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The Ranches Academy Board Meeting Minutes

March 4, 2005 7:00-9:00 pm

MINUTES OF 03-04-04 BOARD MEETING

The Board of Directors of the Ranches Academy held a meeting on:

Date: Thursday March 4, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Willow Springs Clubhouse
3452 East Ridge Road
Eagle Mountain, Utah 84043

The following directors, constituting a quorum of the full board, were present at the meeting:

Katie Allen
Stephanie Colson
David Hadlock
Lonny Stanford
Linda Tuttle
Todd Simons

The following directors were absent:

Jennifer Maroney

The Chair called the meeting to order.

Adoption of Agenda:

The Chair made a motion that the following agenda be adopted for this meeting:

1. Public comment and discussion.
2. Discuss and approve minutes from the 02-05-04 Board Meeting.
3. Discuss building location and progress.
4. Discuss enrollment Committee progress and Lottery.
5. Discuss and approve “timeline” presented by Jennifer Maroney.
6. Discuss and approve committee activities.
7. Other issues as time permits.

The motion was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

Motion

Motion by the Chair to discuss and approve minutes from the Corporation’s Board meeting on 02-05-04 was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.
Motion

Motion by the Chair to discuss and approve “timeline” presented by Jennifer
Maroney was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

Motion

Motion by Todd Simons to discuss and approve how each grade will be filled for the first year was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

The Boards conclusion was as follows:
There will be; one sixth grade class, one combined fifth/sixth grade class, one fifth grade class, two fourth grade classes, two third grade classes, two second grade classes, three first grade classes, and two kindergarten classes.

Motion

Motion by the Chair to have packets put together for the parent(s) of the enrolled children at the first parent meeting was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

The Packets will contain:
1. Intention Agreement.
2. List of necessary documents for enrollment.
3. Demographic survey (optional)
4. Acceptance of policy statement with more details on school uniform policy.

There will be a deadline for the parents to have the necessary information returned, to ensure there child(ren)s placement in the school.
Motion

Motion by the Chair to hold a closed meeting for the purpose of holding the lottery and reviewing applications for the principal/director position was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

The meeting will be held Thursday March 11th, 7:00 PM, at the Tuttle residence, which is located at 3135 East Spotted Owl Court, Eagle Mountain, Utah 84043


Motion

Motion by Stephanie Colson to replace the three founding families, who are no longer participating families, with Jennifer Maroneys family because of the significant contribution of time to the founding of the school, performing the function of a founding member was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.
Motion

Motion by the Chair to adjourn the meeting was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

Discussion held during meeting:

Stephanie Colson will be getting a written agreement from the Ranches for the use of their logo. They have already given permission, but it was not in written form.

The Eagle Mountain City Council has requested that we notify all residents, within 1000 feet of the location of the school site, about our plans to build a school in their neighborhood. Katie Allen and David Hadlock will prepare the envelopes for the city to mail.

Lonny Stanford will be obtaining a P.O. Box for the Corporation to receive mail.

Each committee chairperson needs to have a report showing what has been done and what still needs to be done, with a timeline, by the next regular monthly meeting.

The board needs to discuss and vote on a day and time when they will hold interviews for principal/director position in the next meeting, which will be on Thursday March 11th.

David Hadlock will be in charge of the advertisement, for the principal/director position opening, at BYU and UVSC.

The charter school director’s meeting will be on March 6th. Stephanie Colson and David Hadlock will attend that meeting.

 

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