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Uinta County School District 1 board meeting, Sep 8, 2026

1 h 40 min · 0 public speakers

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Board approves health insurance contract 1:36:16

  • The board heard a hospital presentation, an update on dual and concurrent enrollment and an update on summer facility projects. 38:59
  • A district staff member reported that 314 staff members are enrolled in the new health insurance programs, with 159 choosing the high deductible plan and 155 choosing the copay plan. 1:24:48
  • David Peterson announced that motions carried to approve a contract and the request for transportation of foreign exchange students, and the school-based mental health MOU agreement was announced as passed. 1:35:12
Item by item (10)
  1. Hospital community partnership presentation 38:59
    • A speaker said the hospital had $5.8 million in charity and uncompensated care and secured almost $6 million through the Rural Transformation Grant for new equipment. 38:59
    • A speaker said the hospital is now the scoreboard sponsor and had eliminated unpaid student lunch balances. 44:43
    • A staff member presented a check for $915 to the Uinta County School District, number one, to be used for whatever is needed. 54:17
  2. Dual and concurrent enrollment overview 55:59
    • A district staff member said concurrent courses are taught by district teachers for college credit, dual courses are taught by Western Wyoming Community College instructors, students must be 16 and older, and tuition and textbooks are covered. 57:22
    • A guidance staff member said state funding allowed more students to enroll and that 70 students are currently enrolled in dual classes. 1:00:18
    • David Peterson asked whether the online dual classes are held in the evening or during the school day, and a staff member said the online classes are flexible. 1:04:09
  3. Homecoming week overview 1:05:43
    • A student presented the homecoming theme, A Night in Film, along with dress-up days for each day of the week. 1:07:45
    • The student said a community pep assembly is set for 7 PM Thursday, and on Friday the parade is at 3 PM and the football game at 7. 1:09:45
    • Dan Wheeler said the parade will include the Hall of Fame inductees and that on Saturday the social hour starts at 6 and the banquet at 7. 1:11:54
  4. Summer projects update 1:12:31
    • A district staff member said the fire alarm at Davis Middle School passed inspection and the roofing project was at 90%, but the pool was closed after drilling caused small chunks of concrete to fall into it. 1:13:02
    • David Peterson asked whether contracts include liquidated damages, and a staff member said they do and that the roof completion date is the end of September. 1:17:20
    • A staff member said roughly $3.2 million was received in July for major maintenance and that the district will pay nothing further for the Davis fire alarm beyond what was allotted for the electrical project. 1:19:22
  5. Health insurance update 1:21:34
    • A district staff member said 314 staff members are enrolled, 159 in the high deductible plan and 155 in the copay plan. 1:24:51
    • The staff member said the district contributes $1,000 for single and $2,000 for other accounts annually, paid as $111.11 and $222.22 each month. 1:25:16
    • The staff member said the Teladoc benefit could take 7 to 10 days to become available and apologized for the delay. 1:27:35
  6. Activities overview 1:28:49
    • A district staff member said a volleyball tournament drew 28 schools and 54 teams, with 194 games played including the 4 outdoors. 1:30:19
    • David Peterson thanked the community for food, hotel rooms and accommodating the visiting students and parents. 1:31:08
  7. Public comment and employee recognition 1:31:38
    • During public comment, a district staff member recognized a retiring employee who worked for the district for 30 years and was attending a final board meeting. 1:33:06
  8. Law firm contract and transportation compliance 1:34:44
    • The board considered motions to approve the Phillips Law Firm LLC contract and the Transportation Department compliance requirements. 1:34:44
    • David Peterson announced that the contract had been approved and that the motion on the Transportation Department compliance requirements carried. 1:35:12
  9. Transportation reimbursement and health insurance contract 1:35:44
    • The board considered motions on an application for reimbursement for private transportation or maintenance of isolated students, the health insurance contract, transportation of foreign exchange students and ratification of school-based mental health MOU agreements. 1:35:44
    • The chair announced that the health insurance contract and foreign exchange student transportation motions carried, and the MOU agreement was announced as passed. 1:36:41
  10. Board roundtable and adjournment 1:37:32
    • David Peterson said another school had asked to borrow the district's volleyball court and that the district would have a security deposit. 1:38:52
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:39:35

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