Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2025
1160 N. 645 West, Washington, Utah
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/4dchFxN
Agenda Item
Presenter
Action taken
Time
Board Meeting Call to Order
Chair Adams
Board Members in Attendance: Jamee Adams (Chair)|Marisa Granado (Secretary)|Elizabeth Chesley (joined via Zoom at 6:34)|Shelby Bridges (joined at 6:10pm)|Jess Smith (absent)
Others in Attendance: Brian Clyne (Director), Kasidi Havens left at 7:12pm (Assistant Director), Matt McDonald, Shannon Greer joined at 7pm.
Reading of School Vision and Mission Statement by Marisa Granado
6:00PM
Approve Minutes from Previous Meetings
Chair Adams
Motion: Marisa Granado motions to approve the Board Meeting Minutes from August, 2025
Elizabeth Chesley seconds.
Ayes: Jamee Adams, Shelby Bridges, Elizabeth Chesley, Marisa Granado
Nays: None
Abstains: None
The motion is passed.
Adjournment set for 8:00PM
Public Comment
Chair Adams
*Please note that the Board will not take action on any items introduced during
his portion of the meeting according to Utah Code 52-4-202(6)(b)
Matt McDonald submitted application to join board, introduced. Matt expresses concern with protocol for safety issues for school-wide program. Brian posted all protocols to families via Bloomz for information. Possible issues/growing pains for all to join and use Bloomz. Positive feedback from Matt on gym and resources at the school.
Administrative Report
Director Brian Clyne
Program
Updates on Policy, Parent-Student Handbook and Employee Handbook: after board votes and approves they will be posted on the website.
Upcoming
September 17 th - Family Fun Night (Pecan Valley) 4-8:00 PM PTVO sponsored event
September 18 th - Rodeo Assembly K-3 rd (St. George Lions Club)
September 23 rd - Spill the Beans @ 8:15am
October 7 th -8 th - Frogtummy Video and Photo Shoot for website and advertising needs
October 8 th - PBL Utah Day Celebration of Learning 10-12:00pm
October 9 th - 13 th Fall Break
October 13 th - PD De-escalation training/I-Ready training
Financial Reports
Nate Adams (Red Apple)
Financial Summary as of August 31, 2025
Financial Budget Detail Report as of August 31, 2025
Financial Balance Sheet as of August 31, 2025
Eye on Maintenance dept account
Audit for worker's comp
IT Services had higher expenses than planned, upfront payment, will be evaluated
Eye on travel expenses
Upfront expenses for supplies/materials, not concerned
Upfront costs for Technology and Hardware
Revenue updated based on student count on Oct 1.
Next month will be joining at next month's meeting for in-person training
Committee Reports
Finance & Audit Committee - Elizabeth Chesley, Chair
Storage container rental: offered $3000/container to own rather than rent - final purchase price decision to be made with Brian and Nate
Marketing & Outreach Committee - Jess Smith, Chair
updates on website for Board of Directors page
interest to have sync website with Bloomz
suggestion add highlights on website of upcoming events
Director Evaluation Committee - Shelby Bridges, Chair
send out evaluation around Thanksgiving time
have evaluation completed and ready for review at October meeting
Policy Committee - Brian Clyne, Chair
SHiNE policy review and vote to approve at emergency meeting next week. Used to be titled TSSA policy. Proposed to be utilized for two SPED teachers.
LAND Trust Committee - Brian Clyne, Chair
Discussion / Action Items
Chair Adams
*Discussion Items:
Renew Jamee's term as Chairperson of the Board
Interested new board members: Matt McDonald
SPED director and staff intro will be coming next month
Review MVM's Employee Handbook and Parent and Student Handbooks voted and approved by board.
Review training/video viewing as complete
Signed Board handbooks
review of videos for training
Board member committee Elizabeth and Shelby volunteered to interview Matt, questions will be sent from Jamee, committee will report back.
*Action Items:
Motion: Marisa Granado motions to renew Jamee's term as Chairperson of the Board.
Shelby Bridges seconds.
Ayes: Jamee Adams, Marisa Granado, Elizabeth Chesley, Shelby Bridges
Nays: None
Abstains: None
The motion is passed
Motion: Elizabeth Chesley motions to approve Employee Handbook.
Shelby Bridges seconds.
Ayes: Jamee Adams, Marisa Granado, Elizabeth Chesley, Shelby Bridges
Nays: None
Abstains: None
The motion is passed.
Motion: Elizabeth Chesley motions to approve Parent and Student Handbook.
Shelby Bridges seconds.
Ayes: Jamee Adams, Marisa Granado, Elizabeth Chesley, Shelby Bridges
Nays: None
Abstains: None
The motion is passed
Board training
Shannon Greer (UAPCS)
Presentation: training on board governance
Trust but verify!
7:00pm
Closed Session
Chair Adams
To discuss the character or competence of an individual- we will be talking about the structure of a bonus for Brian.
moved to emergency meeting Tuesday, Sept 16@1:30pm
Adjournment
Chair Adams
Motion:
Marisa Granado motions to adjourn the meeting.
Shelby Bridges seconds.
Ayes: Jamee Adams, Marisa Granado, Shelby Bridges, Elizabeth Chesley
Nays: None
Abstains: None
The motion is passed
The meeting is adjourned.
8:34PM
Next Meeting
October 16, 2025 - MVM Conference Room
6:00pm
Audio Links:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/110HP-oXheJcFhdyiuoCawOfJceIg1h1l/view?usp=drive_link
Vision
At Mountain View Montessori, our vision is to awaken within each child their unique potential that will enable them to make a valuable contribution to society.
Mission
Mountain View Montessori provides quality education founded on child-centered Montessori principles with project based learning to achieve academic excellence. We are dedicated to supporting the whole child by fostering intellectual, emotional and physical growth.
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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