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Charter School

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Salt Lake Arts Academy

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http://www.slarts.org

Public Body

Salt Lake Arts Academy

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Notice Title

Salt Lake Arts Academy Governing Board Pending Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

November 20, 2020 03:00 PM

Description/Agenda

Salt Lake Arts Academy Governing Board Pending Meeting Minutes November 20th, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Via ZOOM (invitation sent to Board members and interested parties on 11/17/20 and posted on school's website calendar) Board Members Present Anneliese Booher, Denise Begue, Jennifer Goldman-Luthy, John Bakken, Julie Livers, Lon Huntsman, Matt Nelson, Melissa Block, Stacey Mahan, Rob Scott, Tatiana Mixco Board Members Excused Staff Present Amy Mautz, Heather Shepherd, Jennifer Burrow Sanchez, Katy Andrews, Moni Schwaerzler, Judson Armstrong, Markell McCubbin, Holly Winn, Karen Lynne, Norma Inglesias, Elizabeth Wilson, Amy Conn, Others Present Rob MacIntyre, Suyin Chong, Leanne Hawken, Joylin Lincoln, Anne Cook Note: Attendance of participants joining during the Zoom meeting may not be recorded above 1. Welcome Lon Huntsman 3:00 Will move through quickly as there is a closed session following meeting. 2. Approve Minutes of Governing Board Meeting 10/23/20 All 3:05 MOTION: To approve Minutes from 10/23/20 Governing Board Meeting Julie Livers moved to approve Melissa Block seconded Motion approved unanimously 3. Requests to Speak 3:06 None 4. Update on Testing and New Building Heather Shepherd 3:10 Slideshow to share new building. Congratulations to Moni and team! 5. Utah Charter School Assessment Joylin Lincoln 3:18 Observations and Recommendations: SLArts has done an amazing blend of Arts and Academics Three areas to look at: a. Revisit Mission and Vision through collaboration, SMART goals. b. Clearly define boundaries, policies and roles (Board, Administration, Teachers and staff) and adhere strictly to them. Move forward with respect for colleagues and students. c. Evaluation procedures and policies (Board, Admin, teachers). Formal evaluations and self reflections. 6. Policies Update Lon Huntsman 3:25 Annalise Bouher and Rob Scott looking at sexual harassment policy and grievance policy. Looking at institutional growth and development. Jennifer Goldman Luthy on fee waivers, requests Annalise Bouher and Rob Scott reach out to Joylin. Moni will share state auditor templates to guide. 7. Committee Updates 3:30 Finance and Construction Committees Moni Moni shared spreadsheets on 11/19/20, reviewed notes here. PPE is forgiven. Will review COVID-19 related funding in January. Audit is done and successful. Construction is done. We have permanent occupancy. We have $100k more to spend. Roughly $50k will go to science room furniture. $30k toward theatre lights. Chris Mautz will oversee the process. Additionally, we need to repair the faculty parking lot and netting. Upcoming Bond call, either end of December or beginning of January. John Bakken encourages people to look at spreadsheets, explains accounting systems. Noted we are above projections. School Performance Committee Stacey Mahan, Julie Livers (and Leanne Hawken) Had the first meeting, and invited some teachers to the next meeting. Appears that SLArts is doing many of the things we were asking about already, in a data collection stage. Fundraising (Annual Campaign) Katy Andrews 50% of Board has given so far. Catalyst Foundation will grant us $25k if we reach $75k. Rolling out after Thanksgiving. We will likely not have special events this year so this is very important and helpful. Enrollment Katy Andrews Holding 8 or 9 in-person tours to keep numbers small (25 people total). Increasing advertisements. Right on track for recruitment. Currently full enrollment. 8. Return to School Plan Review for 2020-21 Lon Huntsman 3:47 Reflect on new information regarding transmission in young kids. Katy will forward Salt Lake School District information to Board members. Be prepared to discuss returning to school in December Board meeting. 9. Closed Session Board Members 3:50 Matt Nelson moves to adjourn; Jennifer Goldman Luthy seconds. Joylin Lincoln advises the appropriate format to move to a closed session; Lon Huntsman restates. Jennifer Goldman Luthy moves to adjourn the meeting to a closed session to discuss an individual. Matt Nelson seconded. Roll call: Lon Huntsman, Julie Livers, Matt Nelson, John Bakken, Annalise Booher, Melissa Block, Stacey Mahan, Rob Scott, Tatiana Mixco - all 'aye' Meeting moved to Closed Session. 10: Vote on 'Option A' action from Closed Session Board Members 5:55p.m. The Board came out of Closed Session to vote on 'Option A'. John Bakken moved to accept 'Option A.' Matt Nelson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Tatiana Mixco moved to adjourn the meeting. Matt Nelson seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned. Upcoming Meetings: Friday December 11th, 2020 at 3pm.

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Jen Guillory at 801-531-1173. .

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Meeting Location

844 South 200 East
via Zoom
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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Contact Name

Jen Guillory

Contact Email

jeng@slarts.org

Contact Phone

(801)531-1173

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Notice Posted On

December 01, 2020 09:45 AM

Notice Last Edited On

December 01, 2020 09:45 AM

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