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The Ranches Academy Board
Meeting Minutes
January 4 , 2008 7:30-9:00
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MINUTES OF 1-4-08 COUNCIL MEETING
The School Council from The Ranches Academy held a meeting on:
Date: Thurs. Jan., 4th 2008
Time: 7:30pm closed session, 8pm open session
Place: The Ranches Academy
7789 Tawny Owl Circle
Eagle Mountain, UT
The following board members, constituting a quorum of the full council, were present:
Stephanie Colson
Amber Baker
Trisha Johnson
Stacey James
Brenda Park
Rob McNair
The following board memebers were absent:
Brady Allen
Others present:
Angie Rasmussen (Business Manager)
Darren Beck (Director)
The Chair called thee meeting to order and opened the closed session.
Adoption of Agenda:
Motion: The Chair made a motion that the meeting open tand the following agenda and admendments be adopted. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed:
The Ranches Academy School Council Meeting Agenda 1-04-08
Executive Session 7:30
- Personnel/Hiring Issues
- Financial/Office Issues
Public/Open Session 8:00
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Approve November minutes
- Recognition of Trish Johnson as new council member
- Policy/Governance—set committee meeting time
- Charter Amendment
- Enrollment policy
- Public vote(s) on matters discussed in Exec session (if applicable)
- FSO report
- Public Comment
- Adjournment
CLOSED SESSION
Discussion held in the closed session:
Discussion on items to be discussed in Feb. session.
Discussion on personell issues
Discussion on the need to get executive policies in place, especially in regards to the Director.
Discussion on the need for a technology presentation to give and idea on where to spend our technology specific funds.
Motion: Motion was made to close the executive session. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
OPEN SESSION
Motion: Motion was made to approve the minutes for the November meeting. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
Welcome of Trish Johnson as our new council member.
It was decided that all of the board members would be a part of the Policy Committee in one way or another. The possiblilty of hiring a lawyer pro bono to review our policies to make sure they are accurate was discussed.
Discussion on our financials, The Ranches Academy is in the black.
Discussion on the need for a School Land Trust committeee to submit the plans for those funds on the end of November of each year. We will need to hold an election for this at the beginning of school year 08-09.
Dicussion on the need to get bids for making the middle school room into an expansion for special ed and an office for the business manager. Also bid for an ADA ramp for the entrance and blacktop for the playground.
Motion: Motion was made to use the monies from the Local Discretionary Block fund for the recommended purposes contingent upon the fulfillment of the Charter Amendment on Feb. 16th 2008. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
Motion: Motion was made to use the monies for the UPASS fund for the noted purposes contingent upon the fulfillment of the Charter Amendment on Feb. 16th 2008. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
Motion: Motion was made to use the monies for the School Land Trust fund for the recommended purposes contingent upon the fulfillment of the Charter Amendment on Feb. 16th 2008. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
Motion: Motion was made to use the monies for the At-Risk Student Programs fund for the recommended purposes contingent upon the fulfillment of the Charter Amendment on Feb. 16th 2008. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
Motion: Motion was made to use the monies for the Gifted & Talented fund for the recommended purposes contingent upon the fulfillment of the Charter Amendment on Feb. 16th 2008. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
Motion: Motion was made to dismiss. A vote was called and the motion was unanimously passed.
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