Attendees/Invitees
Sarah Steimel, President/ Parent Member
Juston Rindlesbach/Parent Member
Thomas Gooch/Vice Chair/Parent Member
Alex Crowley, Treasurer/ Community Member
Sally Shigley, Community Member
Charlie Ewert, Secretary/Parent Member
Fred Donaldson, EA
Paul Goggi and Mattison Shutt, Faculty Representatives
Casey Holmes, Business Manager
Student-Body President
AJ Slee-Student Body President
Noemi Pinto-Mendez
Rachael Pust, Parent Member
*Not in attendance
AGENDA TOPICS
1. Welcome Guests--Thomas Gooch -- 5 Min
2. Public Comment--Thomas Gooch--5 Min
3. Student Report--Student Gov't--5 Min
4. Review and approve October 19, 2023 Board Minutes--Charles Ewert--5 Min
5. Review FY24 Budget Financial Duties--FY24 Budget
Detail Budget
Summary Budget
Alex Crowley--5 Min
6. Audit Review--Casey--15 Min
7.CTE/Certificate Progress
Focused Pathways
Arts, Audio Visual Tech and Communications
Business, Finance, Marketing
Computer Science and Info Technology
Explorer courses to get to OTECH
Hands-on tools and Storage
Focused on these efforts and then Marketing them
8. Closed Meeting Per State Code 52-4-204
Listed reasons under State Code
seeking or obtaining legal advice on legal matter
conducting business relating to information technology security
9. Good Times:
Secondary:
We have 124 AP Exam registrations for this year
We are preparing for second semester schedules
We had a successful College Application Month. Many seniors applied to colleges for early admissions.
Distance:
Events & Field Trips:
Trunk or Treat - Huge success - 700 attendees!
Field Trip Fridays are going great - Dinosaur Park, Pumpkin Patch
Upcoming Field Trips: School Play, Loveland Living Aquarium, Ice Skating
Parent Partnerships:
,Apples & Answers Park Day for parent support - great attendance from families - teachers, leadership team, and curriculum specialists available for Q&A.
Virtual Curriculum Specialist Office Hours - CSs available every day of the week to assist parents and answer curriculum/program questions while teachers are in class.
Curriculum progress forms are being completed this week so teachers can calculate first semester grades.
Exciting Things Happening This Week:
Friendsgiving Pie Party - at the end of DaVinci Day to celebrate kindness & community.
Drama Club Fall Play - As You Like It - Roy Library Black Box Theatre Thursday PM and Friday AM
Training - Board Training Link (done before Sept. 1) BOY
Board Governance
Bylaws
Board Policy
Employee Management
School Vision
School Goals
EA Goals
Board organization:
The Google Board Folder, website, and calendar
emails
UCAP
Background checks
Board Calendaring:
Board Calendar Reviewed and approved each August
Required trainings:
August ethics training--Annual board commitment to abide by ethical behavior
Open and Public Meeting Training
Land trust Training
Video--Land Trust Responsibilities-
Video--Data-driven decisions
handouts--
Local Board Guidelines
Appropriate Expenditures
Fraud Training
Audit Training
Finance Training:
Finance Training
Cash handling process at the schools
finance committee
Restricted funds and tracking
School fees and tracking and policy and calendar
Financial, Debt, Risk Management, and Disclosure Policy
Financial Policy and Procedures
Procurement Policy
how to read the budget
Fraud hotline and define fraud
Board governance on finances
Use Budget Summary and Detail as the cheat sheet each month with highlighted areas of concern.
Train on these finance topics:
Restricted funds and tracking
School fees and tracking and policy and calendar
Finance policies and update if needed
Cash handling process at the schools
finance committee
As Needed
10 Min
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Please contact Fred Donaldson for accommodations 801-675-9538