintendent said Grant Elementary proposed using $5,700 in carryover school land trust funds to keep paraprofessionals through the end of the year. 54:16
    • A staff member said the item would go to the School Land Trust Administration for its approval. 56:20
    • The school land trust amendment passed. 56:20
  15. Closed session and adjournment 56:20
    • A closed session was requested to discuss personnel, and the meeting was adjourned. 56:20

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Video: posted by the district as “MCSD Board of Education Meeting - October 15, 2026”