Ogden Preparatory Academy
OPA Board Meeting
Published on February 12, 2020 at 8:08 PM MST
Amended on February 14, 2020 at 5:44 PM MST
Date and Time
Thursday February 20, 2020 at 4:30 PM MST
Location
1415 Lincoln Avenue, Ogden UT 84404
VISION: Ogden Preparatory Academy’s vision is to create a positive, nurturing environment for students to grow and learn as they develop the skills necessary to become tomorrow’s leaders. Through high academic expectations and experiences, bilingual exposure, leadership roles and commitment to community, OPA students will gain confidence and a sense of self worth that will prepare them to face the challenges in a competitive world.
Agenda
I. | Opening Items | |
Opening Items
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A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
C. | Approve Minutes | |
Approve minutes for OPA Board Meeting on January 30, 2020 | ||
II. | Public Comment | |
A. | Opportunity for Public Comment | |
B. | Opportunity for Public Comment on Fee Schedule and Waiver Policies. | |
III. | Finance | |
Finance
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A. | Financial Review | |
B. | Health Curriculum approval and purchase | |
We recently applied for the SSAE Student Support Academic Enrichments Title IV A to purchase an updated Health Curriculum. This grant was approved.
Attached is the grant, for your perusal, and an excerpt from the grant showing the budget allocation. Due to the cost of the curricular materials, a board vote is required.
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IV. | School Update | |
A. | Administrative Board Report | |
B. | Kindergarten class sizes and configuration for FY21 | |
The OPA Administration proposes that we move from 3 full-day and 2 half-day kindergarten sections to 4 full-day kindergarten sessions for the FY21 school year.
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C. | FY21 Calendar | |
Administration sent a survey for calendar input to parents and staff. 159 parents and 87 staff members responded to the survey.
Administration met to review the Calendar input surveys from Parents and Staff. Decisions were made for the calendar based on the majority of responses.
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V. | Executive Session | |
A. | Enter Closed Session | |
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B. | Exit Closed Session | |
C. | Closed Meeting Discussion Vote | |
VI. | Board Training | |
A. | Open and Public Meetings and Governance Training | |
VII. | Academic Excellence | |
Academic Excellence
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A. | Academic Committee Report | |
VIII. | Growth and Development | |
Development
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A. | Development Committee Report | |
IX. | Governance | |
Governance
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A. | Governance Committee Report | |
X. | Policies | |
A. | Business Travel Policy | |
Added a minimum distance for mileage reimbursement.
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B. | Enrollment and Lottery Policy | |
The previous policy did not have a provision for using preferences in pulling the lottery. We wanted to add that provision; however, we didn't want to be specific with the preferences, so if the Exhibit A or Bylaws change, we don't have to update the policy.
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XI. | Other Business | |
A. | Discussion | |
Assignments, Discussion, Review as needed. |
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XII. | Closing Items | |
A. | Adjourn Meeting |