August 12, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes

August Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Mountain

Wayne High School - Room 119
265 N 400 W
Bicknell, UT 84715

I. 6:00 Administration
Liz Torgerson welcomed everyone to the meeting.

I.1. Pledge of Allegiance
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Liz Torgerson.

I.2. Reverence
Reverence was given by Shawn Davis.

I.3. Consent Agenda
A motion was made to approve the consent agenda. This motion, made by Curtis Whipple and seconded by Jim Lamb, Passed.
Charlene Van Dyke: Absent, Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 4, Nay: 0, Absent: 1
The consent agenda was reviewed and discussed amongst the board.

I.3.a. Approval of Minutes

I.3.b. Accounts Payable

I.3.c. New Hires

I.3.d. Employee Separations

II. 6:05 Financial Review

II.1. Board Summary and Construction Reports
Discussion was made about the new SY27 budget.

III. 6:15 Citizen Comments
None noted.

IV. 6:25 Information Items

IV.1. Superintendent Report
Construction updates on the new elementary were discussed. Compaction work is currently happening on the north end of the property near the new district offices. Tile work and framing are currently happening throughout the elementary building. Other construction projects were discussed.

IV.2. Data Review

IV.3. Board Reports
Shawn — None
Curtis — None
Jim — Discussion was made about potential improvements to the high school auditorium.
Charlene — Had a discussion on hourly rates for paraprofessionals.
Liz — Discussion was made about the new organization chart.

V. 7:00 Business Items

V.1. SY27 Fee Schedule
A motion was made to approve the SY27 fee schedule. This motion, made by Curtis Whipple and seconded by Shawn Davis, Passed.
Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Charlene Van Dyke: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 5, Nay: 0

V.2. Policies

V.2.a. First Reading
A motion was made to eliminate policy DBD. This motion, made by Curtis Whipple and seconded by Charlene Van Dyke, Passed.
Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Charlene Van Dyke: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 5, Nay: 0

V.2.b. Second Reading
A motion was made to approve second reading and approve policies FGAB and EEB. This motion, made by Curtis Whipple and seconded by Jim Lamb, Passed.
Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Charlene Van Dyke: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 5, Nay: 0

V.2.c. Third Reading

V.3. WHS Fee Schedule

VI. 8:00 Closed Session as permitted by Utah Code Annotated Section 52-4-205(1)(a)
A motion was made to go into closed session at 7:06pm. A vote to go into closed session was given by voice by all board members present. This motion, made by Curtis Whipple and seconded by Jim Lamb, Passed.
Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Charlene Van Dyke: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 5, Nay: 0
The board went into closed session at 7:06pm and came back into open session at 7:15pm.

VII. 9:00 Adjournment
Seeing that all agenda items had been discussed, the meeting was adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 7:15pm.

For a printable PDF version of these minutes, go to https://www.waynesd.org/images/pdf/Board_Meetings/Minutes/Aug26Minutes.pdf.