Salt Lake Arts Academy
Governing Board Minutes
May 20, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Salt Lake Arts Academy, Room 201
Board Members in Attendance: Julie Bartel, Greg Ostrander, John Bakken, Jennie Stacey,
Amy Redford, Diana Cabrales, Shantel Stoff, Nick Vienneau, Kelly Goff.
Board Members Excused: Amy Yuda, Abby Rizk
Staff in Attendance: Deborah Candler, Nicole Laird, Katy Andrews
1. Welcome and Introductions Julie Bartel 5:30
Public Requests to Speak* - There were no requests to speak.
2. Review and Approval of Minutes from Board Meetings 3/18/24 and 4/15/24 5:35
Board Members reviewed minutes from the March and April Board Meetings.
Amy Redford moved to approved the minutes.
Shantel Stofff seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously.
3. Principal's Report Deborah Candler
LEA-Specific Licenses: Jeff Clatterbuck and Ingrid Martinez - Deborah asked the
Board to approve LEA-Specific Licenses for Jeff Clatterbuck and Ingrid Martinez.
Both of these teachers have held licenses in other states and will either have
their license transfer complete, or be enrolled in the APPEL program for Utah
licensing next year.
Kelly Goff moved to approve LEA-Specific licesnes for Jeff Clatterbuck and Ingrid
Martinez for the upcoming school year. Shantell Stoff seconded the motion.
Unanimously approved.
Calendar for 2024-25, 2025-26 Adjustments - Deborah asked the Board to
approve Calendar adjustments for 24-25 and 25-26, to accommodate a shift to
Student-Led Conferences in March, and a half-day on the day of 8 Grade
Promotion.
Jon Bakken moved to approve the Calendar Changes.
Kelly Goff seconded the motion.
Unanimously approved.
4. Policy Updates and Action Items Deborah Candler
Annual Adoption of Sex Ed Curriculum - Deborah asked the Board to approve the
Sex-Ed Curriculum SLArts will use next year for 5th - 8th Grade. Planned Parenthood
will be providing the same grade-level, age appropriate, State-approved curriculum to
each grade level as we have done in the past.. New this year will be the addition of
Healthy Relationships for 6th Graders.
Diana Cabrales moved to approve the Sex Ed Curriculum.
Greg Ostrander seconded.
Unanimously approved.
5. Governance Committee Julie Bartel
New Board Member Nominations - We have two nominations for new Board members,
who will be voted upon at our June Retreat - they are Kimberly Venable and Sarah
Colonna. Their bios can be found in the Governing Board shared Google Drive. Jerry
Rapier has indicated interest in being recruited to serve in one year. Nominations will
continue to be accepted through the summer.
Board Retreat Date and Agenda Items - Monday, June 17, from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m.,
Allen Communications, 55 West 900 South.
Julie asked the Board to think about whether having monthly meetings instead of
bi-monthly would facilitate more active committee participation. We will discuss in more
detail at the Board retreat.
6. Finance Update Nicole Laird, John
Bakken
Nicole and John shared the draft budget for 2024-25.
The Board will review the current FY24 Budget and the FY25 Budget at the Board
Retreat.
7. Upcoming Events and Meetings
June Board Retreat, 6/17/14, Noon - 5 p.m., Location TBD
August Board Business Meeting /Social, date?, Location TBD
8. Closed Session - Jon Bakken moved to take the Board into closed session to discuss
topics allowed under the Utah Open Meetings Law. Greg Ostrander seconded. All in favor.
Staff was excused. The closed session ended at 6:50 p.m. and the meeting was adjourned at
6:55.
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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