January 15, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes
Board Meeting
Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:00pm
Wayne High School
265 N 400 W
Bicknell, UT 84715
| Shawn Davis: | Present |
| Jim Lamb: | Present |
| Curtis Whipple: | Present |
| Liz Torgerson: | Present |
| Charlene Van Dyke: | Present |
| Randy Shelley: | Present |
| Seth Taft: | Present |
| Stetsyn Lamb: | Present |
I. 6:00 Administration
Liz Torgerson welcomed everyone to the board meeting. Attendance was taken.
I.1. Pledge of Allegiance
Liz led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
I.2. Reverence
Reverence was given by Seth Taft.
I.3. Consent Agenda
Motion was made to approve the consent agenda. 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
I.3.a. Approval of Minutes
The board approved November's meeting minutes.
I.3.b. Accounts Payable
Accounts payable reports were reviewed.
I.3.c. New Hires
Wyatt Taylor - Bus /Custodian
AnDee VanDyke - GBB Asst Coach
Cheyanne Jensen - Substitute
Kara Ramos - Substitute
Joseph Justice - Substitute
I.3.d. Employee Separations
None Noted.
II. 6:05 Financial Review
SY 2025 Audit was reviewed by the board.
III. 6:15 Citizen Comments
April Jacobs gave remarks on the potential budget cuts to the Beverly Taylor Sorenson program in the upcoming legislative session. April spoke to the fact that music education benefits children in many different ways. Her hope is that music education is viewed as an investment and not an expense.
Cody Clark gave remarks on hazing and bullying within the High School's athletic activities. Cody is asking for an independent audit into the Wayne School Athletics Department.
IV. 6:25 Information Items
IV.1. High School Credit/Academic Discussion
Candence Peterson gave a presentation on the high school's path to graduation. She spoke about the reasons why the school requires a certain amount of credits for students to graduate.
Principal David Chappell spoke on end-of-level assessments for high school students.
IV.2. Superintendent Report
Superintendent Shelley presented the USBE's longitudinal data for our school district. It complimented the data and talking points given by Principal David Chappell.
IV.2.a. Day on the Hill
Superintendent Shelley shared comments on the event that will lead up to the Day on the Hill.
IV.2.b. Construction update
Superintendent Shelley shared details on the elementary's construction progress. The gym has recently been poured. Structural steel has started to be installed.
IV.2.c. Literacy Discussion
Superintendent Shelley made comments about the Mississippi model that will be discussed up on the hill this year.
IV.2.d. JLC Discussion
Superintendent Shelley shared the January 8th, 2026 JLC Summary. Different bills were discussed as well as highlights from the meeting.
IV.3. Data Review
IV.4. Board Reports
Curtis discussed the Beverly Taylor Sorenson funding at the state capital. Uncertainty about whether there will be cuts in funding. Also mentioned potential changes with the state school board.
Liz seconded the comments made by Curtis. She mentioned that Curtis is the new USBE school board president.
Shawn commented on the Beverly Taylor Sorenson funding and how critical it is to keep music education in our district. He also mentioned some parking issues during baseball games and vector training reminders.
Charlene commented on parking in front of homes northwest of the baseball field and possibly using cones to direct traffic. Also mentioned putting our strategic plans in our board meetings.
Jim delegated his time to our student board member. Stetsyn mentioned improving the way the district advertises the student school board member position and how a student is to apply.
V. 7:00 Business Items
V.1. Approve FY2025 Audit
Motion to Approve the 2025 School District Audit. This motion, made by Jim Lamb and seconded by Curtis Whipple, 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
Motion was made to waive first and second read and approve policy CAI. 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.b. Second Reading
Policy FGAC Bus Conduct was discussed by Jim. His recommendation is to move it back to 1st read. This motion, made by Jim Lamb and seconded by Curtis Whipple, Passed.
Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Randy Shelley: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Charlene Van Dyke: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
Motion is to table all second read policy for the next board meeting. Policies including: GB, FHAB, DAI, FHA, FGAD, DFE. This motion, made by Jim Lamb and seconded by Curtis Whipple, 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
VI. 8:00 Closed Session as permitted by Utah Code Annotated Section 52-4-205(1)(a)
Motion was made to go into closed session as permitted by Utah Code Annotated Section 52-4-205(1)(a) at 8:29 pm. This motion, made by Jim Lamb and seconded by Curtis Whipple, Passed.
Shawn Davis: Yea, Jim Lamb: Yea, Randy Shelley: Yea, Liz Torgerson: Yea, Charlene Van Dyke: Yea, Curtis Whipple: Yea
Yea: 6, Nay: 0
VII. 9:00 Adjournment
Returning to open meeting at 9:28pm. Seeing that all agenda items have been covered, the meeting is adjourned.
Meeting adjourned at 9:28pm.
For a printable PDF version of these minutes, go to https://www.waynesd.org/images/pdf/Board_Meetings/Minutes/Jan26Minutes.pdf.
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