The Ranches Academy Board Meeting Minutes

November 2 , 2006 6-8:00 pm

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

Date:                Thurs. Nov. 2nd 2006
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
            Rob McNair
            Redge Hudson
            Valarie Mattsen

The following directors were absent:
            Stacey James
            Brady Allen

Others present:
Angie Rasmussen
Cheryl Stoner
Linda Tuttle
           
           
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. Grant Writer Report
2. Update on Expansion—
3. Personnel Items—
1. Employee policy on discrimination and abuse reporting finalization
2.  Cheryl Stoner, Sp Ed Coordinator—UPIPS –special ed funds
3. Faculty bonuses
4. Administrative Salaries
5. Policy on License Development reimbursment
4. Financial—

1. Review financial audits for 2005-2006
       - Employee contracts
       - Budgets for restricted funds
2.  Review budget

1. Final review of uniform policy  in regards the red color

Public/Open Session  7:00

1. Pledge of Allegience
2. Approve meeting minutes from October
3. Public Vote(s) on matters discussed in Executive Session (if needed)
4. Directors Report
5. Expansion update—purchase contract for land
6. Uniform changes
7. FSO report
8. Public Comment (if time allows)
9. Adjournment

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

Discussion held in the closed session:
           
Presentation given by Cheryl Stoner of UPIPS on the state of our Special Education Program.  Discussion follwed addressing her concerns for the need to hire more help for specific teachers and for specific needs.

Discussion on finalization of  Employee policy on discrimination and abuse reporting.

Discussion on a faculty bonuses.

Discussion on license development reimbursment

Discussion on the two 2nd grade class situtation

Tabled Grant Writer Report

Reviewed the budget—Discussion of the audit.  Need to change check authorization procedures. Discussion on restricted program funds

Discussion on Expansion and Land updates

Discuss on red color for uniforms.  Other uniform concerns tabled.

Discussion on improving the reading curriculum.

Open Session

Pledge of Allegience
Motion

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

Motion made by chair to approve a $500 cap on reimbursement for license development for teachers.  Anything above that is approved on an individual basis.  Was made, seconded and unanimously carried and was made part of the records of the meeting.

Motion made by chair to approve the payment of escrow for 9 acres at an undisclosed location for the building of a middle/ high school, was made, seconded and unanimously carried and was made part of the records of the meeting.

Motion made by chair to approve the addition of the color primary red to the uniform policy was made, seconded and unanimously carried and was made part of the records of the meeting.

Discussion held during the open session of the meeting:

Discussion of the need to hire some more assistnants to help fill various special student needs.

Discussion of the 7th grade field trip to the governor’s luncheon, it went very well.

A note was made that the school now has a permanent technology consultant.