The Ranches Academy Board Meeting Minutes

May 10, 2007 6-8 pm

MINUTES OF 5-10-07 COUNCIL MEETING

The School Council from the Ranches Academy held a meeting on:

Date:                Thurs. May 10th , 2007
Time:                6:00 pm closed session, 7:00pm open session
Place:               The Ranches Academy
                       7789 Tawny Owl Circle
                       Eagle Mountain, Utah

The following directors, constituting a quorum of the full council, were present:
           
Stephanie Colson
Brenda Park
Stacey James
Redge Hudson
Brady Allen
Valarie Mattsen
Rob McNair (arrived late)
           
The following directors were absent:
None                       

Others present:
Angie Rasmussen
Darren Beck
           
The Chair called the meeting to order and opened the closed session.

Adoption of Agenda:

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

Executive Session 6:00

1. Personnel Issues –Job Share Policy, hiring issues, salaries, etc
2. Financial/Office Issues  
3. Expansion
4. Discuss expansion amendment
5. Teacher/Parent Communication Incentive Policy
6. Core Knowledge Culminating Classroom Activity Fund
7. Employee Dismissal Policy
8. Calendar – Approve
9. National Charter Conference, April 24th-27th in New Mexico report.
10. Discussion on governance
11. Open meeting law update
12. Vote on lighting issues
13. Vote on Melaluca proposal
14. Discussion on NWEA conf do we attend and who?

Public/Open Session  7:00
 
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approve April minutes
3. Public vote(s) on matters discussed in Exec session (if applicable)
4. Fundraising Report 
5. FSO Report
6. Public Comment
7. Adjournment

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

Closed Session

Discussion held in the closed session:
           
Discussion on Mrs. Morelli’s job share proposal—Rob will make a job share policy for vote at our next meeting

Discussion on Mrs. Scherer’s job description and salary.

Discussion purchasing new dictionaries for the  4th-8th grades.

Discussion on expansion and building addition onto the school –we need bids submitted to Kimball/Young—board will make a decision next month

Discussion on a policy for teacher to implement meaningful culminating activities and on encouraging meaningful parent/teacher communication.—to be submitted by Brenda for a vote next month

Discussion on employee dismissal policy—to be submitted by Angie for a vote next month

Discussion on fundraising and evaluation policies---to be submitted by Stephanie for a vote next month

Open Session

Pledge of Allegience

Motion

Motion by the Chair to approve minutes from April  board meeting was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

Motion made by chair for adjusting Mrs Scherer’s salary so it is more in line with state salaries for SPC’s was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting

Motion made by the chair that we make a substantial purchase of dictionaries for the 4th –8th grades was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

Motion made by chair to phase in full spectrum lights starting in the breakout rooms and library for now was duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, and was made a part of the records of the meeting.

Motion made by chair to approve the 2007-2008 calendar with a stipulation for a note stating that parent teacher conferences are to be completed by the end of Jan.