Noah Webster Academy Governing Board Meeting - Revision 1
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General Information
- Government Type
- Charter School
- Entity
- Noah Webster Academy
- Public Body
- NWA Governing Board
Notice Information
- Notice Title
- Noah Webster Academy Governing Board Meeting
- Notice Tags
- Education
- Notice Type(s)
- Meeting
- Event Start Date & Time
- July 27, 2023 06:00 PM
- Event End Date & Time
- July 27, 2023 07:55 PM
- Description/Agenda
- 6:00 p.m.: Welcome (Nana Sono-Koree) --Roll Call --Invocation --Pledge of Allegiance 6:02 p.m.: Consent Agenda (Items needing no discussion at this meeting. If there is an item listed here a board member wants discussed in the meeting, they vote against approving this consent agenda and that item will be put elsewhere in the meeting.) (Nana) --Approve this agenda--June 22, 2023 --Minutes approval--June 10, 2023 ----Approve/Vote 6:06 p.m.: Presentation and comments (Public) --Open Microphone (Open time for the public to give input to the board, but is not a discussion time. Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Individuals wishing to make a longer presentation to the board may request placement on the agenda by contacting the board secretary or chairman. Administrative items, those regarding the day-to-day operation of the school, may be referred to the school director for resolution. Individuals who have previously met with the school director and still have concerns should feel free to participate in the open microphone portion of the meeting. The time allotted for public comment may be shortened if there are no or few persons present to comment. If you would like to share during this time, please email Nana Sono-Koree at nsonokoree@mynwa.us; he will share your comments during this time.) 6:10 p.m.: Discussion and action item review (Nana) --Action item review, report, and follow-up ----Discuss ----Adjust as needed 6:15 p.m.:Board Review & Training from NWA's Policy Manual (Falisha Petroff) --Discuss 6:30 p.m.: Items for Approval (Nana) --Early Learning Plan (Staci Madsen) --H.B. 403 Student Mental Health Amendments (Angie Rasmussen) ----Vote for whether NWA will or will not participate in having a mental health screener for scholars. --2023-24 Board goals ----Goal 1: All Noah Webster Academy stakeholders will become more familiar with whichever governing documents and/or policies from the school manual apply to them, and all stakeholders will become especially familiar with all policies related to inappropriate scholar behavior and parent/guardian complaints. This will be measured by the number of board member-led trainings related to the policy manual and a decrease in the number of complaints regarding scholar behavior that are escalated to school administration and the governing board. ----Goal 2: The gap between current academic performance and stated academic performance goals as outlined in our charter will decrease, with the margin of decrease to be recommended by the Academic Excellence committee. This will be measured by end of year (EOY) test results for the 2023-24 school year. ----Goal 3: At least three school tours will be given each month of the 2023-24 school year to families of prospective scholars. This will be measured by the number of school tours and follow ups completed. --Discuss --Adjust as needed --Approve/Vote 6:50 p.m.: Committee Updates - How is your committee supporting our goals for 2022-23? (Goal 1: By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, we will maintain a waitlist in Kindergarten, first grade, and at least one other grade level, and strengthen NWA's community relations. This will be measured by the number of school tours and follow ups completed, the number of scholars placed on the waitlist, and the number of service and marketing projects carried out.Goal 2: Needed changes will be made to the current charter by an amendment or exhibit A, and the safety and security of the NWA school building will be reviewed. This will be measured by charter changes and school administration giving the board quarterly updates on working emergency and safety protocols. Goal 3: Scholars will use appropriate and kind language at school. This will be measured by reaching out to all parents and using scholar council and school administration to train the scholars on the importance of appropriate and kind language.) --Academic Excellence (Nana) --Finance (Scott Allen) ----2022-2023 Proposed Final Budget ----2023-2024 Proposed Budget ----Tax Documents --Building/Construction (Jon Jensen) ----NWA audit company ----Add bathroom to new kindergarten classroom --Parent Organization/Culture (Kara Sawyer) --Governance (Liz Churchill/Falisha) ----Policy Manual Updates ------05-103 Family and Medical Leave Act --------Utah Code 53G-11-208 citation added. ------05-121 Effective Educator Standards (EES) --------Added entire policy. Text is from State R277-530. --------Added statement referencing the rule and referring to the complete EES in the Employee Handbook. ----------'NWA educators, administrators, and counselors will follow State policy rule R277-530 and Subsection 53E-3-50(1)(a) which states that NWA will follow the 'rules and minimum standards for the qualification and certification of educators and for required school administrative and supervisory services.' The State Effective Educator Standards are listed in NWA's Employee Handbook.' ----05-122 Educator Employee Exit and Engagement Survey ------Added entire policy ----06-106 Scholar Education Plans ------Added 'Teacher and Scholar Success Plans' policy with citations to this section. ------Added title 'Scholar Education Plans' to differentiate types of plan policies. ----06-107 Classroom Supplies Library Collection Appropriation ------Added 'Instructional Material' to title. ------Added policy text and citation for state policy on instructional material purchases. ------Added subtitles to organize existing information and separate it from the new Instructional Material policy. --School Land Trust (Angie Ashbaker) --Marketing (Jim Meyer/Brandy Barnett) ----Discuss ----Adjust as needed ----Approve/Vote 7:45 p.m.: Director Report (Angie Rasmussen) --Enrollment update --Staff update --School update --What can the board do to help? ----Discuss 8:05 p.m.: Closing (Nana) --Based on today's meeting, do we need to update any NWA documents (bylaws, charter, policy manual, etc.)? --Agenda items for future meetings --Review tonight's action items --Next meeting July 27, 2023 8:10 p.m.: Adjourn to closed session (as needed) (Nana) --Closed session to discuss property, personnel, and/or legal matters that are properly the subject of closed meetings. 8:10 p.m.: Adjournment--(May be adjourned sooner, pending the coverage of agenda items.)
- 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 Angie Rasmussen, director, at 801-426-6624.
- Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
- Meeting available via Zoom: https://uetn-org.zoom.us/j/2091644099 Meeting ID: 209 164 4099 Dial In: 1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
Meeting Information
- Meeting Location
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205 E 400 S
Orem, UT 84058
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- Brandy Barnett
- Contact Email
- bbarnett@mynwa.us
Notice Posting Details
- Notice Posted On
- July 22, 2023 04:56 PM
- Notice Last Edited On
- July 26, 2023 04:51 PM