Utah Connections Academy Board Meeting Agenda
May 21, 2025 5:30pm -7:30pm MDT 675 East 2100 South, Plaza 7-21, Salt Lake City, UT 84106 and via teleconference Dial-in: +1 888 998 2469 PIN: 23964120#
I. Meeting Notice
Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be considered. Unless otherwise stated, items may be taken out of the order presented on the agenda at the discretion of the Chair. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting Mollie McBride at 801-2986660. Requests should be made as early as possible to arrange the accommodation; no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.
II. Call to Order -S. Kinney
III. Roll Call -S. Kinney
IV. Mission Statement -S. Kinney
Utah Connections Academy is a pioneering virtual public charter school whose mission is to maximize academic achievement for students in grades K-12 throughout the state of Utah who need an alternative to the traditional classroom.
V. Public Comment
The Board welcomes participation by the members of the public both in-person and telephonically. To address an item on the agenda, before the scheduled start of the meeting, an individual must write their name and a short description of the agenda item on which they wish to comment on the card provided and submit this to the Chair, along with any materials they want to have distributed to Board. Individuals who wish to address the Board telephonically must contact the school principal by phone or by email at least twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled start of the Board meeting. If the individual wants to provide any written materials to the Board, these should be emailed to the School Principal at least twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
The total time for any individual to present, either in person or via telephone, on an item on the agenda shall not exceed three (3) minutes, unless the Board grants additional time.
Individuals desiring to make a formal presentation to the Board on an item not on the agenda but desiring it be placed on the agenda must provide notice and written submissions detailing the
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subject of the presentation to the School Principal at least fourteen (14) days prior to the meeting. Any such presentations shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes in duration, unless otherwise permitted by the Chair.
To view the Board Public Comment Policy, visit the school's 'Governance' page at https://www.connectionsacademy.com/utah-online-school.
VI. Audit Committee, Committee of the Entire Board
a. Approval of Audit Firm Engagement for the 2024-2025 School Year Financial Audit (attached) -G. Corkran
VII. Routine Business
a. Approval of Agenda -S. Kinney
VIII. Oral Reports
a.
School Leader Report (MSR attached) -M. McBroom
1. Update on Graduation, State Testing, End of Year Activities and School Facility
b.
Financial Report (attached) -G. Corkran
IX.
Consent Items
a.
Approval of Minutes from the April 16, 2025 Board Meeting (attached)
b.
Approval of Staffing Report for April (attached)
c.
Approval of Pearson Invoice for April (attached)
d.
Approval of Board President as Board Designee to Approve Summer Staffing Decisions for the 2025-2026 School Year
X.
Action Items
a. Approval of Budget and Fee Schedule for the 2025-2026 School Year (attached) -G. Corkran
XI. Information Items
a. Pearson Virtual Schools (PVS) Update -K. Woods / Q. James
1. Planning for School Leader Performance Review
XII. Adjournment and Confirmation of Next Board Meeting -June 11, 2025 at 5:30 pm
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Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the school at 801-298-6660.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Please call ahead to arrange attendance. 435-713-0660.