Union-Bulletin

Members of the Dayton School Board are Steve Martin, Marchand Hovrud, Tamara Fritze, Joe Huether and David Bailey. With Huether absent Wednesday:

• EMAILS: Reviewed information from the Washington School Directors Association regarding electronic communications. Group emails could constitute a meeting, so board members should communicate with individual emails rather than using the "reply to all" button, Superintendent Doug Johnson told the board.

• ENROLLMENT: Learned enrollment for October is 441 full time equivalent students, which is 11 below the number the budget is based on.

• OPERATING PRINCIPLES: Discussed section in board operating principles related to how to handle reports to the board.

• BOOK STUDY: Learned some staff members are doing a book study using "Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching," by Charlotte Danielson.

• M O: Discussed possible configurations of ballot measures for the February election. The district could request a maintenance and operation levy, a levy for capital projects, and/or a levy for technology, Johnson told the board. The board has until the end of December to make a decision. A public meeting Nov. 16 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium is tentatively scheduled to discuss levies.

• POLICIES: Adopted policies related to election, enrollment, student immunization, hiring retired school employees, substitute employment and temporary administrators. Unanimous.

• DONATION: Accepted donation of money from the Dayton Lions Club for FBLA and Youth Government. Unanimo