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Charter School

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Odyssey Charter School

Public Body

Board of Trustees

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2020 April 21 Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

April 21, 2020 06:00 AM

Description/Agenda

Odyssey Charter School Governing Board Minutes April 21, 2020 Board members: Chair Chuck Wood (call in) Treasurer Aaron Goodrich Secretary Melanie Castillo Members Megan Carpenter, Trevor Thurgood, Corban White Welcome/ call to order: approve Agenda TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous approve minutes from the March 10, 2020 Meeting TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous Public comment Please limit comments to 5 minutes. The board may comment on issues raised during this period, but State law does not allow the board to take final action on issues raised during this time unless they are already on the agenda for a vote (USC-52-4-202 6c). School performance (15 minutes) Directors report: money available through Cares Act and our portion is about 20k. Applications to get that money are due soon. Keeping hourly employees working and paying them for the average number of hours they worked prior to the closure. We have no unemployment claims due to this. Instruction will end May 15 and work will ease leading up to that. Grading will be as normal but be flexible. Efforts for online teaching: we've checked out about 150 chromebooks. Less than 20 students have had zero contact since closure. Plan going forward: Last week of school will be the time for families to clean out their desks/pick up yearbooks, kindergarten/6th grade digital slideshows sent or on a disc Monies will be refunded for choir, lunch/pizza. 6th grade teachers will get to pick how they spend the money they raised and had for field trips TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous Business (20 minutes) Annual Budget Review Anticipate an influx of enrollment in mid-July, working on extending licenses for programs like MobyMax and ImagineLearning through the summer +Add Director compensation and board position elections to next month agenda Governance (30 minutes) EL #1: Global Executive Limitations Policy Interpretation: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous EL #2h: Communication and Support to Board Interpretation: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous EL #2i: Ends Focus on Grants Contracts Interpretation: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous EL #3h 1-10: Communication and Support to Board TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous GPP #2e:Board Member's Code of Conduct Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous GPP #2f: Board Committee Principles Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous GPP #2g:Cost of Governance Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Discussion: Maybe we can get more training and discuss it at our May meeting. Ends #3a 4, 8 TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous//TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous, Ascertion: TTmoved/MC 2nd Unanimous Closed Session Closed session in accordance with Utah code 52-4-205; (a) discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; (b) strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining; (c) strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation; (d) strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property; (e) strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property. No closed session needed at this time *Agenda Amendment* Skip until next month due to technical difficulties. Board Training: Dr. Carpenter Podcast #4 Next meeting: May 12, 2020 @ 6:30 Adjourn

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

738 E Quality Drive
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Contact Name

Russell Schellhous

Contact Email

rschellhous@odysseycharter.net

Contact Phone

8014928105

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Notice Posted On

June 29, 2020 08:39 AM

Notice Last Edited On

July 03, 2020 02:24 PM

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