Board of Trustees Meeting

The School Council from Rockwell High School held a meeting on:

Date:  Tuesday September 5, 2007
Time:  7:00 pm.
Place:  The Ranches Academy
7789 Tawny Owl Circle

The following directors, constituting a quorum of the full board were present:
Redge Hudson
Suzanne Burdick
Julie McNair
Stephanie Colson
Karen DeWeese
Jennie Foss
Christie Buxton
Absent: None
Others in attendance:
Branden Shunn
Darren Beck
Tamera Buchanan
Virginia Bowser
Joylinn Lincoln
Tausha Petersen
Bobby Colson

The chair called the meeting to order and opened the session:
Motion was made to adopt the following agenda for the meeting:
1. Approval of Minutes
2.  Approval of Agenda (agenda is attached.)
3.  Open comment by the public

Discussion held during Open session

Christy gave overview of committees she is in charge of and said they are working .  Karen spoke about trying to harmonize curriculum and library needs.  Ideas to get books are a book drive, apply for library grants.  Charter states that we need 7 books per child.  Darren said that changes every time you recertify and you have to increase that number by 20%.  Current budget for library is 60K for books and 30K for other library needs.  Suzanne said that library grants that she has found are more for bigger organizations. 
Karen said that the curriculum committee has an October 16th deadline for obtaining their samples of curriculum.  Redge would like the committee to come to our November meeting to give a preliminary report/synopsis on what they feel is best.  Karen also noted that she’ll also get together with Merrit Charter High School and see what is currently working for them. 
Angie reported that there is no state reporting due at this time.  She will double check with Fatini at the state charter to make sure when reports are due. 
Karen wrote a draft of the schedule policy and gave us each a copy.
Angie is in charge of picking the scheduling program and was planning on calling several middle and high schools to speak with their front line to see which they use and/or recommend.  It must be compatible with SIS (state information systems).
Jenny reported that she hasn’t been able to find answers from the state regarding low interest loans.  They are still putting together their program. She needs copy minutes to open bank account (which shows board members and attorney).  Redge, Suzanne and Angie will be signers on account with a 2 person signature required. 
Jenny and Redge will work together to get letters to founding families who haven’t yet donated.  It was stressed that donation was not mandatory to be a founding family member. 
Suzanne is looking into a grant from the US Soccer Association but needs several additional items from board members and Bobby Colson to submit the application. 
Redge said that Lyndee Hudson was looking into a grant for AP Classes.  Darren Beck will make a copy of the newsletter that the Ranches Academy receives which states possible grant options. 
Julie and Karen will make sure extra curricular (clubs, leadership, cheerleading etc.) and curriculum (classes) don’t overlap. 
Groundbreaking ceremony will be held Wednesday September 26th, 6pm.  Suzanne and committee will be mailing invitations to every dignitary they can think of.  Bobby will get a banner on site.  Businesses will be solicited for sponsorship of school.  After the groundbreaking, board members and founding family members will have opportunity to host open house question/answer sessions at several different locations. 
Bobby Colson reported that there is no collapsible dirt on our land and that he plans on ‘moving dirt’ within the next several weeks.  He reported that we are under budget. 
Darren Beck will find out about articulation agreement between Ranches, Lincoln and Lakeview in regards to Rockwell Charter High. 
Julie will get information from all founding family members so she can project student enrollment to make sure we don’t exceed our 20% of student population from Founding Families.  In the event that we don’t exceed our 20%, there are several families who have petitioned to become founding family members.  We will discuss the matter further after we have the projected enrollment numbers. 

 

Motion:
Motion made to allow Redge Hudson, Suzanne Burdick and Angie Rasmussen access to checking account opened at Bank of American Fork.  Two signers will be required for every check written

           

 

Please call Julie McNair 331-5229 if you want to add anything to the agenda.