Ogden City School Board reviews curriculum vendor recommendations, approves personnel and advances student-board policy first readings

The Ogden City School District board advanced several administrative and policy items after a night of recognitions.

Instructional materials: Adam, the district’s executive director of student achievement, presented the second round of curriculum adoptions and vendor recommendations. The world‑language committee selected CL World Languages for Spanish 1–5; the committee recommended Imagine Learning as the web‑based credit‑recovery vendor after an RFP process. Adam said the Spanish program procurement is likely to be in the “$350,000 range” for a five‑year contract, and that K–8 special‑education math intervention contract estimates currently range from about $38,000 to $234,000 depending on vendor and licensing needs. He described the district’s decision criteria as prioritizing flexibility for mobile students, Heritage‑language supports and instructional rigor.

Budget context: Business administrator Zane told the board the district’s primary instructional‑materials budget target is roughly $1 million per year; with prior approvals and the recommended selections, projected approvals for the year would be about $830,000 — below the $1 million target. Adam and committee members emphasized that numbers given were estimates and that final contract pricing and site licensing will be finalized with vendors before the June board action.

Personnel and policy actions: The board announced approval of Felicia Ellis as supervisor of alternative placement; the superintendent summarized her special‑education background and Ellis addressed the board, saying she was "beyond humbled" and looked forward to supporting students. The board also approved Raven Rylander as interim principal at Wasach (transcribed) Elementary; the superintendent reviewed Raven’s counseling background and Raven said she was "grateful" for the opportunity to give back to Ogden.

Board policy: The board took first readings of two policies. Policy 1.11 aligns board eligibility language with Utah Retirement Systems rules (noting URS tier‑2 elected officials’ ineligibility for certain benefits). Policy 1.14 establishes a non‑voting student‑board member process with three semester‑based student representatives (from Ogden High, Ben Lman and George Washington); student board members would be non‑voting but could provide input and would serve semester slots. A motion to approve the first readings was made and seconded and the board indicated all in favor; the item will return for final action at a subsequent meeting.

Consent calendar and closed session: Earlier the board approved the consent calendar by motion (mover: Board member Zundel; second: Vice President Anderson). Toward the end of the public meeting the board moved to go into closed session on a motion made by Vice President Anderson and seconded by Board member Richards; the chair specified which officials should attend the closed session (board members, superintendent, business administrator).

Next steps: Adam said the curriculum recommendations will return for board action at the June meeting after final vendor pricing and public comment. The board opened the public‑hearing period on the adoptions and scheduled follow‑up review in June.